Chrysler Sebring Complaints

3,876 consumer complaints on file.

#10090879September 13, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIRBAG/CLOCKSPRING FAILURE. WAS IN FRONT END CRASH AT 25-30MPH AND AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF. THIS WAS ON 06-26-04 GOT THE CAR FIX AT EARNHARDT AUTO BODY A FIVE STAR DEALER. ON 10-09-04 THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. SO I TOOK IT BACK THEY SAID THEY WOULD CALL MY INSURANCE TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER THE WORK. THEY WOULD IF IT WAS FROM THE CRASH. THE COMPUTER SHOWED NO ERROR CODE SO I HAD TO PAY. BODY SHOP SAID THEY CAN'T FIX I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE TO SERVICE.BUT THE TECH AT BODY SAID IT WAS A BAD CLOCKSPRING. SO ON 10-11-04 I TOOK TO SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH I HAD JUST PAID FOR AT THERE BODY SHOP. I TOLD THEM THIS BUT THIS DID'NT MATTER.BUT I NEED MY CAR GETTING TO WORK. SO I LET THEM KEEP IT FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. A FEW HOURS LATER THEY CALLED AND SAID IT WAS A BAD CLOCKSPRING AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $481.00. BECAUSE MY WARRANTY WAS UP IN TIME NOT MILES. WAS UP BY ABOT A MONTH AND WEEK OR TWO. I ASK THEM IF THIS WAS A SAFETY CONCERN AND THEY NO. CALL FOR MORE INFO ON THIS STORY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083589September 13, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE TOOK LONGER TO STOP AND MADE NOISE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC REPLACED FRONT ROTORS WHICH WORE PREMATURELY AT 12,649 MILES. REPLACEMENT WAS AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091671September 9, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING HORN FAILED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON JUNE 2004. DEALERSHIP FIXED IT, BUT THREE DAYS LATER HORN FAILED AGAIN. TECHNICIAN DISCONNECTED THE HORN, AND STATED THERE WAS SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE FRONT AIR BAGS. TO FIX THE HORN DEALER NEEDED TO REPLACE THE AIR BAG MECHANISM AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE OF $1,700. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091718September 9, 2004
WHEELS:RIM
ALL FOUR RIMS ARE CAUSING THE TIRES TO LOSE AIR PRESSURE. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE AIR IN RIGHT FRONT TIRE EVERY MORNING, LEFT FRONT TIRE ONCE A WEEK, AND BOTH REAR TIRES EVERY 3-4 WEEKS. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091682September 8, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
PROBLEMS WITH BALL JOINTS ON 1996 CHRYSLER SEBRING.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED IN DEC 1997 AND THE DEALER STATED THEY WERE ONLY REQUIRED TO VISUALLY INSPECT THE FRONT BALL JOINTS AND ELECTED TO REPLACE THE LEFT SIDE ONLY UNDER RECALL #750. IN NOV 2002 THE RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY FELL APART WITHOUT WARNING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087409September 8, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
WHILE UNLOADING THE VEHICLE TRUNK LID FELL DOWN . *AK THE COMPONENT HIT THE CONSUMER SHARPLY ON THE WRIST AND HIS WIFE ON THE HEAD. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10090447September 5, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE IDLES ROUGH AND OFTEN STALLS... VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT SERVICE DEALERSHIPS... THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS CHANGED 1ST....THEN THE PLENUM GASKET AND TSB 18-041-03 WAS RAN.....VEHICLE STILL STALLS AND CONTINUES TO IDLE ROUGH LIKE MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE PERFOMED A COMPLAINT....ANYBODY WANT TO COMPARE NOTES E-MAIL [email protected]. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090304September 2, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AFTER BEING STRUCK HEAD ON AT 40 MPH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK DRIVING CAR DOWN ON PRINCETON ROAD IN HAMILTON. OHIO REACHED POSTED SPEED WHICH WAS 45 MPH SUDDENLY BRAKES LOCKED, AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED AN OLDER MODEL CAR, CUTLASS SUPREME DOING ABOUT 40 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. NO SERIOUS INJURIES, JUST ACHES AND BRUISING. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10090215September 1, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AFTER REPAIRING THE BRAKES EIGHT TIMES MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE BECAUSE OF THE WARRANTY. EVERY FOUR MONTHS THE BRAKES, PADS, AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN SERVICED OR REPLACED. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT HER VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED PROPERLY AND PREPRARE TO FIX HER VEHICLE EVERY FOUR MONTHS. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087182August 31, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER EXPERIENCED ERRATIC STEERING CONTROL. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A RACK AND PINION FAILURE. *AK THE PROBLEM EXISTED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST PURCHASE. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088796August 30, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
RIGHT TIE ROD END BROKE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING, WITH RIGHT FRONT WHEEL NOT STEERING WHEN STEERING WHEEL TURNED. FORTUNATELY IT HAPPENED JUST AFTER EXITING A HIGH SPEED EXPRESSWAY. CAR IS WELL CARED FOR, NOT ABUSED, AND HAS ONLY 58000 MILES ON IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088845August 30, 2004
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW
REAR WINDOW EXPLODED WHEN DEFROSTER ENGAGED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083839August 30, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS ARE DEFECTIVE, THEY ARE IN THE LOCKED POSITION. CONSUMER IS DRIVING WITHOUT SEAT BELTS BECAUSE SHE CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THE CLAIM.*AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089819August 26, 2004
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH REAR RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT FROM THE INSIDE. THIS RESULTED IN CONSUMER LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THEN, VEHICLE WENT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND ROLLED ONTO A FIELD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC,WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089605August 24, 2004
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY
RECALL 98V183000 CONCERNING IGNITION KEY SHIFT INTERLOCK: AFTER HAVING RECALL REPAIRS DONE ON AUGUST 27, 2004 VEHICLE CAME OUT OF PARK WHILE PARKED AT AN INCLINE. VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THROUGH SOME TREE LINE AND LANDED IN A DITCH. 9 YEAR OLD GRAND CHILD , WHO WAS IN THE VEHICLE, SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, RIB AND BOTH ANKLES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AN AMBULANCE TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10088291August 20, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2004 SEBRING WITH AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE SURGING, DYING, REVING UP WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE DEALER HAS TRIED SEVERAL FIXES WITHOUT SOLVING THE PROBLEM, THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE CONCERN SO THEY SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I HAVE FOUND 19 COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE THAT SHARE THE SAME CONCERN. IF YOU HAVE ONE OF THESE PROBLEM CARS, LETS COMPARE NOTES. [email protected].*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083421August 20, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE DRIVER PLACED THE KEY INSIDE OF IGNITION THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING BUT PARKED. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME. THE DRIVER INJURED HIS SHOULDER. THE DRIVER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER. *LA *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10081683August 20, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRUNK LID OPENED AND DROPPED ON HIS HEAD AND CAUSED MINOR INJURIES. *AK THE TRUNK LID WOULD NOT STAY OPEN AT ALL. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10089360August 19, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
DEALERSHIP TO HELP CONSUMER CORRECT THE TRANSAXLE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION PARK INTERLOCK.*MR THE CONSUMER HAD A BAD EXPERIENCE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HAVE THE VEHICLE'S RECALL WORK DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP(RECALL # 04V021000). THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE RECALL WORK COULD NOT BE DONE ON A SATURDAY THEREFORE THE CONSUMER MADE EVENTUALLY ABLE TO MADE A SATURDAY APPOINTMENT BUT WHEN SHE ARRIVED HER APPOINTMENT WAS NOT RECORDED. THE CONSUMER WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE MINIMUM WAIT WAS 2 HOURS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER REFUSED TO WAIT TWO HOURS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088201August 19, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FUEL INDICATOR, TACHOMETER AND ODOMETER OPERATE PROPERLY INTERMITTENTLY (TACH & ODO ARE MORE FREQUENTLY INOPERATIVE THAN OPERATIVE) USUALLY TACH IS AT 0 AND ODO DOES NOT INDICATE ANY NUMBERS. FUEL GAUGE USUALLY OPERATES, BUT DROPS SUDDENLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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