# 1997 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE — POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
> NHTSA complaint `549342` · 2005-08-12 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHRYSLER
- **Model:** SEBRING CONVERTIBLE
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
- **Miles at failure:** 83,000
## Narrative
DT:  THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON  3-15-05  CONCERNING  THE TRANS AXLE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION/PARK INTERLOCK   SHE CALLED AT THE END OF MARCH OR THE BEGINNING OF APRIL AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE VEHICLE CHECKED. ON 5-7-05, BEFORE THE SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT,  THE VEHICLE POPPED OUT OF GEAR AND HIT A POLE. AND THE ESTIMATED DAMAGE  WAS $8,700. ON 5-12-05 CHRYSLER SENT AN INVESTIGATOR   TO CHECK THE VEHICLE . THE CONSUMER WAS NOT PRESENT AT THE INSPECTION,  BUT SOMEONE ELSE  WHO WAS AT THE INSPECTION  CLAIMED THAT THE INVESTIGATOR  TRIED TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START.  HE DID NOT THINK THE TRANS AXLE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION/PARK INTERLOCK HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE CRASH. THE CONSUMER DID NOT AGREE, STATING THAT THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER  WERE INJURED IN THE CRASH. NEITHER THE SEAT BELTS  NOR THE AIR BAGS  WORKED IN THE CRASH.*AK
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