Chrysler Sebring Complaints

3,876 consumer complaints on file.

#10166328August 23, 2006
WHEELS:RIM
CHROME WHEEL RIMS PROVIDED ON THIS VEHICLE ARE BADLY CORRODED WHICH CAUSES THE TIRES TO LOOSE AIR PRESSURE. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO SEVERAL TIRE SHOPS AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. APPARENTLY, CHROME IS NOTORIOUS FOR HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE TO USE AIR EVERY OTHER DAY TO MAINTAIN A SAFE AIR PRESSURE ON THESE TIRES. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 18 MONTHS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166101August 21, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE MADE A KNOCKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS. THE FIRST DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND DEALERSHIP WAS TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT DID NOT FEEL REPAIRS WERE NEEDED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE THIRD DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE THIRD DEALERSHIP REPLACED AN UNKNOWN COMPUTER PART AND PERFORMED A TUNE UP, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ILLUMINATED AND THE KNOCKING NOISE WAS STILL PRESENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166052August 20, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CAR OVERHEATED, MECHANIC SAYS A NEW ENGINE IS NEEDED, NO REPAIR AT THIS TIME NOT DRIVABLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165471August 14, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
SPUTTERING, BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE IN DASH. CRACKED DASH. FLOODING IN CAR, VARIOUS MFG. DEFECTS. LEMON, BUT CANNOT FILE LEMON LAW AS CAR JUST TURNED 5 Y/O. SINGLE MOM, LIMITED INCOME. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165281August 11, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
BEGAN HEARING A LIGHT VIBRATION IN THE SEATS OF MY VEHICLE AS I WAS DRIVING. I DROVE APPROX. 90 MILES ON IT WHEN PART OF THE TIRE TREAD OF MY DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL BEGAN PEELING OFF. IT IS A COOPER COBRA 91T P215/55R16 M45 RADIAL GT THAT I PURCHASED APPROX. AT MOST 12,000 MILES AGO. I BOUGHT THESE TWO REAR TIRES FOR MY 1998 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. MY FRONT TIRES I PURCHASED ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO BUT GOT A DIFFERENT BRAND. I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS SOON AS IT HAPPENED AND CHANGED THE TIRE WITH MY MINITATURE SPARE TIRE. THIS ALL HAPPENED TODAY.....NO ACCIDENTS/NO INJURIES...THE TIRE IS STILL INFLATED..IT IS JUST MISSING THE OUTER AND A COUPLE OF INNER LAYERS OF THREAD WITH NUMEROUS WIRES PROTRACTING OUT. THE AREA EFFECTED IS APPROX. 10 INCHES LONG...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165144August 10, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK, WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE RUBBER ON THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD SPLIT. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL # 99V066003 WHICH PERTAINED TO THE LOWER BALL JOINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165148August 10, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLES ENGINE STALLED 15 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS ON AUGUST 9, 2006 WHERE THE VEHICLE STALLED AND STOPPED ON TOP OF A MEDIAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164917August 8, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED A ROD WAS BLOWN AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164874August 7, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WANT TO GET AS MUCH INFORMATION AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. ON THE WAY TO TOWN, MY CAR STALLED AT A STOP LIGHT. STARTED IT, STALLED AGAIN, RESTARTED AND NOW I CAN HEAR A LOUD KNOCKING(THE ROD) I EASED IT IN TO THE LOCAL GROCERY STORE, WHERE THE KNOCKING PERSISTED. I THEN WENT TOWARDS HOME, GOT ON TO MY ROAD AND CALLED MY FATHER IN LAW AND WE DECIDED TO PUSH IT IN TO THE DRIVEWAY. I CALLED THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS (2) AND THE FIRST WORDS OUT OF THEIR MOUTHS WAS, "AS LONG AS WE DON'T FIND ANY SLUDGE, THIS WILL BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY." IN RESEARCHING THE ENGINE ON THE INTERNET, THERE ARE SOMETHING LIKE 1500 OR MORE COMPLAINTS REGARDING CHRYSLER NOT FIXING THIS CAR, ON CARS THAT ARE UNDER THEIR WARRANTY. THEY ARE DENYING UNDER THE "GUISE" THAT THE OWNERS ARE NOT MAINTAINING THEIR VEHICLES. THIS IS PURE HOGWASH, BECAUSE THIS ISSUE IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE MODELS BACK TO 1999. IT IS EMBARRASSING THAT A CAR MANUFACTURER IS SO CHEAP THAT THEY CAN NOT ADMIT THEIR MISTAKE, COVER IT UNDER THE WARRANTY AND JUST BE DONE WITH IT. I HAD MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR, I AM GLAD THAT I DID NOT HAVE A TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE AND END UP IN THE DITCH OR REAR ENDED LIKE MANY OTHERS I HAVE READ ABOUT. WHEN IT STALLED, LUCKILY THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME REALIZED THAT I WAS HAVING AN ISSUE AND GOT OVER TO THE OTHER LANE QUICK ENOUGH, THEY ONLY HONKED THEIR HORN AT ME, AS TO WHICH MY DAUGHTER WANTED TO KNOW WHY. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE FORCED TO TAKE CARE OF THESE ISSUES. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER MAJOR CAR MANUFACTURERS, AUDI, TOYOTA, THAT HAVE HAD SIMILAR SLUDGE ISSUES AND THEY HAVE STEPPED UP AND STARTED ENGINE REPLACEMENT, AND/OR REPAIR PROGRAMS TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR MISTAKES. EVERYONE IN THE UNITED STATES NEEDS TO HEAR ABOUT THIS, TO AVOID BUYING THIS TERRIBLE ENGINE AND THE SLEEPLESS NIGHTS. FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL OF US DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH A 2.7L ENGINE AND FOR ALL OF OUR FAMILIES, PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS TERRIBLE INJUSTICE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164462August 4, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, STRUCTURE, SEATS, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PROBLEMS STARTED EVEN BEFORE THE FIRST PAYMENT WAS DUE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE AND STILL JOLTS WHEN DRIVING AND SLIPS OUT OF GEAR. ON THE THIRD OCCASION I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THE SEBRING'S DRIVE THAT WAY AND IT WAS NOT FIXED. OVER TIME THE FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ROOF HAS LEAKED. THE DOORS SHAKE. AUTOMATIC WINDOWS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. BOTH FRONT SEATS DO NOT LOCK INTO PLACE. THE KEY IS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE ON OCCASION. I HAVE HAD TWO ALIGNMENTS DONE BUT THE FRONT END SHAKES WHEN DRIVING AND HAS A RUBBING/GRINDING NOISE. THE CAR HAS 43,000 MILES AND I CONSIDER IT UNSAFE AND UNRELIABLE FOR LONG DISTANCES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164061August 1, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES OF MY 2000 SEBRING SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED IT FROM STAR CHRYSLER IN GLENDALE CA. IT ONLY HAD 14,800 MILES ON IT. I'M THE SECOND OWNER. I CAN'T REALLY HIT MY BRAKES AND THEY WEAR OUT REALLY FAST. CHRYSLER DID NOTHING ABOUT THIS. THESE BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE, UNSAFE AND POORLY DESIGNED. I CONSTANTLY HAVE TO REPLACE THEM. IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING. I HAVE TO PUT MY CAR IN LOW GEAR TO GO DOWN HILLS AND OFF RAMPS SO THE BRAKES DON'T WEAR OUT. ALSO, MY SENDING UNIT DISABLED AT 84,000 MILES. I NOW HAVE TO COUNT THE GALLONS OF GAS AND TRACK THE MILEAGE SO I DON'T RUN OUT OF GAS. VERY DANGEROUS. CHRYSLER AGAIN DID NOTHING. THIS IS A COMPUTER RELATED AND SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AT 84,000 MILES. MY DISTRIBUTOR FAILED LAST WEEK AT 107,000. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY TOLD ME THE ONLY WAY THEY COULD GIVE ME ASSISTANCE IS IF I TOWED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT WAS A TOTAL LIE JUST TO GET ME IN THERE TO SPEND $. THEY WANTED $1500. CHRYSLER NOTIFIED ME THE NEXT DAY TO TELL ME I WASN'T GETTING ANY ASSISTANCE DUE TO BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS COST ME 2 UNNECESSARY TOWS FROM AAA. I HAD TO TOW IT AGAIN TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHICH USED UP MY LAST TOW WITH AAA. I HAD TO TOW IT ALSO WHEN MY GAS GAUGE DISABLED. CHRYSLER IS VERY UNETHICAL TO IT'S CONSUMERS AND FAILED MISERABLY IN THE QUALITY OF THEIR VEHICLES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164128August 1, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS AT AN IDLE, THE ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL #00V299002 REGARDING THE ENGINE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163970July 31, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH A NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE CAM SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163981July 31, 2006
CHILD SEAT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE POSITIONING HINGE ON THE REAR OF THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT HAS WORN AND NO LONGER STAYS IN THE DOWNWARD POSITION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. ALSO, THE POSITIONING CLIP IS EASILY MOVED BY THE CHILD. THIS IS A GRACO COMFORT SPORT, MODEL #8630KBT, MANUFACTURED MAY, 25, 2004. UPDATED 9/13/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163848July 28, 2006
WHEELS:RIM, TIRES:BEAD, TIRES:VALVE
I HAPPILY BOUGHT A NEW SEBRING CONVERTIBLE IN JULY 2002. I BOUGHT THE "COMPLETE" 7/70 EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE I AM A SINGLE WOMAN AND DO NOT WANT TO WORRY ABOUT REPAIRS. DURING 2003 AND 2004, I EXPERIENCED FREQUENT "SOFT" TIRES. DURING A RAIN STORM, I HYDROPLANED ON HIGHWAY 41 AND LOST CONTROL. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO ANYONE OR THE CAR. ONLY MY NERVES. I WOULD TEST AND FILL THE TIRES FREQUENTLY. I WAS FRIGHTENED TO DRIVE DURING RAIN/SNOW BECAUSE I DID NOT FEEL CONTROL DUE TO THE TIRES NOT GRIPPING THE HIGHWAY. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED NEW TIRES AND THAT THEY WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I BOUGHT NEW TIRES IN DEC. 2005 AT SEARS, HAD THE ALIGNMENT PERFORMED. I CONTINUED TO HAVE SOFT TIRES. SEARS REPLACED THE TIRE VALVES, AND HAD TO SMOOTH THE RIMS TWICE. I NOW HAVE TO CHECK AND FILL THE TIRES WITH AIR 2 - 3 TIMES A WEEK. I SPOKE TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD "THIS IS A FREQUENT COMPLAINT OF THE SEBRING CONVERTIBLE RIMS)AND WAS TOLD TO CALL CHRYSLER. AFTER BEING ON HOLD 30 MINUTES, I GOT THROUGH TO CHRYSLER, AND WAS TOLD THAT ALTHOUGH CHRYSLER RECOGNIZES THIS DEFICIENCY IN THE RIMS, THEY WILL NOT COVER THIS BECAUSE I DID NOT REPORT THE PROBLEM WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD. HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE RIMS AND NOT THE TIRES? I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TIRES!!! PLEASE CHECK THE ACCIDENT RECORD OF CHRYSLER SEBRINGS DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163647July 27, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE MOTOR STALLED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN GEAR AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. A MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT SLUDGE BUILT UP IN THE ENGINE CAUSED THE MOTOR TO STALL. THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE'S PROPER OIL LEVELS HAVE NOT BEEN MAINTAINED, HOWEVER THE CONTACT DISAGREED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163582July 26, 2006
WHEELS
MY CAR (2001 CHRYLSER SEBRING) CAME EQUIPPED WITH CHROMED WHEELS. APPARENTLY THE CHROME OVER TIME CRACKS ALLOWING AIR TO LEAK FROM THE TIRES. AS I WAS DRIVING I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A STRANGE VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT SO I PULLED OVER AND DISCOVER THE LOW TIRE. I REINFLATED THE TIRE AND TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP. THEY TOLD ME WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND PATCHED THE TIRE. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE PATCH WAS ONLY TEMPORARY AND THAT EVENTUALLY ALL THE WHEELS WOULD FAIL. I WOULD EITHER NEED TO RECHROME THE WHEELS OR REPLACE THEM. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS NORMALLY WEAR AND THE WHEELS WERE ONLY COVERED FOR 3 YEARS EVEN THOUGH I HAVE AN 7 YEAR WARRANTY. I HAVE NOT YET DECIDED WHICH OPTION TO DO BUT I FEEL THAT WHEELS THAT CAN FAIL LIKE THIS ARE A DANGER. THIS TIME I WAS NOT DRIVING THAT FAST AND THE LEAK WAS NOT THAT BAD BUT IT COULD BE WORSE IN THE FUTURE. ALSO RESEARCHING THE ISSUE OVER THE INTERNET, I DISCOVERED MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM ACROSS MANY MAKES AND MODELS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163062July 21, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CHRYSLER SEBRING 2002 FAILED ENGINE TWICE - ONE WAS THE RESULT THAT NOT ENOUGH OIL CHANGE AND IT BLEW THE ENGINE. THE 2ND TIME - CLAIM THE TRANSMISSION BLEW THE ENGINE, WHICH WAS TO BE UNDER WARRANTY BUT HAVE REFUSED CLAIMING THE ABUSE OF THE DRIVER THAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. MY BELIEVE IS THAT THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE SEBRING ENGINES. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAVE 65,000 PLUS MILES AND WE HAD ONLY HAD THE CAR BACK 3 WEEKS WHEN THE ENGINE BLEW THE 2ND TIME. THE DEALER THAT REPAIRED THIS VEHICLE HAS FAILED TO PROVIDE ME WITH ALL THE WORK THAT WAS COMPLETED ON THIS VEHICLE. THE COMPANY IS BOB FRENSLEY CHRYSLER IN GOODLETTSVILLE, TN - 615 859-0000. I HAVE REQUESTED THIS INFOMTION ON SERVERAL TIMES AND HAS YET BEING FAXED. THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THIS CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163063July 21, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOUD RUMBLING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE WAS DEFECTIVE DUE TO THE POOR QUALITY OF THE MATERIAL. THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE WAS REPLACED. WITHIN 1,000 MILES LATER, THE NOISE AND THE VIBRATION RETURNED ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE LEFT FRONT AXLE WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT AXLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE IS STILL A NOISE PRESENT. UPDATED 08/14/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162306July 13, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP FOR AN OIL CHANGE WHEN THE LUBE SPECIALISTS HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND AND SUGGESTED THAT VEHICLE BE INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAILING AND THAT IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEALERS FOR THE PARTS TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT VIEWED ONLINE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING SIMILAR SYMPTOMS OF RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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