Chrysler Sebring Complaints

3,876 consumer complaints on file.

#10680329February 1, 2015
AIR BAGS
WARMING THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY AND BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PRIVATE DRIVEWAY, NO COLLISION OR OTHER POSSIBLE SHOCK. THE AIR BAG INDICATOR HAD BEEN LIT FOR APPROX 2 MONTHS AND I HAD SCHEDULED REPAIRS BUT HAD NOT HAD THEM COMPLETED. CAR WAS AT IDLE AFTER APPROX 10 MINUTES OF IDLE RUNNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679492January 28, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660611January 28, 2015
STEERING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING. CAR WAS CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO POWER STEERING LEAK. *TA THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD A FUEL PUMP ISSUE. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THE CONNECTIONS HAD BURNED AT THE FUEL PUMP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10678783January 25, 2015
SEAT BELTS
AFTER FASTENING MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT I STARTED DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND ALL THE SUDDEN THE SEAT BELT LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN STARTED CHIMING IT DISTRACTED ME TO THE POINT THAT I ALMOST WENT OFF THE ROAD TRYING TO REFASTEN THE BELT TO NO AVAIL NOW IT CHIMES ALMOST CONSTANTLY AND UNLESS I HOLD PRESSURE ON THE RELEASE SIDE OF THE SEAT BELT IT WON'T SHUT OFF AND EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP OR IF I RELEASE THE PRESSURE I'M EXERTING ON THE BELT CONNECTOR IT STARTS CHIMING AGAIN IT IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU CONSTANTLY HAVE TO TAKE YOUR EYES AND ATTENTION OFF THE ROAD TO PLAY WITH THE SEAT BELT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10678330January 22, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
MY THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT AS WELL AS MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MY CAR. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND IT WAS DUE TO COLD WEATHER. THEY MADE AN APPT. FOR ME TO COME IN A WEEK LATER. A FEW DAYS AFTER I CALLED THEM ABOUT THE LIGHTS BEING ON IN MY CAR I WAS PULLING OUT OF A CONVENIENT STORE INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR ON A BUSY ROAD, I WAS GOING TO TURN RIGHT WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AS WELL AS THE BREAKS AND CARS WERE COMING AT US AT 40MPH. MY CAR KEPT ROLLING INTO THE OTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC. I HAD TO PULL THE E-BREAK TO TRY TO STOP ROLLING. I BLOCKED TRAFFIC AND COULD NOT MOVE MY CAR. WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE AND DRIVE NOTHING HAPPENED. THE POLICE HAD TO BE CALLED BECAUSE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I HAD MY CAR TOWED AND I WAS TOLD MY BATTERY CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THE LIGHTS ARE NOW OFF ON THE DASH BUT MY BRAKES SEEM TO BE PUSHING UP WHEN I PRESS DOWN. NOT SURE WHAT THIS MEANS BUT I DON'T FEEL THE BATTERY WAS THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10677071January 21, 2015
SUSPENSION
MY CONTROL ARM AND LOWER BALL JOINT SEPARATED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS LEFT BLOCKING A BUSY INTERSECTION BECAUSE I LITERALLY COULD NOT MOVE MY CAR BECAUSE THE TIRE HAD ALSO SEPARATED FROM THE AXLE. I HAD TO REPLACE THE RIGHT AXLE, RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM, LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT, AND REPLACE THE OUTER TIE ROD END. THIS COST ME OVER $1,000. I RECENTLY CAME ACROSS THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THESE VERY THINGS THAT HAPPENED TO ME, HOWEVER, I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS EXPENSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676559January 20, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING DOWN A NORMAL TRAFFIC FILLED STREET, CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN SHAKES AND, WONT GO PASSED 20 MPH AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. ITS HAPPENED BEFORE BUT IF I TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART, THE CAR WOULD RETURN TO NORMAL. THIS PARTICULAR DAY IT DIDN'T. TOOK IT TO TIRE PLUS, THEY SAID I NEED A FUEL LINE CLEANING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND TODAY AS I WAS DRIVING FROM WORK DOING ABOUT 45 MPH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN, 3 TIMES IN UNDER FIVE MINS. EACH TIME HAD TO RESTART MY CAR. ITS DANGEROUS WHEN YOURE IN TRAFFIC AND LATE AT NIGHT, HAVING TO PULL OVER AND RESTART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676603January 20, 2015
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BALL JOINT AND THE CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09F056000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000. UPDATED 3/24/15*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676158January 16, 2015
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING DEFECT SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD ME NOR DID MY AIR BAG DEPLOY. I AM STILL SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE A HIGH SPEEDING DRUNK TRUCK DRIVER HIT MY CAR. I BEEN RECEIVING TREATMENTS FOR MY INJURIES AND STILL IS. I CANNOT WORK BECAUSE OF THIS. IT IS TIME FOR THE MAKER WHICH IS CHRYSLER TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND COMPENSATION FOR ME BECAUSE I AM STILL RECEIVING TREATMENT TODAY AND HAD SURGERY SINCE THE BAD CAR WRECK I WAS IN 2012. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10672567January 14, 2015
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS PROGRESSING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE IN ORDER TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10671650January 11, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I FIRST NOTICED THE LIGHT IN THE ANALOG CLICK GO OUT, THEN THE LIGHT IN THE SHIFTER AND OVERHEAD LAMP. MOST IMPORTANTLY IS MY POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. I PURCHASED A 5 BATTERIES FOR MY REMOTE KEY AND WHEN THAT DIDN'T WORK I PURCHASED A NEW SET OF KEYS. THE HORN AND LIGHTS WOULD SOUND BUT THE LOCKS WOULD NOT LOCK. I HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK MY DOORS AND I'M UNABLE TO ACCESS MY TRUNK UNLESS I CRAWL IN FROM THE BACK SEAT AND HIT THE RELEASE. I'VE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE LOOK OVER MY CAR AND I NO ONE CAN FIGURE THIS OUT. I FINALLY STARTED RESEARCHING AND I SEE SEVERAL RECALLS BUT BECAUSE MY CAR WAS NOT BUILT IN A CERTAIN TIME AND LOCATION I'M NOT QUALIFIED FOR THE RECALLS UNLESS I PAY OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. I CAN'T EVEN TRADE IT IN AND GET A GOOD ENOUGH PRICE DUE TO THESE MALFUNCTIONS. I WILL BY NO MEANS TRUST CHRYSLER OR DODGE VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10671211January 9, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE WIPERS WILL COME ON AT ANY TIME. VERY STARTLING WHEN CAR IS MOVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 75 TIMES SINCE WE BOUGHT IT IN 2008. OUR MECHANIC (WHO IS REPUTABLE AND DOES QUALITY WORK) HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL SEVERAL TIMES TRYING TO PIN POINT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10671302January 9, 2015
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
RPMS SHOT TO 4K AND 5K THEN SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER REPLACED PCM AND ALTERNATOR. AFTERWHICH, INTAKE MANIFOLD DOOR POSITION SENSOR SETS A CODE - FOR SENSOR (NO RESPONSE) INTERNAL TO INTAKE MANIFOLD. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670585January 7, 2015
AIR BAGS
DRIVER GOING APPROX 40 MILES AN HOUR AROUND CURVE, CLOCKSPRING BROKE CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME INOPERABLE. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WENT OFF ROAD HIT TWO TREES. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CAR IS TOTALED AND DRIVER IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10670279January 5, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL AND MALFUNCTION INDICATOR WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER PERFORMED UNKNOWN REPAIRS. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670021January 5, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MOST RECENTLY THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, THE OWNERS MANUAL INDICATES THAT THE VEHICLE MAY LOOSE CONTROL OF SPEED AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. FURTHER RESEARCH INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT PEOPLE HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THERE VEHICLES AND OR BEEN IN ACCIDENTS AS THEY WERE UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP DO TO THIS ISSUE. MANY OF THE COMPLAINANTS ON LINE WERE INDIVIDUALS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN AS I AM AND HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS FOR INJURY OR DEATH. LOCAL DEALERS HAD ISSUES RESOLVING THE PROBLEM. MY SECOND ISSUE WHICH IS ALSO A COMMON ISSUE FOR CHRYSLER OWNERS IS THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS GO OUT AND CEASE TO WORK AND YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEE ANY OF YOUR INSTRUMENTS AT NIGHT SUCH AS YOUR SPEED, TACHOMETER, GAS GAUGE,ENGINE TEMPERATURE ECT. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN AS YOU CAN NOT SEE YOUR SPEED AT NIGHT OR EARLY IN THE MORNING WHEN KIDS ARE GOING TO SCHOOL AND REDUCED SPEEDS ARE IN AFFECT, AS WELL AS BEING ABLE TO KNOW IF YOUR RUNNING OUT OF GAS OR CAR IS OVERHEATING CAUSING FURTHER DAMAGE. I DID ALTHOUGH FIND A RECALL FOR DIFFERENT MODELS WITH GAS GAUGE ISSUES AS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR RUNNING OUT OF GAS. THIS INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ISSUE HAS TO BE FAR WORSE THAN THE GAS GAUGE RECALL AS IT CAUSES THE SAME CONCERNS PLUS SEVERAL MORE IN JUST ONE PROBLEM. WHEN I CALLED THE RECALL LINE THEY SAID THAT ITS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST BUT WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM THE GAS GAUGE ISSUE I ATTACHED BELOW. FUEL GAUGE MAY OVERSTATE FUEL LEVEL MODELS : CHRYSLER SEBRING, DODGE AVENGER ENGINE, MARCH 16, 2009 THE BEGAN MARCH, 2009. THE CHRYSLER RECALL NUMBER IS J02. I WILL BE FORWARDING THIS COMPLAINT AND POSTING TO THE EXECUTIVES OF CHRYSLER AS WELL AS MY LOCAL MEDIA, AND INSURANCE COMPANY FOR VALIDITY OF MY COMPLAINT. I HOPE TO BE CONTACTED FOR THIS ISSUE TO BE RESOLVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669622January 2, 2015
STEERING, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN MAKING TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10E059000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669689January 2, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN SOUNDED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME AND WOULD NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MORE THAN ONE REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG MALFUNCTIONED, EXPANDED, INFLATED, AND CAUSED THE HORN TO SOUND AS THE WIRES FRACTURED INTERNALLY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING WHEEL TO ENSURE THE HORN AND AIR BAG WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669506January 1, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
FIRST IS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. CODE SAY MISFIRE. SECOND PAINT IS PITTING AND WHITE AREAS APPEARING. THIRD HEADLIGHTS FOGGING UP. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669526January 1, 2015
STRUCTURE, SEATS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HAVING CONTINUAL ISSUES WITH LIGHTS ON DASH FLICKERING: 2 REPAIRS COMPLETED IN LAST 18 MONTHS AND STILL BROKE. COSMETICALLY, THE CAR IS CRAPPY SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT; PAINT FLAKING OFF, TIRE RIMS HAVE PITTED, INSIDE DOOR HANDLES FLAKING OFF PAINT TOO, AMONG A FEW OTHERS. HOWEVER, MY HEATED SEATS BURNING THROUGH IS WHAT HAS ME VERY IRATE! I WAS DRIVING AND HAD TWO ADULT PASSENGERS WITH ME. BOTH OF US IN THE FRONT HAD THE HEATED SEATS TURNED ON RETURNING HOME FROM RUNNING ERRANDS IN THE CITY 45 MILES AWAY. MY PASSENGER IS 8 MONTHS PREGNANT AND I HAVE LOW LUMBAR ISSUES, SO HEATED SEATS ARE ALWAYS USED. WE HAD BOTH COMPLAINED THAT WE FOUND IT WEIRD THAT IF WE MADE QUICK STOPS DURING OUR RUNNING, WHEN WE GOT BACK INTO THE CAR AND TURNED THE HEATED SEATS ON, IT FELT WARMER THAN USUAL. HOWEVER, IF WE WERE SOMEWHERE FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME, THE SEATS DIDN'T GET TERRIBLY HOT RIGHT AWAY. THE CAR SAT FOR 48 HOURS BEFORE IT WAS TIME FOR ME TO PACK UP AND HEAD BACK TO MY OWN HOME, WHEN I NOTICED WHAT I THOUGHT TO BE A STAIN ON MY SEAT (FROM MY DAUGHTERS DOG THINKING HE WAS GOING WITH ME). AFTER TRYING TO CLEAN IT AND NOTHING HAPPENING, I TOUCHED IT WITH MY FINGER TIP, ONLY TO FIND THAT IT WAS A BURN SPOT. IF THAT WOULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING, I COULD HAVE CRASHED! I COULD HAVE KILLED MY PREGNANT PASSENGER, HER HUBBY AND HER UNBORN BABY! SINCE TODAY IS A HOLIDAY, YOU CAN BET THAT I WILL BE CALLING THE DEALERSHIP FIRST THING TOMORROW. I AM THE FIRST AND ONLY OWNER OF THIS CAR. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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