Chrysler Sebring Complaints

3,876 consumer complaints on file.

#10045872November 10, 2003
TIRES
I PURCHASED PRECEPT TOURING TIRES AT DISCOUNT TIRE IN JULY. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE 10 OF THEM REPLACED SINCE THAT TIME. THEY ARE TERRIBLE TIRES AND I HAVE WASTED NOT ONLY A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY BUT TIME AS WELL. EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM HAS A BAD SPOT IN IT--THEY HAVE ALL VIBRATED--AND MY CAR HAS PERFECT ALIGNMENT. I EVEN HAD EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT BY MY OWN MECHANIC AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO DISCOUNT. MY MECHANIC SAID HE REFUSES TO SELL GOODYEAR BECAUSE THEY HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES. A MECHANIC FROM SAM'S CLUB SAID THE SAME THING--DON'T BUY GOODYEAR. I ONLY WISH I HAD KNOWN THIS BEFORE I PURCHASED THE TIRES; THE CONSUMER PRODUCTS WEBSITES DON'T HAVE THIS INFORMATION...YET. AM NOT EVEN SURE THE TIRES ARE SAFE.PLEASE DO NOT USE ANY OF MY CONTACT INFO FOR ANY TYPE OF ADVERTISING OR PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045921November 10, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
IN SEPT. 2003 MY DRIVER DOOR HANDLE BROKE-OFF. WITHIN 3 WEEKS, THE PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE AS WELL. I'VE CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS MY PROBLEM. TO REPLACE THE HANDLE / LATCH COST AROUND $125 FOR EACH DOOR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045743November 8, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN
PURCHASED 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING FROM ED TOMKO DEALERSHIP IN AVON LAKE, OH ON SEPT 23RD. AFTER 270 MILES (9-29-03) THE STEERING COLUMN STARTED TO SHAKE WHILE IDLING AT STOP LIGHTS (VISIBLY SHAKING AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO KEEP MY HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL, AS MY ENTIRE UPPER BODY FEELS THE AFFECTS). I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE ED TOMKO DEALERSHIP ON OCT 6TH AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL FOR A 4 CYLINDER (I HAVE OWNED 4 CYLINDER CHRYSLER VEHICLES FOR 14 YEARS AND NEVER ENCOUNTERED THIS DEFECT). I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING AND SPOKE TO THE GM WHO PASSED ME OFF TO THE SERVICE MANAGER (LATER I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NO LONGER THE SALES DEPT'S CONCERN-IT WAS NOW A SERVICE ISSUE). THE SERVICE MGR, DAVE TOMKO, TOLD ME HE WAS INVOLVED WITH THE CAR THE PREVIOUS DAY AND SAW NO PROBLEM. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK ON OCT 9TH FOR DAVE TOMKO TO VISUALLY CONFIRM THE DEFECT VIA A ROAD TEST. HE TOLD ME THIS WAS NORMAL AND I HAD NO OTHER RECOURSE THAN TO SEEK ARBITRATION. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER (REFERENCE # 11733597) AND HAVE BEEN BRUSHED OFF. THEY SIDED WITH DAVE TOMKO AND SEVERAL E-MAILS LATER, TOLD ME IF I DIDN'T THINK THIS WAS NORMAL TO GO TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. I HAVE SINCE TAKEN THE CAR TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP (OCT 20TH). THEY AGREED IT WAS NOT NORMAL AND UPPED THE CURB IDLE SPEED (AS THE SHAKING BECAME MORE PROMINENT WHEN THE IDLE SPEED DROPPED). THE PROBLEM HAS RE-SURFACED AND THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP ON NOV 6TH. THEY HAVE FAXED THE SENSOR READINGS TO CHRYSLER. I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING AS OF TODAY, NOV 8TH, AND THE CAR REMAINS DEFECTIVE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE WHILE IDLING AT INTERSECTIONS, SINCE IT IS UNCOMFORTABLE TO KEEP MY HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE IDLING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045765November 8, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
TRUNK LID SUPPORTS (NEUMATIC SUPPORTS?) FAILED TO KEEP TRUNK OPEN, CAUSING THE TRUNK LID TO FALL CLOSED ON THE BACK OF MY HEAD WHILE I WAS SECURING THE SPARE TIRE WHILE PARKED AT A GAS STATION. CAR ONLY HAS 55,000K MILES. THE TRUNK LID CAME CRASHING DOWN AS IF IT HAD NO SUPPORT AT ALL. IF THIS IS A MODEL WIDE DEFECT, I THINK THIS HAZARD COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY, ESPECIALLY TO CHILDREN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10046462November 6, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 45 MPH. UPON IMPACT,NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER HAD A SORE CHEST, BUT COULDN'T REMEMBER IF THEIR CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
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
#10045491November 5, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN
I HAVE READ ABOUT SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE OF THE CHRYSLER SEBRING 2.7 ENGINES. I AM EXPERIANCING A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE OR SUSPENSION THAT IS INTERMETTENT. I EXPERIANCE THIS PROBLEM WHEN MY ENGINE IS HOT AND ALSO WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT (AS I LIVE IN FLORIDA). I DO NOT NOTICE THIS WHEN THE WEATHER IS COOLER AND THE ENGINE IS COOL. COULD THIS BE THE STARTING OF ENGINE BUILD UP TOO. SUNCOAST CHRYSLER CANNOT SEEM TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WOULD A DIAGNOSIS TEST ON THE ENGINE REVEAL SIGNS OF BUILD UP? HOW CAN I HAVE THIS CHECKED OUT AND FIXED? I HAVE ALSO EXPERIANCED A CLICKING NOISE IN MY STERRING COLUMN WHICH SUNCOAST CLAIMS TO HAVE A TSB ON THIS PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO REPLACE A SOME PARTS. YOUR INPUT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045522November 5, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, AIR BAGS
WE HAD A WRECK WHERE WE HIT THE BACK OF A FORD 150 TRUCK. WE WERE GOING ABOUT 35 MILES /HR AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND THE REAR SEATS BELTS DIDN'T LOCK, SO THAT MY KIDS HEADS HIT THE BACKS OF THE FRONT SEATS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045552November 5, 2003
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR
MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD FOGGING UP. MORE OF A PROBLEM DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. DOESN'T MATTER IF THE CONVERTIBLE TOP IS OPEN OR CLOSED. HAVE HAD TO LOOK OUT THE SIDE WINDOWS TO VISUALIZE THE HIGHWAY. DATE LISTED IS JUST ONE OF THE TIMES WE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046314November 4, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
WHILE TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION VEHICLE MADE A CLICKING NOISE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DISCOVERED THAT RIGHT FRONT CONTROL ARM WAS LOOSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045144October 30, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN
1997 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 75 - 80 MPH, I FELT THIS REALLY HARD JERK IN MY CAR WHERE I HAD TO RAPIDLY GRAB THE STEERING WHEEL WITH BOTH MY HANDS TO CONTROL THE CAR. THE JERK SLIGHTLY MADE MY CAR STEER TO THE RIGHT AND THE PERSON ON THE RIGHT OF ME HAD TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY. LUCKILY NOTHING HAPPENED, BUT WHAT IF SOMETHING WOULD OF. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO REALLY PAY ATTENTION TO THESE THINGS AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS SAFE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO A PERSON'S SAFETY. I CONSIDER THIS BAD BUSINESS PRACTICE BECAUSE CHRYSLER DOES NOTHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM TO THE ALREADY EXISTING CHRYSLER CAR BUYERS. GOOD BUSINESS PRACTICE IS KEEPING THE CLIENT HAPPY, AND THIS GOAL IS NOT BEING MET BY THIS COMPANY. I'M 20 YEARS OF AGE AND NOW I'M STUCK WITH A CAR THAT DOESN'T WORK, I STILL OWE ON, AND IS MY ONLY WAY OF TRANSPORTATION. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044784October 27, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE'S INTERLOCK CABLE BROKE CAUSING ROLL BACK TO OCCUR. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK, ON A SLIGHT SLOPE. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044782October 27, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN STOPPING AT A STOP AIR BAG INDICATION LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING, AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIG BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. AIR BAG SMASHED THE WINDSHIELD AND CONSOLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041831October 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
CREATURES ARE ABLE TO GET INTO THE HEATER BLOWER FAN AND TO CONTAMINATE IT. WHEN THIS OCCURS HEATER BLOWER BECOMES INOPERATIVE. DEALERSHIP OR MANUFACTURER IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM.*AK *TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044611October 23, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE ROLL BACK OCCURRED WHEN GEAR SHIFT WAS KNOCKED OUT OF PARK.*MR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE CONSUMER'S GRANDDAUGHTER ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE GEAR SHIFT STICK AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS.*TS (THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE) *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044639October 23, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALERSHIP PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH INDICATED THAT TIMING BELT AND ENGINE FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032326October 23, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE WHEEL BEARING AND BRAKE CALIPER BOLTS FALLING OUT. (IT WAS A NEW VEHICLE) THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY MAIL AND THE CONSUMER HAD NO RESPONSE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THERE WAS NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED TO THE VEHICLE. *AK THERE WAS A HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043365October 22, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DURING THE SUMMER OF 2003, MY PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF UPON OPENING THE DOOR. I HAD NOT YET REPAIRED THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOW THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS FALLEN OFF. I HAVE TO KEEP MY WINDOWS OPEN TO OPEN MY CAR DOORS. I HOPE THE MANUFACTURER WILL COVER THESE COSTS AS I HAVE READ ABOUT FIVE SIMILAR CASES REPORTED ON THIS WEBSITE AND I'M SURE THERE ARE MANY MORE UNREPORTED CASES. I ONLY HAVE 33,000 MILES ON MY CAR, BUT THE 3-YEAR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044372October 21, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER HAD A CERTIFIED MECHANIC CHECK THE VEHICLE, AND WAS TOLD THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044256October 20, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WINDSHIELD SHOWS A REFECTION OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSES THE DRIVER'S VISION TO BE OBSTRUCTED. HAD TRIED TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEM BY COVERING OR PAINTING IT, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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