Chrysler Sebring Complaints

3,876 consumer complaints on file.

#10098519November 9, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES
(1) HEADLAMPS NOT ILLUMINATING SUFFICIENTLY. (2) THE MATERIAL USED IN THE LENSES FOR THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES ON MY 1996 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE HAVE YELLOWED AND FOGGED OVER TO THE POINT THAT THE ILLUMINATION FACTOR HAS DECREASED TO A TOTALLY UNSAFE LEVEL FOR NIGHT DRIVING. THIS COULD RESULT IN FAILURE TO SEE HAZARDS IN TIME TO CIRCUMVENT. (3) NOTIFIED DAIMLER CHRYSLER OF THIS CONDITION AND IT'S SAFETY IMPACT. THIS CONDITION SHOULD NOT OCCUR ON A MAJOR PIECE OF EQUIPMENT SUCH AS THE HEADLAMPS. THEIR RESPONSE WAS BASICALLY THAT THEY HAVE NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THEY INFORMED ME THAT I SHOULD REPLACE THE HEADLAMPS AT MY EXPENSE. THE CURRENT COST FOR A SINGLE HEADLAMP IS $335.00 EA. I HAVE THE EMAIL CORRESPONDANCES THAT WE HAVE SENT TO EACH OTHER IF YOU NEED THEM. AS OF NOW THIS VEHICLE IS NOT USED FOR NIGHT TIME OPERATION. I CANNOT AFFORD TO SPEND ALMOST $700.00 TO REPLACE THESE HEADLAMPS. THIS TYPE OF EQUIPMENT IS REQUIRED ON ALL VEHICLES AND IS CONSIDERED TO BE SAFETY EQUIPMENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098383November 6, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
I OWN A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE THAT I BOUGHT NEW FOR MY WIFE. SHE DRIVES IT DAILY AND I HAVE IT SERVICED REGULARLY. THE CAR HAS 63,000 MILES ON IT. THIS PAST WEEK I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC TO HAVE NEW FRONT BRAKES REPLACED. AFTER HE ROAD TESTED IT, HE TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TWO NEW OUTSIDE TIE RODS. HE EXPLAINED THAT BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY TO LUBRICATE THEM, THEY WILL WEAR OUT AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. MY CONCERN IS THAT I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES OVER MY LIFE (55 YEARS OLD) AND THIS IS ONE AREA THAT I HAVE NEVER HAD TO DEAL WITH. I FIND IT DISTURBING THAT MANUFACTURERS CAN BUILD A CAR WITH SOL LITTLE REGARD TO THE POTENTIAL THAT YOU COULD NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL A CAR DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN. HOW DIFFICULT WOULD IT HAVE BEEN FOR TIE RODS TO HAVE GREASE FITTINGS TO KEEP THEM FROM PREMATURE WEAR OUT. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE FROM YOUR AGENCY'S PERSPECTIVE TO FORCE MANUFACTURERS TO MAKE A VEHICLE THAT IS MECHANICALLY SAFE? THE ACCIDENT THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN IS WHY I AM WRITING TO YOU. I WOULD HATE TO HAVE TO EXPLAIN THAT MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF A LACK OF A GREASE FITTING. YOUR RESPONSE AND WHETHER CHRYSLER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE IS REQUESTED. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099422November 4, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
SPORADICALLY THE FUSE THAT CONTROLS THE STARTER AND FUEL PUMP BLEW UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE FUSE IS REPLACED EVERYTHING IS FINE. ON 1 OCCASION WHEN THIS OCCURRED 12 FUSES WHERE REPLACED, AND THEY ALL BLEW OUT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE STARTER WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE PROBLEM RECURRED. DEALERSHIP KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR A WEEK, AND INDICATED THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO GET THE PROBLEM TO CONSTANTLY RECUR IN ORDER TO FURTHER DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099214November 2, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN DRIVING ANY SPEED, THE CONSUMER HEARD A TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS PERTAINING TO ENGINE SLUDGE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098051October 31, 2004
TIRES
WALMART BRAND - GOODYEAR VIVA TOURING TIRES - DUAL TIRE FAILURE - HIGH SPEED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097941October 28, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
MY CAR, 2004 SEBRING SEDAN WITH 19,000 HAS HAD A SURGING PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. AS I,M COMING TO A STOP, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR WILL SURGE FORWARD AS IF I WAS GIVING IT GAS. ON 10/28/04, I'VE HAD THE CAR EXAMINED COON RAPIDS CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP MECHANICS AND WAS TOLD THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT OUTSIDE OF MISFIRES IN THREE CYLINDERS. THEY SAID THEY ROAD TESTED THE CAR AND DID NOT EXPERIENCE WHAT I EXPERIENCE EVERY DAY DURING EVERY STOP. I WAS TOLD THEY RESET THE PCM AS THIS IS WHAT MANUFACTURER RECOMENDS. WHEN I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP, I EXPERIENCED THE SAME SURGING FROM THE VERY FIRST STOP AND ALL THE OTHER STOPS DURING THE FIFTEEN MILE DRIVE HOME.NEXTWEEK I'LL TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALER AND SEE IF THEY CAN FIX THIS. I'VE NOTICED THAT MYCARSTATS.COM HAS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND THE DEALERS/MANUFACTURER APPEARS TO NOT DEALING WITH IT. I'VE COME VERY CLOSE TO REAR-ENDING CARS DURING MY TRAVELS. I EXPECT THE SURGE AND PREPARE FOR IT BUT THERE HAS TO BE A FIX.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096228October 22, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TWO WEEKS AFTER A REGULAR OIL CHANGE, THE 2.7L ENGINE ON MY '01 SEBRING MADE A LARGE CLUNK. THE DEALERSHIP MECHANIC SAID IT HAD BLOWN A ROD (RUINED). CAUSE OF THE FAILURE ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP WAS "OIL SLUDGE." NOT COVERED IN WARRANTY. PRICE QUOTED FOR REPLACEMENT WAS $7-8000. MILEAGE AT THE TIME WAS 47443. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096147October 21, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI 2.7L V6. VEHICLE PURCHASED APRIL 2002 AS CERTIFIED 8/80. LOUD KNOCKING FROM ENGINE. ENGINE SIEZED UP ON FREEWAY AND DIED. DEALER FOUND TIMING CHAINS BROKEN, THEW A ROD, ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP. CHRYSLER REFUSED TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY CLAIMING LACK OF OWNER MAINT. RECORDS. HAD ENGINE REPLACED FOR $7500.00.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096105October 20, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VVEHICLE WAS AT DEALER FOR SERVVICE AT 99,500 MILES , ASKED TO CHECK OVER FOR ANY PROBLEMS WHICH MAY BE CORRECTED AS WARRANTY WAS ABOUT TO EXPIRE. NONE. AT 114,000 MILES TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AT 60MPH HIGHWAY, ABLE TO SLIDE 3/4 OFF ROADWAY. REPAIR IS TRANS NEEDS REBUILT ($1700) DUE TO PIN WALKED OUT OF PLACE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096038October 19, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FOR ABOUT A YEAR I HAVE HAD AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE TACHOMETER AND ODOMETER ON MY JXI. SOMETIMES THEY WORK AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 1996 AND 1997 'S AND THAT I NEED A NEW CIRCUIT BOARD AT A COST OF OVER $700.00. NOT REPLACED YET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095824October 15, 2004
AIR BAGS
I HAVE SEVERAL ACQUAINTANCES THAT ARE EMITS, AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THEY HAVE SPOKEN TO ME ABOUT RESPONDING TO ACCIDENTS IN WHICH DURING THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS AIRBAG SYSTEMS PASSENGERS AND DRIVERS HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED. FOR EXAMPLE, THE COVER ON THE STEERING WHEEL, WHEN ACTIVATED, AND DEPENDING ON THE POSITIONS OF THE DRIVERS HANDS ON THE WHEEL, DIGITS HAVE BEEN SEVERED. WHILE PASSENGERS ARE RIDING, THEY OFTEN PLACE THEIR FEET ON THE DASH, THEN WHEN THE AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED IF THEY DO NOT REACT AND MOVE THEIR FEET, THEIR KNEES ARE DRIVEN INTO THEIR FACE OR CHEST CAUSING SEVERE INJURY. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THESE INCIDENTS HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED IN ANY REPORT THAT I HAVE READ NOR HAS THE GENERAL PUBLIC BEEN NOTIFIED AS TO THE HAZARDS OF LEG OR HAND POSITION WHILE RIDING OR DRIVING. IS THIS NOT INFORMATION THAT THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF? YES, AIRBAGS SAVE LIVES, BUT LIVES WERE SAVED BY ONLY SEAT BELTS PRIOR TO AIRBAGS. LIVING IS ALWAYS BETTER THAN DYING, HOWEVER LOOSING DIGITS OR SUFFERING FACIAL OR RIB CAGE DAMAGE, WHEN UNNECESSARY IS UNCALLED FOR--DON'T YOU AGREE. THESE INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS IN VARIOUS MAKES AND MODELS OF VEHICLES, SO PLEASE DO NOT PAY ANY ATTENTION TO THE INCIDENT DATE, YEAR OF VEHICLE, TYPE OF VEHICLE, ETC., REQUIRED BY THIS FORM. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS A REPORT OR INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON THIS MATTER THAT I AM NOT AWARE OF, AND ITS LOCATION. IF NOT, COULD ACTION BE TAKEN TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090373October 15, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. ALSO, SEAT BELT RETRACTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096899October 14, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE TO COME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON 5 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER RESET THE TIMER THE FIRST TIME AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE OTHER 4 TIMES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091951October 14, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION ON A SLIGHT GRADE , THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. THERE WERE NO FATALITIES, BUT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,000. *AK *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095562October 11, 2004
SEAT BELTS
PASSENGER SEAT PRE-TENSIONER REPLACED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095563October 11, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
REVVING OF ENGINE WHEN CAR STARTED. TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER REDLINE. CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. NEED TO TURN OFF AND RESTART. TAKEN TO DEALER. NO CODES FOUND. HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN 2 MONTHS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093782October 7, 2004
SUSPENSION, TIRES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN, WHEELS
VEHICLE - 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE, LIMITED DELIVERED NEW - NOVEMBER 2003 PURCHASED USED - MARCH 2004, 600 MILES ON VEHICLE, ORIGINAL OWNER DECEASED, PURCHASED FROM ESTATE THE VEHICLE HAS A VIBRATION PROBLEM BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 45 - 60 MPH. IT HAS BEEN SERVICED BY A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP FIVE (5) TIMES AND BY A GOODYEAR COMPANY OWNED DISTRIBUTOR THREE (3) TIMES. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN FORCE BALANCED SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN REPLACED WITH NEW GOODYEAR ASSURANCE COMFORTREAD TIRES. THESE TIRES HAVE BEEN FORCE BALANCED SEVERAL TIMES BY BOTH CHRYSLER AND GOODYEAR WITH NO ACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF POSITIVE IMPACT TOWARDS RESOLUTION. THE VIBRATION CONTINUES TO DATE. IS THERE A VIBRATION PROBLEM IN ALL SUCH VEHICLES? WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE THIS VIBRATION. THE VIBRATION CONTINUES WITH THE VEHICLE ENGINE TURNED OFF AND THE CAR COASTING IN NEUTRAL. IN THIS CONDITION, THE VIBRATION CAN BE FELT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093691October 6, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
MY FRONT BRAKES FAILURE, WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE FRON BRAKES ON MY 2002 SEBRING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095262October 6, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, WHEELS:RIM
WHILE DRIVING HEARD A THUMPING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT SHE NEEDED A NEW AXLE. SHE HAD THE AXLE REPLACED. ALSO, SHE WAS TOLD THAT THE RIMS WERE BAD, AND TIRES CONTINUOUSLY LOST AIR. TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RIMS RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH. THAT WAS WHY THE TIRES DIDN'T LAST. THE RIMS BROKE INTO THE TIRES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096739October 5, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
MAIN TRANSMISSION SEAL FAILURE, PAN GASKET FAILURE, BUSHINGS AND SUPPORT BRACKET FAILURE. *BF THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING A DEFECTIVE INTERLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER BELIEVED SINCE THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION HAD ARISEN. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE PROBLEMS THAT HAVE OCCURRED HAD NOT TO DO WITH THE RECALL. PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN PARK, ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO A PARKING GARAGE WHICH CAUSED DAMAGED TO THE CONSUMERS REAR BUMPER. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Chrysler Sebring