Chrysler Sebring Complaints

3,876 consumer complaints on file.

#10185257March 15, 2007
WHEELS:RIM, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ALL 4 WHEELS FAILED AT ABOUT 38,000 MILES DEALER AND REGIONAL BOTH DENIED RESPONSIBILITY I LOST 2 TIRES AND HAD TO REPLACE 4 WHEELS AT COST OF $1000.00. THEIR COMMENT IT WAS COSMETIC! NOT COVERED. I AM NO LONGER A CHRYSLER CUSTOMER, NOR WILL I EVER BE AGAIN, CHRYSLER SHOULD OWN UP TO THE ISSUE AND MAKE COMPENSATION. *JB
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185102March 14, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE LXI, WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE OIL LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. WHEN ACCELERATING THE OIL LIGHT TURNED OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE ON 6 OCCASIONS DUE TO ENGINE NOISES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH WITHOUT A CRASH. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, WHON STATED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 67,892. *AK
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184509March 8, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING HIS 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT TURNED ON & OFF INTERMITTENTLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH. THE CONTACT WENT THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A CHRYSLER DEALER AS THE ELECTRONIC SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR HAD BEEN DONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000. THE CONTACT HAS THE REPAIR ORDER. *AK UPATED 04/12/07. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184532March 8, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER SEABRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILD UP IN HIS ENGINE ,AND NOW THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE SLUDGE CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE KEPT MAKING NOISES, AND HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ON ONE OCCASION DURING A TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE ENGINE SHAKING AND MAKING NOISES AND WILL NOT USE THE VEHICLE, ALSO THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING. THE CONTACT HAD BEEN TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 12 HOURS THE PREVIOUS DAY WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN OVERHEATING THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY HAD MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE REGULARLY. THE WEATHER WAS NICE AND THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 65 - 70 MPH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE BOTH 73,298.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184383March 6, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE CAR IS DRAINING ANTI-FREEZE FROM THE FREEZE PLUGS, WHICH HAVE RUSTED >FROM THE INSIDE OUT. IF THEY GO COMPLETELY, ALL OF THE ANTIFREEZE BLOWS OUT >AND THE ENGINE BURNS UP. IT'S NOT A WARRANTY OR A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR >PROBLEM. IT'S A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM DATING BACK TO HOW CHRYSLER MADE THE >CAR. >> CHRYSLER MADE SEBRINGS FOR A WHILE DOWN IN MEXICO AND HAS BEEN FORCED >TO RECALL THE FREEZE PLUGS ON MANY OF THE IDENTICAL SEBRINGS AS THIS ONE. >SAME YEAR, SAME PLANT DOWN IN MEXICO, SAME MAKE, SAME MODEL. FOR SOME >REASON, THIS CAR'S VIN NUMBER WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND IT SHOULD >HAVE BEEN. IT'S HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM FOR THE SAME REASON AS THE OTHER >RECALLS CHRYSLER WAS FORCED TO MAKE BECAUSE OF SAFETY ISSUES. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE MANAGER, THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND IS A $3500 REPAIR JOB. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183684February 27, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE WAS LEAKING SOME TYPE OF RED FLUID. TURNED OUT TO BE TRANSMISSION FLUID, PAPERWORK SAID REPLACED TRANS HOSES, CLAMPS, AND SOLENOID PACK (2/6/07). BLOWER MOTOR ONLY WORKED ON HIGHEST SETTING, THE REPLACED THE BAD BLOWER MOTOR FOR HEAT/COOLING(10/17/06). REPLACED RESONATOR PIPE AND MUFFLER AFTER NOTICING ACCELERATION WAS SLUGGISH AND LOUD (3/22/06). *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183698February 27, 2007
AIR BAGS
HEARD CRACKING NOISES FROM STEERING COLUMN. AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON; HORN DOES NOT WORK; CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. NOTE: DEALER AWARE OF PROBLEM. "AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING" FAILURE. PART IS CURRENTLY ON NATIONAL BACKORDER FROM CHRYSLER, ACCORDING TO DEALER SERVICE MGR. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A FUNCTIONING AIR BAG SRS, HORN, OR CRUISE CONTROL. BASICALLY, THIS ONE PART FAILURE HAS RENDERED THE VEHICLE UNSAFE AND ILLEGAL TO OPERATE WHILE I AWAIT A MANUFACTURER'S BACK ORDERED PART. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183549February 26, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE NEAR HER FEET. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POP AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND TOWED IT TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,164. THE MECHANICS DIAGNOSIS STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CHRYSLER REFUSED TO AUTHORIZE THE ENGINE REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183073February 20, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING WITH 120000 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 5 MPH AND TRYING TO PARK SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE BUT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND WOULD NOT TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLOOR MAT GOT TANGLED INTO THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT UNTANGLED THE FLOOR MAT THEN THE STEERING WORKED PROPERLY. THERE WAS A RECALL ON 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING JXI FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182867February 17, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING, CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BOULEVARD; RESTART AND DROVE TO NEAREST PARKING LOT. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO AUTOMOTIVE SHOP. UPON INVESTIGATION FOUND WATER IN OIL, 544 OTHER CASES FILED 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING WEAK ENGINE BLOCK FAILURE AFTER 34K MILES, WE LUCKED OUT AFTER 66K MILES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182371February 12, 2007
SEAT BELTS
THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON MY 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE CAME ONE. TAKING IT TO THE DEALER, THEY INDICATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE BEFORE UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CAR WAS 3 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY THAT IT WOULD BE MY RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE IT. WHEN I BALKED, THE DEALER "GAVE" ME THE PART AND CHARGED ME FOR THE LABOR. I FOLLOWED UP WITH CHRYSLER INDICATING THAT I FELT THIS WAS A RECURRING SAFETY RELATED DEFECT AND AS SUCH, THEY SHOULD FIX IT FOR FREE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE FREE PART WAS ALL THE "GOODWILL" GESTURE THAT I WOULD RECEIVE. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 14,000 MILES ON IT AND A COMPONENT OF THE SAFETY RESTRAIN SYSTEM HAS ALREADY FAILED TWICE. CHRYSLER DOES NOT SEEM TO BE CONCERNED, SO I AM FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA AS I FEEL THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED OCCURRENCE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182196February 10, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH MY CAR AND IT'S PERFORMANCE, TILL ONE DAY ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO I NOTICED THE RPM'S RUNNING A BIT TOO HIGH AT 65 MPH. I TURNED THE RADIO DOWN AND THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS WORKING TO HARD ON A FLAT STRAIGHT PLAIN. I TRIED TO DOWNSHIFT THE TRANSMISSION INTO 4TH FROM DRIVE(5TH) BUT IT DID NOT CHANGE. SO THE TRANS. WILL NOT GO INTO 5TH GEAR AND ON COLD DAYS IT WILL REV UP TO 4 TO 5 K BEFORE IT WILL SHIFT FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR AT ABOUT 30 TO 40 MPH. I'M GOING TODAY TO GET THE OIL CHANGED AND WILL TELL THE DEALERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM AND THE RECALLS AND OTHER TRANSMISSION PROBLEM REPORTS I HAVE READ TODAY........................... IT IS NOW LATER IN THE DAY, THE DEALERSHIP LOOKED OVER MY CAR, HOOKED IT UP TO THE COMPUTER, AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN, NO EXPLANATION FOR WHAT I AM EXPERIENCING WAS GIVEN. I HAVE THE REPORT FROM THE DEALER AND I AM NOW SUBMITTING THIS, I WILL LEAVE THIS PAPER TRAIL TO GET SOME COST RECOVERY DUE TO THE CAR AND DEALERSHIPS INABILITY TO FIX THIS SEEMINGLY COMMON PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182020February 8, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF. DEALER STATES THAT THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS REPLACING. GOOGLE SEARCH HAS SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN FORUMS BY OTHER CHRYSLER OWNERS. A FEW STATING THAT THEY FLASH ON AN OFF WHILE THEY ARE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE DEALER TAPPED THE PART FOR ME AND THEY TURN ON...TAP AGAIN...THEY TURN OFF. THE DEALER CHARGES 300 TO REPLACE THIS PART. ARE THEY REPLACING IT WITH ANOTHER PART THAT WILL GO DEFECTIVE OR HAVE THEY FIXED THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. OUR HEADLIGHTS SHOULD BE RELIABLE...*JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181843February 7, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK ON JUNE 28TH THE CAR BEGAN TO KNOCK AND SHAKE WILDLY. MY ENGINE JUST BLEW, I HAD OIL CHANGES REGULARLY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH AND WORKING TO FIND ME A NEW ENGINE, MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THIS ENGINE IS NOTORIOUS FOR BLOWING AND THEY USUALLY GO AT 50,000 MILES. AT LEAST I GOT 70,000. IT IS SITTING IN HIS SHOP RIGHT NOW, I CAN'T PAY FOR IT. THIS CAR COST $30,000. NEW. I LEASED IT NOW IT WILL COST $36,000. AND I WILL HAVE NOTHING TO SHOW FOR IT COME DECEMBER! *JB
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181804February 6, 2007
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT ON, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL DO NOT WORK.... CAUSE BROKEN CLOCKSPRING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181439February 2, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2001 SEBRING ENGINE LOCKED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION DUE TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE PISTON RODS, BEARING AND CRANKSHAFT ON THE 2.7L ENGINE. THIS FAILURE HAS BEEN WIDELY REPORTED AND I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE JUST CLEARED THE FT. MCHENRY TUNNEL ON I95 IN BALTIMORE MARYLAND. THE CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY HAS RECORDED MANY OF THESE TYPES OF ISSUES WITH THE SEBRING. IT WILL COST $6,000 TO REPAIR AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10180971January 29, 2007
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND TRYING TO MAKE A TURN AT 5 MPH HEARD A POP, THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE DRIVER DETERMINED THAT THE TIE ROD SEPARATED INTO TWO PIECES. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10180928January 28, 2007
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK I BEGAN TO SMELL SOMETHING FUNNY, THE DRIVE TO WORK TAKES ABOUT ONE HOUR, I CHECKED AROUND THE CAR FOR A REASON FOR THE SMELL BUT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. ON MY WAY HOME THAT EVENING FROM WORK I COULD SMELL IT AGAIN. WHEN I STOPPED BY A STORE NEAR MY HOME I PICKED MY PURSE UP OFF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND NOTICED A HOLE ON MY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THAT HAD BURNED THROUGH AND ALSO BURNED THOUGH A PIECE OF PAPER THAT HAD BEEN ON THE FRONT SEAT AND IT HAD ALSO BURNED THROUGH TO THE BOTTOM OF MY PURSE. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF MY HEATED CAR SEATS BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SEAT. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE IF SOMEONE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGERS SEAT AT THE TIME OR IF THIS WAS THE DRIVER SEAT THAT OVERHEATED AND BURNED THROUGH. I CALLED THE NEXT DAY TO CHRYSLER BUT THEY WERE CLOSED UNTIL MON. I PLAN ON CALLING THEM ON MONDAY TO REPORT THIS AND SEE WHAT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY IS FOR DEFECT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10180847January 26, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, STEERING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SINCE I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE IN 2001 I HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY WINDOW, STEERING CLICKING, POWER TRAIN COMPUTER AND TRANSMISSION COMPUTER, TAPPING IN THE ENGINE, ENGINE FAILURE, CRANKSHAFT, NOW SERVERE KNOCKING. I WILL NOT ADVICE ANYONE TO PURCHASE A SEBRING FROM CHYSLER. IT'S SAD THAT CHYSLER NOT HELPING CORRECT THE PROBLEMS THAT THEIR VEHICLE HAS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10179412January 22, 2007
SUSPENSION
HAVE LOUD CLUNCK IN FRONT OF VEHICLE, REPAIR JOB WAS DONE, BALL JOINT AND CONTROL ARM, DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL, BUT ONE DAY LATER PROBLEM RETURNED. I AM BEING TOLD CANNNOT DO ANYTHING ELSE UNTIL THE PROBLEM RETURNS, THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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