Chrysler Sebring Complaints

3,876 consumer complaints on file.

#10764123September 16, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED; HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT OFFER A REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,178.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763985September 15, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE WIPERS AND HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM ANY RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 181,080.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763683September 14, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FIRST I WENT TO START THE CAR, I NOTICED THE BATTERY WASN'T STARTING. I OPEN THE HOOD AND TRIED TO MOVE THE BATTERY POST, THEY WERE TIGHT, BUT THE PLASTIC COVER ON THE POST STARTED SENDING SPARKS OUT WHEN I TOUCHED IT. AFTER A WHILE I TRIED TO START IT AGAIN AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. THEN I NOTICED THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. I LET IT RUN FOR ABOUT A MINUTE THEN I TURNED IT OFF. I DIDN'T DRIVE IT AT ALL THAT DAY. LATER I CHECKED IT AGAIN. IT DIDN'T START. SO I DID THE SAME THING AGAIN IT STARTED RIGHT UP BUT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT WAS ON AS WELL. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT I THOUGHT THE SPARKS MIGHT MAKE IT CATCH ON FIRE. I THINK THERE WERE A RECALL ON THIS CAR A WHILE BACK. I'VE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. I KNOW THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THEIR CHRYSLER VEHICLES. I READ ABOUT MANY OTHER PROBLEMS AS WELL. WHAT SHOULD I DO NEXT? I'M REALLY NOT INTERESTED IN PAYING ANY DEDUCTIBLES AND CAR REPAIRS AT THIS TIME. HELP!!! IS THIS ANYTHING THAT I NEED TO WORRY ABOUT?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762188September 8, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761917September 7, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER A FEW DAYS OF THE WINDOWS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY AND THE CAR HESITATING AT TIMES DURING ACCELERATION, IT WOULD NOT START AFTER BEING PARKED FOR AN HOUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE TIPM WAS NOT WORKING AND THAT IT HAD BEEN SUPPLYING CONTINUOUS POWER TO THE FUEL PUMP AND THE WIRES WERE BURNED! THIS CERTAINLY SOUNDS LIKE A FIRE HAZARD. THIS REPAIR COST OVER $1000 WITH $677.50 BEING FOR PARTS. I SEE THAT JEEPS HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND THERE ARE OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TIPM FOR VEHICLES. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL ITEM?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761239September 3, 2015
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT CONSTANTLY BEEPS AND STAYS ON FOR PERIODS OF TIME. WHEN I'M ON THE ON-RAMP ENTERING A HIGHWAY AND DRIVING IN A CURVE THE BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON. SOMETIMES IT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING ON A FLAT SURFACE. SINCE I'VE HAD THIS CAR, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE PRESSURE HAS NEVER READ. IT JUST READS -- WHERE THE NUMBER SHOULD BE. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY CRANK POSITION SENSOR TWICE. I LOST ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING.THE SECOND TIME I HAD TO REPLACE THE ELECTRICAL THROTTLE SOMETHING (ETC) AS WELL. NOW IT IS OUT A 3RD TIME. LUCKILY I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY THIS TIME! PLEASE RECALL!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761217September 3, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR AND THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,529.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761004September 2, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHOP, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TRANSMISSION OIL DIP STICK TUBE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,589.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760648September 1, 2015
SUSPENSION
BALL JOINT CRACKED BADLY WHICH IS CAUSING THE BALL STUD TO WEAR THROUGH THE CONTROL ARM HOUSING RESULTING IN NOISE AND/OR SEPARATION OF THE BALL STUD FROM THE HOUSING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760106August 28, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE 2009 CHRYSLER SEBRING HORN STARTS TO BLOW AT ALL HOURS AND I HAVE TO GO OUT AND HIT THE HORN PAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD IT GO OFF IN TRAFFIC AND ALMOST HAD A GUY IN A ROAD RAGE SITUATION UNTIL I TOLD HIM WHAT HAPPENS TO THE HORN. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR SAFETY FOR SURE. I SEE WHERE THERE ARE MANY MORE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759026August 25, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON 1/3/11 THE HORN MALFUNCTIONED WORSE THEN EVER. IT WAS LIKE THE HORN HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN. IN THE PAST IT WAS ONLY WHEN I UNLOCKED IT AND THEN IT WOULD FINALLY STOP A FEW MINUTES LATER. BUT THEN I HONKED MY HORN AT SOMEONE COMING INTO MY LANE AND THE HORN WOULD NOT STOP. THEN IT WOULD DO A FEW SHORT HONKS AND THEN IT JUST STOPPED. I WENT TO RUN ERRANDS AND IT JUST KEPT HONKING AT ALL DIFFERENT TIMES. I TRIED HITTING THE HORN REALLY HARD BUT THAT DIDN'T ALWAYS WORK. THEN IT DIDN'T WORK WHEN I WANTED IT TO. I PULLED INTO THE DEALERSHIP, WITH IT HONKING, THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING, SAID THE FUSE WAS ALSO FOR THE STEERING COLUMN AND COULDN'T BE DISCONNECTED AND STILL BE DRIVE-ABLE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND CAN NOT BELIEVE HOW MANY PEOPLE WITH SEBRINGS FROM 2000-06 HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WITHOUT ANY RESOLUTION AND THEIR HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL FROM CHRYSLER. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY SINCE I DON'T KNOW IF MY AIRBAG STILL WORKS. I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE HORN FUSE (WHICH THE DEALER SAID COULDN'T BE DONE). BECAUSE THE MECHANICS THERE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO REPAIR THE HORN MALFUNCTION AND IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, I COULD NOT AFFORD TO PAY THEM TO TRY TO FIGURE IT OUT ON MY DIME. MY EX PUT IN A BUTTON AND CONNECTED IT THE HORN.THEY WAS AN OKAY FIX BUT THEN MY BATTERY STARTED DRAINING AND I WOULD FIND IT DEAD IF I DIDN'T DRIVE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. THE WAY MY EX WIRED THE BUTTON IS WAS PUTTING A DRAIN ON THE BATTERY. SO AGAIN, NO HORN!!! TOTAL SAFETY ISSUE!!! WELL, IT HAPPENED, WHICH SO MANY TIMES I WAS ABLE TO AVOID, YELL OR WHISTLE OUT THE WINDOW TO AN DRIVER NOT PAYING ATTENTION. WELL, ON 5/3/14, IT COULDN'T BE AVOIDED, I HAD NOWHERE TO GO, A DRIVER T-BONED RIGHT INTO ME. HAD MY HORN WORKED, IT MAY HAVE BEEN AVOIDED OR AT LEAST MINIMIZED. I WAS OUT OF WORK FOR MONTHS, STILL IN MAJOR NECK PAIN AND WHERE IS CHRYSLER WITH THE RECALL?????
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10759003August 24, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE FAILURE. FIRST TIME IT WAS RAINING DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY PUT ON BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN BECAUSE IT BEGAN RAINING VERY HARD BRAKE LOCKED UP PEDAL WAS HARD TO PUSH CAR SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND ALMOST SENT ME OVER THE GAURD RAIL. LUCKILY GAINED CONTROL OF THE CAR THANKFULLY THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS IN THE LANE NEXT TO ME. ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS ESPECIALLY WHEN WET I HAVE NO BRAKES, LIKE IT LOCKS UP OR SOMETHING . ABS LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. REPLACED THE BRAKES WITH LIFE TIME WARRANTY BRAKES. ABS SENSORS WERE CHECKED AND IN PLACE WHEN BRAKES REPAIRED. HAD IT CHECKED AT TIRES PLUS AND JUST BRAKES BOTH SAID NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. THIS CAR SCARS ME BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW IF I AM GOING TO HAVE BRAKES OR NOT OR HOW TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM OR WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10758483August 21, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUSE 8 UNDER HOOD, 20A FUSE. CHRYSLER HAS A COUPLE OF BRANCH CIRCUITS DOWNSTREAM OF THIS AND COLLECTIVELY AN INCREASED LOAD CONDITION CAUSES AN OVERLOAD ON STARTUP ONLY. INSTANT BURN FUSE CANT COPE. THE PROBLEM IS DESIGN, THERE ARE 4 CIRCUITS FED DOWNSTREAM ON THAT FUSE, IF THE COLLECTED LOAD BUILDS SOME RESISTANCE IT WILL EXCEED THE CAPACITY OF THE FUSE. I AM CURRENTLY CHANGING THE FUSE DAILY JUST TO START MY CAR AND GO. AND SOMETIMES HAVE TO CHANGE IT AGAIN BEFORE LEAVING MY DESTINATION. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE BY RESULTING TO GOOGLE AND THERE ARE COUNTLESS OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD NOT TO PUT A LARGER FUSE IN THERE FOR IT MAY CATCH FIRE BECAUSE OF NOT ALLOWING THE FUSE TO BLOW WHEN IT NEEDS TO BLOW. IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER SET UP AND TO BE NOT ACTUALLY ANYTHING BROKEN WITH MY CAR. WHAT DO I DO?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10750263August 21, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE STRONG FUMES OF FUEL COMING FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE AND A PUDDLE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHERE THE FLUID ORIGINATED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE FUEL TANK, WHICH WAS REMOVED, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A FIRE NEAR WHERE THE RETURN LINE ENTERED INTO THE FUEL TANK. THE COMPONENTS WERE INTERNALLY BURNED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 04V313000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND 03V443000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749941August 20, 2015
ENGINE, STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD COMING TO A STOP LIGHT WHEN I NOTICED MY CAR HAD JUST TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. LUCKILY THERE WAS A TURN LANE AND THE LIGHT WAS RED SO I DIDN'T CAUSE ANY ACCIDENT. AFTER THAT I TOOK MY CAR TO SEE WHY THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE MECHANIC SAID THE CODE STATED IT HAD TO DO WITH THE OXYGEN SENSOR. I REPLACED THE PART AND THE CAR RAN OK UNTIL ANOTHER TIME I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND THE CAR TURNED OFF AGAIN. I'VE NOTICED THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN GOES OFF AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS. I WAS TOLD I PROBABLY NEED TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WHICH I BOUGHT BUT HAVEN'T REPLACED BECAUSE SOMEONE TOLD ME ABOUT THE RECALL OF OTHER SEBRINGS THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD GONE OFF AND THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN WITH NO WARNING. I LOOKED UP AND SAW THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER SAME COMPLAINTS OF THE ENGINE STALLING AS ONE IS DRIVING. THE CODE GIVEN WAS H07. I AM DISABLED AND CANNOT AFFORD TO TAKE A RISK TO DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD AND THIS HAPPEN AGAIN. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHERE I SHOULD TAKE MY CAR TO HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PART REPLACED. I AM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW COMING OFF TRACK AND GOING THROUGH THE RUBBER AND I AM AFRAID THE WINDOW WILL SHATTER BECAUSE IT WON'T STOP GOING UP. I GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749777August 19, 2015
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,291.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749328August 18, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I USED THE HORN AND IT DIDN'T SHUT OFF WHEN I REMOVED MY HAND FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSE TO GET IT TO TURN OFF. I REPLACED THE FUSE BUT THE HORN WOULD STILL GO OFF BY ITSELF AT RANDOM TIMES. A DEALER TOLD ME THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND IT IS VERY UNSAFE SINCE IT AFFECTS THE AIRBAGS AS WELL AS THE HORN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748645August 14, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE ARM SYSTEM TO ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,742.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748321August 13, 2015
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
MY 2008 CHYRSLER SEABRING ENGINE STOP ON HIGHWAY AND STEERING WHEEL LOCK. THE REASON WHY IS A CHYRSLER DEFECTED PART (TIPM) WHICH IS TOTAL INTERGRATED POWER MODULE. CHYRSLER HAVE A LAWSUIT ON THEM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. MY CAR IS AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. COST $1100.00 WHICH I HAVE TO PAY. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE FIX FOR FREE UNDER RECALL. ALSO HORN BLOWING, DOOR WINDOW MOVING , TRUNK OPENING,INTERIOR LIGHT NOT COMING ON. IT WOULD HELP I YOU COULD CONTACT THE DEALER CONCERNING MY ISSUE. CONTACT INFORMATION: GINN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE ,5190 US-278 ,COVINGTON GEORGIA 30014 ,770-786-2271 TIM DABNEY [email protected] (BUSINESS MANAGER) ZACK THACKSTON (SERVICE ADVISOR ).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748592August 13, 2015
STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THHE STEARING WILL LOCK UP AND BELT WILL SQEEL EVEN WHEN THE BELT IS TIGHT GOT WORSE TILL LINE BLEW WIDE OPEN NOT GOOD WHEN HAVING KIDS THANK GOD NOT IN CAR WHEN IT HAPPEN.ALMOST LOST IT.THIS IS NOT A NORMAL THING IVE LOOKED ALOT UP ON THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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