Chrysler Sebring Complaints
3,876 consumer complaints on file.
- #890059June 8, 2001SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH COULD FEEL BUMPING IN FRONT WHILE MAKING A LEFT. THEN, VEHICLE WILL GO TO RIGHT.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #889992June 7, 2001STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PANEL POPPED OFF WHILE DRIVING 45MPH. PROBLEM HAD HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE AND REPLACED BY MECHANIC.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #889903June 6, 2001SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
BRAKE CALIPER BOLT BROKE OFF BRAKES WHILE CONSUMER WAS TRAVLING ON ROAD. THE DEALER DID FIX PROBLEM FOR NOW.*AK THE BRAKE CALIPER BOLT BROKE OFF CAUSING A RUMBLING SOUND UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND WAS FIXED. *YH
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #889725June 4, 2001SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE AFTER RECALL 00V421002 HAD BEEN PERFORMED TO CORRECT A DEFECT IN VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #889538June 1, 2001SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILS TO RETRACT INTO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION WHEN BELT IS PULLED OUT. DEALERSHIP IS NOT WILLING TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT UNDER ANY WARRANTY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #889579June 1, 2001SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00V421002. CONTACTED DEALER AND TOOK VEHICLE IN. WAS KEPT FOR OVER 3 WEEKS. VEHICLE HAD AN EXTRA 480 MILES ON IN AND 1/4 FUEL TANK. HAD CHECKED MILEAGE AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK. MECHANIC REFUSED TO REPAIR AS ACCORDING TO RECALL. FAILED TO CLEAN AND PUT SPECIAL SEALANT ON BALL JOINTS FOR PREVENTION OF MOISTURE. BEEN IN CONTACT WITH MANUFACTURER. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #889515June 1, 2001SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
PASSENGER'S FRONT SEAT BELT IS DEFECTIVE, ANY PULL ON BUCKLE AND IT COMES UNDONE.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #889516June 1, 2001STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
BOTH DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF IN CONSUMERS HAND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN DOOR.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #561414May 31, 2001SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER STATES FRONT WHEEL BEARING WENT BAD TWICE, AND THE REAR WHEEL BEARING ALSO WENT OUT TWICE.*JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #785014May 29, 2001STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
THE CLIPS WHICH HOLD THE DRIVERS SIDE OUTER PANEL FAILED CAUSING THE PANEL TO FALL OFF WHILE DRIVING. NLM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #889309May 29, 2001SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HARD A RUBBING NOISE, LIKE BRAKES WERE DRAGGING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS WHEEL BEARING HUB. CONSUMER COULD SEE ONE WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY FAILING, BUT BOTH GOING AT THE SAME TIME, HE FELT IT WAS NOT NORMAL. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #746048May 29, 2001SUSPENSION
SWERVED TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE, TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, CRASHED INTO GUARDRAIL. VEHICLE TOTALED.*AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #745939May 26, 2001VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON 3/4/01 MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE CAR WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE GOING AROUND 15 MPH WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED, HE PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO GET IT TO STOP. ON 5/25/01 I WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT, IT FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL AND IT WAS IN DRIVE. ON 5/25/01 I WENT TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BARKE WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR ACCELERATED AND WAS OUT OF CONTROL. I WENT OVER 2 SETS OF PARKING BLOCKS HIT A SIGN AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED CAR. AFTER I HIT THE CAR MY SON WHO WAS A PASSENGER IN THE CAR PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO STOP IT.*AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #561284May 21, 2001VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STOPPED THEN ,LURCHED FORWARD THREE OR FOUR FEET WHILE THE DRIVER'S FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE, THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENS 10 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE, ON ONE OCCASION THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKE AND NOTHING HAPPEN THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HIT A PORCH. NLM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #745625May 21, 2001VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
CAR WAS NOT DESIGNED WITH A RIM ABOVE WINDOWS TO CATCH RAINFALL. WHEN IT RAINS, IF YOU OPEN THE WINDOW A CRACK, THE WATER POURS IN ALL OVER THE SEAT AND FLOOR. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #888680May 21, 2001ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTSDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #888683May 21, 2001SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES AN EXTREMELY LOUD GRINDING NOISE OCCURS,AND THEY APPEAR TO OVERRIDE. ALSO, ROTORS AND PADS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING OUT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #745568May 20, 2001POWER TRAIN, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR QUIT WORKING AT 86,000 MILES. I AM UNABLE TO READ THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR . THE ODOMETER IS NOT LIT UP. THE TACHOMETER IS NOT WORKING EITHER.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #888445May 16, 2001AIR BAGS
SRS AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND REPLACED ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM. AIRBAG LIGHT IS STILL ON, AND DEALER HAS NO OTHER SOLUTION.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #745427May 16, 2001SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
THE FRONT BRAKE INNER PAD CAME APART ALL AT ONCE AND CAUSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO FEEL AS IF IT SANK TO THE FLOOR. A LOUD GRINDING SOUND WAS HEARD AND WE PARKED THE VEHICLE. UPON INVESTIGATION, I FOUND THE INNER PAD LINING COMPLETLY MISSING AND THE PLATE RIVITS GOUGING THE DISK ROTOR. MAYBE THE LINING WAS CRACKED AND IT FINALLY LET LOOSE? I DIDN'T HEAR ANY OF THE ASSOCIATED "SQUEAKING" YOU NORMALLY HEAR WHEN DISK BRAKE PADS ARE GETTING WORN. THE OUTER PAD LOOKED GOOD. $300.00 LATER, I HAVE NEW FRONT BRAKES. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0