Chrysler Sebring Complaints (1996)

419 consumer complaints on file.

#562534August 16, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE VEHICLES DISTRIBUTOR WAS DEFECTIVE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY HESITATE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750410August 14, 2001
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
ACCORDING TO THE SHOP WHO IS WORKING ON MY AIRCONDITIONING, THE HOSE IS ON BACKORDER NATIONWIDE. THEY SAID THE DEALER SAID IT IS ALMOST A RECALL BECAUSE THE AIR COND HOSES ARE FAILING SO OFTEN THAT THEY CAN'T GET THEM IN STOCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9003394August 9, 2001
STEERING, SUSPENSION, VISIBILITY
THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN RIGHT AND THE CAR MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN HELPFUL NOR WILL THEY ACKNOWLEDGE FAILED PARTS OR DISCUSS THE PROBLEM. BEGNAL MOTORS HAS BEEN HOSTILE AND HAS CLAIMED THE VEHICLE RIDES AS IT SHOULD, THE STEERING SHAKING IS NORMAL, ETC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562411August 7, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
THE BALL JOINT AND LOWER LATERAL ARMS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 99V-066, THE CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER FOR REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS DENIED(ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892834July 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED AND AT ANY TIME. VEHICLE WAS AT DEALER'S 20 TIMES. CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748244July 10, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR
I HAD THE VEHICLE IN 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO 7/9/01 FOR REGULAR SERVICE AND A RECALL ON THE BOOTS, THE RIGHT BEING WORSE THAN THE LEFT SIDE. I ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT THE REAR END SWAYING WHEN I DRIVE OVER A ROUGH ROAD. THERE WAS NO EVEN FLOW. IT TURNED OUT THE INNER TIE ROD ENDS HAD TO BE REPLACED. WITHIN 2 DAYS OF RECEIVING THE VEHICLE BACK THERE WAS STILL A SWAY IN THE REAR END BUT NOT AS BAD. I PARKED THE CAR FOR 6 DAYS BECAUSE I USED MY FATHER'S NEW VEHICLE. WHEN I USED THE CAR AGAIN ESPECIALLY ON 7/9/01 I MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO A PARKING LOT AND HEARD A LOUD METAL THUMPING SOUND. I HEARD THE SOUND AGAIN WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO MY RESIDENCE AND NOTICED THE STRUT NOT ONLY CAME UNDONE BUT ALSO BROKE THE BODY FRAME UNDER THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL WELL. VEHICLE WAS FLAT BEDDED BACK TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY THOUGHT WORK COULD BE DONE. UNFORTUNATELY, IT HAD TO GO TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP. I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM BODY SHOP TO SEE HOW THIS JOB WILL BE DONE AS WELL AS WHAT EXPENSE IT WILL BE TO ME. I SAW ON NHTSA'S WEB SITE UNDER COMPLAINTS THAT THERE WERE 5 OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE NOISE AS WELL AS THE STRUT ACTUALLY BREAKING OFF. I CALLED TO COMPLAIN TO CRASH, A DATA BASE SITE FOR VEHICLE PROBLEMS WHO ADVISED ME THEY HAD JUST TAKEN THE SAME REPORT ON THE SAME SIDE ON A DODGE NEON. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS STRUT BROKE. WHEN I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP HOW THIS HAPPENED, THEY ADVISED ME NORMAL WEAR & TEAR. NOW I AM IN THE INSURANCE BUSINESS FOR 12 YEARS AND HAVE OWNED 2 OTHER VEHICLES IN MY LIFE, THIS IS NOT A "NORMAL" WEAR AND TEAR. YOU HAVE TO HAVE A SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENT WITH EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS TO HAPPEN. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT ALL THE RECALLS THAT CHRYSLER HAS HAD ON THE SEBRINGS IN PARTICULAR, ARE MAINLY THE FRONT SUSPENSION. MAYBE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WHITH MANUFACTURING. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED. I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891910July 3, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 35-40 MPH AND TOOK FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN, ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK, AND VEHICLE KEPT MOVING. CONSUMER WENT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, AND WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS NOT INJURED. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 5422.00. CHRYSLER INVESTIGATOR WILL LOOK AT VEHICLE.*AK CHRYSLER SENT CONSUMER A LETTER STATING THAT THE THROTTLE SYSTEM WAS THOROUGHLY INSPECTED AND ALL CABLES AND LEVERS WERE FOUND FREE AND MOVING WITHOUT ANY RESTRICTIONS, THEY ALSO FOUND NO STORED OR ACTIVE CODES IN THE SYSTEM. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890785June 20, 2001
SEAT BELTS
LAP AND SHOULDER BELT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE LOCKS UP. WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF MOVEMENT BELT LOCKS UP. SEATBELT HAS TO BE UNLOCKED, AND ROLLED ALL THE WAY BACK TO CORRECT PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. THIS CAUSES PASSENGER TO REPEAT THE PROCESS OVER AND OVER. ALSO, BELT MAKES A REELING SOUND BEFORE IT STARTS TO LOCK UP. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL REGARDING THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747021June 19, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT DISC ROTORS WARP WITHIN 3,000 MILES OF REPAIR CAUSING POOR BRAKING CONTROL AT 40+ MPH. CAUSED BY BAD BRAKE DESIGN. ALSO ABS MODULE FAILED AT 90,000 MILES , LEAVING NO ABS IMPLEMENTATION ON VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561514June 8, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
THE VEHICLE BALL JOINT AND LATERAL CONTROL ARM HAD FAILED AND THE CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSMENT OF REPAIR COST. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890059June 8, 2001
SUSPENSION: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
#889725June 4, 2001
SUSPENSION: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
#889579June 1, 2001
SUSPENSION: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
#561414May 31, 2001
SUSPENSION: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, 2001
STRUCTURE: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
#745568May 20, 2001
POWER 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
#745092May 9, 2001
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
CHECKED FOR RECALL, GIVEN OK. AT 55 MPH WITHOUT WARNING BOLT "BROKE OR FELL OUT" CAUSING WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM CAR, ARM DROPPED, RESULTING IN SEVERE BODY AND MECHANICAL DAMAGE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#887729May 8, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
AFTER DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR PREVIOUS SUSPENSION RECALLS AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG ON VEHICLE IN 1999, CONSUMER WAS STARTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP SIGN AND TURNING RIGHT. FRONT RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM DISCONNECTED FROM VEHICLE, AND RIGHT FRONT WHEEL KICKED OUT FROM VEHICLE ALSO, TIE ROD SEPARATED, AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AXLE BECAME DISLODGED FROM TRANSAXLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561065May 3, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIR 99V-215 BECAUSE THE FRONT END WAS MAKING NOISE, THE CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE RECALL BECAUSE HE HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744659April 27, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING , ODOMETER, TACOMETER ARE ALSO NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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