Chrysler Sebring Complaints

3,876 consumer complaints on file.

#10225571April 24, 2008
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY AN SUV. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED AND HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE IMPACT WAS GREAT ENOUGH FOR THE AIRBAGS TO HAVE DEPLOYED. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 86,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10225636April 24, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. SHE HAD A MECHANIC PERFORM AN OIL CHANGE AND REMOVE ALL OF THE SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. TWO DAYS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. SHE WAS RELATIVELY CLOSE TO HER HOME AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE; THEREFORE, SOME OF HER PEERS PUSHED THE VEHICLE BACK TO HER HOUSE. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A CONTINUOUS ISSUE WITH SLUDGE BUILD UP AND THEY ALSO NOTED THAT THE TIMING CHAINS WERE FAILING. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V299002 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 71,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225447April 23, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY THE DEALER AND MAINTAINED ON A ROUTINE SCHEDULE AS YOU COULD IMAGINE (BEING THAT THE DEALERS WIFE DROVE IT) AND THEN I PURCHASED IT IN 2006 AND KEPT ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AS WELL, DOING OIL CHANGES AS SUGGESTED. WELL, I WAS RECENTLY DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING OR ANYTHING, I JUST STARTED HEARING THIS LOUD KNOCKING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND THEN IT JUST DIED....RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY...I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE HIT. I HAD TO BE TOWED AND TOOK IT TO THE CLOSEST SERVICE SHOP AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE HAD JUST REPLACED AN ENGINE LIKE MINE IN ANOTHER CUSTOMERS CAR TWO WEEKS BEFORE THAT HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN. HE SAID THAT THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE FROM CLOGGED OIL PASSAGES, WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BE STARVED OF OIL, CAUSING THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE PARTS. I CALLED THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD MY CAR MAINTENANCE THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME "WELL THOSE WEREN'T THE BEST ENGINES THAT CHRYLSER EVER BUILT" BUT HE THEN PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE, TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT $7,000. I REGULARLY DID EVERYTHING I COULD TO KEEP THIS VEHICLE IN TIP TOP CONDITION AND HAD NO WARNING THERE WAS ANY ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE AND FEEL THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY CHRYSLER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225480April 23, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND THE CAR STARTED MAKING LOUD KNOCKING NOISES. WHEN I GOT HOME I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AS THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE, 2.7L V6 DOHC, IS KNOW TO HAVE DESIGN PROBLEMS THAT LEAD TO FAILURE. I HAD IT TOWED TO ANOTHER MECHANIC FOR A SECOND OPINION AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING ALMOST VERBATIM. THERE WERE 76,000 MILES ON THE CAR WHEN IT FAILED AND BECAUSE OF THE EXPENSE OF THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT, $5,800, AND THE AMOUNT I STILL OWE ON THIS CAR WHICH I HAVE ONLY HAD FOR 2 YEARS, $8,000, I AM AT A FINANCIAL LOSS HAVING TO CONTINUE TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON A CAR THAT WILL NOT RUN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225531April 23, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SMOKING (OIL BURNING EVERYWHERE) OIL PRESSURE SWITCH FAILED APR. 07. HAD MAJOR TUNE UP DONE IN AUG. 07. THEN HAD BATTERY TROUBLE CAR DIED HAD TOWED TO SHOP, MEC. CHECKED BATTERY AND RECHARGED IT SAID TO REPLACE IT SOON, THEN THE NEXT DAY HEARD A TICKING NOISE AND A BIG CLUNK ON MY WAY TO WORK BUT WENT TO THE SHOP INSTEAD THEY FOUND INTERMIX THROUGH-OUT, HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225207April 21, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
THERE WAS A CREAKING SOUND UNDERNEATH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE FRONT OF THE CAR DROPPED DOWN AND I HAD DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE CAR. THE RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINT HAD BROKEN. PRIOR TO THIS EVENT I HAD BEEN DRIVING 55MPH WITH 2 CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THANKFULLY, I HAD DROPPED THE CHILDREN OFF AND WAS TRAVELING AT 25 MPH WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225214April 21, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN GOES OFF WHEN DOOR IS OPENED, OR WHEN DRIVING . HAVE TO BEAT THE HORN TO TURN THIS OFF. I SMELL AN HOT ELECTRONIC SMELL. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225236April 21, 2008
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRES, SIZE P205\60\R16 (NA). THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE AND DAMAGED ONE OF THE WHEELS. HE INSTALLED A SPARE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH HAS BEEN IN USE FOR SIX MONTHS. HE IS WAITING FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO PROVIDE THE ORIGINAL TIRE FOR THE VEHICLE, BUT IT IS ON BACK ORDER. THE CONTACT HAS HAD TO REFILL THE TIRES EVERY WEEK WITH AIR. THE DOT NUMBER FOR EACH TIRE WAS (MGXV)(HMIR)(4604). THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225000April 19, 2008
SEAT BELTS
OCCASIONALLY, THE SEATBELT ON ON MY 1997 CHRYSLER SEBRING LOCKS UP. WHEN IT DOES, IT CANNOT BE EXTENDED/PULLED OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. WHEN IT HAPPENS, BOTH SEATBELTS FREEZE, LEADING TO THE CONCLUSION THAT IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. SOMETIMES, AFTER WAITING A HALF HOUR OR SO, THE PROBLEM CORRECTS ITSELF. IN THE MEANTIME, UNLESS I HAVE TIME TO WAIT, I MUST DRIVE WITHOUT THE SAFETY OF MY SEATBELT, WHICH NOT ONLY PUTS MY LIFE AT RISK, BUT MAKES ME A LAWBREAKER AND POTENTIALLY LIABLE FOR A TICKET. I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL CHRYLER DEALERS, NONE OF WHOM ADMITS TO HAVING HEARD OF THE PROBLEM AND ALL OF WHOM WANT TO RUN EXPENSIVE TESTS TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWS THAT MANY MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. IT IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION, AND WE NEED THE GOVERNMENT TO STEP IN AN HELP US PLEASE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224912April 18, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED OR WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING AND SQUEAKING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V21002 (SUSPENSION:FRONT: CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT) WAS REFERENCED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN MAY OF 2001 AND WAS INSPECTED FOR THE SAFETY RECALL AT THAT TIME, BUT NO REPAIR WAS MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,184. UPDATED 05/05/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE BALL JOINTS, THAT WERE RECALLED.. UPDATED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224546April 15, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
TRUNK LID WILL NOT STAY UP. WILL SLAM CLOSED IF NOT PROPPED OPEN. IN THE PAST THERE HAVE BEEN A MULTITUDE OF THESE SAME COMPLAINTS, INCLUDING ONES I HAVE FILED, BUT NO THEY ARE NO LONGER ON THE LIST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10224387April 14, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
ON MY 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING ONE OF THE BALL JOINTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL SEPARATED IN A PARKING LOT, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO BECOME DETACHED. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED IT WAS RUSTED OUT WHICH WAS SURPRISING SINCE THE CAR ONLY HAD 37K MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MICHIGAN AND OHIO FOR 5 YEARS AND CALIFORNIA FOR 2 YEARS. THE MECHANIC WAS SURPRISED AND HE SAID IT NORMALLY TAKES OVER 100K MILES FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE CAR WAS REPAIRED (WITH REPLACEMENT OF ALL BALL JOINTS AND THE CONTROL ARMS) AND I HAVE THE PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224531April 14, 2008
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
2004 SEBRING CONVERTIBLE TOURING EDITION WITH 25,700 MILES. LEATHER INTERIOR WITH HEATED SEATS. WHILE SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT OF MY SON'S SCHOOL, MY SON FELT SOMETHING HOT ON HIS BACK. THE HEATED SEATS WERE ON 1, THE HEATING ELEMENT BURNT THROUGH THE CUSHION AND LEATHER SEAT BACK AND ALSO BURNT A HOLE INTO HIS COAT. THE CUSHION OR THE POLYESTER FILL IN HIS COAT WAS IN A BLACK MOLTEN FORM AND BURNT THE TIP OF HIS FINGER AND HE JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR. THE HOLE IN THE SEAT WAS THE SIZE OF A QUARTER AND NEEDED TO BE EXTINGUISHED WITH A WATER BOTTLE TO STOP IT FROM BURNING,THE SEAT WAS ON FIRE! CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP WOULDN'T COVER REPAIRS, NOT A WARRANTY PROBLEM. SEPARATE WARRANTY THAT WAS PURCHASED DIDN'T WANT TO COVER DAMAGES, UPHOLSTERY IS NOT COVERED, BUT I ARGUED THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR, SEATS DON'T CATCH ON FIRE. THE FINAL OUTCOME, WARRANTY COMPANY SENT A USED SEAT TO MY HOME. CAR DEALERSHIP CHARGED 65.00 TO CALL WARRANTY COMPANY WITH A LIST OF PARTS TOTALING $ 3,200.00 FOR SEAT BACK. WHEN AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN WARRANTY COMPANY AND MYSELF TO INSTALL A USED SEAT, DEALER WANTED AN ADDITIONAL $ 85.00 TO INSTALL SEAT. THUS THE REASON THE SEAT WAS SENT TO MY HOUSE. HAD THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AN ACCIDENT WOULD'VE BEEN CERTAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10224273April 12, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROLLER WHILE DRIVE FAILED...*BF *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224011April 8, 2008
WHEELS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING. ON DECEMBER 1, 2007, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH THAT CAUSED THE WHEEL TO FRACTURE. SINCE THAT TIME, HE HAS BEEN USING THE TEMPORARY SPARE TIRE, BUT THE TREAD HAS BECOME BARE. HE BELIEVES THAT THE TIRE WILL BE WORN TO THE TREAD IN APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS. THE PART FOR THE REPAIR HAS BEEN UNAVAILABLE AND HE CANNOT GET A TIMEFRAME FROM THE MANUFACTURER AS TO WHEN IT WILL ARRIVE OR ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEELS ALSO LEAK AND HE HAS TO PLACE AIR IN THEM EACH WEEK. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,975 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. UPDATED 04/23/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PART HAS BEEN UNAVAILABLE FOR 6 MONTHS. UPDATED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223585April 7, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY WIFE AND I HAD PURCHASED AN 05 CHRYSLER SEBRING TOURING CONVERTIBLE FROM THE HUNTINGTON DEALERSHIP WITH 22,800 MILE ON THE CLOCK. SEVERAL WEEKS AFTER OUR PURCHASE THE NIGHTMARE HAD BEGUN. THE ENGINE HAD OVER HEATED ON THE FREEWAY, WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND INSPECTED BY THE GLENDALE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. THEY RELEASED THE VEHICLE BACK TO USE. WE RAN INTO THE SAME PROBLEM ANOTHER 2 TIMES, AND THE EXACT SAME WAY AND PROBLEM. THE THIRD TIME THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEIR WAS AN AIR BUBBLE AND THEY HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM. GUESS WHAT HAPPENED RECENTLY THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME THE ENGINE HAS BEEN DAMAGED BUT CHRYSLER DOESN'T WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE SEMI VALLEY DEALERSHIP. EVEN THOUGH MY WARRANTY COVERS THIS, THEY DON'T WANT TO BE OUT OF POCKET. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR OVER A WEEK, WITH THEM NOT ALLOWING ME A RENTAL. I HAVE HAD TO SEEK OTHER TRANSPORT MEANS WHICH HAS COST ME. AT THE CURRENT MOMENT I AM STILL WITHOUT A VEHICLE I HAD TO APPROVE OF AN ENGINE TEAR DOWN TO FIND THE PROBLEM WHICH HAS TAKEN THREE DAYS AND WILL NEED AN INSPECTOR FROM CHRYSLER TO COME AND APPROVE THE FINDINGS AND THE REPAIR. ALL JUST SO CHRYSLER CAN TRY AND POINT THE FINGER (WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE FROM THE GET GO). AND I'M NOT EVER SURE IF CHRYSLER WILL APPROVE OF THE REPAIR. I HOPE THEY WILL DO WHAT'S IN THE CUSTOMERS INTEREST CONSIDERING THE STRESS AND HEARTACHE THIS HAS CAUSED. I DO KNOW THAT I WILL NEVER BUY A CHRYSLER AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223940April 4, 2008
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING REAR WINDOW BROKE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON AND THE REAR WINDOW BROKE INTO PIECES WITHOUT WARNING. THE REAR WINDOW ALSO BROKE WHEN PUTTING THE CONVERTIBLE TOP DOWN. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222736March 30, 2008
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
I BOUGHT A USED CAR FROM A LICENSED INSPECTION STATION AND USED CAR DEALER 28 DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR I FOUND OUT THE FRAME WAS ROTTED AND IT SHOULD HAVE NEVER PASSED INSPECTION THE PLACE I BOUGHT THE CAR INSPECTED IT WHEN I TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT IT HE REFUSED TO REFUND MY MONEY OR RETURN MY CALLS I DON'T BELIEVE THAT A USED CAR DEALER LIKE THIS SHOULD BE IN BUSINESS AND WOULD LIKE SOMETHING DONE THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURIES TO MY FAMILY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222535March 27, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AREA THAT SOUNDED LIKE A LOUD MUFFLER. WE TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC NEAR OUR HOME WHO DIAGNOSED IT WITH A FAILED TENSIONER SPRING ON THE TIMING BELT WHICH CAUSED ENGINE SLUDGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222401March 26, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I AM WRITING IN REGARDS TO MY 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING WHICH CONTAINS A 2.7L ENGINE THAT FAILED IN DECEMBER 2006 WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON I-75, A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN OHIO (CINCINNATI) DURING A BUSY HOUR OF THE DAY (BETWEEN 6PM & 7PM). THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. I HAD MY OIL CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES AT A DEALERSHIP. I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND MY ENGINE LOCKED UP. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE FAILURE. IT WOULD COST MORE TO GET THE ENGINE FIXED THAN THE CAR IS WORTH, AND I HAVE NOT FOUND ANYONE (BESIDES A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, WHICH QUOTED ME $8,900 TO REPAIR MY ENGINE) THAT WOULD AGREE TO REPAIRING MY CAR BECAUSE NO ONE WANTS TO WORK ON THAT ENGINE MODEL. MY ENGINE HAD 80,000 MILES ON IT WHEN IT FAILED. I HAD MY OIL CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES AT A DEALERSHIP, THERE IS NO REASON MY ENGINE SHOULD HAVE FAILED. MY ENGINE IS STILL NOT FIXED. NOT ONLY DID THIS ISSUE PUT ME IN HARMS WAY WHEN THE CAR STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY, BUT IT HAS CAUSED A FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. PLEASE ADVISE IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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