Chrysler Sebring Complaints

3,876 consumer complaints on file.

#10292389November 16, 2009
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
BOUGHT USED IN 2007 SEBRING 2001 AT 87K MILES. AT ROUND 95K, WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE, HEARD CRACKING NOISE IN STEERING WHEEL..RESULTING IN NO HORN, AIR BAG LIGHT CONT ILLUMINATED SO CAN'T TELL IF THERE'S A PROBLEM, AND NO CRUISE CONTROL. TOOK CAR TO PRIVATE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED CLOCK SPRING, BUT CHRYSLER SAYS ITS NOT UNDER RECALL PROTECTION ANY LONGER!!! CRAZY, I KNOW! ALSO, SINCE PURCHASE HAVE MANY PROBS WITH ELECTRICAL DASH PROBS IE FLASHING ON/DIMMING AND RADIO JUST TURNING OFF...ALSO NOT COVERED! AND HAD STRANGE HUMMING NOISE SINCE PURCHASE WHILE DRIVING...FINALLY FOUND OUT WHAT IT WAS AND HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT HUBS. ALL OF THESE SAFETY ISSUES SEEM TO BE A CONTINUING PROB WITH OTHER DRIVERS AS PER THE COMPLAINTS I'VE READ HERE AT LEAST AS FAR BACK AS I READ (THRU 2006). WHY IS CHRYSLER NOT BEING MADE TO RECTIFY AT LEAST THE AIR BAG (CLOCK SPRING) ISSUE THEY ALREADY ADMITTED TO???? REALLY KIND OF THE SAME THING WITH THE ELECT ISSUES TOO, BUT I KIND OF UNDERSTAND POSS ISSUES WITH THAT AFTER SO MANY MILES. WOULD REALLY LIKE HELP/ADVICE ON HOW TO MAKE CHRYSLER TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT EXPENSIVE CLOCKSPRING/AIR BAD ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290979November 4, 2009
SEATS
I WAS DRIVING ON A SURFACE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH AND SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A STOP AT AN APPROACHING RED LIGHT WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BACK COLLAPSED THROWING ME BACKWARDS WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. AT THAT POINT MY LEG WAS STRETCHED STRAIGHT AND I HAD DIFFICULTY REACHING THE BRAKE PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL MYSELF BACK UP BY PULLING ON THE STEERING WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS ONLY TO SEE THAT I WAS QUICKLY APPROACHING A CAR THAT HAD STOPPED FOR THE LIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. ONCE SITTING BACK UP IN MY SEAT I WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES IN TIME TO AVOID REAR-ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WITH ONLY INCHES TO SPARE. THE CAR AT THAT POINT WAS BARELY DRIVABLE BUT I DID MANAGE TO DRIVE TO MY MECHANIC WITHOUT A SEAT BACK. THIS IS A POWER SEAT ABLE TO ADJUST FORWARD/BACKWARD, UP/DOWN, AND TILT BACK/FORWARD THE MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE MOTOR ASSEMBLY AS THERE WAS NO WAY TO PURCHASE ONLY THE DEFECTIVE REPLACEMENT PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290554November 2, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, WHEELS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ON MY 05 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY HEAD LIGHTS SOMETIMES WONT COME ON, THE PARKING LIGHTS WILL, I HAVE TO TURN THEM ON AND OFF A COUPLE OF TIMES, AND ON JUST THE OTHER NIGHT WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THEY TURNED THEMSELVES OFF WHILE IT WAS DARK AND ABOUT HAD A WRECK, SO I WOULD THINK THIS IS DANGEROUS AND NEEDS A RECALL, AND WHILE IM ON HERE ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO I WAS REPLACING THE BRAKES ON THE SAME VAN, AND WHILE HAND TORQUING THE WHEEL LUG NUTS BY HAND I HAD 11 WHEEL STUDS JUST TWIST OFF, AND WAS DONE BY HAND, NO AIR TOOL WAS USED IN THIS, I HAVE CHANGED MANY BRAKES ON CARS AND NEVER HAVE I HAD AND WHEEL STUDS JUST TWIST OFF BY HAND. WITH THESE 2 THINGS I SACRED TO DRIVE IT NOW, WITH MY 2 KIDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290594November 2, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I OWN CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE, 2001. THE ENGINE GOT BROKEN ON THE HIGHWAY AS A RESULT OF OIL SLUDGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289446October 23, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. COMPUTER WILL NO LONGER "GO TO SLEEP" AND DRAINS THE BATTERY. THE CAR MUST NOW BE JUMP STARTED WITH A PORTABLE BOOSER PACK THAT I CARRY IN THE CAR. DEALER CLAIMS THE COMPUTER MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1,000 PLUS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289508October 23, 2009
AIR BAGS, STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING TOURING. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH SHE HAD DIFFICULTY STEERING. THE STEERING COLUMN ALSO TURNED UPSIDE DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT FIRST, BUT THEN BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORST OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. ALTHOUGH SHE EXPERIENCED AN IDENTICAL FAILURE, HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL NUMBER 04V579000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM). THE "AIR BAG" WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288963October 19, 2009
SUSPENSION:REAR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH HE HEARD A NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION HE NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE FAILED. HE REMOVED THE TIRE AND DISCOVERED CORROSION ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER REAR SHACKLE. HE SPECULATED THAT THE SHACKLES FAILED SINCE THEY WERE MADE OUT OF ALUMINUM. HE REPLACED THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR SHACKLES WITH METAL SHACKLES. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288603October 15, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS,THE SPARKS PLUG WIRES FOR THE 3 REAR CYLINDERS ARE ROUTED IN A MANNER THAT PUTS THEM ON TOP OF THE FUEL RAIL,IN THE ODD OCCURRENCE THE SPARKS PLUG WIRES FAIL THEY CAN SEND A SHOCK OF ELECTRICITY AT THE FUEL RAIL CAUSING IT TO SHORT OUT THE IGNITION AND CAUSING A FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286033October 1, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I HAVE A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE WITH EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM: THE HORN GOES OFF WHENEVER IT WANTS TO. THE FIRST TIME IT COMPLETELY BURNED OUT BOTH OF THE HORNS, WHICH I HAD TO PAY FOR TO BE REPLACED, SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS LONG OUT OF WARRANTY. OF COURSE, THE HORN ALWAYS ACTIVATED ITSELF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. THE CHRYSLER DEALER DIAGNOSIS REVEALED THAT THE HORN SWITCH IS SOMEHOW DEFECTIVE, SOMETHING I FIGURE OUT AFTER BANGING ON THE PAD DURING ONE SCENARIO ONLY TO DISCOVER THIS CAUSED THE HORN TO TURN OFF. THE HORN SWITCH IS DESIGNED AS SOME SORT OF MEMBRANE AND IS NON-CONVENTIONAL BY ANY MEANS. TEMPERATURE EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION CAUSES THE TWO SIDE OF THE SWITCH TO CONNECT ON THEIR OWN. TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, YOU CAN ONLY REPLACE THE SWITCH IF YOU REPLACE THE ENTIRE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY, A PART WHICH IS QUITE COSTLY. SO, INSTEAD OF PAYING THE OVER ONE GRAND REPAIR COST FOR SOMETHING THAT IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, I WIRED IN A SWITCH TO THE SIDE DASH FUSE COMPARTMENT IN BETWEEN THE HORN RELAY AND THE CONNECTOR AND MOUNTED THE SWITCH IN THE CENTER OF THE PANEL DOOR. NOW, WHEN I LEAVE THE VEHICLE, I SIMPLY THROW THE SWITCH AND MY HORN WORRIES ARE OVER. A HASSLE? MAYBE, BUT AT LEAST I DON'T HAVE TO RUN OUT TO THE CAR IN MY UNDERWEAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TO TAP THE STEERING WHEEL PAD TO STOP THAT INFERNAL BLARING OF THE HORN. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL BY CHRYSLER--WHICH IT NEVER WAS--AS THE SWITCH DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE. SLIPSHOD ENGINEERING IS MY ANALYSIS. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS BUT THEY ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY, PROBABLY BECAUSE THIS MODEL HAS SO MANY ELECTRICAL, COMPUTER, AND ALARM ISSUES THAT THEY WOULD HAVE GONE BROKE FIXING ALL OF THEM. MY DASH LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF AT RANDOM AND I'M ALSO HAVING ALARM AND KEY FOB ISSUES. I REALLY LOVE MY CONVERTIBLE, BUT I'LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285616September 29, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE CAR IS A 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING COUPE AND WHILE DRIVING IT AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL BROKE AWAY FROM THE SUSPENSION ARM CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT I COULD HEAR A SQUEAKING IN THE DIRECTION OF THE FAILED PART WHEN DRIVING ON RELATIVELY SMOOTH SURFACES AS WELL AS OVER BUMPS. THIS LASTED ONLY A WEEK BEFORE THE PART FAILED COMPLETELY. THERE WAS NOT ONE SIGNIFICANT INCIDENT THAT STARTED THE SQUEAKING AND RUBBING SOUNDS. ULTIMATELY, THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AND THE SUSPENSION ARM REPLACED. IF I WERE DRIVING ANY FASTER THAN 25 MPH WITH TRAFFIC AROUND ME, SEVERE CONSEQUENCES WOULD HAVE ARISEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285216September 25, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. SHE ALSO SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM FAILED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 66,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285255September 25, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. CORROSION WAS PRESENT ON THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT SEAL. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000. UPDATED 10/27/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT SEAL BOOT FAILED. IT DETERIORATED WHICH CAUSED SEPARATION OF THE BALL JOINT. UPDATED 10/28/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285007September 23, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING WITH 2.7L V6 ENGINE. ENGINE HAS NOT FAILED YET, BUT ONLY BECAUSE I NO LONGER DRIVE CAR FOR FEAR ENGINE WILL SEIZE WHILE I'M DRIVING, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. OIL LIGHT STARTED FLICKERING BEGINNING OF AUG. 2009; REPLACED OIL PRESSURE SWITCH, WHICH DID NOT RESOLVE PROBLEM; MECHANIC RECOMMENDED REPLACING OIL PUMP; AFTER RESEARCHING, DISCOVERED OIL SLUDGE ISSUE, WHICH I AM 100% POSITIVE IS THE PROBLEM WITH MY SEBRING. 87,000 MILES ON CAR; HAVE CHANGED OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES; MORE OFTEN THAN RECOMMENDED BY CHRYSLER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284926September 22, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR LOST PRESSURE WITHOUT WARNING DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE AND JUST CAME TO A STOP AND THE ENGINE WAS BARELY RUNNING EVENTHOUGH IT NEVER CUT OFF. IT WOULD CRANK FINE BUT WOULD NOT MOVE, NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU MASH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON , THEN BLINKED A FEW TIMES AND WENT BACK OUT. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AND ABOUT 4 HOURS LATER, I WENT TO CHECK IT AGAIN AND IT STARTED BACK TO DRIVING FINE. I JUST NEW I WOULD GET SLAMMED INTO ON THAT INTERSTATE. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS MATTER THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284159September 16, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ON APRIL 30, 2009, MY WELL MAINTAINED 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING EXPERIENCED TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. THE ENGINE IN QUESTION WAS THE DEFECTIVE 2.7 LITRE V6 ENGINE WHICH ARE PRONE TO OIL SLUDGE. A STALLED LAWSUIT CLAIMS AS WELL DO I, 'THE ENGINES WERE DEFECTIVE IN THAT THE ENGINE DESIGN CAUSED THE FORMATION OF ENGINE OIL SLUDGE TO AN UNACCEPTABLE AND IMPROPER DEGREE, THAT THE BUILD-UP OF SUCH OIL SLUDGE RESULTED IN EXCESSIVE HEATING OF THE ENGINE, EXCESSIVE WEAR AND TEAR OF THE ENGINE, EXCESSIVE FORMATION OF CARBON DEPOSITS WHICH BLOCKED OIL PASSAGEWAYS AND RESTRICTION OF OIL CIRCULATION IN THE ENGINE, AND RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL FAILURE OF THE ENGINE''. CHRYSLER CORP AND MY LOCAL DEALER REFUSE TO INVESTIGATE AND DENY KNOWLEDGE OF THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, WHICH IS STALLED DUE TO THE FILING OF CHAPTER 11. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284362September 16, 2009
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
1996 CHRYSLER SEBRING WHEEL CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE. WHILE THE DRIVER PULLED OFF TO THE RIGHT BERM, THE WHEEL CROSSED THE MEDIAN AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. *KB ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE LUG NUTS SHEARED OFF. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0734-90.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284078September 15, 2009
STRUCTURE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
MY 2008 CHRYSLER CONVERTIBLE CLOTH TOP HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR 3 WEEKS AS OF TODAY. THE TRUNK LID WON'T GO DOWN. THE TOWING COMPANY WOULD NOT EVEN TOW IT BECAUSE IT WOULD DAMAGE THE CAR FURTHER. CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THEY HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS AND THAT THEY WERE "TOOLING" THE TOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283865September 14, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS PROCEEDING TO MAKE A TURN; SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND RESUME OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE ALSO INTERMITTENTLY EXHIBITED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283949September 14, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2001 CHRY SEBRING CONVT LIMITED WITH A 2.7 ENGINE. IT WAS PURCHASED FROM A DEALER WITH 38,000 MILES AND NOW HAS 72,000 MILES AND I HAD NO IDEAL THAT WHEN GETTING IN MY CAR TO GO TO WORK ONE MORNING THAT IT WOULD NOT START. THE MOTOR WOULD ONLY LIGHTLY TURN BUT NOT FULLY TURN OVER. I MADE SURE OF THE REGULAR OIL CHANGES AS WITH ANY OTHER CAR I'VE HAD IN THE PAST. THE MOTOR IS SLUDGE LIKE I'VE NEVER CHANGED THE OIL SINCE I'VE HAD IT. I PAID 11,000 CASH AND VERY DISAPPOINTED ! I TOO AM DISAPPOINTED AND UPSET THAT CHRYSLER ISN'T STANDING UP TO THIS PROBLEM. IT'S A VERY PRETTY CAR BUT THAT DOESN'T GET ME TO WORK BEING PRETTY.SO I'M GOING TO TRY TO REPAIR IT. FOR AROUND 3,000. I BELIEVE IF WE STAND TOGETHER THOSE WHO BELIEVE WILL PRAY JESUS WILL CHANGE CHRYSLER TO DO A RECALL. WE'LL ALL FEEL BETTER. OH, THIS WAS MY THIRD CHRYSLER VEHICLE A 1997TOWN & COUNTRY AND A 1999 SEBRING CONVT. I'M AT THIS POINT AFRAID TO GET ANY OTHER. EVEN TO REPAIR IT MAY LOCK UP IT SEEMS IN TWO YEARS READING OTHERS COMPLAINTS. I REALLY HATE THAT I'VE LOST ALOT OF HARD WORKING CASH ONLY TO PUT OUT MORE. I DON'T WANT ANOTHER USE MOTOR DUE TO MY FINDINGS WITH THE 2.7. I COULDN'T EVEN DO THE CLUNKER DEAL. I'M GLAD NO ONE AT THIS TIME HAS GOTTEN KILLED OR HURT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283777September 12, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2001 SEBRING CONVERTIBLE NEEDS TO HAVE ENGINE REPLACED. WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND A SOUND LIKE A SODA CAN INSIDE THE ENGINE STARTED. MECHANIC SAYS ROD BARON GONE BAD. SEARCHED AND SAID THIS 2.7L ENGINE IS GARBAGE AND SAYS THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN WITH A REPLACEMENT ENGINE. THE ENGINE IS GARBAGE. CAR HAS SAT IN MY GARAGE WHILE I DECIDE WHAT TO DO...4K TO REPAIR AND BEING TOLD IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN...'!@#$% CHRYSLER HOW DO YOU STAY IN BUSINESS!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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