Chrysler Sebring Complaints

3,876 consumer complaints on file.

#10173933November 21, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE CONVERTIBLE TOP WAS RETURNED TO AN UPRIGHT POSITION, THE REAR DEFROSTER WIRE WAS PULLED OUT OF PLACE. THIS RESULTED IN THE REAR DEFROSTER BEING INOPERABLE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECONNECTION. THIS OCCURRED EVERY FALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173962November 21, 2006
WHEELS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS CORROSION ON THE INNER PART OF THE RIM WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO BECOME DEFLATED COMPLETELY. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173087November 9, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2.7 LITER ENGINE OF SEBRING LXI SEIZED UP WITHOUT WARNING. HAD CHANGED OIL 1400 MILES PRIOR TO FAILURE. PURCHASED VEHICLE FROM AUTO AUCTION WITHIN LAST 2 MONTHS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172724November 6, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE MOTOR IN MY 2004 SEBRING FAILED ON MY WAY TO WORK ONE MORNING ALMOST A MONTH AGO. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO IMMEDIATELY ASKED ME ABOUT OIL CHANGES. I SAID THAT I DIDN'T HAVE ANY RECEIPTS BUT COULD FIND THEM AT HOME IF NECESSARY. 4 DAYS LATER THEY WANTED THE RECEIPTS. I FAXED THEM OVER AND THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT SUFFICIENT AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $7000 FOR A NEW MOTOR BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT UNDER THE WARRANTY. THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE MOTOR AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE TIMING CHAIN. THEY SAID THAT THE RECEIPTS I HAD SENT THEM WERE NOT IN THE PROPER FORMAT AND THEY WOULD NOT ACCEPT THEM. I TOLD THEM THAT THOSE WERE THE RECEIPTS I WAS GIVEN BY A LICENSED GARAGE IN THE STATE OF NEVADA AND THEY COULD TAKE IT UP WITH THEM. THEY CALLED THE GARAGE AND WANTED THEM TO SUBMIT NEW RECEIPTS IN A DIFFERENT FORMAT. ACCORDING TO THE GARAGE THEY WERE VERY RUDE AND CONDESCENDING AND THE GARAGE AGREED TO GIVE THEM NEW RECEIPTS. THE NEW RECEIPTS WERE FAXED OVER AND AFTER 4 DAYS WHEN I DID NOT HEAR FROM THE DEALER I CALLED THEM AND THEY SAID THEY NEVER GOT THE NEW RECEIPTS. I ASKED WHY THEY DIDN'T CALL ME AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR JOB TO TRACK DOWN MY RECEIPTS. I CALLED THE GARAGE AND THEY FAXED THEM AGAIN AND THIS TIME IT TOOK THE DEALER 3 DAYS TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THEM. THEY SAID THAT EVERYTHING WAS IN ORDER AND SOMEONE FROM CHRYSLER WOULD BE OUT TO LOOK AT IT. 3 DAYS LATER THEY CALLED AGAIN AND SAID THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE OIL FILTER IN THE CAR DID NOT MATCH THE RECEIPTS. I NOW HAVE A 2004 SEBRING WITH 41,000 MILES ON IT (IT HAD 22,000 WHEN I BOUGHT IT LAST YEAR) THAT NEEDS A $7000 MOTOR. THE DEALER WILL NOT GIVE ME ANY SATISFACTION AND I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER 4 TIMES AND THEY DON'T CARE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172549November 3, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC), TIRES
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONTAL IMPACT CRASH. THERE WAS PRE-IMPACT BRAKING. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES. UPDATED 11/30/2006 - THE REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED CHEST INJURIES FROM THE SEAT BELT. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND TIRES DID NOT WORK PROPERLY (MICHELIN HARMONY TIRES) *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10172427November 2, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CAR KEPT STALLING AND JUST DIED ONE MORNING. A PASSERBY STOPPED TO HELP ME AND SAID THE OIL WAS LOW. I PUT OIL IN IT AND HEADED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ASKED FOR RECEIPTS TO PROVE I HAD OIL CHANGES OVER THE PAST YEAR SO THE WORK WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I PROVIDED RECEIPTS AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE RECEIPTS WERE UNACCEPTABLE BECAUSE THE GARAGE THAT DID THE OIL CHANGES DID NOT USE THE PROPER FORMAT ON THEIR RECEIPTS. CHRYSLER WANTED ME TO PAY $6950 FOR A NEW ENGINE. MY MECHANIC THEN FAXED OVER RECEIPTS THAT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE TO THE DEALER AND BECAUSE THE RECEIPT SAID THAT I HAD A FRAM OIL FILTER PUT IN THE CAR AND THERE WAS STILL A FACTORY OIL FILTER IN IT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE MOTOR UNDER THE WARRANTY. THEY SAID THE ENGINE WAS FULL OF SLUDGE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE TIMING BELT AND HEADS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172430November 2, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
MY 2001 SEBRING SEDAN HAS FAILURE OF THE UV COATING PLACES ON THE PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENS. IT BEGAN IN 2003 AND HAS PROGRESSED TO A POINT WHERE THEY NEED TO BE SANDED AND POLISHED EVERY FEW MONTHS FOR VISIBILITY. SYLVANIA MANUFACTURER. UV IS THE PROBLEM SO GO BACK TO GLASS, DUH A NO BRAINER *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172330November 1, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
DRIVING ON I-295 IN THE EVENING WHEN ENGINE SUDDENLY, DRAMATICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING LOST POWER AND STARTED STALLING. MY WIFE WAS VERY NEARLY STRUCK BY TRAFFIC FROM BEHIND DUE TO THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. WE WERE INFORMED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC THAT THE ENGINE IS BLOWN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172411November 1, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STRUCTURE
DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILURE ON OUR 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE JXI. THE SEAT BELT LOCKING MECHANISM FAILS TO LOCK OVER TIME. THE PLASTIC LOCKING CLIP INSIDE THE LOCKING CLIP WILL BREAK (DID BREAK) WITH CONTINUOUS USE. THE DEALER WANTS $100.00 + FOR THE PART. IF CHRYSLER USED A STAINLESS STEEL LOCKING WE WOULD HAVE THIS PROBLEM. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION SENSORS HAVE A LIMITED LIFE. AFTER DRIVING FOR 30 MINUTES OR MORE DURING LOW DECELERATION AND LOW ACCELERATION THE TRANSMISSION BUCKS AND OR SLIPS. RIGHT NOW I HAVE SWAP THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKING MECHANISM TO THE DRIVER SIDE AND WE SIT IN THE BACK IF WE'RE A PASSENGER BECAUSE $100.00 RIGHT NOW IS NOT AFFORDABLE. ALSO WHEN IT RAINS WATER FILLS IN THE REAR QUARTERS, RIGHT UP TO THE SPEAKERS, I HAVE TO PARK ON A HILL TO DRAIN IT! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172293October 31, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
MY VEHICLE IN MAY 2006 STARTING SHOWING SIGNS OF IGNITION FAILURE. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON WHILE I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE. WHEN I ATTEMPT TO TURN OFF VEHICLE OFF,IT REMAINS ON FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES OR LONGER UNTIL I CAN GET IT TO TURN OFF W/O THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THIS MEANS MY CAR IS DRIVABLE W/O A KEY IN THE IGNITION. THIS CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AT 29,000 MILES. THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE GETS EXTREMELY HOT. ACCORDING TO THE RECALL REPORTS WHICH STATES THAT A BREAK IN MOLDING IN THE FUEL PUMP CAN LEAD TO IGNITION FAILURE WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND CAN CAUSE A FIRE. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3X IN LESS THAN 5 MONTHS. ANCIRA JEEP CHRYSLER HAS FAILED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND HAS CONTINUED TO CHARGE ME FOR A FUEL PUMP, CAM SENSOR, AND IGNITION. I PICKED UP MY CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP JUST A FEW DAYS AGO AND NOT EVEN 10 MIN LATER WHEN I GOT HOME THE PROBLEM WAS STILL OCCURING BUT WORSE. MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP AS WE SPEAK AND I HAVE YET TO HEAR FEEDBACK UNLESS I CALL; EVEN THEN, THEY CAN'T GIVE ME AN ANSWER. THE SERVICE ADVISOR CALLED ME TO ASK ME HOW TO TURN MY CAR OFF, THERE IS A HUGE PROBLEM WHEN A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP W/MECHANICS IS ASKING THEIR CUSTOMER HOW TO FIX THEIR CAR. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY AT ALL, THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND THE SERVICE AND QUALITY I HAVE RECIEVED IS UNACCEPTABLE. I WAS NOT PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION FOR THERE ERRORS AND I AM RELYING ON OTHERS FOR TRANSPORTATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172154October 30, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE GAUGES OSCILLATED BACK AND FORTH RAPIDLY BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS NOT MADE AND THE PROBLEM CORRECTED ITSELF. THE CONSUMER STATED WHENEVER HE WENT TO ACCELERATE, THE NEEDLE WOULD NOT MOVE. UPDATED 11/30/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171804October 25, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STOP WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER THE ENGINE STOPPED THE TEMP INDICATOR WENT ON. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THE WATER PUMP BROKE, COOLANTS ENTERED THE CRANKCASE AND THE ENGINE WAS DESTROYED. THE CAR HAD ONLY 59,000 MILES ON IT. CHRYSLER REFUSED TO HELP OR REPAR. QUOTED NEW ENGINE PRICE AT $9500. CHRYSLERS CUSTOMER SERVICE IS NON EXISTANT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171696October 24, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY
(1) RAINED (2) CARS PANELS AND INTERIOR RETAINING AND FILLING UP WITH WATER (3) CANNOT FIND LEAK, ANOTHER OWNER OF SAME MODEL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM DRILLED HOLES IN THE ROCKER PANEL TO RELEASE WATER - DID NOT RELEASE OR RESOLVE. HAVING TO SCOOP OUT WATER AND WET-VAC DAILY. CAUSING MILDEW, STANDING WATER, SOUND OF WATER IN THE PANELS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171454October 20, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT STUCK AND IT WILL NOT PULL OUT TO PUT AROUND YOUR SELF. MY PASSENGERS CAN NOT UTILIZE SEAT BELT AT ALL, WHICH CAN CAUSE BODILY INJURY IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT, DO TO NOT BEING ABLE TO USE THE SEAT BELT THAT WILL NOT EXTEND IT IS STUCK AND INOPERATIVE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171045October 17, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT PERIODICALLY COMES ON FOR APPROX 30 SECONDS AND THEN GOES OFF. ON 10/12/06 I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND IT CAME ON AND OFF AND THEN REMAINED ON. I IMMEDIATELY TELEPHONED THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP (LIVONIA CHRYSLER JEEP, MICHIGAN) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE IN. THE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE TECHNICIAN HOOKED UP A HAND HELD DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND A "PASSENGER SQUIB OPEN" CODE CAME UP. I WAS ASKED TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE. I SUBSEQUENTLY RECEIVED A TELEPHONE CALL STATING THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT OFF AND THERE WERE FOUR STORED INACTIVE CODES. HOWEVER, SINCE THERE WERE NO ACTIVE CODES, THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. I INQUIRED IF THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND WOULD MY AIRBAGS WORK IF IN AN ACCIDENT OR COULD THE AIRBAG DEPLOY FOR NO REASON. THE REPRESENTATIVE COULD NOT ADVISE ME. I STRESSED MY CONCERN BUT WAS TOLD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND TO BRING IT BACK IN. WELL, THAT IS WHAT I DID THIS LAST TIME. I MUST ADMIT THAT THE REPRESENTATIVE WAS VERY NICE AND TRIED TO HELP, BUT HONESTLY DID NOT HAVE THE ANSWERS. ON 10/16/06 I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE. NO LIGHT WAS ON. ON 10/17/06 I TELEPHONE CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO GO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH MY SAFETY, AS WELL AS MY FAMILY'S, AND AM GETTING THE RUN AROUND WITH NO ANSWERS. I RELY ON THE EXPERTS AT DEALERSHIP AND DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CAN ACKNOWLEDGE THERE ARE TROUBLE CODES AND NOT BE ABLE TO ADVISE IF THE VEHICLE IS SAFE. PLEASE HELP! I SHOULD ALSO NOTE THAT EVENTHOUGH THE VEHICLE IS A 1996, THERE ARE ONLY 18,396 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171099October 17, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
GOING TO TOWN ABOUT TWO MILES FROM HOME WHEN THE ENGINE MADE A NOISE AND STOPPED. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RECRANK SO HAD THE CAR TOWED. FIND OUT THAT THE TIMING CHAIN JUMPED TIME AND RUIN THE ENGINE. HAVE NOT REPAIRED YET. FINDING THAT THE 2.7 ENG HAS A MUTITUDE OF PROBLEMS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170848October 15, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WAS DRIVING ALONG US 27 SOUTH IN INDIANA WHEN THE CAR MADE A TERRIABLE NOISE AND STOPPED RUNNING....MOTOR LOCKED UP....(STILL HAD ABOUT 1200 MORE MILES BEFORE THE NEXT OIL CHANGE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170726October 13, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DRIVING OUR CAR IN CHICAGO AND WE LIVE IN OHIO. STOP AT A LIGHT AND THE CAR STARTS MAKING THIS LOUD NOISE. GET THE CAR TO MY SISTERS (THANKFULLY). HAD TO RENT A TRAILER TO GET THE CAR HOME. BROUGHT IT TO THE MECHANIC WHO SAID THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO SLUDGE. OIL WAS CHANGED 3 DAYS BEFORE. ENGINE COULD NOT BE REBUILT. CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THIS IS A FAULTY ENGINE AND CHRYSLER SHOULD STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170644October 12, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE BLEW UP ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHOP WHO DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE BLOW OUT WAS DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP AND THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10170556October 11, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH, A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LOWER END CONNECTING RODS. ALSO, THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CAUSED BY POOR MAINTENANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND DETERMINED THE SAME THING AS THE DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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