Chrysler Sebring Complaints

3,876 consumer complaints on file.

#10145596December 19, 2005
AIR BAGS
"AIR BAG" LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY WHEN CAR WAS APPROXIMATELY 9 MONTHS OLD. COULD NOT DUPLICATE FOR REPAIR. PROBLEM CONTINUES INTERMITTENTLY AND BROUGHT IN TO A CHRYSLER DEALER ABOUT NOVEMBER OF 2004 AND RESULTED IN REPLACEMENT OF "SEAT BELT TENSIONER". PROBLEM CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY AFTER ABOUT 3 MONTHS. BROUGHT INTO A CHRYSLER DEALER FOR SERVICE A THIRD TIME IN DECEMBER OF 2005. DEALER WANTS $500+ FOR REPLACEMENT OF "SEAT BELT TENSIONER" AGAIN AND A CLOCK SPRING (?) IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *NM
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#10145600December 19, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE FIRST TIME HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND TIME, THEY REPLACED THE RETRACTING SPRING IN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT. THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE RETRACTOR SPRING IN THE SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP BEING REPAIRED. *AK
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0
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#10144979December 12, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IS JAMMING UP IN THE RETRACTOR. AT TIMES IT WILL KEEP TIGHTENING AND NOT LOOSEN. THE RETRACTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE REPAIRS WERE DONE AT A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP. AT THIS TIME, THE RETRACTOR WAS REPLACED AND WAS OPERATING CORRECTLY.*AK
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0
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#10145036December 12, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE SEAT BELT CAME LOOSE AND BROKE OFF FROM THE ANCHOR OF THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURRED AFTER PUTTING THE SEAT BELT ON, IT OCCURRED BECAME LOOSE AND IT BROKE IN HIS HAND. THE DEALERSHIP REFERRED HIM TO THE MANUFACTURER, BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. HE FELT THAT IN AN ACCIDENT THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANT. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. *AK
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0
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#10144909December 10, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THE ANCHOR CABLE FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT HAS COMPLETELY FAILED, EVIDENTLY FROM SOME SORT OF METAL FATIGUE, AND THE BUCKLE ON THE ANCHOR SIDE IS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE VEHICLE. *JB
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0
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#10144892December 10, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT ON MY 96 SEBRING HAS LOCKED UP AND CAN NO LONGER BE PULLED OUT OF THE SEAT AT ALL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND ASKED ABOUT A RECALL, BUT WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE "AT LEAST TWO HOURS LABOR, NOT COUNTING PARTS AND WOULD BE OVER $200 TO FIX). TO ME, THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND A SAFETY ISSUE. I NORMALLY DRIVE ALONE, SO THE BELT GOT MINIMAL USE BEFORE BECOMING DEFECTIVE. I SENT A DETAILED LETTER TO DAIMLER CHRYSLER FROM THEIR WEB SITE AND GOT A VERY BRIEF REPLY OF "I'M SORRY." THERE WAS NO OFFER OF HELP OR SUGGESTIONS TO SPEAK OF. AT ANY RATE, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO COST ME A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS TO GET THIS FIXED SO THAT PASSENGERS IN MY CAR CAN RIDE IN SAFETY ONCE AGAIN. *JB
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10144875December 9, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING LX I WAS SLOWING DOWN OFF AN EXIT RAMP AND THE CAR SUDDENLY GRABBED AT AROUND 32 MPH. I FOUND OUT BY MONITORING MY SPEEDS THAT YOU HAVE TO GO OVER 36 MPH AND SLOW DOWN TO 32 MPH FOR IT TO GRAB AND IT DOES IT EVERY TIME. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS NEVER CAME ON AND HAS BEEN CHECKED FOR WORKING OPERATION. I RECENTLY HAD THE CAR TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE PUT ON A DIAGNOSTICS MACHINE WHERE THERE THEY SAID THEY CAN'T EVEN SAY WHAT IS WRONG, THEY SAID SOMETHING IS WRONG BUT FOR THE MACHINE TO NOT EVEN PICK IT UP SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT. ALL FLUIDS HAVE BEEN CHECKED BY MYSELF AND THE MECHANIC AND THEY HAVE MAINTAINED PROPER LEVEL. WE HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE MAYBE A SENSOR OR JUST TO RESET THE WHOLE CAR ALL I KNOW IS THIS IS COSTING ME LOT OF MONEY. I WANTED TO REPORT THIS CASE. THIS MAY BE A START TO A RECALL ON THE CAR. IF THE DEALER AND THE COMPUTER CAN'T FIND IT MAYBE YOU CAN HELP? *JB
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0
Deaths:
0
#10144768December 8, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHROME DOOR HANDLE ON THE INSIDE OF CAR CUT A PASSENGER'S FINGER WHILE EXITING. THE PASSENGER'S FINGER SLID DOWN THE HANDLE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED. THEY SAID THEY COULD REORDER HANDLES AT CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THEY SUGGESTED THAT SHE COVERED THE HANDLES WITH TAPE IF SHE DID NOT WANT TO REORDER THEM. *AK
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No
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Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10144692December 7, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES. KNOCKING STARTED TO OCCUR. AS I WAS DRIVING TO GET IT LOOKED AT, MOTOR JUST STOPPED. 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING 2.7L MOTOR. 69000 MILES. DIAGNOSED AS BROKEN TIMING CHAIN, NEW MOTOR NEEDED $6,000-$7,000. GARAGE HAD SEEN QUITE A FEW RECENTLY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. ONE OPTION WAS TO BUY A NEW ENGINE THAT HAD BEEN MODIFIED TO CORRECT ORIGINAL MANUFACTURING PROBLEM, OR TO PURCHASE A NEW OR REBUILT ENGINE. SINCE REBUILT ENGINE WAS $1000 LESS THAN OTHER OPTIONS WENT WITH THAT OPTION. *JB
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0
Deaths:
0
#10144575December 6, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING WITH A 2.7 LITER ENGINE PREMATURELY FAILED AT 74,000 MILES. STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AT 64,000 MILES WITH EXCESSIVE ENGINE NOISE AND SMOKE FROM THE TAIL PIPE. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW BY MYSELF AND MAINTAINED PER THE SERVICE SCHEDULE IN THE CHRYSLER MANUAL. THE ENGINE GAVE OUT ABOUT 4 BLOCKS FROM OUR HOME WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT, FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS INJURED. WE HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE MOTOR WITH A JASPER REMANUFACTURED ENGINE WHICH HAS SEVERAL DESIGN MODIFICATIONS AND A BETTER WARRANTY THAN THE FACTORY ENGINE. *NM
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0
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0
#10144226December 2, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID 01V011002 CONCERNING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: COOLING UNIT AND LINES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10144230December 2, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED SHE RAN OFF THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO DITCH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED FACIAL CUTS AND BRUISING, A FRACTURED FOOT, AND TEETH CAME OUT. THIS WAS A RENTAL VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN.*AK UPDATED 01/04/06. *JB
Crash:
Yes
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No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10144003November 30, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I BOUGHT A USED CAR FROM HYANNIS HONDA, WEST MAIN ST., HYANNIS, MA THE LAST WEEK IN MAY 2005. RECENTLY, I GOT A NAIL IN MY BACK REAR TIRE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CAPE AND ISLAND TIRE IN FALMOUTH, MA. AFTER EXAMINING THE TIRE, THE MANAGER SAID THAT THEY COULD FIX THE TIRE BUT IT WOULD BE USELESS BECAUSE ALL FOUR OF MY TIRES WOULD NEVER PASS THE STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE MY TIRES WERE TO BALD. AFTER PAYING FOR 2 NEW REAR TIRES($250), I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO HYANNIS HONDA. THE SALES MANAGER AGREED THAT THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE AND THEY WOULD REPLACE THE FRONT 2 TIRE FOR FREE. A WEEK LATER, AFTER RETURNING FOR A TRIP TO CA AT 10:30 P.M., THE FRONT TIRE WAS FLAT BECAUSE HYANNIS HONDA DIDN'T SEAL THE TIRE PROPERLY AND THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. THE NEXT DAY I RETURNED TO HYANNIS HONDA WHO AGREED TO FIX THE TIRE BUT SAID THAT MY BATTERY DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH CHARGE TO START THE CAR IN THE WINTER. I COULD PURCHASE A NEW BATTERY FOR $110. I DISCUSSED MY SITUATION WITH BRIAN PERRY IN HYANNIS, A CERTIFIED INSPECTION REPRESENTATIVE. HE SAID THAT IF HE INSPECTS A CAR AND NOTICES THAT THE TIRES ARE UNSAFE, EVEN IF THEY ARE BARELY WITHIN STATE GUIDELINES, HE WOULD WARN THE DRIVER OF THE POTENTIAL DANGER OF DRIVING ON UNSAFE TIRE ESPECIALLY DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. I REALLY FEEL AS THOUGH HYANNIS HONDA DEFINITELY HAS A "CONFLICT OF INTEREST" IN BEING ABLE TO INSPECT THEIR OWN USED CAR. THE CAR THEY SOLD ME MIGHT HAVE PASSED THE TIRE REQUIREMENTS BUT THEY SHOULD HAVE WARNED ME THAT I WAS RIDING ON ALMOST BALD TIRE AND THAT THE BATTERY WAS SO OLD THAT IT WOULDN'T WORK IN THE WINTER. I FEEL THAT THEIR UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR ENDANGERED MY LIFE AND THE LIVES OF MY FAMILY. I KNOW THE OLD ADAGE"BUYER BEWARE" BUT THIS IS TERRIBLE BEHAVIOR FROM A REPUTABLE HONDA DEALERSHIP. *JB
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10144297November 29, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
CONSUMER CONCERNED ABOUT 1998 CHRYSLER SEBRING INTERLOCK SHIFTER. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES TO GET THE RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED, BUT HE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. *JB
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0
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#10143800November 28, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT: THE CONTACT STATED APPROXIMATELY TWO SECONDS AFTER THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE; THEY FOUND SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS DONE TO THE VEHICLE. *AK UPDATED 12/27/05. *JB
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143715November 27, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING TOURING 20000 MILES. WHEN CAR IS STOPPED WITH FOOT ON BRAKE CAR JUMPS FORWARD FOR NO REASON LIKE SOME ONE HAD PUT THEIR FOOT ON THE GAS THIS HAS HAPPEN COUPLE TIMES TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. HE FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN AND WAS GOING TO DO IT WHEN I TAKE IT BACK. BUT AFTER READING IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM THERE SHOULD BE RECALL BEFORE SOME ONE IS KILLED!!!! ALSO WHEN IN TRACTION CONTROL IT MAKES A TERRIBLE NOISE LIKE THE BRAKES GRINDING ON THE ROTORS WHEN THE WHEELS ARE SPINNING DEALER NOT SURE WHAT IS WRONG AND IS GOING TO LOOK INTO IT. *JB
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143592November 24, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1) PARKING GEAR GETS STUCK IN GEAR AND WILL NOT COME OUT OF GEAR AT TIMES. 2) EVEN WHEN CAR IN PARK THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OR GO INTO THE ACCESS KEY MODE. 3) CAR CUTS OFF AT THE SPARE OF THE MOMENT WITH NO NOTICE AND NO INDICATION WHY. *JB
Crash:
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0
Deaths:
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#10143567November 23, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY CAR QUIT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET BECAUSE THE ENGINE FAILED. COST OF REPAIR IS $3,600. *JB
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143422November 22, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
THE FUEL LINE LEADING FROM THE FIREWALL AREA TO THE FUEL DISTRIBUTION RAIL LEAKING ALLOWING PRESSURIZED FUEL TO SPRAY IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS WAS NOT NOTICED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BUT WAS DETECTED BY THE ODOR AFTER SHUTTING CAR OFF.CHRYSLER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET ME THE CORRECT PART TO REPAIR AND SO AN AFTERMARKET PART WAS USED TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO SERVICE TEMPORARILY. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143490November 22, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
I PRESENTLY OWN A 1996 CHRYSLER SERBRING CONVERTIBLE THAT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 1996. THE BATTERY FOR THIS VEHICLE IS LOCATED BEHIND THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN ORDER TO GAIN ACCESS THE BATTERY YOU MUST REMOVE THE FRONT TIRE AND THEN THE SHROUD THAT COVERS THE WHEEL WELL. MY BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON THE DAY THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED; THE SECOND TIME WAS IN 1999 AND MOST RECENTLY TODAY; NOVEMBER 22, 2005. DURING THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE BATTERY ON 11/22 OUR MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE BATTERY CASING THAT HOLDS THE BATTERY IN PLACE WAS TOTALLY CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CAUSE OF THIS CORROSION (ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC) IS FROM BATTERY ACID AND OTHER ELEMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE DRIVERS SIDE FRAME OF THE CAR WAS ALSO DAMAGED/CORRODED DUE TO THE BATTERY ACID AND THAT THE FRAME WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED/REPAIRED AS WELL AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I SPOKE WITH CHRYSLER CORPORATION JUST PRIOR TO WRITING TO YOU AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE; DESPITE THE FACT THAT I TRULY BELIEVED THAT THIS SITUATION WAS CAUSED BY EXTREMELY POOR ENGINEERING OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN THE LIBERTY OF WRITING TO YOU BECAUSE OF 1) I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE OTHER CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE DRIVERS MAY BE TOTALLY UNAWARE OF AND 2) IF IN FACT THEY ARE OR COULD HAVE IN THE FUTURE A CORRODED BATTERY CASING AND MORE SO A CORRODED FRAME. THE POTENTIAL OF AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE ISSUES APPEARS TO BE INEVITABLE. YOUR HELP REGARDING THIS ISSUE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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