Chrysler Sebring Complaints

3,876 consumer complaints on file.

#10574685March 25, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN ON THE VEHICLE IT FAILED TO START AND THE CHECK TPMS WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND VERIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V152000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,60.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574841March 25, 2014
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS--BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND LASTING LONGER DURATION EACH TIME. WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS (CAN AND HAS HAPPENED ANYWHERE FROM 5MPH-60MPH) IF ANY PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO ACCELERATOR AFTER BREAKING NO MATTER THE SPEED ALL POWER IS LOST TO THE CAR A RED LIGHTING BOLT LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASH AND THE RPM'S WILL STAY BETWEEN 4,000-5,000. EACH TIME HAVING TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ATTEMPT FOR IT TO RESTART (DEPENDS ON IF IT WILL OR NOT--USUALLY TAKES IT A WHILE). WILL GET UP TO SPEED AGAIN AND IF I HAVE TO BRAKE FOR ANY REASON OR EVEN SLOW DOWN JUST A LITTLE WITHOUT APPLY THE BRAKES IT CAN COMPLETELY LOOSE POWER. ALSO DO NOT HAVE ANY DASH LIGHTS WHEN THE HEAD LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. THEY APPEAR IN THE CENTER CONSOLE BUT WENT OUT IN 2009 JUST AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR, AND AFTER SEVERAL ESTIMATES IN THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IT REMAINS WITH NO LIGHTS (SO IN NO WAY CAN YOU SEE THE SPEED OR ANYTHING ELSE ON THE DASH AFTER DARK.) *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573319March 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
JUST PURCHASED THE CAR A YEAR AGO. HORN DID NOT WORK SINCE THE PURCHASE DATE. FINALLY DECIDED TO SEE IF I COULD FIX THE PROBLEM. WHEN TRYING TO REPAIR IT,DISCOVERED FUSE WAS REMOVED BECAUSE HORN BLOWS CONTINUOUSLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573200March 18, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS
IN MARCH OR SO OF 2011, WHILE DRIVING, ALL OF A SUDDEN MY HORN JUST GOES OFF FOR NO REASON WHATSOVER AND WOULD NOT STOP. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT ITS A FACTORY PROBLEM WITH THE CLOCKSPRING. THIS PART HOWEVER IS ATTACHED TO THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY & TO REPLACE IT, THE ENTIRE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY MUST BE ALSO REPLACED WHICH IS OVER $600 JUST FOR THE PART & ANOTHER $1000 FOR LABOR. MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO COMPLETELY DISCONNECT THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY AS ITS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE HORN. SO NOW I HAVE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITHOUT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. THIS IS A DIRECT SAFETY DEFECT!! I SPOKE WITH A CHRYSLER REP & THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THAT YEARS MODEL, EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE SOOO MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE ALL OVER THE USA ABOUT IT... HOW CAN THIS NOT BE A SAFETY RECALL??? I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572572March 15, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HORN STARTED BLOWING ON ITS OWN. FINALLY SHUT OFF AFTER 4 MINUTES. HORN WENT OFF 5 TIMES ON MARCH 14, 2014. HORN WILL TURN ON WHETHER CAR IS ON OR NOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569314March 14, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE STEERING WHEEL TO ACTIVATE THE HORN AND THE HORN WOULD NOT STOP BLARING AFTER I REMOVED MY HAND. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP WAS TO LEAN HEAVILY ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHERE THE HORN IS. I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH NO PLACE TO PULL OVER, SO IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. ULTIMATELY, I HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSE THAT CONTROLS THE HORN AND INCIDENTALLY THE AIR BAGS, RENDERING BOTH THE HORN AND AIR BAGS INOPERABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569313March 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HORN GOES OFF BY ITSELF. WHEN I UNLOCKED DOOR WITH REMOTE HORN STARTED TO BLOW AND WOULD STOP WHEN STEERING WHEEL WAS PRESSED AND THEN START UP AGAIN FOR NO REASON. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME FIRST TIME WAS WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR USED FUSE HAD BEEN PULLED. AIRBAG SECTION WITH HORN WAS REPLACED WITH USED PART. THIS WORKED WELL FOR 1 1/2 YEARS NOW IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568886March 12, 2014
AIR BAGS, ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR HAS TMPS AND AIRBAG LIGHTS CONSTANTLY COMING ON FOR NO REASON - THEY STAY ON FOR DAYS OR WEEKS AND THEN SHUT OFF. BOTH CHRYLSER AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE. ALSO, ENGINE WILL LOSE ALL POWER WHILE IN OPERATION AT BOTH FREEWAY SPEEDS AND LOW RESIDENTIAL SPEEDS ALONG WITH AUTO-START RANDOMLY NOT WORKING. CHRYSLER AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WERE NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE. TRIED REPLACING ALTERNATOR AND STILL HAPPENED. REPLACED CRANK SHAFT SENSOR AFTER LOOKING AT ONLINE FORUMS OF SIMILAR STORES FROM OTHER CHRYSLER SEBRING OWNERS AND STILL OCCASIONALLY HAPPENS. AIRBAG LIGHT IS NOW BACK ON FOR NO REASON... AGAIN. I KNOW GM HAS BEEN HAVING NUMEROUS RECALLS YET MINE HAS NEVER BEEN INCLUDED IN RECALLS FOR BOTH MY MODEL AND OTHER MAKES/MODELS HAVING THESE ISSUES. IT IS INCREDIBLY SCARY DRIVING SPEEDS OF 75MPH TO LOSE ALL POWER. I HAVE TO PULL BRAKE, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUT OFF/RESTART. I AM CONSTANTLY FEARFUL OF IT HAPPENING AND GETTING INTO A CRASH THAT COULD BE FATAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568503March 11, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V152000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ) BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568620March 11, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS JUST GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE HORN STARTING GOING OFF ALL BY ITSELF. FINALLY TOOK OUT THE FUSE AND WENT AND BOUGHT A NEW FUSE. THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. IT WENT OFF WHEN HITTING UNLOCK BUTTON ON REMOTE. THEN TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THE HORN PAD ASSEMBLY WHICH WAS A DEALER ONLY PART HAD TO BE REPLACED. SO RIGHT NOW I HAVE JUST LEFT THE FUSE OUT, BECAUSE IT IS AN EXPENSIVE FIX.THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE PART AND CHRYSLER SHOULD FIX THIS ISSUE. THEY SAY IT WILL COST $1,000 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. THIS IS NOT THE FAULT OF WHAT I DID IT IS THE FAULT OF WHAT THEY MANUFACTURED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568266March 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE HORN KEEPS RANDOMLY GOING OFF BOTH WHILE IM DRIVING AND WHEN ITS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. MULTIPLE TIMES ITS GONE OFF WHILE I'VE BEEN DRIVING ITS ALMOST CAUSED WRECKS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE AN ACCIDENT DOES HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568281March 10, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1ST TIME JUT GOT OUT OF DRIVEWAY IN A.M. AND CAR HORN WENT OFF AND STAYED ON THROUGH MOST OF STREET AND THEN TURNED CORNER AND WENT OFF AGAIN FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AS I APPROACHED 1ST STOPLIGHT. 2ND TIME AS I VERY BRIEFLY BEEPED HORN AT FRIEND TWICE, NEAR MY LOCAL DONUTS PLACE & MCD'S, BUT IT CONTINUED ! I WAS TOO EMBARRASSED TO STOP. 3RD TIME NO ONE AROUND IT PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WHEN I WAS SHOVELING SNOW. NEXT & WORST TIME AS I WAS PULLING IN TO STOP AT PLAZA AND IT CONTINUED AS I SHUT OFF CAR AND EVEN RESTARTED IT AND LOCKED DOOR & UNLOCKED IT BY KEY AND NOTHING! WENT INSIDE CAR AND PRESSED COAST BUTTON AND FINALLY IT STOPPED. COPS IN CAR ,WERE NEARBY WHEN I CAME OUT LATER, SAID NOTHING, ASSUMED IT WENT OFF AGAIN WITH NO ONE AROUND ! 3 OTHER TIMES SUPPOSEDLY NO ONE ELSE AROUND IN DRIVEWAY SOMETIME WITHIN MY EARLIER DESCRIPTIONS. RECALL THIS THING! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567766March 7, 2014
AIR BAGS
HORN OR ALARM RANDOMLY GOES OFF. IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP, IT DOES SO EVENTUALLY ON ITS OWN. THIS IS ON ENTRY TO THE CAR, WHETHER BY KEY, KEY FOB, OR EVEN OPENING TRUNK..AND WHEN DRIVING AT SPEED RANDOMLY. IS THIS NOT A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE? *TR DID A DEALER CHECK AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. NO RECALLS, NO PROBLEMS FROM CHRYSLER...HARD TO BELIEVE SINCE I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE THAT POINT TO A HORN PAD ASSEMBLY PROBLEM THAT COSTS $1000 TO FIX. THIS IS A LOW MILEAGE LOW USED CAR, I AM THE SECOND OWNER, THE FIRST BEING MY FATHER. NOT A LOT OF HORN BLOWING. TOOK IN AGAIN TO DEALER, CALLED CHRYSLER, NO INFO FROM EITHER. RETURNED TO THE DEALER WITH MECHANIC AND REPLICATED THE PROBLEM, AND HE FINALLY AGREED IT MIGHT BE THE HORN ASSEMBLY, AND REMOVED THE HORN FUSE. APPARENTLY THERE IS A FOIL THAT GETS WORN THROUGH CAUSING A SHORT ACTIVATING THE HORN, AND THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IS A REASSEMBLY. THIS IS NOT A FIX, THIS IS A FAULTY MANUFACTURING ISSUE (MATERIALS SKIMPING TO CUT CORNERS). THIS IS NOT A WAY TO BE A LONG TIME MANUFACTURER AND MAINTAIN THE QUALITY EXPECTED OF AMERICAN CARS. ITS AWFUL AND UNSAFE. THEY ALSO LED THE MECHANIC AROUND IN CIRCLES TESTING COMPUTERS AND ALL SORTS OF THINGS WHEN 5 MIN ON THE INTERNET DIRECTED ME TO THE PROBLEM AND AFTER A QUICK TEST PROVED TRUE. SUCH A WASTE OF TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567649March 6, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, SHE NOTICED AN ABNORMAL RUBBER SMELL AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND WAS RESTARTED AFTER APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT ADDED FREON TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE BUT CONTINUED LEAKING FREON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO INDICATED THAT THE WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566727March 3, 2014
AIR BAGS, STEERING
HORN RANDOMLY GOES OFF (LIKE THE ALARM).AT FIRST IT WAS AT UNLOCK, NOW IT IS ALSO WHEN DRIVING AT SPEED. TOTALLY RANDOM. TODAY IT WENT OFF IN THE DRIVEWAY, AT A PARKING LOT, AND THEN AGAIN WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME. TOOK TO A DEALERSHIP LAST WEEK, THEY COULD NOT LOCATE A FAULT. 5 MIN ON GOOGLE AND I SAW MANY COMPLAINTS ON A FOIL THAT GETS WORN OVER TIME CAUSING CONTACT SHORTS IN THE HORN ASSEMBLY OR PAD...APPARENTLY A $1100 FIX. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND IT IS A FAULTY PART, IT SHOULD MOST CERTAINLY BE A RECALL. I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN THIS CAR 31000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566692March 2, 2014
SUSPENSION, STEERING
MY FRONT END CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINT COLLAPSED, CAUSING OTHER PARTS TO BE DAMAGED. EVER SINCE THIS HAS HAPPEN MY CHRYSLER HAS NEVER BEEN THE SAME. MY INSURANCE COMPANY DID TRY AND FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT TO MY DISMAY NOTHING HAS BEEN CORRECTED. I AM NOW BEING TOLD THAT MY CAR THE CHRYSLER SEBRING ALWAYS HAVE MAJOR FRONT END SUSPENSION ISSUES. SINCE THIS IS THE CASE, I BELIEVE CHRYSLER SHOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEMS ON THESE MAKES AND MODEL. I WOULD LIKE TO FEEL SAFE IN MY CAR, HOWEVER I DO NOT. I HAVE BEEN SPENDING MONEY FRIVOLOUS TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. I HOPE THAT CHRYSLER CAN CORRECT THIS ISSUE IMMEDIATELY ON MY CAR. PLEASE HELP. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566619March 1, 2014
SUSPENSION
MY CAR STARTED MAKING THIS INCREDIBLE SQUEAKING SOUND EVERY TIME I TURNED BY STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE SQUEAKING STARTED IN MID-JANUARY OF THIS YEAR (2014) I HAVE HAD MY CAR CHECKED BY 2 PROFESSIONAL MECHANICS AND WAS TOLD BY BOTH THAT MY BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANICS ALSO ADVISED THAT MY CAR WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL CONCERNING BALL JOINTS ISSUED ON MY MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE. THE RECALL WAS ISSUED ON OCTOBER 9, 2009 UNDER RECALL #68353. AT THE TIME THE RECALL WAS ISSUED MY CAR WAS NOT 10 YEARS OLD. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE (BASED ON MY VIN #) WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I THEN CONTACTED CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE LINE AND AGAIN WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. WHEN I ASKED WHY SOME VIN #'S WERE INCLUDED AND SOME WERE NOT, I WAS TOLD THAT DIFFERENT BALL JOINTS WERE PROBABLY PUT ON MY CAR AND THAT THOSE BALL JOINTS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I THEN ASKED WHY THEY PUT DIFFERENT TYPE PARTS ON THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR OF CAR AND COULD NOT GET AN ANSWER. THEY COULD NOT TELL ME WHAT TYPE OF BALL JOINTS WERE PUT ON MY CAR. OBVIOUSLY, THE DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS ARE THE ONES THAT WERE PUT ON MY CAR. I ALSO WAS TOLD BY CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE THAT MY CAR WAS MANFACTURED ON AUGUST 11, 2000. AFTER DOING THE MATH, IT SEEMS THAT MY CAR SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED ON OCTOBER 9, 2009. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY SOME CARS ARE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AND SOME ARE NOT. PLEASE CONSIDER HAVING MY VIN # ADDED TO THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED OCTOBER 9, 2009. I AM CERTAIN MY VEHICLE SHOULD FALL UNDER THOSE GUIDELINES. I HAVE NO OTHER RECOURSE. [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
#10566549February 28, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, ATTEMPTING A TURN OR WHEN BRAKING TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 08V152000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566276February 27, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS WOULD SPORADICALLY FLASH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,771.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566026February 26, 2014
ENGINE
ENGINE SEIZED UP WHILE DRIVING IT. I WAS ON THE PARKWAY AND THIS PUT ME IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. NO LIGHTS OR WARNING AT ALL....CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND OIL CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES. SLUDGE BUILD UP IN ENGINE AND I WAS ADVISED THIS WAS A DEFECT ON THESE ENGINES. I WAS ADVISED BY THE MECHANIC THAT CHANGING THE OIL REGULARLY WOULD NOT OF PREVENTED THE BUILD UP, THIS IS A DEFECT AND IS HAPPENING TO THESE ENGINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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