# 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
> NHTSA complaint `599317` · 2006-10-12 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHRYSLER
- **Model:** SEBRING
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- **Miles at failure:** 126
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE BLEW UP ON THE HIGHWAY.  THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.  THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHOP WHO DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE BLOW OUT WAS DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP AND THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED.  THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.
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