Chrysler Sebring Complaints

3,876 consumer complaints on file.

#10598238June 13, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR LAST WEEK AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON THEN WENT OFF HAPPENED MAYBE 3 OR 4 TIMES BUT NOTHING OF IT... SO TODAY I'M ON MY WAY FROM WORK I MAKE A STOP ON MY WAY HOME GO TO START THE CAR AND LEAVE AND I TURNED THE KEY BUT NOTHING THE RADIO AND LIGHTS ALL WORK BUT IT'S NOT EVEN ATTEMPTING TO START. I THOUGHT MAYBE I NEEDED A JUMP I TRIED THAT AND STILL NOTHING I HAVE ROUGHLY 56000 MILES AND I SERVICE THE CAR REGULARLY I NEED AN EXPLANATION BECAUSE THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A COMMON PROBLEM FROM MULTIPLE THREADS I'VE READ ABOUT THIS CAR. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE!!!! *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598249June 13, 2014
ENGINE
ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. THIS IS, APPARENTLY, A COMMON PROBLEM AFFECTING THE 2.7L V6 ENGINE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597874June 12, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING SOUTH, FROM MICHIGAN, HAD DRIVEN APPROX. 600 MILES OF A 700+ MILE TRIP, VEHICLE STARTED "CHUGGING" AT 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, DECELERATING, UNABLE ACCELERATE, THIS WAS NOT IN AN AREA OF DIFFERING ELEVATIONS, IT WOULD ALMOST STALL THEN SURGE, THEN REPEAT. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT BEING USED AT THAT TIME DUE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC. PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY, INTO A STORE PARKING LOT, SHUT IT OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES, RESTARTED AND NO FURTHER PROBLEMS UNTIL TODAY WHEN DRIVING FOR LESS THAN 15 MINUTES, ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPG, HEAVY TRAFFIC, IT BEGAN AGAIN. AGAIN, IT WAS PULLED OVER SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS TODAY. YOU PEOPLE NEED TO DO SOMETHING TO FIX THIS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE FATALLY INJURED. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597704June 11, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
UMBALL STUD SEPARATED FROM THE SOCKET OF THE BOLT JOINT CAUSING THE CONTROL ARM TO COLLAPSE AND THE WHEEL TO FOLD IN. UPON HITTING THE GROUND, BIG AMOUNY OF UNKNOWN OIL SPILLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596524June 5, 2014
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
MY WONDERFUL FATHER BROUGHT ME THIS CONVERTIBLE SEBRING LXI ON 04/17/2014. AFTER MY CHEVY IMPALA/2002 STALLED DUE TO TRANSMISSION/IGNITION SWITCH THE TOTAL COST IS $3100.00. SO MY DAD PAYS CASH FOR THE CONVERTIBLE SEBRING LXI. ON 05/03/2014, I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ATTEMPTING TO ATTEND A BARBECUE. IT WAS A VERY NICE DAY OUT. THE CAR STARTS TO OVERHEAT AND THE CAR STALLS AND SLOWS DOWN. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VERY NEXT DAY, SUN MAY 4,2014. I HAD THE CAR TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND THE ENGINE HAD JUMP TIME AND THE ENGINE HAD SLUDGE BUILD UP. I WAS ADVISED THAT IT WOULD COST ME $3000-5000 FOR A NEW ENGINE. I HAVE LOST MY JOB IN HR DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO GO WORK. I NOW OWN TO VEHICLES THAT I CAN NOT DRIVE AND CANT EVEN AFFORD TO FIX THE CAR SINCE I HAVE LOST MY JOB. IT REALLY UPSETS ME ABOUT THE CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE ENGINES. WE THE CONSUMERS SHOULD RECEIVE SOME TYPE OF RELIEF. WE THE CONSUMERS RELY ON THE INTELLIGENCE AND INTEGRITY OF THOSE THAT MANUFACTURE AND MAKE THE ENGINES. I'M ASKING THAT CHRYSLER PAY FOR ME A NEW ENGINE. THAT IS A SMALL AMOUNT COMPARED TO THE FACT I COULD HAVE LOST MY LIFE BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THIS CAR. HAD THIS TURNED OUT ANY OTHER WAY SUCH AS A FATALITY. MY PARENTS WOULD HAVE ENSURED THAT " HEADS WOULD ROLL". I WOULD HATE TO SEE CHRYSLER IN THE SAME "HOT SEAT" THAT GM IS CURRENTLY SITTING IN. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596538June 5, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT WILL TURN ON AND DING. THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM SPEEDS FOR NO REASON AS WELL AS WHEN MOVING THE SEAT. SEE RECALL ,MFG'S REPORT DATE JUNE 5, 2007 FOR THE COMPONETS: AIR BAG : FRONTAL ON CHRYSLER SEBRING 2007 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER : 07V-240 SAFETY RECALL G14. HOWEVER WHEN I CALL CHRYSLER I WAS INFORMED MY VIN DOES NOT MATCH THE VEHICLES THAT WERE IN THE RECALL, THEREFORE IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO CORRECT THIS REPAIR. WHEN I ASKED KELLY WITH WHOM MAY I SPEAK TO I WAS INFORMED NO ONE. SHE WILL ENTER THE INFORMATION IN HER SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596108June 4, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
THERE IS A DEFECTIVE PART IN THE STEERING WHEEL THAT COSTS AROUND $1000 DOLLARS TO FIX. THE HORN WILL GO OFF WITH ANY WARNING. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 49 COMPLAINTS ON THE CAR COMPLAINTS WEBSITE FOR THE SEBRING MODEL. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHRYSLER/SEBRING/2006/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/HORN_GOES_OFF_BY_ITSELF.SHTML THE HONKING CAUSED THE PERSON TO SWERVE IN FRONT OF ME THINKING THAT THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY AND ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595763June 3, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HEADED EAST FROM HICKORY FLAT MS TO MYRTLE MS. THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, ALL POWER SHUT DOWN QUICK, CAR WOULD NOT START, WAITED 45 MINUTES BEFORE IT STARTED . MOTORIST STOP TO HELP ME PUSH IT TO THE SIDE OF THE HWY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595492June 2, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD SOUND INDEPENDENTLY WITH THE VEHICLE ON OR OFF. THIS FAILURE RECURRED FOR THREE MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE OR CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594737May 29, 2014
SEAT BELTS
BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS LOCK UP AND DO NOT RELEASE. IT DOES THIS INTERMITTENTLY BUT MOSTLY DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN THEY DO WORK THEY TIGHTEN & TIGHTEN TO THE POINT OF ALMOST BEING PAINFUL. MECHANICS DO NOT KNOW WHY THIS SHOULD HAPPEN UNLESS IT IS THE SEAT BELT CONTROL MODULE WHICH CAN ONLY BE DONE BY A DEALER. ONE WORD "EXPENSIVE!" THIS IS A SAFETY & LAW ISSUE AND SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER FOR FAULTY SAFETY PRODUCT AND OPERATION. AFTER MY RESEARCH I SEE MANY OF THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE SEAT BELTS OVER AND OVER. THIS IS A REPETITIVE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594920May 29, 2014
WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BALL BEARINGS HAD DISLOCATED AND CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BALL BEARING, THE RIM AND WHEEL ARM NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 151,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593884May 24, 2014
SEAT BELTS
THE SEATBELT UNLATCHED WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED A COUPLE TIMES AND IT IS SCARY TO THINK THIS COULD HAPPEN DURING AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593212May 21, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593187May 21, 2014
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, ENGINE
THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. CAR WILL LOSE ALL POWER, STEERING, AND BRAKES WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS UP TO 55MPH. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I ALMOST KILLED MYSELF BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO 3 MECHANICS AND THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER WON'T EVEN RETURN MY CALLS REGARDING THE ISSUE, WHICH I'VE RESEARCHED AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD AND CHRYSLER SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHATEVER IT IS THAT IS CAUSING THIS TO HAPPEN. I'M WONDERING IF I CAN TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THEM. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588478May 15, 2014
AIR BAGS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SEAT CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588137May 13, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN GAS TANK BECOMES FILLED GAS COME PROJECTING OUT OF GAS TANK FUEL NECK , ABOUT A HALF GALLON OF GAS CAME OUT OF NECK TWICE SO FAR , I DID SOME RESEARCH AND SEE THAT SOME DODGE DURANGO'S AND JEEP'S WHERE RECALLED FOR THIS , ALL CHRYSLER PRODUCTS , MY COMPLIANT IS VERY SILIMIAR ISSUE AS NHTSA COMPLAINT # 10511046. THIS IS MY DAUGHTERS CAR AND IS VER VERY DANGEROUS , SOMEONE COULD EASILY GET KILLED , OR SERIOUSLY INJURED , BLINED BY GETTING GAS IN THERE EYES OR ???? NEED TO GET CSR FIXED ASAP CHRYSLER TELLING ME THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE , WELL HERE IS MY COMPLIANT , IT IS NOW DOCUMENTED , ANYONE GETS HURT OR KILLED BECASUE OF THIS IT IS ON YOUR SHOULDERS.YOU HAVE A SECOND COMPLIANT WHICH TO ME IS TWO TOO MANY .. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588156May 13, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER SEABRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED. REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED 3 TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10588202May 13, 2014
STEERING, AIR BAGS, WHEELS
I REPORTED THESE PROBLEMS BACK IN SEPTEMBER 2011 AFTER I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY. ON SEPTEMBER 03, 2011, I WAS DRIVING ON SOUTH I-43 FREEWAY. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LANE CHANGE, MY CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL DUE TO STEERING FAILURE. I COULD NOT STEER MY CAR, MY STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY LOOSE AND THERE WAS NO CONNECTION BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE ITSELF. I WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT HIT MY CAR ON THE PASSENGER-SIDE BY THE REAR LOWER SIDE PANEL. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED. MY CAR SLAMMED UP AGAINST THE CONCRETE WALL BARRIER ON THE PASSENGER-SIDE OF MY CAR. I HAVE SIDE AIRBAGS, AIRBAGS IN MY SEATS, UNDERNEATH MY DASH, IN MY STEERING WHEEL, ONE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE ABOVE THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT, AND IN ALL FOUR WINDOW SEALS OF MY CAR AND NOT ONE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I HAVE ADR SYSTEM IN MY CAR THAT SUPPOSEDLY CAN RECORD SECONDS OF ACTIVITY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT INFORMATION? I AM STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY CARE THAT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE SUCH AS; CONTINUING REPLACING TIE ROD AND THE STABILIZER BAR LOOSE. THIS PROBLEM STARTED FIRST HAVING PROBLEMS TRYING TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH TO CRANK THE CAR AND AT TIMES FEARING THAT I MIGHT BREAK THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND HAVING TO REALLY WIGGLE THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET THE SWITCH TO TURN OVER. PICTURES THAT WERE TAKEN BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY REVEALED A LOT OF RUSTY OLD LOOKING PARTS UNDERNEATH THE CAR WHEN IN FACT THE MOTOR OF THE CAR STILL LOOKS NEW. MY CAR WAS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD WITH A LITTLE OVER 17,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE IN OCTOBER 2010. WHEN I REPORTED THESE ALL OF THESE THINGS IN SEPTEMBER 2011, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALLS ON MY CAR AND I DOUBT IF THIS CAR HAS ANY AIRBAGS IN IT. I LEARNED AFTER, I HAD THE ACCIDENT IN MY CAR, THAT THE CAR HAD BEEN WRECKED AND HAD POSSIBLE FRAME DAMAGE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10587195May 8, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE HORN SOUNDED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE TPMS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE FUSE BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 08V152000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586832May 6, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED, THE REAR BRAKES FAILED CAUSING THE REAR WHEELS TO SEIZE INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENTLY RECURRING OVER A FIVE MONTH SPAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ECU, HCU AND THE TRACTION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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