Chrysler Sebring Complaints

3,876 consumer complaints on file.

#10089221August 18, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER WAS AT AN INTERSECTION AND SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083207August 16, 2004
SEAT BELTS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES, AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK A RATTLING NOISE COULD BE HEARD IN THE DASH AREA. THE CONSUMER FOUND A NUT AND NOTIFIED THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE NUT DID NOT BELONG IN THE DASH AND THEY INSULATED THE DASH SO NO MORE NOISE COULD BE HEARD. THE CONSUMER FEELS THE NUT CAME FROM SOMETHING IN THE DASH. THE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BEGAN TO LEAK. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE COOLER LINE CLAMPS BECAME LOOSE AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086914August 15, 2004
SUSPENSION:REAR, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD APPROXIMATELY GOING 65 MPH. THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE, CAUSING THE WHOLE FRONT OF VEHICLE TO DROP TO THE GROUND. SLIDE A CROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC AND 1 BLOCK LATER VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH REAR STRUTS. I HAVE HAD ALL PARTS REPLACED. THE ONLY DAMAGE TO VEHICLE IS THE PAINT SCRAPES TO THE FRONT LOWER PART. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10087786August 12, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHEN DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPORTED, THE ENGINE HARNESS WIRING HAD BURNED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080098August 12, 2004
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
WHILE PUTTING THE TOP DOWN, THE REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED.*AK THE TOP SHATTERD WHILE IN PARK. THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE HEARD IN THE REAR WHEN THE WINDOW SHATTERED INTO THE VEHICLE. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087623August 10, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
WHEN DRIVING HORN WILL NOT BLOW. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION, THE HORN BLEW IN 2 SECOND INTERVALS. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER, AND NEITHER WAS WILLING TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER. THEY TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS BEING WORKED ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087501August 9, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
CONSUMER INDICATED THAT BOTH FRONT SIDE WINDOWS DID NOT ROLL DOWN OR ROLL UP. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. THE FLOOR MANAGER INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND NOTHING WE COULD DO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086494August 9, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AUTO WAS RUNNING NORMAL.. THEN HEARD NOISE FROM CAR.. STARTED TO FEEL HESITATION AS I PRESSED ON GAS PEDAL. IT WOULD RUN OK FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN HESITATION FELT AGAIN. DROVE TO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP NEARBY..DAYS LATER I WAS CALLEDTO BE TOLD A NEW ENGINE IS REQUIRED..DEALERSHIP AND CHRYSLER REFUSING TO HONOR WARRANTY, DESPITE FACT THAT CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED PROPERLY..TOLD BY DEALERSHIP CAR IS TOO DANGEROUS TO START OR DRIVE WITHOUT NEW ENGINE..HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED OFF THEIR LOT APRIL 04..FEARFUL TO EVEN TURN THE IGNITION ..IT SITS IN MY GARAGE..OWNED CAR FOR 18 MONTHS AT TIME OF FAILURE WITH LESS THAN 28,000 MILES.. PLEASE HELP.. EDC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086426August 8, 2004
TIRES
I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH ON ROUTE 495 AFTER LEAVING ROUTE 66 FROM VIENNA, VA. I WAS GETTING AN UNEVEN LIGHT THUMP FEELING LIKE I WAS DRIVING LINED PAVEMENT, BUT IT IS NOT ON 495. I HAD A VERY STRONG PULL OF THE STEERING WHEEL, AND I CHECKED MY MIRRORS TO SEE IF I MAY HAVE RUN OVER SOMETHING. I SAW THE FULL CIRCULAR PART OF MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE ROLLING ACROSS THE HIGHWAY BEHIND ME. I HAD TO GRAB THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTLY TO BRING THE VEHICLE ACROSS THREE LANES OF HIGHWAY TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. I WAS HELPED WITH PUTTING ON MY SPARE TIRE, BUT ONLY HAD ABOUT AN INCH OF RUBBER LEFT ON THE RIM OF MY WHEEL. I DROVE TO THE WALDORF OFFICE OF TIRES PLUS ON THE SPARE AND HAD THE TIRE REPLACED THE NEXT MORNING AFTER THEY FOUND A REPLACEMENT AT APPROXIMATELY HALF PRICE BASED ON MILEAGE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087358August 6, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
RECALL 04V021000 CONCERNING FLOOR SHIFT IGNITION PARK INTERLOCK. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR RECALL REPAIRS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED. THE KEY COULD BE TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING. ALSO, GEAR SHIFT COULD BE MOVED WHEN THE KEY WAS OUT OF THE IGNITION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086333August 6, 2004
TIRES:VALVE, EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:TANK VALVE/GAUGE
FLAT TIRE, LEAKING VALVE STEM 15400 MILES, FLAT TIRE---ANOTHER LEAKING VALE STEM, 17244 MILES--2 DIFFERENT TIRE INVOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086258August 5, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED A NEW 2004 SEBRING LIMITED CONVERTIBLE FROM EGOLF MOTORS, HENDERSONVILLE, NC IN SEPT., 2003. I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THE ENGINE IDLE WAS A PROBLEM BECAUSE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHEN SLOWING TO STOP, THE ENGINE SEEMS TO PULSE OR REV UP AND THEN DIE DOWN TO A NORMAL IDLE. NO ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED, BUT THE ENGINE HAS DIED ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE IDLING. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS IT IS JERKY AND AT TIMES NOISY. I HAVE HAD THE SERVICE MANAGER AND TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST AT EGOLF MOTORS INSPECT AND DRIVE THE CAR AND THEIR RESPONSE IS THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE. HOWEVER, I DROVE ANOTHER NEW SEBRING ON THE CAR LOT AND FOUND THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT SMOOTHLY AND THE IDLE HAD NONE OF THE SURGING FEATURES OF MY CAR. I POINTED THIS OUT TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND HE SAID MY CAR IS NORMAL AND IF I COULD REPLICATE WHAT IS HAPPENING THEN TO BRING THE CAR BACK. I LEFT THE CAR OVER NIGHT FOR THEM TO EXAMINE UNDER COLD CONDITIONS AND THEY STILL SAID IT WAS WITHIN NORMAL RANGE ACCORDING TO THEIR COMPUTER ANALYSIS. GRANTED, THE IDLE, TRANSMISSION AND STALLING PROBLEMS ARE SOMEHWHAT INTERMITTENT, BUT I WOULD HOPE THEIR IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO FIX THESE ANNOYING PROBLEMS. IN ONE ON-LINE SUGGESTION I READ THAT SOME OF THE PROBLEM COULD BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY IDLE CONTROL SENSOR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087173August 4, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN ACCELERATING OR STALLING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO 2 DEALERSHIPS, IN WHICH THE SECOND DEALERSHIP, FOUND LOOSE WIRING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE WIRES WERE TIGHTENED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087105August 3, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE SEIZED. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083998August 2, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN BRAKING OR CHANGING GEARS FROM PARK TO DRIVE. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079604July 30, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS FAILED. THE SEAT BELTS WOULD RETRACT BACK INTO THE SEAT AND FAILED TO COME BACK OUT. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE THE SEAT BELTS IN ORDER TO CLICK THEM IN TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE DEALER, AND THE DEALER INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE SEAT BELTS HAD NO LIFE TIME WARRANTY. *AK THE MECHANISM RESETS ITSELF OVERNIGHT SO THE SEATBELTS WERE USABLE IN THE MORNING, BUT DRIVING OVER A ROUGH ROAD SURFACE WOULD LOCK THEM AGAIN. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083979July 28, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
SAFETY RECALL NOTICE RELATED TO A FLOOR MOUNTED SHIFTER AND AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLES ON 1998 CHRYSLER SEBRING. *MR RECALL# 04V021000. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082815July 28, 2004
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING VEHICAL SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL DUE TO LOWER LATERAL ARM OF SUSPENSION BREAKING ON PASSENGER'S SIDE WHICH IN TURN CAUSED EXTENSIVE OTHER DAMAGE TO SUSPENSION...ETC. REPLACED CV BOOTS, ALSO NOTICED DAMAGE TO OTHER PARTS. RECENTLY LEARNED ABOUT RECALL AND WOULD LIKE MORE INFO ON HOW TO HAVE REPAIRS PERFORMED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082681July 26, 2004
SEATS, SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
1. AIRBAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOES ON. . NO ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE YET 3. MULTIPLE TRIPS TO SERVICE DEALER TO FIX SEATS, SEAT BELTS, AND AIR BAG LIGHT/SENSOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083874July 23, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BLACK SMOKE CAME FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD FROM THE 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING.*MR THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY MALFUNCTION ON THE DASHBOARD GAUGES OR DIALS. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND ONTO THE SHOULDER BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DESTROYED THE RADIATOR AND COOLING SYSTEM. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARED THE VEHICLE TOTALED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING HER WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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