Chrysler Sebring Complaints (1999)

264 consumer complaints on file.

#748190July 10, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WE NOTICED "TARRY DROPPINGS ON LEDGE WHEN WE OPENED DRIVERS DOOR THEY SEEMED TO BE LEAKING FROM THE DOOR. WE HAVE POWER WINDOWS AND LOCKS. WE WERE NOT TOO CONCERNED I THOUGHT THEY WERE JUST CAUSED BY THE EXTREME HEAT OF THE DESERT AREA HERE IN PHOENIX. THE ONLY PROBLEMS WERE MY WIFE HAD TO RAISE HER DRESS TO KEEP THE TAR FROM GETTING ON THE HEM . SOON AFTER MY CAR REACHED 36,000 MILES MY LOCKS GOT SLOW TO WORK. THEN ABOUT 37,000 MILES MY OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE JUST FELL OFF WHEN I SHUT THE DOOR. I HAVE ASKED CHRYSLER TO FIX THIS OBVIOUS FLAW IN CONSTRUCTION BUT THEY HAVE TOLD ME SINCE MY CAR WAS NOT IN WARRANTY THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS AND HAVE NEVER SEEN OR HEARD OF ANYTHING CLOSE TO THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND FIX THIS. IF YOU HAVE ANY RECORDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I WOULD APPRECIATE THIS INFORMATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION IN THIS MATTER.PLEASE ME @ [XXX] SINCERELY [XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *JS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747853July 4, 2001
WHEELS:RIM, TIRES:BEAD
TIRES LOOSE AIR DUE TO RIM LEAKS. SNOW TIRES LOST AIR AS WELL AS ALL SEASONS. BEAD AREA HAS BEEN CLEANED, THIS DID NOT HELP. TIRE DEALER STATES THAT THE LEAK IS IN 2 RIMS. IE: BAD WELD.*AK (TIRESIZE: 205-65-15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747854July 4, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
WIRE AND ATTACHMENT TO REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER BROKE OFF FROM GLASS LEAVING WIRE AND METAL CONNECTOR HANGING. POSSIBLE FIRE HAZZARD. METAL PIECE MUST BE SOLDERED BACK ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747245June 22, 2001
TIRES
I HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES. DUE TO POOR CONSTRUCTION I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO REPEATEDLY PURCHASE NEW TIRES. MY FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED A YEAR AND A HALF AFTER PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. WITHIN THE 45 M.P.H. AREA THE TIRE EXPLODED AND RUINED THE ALUMINUM RIM COMPLETELY. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE WHEEL AND TIRE TO A NEARBY HIBDON TIRE CENTER WHERE THEY CHECKED THE TIRE AND CONCLUDED IT WAS FAULTY. THEY EXPLAINED TO ME THE TIRE'S STEEL BELT HAD SHIFTED CASUING IT TO TEAR OUT THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE WHICH CAUSED IT TO "BLOWOUT." NOW MORE RECENTLY, MY ORIGINAL THREE TIRES HAVE ALSO SHIFTED STEEL BELTS. TWO OF THESE THREE HAVE BEGAN TO REVEAL SIDE WALL TEARING. I HAVE LOOKED FOR OTHER BRANDS OF TIRES WHICH MAY SOLVE THE PROBLEM , BUT SINCE THE TIRE SIZE (P215-50-R17) IS SO RARE, I HAVE HAD NO LUCK. THE ORIGNAL TIRE SYTLE (GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A) IS ALSO QUITE EXPENSIVE, BUT BEING THE ONLY CORRECT SIZED TIRE I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO PURCHASE THE PROBLEM TIRES TO REPLACE ALL THREE ORIGINAL TIRES. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215-50R17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215-50R17 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890752June 20, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON FOR ONE DAY. VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER STATED THAT COMPUTER BOARD WAS LOCATED TOO CLOSE TO ENGINE, CAUSING COMPUTER BOARD TO OVERHEAT AND BURN OUT. *AK DEALER DIAGNOSE AND REPLACE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AND CHANGE INPUT SPEED SENSOR, TOP OFF WITH ATF. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890343June 13, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
A SHORT IN THE THROTTLE WIRING HARNESS LOCATED NEAR FUEL LINE WAS A RESULT OF A FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746736June 12, 2001
TIRES
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED WITH ONLY 17,611 MILES ON IT IN 2/01 FROM MY NIECE. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD 3 FLATS AND THE TIRES LOOK HAS THOUGH THEY WERE SHREDDED. NOT ONLY DOES THIS COST ME A FORTUNE BUT IT IS REDICULOUS THAT THE TIRES ARE FAILING A LOW SPEEDS AND LOW MILEAGE. THE TIRE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE CHRYSLER DESIGN IS POOR AND DANGEROUS. THE RIM IS TOO BIG FOR THE WHEEL WELL SO THE TIRE SIDEWALL WAS MANUFACTURED TO BE TOO SMALL AND THEREFORE THE TIRE DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH CUSHION. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/50R17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/50R17 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890222June 12, 2001
WHEELS:RIM
RIMS ON VEHICLE BENT VERY EASILY. WHEN RIMS BENT, IT CAUSED BEAD BETWEEN RIM AND TIRE TO SEPARATE/ TIRES STARTED TO LOSE AIR, AND GO FLAT. WHEN CONTACTING DEALER, DEALER MELTED AND RESHAPED RIMS, INCLUDING TWO THAT WHERE MELTED AND RESHAPED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746586June 8, 2001
TIRES
SO FAR THREE TIMES THE FRONT TIRES HAVE JUST COME OFF THE RIM, OUTSIDE WALL COLLAPES IN. *AK (TIRESIZE: 215/17R70)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 215/17R70 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889992June 7, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PANEL POPPED OFF WHILE DRIVING 45MPH. PROBLEM HAD HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE AND REPLACED BY MECHANIC.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743484April 3, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
I AM VERY DISAPOINTED WITH THE FRONT BUMPER ALL I DID WAS PARK AND NOW ITS RUINED I DONT THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY SINCE THEY MADE IT SO LOW TO THE GROUND I HAVE FOUND ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ALSO THE BRAKES I THOUGH MAYBE THEY DIDNT FIX THEM RIGHT BUT NOW I AM FINDING OUT FROM OTHER PEOPLE THAT OWN A SEBRING THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THE BREAKS TO ALWAYS GO AND THE BUMBER TO CRACK PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANY WAY I CAN HAVE CHRYSLER PAY FOR THIS*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884811April 2, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. CONSUMER WAS FORCED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE, TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED EVENTHOUGH THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#742951March 24, 2001
WHEELS:RIM
I HAVE NEVER HAD A FLAT TIRE UNTILL I OWNED THIS VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM I BELIEVE IS WITH THE ALUMINUM RIMS. THEY LOSE AIR, THE RIM BENDS UP EASILY, I NEVER KNOW WHEN I'M GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER FLAT TIRE BECAUSE OF THESE STUPID RIMS THAT LOOK NICE.ALL TIRES ON MY VEHICLE HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP AND ME AND MY DAUGHTER MIGHT NOT BE SO LUCKY THE NEXT TIME I GET A FLAT TIRE BECAUSE OF MY RIMS!!!!!!!T*AK (TIRESIZE: P215/50R17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/50R17 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883995March 23, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE DRUMS TWICE SINCE OWNING VEHICLE. DRUMS ARE CONTINUALLY MAKING A NOISE, AND NOISE WILL NOT GO AWAY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883569March 20, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH ON ICY ROAD CONDITION VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND LANDED FACING WEST, WHEN A 18 WHEELER HIT CONSUMER AT ABOUT 65 MPH, AND NONE OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.*AK THE AIR BAGS FAILED ON HEAD COLLISION PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE ENGINE HAD OVER HEATED AND WOULD NOT START. DOOR WON'T OPEN DUE TO POWER LOCKS FAILURE. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882239March 6, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOOR PANELS FLEW OFF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES SINCE CONSUMER HAS OWNED CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740605February 7, 2001
TIRES
HAVE HAD THREE FLAT TIRES IN THE LAST YEAR FOR NO REASON. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE OR THE WHEEL. THE LAST TIME THE TIRE WENT FLAT AND WAS INSPECTED BY A NON GOODYEAR DEALER, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE SIDEWALL. HE SAID IF IT WAS A PRODUCT THAT HE CARRIED THEY WOULD HAVE REPLACED THE TIRE. THE TIRES HAVE A LOT OF TREAD WEAR LEFT AND HAVE BEEN ROTATED AND BALANCED. GOODYEAR REPLACED THE TIRE ADMITTING THERE WAS A PROBLEM BUT STILL CHARGED ME $94.00. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE FACT THAT I DRIVE A CAR LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLD, TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT AND HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. I CURRENTLY HAVE ANOTHER FLAT TIRE AND WILL HAVE IT INSPECTED LATER THIS WEEK. EACH TIRE THAT HAS GONE FLAT HAS BEEN ON A DIFFERENT WHEEL IN A DIFFERENT AREA EACH TIME. NO TWO FLATS HAVE BEEN ON THE SAME WHEEL. MOST OF MY DRIVING IS IN TOWN. I HAVE PROBABLY PUT 6,000 HIGHWAY MILES ON THE CAR ON VARIOUS TRIPS. I HAVE NEVER EXCEEDED 80 MPH AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY HANDLING PROBLEMS. (TIRESIZE: P215/50/17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/50/17 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877717January 9, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING POWER STEERING FAILED, CAUSING POOR STEERING CONTROL , AND IN SOME CASES LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. CONSOMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING. ALSO, SWAY BAR BOLT WAS MISSING OR CAME OFF. *AK THERE WAS RECURRENCE OF NOISE UNDER VEHICLE AND LOOSE BOLTS IN SUBFRAME. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877304January 3, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
DEFECTIVE REAR DEFROSTER CLIP ON WINDOW BROKE, CAUSING REAR DEFROSTER TO MALFUNCTION WHICH COULD CAUSE VISUAL DIFFICULTY, AND RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED REAR WINDOW TWICE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558491December 14, 2000
TIRES
MICHELIN TIRES WENT FLAT ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE DEALER STATED BOTH TIMES THAT THE CONSUMER MUST HAVE HIT A CURB HARD, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER HAD NOT AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF TWO OF THE FAULTY TIRES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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