IllustrationI WAS STARTING THE CAR - IT STARTED RAN FOR 30 TO 45 SECONDS THEN STALLED. I TURNED THE MOTOR OVER AGAIN AND THE CAR BURS INTO FLAMES. THE CAR BURNED TO THE GROUND BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GOT THERE. *TR
1999 Chrysler Sebring Convertible
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1999 Chrysler Sebring Convertible do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 72.5.
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Mileage at the reported incident
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1025–50K
1450–75K
1075–100K
14100–150K
7150K+
60 reports with mileage · 32 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Power Train. Review the 22 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
9 crash reports3 fire reports8 injury reports
Engine And Engine Cooling complaints
9 reportsI BUY THIS CAR ON APRIL 2011, HE WAS WORKING GOOD BUT I TAKE THE CAR TO PROGRAM THE PAGER TO OPEN DOORS AND TRUNK TO BAKERSFIELD CHRYSLER DEALER, THEY DID NOT PROGRAM THE PAGER BUT THEY CHANGE THE SHIFT PART WHO WAS ON RECALL, FROM THAT MOMENT TO THIS DATE THE CAR WORKS FOR TWO OR THREE DAYS AND STOP, I CHANGE ALREADY THE SPARK …
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I BUY THIS CAR ON APRIL 2011, HE WAS WORKING GOOD BUT I TAKE THE CAR TO PROGRAM THE PAGER TO OPEN DOORS AND TRUNK TO BAKERSFIELD CHRYSLER DEALER, THEY DID NOT PROGRAM THE PAGER BUT THEY CHANGE THE SHIFT PART WHO WAS ON RECALL, FROM THAT MOMENT TO THIS DATE THE CAR WORKS FOR TWO OR THREE DAYS AND STOP, I CHANGE ALREADY THE SPARK PLUG ROTOR DISTRIBUTOR CAP, CAMSHAFT SENSOR, IGNITION RELAY, WIRES AND DISTRIBUTOR, AND THE CAR CONTINUE STOP. I USED ALL MY MONEY I'M DISABLE AND HAVE VEHICLE TO MOVE. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. IT TAKES BETWEEN 20-40 MINUTES TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. A MECHANIC HE REPLACED THE DISTRIBUTOR COIL, DISTRIBUTOR CAP, THROTTLE POSITION SWITCH, AND SPARK PLUGS. THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO SHUT OFF, BUT EVERYTHING ELSE R…
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. IT TAKES BETWEEN 20-40 MINUTES TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. A MECHANIC HE REPLACED THE DISTRIBUTOR COIL, DISTRIBUTOR CAP, THROTTLE POSITION SWITCH, AND SPARK PLUGS. THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO SHUT OFF, BUT EVERYTHING ELSE REMAINS ON. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 136,000.
WHILE HAVING VEHICLE SERVICED FOR NHTSA RECALL 04V021000 CONCERNING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFTER CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE FREEZE PLUGS ROTTED. *AK
CENTER ENGINE MOUNT COLLAPSE. *JB
WHEN ACCELERATING TO APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH MY 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING JXI HAS RECENTLY STARTED TO SHUDDER AT 3-4 GEAR CHANGES. WAS ADVISED BY MECHANIC THAT TORQUE CONVERTER IS GOING OUT. ABOUT 2 MONTHS PRIOR TACHOMETER STARTED MOVING IRRATICALLY. DEALERSHIP ADVISED GUAGES NEEDED TO BE RESET, BUT PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED. ALTHOUGH PO…
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WHEN ACCELERATING TO APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH MY 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING JXI HAS RECENTLY STARTED TO SHUDDER AT 3-4 GEAR CHANGES. WAS ADVISED BY MECHANIC THAT TORQUE CONVERTER IS GOING OUT. ABOUT 2 MONTHS PRIOR TACHOMETER STARTED MOVING IRRATICALLY. DEALERSHIP ADVISED GUAGES NEEDED TO BE RESET, BUT PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED. ALTHOUGH POSSIBILY UNREALATED, THIS AFTERNOON (DAY AFTER SEEING MECHANIC FOR TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM), MY CAR BEGAN TO OVERHEAT WHILE IDLING FOR ONLY 2-3 MINS. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF IGNITION, AND HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. I AM WAITING FOR A DIAGNOSIS. *AK
ON 4/22/04 I TOOK MY 1999 CHRYSLER SEVERING CONVERTIBLE TO BE SERVICES BECAUSE THE AC DIDN'T SEEM TO BE COOLING AND THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE IN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL. TURNS OUT THE RACK & PINION STEERING IS SHOT, THE COOLING CORE IS CRACKED AND THE COOLING SENSOR IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. REPAIRS WOULD TOTAL MORE TH…
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ON 4/22/04 I TOOK MY 1999 CHRYSLER SEVERING CONVERTIBLE TO BE SERVICES BECAUSE THE AC DIDN'T SEEM TO BE COOLING AND THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE IN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL. TURNS OUT THE RACK & PINION STEERING IS SHOT, THE COOLING CORE IS CRACKED AND THE COOLING SENSOR IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. REPAIRS WOULD TOTAL MORE THAN $2100 TO FIX. REQUESTED A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND TOOK VEHICLE HOME TO CONSIDER OPTIONS. TWO DAYS LATER VEHICLE FAILED WHEN STARTED, 'SERVICE ENGINE SOON' LIGHT CAME ON, SPEEDOMETER DIDN'T WORK, AND VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN 2ND GEAR. FOUND OUT THAT BOTH TRANSMISSION SENSORS ARE BAD, THERE IS SILVER SLUDGE IN TRANSMISSION AND I NEED NEW FRONT BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS 48,000 MILES ON IT. HAS BEEN SERVICES ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURES RECOMMENDATIONS AND I CAN'T WAIT TO GET RID OF IT. *LA
I HAD A FAMILY MEMBER PICKUP UP MY VEHICLE FROM THE AIRPORT PARKING LOT ONE TIME I WAS AWAY. THEY USED MY SPARE KEY. AFTER THE VEHICLE STARTED IT DIED AND WOULD NOT START. I HAD IT TOWED TO A CHRYSLER DEALER. THEY TOLD ME I WAS USING A KEY THAT FRIED A COMPUTER CHIP. IT WAS A KEY I RECEIVED FROM THE DEALER WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR.…
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I HAD A FAMILY MEMBER PICKUP UP MY VEHICLE FROM THE AIRPORT PARKING LOT ONE TIME I WAS AWAY. THEY USED MY SPARE KEY. AFTER THE VEHICLE STARTED IT DIED AND WOULD NOT START. I HAD IT TOWED TO A CHRYSLER DEALER. THEY TOLD ME I WAS USING A KEY THAT FRIED A COMPUTER CHIP. IT WAS A KEY I RECEIVED FROM THE DEALER WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR. I HAD USED THAT SPARE KEY BEFORE. NOW ON OCCASION THE ENGINE WILL JUST SHUT OFF, NOT STALL OR ANYTHING. IT HAS HAPPENED AS I WAS STARTING FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, AT A STOP LIGHT OR AS I AM TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TRY TO RESTART. SOMETIMES IT WILL START RIGHT UP AND AT OTHER TIMES IT WILL START 10 MINUTES LATER.*JB
VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES SINCE BOUGHT SIX MONTHS AGO. FIRST: HOUSING HOLDING ELECTRIC MOTOR COMES LOOSE ALLOWING FAN TO TEAR RADIATOR. SECOND, SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON. THIRD; AIS MOTOR FAILS WHILE VEHICLE TRAVELLING 60 MPH. MOTOR CONTROLS IDLE SPEED WHILE DEACCELERATING. FAILURE CAUSE COMPUTER TO KILL ALL POWER TO V…
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VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES SINCE BOUGHT SIX MONTHS AGO. FIRST: HOUSING HOLDING ELECTRIC MOTOR COMES LOOSE ALLOWING FAN TO TEAR RADIATOR. SECOND, SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON. THIRD; AIS MOTOR FAILS WHILE VEHICLE TRAVELLING 60 MPH. MOTOR CONTROLS IDLE SPEED WHILE DEACCELERATING. FAILURE CAUSE COMPUTER TO KILL ALL POWER TO VEHICLE. VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, AND ALL ELECTRICAL INCLUDING LIGHTS AND SWERVED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT NIGHT. FOURTH: SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT WORK AND VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS.THROUGH OUT OWNERSHIP, THERE HAS BEEN BLACK TAR DRIPPING OUT OF DOORS, DEALER HAS ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM 3 TIMES ONLY TO HAVE IT REOCCUR.
Official recalls
104V021000 · Power Train:automatic Transmission:lever And Linkage:floor Shift
Jan 13, 2004
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCK MAY FAIL AND ALLOW THE SHIFTER TO BE MOVED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION WITH THE KEY REMOVED. AN INOPERATIVE INTERLOCK MAY ALSO ALLOW THE KEY TO BE REMOVED WHEN THE SHIFTER HAS NOT BEEN PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: EITHER CIRCUMSTANCE MAY RESULT IN THE VEHICLE ROLLING AWAY WITHOUT WARNING.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW LOAD-LIMITING PUSH ROD INTO THE FLOOR SHIFTER LEVER OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 14, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
2EA03011 · Auto Trans IGNITION-PARK Interlock
Opened Jul 17, 2003 · Closed Jan 30, 2004
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Power Train:automatic Transmission; Power Train:automatic Transmission:lever And Linkage:floor Shift
THE MANUFACTURER REPORTS ABOVE ARE BASED ON DAIMLERCHRYSLER?S (DC) ANALYSIS OF MODEL YEAR (MY) 1998 (POPULATION = 356,384) AND 1999 (POPULATION = 486,948) JA, JX AND LH FAMILY SUBJECT VEHICLE DATA (EARLIER MYS EXCLUDED).THE POPULATION NUMBER INCLUDES ALL MYS.THE PRECISE NUMBER OF DUPLICATES BETWEEN ODI AND DC REPORTS CANNOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO MISSING OR INCOMPLETE INFORMATION.THE FATALITY INCIDENT INVOLVED AN ELDERLY PERSON WHO ATTEMPTED TO STOP A ROLL AWAY VEHICLE AND RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.ODI ALSO GATHERED INFORMATION ON MY 1997-99 PROWLER VEHICLES IN THIS INVESTIGATION. THE PROWLER VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH A DIFFERENT DESIGN SHIFTER MECHANISM (THE SHIFT LEVER IS SHORTER).THERE ARE NO COMPLAINTS OF PROWLER INTERLOCK FAILURE IN ODI?S DATABASE, AND DC HAS RECEIVED NO REPORTS EITHER.THE PROWLER IS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL SCOPE.THE INVESTIGATION INVOLVED A CONDITION WHERE THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM COULD FAIL (OR BE MADE INOPERATIVE BY THE OPERATOR) DURING VEHICLE USE, POSSIBLY INADVERTENTLY.THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM IS REQUIRED UNDER FMVSS 114.WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THE PARK POSITION AND THE IGNITION KEY OFF, THE COMBINED ACTION OF PRESSING THE SHIFT BUTTON AND PULLING THE SHIFT LEVER REARWARD MAY RESULT IN THE OPERATOR OVERCOMING THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM AND CAUSE THE MECHANICAL LINKAGE OF THE SYSTEM TO DISCONNECT.WHEN THIS OCCURS, THERE IS NO OVERT INDICATION TO AN OPERATOR THAT THE SYSTEM IS DEFEATED, AND AN INCREASED RISK OF VEHICLE ROLL-AWAY EXISTS.UNDER RECALL 04V021, DC WILL REPLACE DAMAGED SHIFT MECHANISMS, AND WILL INSTALL ON ALL VEHICLES A DEVICE WHICH INHIBITS THE OPERATOR?S ABILITY TO OVERCOME THE INTERLOCK AND DEFEAT THE SYSTEM.BEGINNING WITH MY 2000, DC INCORPORATED A BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK (BTSI) SYSTEM INTO THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.INTRODUCTION OF BTSI INVOLVED DESIGN CHANGES TO THE SHIFT MECHANISM, ONE OF WHICH RESULTED IN REDUCED MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE (RMA) OF THE SHIFT BUTTON.THE RMA SHIFTER REQUIRES INCREASED FORCES TO OVERCOME THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM, MAKING THE SHIFTER LESS SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE.
Additional source detail variants (2)
Power Train:automatic Transmission
THE MANUFACTURER REPORTS ABOVE ARE BASED ON DAIMLERCHRYSLER?S (DC) ANALYSIS OF MODEL YEAR (MY) 1998 (POPULATION = 356,384) AND 1999 (POPULATION = 486,948) JA, JX AND LH FAMILY SUBJECT VEHICLE DATA (EARLIER MYS EXCLUDED).THE POPULATION NUMBER INCLUDES ALL MYS.THE PRECISE NUMBER OF DUPLICATES BETWEEN ODI AND DC REPORTS CANNOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO MISSING OR INCOMPLETE INFORMATION.THE FATALITY INCIDENT INVOLVED AN ELDERLY PERSON WHO ATTEMPTED TO STOP A ROLL AWAY VEHICLE AND RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.ODI ALSO GATHERED INFORMATION ON MY 1997-99 PROWLER VEHICLES IN THIS INVESTIGATION. THE PROWLER VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH A DIFFERENT DESIGN SHIFTER MECHANISM (THE SHIFT LEVER IS SHORTER).THERE ARE NO COMPLAINTS OF PROWLER INTERLOCK FAILURE IN ODI?S DATABASE, AND DC HAS RECEIVED NO REPORTS EITHER.THE PROWLER IS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL SCOPE.THE INVESTIGATION INVOLVED A CONDITION WHERE THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM COULD FAIL (OR BE MADE INOPERATIVE BY THE OPERATOR) DURING VEHICLE USE, POSSIBLY INADVERTENTLY.THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM IS REQUIRED UNDER FMVSS 114.WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THE PARK POSITION AND THE IGNITION KEY OFF, THE COMBINED ACTION OF PRESSING THE SHIFT BUTTON AND PULLING THE SHIFT LEVER REARWARD MAY RESULT IN THE OPERATOR OVERCOMING THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM AND CAUSE THE MECHANICAL LINKAGE OF THE SYSTEM TO DISCONNECT.WHEN THIS OCCURS, THERE IS NO OVERT INDICATION TO AN OPERATOR THAT THE SYSTEM IS DEFEATED, AND AN INCREASED RISK OF VEHICLE ROLL-AWAY EXISTS.UNDER RECALL 04V021, DC WILL REPLACE DAMAGED SHIFT MECHANISMS, AND WILL INSTALL ON ALL VEHICLES A DEVICE WHICH INHIBITS THE OPERATOR?S ABILITY TO OVERCOME THE INTERLOCK AND DEFEAT THE SYSTEM.BEGINNING WITH MY 2000, DC INCORPORATED A BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK (BTSI) SYSTEM INTO THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.INTRODUCTION OF BTSI INVOLVED DESIGN CHANGES TO THE SHIFT MECHANISM, ONE OF WHICH RESULTED IN REDUCED MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE (RMA) OF THE SHIFT BUTTON.THE RMA SHIFTER REQUIRES INCREASED FORCES TO OVERCOME THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM, MAKING THE SHIFTER LESS SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE.
Power Train:automatic Transmission:lever And Linkage:floor Shift
THE MANUFACTURER REPORTS ABOVE ARE BASED ON DAIMLERCHRYSLER?S (DC) ANALYSIS OF MODEL YEAR (MY) 1998 (POPULATION = 356,384) AND 1999 (POPULATION = 486,948) JA, JX AND LH FAMILY SUBJECT VEHICLE DATA (EARLIER MYS EXCLUDED).THE POPULATION NUMBER INCLUDES ALL MYS.THE PRECISE NUMBER OF DUPLICATES BETWEEN ODI AND DC REPORTS CANNOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO MISSING OR INCOMPLETE INFORMATION.THE FATALITY INCIDENT INVOLVED AN ELDERLY PERSON WHO ATTEMPTED TO STOP A ROLL AWAY VEHICLE AND RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.ODI ALSO GATHERED INFORMATION ON MY 1997-99 PROWLER VEHICLES IN THIS INVESTIGATION. THE PROWLER VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH A DIFFERENT DESIGN SHIFTER MECHANISM (THE SHIFT LEVER IS SHORTER).THERE ARE NO COMPLAINTS OF PROWLER INTERLOCK FAILURE IN ODI?S DATABASE, AND DC HAS RECEIVED NO REPORTS EITHER.THE PROWLER IS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL SCOPE.THE INVESTIGATION INVOLVED A CONDITION WHERE THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM COULD FAIL (OR BE MADE INOPERATIVE BY THE OPERATOR) DURING VEHICLE USE, POSSIBLY INADVERTENTLY.THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM IS REQUIRED UNDER FMVSS 114.WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THE PARK POSITION AND THE IGNITION KEY OFF, THE COMBINED ACTION OF PRESSING THE SHIFT BUTTON AND PULLING THE SHIFT LEVER REARWARD MAY RESULT IN THE OPERATOR OVERCOMING THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM AND CAUSE THE MECHANICAL LINKAGE OF THE SYSTEM TO DISCONNECT.WHEN THIS OCCURS, THERE IS NO OVERT INDICATION TO AN OPERATOR THAT THE SYSTEM IS DEFEATED, AND AN INCREASED RISK OF VEHICLE ROLL-AWAY EXISTS.UNDER RECALL 04V021, DC WILL REPLACE DAMAGED SHIFT MECHANISMS, AND WILL INSTALL ON ALL VEHICLES A DEVICE WHICH INHIBITS THE OPERATOR?S ABILITY TO OVERCOME THE INTERLOCK AND DEFEAT THE SYSTEM.BEGINNING WITH MY 2000, DC INCORPORATED A BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK (BTSI) SYSTEM INTO THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.INTRODUCTION OF BTSI INVOLVED DESIGN CHANGES TO THE SHIFT MECHANISM, ONE OF WHICH RESULTED IN REDUCED MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE (RMA) OF THE SHIFT BUTTON.THE RMA SHIFTER REQUIRES INCREASED FORCES TO OVERCOME THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM, MAKING THE SHIFTER LESS SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE.
RQ03005 · Auto Trans IGNITION-PARK Interlock
Opened Apr 8, 2003 · Closed Jul 16, 2003
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Power Train:automatic Transmission:lever And Linkage:floor Shift
THREE OF THE MANFACTURER COMPLAINTS AND TWO OF THE MANUFACTURER CRASHES REPORTED ABOVE WERE DUPLICATES OF ODI REPORTS.THE MAJORITY OF CRASHES OCCURRED AFTER OPERATORS PARKED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ENGAGING PARK GEAR POSITION; A NON-FUNCTIONAL IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCK SYSTEM SUBSEQUENTLY FAILED TO PREVENT KEY REMOVAL BEFORE THE OPERATORS EXITED THE VEHICLE.MOST OF THE CRASHES WERE MINOR AND INVOLVED MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE.FOUR OF THE INJURY INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHEN UNATTENDED CHILDREN MOVED THE GEARSHIFT FROM THE PARK POSITION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY, ONE INJURY OCCURRED WHEN THE OPERATOR WAS STRUCK BY A ROLL-AWAY VEHICLE AFTER PARKING AND EXITING.ALL INJURIES WERE RELATIVELY MINOR.A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF INTERLOCK SYSTEM FAILURES APPEAR TO BE RELATED TO DISENGAGEMENT OF THE INTERLOCK PIN THAT RIDES IN THE INTERLOCK LEVER SLOT WITHIN THE SHIFT MECHANISM.AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS WILL BE OPENED TO FURTHER STUDY INTERLOCK SYSTEM FAILURES.