Chrysler Sebring Complaints

3,876 consumer complaints on file.

#857562February 25, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT, STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
WHEEL BEARING WAS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING WHEELS TO FALL OFF. CONVERTIBLE TOP BLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, AFTER THE TOP RAILS OF THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN ADJUSTED BY THE DEALER TO CORRECT THE NOISE PROBLEM FROM THE WIND.*AK.ET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719173February 24, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN STOPPING AND ENGINE REACHES 750 RPM, ENGINE SURGES BY 300 RPM BEFORE DECREASING TO IDLE AT ABOUT 650 RPM. IF BRAKE IS NOT HELD TIGHT, CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD AND HIT ANYTHING IN FRONT OF IT. DEALER SAYS THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX PROBLEM AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, AND WITH DIFFERENT DEALERS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719216February 24, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE FRONT END IS TOO CLOSE TO THE GROUND AND THE UNIT CRACKS EVERY TIME PULLED INTO A PARKING AREA WITH CEMENT ABUTMENTS. THE WHOLE FRONT HAS TO BE REPLACED. SHOULD BE A SEPARATE UNIT! CRACKED TWO TIMES OVER $2K DAMAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551032February 22, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT PRIOR TO NOTIFICATION, DAMAGE TO OTHER COMPONENTS DUE TO DEFECT. (99V-066) *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857335February 22, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING 5 MPH, VEHICLE ROLLED INTO THE BUMPER OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF IT. AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE, THERE WAS NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718930February 18, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON, I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THE REPLACED A $5.00 WIRE FOR ABOUT $150.00. THE NEXT DAY THE CAR WAS JERKING AND LOSING POWER AND THE ABS LIGHT WAS GOING ON AND OFF. I THEN TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP AND IT TOOK THEM ALL DAY FROM 8AM TILL 5PM TO FIND OUT IT WAS THE ABS HYDRAULIC COMPONENT FOR THE FRONT BRAKES. IT COST $1600.00 DOLLARS MORE TO FIX IT. THESE BRAKES HAVE BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS THIS CAR HAS NOW BEEN IN THE SHOP 2 TIMES FOR NEW BRAKES AND 2 TIMES FOR THE ABS. IT STILL SHAKES WHEN YOU STOP FROM SPEED FASTER THAN 30MPH! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718865February 17, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550981February 16, 2000
STEERING
DRIVER LOST STEERING CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A BARRIER. YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718736February 14, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, DEFECTIVE OR NOT. CHRYSLER WILL NOT FIX SEAT BELT WITHOUT COST TO THE CONSUMER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#718687February 13, 2000
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
3RD MIRROR FAILURE - IMMPOSSIBLE TO USE AT NIGHT - DANGEROUS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718409February 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CARRIED MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL LEAK--WAS TOLD BY TWO DIFFERENT MECHANIC S@TWO DIFFERENT SHOPS-- OIL WAS LEAKING THROUGH HEAD GASKET--BOTH TOLD ME THEY HAD SEEN A LOT OF THE SAME DESIGNED CARS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM--THE CAR HAS NEVER RAN HOT--ONE GUY HAD THE SAME MODEL AS MINE COME INTO HIS SHOP ON THE SAME DAY AS MINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718413February 7, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
KNOCKING IN FRONT RIGHT/ MECHANIC SAID IT WAS BALL JOINT/THAT WAS REPAIRED /KNOCK IS STILL THERE/ NOW HE SAYS IT IS THE STRUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856266February 4, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING DOWN TOWN INSIDE STEERING WHEEL WAS SQUAEKING REALLY BADLY, MECHANIC SAID FRONT LEFT BALL JOINT HAS GONE BAD. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER WAS VERY RUDE AND COULD NOT HELP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855995February 2, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 45MPH AND TRYING TO AVOID AN OBJECT IN THE RAOD CONSUMER RAN OFF THE RAOD INTO A TREE AT 45MPH FRONT COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718222February 2, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
IN SEPTEMBER OF 1999, THE FRONT LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS REPLACED AS SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL NOTICE(#97V201000). IN JANUARY OF 2000, THE PROBLEM RESURFACED AND THE SAME LOW PITCH GRINDING NOISE I HEARD PRIOR TO THE RECALL FIX HAD RETURNED . I PROMPTLY RETURN THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND ADVISED THEM THAT I WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS I HAD IN SEPTEMBER. THEY INSPECTED THE FRONT END AND ADVISED ME THAT BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I INFORMED THE SERVICE ADVISER THAT I HAD THIS PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY AND THAT AT LEAST THE LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD BEEN REPLACED ONLY A FEW MONTHS EARLY. THE SERVICE ADVISER THEN INFORMED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NO WAY RELATED TO THE RECALL AND I WOULD BE CHARGE $1400 TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED. I HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS BUT KNOW ONE SEEMS TO WANT TO RESOLVED THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT CHARGING ME A FORTUNE. I HAVE ALSO CALLED THE CHRYSLER RECALL HOTLINE BUT THEY WERE JUST AS BAD AS THE DEALERSHIPS. WHAT IS MY NEXT COURSE OF ACTION TO TRY AND HELP RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855753January 28, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL CANCEL BUTTON INTERMITTENTLY WOULD FAIL TO OPERATE (DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL). DEALER/ MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855648January 27, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVER GOT INSIDE AND STARTED VEHICLE HE TURN ON THE RADIO, BUT THE RADIO WAS NOT WORKING. THEN WHEN HE TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, HE RECEIVED A VERY STRONG ELECTRICAL SHOCK. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THE WATER LEAKED FROM AREAS RELATED TO 6TSB'S FOR THE VEHICLE. WATER SETTLED UNDER THE CARPET GATHERING 3-4 INCHES OVERNIGHT, AFFECTING TRANSFORMER UNDER PASSENGER SEAT WHICH BECAME INUNDATED WITH WATER. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN UNABLE TO BE FIXED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#717781January 24, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717593January 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
FRONT BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED AS CAR WAS PROCEEDING INTO AN INTERSECTION. DRIVERS SIDE PADS AND ROTOR SHOWED EXTREME WEAR WHILE PASSENGER SIDE SHOWED LITTLE WEAR TO PADS OR ROTOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717496January 18, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, TIRES:SIDEWALL
I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS OUT OF THIS CAR!! THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN CHARLOTTE, BUT I LIVE IN SPARTANBURG, SO ALL SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN PERFORMED AT QUALITY CHRYSLER (1030 N. CHURCH ST., SPARTANBURG, SC 29303; PHONE: 864/596-4550). THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY IN 11/98, BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT AT THE DEALERSHIP. IT WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE. THEY FINALLY FOUND THE PROBLEM IN 6/98. STARTED HAVING ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS IN 11/99, AND THEY STATED ONCE AGAIN THAT THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM. - THE DOOR PANELS HAVE COME OFF OF BOTH DOORS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. BLEW A TIRE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH. RIM APPEARS TO HAVE CUT THROUGH SIDE WALL. - HORN ON RIGHT SIDE OF STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT WORK. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT I COULDN'T ALERT A VEHICLE THAT WAS ABOUT TO SHIFT INTO MY LANE. I HAD TO DRIVE ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. - I HAVE HAD OTHER PROBLEMS THAT ARE NOT SAFETY ISSUES, INCLUDING : SPOTS IN PAINT ON SPOILER, ALARM SOUNDING WHEN UNLOCKING PASSENGER DOOR WITH KEY, SPOTS ON BACK WINDOW. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE QUALITY OF THIS CAR, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS MY VERY FIRST NEW CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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