Chrysler Sebring Complaints

3,876 consumer complaints on file.

#10326491April 19, 2010
AIR BAGS
DEFECTIVE AIRBAG SYSTEM ON CHRYSLER SEBRING AFTER 50,000 MILES. ALTHOUGH THE CAR HAS NEVER HAD ANY ACCIDENT THAT MAY INVOLVE THE USE OF AIRBAGS. THE AIRBAG SIGNAL WILL GO OFF ON THE 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING DASHBOARD, OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN....THEN IT WILL STOP FOR ABOUT TWO TO FOUR TWENTY HOURS. AND IT WILL GO OFF AGAIN .... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326199April 18, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE AN 08 CHRYSLER SEBRING. MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY, AND WITHIN 5 SECONDS, MY CAR STALLS. I'VE TAKEN IT TO TWO DEALERSHIPS, THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THIS DEFECT. THIS IS NOT SAFE! ONCE WHEN IT STALLED, I COULDN'T PULL OVER BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SHOULDER. I PULLED OVER IN THE LITTLE TRIANGLE AREA BETWEEN MERGING TRAFFIC. ON A TRIP FROM IL TO VA, I HAD TO RESTART MY CAR 7 TIMES. ONE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MAP SENSOR, THIS DIDN'T HELP AT ALL. THE OTHER DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, SINCE THERE WERE NO STORED CODES AND THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326098April 17, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
RT.1 CARIBOU, MAINE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH IN A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. TWO (2) PASSENGERS. DRIVING NORTH I STRUCK A BLACK BEAR IN A FRONT END COLLISION AS IT WAS CROSSING THE ROAD FROM MY LEFT INTO MY LANE. APPROXIMATELY FOUR-THOUSAND (4,000) DOLLARS IN DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE VEHICLE MOST OF IT TO THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY, HOOD, GRILL, DRIVERS SIDE FENDER AND OTHER DAMAGE. BODILY INJURY IS TO DRIVER ONLY INCLUDING NECK INJURY AND BACK AND SHOULDER PAIN. THE REASON FOR THIS COMPLAIN IS DUE TO NEITHER THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG NOR THE PASSENGERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10325964April 16, 2010
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT SAFETY LOCK STICKING. THE FRONT SEAT BELT ON BOTH SIDES HAVE A RETRACTING MECHANISM. IT ALLOWS THE SEAT BELT TO RETRACT INTO THE SHOULDER WHEN NOT IN USE. IT ALSO LOCKS IN PLACE TO SECURE THE PASSENGER. SOMETIMES THE SEAT BELT GETS STUCK AND WON'T RELEASE. THIS PREVENTS THE USE OF THE SEAT BELT. THIS IS BOTH UNSAFE AND IN SOME STATES, ILLEGAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325325April 13, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I BOUGHT MY 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING BACK IN OCTOBER 2007 AND HAVE HAD IT EVER SINCE. HOWEVER, AFTER THE FIRST YEAR , I STARTED HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT WHICH WILL COME ON SOMETIME AND NEVER GO OFF UNLESS YOU STOP THE CAR AND RESTART. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ALWAYS COME ON WHEN I AM IN HEAVY HIGHWAY TRAFFIC OF WHEN I AM DRIVING IN THE CITY . WHEN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT IS ON YOU CANNOT BREAK TO STOP THE CAR, OR SPEED UP. IT MAKE YOU LOOSE CONTROL OF THE WHOLE CAR INCREASING THE POTENTIALITY OF ACCIDENT IF YOU WAS DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 25 MPH.THEREFORE WHEN I DRIVE I ALWAYS MAKE SURE I AM CLOSE TO THE CURB. I WENT TO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS, BUT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE CAR OR COULD CAUSE THAT FAILURE, `AND HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO FIX IT.I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE POWER TRAIN. MANY OTHER OWNERS OF 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED TO ME ALREADY MORE THAN 30 TIMES, LUCKILY I AM A GOOD DRIVER, AND WITH LUCK I WAS ABLE TO HANDLE THE CAR. I WENT TO PENNSYLVANIA THIS WEEKEND AND ALMOST DID NOT MAKE IT HOME. ALSO LAST NIGHT IT HAPPENED TO ME TWICE AT 12 AM RIGHT AT THE EXIT OF 295 WHILE THERE WAS CARS BEHIND ME AND I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325391April 13, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE HAVE A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE WHICH HAS A PROBLEM WITH LURCHING FORWARD AND UNABLE TO STOP (NO BRAKES). THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES AND WE FEEL IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT HAS NOW BEEN DIAGNOSED AS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WE FEEL WE SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DEFECT BUT CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WHEN WE CONTACTED CHRYSLER, WE WERE TOLD WE HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT NOW ARE TOLD WE DO NOT. WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AND FEEL STRONGLY THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD BE WILLING TO REPAIR OR TAKE IT OFF THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325015April 12, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT
BRAKE PROBLEMS AND SURGING PROBLEMS WITH 2007 SEBRING. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE I HAVE OWNED MY CAR. I ALREADY SPOKE TO CBS3 ON YOUR SIDE AND THEY TOLD ME TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH YOU AND CALL 1-800-LEMON LAW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324988April 11, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 SEBRING, ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE HORN GOING OFF BY ITSELF, MORE SO IN COLD WEATHER AND FOR AT LEAST A YEAR. WITH ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS THIS IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE A RECALL AS THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE IN TRAFFIC AND IT CONFUSES THE HORNS INTENT. HAVE COMPLAINED BUT HAVE GOTTEN THE BRUSH OFF FROM THE DEALER SAYING THEY COULD DO NOTHING UNTIL THEY HEARD THE HORN GO OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324480April 8, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, EQUIPMENT
EXHAUST SYSTEM CRACK, SECOND TIME IN TWO YEARS. BRAKE PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324562April 8, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
STARTED ENGINE,AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, AND STAYS ON. CHECKING FOR RECALL BEFORE GOING TO DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323941April 6, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE 2.7 L, 89500 MILES, ENGINE LOOSES OF POWER AT 70 MPH ON I95 WITHOUT WARNING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, FORCING DRIVER TO MAKE A UNSAFE LANE CHANGES TO COAST OFF OF THE ROADWAY. INVESTIGATION ON INTERNET HAS RESULTED IN FIND OUT THAT CHRYSLER CORP HAS HAD A BIG PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE FAILING BUT TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE AND CONTINUES TO BLAME IT ALL ON THE CONSUMER FOR IMPROPER MAINTENANCE, OIL CHANGES. THE ENGINE WILL NEED TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED ONCE THE EXACT COMPONENT FAILURE MOST LIKELY A ROD BEARING IS FOUND, THIS WILL RESULT IN TOTAL REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF $6,000 - $8,000 OR MORE AT MY EXPENSE WHEN IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE VEHICLE WARRANTY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323295April 1, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 CHYRSLER SEBRING. IT STARTED IN 2008 OR 2009 WHEN CAR RAN HOT ON THE INTERSTATE. I ADDED COOLANT BUT IT SEEMS TO EVAPORATE OR LEAK. I WENT INTO LANDERS DODGE FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THEY FOUND A LEAKAGE FROM WHAT THEY SAY IS CALLED A COOLANT INLET TUBE WHICH WILL COST ME OVER $400 TO REPAIR. I FEEL THAT WITH MY CAR BEING ONLY 2 OR 3 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME SHOULD NOT BE TAKING PLACE. I HAVE ALSO FOUND OTHERS THAT HAVE THE SAME VEHICLE TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM OR HAVING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRINGS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THE SITUATION CAN BE LOOKED INTO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323370April 1, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNING TO THE LEFT AT APPROXIMATELY 8 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323010March 31, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING. HORN GOES OFF AT WILL WHEN I'M DRIVING OR WHEN THE CAR IS JUST SITTING THERE. WHEN I REALLY NEED THE HORN, IT WILL EITHER NOT HONK AT ALL OR GET STUCK AND KEEP HONKING FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON AND OFF FOR OVER A YEAR NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322784March 30, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AT AROUND 40K MILES THE HORN ON MY 2006 SEBRING STARTED TO GO OFF WITHOUT BEING PRESSED. AT FIRST IT MALFUNCTIONED WHEN I UNLOCKED THE CAR WITH THE KEYLESS REMOTE. THEN IT BEGIN DOING IT WHILE DRIVING. IT DOESN'T JUST BEEP THE HORN GETS STUCK SO I AM POUNDING ON MY STEERING WHEEL TRYING TO GET IT TO STOP. MY WIFE WAS PULLED OVER ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE POLICE THOUGHT SHE WAS DRIVING AGGRESSIVELY BLARING THE HORN AT EVERYONE. LUCKILY WHILE SHE WAS EXPLAINING TO THE OFFICER THE PROBLEM THE CAR HAS THE HORN WENT OFF AND HE SAW FOR HIMSELF THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS I JUST HAD THE MECHANIC UNHOOK THE HORN, WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD, BECAUSE HE GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE NEAR $1000.00 TO REPAIR IT. SO ITS BEEN OVER A YEAR AND ABOUT 20K MILES THAT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH NO HORN. MY CAR IS DUE FOR SAFETY INSPECTION ON APRIL 25TH AND IT DEFINITELY WONT PASS WITHOUT A HORN, AND $1000 IS WAY TOO MUCH TO PAY TO GET A HORN FIXED. HAD I KNOWN ABOUT THIS SITE A COUPLE YEARS AGO I WOULD HAVE POSTED A COMPLAINT THEN, BUT I GUESS BETTER LATE THAN NEVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322853March 30, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING TOURING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH , THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND TESTING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER TOLD THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE THAT THE LEFT, FRONT AIR BAG IS DEFECTED AND THAT THE AIR BAG MUST OF BEEN DEFECTED PRIOR TO THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE AIR BAG HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND WILL COSTS $400.00. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE DEALERS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BEFORE DUE TO A RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED PRIOR TO THE AIR BAG DEFECT. THE CONTACT DID NOT STATE WHAT THE RECALL LETTER COMPONENT WAS THAT HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000. RG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321905March 25, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
CAB WIRES TO BATTERY CAUGHT ON FIRE WITH FAMILY RIDING IN VEHICLE PART WAS ORDER AND REPLACE TWO MONTHS LATER CAUSING THE ALTERNATOR GOING OUT TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CUTS OFF AND ON AND ENGINE LIGHT CUTS OFF AND ON DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY TOOK IT TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER TOLD THEM ABOUT THE FOUR RECALLS I FOUND ON THE CAR AND THE DEALER IS SAYING THE VIN NUMBER DOESN'T MATCH BUT MY CAR IS HAVE ALL THE DESCRIPTIONS OF ALL FOUR RECALLS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322142March 25, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HIGHWAY SAFETY THERE ARE MILLIONS OF AUTOS ON THE U.S. HIGHWAYS (AND AROUND THE WORLD), WITH HEADLIGHT LENSES THAT ARE FOGGY THAT IS, NO LONGER CLEAR. THE RESULT IS THAT THE LIGHT FROM THE HEADLIGHTS IS DISPERSED MORE WIDELY AND NOT FOCUSED FORWARD, FOR THE DRIVER TO SEE THE ROAD AHEAD. FOR DRIVERS GOING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, IT RESULTS IN BLINDING THEM. ALL OF THIS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO INCREASED TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS. THE AUTO MANUFACTURERS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH THIS TERRIBLE CAR DESIGN FAR TOO LONG. THEY MUST BE REQUIRED TO USE MATERIALS FOR THE HEADLIGHT LENSES, THAT WILL NOT PIT AND ABRADE OVER TIME, THUS RETAINING THE CLARITY OF ORIGINAL MANUFACTURE. JUST LOOK AROUND AT VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. THE PROCESS OF DETERIORATION BEGINS WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS THE ROAD FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE PLASTIC MATERIALS USED GRADUALLY ABRADE DUE TO WIND, MUD, SALT, ETC., ETC. WHILE THERE ARE PROCESSES THAT AUTO OWNERS CAN USE OR HAVE PERFORMED, TO POLISH THE LENSES AND REASONABLY RESTORE THE ORIGINAL CLARITY. FEW DO IT BECAUSE THEY EITHER DONT RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM OR DO NOT WANT TO SPEND THE TIME/MONEY TO CORRECT IT. IF THE GOVERNMENT CAN REQUIRE SUCH SAFETY ITEMS AS SEAT BELTS AND AIR BAGS, IT CAN REQUIRE BETTER MATERIALS FOR HEADLIGHT LENSES AND SAVE LIVES. GO BACK TO GLASS THIS CONDITION DID NOT DEVELOP WITH THE OLD SEALED-BEAM HEADLIGHTS. GLASS CAN BE MOLDED TO ANY SHAPE DESIRED. THE MATTER SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED YEARS AGO. THE NHTSA HAS BEEN NEGLIGENT IN NOT DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. DONT WAIT!! WHILE I CANNOT SPECIFY A SPECIFIC DATE OF AN ACCIDENT OR VEHICLE RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE ENTERED BELOW, IN ORDER TO GET THIS MESSAGE DELIVERED. AS I SAID JUST LOOK AT CARS IN YOUR PARKING LOT, EVEN YOU OWN VEHICLE (UNLESS IT IS ONLY A COUPLE OF YEARS OLD) AND YOU WILL SEE WHAT I MEAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321987March 24, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING TOURING. CONSUMER STATES ENGINE FIRE AND INSPECTOR FOUND NO INDICATION OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE INCIDENT. *TGW
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321795March 24, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, TIRES
WELL WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THE BACK WINDOW WAS FULLY OUT, ALSO WHEN IM DRIVING IT SEEMS AS THO IM GOING SLOWER THAN WHAT MY SPEEDOMITER SAYS. THE ALARM DOESNT WORK AT ALL. MY BREAKS BONT FULLY BREAK ON TIME SO I HAVE TO STOP EARLYER THAN USUAL.ALSO ONE DAY I WAS IN THE CAR AND I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND THE CAR STARTED TO ROLL BACK SLOWLY ALSO THE STERING WHEEL LOCKED.ALSO WHEN I PUT GAS IN IT , IT SAYS ITS HALF EMPTY FAST WHEN I ONLY DRIVE AROUND THE CORNER,BUT WHEN I TURN IT OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR A WHILE THE MEETER GOES UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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