Chrysler Sebring Complaints

3,876 consumer complaints on file.

#10241982September 12, 2008
STRUCTURE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY OPENED AND FLIPPED BACKWARDS, WHICH CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD TO CRACK. AS A RESULT, THE RISK OF A SERIOUS INJURY OR CRASH INCREASED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V431000 (STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD) AND IS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 48,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241836September 11, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, SHE SPORADICALLY HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE ACCOMPANIED BY VIBRATION. SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE BRAKE SHOES BECAUSE IT HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241439September 9, 2008
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
HAD A MAJOR OIL LEAK. THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A CRACKED OIL FILTER. TOOK IT IN TO LOCAL SHOP AND FOUND OUT IT WAS A FAILURE IN THE CRANK CASE SEAL. THEY SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN THE ENGINE. THEY SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY AN UNACCEPTABLE VARIANCE IN THE DRIVE SHAFT CAUSING EXCESSIVE PRESSURE ON THE SEAL. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT AND WE CHANGE THE OIL REGULARLY. THE SHOP CHECKED AND FOUND SEVERAL OTHER LIKE PROBLEMS WITH THE SEBRING OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS IN IDENTIFIX.COM. THIS COST ME $675.00 AND ONLY FIXED THE OIL LEAK. THE MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE DRIVE SHAFT ISN'T FIXED. THE VEHICLE HASN'T BEEN IN AN ACCIDENTS TO CAUSE ANY INTERNAL PROBLEMS THAT ARE MY FAULT. I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD HELP WITH THESE COSTS TO THE OWNERS THAT HAVE INCURRED THESE EXCESSIVE COSTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241452September 9, 2008
SEAT BELTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MECHANISMS WOULD NOT RELEASE PROPERLY. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE SEAT BELT CONTROL TIMER. HE WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241459September 9, 2008
SEAT BELTS
ON MY CHRYSLER SEBRING (2000), THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATBELTS ARE NOT PERFORMING CORRECTLY. EITHER THEY BOTH LOCK AND CAN'T BE DEPLOYED, OR THEY BOTH CAN BE DEPLOYED AND BUCKLED, BUT THEN LOCK IN PLACE, EVEN WHILE THE CAR IS SITTING PARKED WITH NO BRAKE APPLICATION. WHEN I START THE CAR, I NEVER KNOW WHICH WAY THE BELTS WILL PERFORM, BUT MOSTLY THEY JUST LOCK IN PLACE. SINCE BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS BEHAVE IDENTICALLY, IT MUST BE SOME MECHANISM THAT CONTROLS BOTH SEAT BELT MECHANISMS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS FAILURE OF A SAFETY FEATURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241629September 9, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF TURNING OFF AND LOCKING CAR, ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. 2008 SEBRING LIMITED CCONVERTIBLE WITH 11,800 MILES. DEALER SERVICE-LUBE/OIL/FILTER- 7/25/08. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241364September 8, 2008
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHRYSLER SEBRING COUPE. THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS WARPED AND THE PADDING WAS LOOSENED FROM THE PANEL. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING TO THIS DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241224September 7, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2.7 LITER ENGINE IN MY CHRYSLER SEBRING SEIZED - NO WARNING OF LOW OIL OR AN OIL LEAK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241078September 5, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INTERIOR LIGHTING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PURCHASED 2005 SEBRING CONVERTIBLE IN EARLY 2006 WITH 18,000 MILES ON IT. WAS PUSHED INTO AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT HAS WENT OUT OF BUSINESS. CAR CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING, WAS A WIRING ISSUE, HAD TO HAVE STEERING WHEEL TORE APART AND REPAIRED. DEALER COST $374. INTERIOR LIGHTS IN CAR FLICKER AND CONTINUE TO FLICKER. CAR GOES INTO GEAR HARD SOMETIMES, LIKE A CLUNK. NO THE BLOWER MOTOR IN THE VEHICLE HAS WENT OUT AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 84,000 MILES ON IT. IF YOU GOOGLE THIS VEHICLE FOR BLOWERS IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET, A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM THAT ONLY HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN. HOW NICE OF CHRYSLER TO KNOW THEY HAVE THOUSANDS OF THIS ISSUE AND THEY DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. I AM VERY DISPLEASED WITH THE PROBLEMS I AM EXPERIENCING WITH THIS VEHICLE. SIGNED A VERY UPSET CUSTOMER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241127September 5, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STRUCTURE:BODY
I PURCHASE THIS USED 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI 2 YEARS AGO AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER IT ONLY NEEDED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO GET AN ALIGNMENT I WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOWER LATERAL CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS EXTREMELY SCARY AND VERY HARD TO GET FIXED BECAUSE OF MY WORK SCHEDULE. I CONTACTED A DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE IN 2001. I LOOKED MY VIN UP ON THE CHRYSLER WEBSITE AND WAS ADVISED THERE WAS NO RECALL AFFECTING MY VEHICLE. FIRESTONE WOULD HAVE CHARGED ME OVER $1000 TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT I CAN NOT AFFORD TO. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY UNDRIVEABLE. I AM ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR WHICH HANGS SLIGHTLY WHEN OPENED AND MUST BE LIFTED TO CLOSE. MY SIDE PANELS ON BOTH DOORS KEEP GETTING DISLODGED BUT HAVE NOT FELL OFF YET. I AM TRULY AFRAID FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY WITH THIS VEHICLE AND DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO FIND SOMEONE TO FIX AT A COST I CAN AFFORD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240881September 4, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE COOLANT IN MY AUTO WAS GONE, WHEN I HAD TO STOP IN TRAFFIC WHEN I SAW SMOKE. LUCKILY, I WAS NEAR 7/11 WHERE I COULD BUT THE PROPER MIX OF COOLANT. THE NEXT MORNING THE COOLANT HAD DISAPPEARED, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. ADDED MORE COOLANT WENT TO THE AUTOMOTIVE STORE PURCHASED MORE COOLANT OPENED THE HOOD AND THE COOLANT HAD ONE AGAIN DISAPPEARED...THERE WAS NEVER ANY RESIDUAL ON THE DRIVEWAY PAVEMENT. THE MAN AT THE AUTOMOTIVE STORE LOOK AT THE RADIATOR AND SAID THERE IS YOUR PROBLEM, ITS LEAKING OUT OF THE CRACK, A HAIRLINE CRACK IN RADIATOR, WHICH CAUSED LEAKAGE IN COOLING SYSTEM. I CAUGHT THIS PROBLEM. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THESE RADIATORS ALWAYS HAVE PROBLEMS, CRACKING, BRAKING. CHRYSLER KNEW THESE RADIATOR ARE JUNK YET THEY CONTINUE TO INSTALL THEM...THEY ARE PLASTIC, NOT METAL. UNDER THE 100,000 MILEAGE WARRANTY ONLY THE ENGINE IS COVERED. THIS IS RIDICULOUS BECAUSE THE COOLING SYSTEM IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE ENGINE...WITHOUT A RADIATOR (COOLING SYSTEM) THE ENGINE WOULD GET SO HOT, THE CAR WOULD CATCH FIRE. II HAVE NOW BEEN STUCK WITH A $1,000 BILL FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE RADIATOR.WHO KNOWS WHETHER THE PART BEING REPLACED WILL LAST 5,000 MILES OR CRACK NEXT WEEK. THE PLASTIC MOTOR EQUIPMENT IS DANGEROUS, IT IS A TRAGEDY WAITING TO HAPPEN. THE DEALERSHIP VIS-A-VIS CHRYSLER NEEDS TO PAY FOR THIS POOR QUALITY MERCHANDISE AND PUT THESE ITEMS UNDER WARRANTY WITH THE ENGINE. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED, JUST SUPPOSE I HAD BEEN ON THE I-495 IN FAST TRAFFIC. I HAD ON SEVERAL PREVIOUS OCCASIONS ASKED THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK THE COOLANT AND THE SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG EVEN THOUGH ITWAS ONLY HALF FULL. DISPOSITION RECALL ALL PLASTIC RADIATOR, REPLACE WITH MEDAL OR SOMETHING KNOWN TO BE SAFE. I'VE BEEN BUYING CARS SINCE 1961 NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. BY CHRSYLER OWN ADMISSION THEY KNEW THESE RADIATORS WERE FATALTY. HAVE RADIATOR REPLACE NO COST TO ME!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240836September 3, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I BOUGHT THE CAR IN AUGUST OF 06'. IT'S AN 04' CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE [XXX] CAR STARTED STALLING AND STOPPING WHEN I CAME TO A STOP. IT DIES ON ME AT LEAST ONCE A DAY NOW. IT FINALLY STOPPED WHILE DRIVING TODAY IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC ON A HIGHWAY. IT SCARES ME. I READ ON AUTO BEEF (WHICH IS WHERE I FOUND YOU) OF OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIPS AND OTHER MECHANICS CANNOT SEEM TO FIND OUT WHAT IT IS. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND THEY RAN A TEST AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE SAME PROBLEM EVERYONE ELSE IS HAVING. I DON'T GET IT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO....PLEASE HELP!!! *TR 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
#10240611September 2, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING INTO THE FAILURE. ONE DAY IT WOULD NOT START, AND UPON INVESTIGATION, THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE OIL PAN. THAT IS WHEN I BEGAN READING OF THE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240668September 2, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AT 78, 895 MILES DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP (DECEMBER 2004). HAD A REMANUFACTURED ENGINE PUT IN 2/21/2006 WHEN I COULD FINALLY AFFORD IT AND CHRYSLER WOULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. I USED ONLY SYNTHETIC OIL IN THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE AND HAD IT CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES AND YESTERDAY (9-1-2008), IT STARTED MAKING A FUNNY NOISE. I HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP TODAY TO BE SAFE, AND THE VERDICT IS I NEED A NEW ENGINE - AGAIN DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240511September 1, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STRUCTURE
THIS IS A 2006 SEBRING TOURING, BOUGHT WITH AROUND 33,00 MILES. THE FIRST NIGHT I TRIED THIS CAR, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH THEM SAYING THEY WOULD FIX IT. IT DIDN'T COME BACK ON FOR MONTHS...AFTER THE WARRANTY WAS UP. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR ALMOST A YEAR AND IT HAD A 30 DAY WARRANTY. I TOOK IT BACK AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK FOR THE WARRANTY WITH THEM SAYING THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THE BRAKES MAKE RUBBING NOISES, EVEN THOUGH I WAS TOLD THEY PUT ON NEW BRAKE SHOES AND IT WOBBLES, EVEN THOUGH THEY SAID THEY CALIBRATED THE ROTORS AND FIXED THEM. IT JUMPS WHEN YOU STOP AND ON TAKE OFF IT JUST TOOK IT TO ANOTHER SHOP IN ANOTHER TOWN AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY WRONG OTHER THAN IT NEEDED AN UPDATE AND THAT THIS SHOULD TAKE CARE OF 99% OF MY PROBLEMS IF NOT ALL. AFTER PAYING OUT 178.45, IT DO NOT TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE ALSO TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW FUEL PUMP AND THAT ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WAS IT WAS PUMPING TOO MUCH FUEL AND THAT THIS WOULD EVENTUALLY DO DAMAGE TO OTHER PARTS OF THE ENGINE AND I WOULD BE LOOKING AT MORE THAN JUST THE FUEL PUMP TO REPLACE BUT THEY DIDN'T THINK THE CAR WOULD JUST QUIT ON ME RIGHT NOW, BUT I WAS LOOKING AT PROBLEMS ON DOWN THE ROAD. SO NOW, I AM LOOKING AT AROUND 450.00 FOR THE FUEL PUMP AND LABOR AND STILL DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS THE PROBLEM. IN JULY I HAD ABOUT AN INCH PLUS WATER IN MY PASSENGER REAR FLOOR BOARD, AFTER SUCKING THE WATER UP SEVERAL TIMES, THEY FINALLY SAID I NEEDED A NEW TYPE OF DRAIN LINE ON THE AIR CONDITIONER, BUT COME TO FIND OUT, IT HAD THE NEW LINE. I DID GET THE LINE BLOWN OUT BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER LINE GETTING CLOGGED IS A PROBLEM. THE WATER HAS NOT COME BACK, YET. THE AIR CONDITIONER MAKES LIKE A HUM-HUM NOISE, THEN IT WILL QUIT AND THE CAR SOUNDS QUIET FOR A FEW MIN, AND THEN IT STARTS AGAIN. THIS IS DEFINITELY A CAR I AM DISSATISFIED WITH. I HAD BOUGHT 3 SETS OF WIPER BLADES AND NONE OF THEM SEEM TO SIT ON THE WINDSHIELD CORRECTLY TO GET THE WATER OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240292August 29, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE IS TOTALLY UNMODIFIED! WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT, I HEARD A POP (LIKE A BALLOON POPPING) AND SMOKE AND FLAME BURST FROM UNDER THE HOOD. FIRE DEPARTMENT OBSERVED FIRE BEGAN IN THE AREA OF THE FUEL LINE AND SPREAD INTO THE DASHBOARD. POSSIBLE CAUSE WAS ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSING ARC WHICH COMPROMISED THE RUBBER FUEL HOSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10239754August 26, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SEBRING DEVELOPED SLUDGE PROBLEM, COST ALMOST $6,000 TO DROP IN A REPLACEMENT ENGINE. CHRYSLER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND REIMBURSE EVERYONE THAT'S HAD THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239812August 26, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE GT II TIRES, SIZE P275/60R15. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE TIRE WAS CHANGED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 39,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239826August 26, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE CEASED WHILE STOPPED AT STOP LIGHT. VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY. LATER FOUND ENGINE FAILED DO TO SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239681August 25, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
UPON ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR, I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL OR JIGGLE THE GEAR IN PARK IN ORDER TO START THE CAR. I REPLACED THE STARTER THINKING THAT WAS WHY THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I WAS INFORMED BY SEVERAL AUTO PART STORES THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH, HAD THAT REPLACED AND THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT START. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO GANLEY DODGE TO HAVE THEM PUT THE TRANSMISSION BACK INTO MY CAR, WHICH COST ME $70 PLUS $180 DIAGNOSTIC. THE GANLEY DODGE GAVE ME A QUOTE OF $3500 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. THAT WAS NOT IN MY BUDGET, I THEN HAD MY CAR TOWED BY TRANSMISSION WORLD TO THEIR SHOP, I EXPLAINED TO THEM THE PROBLEMS I WAS HAVING WITH MY CAR, PRIOR TO THIS I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT TOOK TRANSMISSION WORLD A WEEK BEFORE THEY COULD GET THE TRANSMISSION OUT OF THE CAR, TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION TAKEN OUT AND TAKEN APART TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG IT COST ME $2,037.00 FOR A 3 YEAR WARRANTY ON A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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