Chrysler Sebring Complaints (1996)

419 consumer complaints on file.

#10081780July 13, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE MERGING INTO THE INTERSTATE RIGHT FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT SNAPPED OFF FROM THE A- FRAME. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO NO LUBRICATION/GREASE BETWEEN THE SEATING OF THE BALL JOINTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080260July 1, 2004
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. THIS INDICATES A FAILURE IN THE AIR BAG THAT COULD RESULT IN PREMATURE OR NONE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074402June 25, 2004
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE CONVERTIBLE TOP WAS UNRAVELING AT THE SEAMS. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *NM *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078428June 18, 2004
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR SEIZED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING BELT TO BURN AND BREAK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078429June 18, 2004
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES
ALARM SYSTEM WIRING SHORTED DUE TO IT RUBBING AGAINST THE CAR BODY. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE KILL MECHANISM TO ACTIVATE THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND THE ALARM COULD NOT BE SHUT OFF. REPAIR SHOP HAD TO CUT AND RESPLICE THE WIRES SO THAT CAR WOULD START.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10076226June 15, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE TURNING, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP'S MECHANIC REPAIRED THE PROBLEM ONCE, BUT THE CONSUMER IS STILL EXPERIENCED HAVING PROBLEMS. RECALL NUMBER 97V-201-000. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066441April 19, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
THE BALL JOINT LETTING GO . *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067368April 19, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT. AS A RESULT, A GRINDING SOUND WAS PRODUCED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064534April 4, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONT SEAT BELTS LOCKED AND WONT WORK...THE DEALERSHIP THAT IM HAVING THIS WORKED ON WAS GOING TO CHARGE ME $756.00 TO FIX...CHRYSLER IS GOING TO PAY ALL BUT $200.00..SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I BELIEVE A DEFECT...I THINK THEY SHOULD BE FIXED AT NO CHARGE....... *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064535April 4, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TIE ROD FELL OFF. STARTED ENGINE, PROCEEDED TO PULL OUT OF PARKING PLACE AND THE TIE ROD FELL OFF. SINCE CHRYSLER NOW MAKES TIE RODS SO THAT THEY CANNOT BE LUBRICATED, THEY DRY UP AND THE END JUST DROPS OFF. I AM FORTUNATE THAT I WAS NOT DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY 50 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO FOREWARNING OF A PROBLEM UNTIL IT HAPPENS. MY MECHANIC ALSO NOTICED THAT CHRYSLER HAS INSTALLED A HEAT SHIELD BETWEEN THE TIE RODS AND BRAKES. I HAVE SAVED THE PARTS AND I HAVE NOTIFIED CHRYSLER OF THIS SITUATION. I HAVE 78,000 MILES ON MY CAR. I TRULY FEEL THAT THE TIE ROD FELL OFF DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT OR FLAWED DESIGN -- I AM NOTIFYING YOU IN THE HOPES THAT THIS WILL BE LOOKED INTO SO THAT NO ONE GETS KILLED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. AS I SAID I WAS VERY FORTUNATE, THE NEXT PERSON OR FAMILY MAY NOT. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO SHIP THE PARTS -- I WILL BE GLAD TO. THANK YOU. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064148March 30, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES, EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
MY NAME IS [XXX]. I HAVE A 1996 SEBRING CONVERTIBLE I PULLED INTO A FILLING STATION AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. WHEN I STARTED IT, IT REVVED UP AND ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN. I PRESSED THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD BUT COULDN'T STOP THE CAR. I WENT THROUGH THE DOORS OF THE STATION AND FINALLY CAME TO A STOP IN THE COFFEE MACHINES. I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. I WAS IN FLORIDA AT THE TIME AND I RECEIVED A TICKET FOR CARELESS DRIVING. THE POLICE OFFICER SAID NO MATTER WHAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE CONTROL OF YOUR CAR. THERE WAS NO WAY TO HAVE CONTROL OVER THE CAR. I HAD ONLY OWNED THIS CAR 5 MONTHS. IT SHOWS THAT THE CAR WAS IN FOR A RECALL IN AUG OF 2002 FOR THROTTLE REPAIR. ON MARCH 17 IN SAVANNAH GA THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO A 1996 SEBRING CONVERTIBLE AND HE HIT 9 PEOPLE. I HAVE TALKED TO THE GENTLEMAN. HIS SEBRING REVVED UP, ACCELERATED AND HE COULDN'T GET IT STOPPED. HIS HAD ALSO BEEN IN FOR RECALL IN 2002. MY CAR IS STILL IN THE DEALER SHIP IN FLORIDA AND IS BEING REPAIRED FOR THE DAMAGES CAUSED IN THE ACCIDENT. I DON'T THINK I COULD EVER DRIVE THIS CAR AGAIN IN FEAR THAT IT WILL DO IT AGAIN AND MAYBE CAUSE A INJURY OR DEATH. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10061946March 11, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE ODOMETER AND RPM GAUGE WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE ABS LIGHT ALSO COMES ON THEN GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY. HAVE CHANGED FUSES BUT STILLHAVE THE SAME RESULTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061140March 2, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED FACE, HEAD, NECK AND SHOULDER INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10058201February 15, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM, EQUIPMENT
ON DECEMBER 2000, THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS OF THE SUSPENSION OF MY 1996 CHRYSLER SEBRING WERE REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT WAS DUE TO NOISE AND STEERING PROBLEMS OF THE CAR. THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE THEN REPLACED DUE TO THE COMPLAINT AND A RECALL ON THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS. ON 26 JANUARY 2004, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR FAILED AS I DROVE IN DOWNTOWN ATLANTA. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CV AXLE TO DISLODGE FROM THE ENGINE AND DAMAGE THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND BODY OF THE CAR. I THE PROCEEDED TO CONTACT CHRYSLER FOR AN INVESTIGATION. THE CASE # IS 120-241-89. THE INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED 9 FEBRUARY 2004. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056254January 31, 2004
AIR BAGS
1996 CHRYSLER SEBRING...NON DEPLOYING AIRBAG IN FRONT END COLLISION. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055843January 26, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING 5-10 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL FELL OFF DUE TO THE SEPARATION OF THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINT. THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THE CURRENT CONSUMER OWNED THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069961January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, TIRES
ON THE ENGINE I HAD THE PULLEY ON THE TIMING BELT COME APART AND JUST LAST MONTH I HAD THE HEAD GASKET START TO LEAK FROM THE BACK. TIMING BELT 28,000 HEAD GASKET 37,500. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES THAT WHERE ON THE CAR. ALL BY 29,000 MILES--SOME EARLIER AND THEN LATER. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACES AT THE SAME TIME AS THE TIMING BELT PULLEY. I KNEW THEY NEEDED REPLACEMENT AND HAD AN APPOINTMENT TO GET THEM REPLACED WHEN THE TIMEING BELT WENT OUT. IT IS A 1996 BUT I ONLY HAVE 37,500 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068722January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE
2.4 HEAD GASKET. EXHAUST MANIFOLD. MILEAGE ILLUMINATION. POPPING NOISE FRONT SUSPENSION. RATTLE REAR SUSPENSION, POPING WHEN LFT DOOR GLASS WINDOW PUT UP.LOW FUEL LITE . CAR ONLY HAS 46805 MILES WHEN YOU CAN READ MILEAGE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044523December 2, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
THE BRAKE PADS WOULD STICK TO THE ROTORS CAUSING THE PADS TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED APPROXIMATELY, EVERY 5,000 MILES AND THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. *AK THE BRAKE PADS WORE ON ONE SIDE AND NOT THE OTHER. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED ON THE HIGHWAY THEY WOULD GO SIDEWAYS. THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD A CONCERN ABOUT AN "M 1999," IN WHICH THE ENGINE WOULD SMOKE WHILE IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY. OIL LEAKED OUT FROM THE TOP OF THE ENGINE DUE TO FAULTY PARTS. THE ENGINE WAS REBUILT BY THE DEALER. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046404November 5, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
AFTER BUYING A NEW TIRE AND PLACING IT IN THE TRUNK THE TIRE TREAD EXPLODED. THE EXPLOSION CAUSED THE REAR WINDOW TO SHATTER, AND BLEW A HOLE IN THE REAR SEAT. DEALERSHIP HAD BEEN NOTIFIED, BUT THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. FUTURE, SIZE 20565R15.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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