Chrysler Sebring Complaints

3,876 consumer complaints on file.

#10075169June 10, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
I HAVE A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE WITH A TOP THAT IS RIPPING, STICHING COMING OUT ALL AROUND. THE CAR ONLY HAS 35K MILES AND HAS BEEN HAND WASHED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MAYBE 4 TIMES. HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM FELLOW OWNERS OF THIS YEAR/MODEL. WHEN IS CHRYSLER GOING TO ADMIT THESE TOPS ARE DEFECTIVE? COULDN'T WAIT TO OWN THIS CAR & WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER AGAIN!! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075041June 9, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING LIMITED CONVERTABLE HAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM OF THE ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY SURGING, REVVING, AND DYING AT SLOW SPEEDS. I'VE BEEN TO THE DEALER 11 TIMES. HE CAN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM BUT HAS FOUND OIL ON MAP SESOR,PCV VALVE & HOSE AND INTAKE PLENUM. HE HAS REPLACED THESE PARTS AND FINALLY HAD TO REPLACE WHOLE ENGINE ALONG WITH RUNNING SERVICE BULLETIN # 18-041-03. THE SURGING, REVING, AND DYING HAS STARTED AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME WAS AT 531 MILES AND THE MOST RESENT WAS AT 18500 MILES. THE CHRYSLER PEOPLE TOLD ME MINE WAS THE ONLY CASE BUT I'VE FOUND 9 MORE ON THIS WEBSITE. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE!!!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075057June 9, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AUTOMOBILE WAS RUNNING NORMALLY, SUDDENLY THERE WAS A LOUD "CLACKING SOUND" FROM THE ENGINE, OIL LIGHT WENT ON, CAR SHUT OFF AS I SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED OFF OF THE TURNPIKE. CHRYSLER IS REFUSING TO HONOR WARRANTY, DESPITE FACT THAT CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED PROPERLY. A NEW ENGINE IS REQUIRED (THIS IS THE INFAMOUS 2.7 CHRYSLER/DODGE ENGINE). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075078June 9, 2004
STRUCTURE, TIRES:TREAD/BELT, TIRES
I HAVE SEVERAL ISSUES/DEFECTS IT STARTED @ 8/29/00 BOTH DOOR MOLDINGS FELL OFF THEY HAD TO REPLACE DOOR CLADDING, STARTED BEFORE 7/9/02 BUT TOOK CAR IN ON THAT DATE BECAUSE PAINT DELAMINATED AND WAS PEELING COVERED 100% BY DAILMER CHRYSLER AND STILL AS OF 6/9/04 I AM STILL FIGHTING WITH DAIMLER CHRYSLER TO REPAINT THE VEHICLE, THE WHOLE PAINT JOB/CLEAR COAT IS COMING OFF THE CAR. BUT NOW THEY ONLY WILL COVER 50% AND ONLY THE AREAS AFFECTED THEREFORE, I WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM UNTIL THE CAR IS COMPLETELY REPAINTED BECAUSE LOGICALLY THE WHOLE CAR WAS PAINTED WITH THE SAME PAINT AND LITTLE BY LITTLE THE PAINT IS DELAMINATING IN SEVERAL AREAS AND WILL CONTINUE UNITL THE CAR IS ENTIRELY REPAINTED. 2 RECALLS- RECALL #967 LOWER BALL JOINTS AND RECALL #884 MOLDING TRIM CLIPS, BRAKES SQUEALING, BRAKES REPLACED TWICE 08/24/02 & 05/04/04 AND ROTORS RESURFACED, TIRES REPLACED 3 TIMES, THE PASSENGER HANDLE BROKE AND CAN'T ENTER THE CAR FROM PASSENGER HAVE TO OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE. THE DRIVERS SIDE INSIDE MOLDING WHERE THE DOOR AND WINDOW BUTTONS ARE CAME OFF AND THE PLASTIC AIR VENTS BROKE, I AM IN THE PROCESS TO GET THE INSIDE MOLDINGS, AIR VENTS AND PASSENGER HANDLE ESTIMATES TO GET IT FIXED AND MAILING . DAIMLER/CHRYSLER MY ISSUES ESPECIALLY THE PAINT DEFECTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075815June 8, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
THE ROOF TOPS FABRIC WAS WEARING OUT. AS A RESULT REAR WINDOW COLLAPSED WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071672June 4, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE FRONT LEFT END VIBRATED. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, AND TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT WHEEL BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067388June 4, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
CONSUMER STATED BRAKE LINE MALFUNCTIONED AT 28,000 MILES. AK THERE WAS A BUBBLE IN THE BRAKE LINE AND THE DOOR HINGE WAS BROKEN. THE BRAKE CALIPERS WERE REPLACED. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064656June 4, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SIDE, AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEANING TO THE LEFT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063371June 4, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
WHILE PARKING, THE CONVERTIBLE TOP UNRAVELED FROM THE REAR WINDOW SEAL. THIS CAUSED WATER TO LEAK INSIDE THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK THIS PROBLEM REMAINED CURRENT. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074633June 1, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FOLLOW UP TO ODI #10064593. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE SITTING AT A STOP. HAS ALSO STALLED ON THREE OCCASIONS AND IDLES ROUGH. IT HAS BEEN TO TWO (2) DEALERSHIPS 8 TIMES. TCP SENSOR, AD SOLENOID, MAP SENSOR AND PCV VALVE ALL BEEN REPLACED. SERVICE BULLETIN #18-041-03 HAS BEEN RAN TWICE. THE VEHICLE HAS ALMOST HIT TWO CARS, ONE MOTORCYCLE, ONE CONCRETE PILING AND TWO BUILDINGS. THE ONLY THING THAT HAS KEPT ME FROM HITTING ANYTHING IS THE FACT THAT I ALWAYS HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. WHY WON'T CHRYSLER OR THE NHTSA BEGIN AN INVESTIGATION? I HAVE FOUND OVER A DOZEN COMPLAINTS REGARDING CHRYSLER/JEEP VEHICLES WITH THE SAME DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION. I LOVE MY CAR, BUT I AM AFRAID SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074561May 31, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
I BOUGHT A 2003 SEBRING EXACTLY TWO MONTHS AGO, AND PRIOR TO SIGNING THE PAPERS TO SEAL THE DEAL, I HAD THE DEALERSHIP CHECK OUT THE REASON THERE WAS NO STEREO, INTERIOR LIGHTS, TRUNK LIGHTS AND WHY THE KEYLESS ENTRY DID NOT WORK WHEN I TEST DROVE THE CAR. THEY CAME BACK TO EXPLAIN THAT THE "FUSE HAD BLOWN" THEY "FIXED IT" AND ASKED ME TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME THAT NIGHT, AND TO BRING IT BACK THE NEXT DAY FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. THE NEXT DAY, I DROPPED THE CAR OFF AT 4PM, AND THE CAR STAYED OVERNIGHT- THE NEXT DAY I DROVE THE CAR HOME (WITH LESS THAN A HALF OF TANK OF GAS, AND IT WAS FULL WHEN I TOOK IT THERE) PARKED IT IN MY DRIVEWAY, AND TWO HOURS LATER WENT TO GO PICK UP MY SISTER FROM SCHOOL, AND THE KEYLESS ENTRY AGAIN DID NOT WORK, I UTILIZED MY KEY, AND WHEN I STUCK IT IN THE IGNITION- THE ALARM SOUNDED, AND THE RADIO DID NOT WORK, NO INTERIOPR LIGHTS, NO TRUNK LIGHTS, THE LOCKS DID NOT WORK AT ALL- AND IT WAS CHAOS. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND LEFT FOR SEVERAL DAYS TO AGAIN "FIX IT." I GOT THE CAR BACK, AND NOW, EXACTLY TWO MONTHS LATER, THE SMELL OF BURNT PLASTIC IS AGAIN AN AROMA IN MY CAR, I HAVE NO KEYLESS ENTRY, NO RADIO, NO INTERIOR OR TRUNK LIGHTS, NO LOCKS- AND WHEN I CALLED THE "FIVE STAR DEALERSHIP" THEY SAID THEY COULDNT SEE ME FOR FOUR DAYS! DO THEY REALIZE I HAVE TO COMMUTE TWO HOURS DAILY WITH THE HOPES THAT NOTHING ELSE ELECTRICAL FAILS IN MY CAR WHILE I WAIT FOR "CUSTOMER SERVICE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074454May 29, 2004
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
I HAVE A 97 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE JX. RECENTLY THE THREADING HAD BEEN PEELING AWAY AROUND THE CONVERTIBLE TOP. I SUBMITTED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE NET, LOCAL NEWS STATION, AND WITH DAIMLERCHRYSLER. IN THOSE COMPLAINTS I HAD MENTIONED CONCERN OF MY BACK WINDOW POSSIBLY FLYING OUT THE BACK OR WORSE YET, FALLING IN ON MY 2 YEAR OLD SON IN HIS CAR SEAT!!!! ABOUT 3 OR 4 WEEKS LATER, MY HUSBAND WAS GETTING IN THE CAR AFTER WORK AND IN A PARKED POSITION DECIDED TO PUT THE TOP DOWN (SINCE THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING ABOUT A YEAR PRIOR) TO THE CONVERTIBLE, HE THEN HEARD A CRACK AND AS SOON AS LOOKING BACK THE WHOLE WINDOW SHATTERED IN OVER 1000 PIECES ALL IN THE BACKSEAT AND THE HUB TRUCK AREA AND MY SON'S CARSEAT!!!! MY WORST NIGHTMARE HAD COME TRUE. I HAD NEARLY BRAINSTORMED THAT THE WINDOW WOULD FLY OUT THE BACK OR THAT IT COULD FALL IN! THANK YOU JESUS, MY SON WAS NOT IN THE CAR!!!! I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER WICH DID NOTHING BUT CHARTED MY COMPLAINT AND IS PROBABLY SETTING IN THE DATABASE WITH NO ACTION... THIS REALLY CONCERNS ME... I DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO TURN. MY INSURANCE SAID THAT I NEEDED TO MEET MY 500 DOLLAR DEDUCTIBLE IN ORDER FOR THEM TO TAKE CARE OF THE REST OF THE BILL, WHICH WILL ONLY APPLY TO A BACK WINDOW... NOT A CONVERTIBLE TOP... HELLO, SINCE THE TOP IS STILL UNRAVELING THIS NEW BACK WINDOW THAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT ONLY HAS A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE THE SAME THING HAPPENS AGAIN! MY GUESS, SINCE THE THREADING WAS ALREADY COMING LOOSE IT CAUSED THE BACK WINDOW TO GO OFF TRACK UNKNOWINGLY... THEN WHEN MY HUSBAND PUT THE TOP DOWN IT WAS NOT POSITIONED CORRECTLY CAUSING THE WINDOW TO BE IN THE WAY OF THE CONVERTIBLE TOP RECLINING. PLEASE E-MAIL ME AT [email protected] IF YOU HAVE ANY HELP TO GIVE OR HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074460May 29, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN I PURCHASED MY CAR, I PURCHASED IT USED. I NOTICED THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I WAS THEN INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS A SHORT OR A SENSOR PROBLEM. I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM CHECK IT OUT. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A SENSOR LIGHT BURN OUT, AND THAT IS WAS NOT GETTING OXYGEN TO THE ENGINE. I PAID $250. ON A TUESDAY TO GET THAT FIXED. THAT WEDNESDAY THE LIGHT WAS BACK ON. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK DOWN TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THERE IS ABOUT 3 SENSORS IN THE ENGINE, AND ANOTHER ONE HAS GONE OUT. AND IT WILL COST ME ANOTHER $250. TO REPLACE THAT ONE. THIS WAS ALL IN A 2 DAY SPAN. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO ABOUT THIS, OR WILL I HAVE TO KEEP PAYING TILL ALL THE SENSORS ARE REPLACED, AND HOW WILL I KNOW IF THEY ALL HAVE BEEN REPLACED. VERY UPSET COSTUMER. AND I WORK FOR CHRYSLER, THIS IS TERRIBLE BUSINESS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073307May 28, 2004
SEATS
THE DRIVER SEAT WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD, I CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074443May 28, 2004
STRUCTURE
STITCHING RIPPING, ADHESIVE AROUND REAR WINDOW LOOSE, CANVAS IS PULLED AWAY FROM WINDOW CAUSING POTENTIAL DANGER AS WINDOW MAY FALL OUT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074184May 25, 2004
STRUCTURE
THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVER INSIDE PANEL, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAS A WARRANTY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074225May 25, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
COOLANT USED IN THE VEHICLE DID NOT CONTAIN ENOUGH CORROSION INHIBITORS, AS A RESULT THE ENGINE BLOCK AND CYLINDER HEAD CORE PLUGS CORRODED WHICH CAUSED THE COOLANT TO LEAK. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND ALL CORE PLUGS REPLACED. THE MFR. HAD A RECALL FOR THIS BUT THE VIN# WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073038May 23, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING
DRIVING NORTH ON I-75 I LOST CONTROL OVER MY 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE - THE CAR VEERED LEFT CROSSED ONE LANE AND HIT THE MEDIAN CONCRETE DIVIDER. 2 FAILURES WERE THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AS I WAS UNABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND UNABLE TO STEER THE CAR. THERE WAS NO SKID MARKS REPORTED BY THE POLICE REPORT. THE DRIVER AIRBAG RIPPED AND DID NOT SUCCESSFULLY BLOW. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED PROPERLY. I SUSPECT THAT THE MAIN CAUSE CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF STEERING, WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO VEER LEFT AND HIT THE CENTER CONCRETE DIVIDER. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY IN STORAGE IN ROYAL OAK, MICHIGAN AND IS A TOTAL LOSS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10072856May 19, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE HAD MY 2004 NIACIN MAXIMA FOR 1 MONTH AND HAVE THE SWITCH CONTROLLING THE SUN ROOF NO LONGER WORKS. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER TO REPAIR AND THEY ORDERED THE PARTS FROM NISSAN. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST 3 MONTHS AND THE PARTS HAVE NOT COME IN. NISSAN SAYS THEY ARE ON BACKORDER AND HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THRE WILL BE AVAILABLE. THEY SAID IT COULD BE 1 MORE MONTH OR MAYBE 6 MORE MONTHS. THEY DO NOT KNOW.THIS IS A $900 DOLLAR OPTION THAT DOES NOT WORK, AND NISSAN SAYS THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THE PARTS TO FIX IT WILL BE AVAILABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072886May 19, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
THE ENGINE ON MY CHRYSLER SEBRING (2.7) QUIT DUE TO EXCESS SLUDGE FROM A DEFECTIVE DESIGN. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME ANY COSTS. I HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE ON MY VEHICLE. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY HAVE TO REPAIR 6 OR 7 CARS A YEAR DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. I HAD THE ENGINE REBUILT AT A COST OF NEARLY $2,500. IF THE DEALERSHIP HAD PERFORMED THE WORK IT WOULD HAVE COST NEARLY $7,000 AND THEY WOULD HAVE PUT A NEW, BUT THE SAME DEFECTIVE ENGINE IN MY CAR. A JASPER ENGINE EMPLOYEE DOCUMENTED THAT CHRYSLER HAS NEVER DONE THE UPDATES THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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