Chrysler Sebring Complaints

3,876 consumer complaints on file.

#10136534September 14, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE HAD RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE STALLING WHEN THE ENGINE IS HOT. AFTER DRIVING FOR SOME TIME ON AN INTERSTATE, THE CAR WILL STALL WHEN TAKEN DOWN TO A LOWER SPEED- LIKE GETTING OFF THE EXIT RAMP, OR JUST BRAKING TO SLOW DOWN FOR TRAFFIC. THIS HAS HAPPENED NO LESS THAN 20 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT- THE CAR JUST STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY, EXIT RAMP, OR INTERSECTION. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THE PROBLEM, AND THEY SAY THEY CANNOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM AND JUST RESET THE ENGINE TIMING,ETC. IT HAS HAPPENED AS RECENTLY AS THIS WEEK. I HAVE JUST READ AT LEAST 24 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE- I HAD NO IDEA IT WAS COMMON. THE DEALERS SHOULD HAVE A REMEDY FOR THIS BY NOW. I AM SCARED SOMEONE WILL PLOW INTO ME. THIS IS MY FIFTH SEBRING CONVERTIBLE AND NOW I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ONE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136416September 13, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING 2.7 LITER DOHC PERFORMED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON 9-11-05, DUE TO A LONG TRIP. EVERYTHING WAS GOOD AS FAR AS FLUID LEVELS, PERFORMED AN OIL CHANGE, VEHICLE RAN FINE OIL WAS NOT BURNT OR LOW OIL CHANGE INTERVAL WAS ON SCHEDULE. ON 9-12-05 AT 9:30 A.M., AT INTERSTATE SPEED VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, AS IT SHUT DOWN TEMP. GAUGE WENT TO THE MAX. MY WIFE AND SEVEN MONTH OLD CHILD WERE STUCK ON HIGHWAY OFF-RAMP. VERY HOT AND HUMID DAY ABOUT ONE-HUNDRED MILES FROM HOME. TOWED VEHICLE BACK TO HOME AREA. VEHICLE ACTED AS IF TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKE. UPON REMOVAL OF INTAKE AND VALVE COVER, TWELVE INTAKE VALVES ARE BENT AND STUCK OPEN DO TO THE TIMING CHAIN JUMPING OR WATER PUMP FAILURE. HAVE NOT INSPECTED ANY LOWER IN THE ENGINE YET. VEHICLE HAS 88,374 MILES ON IT. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM. MADE CONTACT WITH CHRYSLER TO SEE IF THEIR WAS A POSSIBLE RECALL. CHRYSLER SAID THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY TIMING PROBLEMS WITH THIS ENGINE, BUT WERE VERY EVASIVE WHEN CHALLENGED WITH QUESTIONS. OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136030September 9, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WILL BUCK , AND THE RPMS WILL GO UP TO 3000-4000 RPMS. IT WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND OR THIRD GEAR. IT WAS A HAZARD TO DRIVE. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. CHRYSLER CHANGED PARTS VENDORS TO TRY AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM . HE RECEIVED VEHICLE BACK YESTERDAY, AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE PROBLEM FIRST BEGAN IN AUGUST 2005. AND HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE THEN. *AK UPDATED 11/15/2005 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130516September 9, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT: CONSUMER OWNED A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING TOURING. VEHICLE WAS CUTTING OFF WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS AT CROSS WALK AT QUEENS CHAPEL ROAD AND AGER ROAD WHEN CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO SLAM BRAKES TO STOP DUE TO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPING QUICKLY. VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT START WHEN TRYING TO START IT. CONSUMER TURNED HAZARD LIGHTS ON TO KEEP FROM GETTING HIT IN THE REAR, SHE WAITED A MINUTE THEN TRIED TO START VEHICLE AGAIN. VEHICLE STARTED AND SHOOK REAL HARD, THEN WAS ABLE TO PULL AWAY AND DRIVE HOME. THIS HAPPENED ON JULY 28, 2005 AT ABOUT 7:40 PM. VEHICLE STALLED 9 TIMES. DEALER RAN A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THIS WAS THE LAST TIME VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE STALLED THREE TIMES TODAY, AND CONSUMER WAS WORRIED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135411September 6, 2005
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. CAR WAS MOVING AT LOW SPEED AND WAS ABLE TO STOP FAULTY TIE ROD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10135074September 1, 2005
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
MY FRIEND RENTED A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. I WAS RELEASING THE FRONT SEAR TO GET INTO THE BACK SEAT. WHEN I RELEASED THE SEAT IT CAME FORWARD WITH TREMENDOUS FORCE HITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE HEAD AND GIVING ME ESSENTIALLY A CASE OF WHIPLASH. I THEN REALIZED WHEN I PULLED THE SEAT BACK THEY HAVE VERY STRONG SPRINGS ESSENTIALLY COCKING THE SEAT SO THAT IT SPRINGS FORWARD WITH TREMENDOUS FORCE. MY FRIEND MADE FUN OF ME UNTIL HE ENDED UP DOING THE SAME THING THE NEXT DAY. I HOPE THAT YOU CAN FIND TIME TO INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER. I AM SURE WE ARE NOT THE ONLY TWO THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS TYPE OF INJURY. MY NECK IS STILL STIFF. IF A SMALLER WEAKER PERSON WERE HIT IN THE SIDE OF THE HEAD WITH THE SAME FORCE, IT MIGHT DO SOME SERIOUS DAMAGE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10134849August 30, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I AM A 2003 CHRYSLER SEBRING OWNER WITH A 2.7L ENGINE, RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT IT OF THE LOT PRE-OWNED IT HAD TO BE BOUGHT BACK TO GET CHECKED OUT BECAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON A FEW TIMES AND THE WATER PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY IT JUST SEIZED ON ME, TURNS OUT THAT A ROD BARRING SPUN IN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY TOTALING THE ENGINE AND FROM WHAT IM TOLD THE WATER PUMP AND A FEW MORE COMPONENTS NEED TO BE REPLACE BECAUSE OF THE ENGINE, GOT WORD FROM THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WAS NO BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE THE OIL WAS WELL MAINTAINED BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT THE CAUSE WAS. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND SINCE IT FELL OUT OF WARRANTY BY 8,000 MILES THE ONLY THING THEY WOULD DO IS REPLACE IT WITH A REBUILT ENGINE AT THE COST OF $6,758.69 BUT ONLY WOULD PAY 50% OF THAT COST. I TOLD THEM ITS CLEARLY A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING BUT THEY WILL ONLY DO 50% AND A REBUILT ENGINE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132283August 30, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
DT: SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THE GEAR SHIFT HAS BEEN HARD TO PUT INTO GEAR. THERE ARE GRINDING NOISES AND IT SHAKES. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. HAD NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED WIRES AND HOSES WERE REPLACED BECAUSE OF RODENTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134073August 24, 2005
INTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON 5-27-05. THE DASH LIGHTS DID NOT WORK AT NIGHT. ONE WEEK LATER THE BATTERY WENT DEAD. THE BATTERY THAT WAS IN THE VEHICLE WAS THE ORIGINAL BATTERY FROM THE FACTORY. THEN, THE BRAKES FAILED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING THE SERPENTINE BELT BROKE ,AND THE ENGINE WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD HER THAT THEY WILL GET HER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH SHE PURCHASED IT WITHOUT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. . THEY WILL NOT TELL HER WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP. THEY DID TELL HER THAT THE ENGINE WAS OUT. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT DO ANY SAFETY CHECKS. CHRYSLER TOLD HER THAT IT APPEARED THAT THE CAR WAS NEVER LOOKED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THAT IF SHE DID NOT WANT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE ENGINE WITH ONE THAT WAS REAL CHEAP AND RESELL THE OLD ONE TO SOMEONE ELSE. THEY PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY IN HER NAME, AND DEALERSHIP INDICATED THEY NEEDED TO COLLABORATE THAT SHE NEEDED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134100August 24, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
1) THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE SECURELY (DOORS AND WINDOWS CLOSED PROPERLY, TOP CLOSED PROPERLY, IGNITION LOCKED AND NO KEYS IN THE CAR). 2) AFTER A RAIN, I HAPPENED TO WALK BY THE CAR AND HEARD IT MAKING LOUD STRANGE NOISES THAT SOUNDED LIKE SPEAKER AMPLIFIED ELECTRICAL ARCING. THE NOISE SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM EVERYWHERE IN THE VEHICLE (NO APPARENT POINT SOURCE). SUSPECTING SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEM I BEGAN PULLING FUSES WITH NO EFFECT ON STOPPING THE NOISE. I BEGAN SMELLING SOMETHING BURNING AND DISCONNECTED THE CAR BATTERY. THE NOISES STOPPED IMMEDIATELY AND THE BURNING SMELL DISSAPATED. 3) THE DEALER ADVISES THAT THERE IS A DRAIN IN THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL OF THE CAR THAT IS NOT WORKING AND CAUSES WATER TO ENTER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THERE IS AN AMPLFIER UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT FOR THE INFINITY SOUND SYSTEM THAT WATER HAD ENTERED INTO. DEALER ADVISES THAT THE FAILED PART MUST BE RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER TO GET A REPLACEMENT AND THAT FURTHER DAMAGE CANNOT BE DETERMINED UNTIL THE REPLACEMENT PART IS INSTALLED. THERE ARE TWO DESIGN DEFECTS IN THIS CAR, ONE OF WHICH IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. THE FIRST DEFECT IS THE REAR QUARTER PANEL DRAINS THAT CAN STOP WORKING AND FLOOD THE CAR RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.THE OWNER IS NOT MADE AWARE OF THIS DEFECT OR HOW TO PREVENT THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND DESIGN DEFECT IS A SAFETY CONCERN. AN AMPLIFIER UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT HAS NO FUSE PROTECTION WHATSOEVER. IF I HAD NOT HAPPENED BY THE CAR WHEN I DID, AND HAD NOT DISCONNECTED THE CAR BATTERY, THE CAR WAS BEGINNING TO CATCH FIRE (I SMELLED BURNING!). THIS AMPLIFIER CAN MALFUNCTION ELECTRICALLY AND START AN ELECTRICAL FIRE IN THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY ELECTRICAL INTERUPT PROTECTION AVAILABLE. HAD I NOT DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY WHEN I DID THIS CAR COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE AS A RESULT OF THIS LACK OF ANY SHORT CIRCUIT PROTECTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134567August 24, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING TRANSMISSION DELAYS SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO PARK. ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON, THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION DELAY FROM DRIVE TO PARK, IF PLACED IN NEUTRAL THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AND JERKS WHEN PLACED IN DRIVE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AGAIN AND THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE THIRD OCCURRENCE RESULTED IN AN EVAP LEAK, DUE TO THE GAS CAP WHICH NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED. THE FOURTH INCIDENT SHOWED A DIAGNOSTIC RESULT GAS LEAK CODE OF 0441. ON THE FIFTH OCCURRENCE, THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT THE WIRES WERE EATEN BY RODENTS. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133867August 23, 2005
WHEELS:RIM
THE CHROME WHEELS ON MY CAR ARE FLAKING APART. A TECHNICIAN AT THE STORE WHERE I RECENTLY PURCHASED TIRES INDICATES THAT THE WHEELS NO LONGER ARE SAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133691August 22, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2004 SEBRING HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. TOMORROW 8/23/05 WILL BE MY FOURTH OR FIFTH ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE THE ON GOING PROBLEM OF MY CAR SURGING FORWARD WHILE AT IDLE/COMING TO A STOP OR WHILE SETTING AT A LIGHT HOLD THE BRAKE. THE CAR STALLED WHILE CROSSING TRAFFIC. THE CAR SHAKES AS IF THE ENGINE IS ABOUT TO ROCK OUT OF IT. IT MISS-FIRES ON A REGULAR BASES. THE LAST TIME I TOOK THE CAR IN THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE SPARK PLUGS THIS WAS 6/23/05.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133576August 19, 2005
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WHEN CAR BOUGHT SHARED DRIVER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE LOOSE. TOOK BACK IN FOR WARRANTY REPAIR. MONTHS LATER POWER WINDOW BUTTONS ARE FALLING THROUGH SAME DOOR HANDLE, RENDERING WINDOW INOPERABLE. UPON ME TAKING IT APART TO SEE IF I COULD FIX, FOUND THE PLASTIC STEMS THAT INTERLOCK POWER WINDOW BUTTONS TO THE HANDLE, ARE DISENTAGRATING.THAT WHEN I TOOK IN FOR ABOVE MENTIONED WARRANTY WORK, ALL THAT WAS DONE, THEY GLUED HANDLED TO UPOLSTRY. THE REAR WINDOW DRIVER SIDE HAS NOW ALSO BEDOME INOPERABLE DUE TO SAME DISENTEGARATION. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT AND/OR FIRE AND UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR TO ESCAPE ONE WOULD BECOME TRAPPED UNABLE TO LOWER A WINDOW TO GET OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133603August 19, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
RAN IN BACK OF VEHICLE. AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. CAR IS IN SHOP BEING REPAIRED. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS IS HAPPENING ON ALL CHRYLER
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10128712August 19, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DT: CONTACT STATES THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BELTS WERE INOPERABLE. BOTH SEAT BELT RETRACTORS HAVE THE SEAT BELTS LOCKED INTO PLACE WHERE THEY COULD NOT BE MOVED. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE RETRACTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN BOTH SEATS. ALSO, THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE THE ADDRESS/PHONE NUMBER OF THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED*. *AK DAIMERCHRYSLER WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE REPAIRS. THE CHRYSLER DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM ESTIMATED ABOUT $1,000 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INTERESTED IN THE SAFETY ISSUE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133353August 18, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: CONSUMER HAS A 2004 CHRYSLER SEABRING. CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN INTERMITTENT STALLING PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS BEEN WORKED ON TWICE DUE TO STALLING. DEALER CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER ON AUGUST 12, 2005. THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN ON AUGUST THE 13, 2005. DEALER SAID THE PROBLEM WAS BUILD UP IN THE THROTTLE BODY. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED THERE WAS NO WARNING, AND THE VEHICLE STARTED UP WITH NO PROBLEM AFTER STALLING. SHE CONTACTED DEALER AUGUST 15, 2005 AND THE DEALERSHIP ASSURED HER THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE, AND DID NOT OFFER TO TRY TO DO ANYTHING ELSE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. SHE DID NOT THINK VEHICLE WAS SAFE, AND WAS SCARED TO LET HER FAMILY RIDE IN IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132575August 12, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN IRREGULAR ENGINE SNAPPING SOUND COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS A NAIL IN THE TIRE, BUT UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO NAIL IN THE TIRE. THE ENGINE FIRST STARTED WITH THE SNAPPING SOUND, THEN VIBRATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN. THE NOISE HAS BEEN THE SAME SINCE IT STARTED. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER; THEY STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132650August 12, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, SEAT BELTS:FRONT, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON 3-15-05 CONCERNING THE TRANS AXLE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION/PARK INTERLOCK SHE CALLED AT THE END OF MARCH OR THE BEGINNING OF APRIL AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE VEHICLE CHECKED. ON 5-7-05, BEFORE THE SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT, THE VEHICLE POPPED OUT OF GEAR AND HIT A POLE. AND THE ESTIMATED DAMAGE WAS $8,700. ON 5-12-05 CHRYSLER SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO CHECK THE VEHICLE . THE CONSUMER WAS NOT PRESENT AT THE INSPECTION, BUT SOMEONE ELSE WHO WAS AT THE INSPECTION CLAIMED THAT THE INVESTIGATOR TRIED TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. HE DID NOT THINK THE TRANS AXLE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION/PARK INTERLOCK HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE CRASH. THE CONSUMER DID NOT AGREE, STATING THAT THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER WERE INJURED IN THE CRASH. NEITHER THE SEAT BELTS NOR THE AIR BAGS WORKED IN THE CRASH.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10132503August 11, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
I HAVE A 2003 CHRYSLER SEBRING LX, I BOUGHT IT USED WITH 21,000 MILES IN MARCH OF 2004, NEARLY NEW RIGHT? SINCE THEN, I HAVE GONE THROUGH 2 SETS OF ROTORS AND PADS FOR THE FRONT, 1 SET OF TIRES, PASSENGER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT, TOTALING OVER $700.00 FOR REPAIRS, THAT I PAID OUT OF MY POCKET. THE FAN KNOB INSIDE THE CAR THAT CONTROLS THE SPEED OF THE HEATER FAN LABELED 1-4, NOW ONLY WORKS ON 3 AND 4. NOW THE LOWER TIE- ROD END ON PASSENGER SIDE IS BAD OR MAKING A THUMPING NOISE. A NEARBY MECHANIC SAYS THAT IT IS DRY AND NEEDS LUBRICATION BUT IS NOT ACCESSIBLE DUE TO CHRYSLER NOT PUTTING GREASE FITTINGS ON ANY OF THE IMPORTANT AREAS! I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN I FOUND IT WOULD COST $850.00 TO FIX. THERE MECHANICS SAY THAT THEY DON'T SEEM LOOSE AND NOTHING IS GOING TO FALL A PART, BUT JUST IN CASE, SINCE YOU CAN'T JUST REPLACE THE TIE-ROD END, YOU HAVE TO BUY THE WHOLE RACK AND PINION, SO THEY SUPPOSEDLY HAVE IT ON ORDER. THE DEALER SAYS IF IT HAS TO BE REPLACED AFTER THEY LOOK THE CAR OVER GOOD, THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY A $50.00 DEDUCTIBLE AND THE WARRANTY WILL COVER THE REST. I BOUGHT THIS CAR SINCE I HAVE ALWAYS BOUGHT DODGE/CHRYSLER VEHICLES ASSUMING IT WOULD BE A SAFE FAMILY CAR SINCE MY WIFE IS PREGNANT AND DUE IN NOVEMBER WHICH IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER! I HAVE HAD THE CAR LESS THAN A YEAR AND A HALF AND HAVE SUNK MORE MONEY IN IT THEN MOST VEHICLES 5 YEARS OR OLDER. I HAVE A LITTLE OVER 59,000 MILES ON IT WHICH WHEN I BOUGHT IT I GOT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY UP TO 75,000 MILES. AT THE RATE IT'S GOING, THE CAR WILL LUCKY TO MAKE IT THAT FAR. SAFETY IS MY MAIN CONCERN WHEN PURCHASING A VEHICLE, AND THIS CAR HAS PROVEN TO ME THAT IT IS A LEMON DUE TO THE FRONT END PROBLEMS AND IS A HAZARD TO MY FAMILY AND I. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING BACK FROM YOU. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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