Chrysler Sebring Complaints

3,876 consumer complaints on file.

#10462816June 23, 2012
ENGINE
AS I WAS SLOWING FOR A RED SIGNAL AT AN INTERSECTION, MY ENGINE SHUT OFF AS IF I TURNED OFF THE KEY. IT DIDN'T SHUDDER OR GIVE ANY INDICATION THAT THERE WAS DIFFICULTY WITH THE ENGINE PERFORMANCE, IT SIMPLY CEASED RUNNING. I READ A AP ARTICLE ON THE CHRYSLER 200 ENGINE STALL IN THIS MORNINGS PAPER AND NOTED THAT MOTOR BEING INVESTIGATED BY YOUR AGENCY WAS THE SAME MOTOR THAT IS IN MY SEBRING. I WANTED TO NOTIFY YOU OF MY PROBLEM TO MAKE A WRITTEN RECORD IN THE EVENT THAT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES OR EXACERBATES AND THERE IS A NEED FOR ME TO BRING MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE PROBLEM REPAIR. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462431June 20, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS WERE JAMMING AGAINST THE FENDERS, WHICH PREVENTED THE DOORS FROM OPENING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH OF THE FENDERS WERE NOT ALIGNED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 39,953.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462068June 18, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STRUCTURE:BODY
I WAS GOING PARK UNDER MY CARPORT AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP, I KEPT PRESSING THE BRAKES DOWN AS HARD AS I COULD BUT THE CAR KEPT MOVING UNTIL I PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ALMOST WENT INTO MY HOUSE. ANOTHER INCIDENT WHERE I WAS CROSSING THE THRUWAY AND THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION WITH CARS COMING, CLOSE TO GETTING HIT BY MULTIPLE CARS, OTHER INCIDENTS WHERE THE CAR KILLS WHILE UNDER THE RED LIGHT, HAVE TO RESTART IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461958June 16, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I RECENTLY GOT MY CAR AND LOVE IT EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT WATER IS BUILDING UP ON THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR BOARD IN THE FRONT. I DO NOT KNOW IF ITS THE DRAIN HOLES OR THE CONDENSATION HOSE. EITHER WAY I AM ATTEMPTING TO FIX THESE MYSELF, BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE A LARGE AMOUNT OF CHRYSLER OWNERS ON SEVERAL MODELS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WE NEED TO GET THIS RESOLVED FOR ALL THE THOUSANDS OF CHRYSLER OWNERS HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461864June 15, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM THE MOVIES THE HORN STARTED TO BLOW ON IT'S OWN ACCORD. SINCE THAT INCIDENT IT HAS DONE THIS THREE TIME. I HAVE TO PULL UP ON THE AIR BAG COVER ON THE STEERING WHEEL HOUSING TO STOP IT. THIS MORNING IT STARTED GOING OFF AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE ADVISED I TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR SINCE IT IS HOUSED WITH THE AIR BAG. MY MECHANIC DID UNHOOK THE HORN FOR ME WHICH IS A BIG SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE READ THAT THIS ALSO DISENGAGES THE AIR BAG. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461925June 15, 2012
SEAT BELTS
PURCHASED A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE FOR MY DAUGHTER. THE FRONT SEAT BELTS WERE KNOTTED NEAR THE SEAT BACK REST. WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE, SON AND DAUGHTER UN-KNOTTED THE SEAT BELTS WHICH RETRACTED ALL THE WAY IN. BOTH SEAT BELTS ARE NOW LOCKED AND CANNOT BE RETRACTED. TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND HE WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR IT. DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS, NOT COMFORTABLE ALLOWING MY DAUGHTER TO DRIVE THE CAR. THROUGH MY RESEARCH ONLINE THIS SEEM TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS PARTICULAR CAR AND SERIOUS CONSIDERATION NEED TO BE GIVEN TO ISSUING A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461786June 14, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED.THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT IT CONTINUED TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF AT THE TIME SO THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY.THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V299002 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461652June 13, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING TOURING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN AND EMITTED A CLICKING NOISE. SMOKE ALSO EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND WITHIN A SECOND, THE FRONT END WAS ON FIRE. THE SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 38,217.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461672June 13, 2012
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED DOWN TOWARD THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460995June 8, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 25 MPH AFTER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SENSOR ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,660 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,663.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459881May 29, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL COULD NOT BE PROPERLY DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PEDAL FELT AS IF SOMETHING WERE LODGED BENEATH THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,199.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459719May 26, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER, AIR BAGS
I BOUGHT MY 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING BRAND NEW APRIL 2007. AFTER ABOUT A YEAR (OR LESS) AND WELL UNDER 20,000 MILES THE GAS CAP LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT OFF SPORADICALLY EVEN IN THE "OFF" POSITION, GOT STUCK IN PARK, FUEL TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED (WHICH WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING), AIR BAG LIGHT WON'T GO OFF, ETC. HAD ALL THESE PROBLEMS FIXED ONLY TO HAVE MANY OF THEM RECUR. THEY WERE ALL FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW AFTER 36,000 MILES AND NO WARRANTY, THE PROBLEMS I HAVE NOW ARE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STILL WON'T GO OFF, MY ELECTRIC WINDOWS SOMETIMES WON'T WORK AT ALL (DRIVER'S SIDE SPECIFICALLY), AIR BAG LIGHT WON'T GO OFF BUT OCCASIONALLY WHEN DRIVER'S SEAT IS MOVED BACKWARD AND FORWARD BUT ALWAYS RETURNS, CAR WILL STALL AT TIMES WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL WHILE DRIVING. AFTER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN GOING OFF AGAIN, TOOK IT TO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IN MY TOWN...THEY CONTACTED CHRYSLER TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REPLACE IT AGAIN AND THEY REFUSED. ALL THE RECALLS I READ ABOUT THAT APPEAR TO PERTAIN TO MY VEHICLE, CHRYSLER SAYS MY VIN IS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL (EVEN THOUGH IT'S HAPPENING TO MY CAR TOO)! I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLE FOR MYSELF, OR ANYONE IN MY FAMILY AGAIN! PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR STARTED EARLY AND NEVER WENT AWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459755May 26, 2012
ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE STALLED. WHEN TESTED THE ENGINE CODE CAME BACK AS ELECTRICAL SHORT. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BUT CLEARED THE ENGINE CODE. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH, AND COMING TO A STOP, THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE CAR. AFTER GOING THRU A RED LIGHT ANOTHER CAR BROADSIDED MY CAR. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458856May 17, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
THE DASH, RADIO, & CD PLAYER LIGHTS FLASH OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY. THIS OCCURS ON RANDOM OCCASIONS, BUT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN IN WET WEATHER. IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN OPERATING THE TURN SIGNAL. THE LIGHTS WILL DIM LOW AND WILL NOT RETURN TO A "NORMAL" BRIGHTNESS UNTIL YOU ADJUST THE TURN SIGNAL ARM. ANOTHER ALARMING ISSUE IS ON OCCASION, SMOKE WILL APPEAR FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING ON THE LIGHTS. THE OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IS WHEN TURNING A CORNER AND ACCELERATING AFTER A STOP, THE CD PLAYER HESITATES, OR SKIPS AS IF THE POWER HAS BEEN SWITCHED OFF. THE SUSPENSION PROBLEM IS THE NOISE OF METAL AND BANGING IN THE SUSPENSION. WE HAD A VERY DANGEROUS INCIDENT HAPPEN WHILE ON A TRIP WHEN THE UPPER DRIVERS SIDE CONTROL ARM DISINTEGRATED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (65 MPH). I FOUGHT TO CONTROL THE CAR AND MANAGED TO GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR INDICATION THAT A PROBLEM WAS ABOUT TO OCCUR. WE NEARLY DIED. THE REPAIR WAS EXPENSIVE, AND NOW IT APPEARS A SIMILAR PROBLEM MAY BE OCCURRING ON THE RIGHT SIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458577May 15, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY FAILED. THE CONTACT TRIED TO PRESS HARDER ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE THEN DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HER THAT A VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458098May 11, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GAS CAP LIGHT HAS COME ON AT LEAST 10 TIMES--STAY ON FOR 2-3 DAYS, THEN GO OFF FOR NO REASON-WAS AT A LOCAL MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES--BEEN RESET OVER AND OVER. RADIO KEEPS BLOWING A FUSE-REPLACED AT LEAST 7 TIMES. HEADLIGHTS ARE DELAYED COMING ON WHEN THEY ARE TURNED ON. NOW AT 91,000 MILES-VEHICLE REFUSES TO START--TRIES TO TURN OVER, BUT WONT. HAD AT LOCAL MECHANIC FOR 1 WEEK-NO CODES WILL COME UP. SEVERAL COMPONENTS REPLACED-STILL REFUSES TO START... NOW BEING TOWED TO CHRYSLER DEALER----AND VIN#--IS NOT LISTED ON RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457809May 8, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS STOPPED ON THE RED LIGHT AND LOOKING WAS 1 CAR LENGTH AWAY FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME MY BRAKES WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND I WAS SO SCARED TILL I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND PUT MY EMERGENCY BRAKE THIS HAPPEN TO ME 3 TIMES IN THE SAME DAY BY THE WAY WHEN HIS HAPPEN MY BRAKES ARE NEW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457150May 2, 2012
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE HORN GOES OFF BY ITSELF AND CONTINUED TO SOUND UNTIL THE FUSE WAS PULLED. THE FUSE IS CONNECTED TO THE AIR BAG AND THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY NOW THAT THE FUSE IS OUT. THE COST OF REPAIR IS OVER $1000.00. A QUICK SEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWS MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE. THE HORN BEING CONNECTED TO THE AIR BAG IN WHICH THE HORN IS DEFECTIVE MAKING THE AIR BAG USELESS. THIS IS NOT A RESULT OF WEAR ON THE CAR AND IS A RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE SWITCH CONNECTED TO THE AIR BAG. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THE ISSUE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456944April 30, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES
PLASTIC COVERING OVER FRONT HEADLAMP HOUSING HAS GOTTEN FOGGED OVER ENTIRE OUTSIDE. THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT THROWN BY THE HEADLAMPS IS REDUCED. I NOTICE THIS ON MOST CARS AS THEY GET OLDER. THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. CLEANING PRODUCTS SOLD BY AUTO PARTS STORES TO CLEAR THIS SITUATION ARE WORTHLESS. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456616April 26, 2012
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE SEAT BELT INDEPENDENTLY BECAME DISENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT MECHANISM WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 06/05/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED AS OF 05/15/12 NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELT WAS ORDERED ON MAY 9, 2012.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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