Chrysler Sebring Complaints

3,876 consumer complaints on file.

#10112065February 23, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS DRIVING ME CAR AND THE ENGINE LOCKED UP. I HAD NO WARNING FROM THE OIL AND ENGINE LIGHTS. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID A BEARING IN THE PISTON HAD SPUN FROM ENGINE SLUDGE. I SAW ON LINE THAT THEY ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS AND WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112856February 22, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. OWNER WAS DRIVING TO AN INTERSECTION. UPON APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION, DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. ALTHOUGH, THE DRIVER HAD THERE FOOT ON THE BRAKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107090February 18, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THERE WAS SNOW AND ICE . CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 25 MPH. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY RIGHT AWAY. HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED ABOUT TWO TO THREE MINUTES AFTER THE IMPACT. THIS WAS A HEAD ON COLLISION. BOTH THE DRIVER, AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED. *AK THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT WAS NOT INFLATED. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED HALF WAY. THE DRIVER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL BENDING THE STEERING WHEEL. *TC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10111635February 16, 2005
WHEELS
DRIVER NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE LOSING AIR PRESSURE FROM THE WHEELS. THE WHEELS CONTAINED ALUMINA CHROME ALLOY PLATED, AND THE SEAL DETERIORATED. THIS CAUSED LOW TIRE PRESSURE. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WHEELS WOULD BE CHANGED AT DRIVER'S EXPENSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106936February 16, 2005
SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE REAR AXLE BROKE.*AK AXLE BROKE DUE TO FAULTY GREASE FITTING. FITTING CANNOT BE GREASED BECAUSE IT IS A CLOSED SYSTEM. *EH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111497February 14, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE PULLING INSIDE THE PARKING LOT VEHICLE COLLASPSED TO THE GROUND. DRIVER NOTICED THAT RIGHT SIDE COLLASPED,BUT THE LEFT SIDE WAS NORMAL. DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE, AND THEN CONTACTED A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111257February 9, 2005
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A RACK AND PINION STEERING PROBLEM. WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN THE STEERING WAS BINDING. DRIVER WOULD TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT WOULD STICK, MAKING TURNS VERY DIFFICULT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111264February 9, 2005
STRUCTURE
THE STRUCTURE INSIDE OF DOOR PANEL WARPED BETWEEN THE GLASS AND DOOR PANEL. DRIVER'S HANDS WERE CUT ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. STATED VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10110225February 9, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ON 2/5/05 CAR STARTED TO VIBRATE EVERY TIME I APPLIED THE BRAKE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER 2/8/05. THE REP CALLED TO SAY THE CAR NEEDED BRAKE PADS AND THAT THE ROTORS COULD NOT BE TURNED BECAUSE THE PROBLEM HAD GONE ON TOO LONG. WHEN ASKED WHAT PROBLEM HE INDICATED THAT THE BRAKES HAD BEEN SCRAPING. I TOLD HIM THAT WAS NOT TRUE. HE THEN INDICATED THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND THAT A LOT OF SEBRINGS AND 300 M'S CAME IN FOR WARPED ROTORS. I ASKED IF THAT WERE NOT AN INDICATION THAT THE ROTORS WERE DEFECTIVE. HE ANSWERED, WELL YES AND NO. ON A CAR WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES, THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. MY TICKET ONLY SHOWS THAT THEY WERE REPLACED. IF THE DEALER DOES NOT REPORT POTENTIAL PROBLEMS TO THE MANUFACTURER HOW CAN CONSUMERS BE SAFE. WARPED ROTORS COULD COMPROMISE THE ABS SYSTEM AND BRING GREAT BODILY HARM TO THE DRIVER, PASSENGERS, AND ANYONE HIT BY THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107494February 9, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE(00V421002) LOWER BALL JOINT BOOT. AFTER THE WORK WAS DONE THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A CURB. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DRIVER WENT TO THE HOSPITAL ON HIS OWN. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME. CHRYSLER SERVICE MANAGER FAULKNER. *JB THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. PER INSPECTION, THE STEERING WAS FOUND DAMAGED. REFER TO RECALL#01I012000. *SC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10110111February 8, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING MY TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. WHEN I SLOWED DOWN, FIRST GEAR CATCH AND I COULD DRIVE UNTIL THE SPEED GOT OVER 15 MPH AND THEN STOPPED AGAIN. I MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO TOOK 13 DAYS TO WORK ON IT. THE INTERNAL TRANSMISSION (MOTOR) FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACE. THE CAR ONLY HAD 39,127 MILES ON IT. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS VERY POOR. EVEN WITH A 7 YEAR/100K POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, THEY WOULD NOT REIMBUSE FOR THE RENTAL CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111142February 8, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS, ELECTRICAL CONTROL MODULE, AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED THEM. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110125February 8, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I HAVE A SLUDGE BUILD UP IN MY 2.7 CHRYSLER SEABRING LXI 2001. I HAVE FAITHFULY CHANGED THE OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES. THE CHRYSLER FACTORY WARRANTY AND MOST OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PLANS WILL NOT COVER ENGINE REPAIRS IF THEY FIND SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. MY CAR FAILED WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHICH COULD HAVE LEAD TO A SERIOUS INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109902February 5, 2005
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
HEATED SEAT FIRE ON 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING LIMITED. ON A TRIP WITH OUR FAMILY - THE PASSENGER HEATED SEAT WAS TURNED ON AT SOME POINT GETTING IN OUR OUT OF THE CAR. A STANDARD INSULATED COOLER WAS SITTING ON THE SEAT SO NOBODY KNEW IT WAS ON. WE CONTINUED TO SMELL A FOUL BURNING SMELL (SIMILAR TO DIESEL FUMES) AND BEGAN TO MOVE LANES, ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN, ETC. A SHORT TIME LATER, THE SMELL BECAME SEVERE AND THE CAR BEGAN FILLING WITH SMOKE (WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY). I PULLED OVER, MADE SURE EVERYONE WAS OUT OF THE CAR AND STARTED TO LOOK AROUND THE INTERIOR. FOUND A PORTION OF THE COOLER MELTED TO THE SEAT BOTTOM. SEVERAL SANDWICH BAGS HAD MELTED TO SEAT ALSO. I TURNED THE SWITCH OFF, AND LET IT COOL, THEN CONTINUED DOWN THE ROAD. WITHIN 5-7 MINUTES, THE CAR WAS FILLING WITH SMOKE AGAIN - I HAD TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY IMMEDIATELY AND REMOVE THE RELAY FROM THE PDB TO CUT THE POWER SUPPLY TO THE SEAT. WE CALLED POISON CONTROL THAT NIGHT SINCE OUR NEWBORN INFANT WAS IN THE CAR WITH US AND INHALED THE BURNING BY PRODUCTS. I SCHEDULED AN APPT AT THE DEALERSHIP SHORTLY THERE AFTER TO HAVE THIS ADDRESSED - IT TOOK MONTHS TO GET THIS REPAIRED - AND WHEN DELIVERED BACK TO ME - WAS SUPPOSEDLY CHECKED BY TECHNICIAN. THE RELAY WAS NOT EVEN INSTALLED IN THE PDB! I HAVE MORE INFORMATION AND PICTURES - THE WEBSITE LIMITED INFORMATION IN THIS BOX. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110852February 2, 2005
STEERING:COLUMN
RECALL CAMPAIGN 984: THE VEHICLE'S FLOOR MATS BECAME SNAGGED IN STEERING COLUMN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT COUPLER PINCH BOLT RETAINING PIN AND LIMITED STEERING ABILITY. *BF THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109508February 1, 2005
STEERING:COLUMN
OWNER SAYS THAT THE FLOOR MATS BIND UP, CAUSING THE MATS TO TANGLE UP WITH THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT COUPLER, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL. CURRENTLY THE MANUFACTURER RECALLED THE 1998-99 SEBRING JXI CONVERTIBLE LIMITED EDITION. THE OWNER HAS A JX CONVERTIBLE WHICH WAS NOT BEING RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109377January 31, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED DRIVER NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108211January 29, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2001 V-6 2.7 ENGINE FAILURE WITH 37,900 MILES. DEALER STATES THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILDUP DISPITE OIL CHANGES AT EVERY 6,000 MILES. THEIR IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THIS ENGINE RESTRICTING OIL FLOW TO VITAL ENGINE PARTS. I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR CLAIMS ON THE INTERNET. WE NEED YOUR HELP TO FORCE CHRYSLER TO RECALL OR COMPENSATE THE OWNERS OF THIS DEFECTIVE ENGINE. I TRIED TO GET CHRYSLER TO HELP BUT ALL I GET IS STONE WALLLED AND FUSTRATED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109006January 27, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, SHE BACKED UP AS FAR AS SHE NEEDED, AND WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE SHE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT FROM REVERSE INTO FORWARD, SUDDENLY THE CAR LURCHED BACKWARD INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. LUCKILY THERE WASN'T ANYBODY BEHIND HER. SHE SAID SHE CAME TO A STOP, FOOT ON BRAKE, AND THEN MOVED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER INTO FORWARD.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108960January 26, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V313000, AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE A SHORT DISTANCE CONSUMER SMELLED GAS, PULLED INTO A GAS STATION, AND THERE WAS GAS LEAKING OUT THE VEHICLE. DEALER REPAIRED THE FUEL LINE. THIS WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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