Chrysler Sebring Complaints

3,876 consumer complaints on file.

#8006573March 28, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER STATED THAT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELTS IN FRONT WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE SEAT, SEATBELTS LOCK IN PLACE PREVENTING DRIVER AND PASSENGER FROM WEARING SEAT BELTS, CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT AIR BAG WILL NOT FUNCTION IF IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CONTACTED. NLM *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006599March 28, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE DOOR HINGE IS RUSTED OUT WHICH MEANS YOU CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR. THE MECHANISM IS OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006516March 27, 2002
STEERING
CONSUMER STATES WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN THERE IS A GRIDING SOUND THAT COMES FROM THE STEERING THE HARDER THE TURN THE LOUDER THE NOISE. DEALER CONTACTED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759809March 25, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW
VERY SNOWY CONDITIONS IN KILLINGTON, VERMONT. REVVING THE ENGINE TO TRY AND GET TRACTION. SPARKS AND FUMES EMITTED FROM THE WIRING THAT CONNECTS THE WIRE TO THE REAR DEFROSTER. EVENTUALLY, THE WIRE CAME DETACHED, MAKING THE REAR DEFROSTER BOTH INOPERABLE AND A FIRE/HEALTH HAZARD. A USELESS REAR DEFROSTER MEANS A USELESS REAR WINDOW. NO DIRECT BACKWARDS VISIBILITY OTHER THAN THE OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRRORS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564780March 21, 2002
WHEELS:RIM
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEFECTIVE BENT RIMS CAUSED A TOTAL OF THREE TIRE BLOWOUTS BETWEEN THE MONTHS OF SEPTEMBER 2001 AND JANUARY 2002. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006125March 21, 2002
AIR BAGS
MODULE ON AIRBAG WENT OUT. AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF IN COLLISION. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006172March 21, 2002
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING FRONT PASSENGER'S WHEEL FELL OFF. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005907March 19, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS TURNING IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. SHE APPLIED BRAKES, AND SHE RAN INTO OTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. *JG *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8005820March 18, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, WHILE APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE ROARS UP. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005821March 18, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 30 MPH, AND NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759449March 17, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A TWO LANE DAMP ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. THE TAIL END OF THE CAR STARTED TO FISHTAIL, AND I WENT OFF THE ROAD, THROUGH SOME BUSHES, AND HEAD-ON INTO AN OAK TREE. NEITHER AIR-BAD DEPLOYED. I WOULD GUESS THAT I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40-30MPH AT THE POINT OF IMPACT. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT, AND ONLY SUFFERED BRUISED KNEES, AND SORE STIFF NECK.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005720March 14, 2002
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR, STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY REAR WINDOW WAS LOSE, AND SEAM ON CONVERTIBLE TOP WAS COMING APART. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005453March 12, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING 30-40 MPH WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES THEY LOCKED UP. RPMS WERE RACING UP TO 6000. TOOK TO DEALER, HAD BRAKE REPAIRED. PROBLEM STILL NOT REMEDY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759298March 12, 2002
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
RIGHT OUTER TIE ROD END BROKE COMPLETELY AWAY AND RIGHT WHEEL PIVOTED NEARLY PERPENDICULAR TO LEFT WHEEL. ONLY TRAVELING 5 MPH AT TIME OF INCIDENT . A HIGHER NORMAL SPEED COULD HAVE RESULTED IN DAMMAGE OR INJURY OR FATALITY. CAR HAS ONLY 34,400 MILES AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. REPAIR WAS MADE BY REPLACING BOTH RIGHT TIE ROD END{BROKEN} AND LEFT TIE ROD END BADLY WORN AND ALIGNMENT. THESE TIE ROD ENDS ARE NON LUBRICATABLE. IT IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM TO OCCUR IN A VEHICLE WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE AND THAT HAS NEVER BEEN OPERATED IN ADVERSE CONDITIONS THAT WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO SUCH A FAILURE. TWO ACQUAINTANCES OF MINE HAVE HAD FRONT AXLES BREAK ON NEWER CHRYSLER MINIVANS. COULD THERE BE A COMMON SUPPLIER OF FRONT END PARTS PROVIDING DEFECTIVE METALS OR COMMON ENGINEERING FLAWS? CHRYSLERS REPRESENTATIVE WAS TOTALLY UNSYMPATHETIC TO MY PROBLEM/COMPLAINT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005071March 6, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE BLEWOUT AND VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9005424March 5, 2002
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
REAR WINDOW IS LIKE LOOKING THROUGH A DISSORDED OF WATER, REPLACE REAR WINDOW, DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004964March 5, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER SMELLED OIL BURNING WHICH SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK. CONSUMER STATED OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE HEAD GASKET.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758826March 1, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
LEFT FRONT OUTBOARD BRAKE PAD APPARENTLY SEPATATED FROM THE BACKING PLATE WHILE STOPPING IN A PARKING LOT. THERE WAS NO ADVANCE WARNING NOISES. WHEN COMPLETING A STOP, I FELT A PULSE IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR AND STARTED HOME THE BRAKES WERE GRINDING VERY BAD. ICONTINUED HOME SLOWLY AND THE NEXT MORNING PULLED THE WHEELS AND BRAKES IN THE GARAGE. THE LEFT OUTBOARD BACKING PLATE HAD NO BRAKING MATERIAL AT ALL. THERE WAS NO RESIDUAL AS IS USUALLY PRESENT ON A WORN OUT PAD, JUST THE RIVETS AND BACKING PLATE. THE PADS HAVE WEAR INDICATORS THAT HADN,T GIVEN ANY WARNING SO I THINK IT WAS A SUDDEN FAILURE. EXCEPT FOR AN EARLY BRAKE JOB I HAD NO REAL DAMAGE(BRAKE WARRANTY IS 12 MONTHS12K). HOPEFULLY THIS IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT BUT I AM NOTIFYING NTSB IN CASE ANY TRENDS DEVELOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004851March 1, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN THERES A SQUEAKING NOISE. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758618February 25, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
CONCERNED ABOUT FAILURE OF BRAKES AND CAR IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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