Chrysler Sebring Complaints (1996)

419 consumer complaints on file.

#714948November 18, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
EMISSION COMPLAINT RELATED TO POSSIBLE O2(OXYGEN )SENSOR: DEFECT:MY VEHICLE HAS RECENTLY BEEN EMITTING A SULPHUR SMELL FROM THE EXHAUST AND THE 'CHECK ENGINE LIGHT' HAS REMAINED ON. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP(TO CORRECT RECALL NOTIFICATION 827) THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED I NEEDED A NEW O2(OXYGEN) SENSOR TO CORRECT MY PROBLEMS WITH THE EXHAUST. MOREOVER,THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE PROBLEM WITH THE EXHAUST WAS THE REASON THE 'CHECK ENGINE LIGHT' REMAINED ON. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE CHECKED WITH OTHER OWNERS OF CHRYSLER SEBRINGS AND THE MAJORITY OF THEM HAVE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THIS O2(OXYGEN) SENSOR REPLACED. I BELIEVE THE NTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE A POSSIBLE RECALL RELATED TO THE O2(OXYGEN) SENSOR IN THE 1996 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714427November 6, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET BETWEEN HEAD & ENGINE BLOCK LEAKING OIL EXCESSIVELY. MECHANIC SAYS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR CHRYSLERS DUE TO ALUMINUM HEAD, BAD DESIGN & CAST IRON ENGINE, (THESE 2 METALS ARE NOT COMPATIBLE). FEELS CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL THIS BECAUSE DEALERSHIPS KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE SERVICE MANAGERS KNOW THIS IS A GROWING PROBLEM AND OUR HAVING NOTED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS THROUGHOUT THIS WEBSITE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852265November 1, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
WHILE DRIVING THROTTLE CABLE FELL APART, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK, WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE CABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549220October 26, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGES TO VEHICLE DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL. (97V-201) (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850829October 15, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING FELL OUT WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, CAUSING BOTTOM STRUT PIN TO SNAP OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850927October 15, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
TOP COMING APART AROUND THE EDGES OF CONVERTIBLE TOP. NOTIFED DEALER AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WARRANTY COVERS ONLY 3 YRS. OR 36,000 MILES. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW FROM NHTSA VIEW ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850309October 8, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLS AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR A WHILE. DEALER CANT FIND THE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849750October 4, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE VEHICLE HAD REMAINED STUCK ON CRUISE CONTROL. IT KEPT ON ACCELERATING. HAD APPLIED BRAKES; VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. RELAXED ON BRAKES & VEHICLE ACCELERATED AGAIN. HAD WORN BRAKES OUT. AT SIDE OF ROAD & TURNED VEHICLE OFF & DISENGAGED CRUISE CONTROL. RESTARTED VEHICLE & HAD NO BRAKES. USED EMERGENCY BRAKES. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712807October 4, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
BLOWN HEAD GASKET AFTER ONLY AROUND 54,000 MILES - MECHANIC SAID THAT THE CAR SHOULDN'T SUFFER FROM SUCH PROBLEMS AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE. CHRYSLER CORPORATION NOTIFIED BUT REFUSED TO HELP SAYING THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. IN ADDITION, THE CAR SUFFERS FROM SIGNIFICANT ENGINE NOISE WHEN IDLING AND THE AIR CONDITIONER JUST WENT OUT. WHILE I UNDERSTAND THAT THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, I AM VERY DISAPOINTED IN THE QUALITY OF CHRYSLER'S PRODUCT AND THE COMPANY'S UNWILLINGNESS TO STAND BY THEIR AUTOMOBILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849095September 29, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE PULLING INTO A PRAKING SPACE AT 5 MPH THERE WAS SOME KNOCKING NOISE AND CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL CAME APART FROM THE BALL JOINT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548678September 23, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS DURING 55 MPH FRONT END COLLISON WHICH RESULTED IN TOTAL PROPERTY DAMAGE. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848285September 21, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THE BRAKES WOULD KEEP LOCKING UP WHENEVER THEY ARE APPLIED. VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE. BEEN TO DEALER & ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. ONE MONTH LATER, PROBLEM HAD STARTED OVER AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847592September 13, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
UPON RECEIPT OF A RECALL NOTICE CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE DEALER. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OKAY. SINCE THAT INSPECTION, BALL JOINTS HAVE FAILED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847019September 7, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE IS STALLING AND CUTTING OFF, AND THE VEHICLE ISN'T SHIFTING PROPERLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846483September 2, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
HILE DRIVNG AT 65 MPH AN D WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING FRONT END FELL DOWN ONTO THE TIRE DUE TO BROKEN LOWER BALL JOINT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846604September 2, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED DRIVER HIT A TRACTOR TRAILER , AND DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING HEAD INJURIES EVEN WITH SEATBELT ON. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#548129August 24, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
FRONT SUSPENSION BALL JOINT BOOTS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE(99V-066). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845716August 24, 1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THE FRONT END FRAME FELL DOWN ONTO THE TIRES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709832August 10, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
ROTORS KEEP WRAPPING ABOUT EVERY 5,000 TO 6,000 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844138August 3, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHEN CAR IS TURNED ON DASHBOARD ONLY WORKS 1/2 TIME WHEN CAR IS ON. DEALER NOT AWARE OF PROBLEM. NO WARRANTY. REPAIRWORK NOT DONE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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