Chrysler Sebring Complaints

3,876 consumer complaints on file.

#829652October 28, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, THE AIR BAGS ON BOTH SIDES DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829557October 27, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER TRIED TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP, PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829480October 26, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY ARE SOFT BUT THE BRAKES MAKE A LOUD NOISE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE FOURTEEN TIMES. WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AND DECREASING POWER, THE VEHICLEE WILL STALL AND DIE OUT. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED 6 TIMES. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN 22 TIMES. VEHICLE WILL BE BACK IN THE SHOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700043October 23, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
FLAGGED SAFETY ISSUE-HI NOTE AND LO NOTE HORNS REPEAT FAILURES AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE AT 40-50MPH IN 2-3 DAYS OF HEAVY RAIN ONE OR BOTH HORN FAIL. DEALER HAS REPLACED HORNS WILLINGLY,NO ACKNOWLEDGMENT FROM CHRYSLER.DEALER HAS MOUNTED LEFT HORN TO RIGHT MOUNTING AND MOUNTEDRIGHT HORN TO LEFT MOUNTING.HORN BODIES NOW FACE REARWARD OF VEHICLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO PREVENT RAIN WATER BEING JAMMED UP HORN ASSEMBLIES AND RUSTING HORN INTERNAL PARTS. HORN TONE IS REDUCED BY ABOUT 7 PERCENT,BUT BETTER 93PERCENT HORNS THAN NONE,OR NEXT TO NONE.RECOMMEND DESIGNING NEW ARRAIGEMENT FOR THIS VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781510October 21, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN DRIVE AND ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN TO A POINT WHERE RUBBER WAS BURNED PRIOR TO HITTING THE VEHICLE PARKED IN FRONT. THE AUTOMATIC FLOOR SHIFT WAS THEN PLACED INTO REVERSE WHERE THE VEHICLE SHOT BACKWARDS FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET BEFORE HITTING ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE, AT THAT POINT THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829200October 20, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER STATES DEFECT WITHIN THE RELAY. DRIVING OVER BUMPS WOULD MAKE A LOUD NOISE, VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT, MINOR WORK WAS DONE. ALSO, CALIPERS WERE DEFECTIVE, PARTS ORDERED, VEHICLE PROBLEMS STILL EXISTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829117October 19, 1998
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL (#97V01500), MANUFACTURER'S RECALL (3717). CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER ARRIVING, DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829123October 19, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL (97V201000). HAD CONTACTED DEALERSHIP FOR APPOINTMENT. WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP & THEY REFUSED TO DO THE RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781354October 19, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO PARK, AND WILL NOT ALLOW CONSUMER TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781131October 11, 1998
SUSPENSION:REAR
MISALIGNMENT, CAUSING PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780636October 2, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKE SENSOR RELAY FAILED AT 20,000 MILES, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON FRONT BRAKES; OWNER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT SIX MONTHS AGO BECAUSE ANOTHER MOTORIST PULLED IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO STOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780614October 1, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES FAILED. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828396September 30, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER HITTING A UTILITY POLE HEAD-ON AT APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 45 MPH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780564September 30, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE GEAR SHIFT IN "PARK". DRIVER EXITED THE VEHICLE TO REMOVE ITEMS FROM THE TRUNK WHEN THE VEHICLE "JUMPED OUT OF GEAR", HIT AND PINNED THE DRIVER, ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY WHILE DRAGGING THE DRIVER AND STRUCK A TREE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#541747September 28, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACE NUMEROUS TIMES AND ARE STILL WARPED. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE, STATING PROBLEM IS WITH DRIVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541738September 27, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE LIGHT CONSISTENTLY AND ARBITRARILY CAME ON. THIS TIME CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN. VEHICLE IS 1 YEAR OLD AND CANNOT BE DRIVEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541720September 26, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE FAILURE. SIX MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKES WERE WORN MORE THAN NORMAL AND THEY WERE REPLACED. SEVEN MONTHS LATER BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE FOUND WORN MORE THAN THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN. TWO MONTHS LATER CALIPERS LOCKED AND CAR WAS INOPERABLE. PROBLEM CANNOT BE FOUND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828141September 23, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
WHEN TRYING TO PRESS ON THE HORN ABOUT 90% OF THE TIME IT DOES NOT BLOW, REPAIRED THREE TIMES IN ONE YEAR AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DEALER CONTACTED, AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541053September 22, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT SEPARATED FROM STEERING KNUCKLE CAUSING WHEEL TO FALL OFF RESULTING IN DAMAGE, RECALL ON OTHER YEAR MODELS HOWEVER VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828024September 18, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 15 MPH, THE BALL JOINT SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE ROD DUE TO LOSS OF LUBRICATION. LOSS CONTROL OF POWER STEERING. CAME TO A STOP WITH THE VEHICLE ON TOP OF THE TIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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