Chrysler Sebring Complaints

3,876 consumer complaints on file.

#10336819June 17, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THE TAIL LIGHTS WERE OFF AND WHEN SHE ENGAGED THE HEADLIGHT POWER SWITCH, THE TAIL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS WERE DESIGNED TO ILLUMINATE AUTOMATICALLY AND A POSSIBLE FAILURE COULD EXIST IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 13,483.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336833June 17, 2010
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. NOT SURE IF AIRBAG WILL STILL DEPLOY. WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN IF LIGHT STAYS ON, BUT IT DOESN'T IT JUST GOES ON AND OFF OCCASIONALLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336859June 17, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ALONG THE FREEWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP. I ENDED UP IN A DITCH AND CRASHING INTO SOME TREES AND I LOST THREE OF MY FINGERS. I WAS DRIVING A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING. I NEED ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING ANY RECALLS OR DEFECTS REGARDING THIS VEHICLE. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10336979June 16, 2010
SUSPENSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING-LETTER FROM REGARDING 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT, HE COULD HEAR A GRINDING SOUND. THE DEALER FOUND THE LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT WAS WORN, WHICH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE. ALSO, THE FRONT STRUTS, OIL PAN AND COOLER LINES WERE ALL LEAKING, AND THE DRIVE BELTS WERE CRACKED. THE HEATING AND AIR CONDITION CONTROLS WERE NOT PERFORMING AS DESIGNED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336455June 15, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT AFTER OPERATION. THE NEXT MORNING THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE PUT INTO GEAR. HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. A PART OF THE AUTOMATIC SHIFTER MECHANISM HAD BROKEN, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336486June 15, 2010
SEAT BELTS
2000 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE JXI - SEATBELTS MALFUNCTION SEATBELT RETRACTOR LOCKS UP (BOTH SEATS AT THE SAME TIME) SO THE SEAT BELTS CANNOT BE USED. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM BUT VERY PROBLEMATIC. I HAVE REPLACED THE SEATBELT FUSE. I HAVE CONSULTED WITH A CHRYSLER SERVICE DEPT. TECHNICIAN WHO STATED THAT REPLACING THE RETRACTOR WOULD BE $508 PER SEAT BUT COULDN'T GUARANTEE THAT THIS WOULD BE THE SOLUTION. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET; HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F11C283 WHICH HAS NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND WWW.ALLEXPERTS.COM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336550June 15, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING PINK PLASTIC LEVER BROKE INSIDE SHIFTER CAUSING CAR TO STAY IN PARK, UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335794June 11, 2010
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE SEAT BELT ROLLERS ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES WERE LOCKED UP AND THE BELTS COULD NOT BE EXTENDED TO SECURE AN OCCUPANT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 170,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335824June 11, 2010
STRUCTURE, SUSPENSION
I HAVE A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING WHICH HAS HAD THE BALL JOINT COME OUT OF BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE OF THE FRONT 2 WHEELS ABOUT 6 MONTHS APART. THIS HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE WHICH I HAVE REPAIRED. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY BECAUSE THIS LAST TIME I WAS ABOUT A MILE AWAY FROM GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY, WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND WONDER ABOUT RECALLS AND IF I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED. THE TOW TO MY HOME WAS $106, THE TOW TO THE MECHANIC WAS $65 AND THE MECHANIC BILL WAS $303. THIS IS JUST THE DRIVERS SIDE. THIS HAPPENED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AS WELL AND I FEEL I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR BOTH. DOCUMENTS OF THESE CHARGES CAN DEFINITELY BE PROVIDED IF NEEDED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS HAPPENING AGAIN, NOT JUST MY OWN CAR BUT ANYONE ELSE THAT MAY BE DRIVING ONE OF THESE VEHICLES. PLEASE LET ME KNOW EITHER WAY. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335436June 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON MAY 31, 2010, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO REPAIR FACILITY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT FILED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT SHE SHOULD SEND IN THE REPORT FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 46,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335340June 8, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I OWN A 2007 SEBRING (VIN [XXX]) WITH APPROXIMATELY 56,700 MILES. I PURCHASE THE VEHICLE IN NOV. 2008 CONSIDERED NEW WITH 29,000 MILES FROM SATURN OF FREMONT, CA. THE CAR IS DRIVEN PRIMARILY BY MY WIFE TO AND FROM WORK AND TO DROP OFF AND PICK UP THE CHILDREN. AFTER A RECENT OIL CHANGE ON MAY 2, 2010, MY FAMILY AND I NOTICED AN EXTREMELY LOUD ENGINE NOISE. FOR THE FIRST WEEK AFTER THE OIL CHANGE, THE CAR WOULD START FINE BUT THE NOISE BECAME WORSE. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOOSE PRESSURE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND AS OF TODAY, WILL NOT START AT ALL. I VISITED A CHRYSLER AUTOMALL DEALERSHIP ON SOMMERSVILLE ROAD IN ANTIOCH, CA ON SATURDAY MAY 15. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY A 130.00 DIAGNOSTIC FEE AS THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AS I WAS TOLD AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD BE EXTENDED TO 3 YEARS/60,000 MILES. THE TECHNICIAN MENTIONED THAT THE NOISE WAS A RADIATOR OR FAN MOTOR. THEN I CHECKED THE RECALLS FOR 2007 SEBRINGS AND FOUND TWO RECALLS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 08VI52000 AND 07V473000 REGARDING ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL MATTERS, ONE OF WHICH HAS THE SAME CONCERN THAT I HAVE. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND SPOKE TO BRITTANY WHO SAID MY VIN DID NOT HAVE ANY CONCERNS SO THE COMPANY COULD NOT HELP ME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334793June 6, 2010
SEAT BELTS
I OWN A 2000 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE JXI. THE SEAT BELTS OCCASIONALLY WILL NOT RETRACT FROM BOTH FRONT SEAT. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS FOR ANYWHERE BETWEEN AN HOUR AND SEVERAL DAYS. BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS LOCK AT THE SAME TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334622June 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CONNECTION IS PLASTIC AND CRACKED. ONCE THIS PIECE CRACKS, THE GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT ENGAGE. I PARKED MY CAR, AND THE NEXT TIME I TRIED TO LEAVE, THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE PART HAS TO BE REPLACED. AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334648June 4, 2010
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGERS SEAT BELTS WOULD RETRACT BUT WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REASON FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334190June 2, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
PLZ NOTE 1998 CHRYSLER SEBRINGS DOOR LEVERS WILL BREAK ON YOU BOTH MINE DID AS WELL AS OTHERS I NOTICE ON THE INTERNET. FIRST IT WAS ONE DOOR HANDLE TRIED TO LIFT IT AND THE OTHER ONE BRAKES. SO FOR MTHS I HAD TO GET INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR TO OPEN DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THEN PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LEVER WONT OPEN. I READ SOME GUY DOOR EVEN CAME OF WHILE HE WAS DRIVING. AND TO THERE IS A DISTRIBUTOR YOU WILL HAVE THAT PROBLEM I NOTICE WITH A 1998 CHRYSLER SEBRING IT WILL DIE ON YOU. YOU WILL TOW IT AND COST THOUSANDS TO REPAIR. AS FAR AS THE DOORS IM CALLING CHRYSLER IF ANY RECALLS ON BOTH DOORS..AND MOST LIKELY PAY HUNDREDS TO GET IT FIX BY SOME1. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10333849May 29, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS JUST DRIVING MY CHRYSLER SEBRING 2000 THIS AFTERNOON WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. I WAS LUCKY TO BE IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND I DON'T WANT TO IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY! THERE WAS NO WARNING AT ALL, NO LIGHT COMING ON, NOTHING, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL JUST COLLAPSED COMPLETELY. I WILL HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE GARAGE ON TUESDAY. I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT THAT TO BE SURE THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN....IT'S SCARY TO THINK THAT YOU CAN DRIVE A CAR 65 MILES AN HOUR WITH SUDDENLY NO BRAKES AT ALL!! I WAS JUST VERY LUCKY THIS TIME! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332335May 26, 2010
POWER TRAIN
MY WIFE DRIVES A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING AND ON MAY 25TH 2010 WHEN SHE GOT IN HER CAR TO GO HOME FROM WORK, SHE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE CAR OUT OF PARK. SHE IMMEDIATELY CALLED ME AND I LOOKED FOR INFORMATION ON THE WEB AND DISCOVERED THIS WAS SORT OF A COMMON PROBLEM FOR CHRYSLER AND IT WAS DUE TO A FAULTY OR DEFECTIVE 'SHIFT INTERLOCK CONTROL SYSTEM'. ON SEVERAL FORUMS I SAW THAT SEVERAL SEBRINGS, PT CRUISERS, AND CHRYSLER 300S HAVE HAD THE SAME OR SIMILAR ISSUES. WE CALLED OUR LOCAL CHRYSLER/DODGE DEALERSHIP, LANDMARK CHRYSLER DODGER IN MORROW, GA AND THE SERVICE CENTER INFORMED US THAT THEY SEE THIS ISSUE "ALL THE TIME" AND IT NOT ONLY AFFECTS THE VEHICLES MENTIONED ABOVE, BUT IT ALSO INCLUDES DODGE CHARGERS AS WELL. THE WENT ON TO STATE THAT IT WOULD COST US APPROXIMATELY $350 TO FIX THE ISSUE. THERE IS NO WAY TO DISABLE THE SYSTEM AND CIRCUVENT THE COST OF REPAIR, OUR ONLY OPTION IS TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332378May 26, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
I HAVE HAD TO DISCONNECT THE HORN ON MY 2005 SEBRING, BECAUSE IT WAS GOING OFF ANYTIME ANYWHERE AND IT WAS CAUSING HUGE PROBLEMS FOR ME. IT JUST STARTED FOR NO REASON ONE DAY. DOES SO RANDOMLY WITH NO WARNING. IT DOES THIS WHEN I AM PARKED OR DRIVING, MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. IT?S BEEN DOING THIS FOR MONTHS. THE TEMPORARY FIX WAS JUST TO HAVE IT DISCONNECTED, BUT THEN I AM LEFT WITHOUT A HORN. THE ESTIMATES TO FIX IT ARE QUITE PRICEY. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE HORN IS MADE WITH THE WIRES TOO CLOSE. IF YOU TAP ON IT WHEN IT?S GOING OFF IT WILL STOP BEEPING. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.... THE HORN IS A SAFETY FEATURE OF THE CAR AND IF THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM OR WHATEVER WITH IT SHOULDN'T THERE BE A RECALL ON THIS? I HAVE SPOKEN TO CHRYSLER AND THEY HAVE DENIED FIXING THIS SAYING THAT MY CAR IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SINCE IT IS OVER 3 YEARS OLD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331733May 24, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
LETTER FROM SENATOR ISAKSON ON BEHALF OF RE HER 2000 CHRYSLER SEBRING THAT BURST INTO FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD *TGW
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331706May 22, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING THAT STOPPED RUNNING ON THE EXPRESS WAY AND COME TO FIND OUT IT WAS MY MOTOR THAT HAD FAILED. THE ONLY THING THAT HAPPENED PRIOR TO THE ENGINE BLOWING WAS A SLIGHT NOISE AND THEN IT QUIT. I CHANGED MY OIL EVERY 3000 MILES LIKE RECOMMENDED BUT OBVIOUSLY THAT DIDN'T MATTER. I'VE REPLACED MY WHOLE ENGINE WITH A REBUILT ONE BUT I'M EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN CHRYSLER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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