Chrysler Sebring Complaints

3,876 consumer complaints on file.

#10407403June 19, 2011
TIRES, TIRES:VALVE
WHEN CHECKING THE PRESSURE ON MY TIRE, THE VALVE POPPED OUT AND COMPLETELY DEFLATED THE TIRE. THE VALVE STEM WILL HAVE TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED, WHICH INCLUDES THE TIRE SENSOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407135June 16, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE HORN WENT OFF ALL BY ITSELF. I QUICKLY PRESSED THE HORN IN RESPONSE AND IT WENT OFF. IT HAS CONTINUED TO DO THIS AND CONSIDERABLY GOTTEN WORSE. IT GOES OFF EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS NOT STARTED. WHEN I REMOVE THE FUSE IT STOPS...HOWEVER I CANNOT GET IT INSPECTED FOR FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE WITH THE FUSE OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407166June 16, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING TOURING CAR WAS LISTED IN THE CONSUMER MAGAZINES AS HAVING A STEERING AND DRIVING FEEL ISSUE. IT TENDS TO MAKE YOU OVER CORRECT LEFT AND RIGHT. IT IS VERY HARD TO DRIVE AND IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON SLIPPERY, RAIN, WET, LIGHT SNOW SURFACES. ON DRY SURFACES THERE IS ALREADY THE ISSUE OF TRYING TO GO STRAIGHT WITHOUT OVERCORRECTING . THERE A LACK OF ROAD FEEL AND PLENTY OF BODY ROLL LIKE A 1970 OR 1980 MERCEDES . I OWN A 2007 2.7 TOURING 6 CYLINDER CHRYSLER SEBRING NOW FOR 4 YEARS AND I HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES FROM THE FIRST DAY I BOUGHT IT NEW. THE DEALERS SAY THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. WHY IN 2007 THE CONSUMER MAGAZINE WHO TESTED THE CARS WROTE IT UP AS HAVING A BAD STEERING FEEL THAT THEY WERE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH, AND THEY WERE EXPERT DRIVERS. YOU CAN NOT CONTROL THIS CAR UNDER SAFELY UNDER NORMAL TO LIGHT RAIN AND LIGHT SNOW DRIVING CONDITIONS. YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN UNDER THE HIGHWAY DRIVING SPEED OF 45MPH,WHICH CAN GET YOU A TICKET, ON INTERSECTION SPEED OF 55-60 MPH. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 40 YEARS WITH A VERY GOOD DRIVING RECORD. I AM SURPRISED THAT A CAR LIKE THIS WOULD BE SOLD TO THE PUBLIC USING OLD OR OUTDATED TECHNOLOGY JUST FOR A PROFIT NO MATTER WHO GETS HURT. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK I WAS SENT A RECALL FROM CHRYSLER AND THEY FIXED NO FEE. I HAVE HAD WIRING ISSUES BULBS BLOWING AND SPEEDOMETER LIGHTS OUT SO YOU CAN NOT SEE AT NIGHT. TROUBLE WITH FUSES AND MODULES TO BE REPLACED. I HAD TO AT LEAST NOTIFY SOMEONE ON THIS WEBSITE . I WASN'T AWARE OF THIS SITE AND I AM GLAD THAT YOU GUYS DO THE GOOD WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406145June 13, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, FROM ONE QUARTER OF A TANK. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V047000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM); AND STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC AS HAVING THE SAME FAILURES, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,643.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405519June 7, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I HAVE A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE (CLOTHE TOP) IN 2009 THE LATCH AND STRYKER FOR THE REAR TRUNK HAD TO BE REPLACED. TRUNK WOULD NOT LOCK! THIS WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY... NOW IT IS 2011 AND ONCE AGAIN THE LATCH AND STRYKER HAVE BROKEN! THIS IS THE 3RD ONE IN 3 1/2 YEARS!!! NOW I HAVE NO WARRANTY AND ITS BEEN OVER 12 MONTHS SO THE PARTS HAVE NO WARRANTY! I PERSONALLY THINK THE TRUNK IS WAY TOO HEAVY WITH THE CONVERTIBLE TOP(LOCATED INSIDE UPPER DECK) IS CAUSING THE LATCH TO BREAK! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404139June 2, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
CHRYSLER 2007 SEBRING 2.4 LITER OVERHEATING DUE TO THE COOLING RECALL HAD TO GET FIXED BUT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO REIMBURSE ME BECAUSE MY VIN WASN'T ON THE LIST. HOWEVER ITS A LITTLE ODD TO ME THAT MY CAR HAS THE ISSUE THEY HAD THE RECALL ON...AWFUL COMPANY I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404177June 2, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THREE YEARS LATER, THE IDENTICAL FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404793June 1, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH TRUNK LIDS FAILURE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS LEANING INSIDE THE TRUNK, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE LID COLLAPSED OH HER BACK WHICH ULTIMATELY REQUIRED SURGERY AND ONE MONTH OF REHABILITATION. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY CHRYSLER SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING SURE THE STRUTS ON THE LID WERE IN WORKING ORDER AS THE PROBLEM WAS CONSIDERED A MAINTENANCE ISSUE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10403532May 26, 2011
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE OIL SLUDGE ISSUE WITH THE CHRYSLER 2.7 L ENGINE. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITH LOW MILES, AND HAD MY TENSION ARM GO OUT A FEW MONTHS LATER DUE TO SLUDGE BUILDUP. THIS SECOND INSTANCE CAME UP PRETTY QUICKLY. THE STARTED KNOCKING ON HARD ACCELERATION, THEN 2 DAYS LATER STARTED MISSING BADLY GOING UPHILL ON MY WAY HOME FORM WORK. THE ENGINE DIES ON THE DOWNHILL SIDE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS ROAD IN PORTLAND (GERMANTOWN RD.). THIS IS A VERY STEEP EXTREMELY CURVY ROAD AND I CAME ALL TOO CLOSE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO MAKE THE FIRST TURN WITH NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. MAKING MY WAY DOWN THE REMAINDER OF THE HILL WAS A BIT FRIGHTENING, TO SAY THE LEAST. AFTER GETTING TOWED AND FINDING OUT THE DAMAGE WAS BLOWN BEARINGS AND REPLACE THE ENGINE, IT WAS SUGGESTED I LOOK ONLINE FOR CHRYSLER 2.7 L ENGINE TO FIND THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED A DEFECT AND THE ENGINE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED OR REPAIRED BY CHRYSLER, BUT CHRYSLER CLAIMS THE ENGINE IS FINE, IT'S THE OWNER'S FAULT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402496May 24, 2011
SUSPENSION
ON MAY 22, 2011, I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE ONTO A MAIN ROAD HERE IN FLORIDA AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THERE WAS A HUGE THUD, MY CAR CRASHED TO THE GROUND, AND IT JOLTED FORWARD AFTER FORCING A STOP. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND THE BODY OF MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HAD FALLEN ON TOP OF MY TIRE. THE POLICE ARRIVED AND SAID THAT IT WAS MY CONTROL ARM. I SPENT OVER $150 GETTING IT TOWED NUMEROUS PLACES AND I WAS FINALLY TOLD THAT IT WAS MY FRONT CONTROL ARM AND LOWER BALL JOINT. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS GOING TO BE $1500 TO REPAIR BECAUSE MY DRIVERS SIDE CONTROL ARM AND LOWER BALL JOINT LOOK LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO DO THE SAME THING. I WENT TO THE VEHICLE CENTER SECTION ON MY CAR INSURANCE WEBSITE AND TO MY SURPRISE THERE ARE THREE VEHICLE RECALLS FOR MY YEAR AND MODEL. I DID NOT THINK THAT I WAS GOING TO FIND ANYTHING, BUT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE EXACT THING THAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY SAID THAT MY VIN DOES NOT MATCH FOR ANY RECALLS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE EXACT THING THAT IS BEING RECALLED HAPPENED TO ME, BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER. SHOULDN'T MY SAFETY BE NUMBER ONE? THE POLICE AND TOWING COMPANY, AS WELL AS MY PARENTS, SAID THAT I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY THAT I WAS HEADED TO AND THE CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINT WOULD HAVE BROKEN/FALLEN OFF, I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE. THERE NEEDS TO BE JUSTIFICATION FOR THEM TO DENY MY CLAIM. JUST BECAUSE IT DOESN'T FALL UNDER THEIR RECALL LIST DOESN'T MEAN IT SHOULDN'T. THESE TYPES OF PARTS ARE MADE TO LAST IN ALL OTHER CARS. MY CAR IS NOT THAT OLD, AND THIS DIDN'T JUST HAPPEN OUT OF THE BLUE. I THINK THAT MY CAR SHOULD BE CHECKED OUT FOR THE RECALL, OTHERWISE THE OTHER ONE IS GOING TO DO THE SAME THING, AND NEXT TIME I MIGHT NOT BE SO LUCKY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402372May 23, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR IS STUCK IN PARK. GEAR SHIFTER WILL NOT MOVE. WAS WORKING FINE YESTERDAY WHEN I PARKED IT. GOT UP TO GO TO WORK THIS MORNING AND SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. CAR ONLY HAS 33,000 MILES ON IT AND IS TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402298May 22, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2003 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE WITH A 2.7L ENGINE. I RECENTLY STARTED NOTICING PROBLEMS AROUND 88,000 MILES.. I NOW HAVE 92,000 MILES AND SEE ENGINE COOLANT IS BLACK.. ONLINE IT APPEARS A COMMON PROBLEM IS OIL MIXING WITH COOLANT.. APPARENTLY I HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO HAVE THE 2.7L ENGINE THAT IS PRONE TO SLUDGE AND OTHER PROBLEMS. I NOTICED THE CAR WAS USING MORE OIL RECENTLY EVEN BEFORE MY 3,000 OIL CHANGE.. NOW I MIGHT HAVE THE REASON WHY... I SEE I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM, PLEASE HELP EVERYONE WHO PURCHASED A CHRYSLER PRODUCT WITH THIS 2.7L ENGINE... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402257May 21, 2011
POWER TRAIN
THE PINK SWITCH ON THE SHIFTER BROKE AND I WENT TO RUBEN CHRYSLER IN AUGUSTA,GA AND THEY TOLD ME THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE CAME IN FOR THE SAME REASON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402182May 20, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING COUPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND WOULD NOT STOP WHEN SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT BEGAN TO SHIFT GEARS AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED SURGING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY MOMENTARILY BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM SURGING THE CONTACT BEGAN TO SHIFT THE GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 91,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402203May 20, 2011
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING LIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM AND THE INFORMATION SYSTEM WERE BOTH DEFECTIVE. THE TPMS DID NOT INDICATE THAT THE TIRES HAD LOST PRESSURE. THE INFORMATION SYSTEM DID NOT ALERT HER TO ANY ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,270. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401287May 17, 2011
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS, TIRES:VALVE
VALVE STEM BROKEN WHNE CHECKING PRESSURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401114May 16, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY CAR, 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING, 2.4 DUAL OVER HEAD (VIN [XXX]) HAS A BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT BRACKET (FRONT). IT IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND CANNOT BE ATTAINED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. OVER 250 PEOPLE ARE WAITING FOR THIS PART AND ARE CURRENTLY ON THE WAITING LIST, AS AM I. I CANNOT ATTAIN THIS PART AND FURTHER DAMAGE IS BEING DONE TO MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE IT WITHOUT THE BRACKET. CHRYSLER CORP. REFUSES TO PROVIDE ME WITH A RENTAL FOR THE TIME BEING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400352May 10, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. CONSUMER STATES ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT REASON WHILE DRIVING, SLOWING DOWN OR MAKING A TURN. *TGW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399597May 9, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE ESCAPING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THEN NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THREE OF THE FREEZE PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE EXTREMELY CORRODED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT ENOUGH PRESSURE HAD BUILT UP TO CAUSE ALL THE LIQUIDS TO RELEASE SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,939.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399380May 6, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN WILL START WORKING ON IT'S ON AND WILL NOT STOP UNTIL FUSE BURNS OUT. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THIS IS BY REPLACING THE DRIVER AIRBAG SINCE THE HORN PAD IS INSIDE THE AIRBAG ASSY. NEEDLESS TO SAY, A VEHICLE WITHOUT AN HORN WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION AND SINCE THIS IS THE ONLY WAY A DRIVER HAS TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE SURROUNDING DRIVERS IN CASE THEY GET TOO CLOSE OR TO WARN THEM OF A DANGER A HEAD, THIS MOST CERTAINLY IS A SAFETY ISSUE. BY CHRYSLER AVOIDING THEIR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS BAD DESIGN, THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO ARE DRIVING SEBRINGS WITH NO HORNS (SINCE THEY CAN NOT AFFORD $800 FOR A NEW AIRBAG, WHICH BY THE WAY IS GOING TO BE NO MORE THEN A TEMPORARY SOLUTION SINCE NO CHANGE IN THE DESIGN HAVE BEEN MADE). THAT POSSES AS MUCH AS A THREAT ON ALL OF US WHO SHARE THE ROAD WITH THEM AS IT DOES ON THOSE SEBRINGS OWNERS... I HAVE TO ADMIT I'M SKEPTICAL ABOUT NHTSA MAKING SURE CHRYSLER MAKE THINGS RIGHT, BUT AT LEAST I'LL GIVE IT A TRY. TO SEE HOW BIG OF A PROBLEM THIS IS I SUGGEST YOU GOOGLE "CHRYSLER SEBRING HORN FIX". THANK YOU. P.S THERE WAS NO INCIDENT JUST YET, BUT I HAD TO CHOOSE A DATE OF THE "* APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE:" OR IT WILL NOT LET ME GO TO THE NEXT PAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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