Chrysler Sebring Complaints

3,876 consumer complaints on file.

#10061000March 1, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO A BROKEN LOWER BALL JOINT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE DEALER, BUT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060063February 29, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
VEHICLE WAS VANDALIZED. THE THIEF BROKE INTO THE VEHICLE BY PULLING UP ON THE HANDLE OF THE AUTOMOBILE AND USING SOME TOOL TO POP OPEN THE LOCK. THEY STOLE OVER $130 WORTH OF CDS. CELL PHONE EQUIPMENT AND IRS PAPERS THAT CONTAINED MY SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058954February 25, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
I HAVE NOW HAD TWO INCIDENTS WHERE I HAVE ACCIDENTLY/UNKNOWINGLY MOVED THE FLOOR TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING MY CAR. THEY HAVE BOTH BEEN WHILE PROCEEDING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURNS WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND WERE NEAR ACCIDENTS. *AK THE GEAR SHIFT MOVES SO EASILY FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL WITH JUST THE SLIGHTEST PRESSURE CAUSING THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AS IT GOES INTO NEUTRAL. I DIDN'T REALIZE WHAT HAD HAPPENED WHEN JUST THE FORCE OF STOPPING, BEFORE TURNING, WITH MY HAND RESTING ON THE SHIFTER PUSHED IT OUT OF GEAR. THE SECOND TIME JUST MOVING MY PURSE ONTO THE CONSOLE PUSHED IT OUT OF GEAR. I HAVE OWNED 4 OTHER VEHICLES WITH FLOOR SHIFTERS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THE MOVEMENT OF THE SHIFTER WITHOUT FIRST PRESSING IN THE RELEASE BUTTON. I THOUGHT THE REASON THE GEAR RELEASE BUTTONS WERE INSTALLED ON VEHICLES WAS TO PREVENT THE ACCIDENTAL MOVEMENT OF THE GEAR SHIFT. WHEN SITTING IN THIS VEHICLE THE ONLY PLACE TO COMFORTABLY REST YOUR RIGHT ARM IS ON THE ARM REST WHICH THEN EXTENDS TO YOUR FINGERS RESTING ON THE BALL OF THE SHIFTER. TO ACCESS THE RELEASE BUTTON YOU HAVE TO ACTUALLY GO UNDER SHIFTER TO PRESS IT IN, THIS IS A SAFE PROCEDURE, BUT NOW THAT I FOUND OUT THAT IT DOES NOT WORK THAT WAY I AM CONSCIOUSLY AWARE OF GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. I NOW FIND MYSELF SITTING ON MY RIGHT HAND WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE FRONT SEAT I WARN THEM NOT TO BUMP THE SHIFTER WHILE REACHING FOR THEIR DRINK IN THE HOLDER. I CALLED THE DEALER TO MAKE SURE THIS WAS NOT A DEFECT AND HE ASSURED ME THAT IT WAS NORMAL DESIGN OF THE CAR. IS THIS A NORMAL DESIGN OF ALL CARS? IF IT IS, IT IS A VERY POOR DESIGN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061107February 23, 2004
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *LA THE AIR CONDITIONER IDLER WAS REPLACED. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER UNIT WAS REPLACED THE RECALL REGARDING THE LOWER LATERAL BALL JOINTS WAS PERFORMED, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER WAS NOT AWARE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL OR EVEN THAT THE WORK WAS DONE. THE BALL JOINTS NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, HOWEVER THE DEALER STATED IT WAS THE CONSUMER'S RESPONSIBILITY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059593February 23, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS SNAPPED. THIS CAUSED A VEHICLE COLLISION. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED,BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058648February 21, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
THIS COMPLAINT IS THE SAME AS THE ONE FILED ON MARCH 12TH OF 01. PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR. ON MY MAKE AND MODEL CHRYSLER SEBRING CONV. THERE ARE NO WEAR SENSORS ON THE INSIDE BRAKE PADS. ONLY ON THE OUTSIDE DO THEY HAVE THE REQUIRED HARDWARE TO DETECT BRAKE WEAR. ON MY CAR THE RIGHT INSIDE BRAKE PAD ALWAYS WEARS OUT FIRST. I HAVE HAD TO COMPLETELY REPLACE MY BRAKES AT ALMOST THE EXACT SAME MILEAGE AS THE FIRST TIME. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION IF REQUIRED TO VERIFY COMPLAINT IF NECESSARY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS COMPLAINT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058671February 21, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
THE STEERING COLUMN AND RACK AND PINION BROKE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT A SPEED OF 35 - 40 AND AS A RESULT, MY HUSBAND HAD NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND WE VEERED ACROSS THE LANE OF THE ON-COMING TRAFFIC AND HIT A LIGHT POLE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059460February 19, 2004
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
CONSUMER NOTICED A DEEP SCRATCH ON THE WOOD PANELING. (NAR) *LA WHILE LOWERING THE CONVERTIBLE TOP THE VEHICLE'S REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. THE BRAKES SQUEALED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 12000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAD VARIOUS ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD BOUNCE FROM 0 - 120 MPH. THE DEALER WAS NEVER ABLE TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM. THE RADIO, CD PLAYER AND SPEAKERS WERE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITH NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059268February 18, 2004
SEAT BELTS
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT A GUARD RAIL. DRIVERS SEAT BELT DIDN'T HOLD AT THE CHEST, BUT DID AT THE LAP. AS A RESULT, DRIVER WAS INJURED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10058201February 15, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM, EQUIPMENT
ON DECEMBER 2000, THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS OF THE SUSPENSION OF MY 1996 CHRYSLER SEBRING WERE REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT WAS DUE TO NOISE AND STEERING PROBLEMS OF THE CAR. THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE THEN REPLACED DUE TO THE COMPLAINT AND A RECALL ON THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS. ON 26 JANUARY 2004, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR FAILED AS I DROVE IN DOWNTOWN ATLANTA. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CV AXLE TO DISLODGE FROM THE ENGINE AND DAMAGE THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND BODY OF THE CAR. I THE PROCEEDED TO CONTACT CHRYSLER FOR AN INVESTIGATION. THE CASE # IS 120-241-89. THE INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED 9 FEBRUARY 2004. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057065February 12, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES
CONTINUAL FRONT END PROBLEMS INCLUDING THE COLLAPSING OF THE LEFT FRONT CONTROL ARM. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A "FATAL" DEFECT IF THE CAR WERE TRAVELLING AT A FASTER RATE OF SPEED. EXPENSIVE EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT COVER REPAIR.. WHEELS JUST DO NOT COLLAPSE FOR NO REASON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056744February 7, 2004
WHEELS:HUB
THE DESIGN OF THE CENTER HUB CAP ON THE 2001 SEBRING WITH THE CHROME WHEELS IS DEFECIENT. I HAVE REPLACED 4 WHEEL HUB CAPS IN 51,000 MILES OF DRIVING DUE TO IT DEPARTING THE CAR WHILE IN MOTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056547February 4, 2004
I HAD A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING. IT WAS A CERTIFIED VEHICLE PURCHASED FROM RANCHO CHRYSLER IN SAN DIEGO, CA. APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED IT, I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 20 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BURST INTO FLAMES. THE INVESTIGATOR HIRED BY CHRYSLER SAID IT WAS AN AIR CONDITIONING LINE THAT BROKE AND SPRAYED CHEMICAL ONTO MANIFOLD, CAUSING THE FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056262February 1, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
TRUNK LID IN RAISED POSITION WILL SUDDENLY DROP CLOSED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056254January 31, 2004
AIR BAGS
1996 CHRYSLER SEBRING...NON DEPLOYING AIRBAG IN FRONT END COLLISION. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055829January 26, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A THUD COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. TWO MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE ENGINE STALLED ON A BRIDGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE AND WAS EXAMINED BY A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC FOUND A HOLE IN THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSED BY THE DIFFERENTIAL AND THE KEEPER PIN SEPARATING INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055843January 26, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING 5-10 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL FELL OFF DUE TO THE SEPARATION OF THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINT. THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THE CURRENT CONSUMER OWNED THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071088January 15, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE PAINT IS DISAPPEARING ON THE SPOILER, TRUNK, TOP, QUARER-PANEL AND NOW THE HOOD OF MY BLACK 1998 SEBRING. MIRRORS ARE DULLING. DEALERSHIP OFFERED TO PAY $600 AFTER WE HAVE THE CAR PAINTED AND TAKE IT BACK TO THEM. THIS WILL NOT COVER THE EXPENSE OF A QUALITY PAINT JOB (THAT WE PAID FOR WHEN WE BOUGHT THE CAR). ESTIMATE TO FIX VISIBLE DAMAGE (EXCEPY HOOD) WAS $2404, BUT UNLESS THE CAR IS RESURFACED THE PAINT WILL FAIL AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071108January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, WHEELS, SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE
I PURCHASED THIS CAR ON NOV 2, 2003. WHEN I PURCHASED IT, THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE WHEN YOU GO OVER BUMPS, AND ALSO WHEN THE CAR GOES UP TO 70 YOU COULD HERE A GRINDING LIKE NOISE IN (WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE ENGINE). THEY TOLD ME TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE CAR AND THEY SCHEDULED ME FOR SERVICE THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY. WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN, THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T WORK ON CHRYSLERS AND SENT THE CAR TO TUFFY. WHEN IT WAS TIME TO PICK UP THE CAR, THE GUY TORE UP THE BILL OF SERVICE AND SAID YOU'RE ALL SET, SO I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT WAS DONE. WHEN I ASKED FOR A COPY HE SAID HE DIDN'T HAVE IT, BUT COULD IT ORDER IT FOR ME. WHEN I DROVE HOME, THE RATTLING NOISE UNDER THE FRONT LEFT SIDE WAS GONE, BUT WHEN I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND TRIED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE CAR PULLED AWAY IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND DIDN'T WANT TO TURN. I ALMOST RAN INTO A TREE. I CALLED AND TOLD THEM ABOUT IT, SO THEY HAD ME BRING IT IN THAT FOLLOWING MONDAY FOR SERVICE. WHEN I PICKED IT UP AGAIN, THEY SAID THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE BEARINGS, THAT THE BEARINGS WERE BAD. AS I DROVE OFF THE LOT AND ONTO THE FREEWAY, YOU COULD HEAR A GRINDING NOISE UNDER YOUR FEET AS THE WHEELS TURNED AND ALSO ANYTIME YOU TRIED TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, THE CAR WOULD GRIND LIKE THE THERE WAS SOMETHING GOING ON BETWEEN THE WHEELS, BRAKES AND STEERING. I WAITED 3 DAYS TO MAKE SURE IT WASN'T JUST ME. BUT WHAT APPEARED IN THE BEGINNING TO BE A SLIGHT GRINDING WHEN YOU GET UP TO A CERTAIN SPEED EVOLVED INTO A PROBLEM THAT WAS MUCH WORSE. A PROBLEM THAT YOU COULD HERE MORE CONSISTENTLY, EVERY TIME YOU APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, OR JUST SOMETIMES DRIVING ALONG THE STREETS YOU COULD HEAR THE GRINDING IN THE WHEELS, LIKE SOMETHING HAD RUSTED OR GONE BAD, WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO DRIVE HARD. IT TOOK A LOT MORE POWER TO ACCELERATE, SO MUCH SO THAT IT FEELS LIKE THE OVERDRIVE DOESN?T WORK (IT TAKES THAT MUCH POWER TO GET THE CAR GOING, AND IT WASN?T THAT WAY BEFORE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069209January 15, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE PAINT ON THE ENTIRE TOP OF THE CAR HAS FAILED. THE TOP, HOOD AND TRUNK. THE CAR IS PARKED UNDR A CAR PORT AND ONLY HAS 50,000 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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