1996 Chrysler Sebring

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON AT LEAST 30-35 MPH , DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES. *AK

• 12/30/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  ACCELERATION PROBLEM. GOING 35-40 IN RESIDENTIAL AREA, THOUGHT WE WERE SLOWING DOWN FOR STOP LIGHT, ACCELERATION PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. CAR SPED UP. BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR. EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS PULLED AND CAR PUT INTO NEUTRAL. STOPPED BEFORE REACHING TWO CARS AHEAD WAITING TO TURN. *JB

• 12/30/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ON DRY PAVEMENT AT 40 MPH, VEHICLE VIBRATES, VEHICLE SWERVES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GETS HARD. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER STATED THERE IS A SHORT IN THE LEFT FRONT SOLENOID CIRCUIT. TS

• 12/29/2004· SUSPENSIONCrash

  THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN 1999. NHTSA'S RECALL # 99V066003. WHEN TAKEN TO GET SERVICED, THEY DID NOT SERVICE THE VEHICLE, THEY ONLY INSPECTED IT. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE BALL JOINTS WHERE FINE. RECENTLY, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT WHERE HE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE FRONT LEFT BALL JOINT BROKE CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, HE WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. HE AGAIN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GET SERVICED AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD ONLY COVER THE BALL JOINTS AND NOT THE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. *JB

• 12/27/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE WOULD RACE WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS AND AT THE SAME TIME WHEN BRAKING, ON ONE OCCASION CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE EVEN WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE, ALSO THERE WAS A RECALL PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE REGARDIING THE GAS LINE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE REOCCURED.*JB

• 12/26/1997· SEAT BELTS

  FRONT PASSENGER SHOULDER FAILURE. IF PASSENGER LEANS FORWARD BELT WILL LOCK AND CONTINUE TO TIGHTEN.

• 12/26/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DRIVING THE VEHCILE AT 60MPH, VEHCILE LOST ALL FUEL WHILE DRIVING , HAD NO FUEL GOING INTO ENGINE. *AK

• 12/21/2001· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE WAS LEFT RUNNING IN PARK. A SMALL CHILD WAS SITTING IN PASSENGER SEAT WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS WHILE STILL IN PARK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 12/21/2000· AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT

  WATER WOULD GET INSIDE OF VEHICLE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEN IT WAS RAINING OR VEHICLE BEING WASHED. ALSO, HORN & CD PLAYER FAILED TO WORK DUE TO POSSIBLE MOISTURE INSIDE OF APPARATUS. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER & HORN/AIR BAG WAS REPLACED. *AK

• 12/21/1999· SUSPENSION

  WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH, FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE DUE TO LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE. *AK

• 12/20/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BEFORE I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN MARCH 97, THE DEALER PROMISED TO FIX THE BRAKE PROBLEM (WARPED ROTOR-MADE THE CAR COME TO A PULSATING STOP). THEY GROUND THE ROTORS DOWN BEFORE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THEN IN MAY 97, THE ROTORS WARPED AGAIN AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS. THEN IN JAN 98, THE ROTORS WARPED AGAIN, BUT THE DEALER SAID "HE COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM". BUT OF COURSE THERE WAS A PROBLEM BECAUSE IT KEPT GETTING WORSE AND WORSE SO I TOOK THE CAR IN AGAIN AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS AGAIN IN MAY 98. THEN IN NOV 98, THE ROTORS BECAME WARPED AGAIN BUT THIS TIME BOTH THE DEALER AND DAIMLER CHRYSLER (I FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER FILE# 5313863) REFUSED TO FIX THIS RECURRING PROBLEM. IN THE PAST THEY ONLY FIXED THE SYMPTOMS, NOT THE CAUSE OF THIS DEFECT, OTHERWISE, THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT KEEP RECURRING. I HAVE SENT BOTH THE DEALER AND MANFACTURER A COMPLAINT LETTER BUT THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED. IT HAS BEEN ABOUT 1 1/2 WEEKS.

• 12/19/2001· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE VEHICLE WAS IDLING IN PARK IT ROLLED REARWARD. WHEN CHECKED SHIFT LEVER WAS STILL IN PARK POSITION. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

• 12/19/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED FRONT END WILL VIBRATE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

• 12/18/2000· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN HEARD A LOUD POP. ANOTHER MOTORIST TOLD CONSUMER THAT AXLE WAS BROKEN. *AK

• 12/17/1997· STRUCTURE

  THE BOOT (CONVERTIBLE TOP COVER) BLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING.

• 12/16/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CABLE CONNECTING GAS PEDAL TO ENGINE FRAYED AND STUCK AT FULL THROTTLE. BRAKES DID NOT WORK. WAS TRAVELING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AT FULL SPEED TWO TIMES. THE FIRST TIME REPEATED STOMPING ON THE GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL AND THROWING THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL UNJAMMED IT AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES. THE SECOND TIME ALSO IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC THESE EFFORTS DID NOT HELP. I WOVE IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC UNTIL I GOT TO AN OFF RAMP, AND LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO GET THROUGH THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION AT THE OFF RAMP AND ONTO A SIDESTREET WHERE I PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL AND LANDED IT LIKE AN AIRPLANE ON A LANDING STRIP WITH THE BRAKES SMOKING AND THE ENGINE SCREAMING AND THE CAR GLIDED TO A STOP. WAS TOLD THE CABLE HAD UNWOUND LIKE A FRAYED PIECE OF ROPE AND STUCK INSIDE THE CABLE CONNECTING THE PEDAL TO THE ENGINE.*AK

• 12/15/1998· VISIBILITY

  THERE IS A LEAK THAT LETS RAIN IN THE VEHICLE AND CAUSES MOISTURE INSIDE THE VEHICLE THAT FOGS UP FRONT WINDSHIELD. WHEN DEFOGGER IS ACTIVATED IT GETS WORSE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 12/15/1997· STRUCTURE

  DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 70MPH AND THE CONVERTIBLE TOP POPPED OPEN ON ONE SIDE AND THE ROOF STARTED COMING OPEN. *AK

• 12/12/2001· STEERINGCrash

  LOSS OF CONTROL/STEERING ON CAR. FIRST INCIDENT WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY APPROX. 45 MPH AND NEEDED TO BREAK SUDDENLY. CAR LOST CONTROL AND BEGAN TO FISHTAIL. LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL. SECOND INSTANCE WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 65MPH WENT TO MERGE INTO RIGHT LANE AND NOTICED A VEHICLE THERE. JERKED THE CAR BACK INTO MY LANE (NO BRAKES APPLIED AT THAT TIME) AND THE CAR LOST CONTROL AGAIN AND BEGAN FISHTAILING UNCONTROLLABLY. . COULD NOT GAIN CONTROL THIS TIME AND ENDED UP HITTING THE MIDDLE BARRIER OF THE EXPRESSWAY RESULTING IN ANOTHER CAR HITTING MINE. CRASH COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE. AM NOW WAITING FOR CHRYSLER INVESTIGATOR TO DETERMINE IF THIS IS A RESULT OF A RECALL. BUT, WILL BRING TO INDEPENDANT MECHANIC FOR THEIR OPINION FIRST. JUST CURIOUS IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ANYONE ELSE.*AK

• 12/12/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. THE CAR LOOKS VERY NICE ON THE OUTSIDE BUT HAS MANY ISSUES ON THE INSIDE. THIS CAR HAS COST ME A FORTUNE SINCE MY WARRANTY WENT OUT AT 75,000 MILES. I HAVE REPLACED BRAKES, ROTORS, AND DRUMS ALMOST EVERY YEAR. THIS IS VERY COSTLY (OVER $350 EVERY TIME). MY TRANSMISSION FAILED ON ME TWICE, ONCE UNDER WARRANTY AND THE OTHER WITHOUT A WARRANTY. I SPENT OVER $1,000 FOR REPAIRS TO REPLACE A GASKET, O-RING, AND TRANSMISSION PUMP. MY O2 SENSOR FAILED TWICE. WHEN I TRY TO ADJUST MY MIRRORS WITH THE BUTTON ON THE DRIVER SIDE, THE MIRRORS WON'T RESPOND AT ALL. I CONSTANTLY HEAR A KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. THE SERVICE ADVISORS AT THE DEALERSHIP CONTINUE TO TELL ME THAT CHRYSLER CARS SOUNDS LIKE THAT. THAT'S NORMAL. ALL THE TINGS I HAVE SHARED WITH YOU ARE JUST SOME OF THE THINGS I HAVE EXPERIECED. IN MY OPINION, THIS CAR WILL PUT YOU IN A BAD FINANCIAL SITUATION. IT'S NOT WORTH THE TROUBLE. I TRADED MINE FOR A MORE RELIABLE CAR (A GERMAN CAR).*AK

• 12/11/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHEN DRIVING 30-35 MPH FRONTAL IMPACT OCCURRED, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED,.DEALER CONTACTED, SENT A REPRESENTATIVE THAT STATED NO PROBLEM WITH AIR BAGS. INVESTIGATION PENDING. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 12/11/1996· VISIBILITY

  ROOF LIFTER LEAKS.

• 12/10/2005· SEAT BELTS

  THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT ON MY 96 SEBRING HAS LOCKED UP AND CAN NO LONGER BE PULLED OUT OF THE SEAT AT ALL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND ASKED ABOUT A RECALL, BUT WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE "AT LEAST TWO HOURS LABOR, NOT COUNTING PARTS AND WOULD BE OVER $200 TO FIX). TO ME, THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND A SAFETY ISSUE. I NORMALLY DRIVE ALONE, SO THE BELT GOT MINIMAL USE BEFORE BECOMING DEFECTIVE. I SENT A DETAILED LETTER TO DAIMLER CHRYSLER FROM THEIR WEB SITE AND GOT A VERY BRIEF REPLY OF "I'M SORRY." THERE WAS NO OFFER OF HELP OR SUGGESTIONS TO SPEAK OF. AT ANY RATE, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO COST ME A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS TO GET THIS FIXED SO THAT PASSENGERS IN MY CAR CAN RIDE IN SAFETY ONCE AGAIN. *JB

• 12/10/2001· SUSPENSION

  AT ANY SPEED THERE'S A LOUD HOLLOW SOUND. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARING NEEDED REPLACING. *AK *JB

• 12/09/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY

  AFTER REPLACING HEAD GASKET, I NOW HAVE RUST DEPOSITS IN THE RADIATOR FLUID. THE WINDOW IN BACK FALLS WITH A THUMP WHEN PUT DOWN, AND THE BRAKES CONSTANTLY SQUEAK. MY DEALER TOLD ME THERE WAS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER ON HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT PARTS, AND THAT HE HAD A WHOLE PARKING LOT WAITING TO BE REPAIRED. *AK

• 12/07/1998· SUSPENSION

  WAS PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE WHEN BALL JOINTS ON THE LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD SEPARATED AND SNAPPED. VEHICLE NOT UNDER RECALL #97V201000. *AK

• 12/05/2002· SUSPENSION

  WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE LEFT REAR WHEEL FELL OFF. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

• 12/04/1996· SUSPENSION

  FRONT END DESIGN IS VERY POOR, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY (LOW TO THE GROUND) ALSO RUBBING AGAINST THE STOPS.

• 12/03/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHEN PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR STALLS, TOOK TO DEALER FOUR TIMES, CAN'T FIND PROBLEM . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

• 12/02/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE BRAKE PADS WOULD STICK TO THE ROTORS CAUSING THE PADS TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED APPROXIMATELY, EVERY 5,000 MILES AND THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. *AK THE BRAKE PADS WORE ON ONE SIDE AND NOT THE OTHER. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED ON THE HIGHWAY THEY WOULD GO SIDEWAYS. THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD A CONCERN ABOUT AN "M 1999," IN WHICH THE ENGINE WOULD SMOKE WHILE IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY. OIL LEAKED OUT FROM THE TOP OF THE ENGINE DUE TO FAULTY PARTS. THE ENGINE WAS REBUILT BY THE DEALER. *SCC *JB

• 12/01/2009· POWER TRAIN

  PURCHASED VEHICLE IN APR 05 FROM FRIENDS. WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE BUTTON CAN BE PRESSED AND THE SHIFT LEVER MOVED. WHILE RUNNING, THE BUTTON CAN BE PRESSED AND THE SHIFT LEVER MOVED WITHOUT HAVING TO PUT FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. VEHICLE BROUGHT IN TO DEALER AND RECALL C45 ALLEGED TO BE COMPLETED 10-25-05. DUE TO MY CHILDREN NOW USE THE CAR, A RETURN WAS MADE TO A DEALER 12-01-09 FOR RECALL. INVOICE STATES "REINSPECT RECALL #C45." WHILE WAITING, SERVICE ADVISOR APPEARED TO DISCUSS RECALL AND STATE THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE INTERLOCK CABLE. INVOICE STATED "DID RECALL C45 REPLACE SHIFTER ROD," "NEED TO REPLACE INTERLOCK CABLE, $227.00." SO IT APPEARS AFTER DOING ANOTHER SHIFTER ROD, MAYBE THE RECALL SHOULD BE FOR THE INTERLOCK CABLE AS IN ANOTHER COMPLAINT # 10126915. THOUGH I SAID THIS WAS A RECALL AND A SAFETY ISSUE, HE REPEATED I'D HAVE TO PAY FOR THE INTERLOCK CABLE. ABOUT TO LEAVE, A LONG SPRING WAS FOUND ON DRIVERS FLOOR AREA. SERVICE ADVISOR WAS SHOWN SAME AND SAID A NEW ONE WAS PUT IN, HOPEFULLY WITH A NEW SHIFTER ROD, THOUGH MAYBE THAT'S THE WRONG FIX FOR THIS SAFETY DEFECT. *TR

• 12/01/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE ODOMETER AND RPM GAUGE WORK INTERMITTENTLY LIKE IN COMPLAINT 10061946. THOUGH THE FUSES LOOK GOOD, THE FOG LIGHTS AND HIGH BEAM FLASH DO NOT WORK NOW SINCE THE ABOVE HAS BEEN OCCURRED. *TR

• 12/01/2009· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  RECALL #750 FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT ALLEGED REPAIRED 02-10-98. THIS IS A NEW (10-08-09) RECALL. DUE TO MY VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER, IT WAS ASKED IF THE NUMBERS OF THE BALL JOINTS AND CONTROL ARMS NUMBERS COULD BE CHECKED TO SEE IF ORIGINAL CHRYSLER OR AFTERMARKET QUALITY PARTS WERE USED. THOUGH THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, LOSS OF STEERING, THE SERVICE ADVISOR ADVISED I'D NEED TO CHECK THE ORIGINAL REPAIR ORDER (02-10-98). THE ORIGINAL OWNER IS DECEASED. SO I GUESS I SHOULD CRAWL UNDER THE CAR AND LOOK FOR WHEREVER THESE PARTS ARE, LET ALONE THE NUMBERS, OR PAY SOMEONE ELSE TO CHECK THEM, OR JUST HOPE CHRYSLER HAD AND USED THEIR OWN PARTS. *TR

• 12/01/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY

  RECALL #717, POWER MIRROR SWITCH, ALLEGED REPAIRED 03-20-97 ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER VIP SUMMARY REPORT. RETURN TO DEALER 12-01-09 DUE TO ALL 4 POSITIONS NOT WORKING. INVOICE STATES "CHECK RECALL #717," "NO LONGER COVERED," "NEEDS MIRROR SWITCH." GUESS I'M SUPPOSE TO BUY THE RECALLED MIRROR SWITCH. *TR

• 11/30/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING BRAKE ROTORS TO WARP/MORE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE BRAKE PADS, AND CALIPERS. DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKES 7 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 11/30/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER

• 11/28/2001· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ACCELERATOR STUCK AND VEHICLE REVVED EVEN THOUGH CONSUMER HAD TAKEN HIS FOOT OF PEDAL, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND EMERGENCY BRAKE, HE HAD TO SHUT OFF ENGINE TO STOP VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THROTTLE CABLE HAD TO BE REPLACED, IT WAS FRAYED WHICH HAD CAUSED IT TO GET STUCK. *AK

• 11/24/1998· STRUCTURE

  CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH WATER LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER IT WAS NORMAL FOR THIS CONDITION TO HAPPEN WHENEVER THE DRAIN GETS CLOGGED UP, CAUSING THE WATER TO LEAK INTO VEHICLE. *AK

• 11/23/2018· SUSPENSION,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  THE SHIFTER IS NOT WORKING

• 11/22/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I PRESENTLY OWN A 1996 CHRYSLER SERBRING CONVERTIBLE THAT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 1996. THE BATTERY FOR THIS VEHICLE IS LOCATED BEHIND THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN ORDER TO GAIN ACCESS THE BATTERY YOU MUST REMOVE THE FRONT TIRE AND THEN THE SHROUD THAT COVERS THE WHEEL WELL. MY BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON THE DAY THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED; THE SECOND TIME WAS IN 1999 AND MOST RECENTLY TODAY; NOVEMBER 22, 2005. DURING THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE BATTERY ON 11/22 OUR MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE BATTERY CASING THAT HOLDS THE BATTERY IN PLACE WAS TOTALLY CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CAUSE OF THIS CORROSION (ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC) IS FROM BATTERY ACID AND OTHER ELEMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE DRIVERS SIDE FRAME OF THE CAR WAS ALSO DAMAGED/CORRODED DUE TO THE BATTERY ACID AND THAT THE FRAME WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED/REPAIRED AS WELL AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I SPOKE WITH CHRYSLER CORPORATION JUST PRIOR TO WRITING TO YOU AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE; DESPITE THE FACT THAT I TRULY BELIEVED THAT THIS SITUATION WAS CAUSED BY EXTREMELY POOR ENGINEERING OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN THE LIBERTY OF WRITING TO YOU BECAUSE OF 1) I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE OTHER CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE DRIVERS MAY BE TOTALLY UNAWARE OF AND 2) IF IN FACT THEY ARE OR COULD HAVE IN THE FUTURE A CORRODED BATTERY CASING AND MORE SO A CORRODED FRAME. THE POTENTIAL OF AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE ISSUES APPEARS TO BE INEVITABLE. YOUR HELP REGARDING THIS ISSUE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *JB

• 11/22/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWN HILL THROTTLE CABLE BROKE, CAUSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO NOT RETURN TO IDLE AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. THE DRIVER HAD TO DOWNSHIFT INTO LOW GEAR AND USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. DEALER HAS VEHICLE. *AK

• 11/19/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE HEAD GASKET STARTED LEAKING. SURPRISED TO FIND OUT THAT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIX THE CAR RIGHT AWAY AS THE HEAD GASKET WAS NOT AVAILABLE BECAUSE IT WAS BEING RE-DESIGNED. FOUND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM PLUS THE NTSA SITE REPORTS THAT CHRYSLER HAS DESIGNED A MULTIPLE LAYER HEAD GASKET TO SOLVE THISPROBLEM. OWNERS SHOULD BE RE-IMBURSED FOR THE COST TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *AK

• 11/19/1999· STRUCTURE

  PROBLEMS WITH THE LEFT FRONT LOCKING DEVICE OF THE CONVERTIBLE TOP. THREADS OF HOLD DOWN BOLT STRIPPED, CAUSING THE TOP TO COME LOOSE. REPLACEMENT UNIT PURCHASE FROM CHRYSLER LOOKED A LOT STURDIER THAN THE ORIGINAL, SO THEY MUST HAVE EXPERIENCED MORE PROBLEMS WITH THIS DEVICE. *AK

• 11/18/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  EMISSION COMPLAINT RELATED TO POSSIBLE O2(OXYGEN )SENSOR: DEFECT:MY VEHICLE HAS RECENTLY BEEN EMITTING A SULPHUR SMELL FROM THE EXHAUST AND THE 'CHECK ENGINE LIGHT' HAS REMAINED ON. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP(TO CORRECT RECALL NOTIFICATION 827) THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED I NEEDED A NEW O2(OXYGEN) SENSOR TO CORRECT MY PROBLEMS WITH THE EXHAUST. MOREOVER,THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE PROBLEM WITH THE EXHAUST WAS THE REASON THE 'CHECK ENGINE LIGHT' REMAINED ON. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE CHECKED WITH OTHER OWNERS OF CHRYSLER SEBRINGS AND THE MAJORITY OF THEM HAVE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THIS O2(OXYGEN) SENSOR REPLACED. I BELIEVE THE NTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE A POSSIBLE RECALL RELATED TO THE O2(OXYGEN) SENSOR IN THE 1996 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI. *AK

• 11/18/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE KEY IS TRAPPED IN THE IGNITION. CONSUMER, THEREFORE, HAS TO PLAY WITH THE KEY UNTIL NOTICING A CLICKING SOUND BEFOR KEY IS REMOVED. CONSUMER ALSO NOTED THERE IS A RECALL DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM, RECALL NUMBER 98V183000. MANUFACTURE STATES VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER REPLACING PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 11/18/1998· EQUIPMENT

  RADIO CLOCK FAILED.

• 11/18/1998· POWER TRAIN

  GEAR SHIFT JUMPED OUT OF PARK CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL AND BACK INTO POLE.

• 11/14/2000· SEAT BELTS

  PLASTIC MECHANSIM WITHIN REAR SHOULDER BELT ASSEMBLY BREAKS, CAUSING SEAT BELTS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. *AK THE REAR SEAT BELTS KEEP BREAKING APART. THE PLASTIC OVER THE LATCH FELL OFF AND THE SPRINGS WERE LOST. *YH

• 11/13/2002· STRUCTURE

  THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TRUNK SUPPORT ON PASSENGER SIDE IS GONE. *SCC *SCC

• 11/12/2010· SUSPENSION

  1996 CHRYSLER SEBRING COUPE. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING CHRYSLER EMPLOYEE LUNCH BREAK ACTIVITIES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED MECHANICAL FAILURE WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. THE LEFT FRONT BALL JOINT SUDDENLY SEPARATED AND JAMMED THE TIRE UP INTO THE FENDER WELL AT AN AWKWARD ANGLE. THE CONSUMER STATED IT COST OVER $800 TO REPLACE THE SUSPENSION PARTS ON BOTH SIDES. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE, WAS DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION, BECAUSE YEARS AGO, MANUFACTURERS CHOSE TO DELETE THE INEXPENSIVE GREASE FITTING ON SUSPENSION PARTS AND INSTEAD CHOSE SUBSTITUTED SEALED BALL JOINTS THAT WERE SUBJECT TO FAILURE. *JB UPDATED 04/26/11.