Chrysler Sebring Complaints

3,876 consumer complaints on file.

#10083776July 23, 2004
STRUCTURE
THE LOCKING COMPONENT FOR THE CONVERTIBLE LATCH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS PULLED OFF.*MR WHEN IT PULLED OFF IT LEFT A GOUGE IN THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE LOCKING MECHANISM. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TWO TO DATE. THE PART HAS BEEN ORDERED BUT THE CONSUMER IS NOT SURE IF THE NEW PART WILL ALSO FAIL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082467July 22, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING IN SOUTHERN MISSOURI FROM MEMPHIS, TN. WE WERE ON I-57 (I THINK THAT'S THE ROAD NUMBER WE WERE ON AT THE TIME). WE HAD A BLOW-OUT IN WHICH THE TIRE BODY (THE TREAD OF THE TIRE) SEPARATED FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE. I RECALL SEEING THE INTACT (OR AT LEAST APPARENTLY INTACT) TREAD OF THE TIRE ROLLING INTO THE MEDIAN OF THE HIGHWAY, WHILE I WAS TRYING TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE CAR AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT WITH OTHER TRAFFIC OR EVEN HAVING THE CAR ROLL OVER. THE RESULT WAS THAT THE TIRE WAS FLAT, MY WIFE AND I WERE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD MILES FROM OUR HOME IN MEMPHIS, TN AND WE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH THE TIRE AND THE WHEEL, WHICH HAD WORN DOWN SERIOUSLY SINCE THE TIRE WAS NO LONGER PRESENT. WE HAD TO CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO CHANGE THE TIRE BECAUSE WHEN I HAD THE TIRES ROTATED ON THE CAR, AN AIR-WRENCH WAS USED AND THE LUG NUTS WERE TOO TIGHT FOR ME TO REMOVE. UPON OUR RETURN HOME, WE ORDERED A NEW WHEEL AND PURCHASED A NEW TIRE WHEN THE WHEEL CAME IN. THE TOTAL OUT OF POCKET COST WAS APPROXIMATELY $1,100 (IF THIS GOES ANY FURTHER, I WILL SUPPLY DETAILS, BUT THE WHEEL COST APPROXIMATELY $775 AND THE REPLACEMENT TIRE WAS AROUND $300).*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082361July 21, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR HAS 5500 MILES ON IT AND HAS STALLED THREE TIMES UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. IT HAS LUNGED FORWARD ON TWO SEPARATED OCCASIONS ALONG WITH IDLING ROUGH AT TIMES. I AM PICKING IT UP AT DEALER THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE ABOVE PROBLEMS. THEY HAVE RESET THE COMPUTER. I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED. AFTER READING THIS SITE I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083444July 21, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
CONSUMER STATED THAT HE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HIS CONVERTIBLE TOP ON HIS VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT IT KEPT ON RATTLING. ALSO, IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2000. HE STATED THAT THE TOP HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND REPLACE 4 TIMES, AND NOW IT IS IN NEED OF A REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AGAIN. HE ALSO STATES THAT HIS DEALER TOLD HIM THAT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR HIS TOP AGAIN, BECAUSE IT IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT THE RATTLING NOISE OR ANYWAY THEY CAN PREVENT THE MATERIAL FROM COMING APART. HE ALSO SAID THEY TOLD HIM THAT BY DOING HIS ROOF AGAIN, THAT THEY CANNOT MAKE ANY MONEY. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083278July 20, 2004
WHEELS
THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE'S REAR TIRES WERE LOSING AIR CONSTANTLY. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICING AND FOUND THAT THE CHROME WHEELS WERE CRUMBLING CAUSING AIR LEAKAGE. ALL OF THE CHROME WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082190July 19, 2004
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE'S FLOOR MAT GOT TANGLED INTO THE STEERING MECHANISM BECAUSE THERE IS NO COVER FOR THAT PART. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING MECHANISM FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081188July 16, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF LOWEST GEAR (DIRECTLY RELATED TO THIS: SPEEDOMETER DIDN'T WORK; VEHICLE OVERHEATING, BUT NOT REGISTERING ON TEMP GUAGE; COMPASS/MPG/ETC. NOT FUNCTIONING). BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP WHERE OUTPUT SENSOR WAS REPLACED. SEE COMPLAINT #10081186: 6 MONTHS AND 2250 MILES PRIOR INPUT SENSOR WAS REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081182July 16, 2004
AIR BAGS
REAR-ENDED A STOPPED VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELLING 60 MPH. IR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.RIVER SUSTAINED MILD WHIPLASH; 3 PASSENGERS IN OTHER VEHICLE(S) REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#10081186July 16, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY, HEAVY "THUNKING" WHEN SHIFTING INTO AND OUT OF DRIVE AND REVERSE. (REGARDING NUMBER OF FAILURES: THIS HAPPENED EVERY TIME VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL DAYS. IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SENSOR WAS REPLACED. (NOTE: FILED AS SEPARATE COMPLAINT - 6 MONTHS AND 2,250 MILES LATER SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND TRANSMISSION INPUT SENSOR WAS REPLACED)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082041July 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AND IS NOW AT THE DEALERS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS A SLUG BUILD UP ON THE ROD AND IN THE OIL PAN. THE VEHICLE HAD AN OVERHEATING PROBLEM PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRENCE, WHEN THE CAR WAS IN IDLE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT WARM, ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING IT WARMED UP. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AS WELL AS THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081146July 15, 2004
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
RE: 1999 SEBRING LXI ISSUE: INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR ON STATED DATE A TYPE OF UNKNOWN LIQUID WAS DRIPPING FROM THE BASE OR SEAM OF THE MIRROR AND DRIPPED ONTO MY CONSUL. (NO APPARENT CAUSE FOR THIS) CAUSING THE MIRRORS INTERIOR TO HAZE MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE INTO. SOME BUBBLING WAS SEEN BEHIND THE GLASS, BUT HAS STOPPED AND ONLY HAZE REMAINS. I CONTACTED DAIMLERCHRYSLER, DEALER IN TORRANCE,CA AND DAIMLERCHRYSLER VIA INTERNET SITE/EMAIL AND INFORMED THEM BOTH OF THIS PROBLEM. A SENIOR STAFF REP AT DAIMLERCHRYSLER, COULD NOT PROVIDE A MSDS INFO TO ME. THIS HAZINESS ON MY MIRROR IS A HAZARD FOR DRIVING, AND THE LIQUID THAT DRIPPED COULD BE A POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD AS WELL. MY CHILDREN ARE IN MY CAR DAILY. THE SENIOR STAFF REP STATED "YOUR CONCERNS ARE UNDERSTANDABLE. UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS NOTHING FURTHER THAT CAN BE DONE TO MORE FULLY ADDRESS THESE ISSUES.".. I DID ASK THE SENIOR STAFF REP TO REPLACE THE MIRROR ASSEMBLY. I FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURER FLAW AND I SHOULD NOT PAY FOR IT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073378July 15, 2004
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
THE INSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR DRIPPED OIL DOWN TO THE CONSOLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB THE BLACK LIQUID MELTED THE PLASTIC GEAR HOUSING. THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE MIRROR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081023July 14, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
THE CLOTH TOPS ON THE SEBRING CONVERTIBLE IS IN MY OPINION DEFECTIVE AND A HAZARD. THE THREAD HOLDING THE TOP TOGETHER, AND THE GLUE HOLDING THE BACK, GLASS WINDOW, DISINTEGRATE AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. ALTHOUGH MY WINDOW IS STILL O.K., THE THREADS ON MY CLOTH TOP HAVE ALMOST ALL DISINTEGRATED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS. *AKORIGINALLY I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST MY CAR, BUT ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO I WATCHED A REPORT ON A LOCAL TV STATION ABOUT MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME COMPLAINTS. THIS IS NOT ONLY A COSMETIC PROBLEM, BUT COULD POTENTIALLY BECOME A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD IF THE CLOTH TOP OR THE BACK WINDOW BECOME DISLODGED WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081054July 14, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED ONE COMPLAINT AND THIS IS AN EXTENSION OF THAT PLUS A NEW COMPLAINT. ON 7/11/2004 MY VEHICLE SURGED AGAIN WHEN I STARTED TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE WHILE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN. WHEN WILL AN INVESTIGATION BEGIN ON THIS PROBLEM? INCLUDING MY PAST COMPLAINT I HAVE FOUND 10 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE AN INVESTIGATION IS STARTED? THE ODI ID# FOR JUST THE SURGING ISSUE ARE: 10075295, 10079965, 10079969, 10072311, 10063597, 10064593, 10074633, 10065378, 10075041, AND 10080475. I INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY LOOKED AT ALL THE SENSORS AND COMPUTERS AND SAID THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM OR RECORD OF A PROBLEM IN THE CAR'S COMPUTER, THIS WAS ON 7/12/2004. ALSO A PROBLEM FROM MONTHS AGO, THE CAR SUDDENLY DIED, LUCKILY MY WIFE WAS CRUISING THROUGH A PARK AND THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 10 MPH, SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AND IT HASN'T HAPPENED SINCE. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND AGAIN THEY CHECKED EVERYTHING AND FOUND NO PROBLEM. 3RD ISSUE, MY SEBRING HAS BEEN IDLING VERY ROUGH EVERY NOW AND THEN. I DRIVE MY CAR EVERY SINGLE DAY, BUT IT APPEARS TO DO IT MAINLY WHEN IT IS THE FIRST START OF THE DAY BUT IT HAS DONE IT AT OTHER TIMES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY REQUESTED WE LEAVE IT WITH THEM OVER NIGHT SO THEY COULD TEST IT ON THE FIRST START. SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIS ISSUE HAVE NOT BEEN MADE YET. I HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT ALL THREE OF THESE PROBLEMS ON THIS WEBSITE, BUT THERE IS NOT A SINGLE INVESTIGATION OPEN ON THIS MODEL OF CHRYSLER, WHY?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081780July 13, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE MERGING INTO THE INTERSTATE RIGHT FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT SNAPPED OFF FROM THE A- FRAME. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO NO LUBRICATION/GREASE BETWEEN THE SEATING OF THE BALL JOINTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080803July 11, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
ELECTRONIC GEAR SELECTION INDICATOR, ELECTRONIC ODOMETER, AND TACH. GUAGE DO NOT WORK. HAVE TO GUESS WHAT GEAR VEHILE IS IN. NEVER WORKS WHEN CAR IS STARTED, BUT ABOUT 50% OF TIME IT WILL START WORKING AFTER DRIVING FOR 10-15 MINUTES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081615July 9, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ENGINE SEIZED. AS RESULT, VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC, AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. DEALER STATED THAT SLUDGE BUILT UP IN THE ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081586July 8, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT ROLLED BACKWARD AND INTO A TREE. THE KEY WAS NOT INSIDE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080507July 7, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
AT ABOUT 51,000 MILES MY CAR BEGAN MAKING LOUD SQUEAKING NOISES FROM THE FRONT END EVERY TIME YOU PASS OVER A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. IT ALSO DEVELOPED MAJOR VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE CAR WAS SLOWING UP TO STOP. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE CHRYLSER DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT THE INNER TIE RODS WERE METAL TO METAL AND IT ALSO NEEDED NEW RACK AND PINION STEERING. THIS AMOUNTS TO NEARLY $1,000 EXPENSE ON A CAR JUST A LITTLE MORE THAN ONE YEAR FROM THE TIME THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE SINCE THE STEERING CAN GO OUT. I HAD VERY LITTLE ADVANCE WARNING OF THIS PROBLEM AND AM NOT PREPARED TO INVEST THIS KIND OF MONEY IN ORDER TO HAVE A SAFE CAR FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. WE HAD PLANNED TO DRIVE THIS CAR ON VACATION IN THREE WEEKS. IF I HAD NOT TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER TO INVESTIGATE, IT VERY WELL MIGHT HAVE CAUSED A FATAL CRASH WITH MY TWO SONS IN THE CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081821July 6, 2004
POWER TRAIN
PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION ON 1999 CHRYSLER CONVERTIBLE RESULTING IN VEHICLE BREAKING DOWN.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE FIRST INDICATION OF A PROBLEM WAS A LOUD MECHANICAL BANG FROM THE VEHICLE, FOLLOWED BY A RAPID LOST OF TRANSMISSION FLUID AND SMOKE WHEN THE FLUID STRUCK THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE NEAREST DEALER. AFTER THE DIFFERENTIAL COVER WAS REMOVED, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE RETAINING PIN FOR THE SPIDER GEAR HAD BEEN EJECTED FROM ITS SEAT WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO PUNCTURE THE ADJACENT COVER OF THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH RESULTED IN THE FLUID LOST. THE LOCKING PIN WHICH HELD THE LARGER RETAINING PIN IN PLACE HAD SHEARED OFF AS WELL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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