2001 Chrysler Sebring

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

• 12/29/2008· STEERING,SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN

  I PURCHASED A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING 5 YEARS AGO. NICE LOOKING CAR, BUT THE ENGINE IS TOTAL JUNK. TRANSMISSION LEAKS, LEAKS OIL, POWER STEERING, MASSIVE VIBRATION WHEN AT A STOP, MASSIVE ENGINE NOISE. ENGINE IS JUNK. HAD TO TRADE IN FOR A MUCH BETTER AND RELIABLE CAR. I WILL NOT PURCHASE CHRYSLER AGAIN. *TR

• 12/29/2006· SUSPENSION

  TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL FEEL OFF WITH OUT ANY WARNING! I HAD TO GET IT TOWED. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER AND THE MECHANIC BOTH SAID I WAS A VERY LUCKY PERSON THAT IT DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE INTERSTATE I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF OF. THE UPPER BALL JOINT ON THE CONTROL ARM POPPED OUT. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE AXIL PULLED OUT AND THE BREAK CABLE WAS DAMAGED. THE ESTIMATE I HAVE TO FIX THE BALL JOINT, AXIL, AND BREAK LINE IS $900

• 12/28/2004· TIRES

  THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES LOOSING AIR ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN INSPECTED SEVERAL TIMES. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS DUE TO THE TIRES SEAL. *JB.......*AK

• 12/19/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING AND COULD RESULT IN THE AIR BAGS NOT PROPERLY DEPLOYING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, ITEM NUMBER 082700, PERTAINING TO THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

• 12/19/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WATER OUTLET HOUSING FAILED AND ALL OF THE WATER IN THE ENGINE CAME OUT ALONG WITH A LOT OF STEAM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED AND THAT THE GASKETS WERE WORN AND LEAKING OIL.

• 12/18/2006· AIR BAGS

  CLOCKSPRING: I HAVE A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING AND MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, THEREFORE MY AIRBAG WILL NOT WORK. MY HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT WORK EITHER. *JB

• 12/17/2007· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY DETACHED WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, HE REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT AXLE AND BOTH FRONT BALL JOINTS. APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT FOR IT TO PERFORM NORMALLY. AS OF DECEMBER 17, 2007, THE MECHANIC HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,888.

• 12/17/2001· AIR BAGSCrash

  DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN FRONT END COLLISION.*AK

• 12/14/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  TRIED TO STOP APPROX. 1 MONTH AGO AND FIRST APPLIED BARKES, WENT TO FLOOR. I RELEASED THEM AND APPLIED THEM A SECOND TIME AND THEY STOPPED ME BUT TO AVOID A REAREND ACCIDENT, I VEERED MY CAR TO THE SHOULDER. I CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF TUPELO AUTO SALES THEY ASKED ME WHERE THE CAR WAS. I TOLD THEM THAT IT ONLY FAILED THE ONE TIME SO I WAS JUST CAUTIOUS AS I DROVE ON INTO WORK. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD BE HARD TO FIND UNTIL IT MESSED UP MORE OFTEN SO THEY COULD SEE THE PROBLEM. I HAD NO MORE PROBLEMS UNTIL DEC. 5TH ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK..I STARTED HEARING A CLANKING SOUND THAT SOUNDED LIKE I WAS HAVING A FLAT TIRE SO I PULLED OVER TO CHECK. THE TIRES APPEARED TO BE FINE. I WAS ONLY A MILE OR SO FROM HOME SO I DROVE ON HOME. ONCE HOME, I INSPECTED THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR AND THE WHEELS BUT COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING DIFFERENT. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, WHEN I LEFT HOME, THE CAR SEEMED OK. ONCE I ARRIVED AT MY FIRST STOP SIGN WHICH IS AT THE BOTTOM OF A HILL, I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND AGAIN THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE SECOND TIME I APPLIED THEM, THEY CAUGHT AND I STOPPED. I TURNED ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND TRAVELLED ABOUT 150 FEET AND THE FRONT (SEEMING) LOCKED UP SIMILAR TO THE WAY IT DOES WHEN YOU PLACE A CAR IN PARK AND CUT OFF THE KEY. I WAS HEADED TO THE RIGHT ONTO THE SOFT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND WAS FIGHTING THE CAR BECAUSE I WAS HEADED FOR THE DITCH AND AN ELECTRICAL GENERATOR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE STEERING OR BRAKES (?) BROKE LOOSE, SENDING ME INTO AN ONCOMING PICKUP, THE PICKUP HIT THE FRONT OF MY CAR, THEN THE TRUCK HIT A VAN WHICH WAS FOLLOWING ME. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, MY STEERING LOCKED AND MY BRAKES FAILED, ALL WITHIN 1 1/2 MILES OF MY HOUSE. CHRYSLER HAS SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO LOOK AT THE CAR TODAY, BUT EVEN HE SAID THAT IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO FIND A PROBLEM THAT ONLY HAPPENS PERIODICALLY. NOW, EVEN IF THE CAR IS REPAIRED, I AM AFRAID THAT I WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. I HAD NO BLEMISH ON MY DRIVING RECORD. *AK

• 12/11/2003· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING 6 CYL-2.7 AT 56K. I MONTH PRIOR DEALERSHIP PERFORMED SERVICE TO TRANSMISSION AND REPORTED NO PROBLEMS. ONE MONTH TO DATE LATER TRANS NEEDED REPLACEMENT.*AK

• 12/10/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH BRAKE PEDAL FELL APART, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT A TEMPORARY CONCRETE WALL IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND ARMS.*AK THE RUBBER GRIP ON THE BRAKES POPPED OFF WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. CONSUMER NOTED THE AIR BAGS WERE A DESIGN FLAW SINCE THEY DIDN'T DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE TWO SENSORS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. (FATHER ON BEHALF ON SON). *PH

• 12/10/2003· SEAT BELTS

  2001 SEBRING. DRIVER SEAT BELT BROKE LAST DEC, 2002. HAD IT REPLACED 1/3/2003. WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. 12/9/2003, DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BROKEN FOR 2ND TIME. CAR NOT UNDER WARRANTY (3 YRS 30,000 MILE WARRANTY)DEALER WANTS ME TO PAY FOR IT. HAVE BEEN BUYING NEW CARS FOR OVER 30 YEARS, NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH A SEATBELT BEFORE. HAVE BEEN BUYING NEW CHRYSLER VEHICLES, EVERY 3-4 YEARS FROM SAME DEALER, NEVER HAD SEAT BELT PROBLEM. I FEEL THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT. MY HUSBAND AND I ARE THE ONLY 2 TO DRIVE THIS CAR. *LA

• 12/08/2004· POWER TRAIN

  2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING COUPE LXI NEEDS REBUILT TRANSMISSION AT 63,000. THE COST $2000.*AK

• 12/07/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  OIL CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES. KNOCKING STARTED TO OCCUR. AS I WAS DRIVING TO GET IT LOOKED AT, MOTOR JUST STOPPED. 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING 2.7L MOTOR. 69000 MILES. DIAGNOSED AS BROKEN TIMING CHAIN, NEW MOTOR NEEDED $6,000-$7,000. GARAGE HAD SEEN QUITE A FEW RECENTLY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. ONE OPTION WAS TO BUY A NEW ENGINE THAT HAD BEEN MODIFIED TO CORRECT ORIGINAL MANUFACTURING PROBLEM, OR TO PURCHASE A NEW OR REBUILT ENGINE. SINCE REBUILT ENGINE WAS $1000 LESS THAN OTHER OPTIONS WENT WITH THAT OPTION. *JB

• 12/06/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING WITH A 2.7 LITER ENGINE PREMATURELY FAILED AT 74,000 MILES. STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AT 64,000 MILES WITH EXCESSIVE ENGINE NOISE AND SMOKE FROM THE TAIL PIPE. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW BY MYSELF AND MAINTAINED PER THE SERVICE SCHEDULE IN THE CHRYSLER MANUAL. THE ENGINE GAVE OUT ABOUT 4 BLOCKS FROM OUR HOME WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT, FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS INJURED. WE HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE MOTOR WITH A JASPER REMANUFACTURED ENGINE WHICH HAS SEVERAL DESIGN MODIFICATIONS AND A BETTER WARRANTY THAN THE FACTORY ENGINE. *NM

• 12/06/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CAR ENGINGE SHOWS NORMAL RUNNING TEMPERATURE BUT WHEN ITS AT IDLE BLOWS COLD HEAT. WITH RPMS UP IT BLOWS HOTTER AIR. BEEN IN SHOP SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO CASES FILED IN DODGE'S DATABASE THAT SHOWS REASON FOR SUSPISION. EVEN SWITHCED DEALERSHIPS TO NO AVAIL. ALL TEST RAN SHOWS NORMAL BUT CAR IS ABOUT TO HIT ITS 75000 MILE WARRENTY SO IM NOT SURE IF THEY ARE TRYING TO LIMP ME ALONG FOR FUTURE GAINS. IT STARTED IN THE FALL OF 2002 AND CONTINUES TO THIS DAY HAD REPLACED THERMOSTAT FLUSHED COOLING SYSTEM TESTED PRESSURE BUT NOTHING.. IVE BEEN TOLD IT COULD BE THE HEATER CORE BUT THYE WONT GO THERE UNLESS THEY HAVE REASON TO BUT THATS THE ONLY THING THAT HASNT BEEN CHECKED IT NEVER OVERHEATS ETC..GREAT CAR BUT JUST HAS TO KEEP RPMS UP FOR HEAT. *AK

• 12/02/2008· STRUCTURE

  WHEN IT RAINS THE BACK FLOOR BOARD ON PASSENGER SIDE WILL BE FILLED UP WITH WATER I MEAN A PUDDLE OF WATER CANT SEEM TO FIND A LEAK ANYWHERE. *TR

• 12/01/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHILCE IS A CHYRSLER SEABRING CONVERTIBLE (2001). CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO SCHEDULE. WHILE DRIVING, CAR DIED WITHOUT WARNING. CLANKING NOISE HAPPENED UNDER HOOD AND CAR STALLED APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS LATER.*AK TWO MECHANICS HAVE DIAGNOSED THE NEED TO REPLACE THE MOTOR. QUOTES TO REPAIR RANGE FROM $3,700 TO $8,700. CALLED CHYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE. WAS TOLD THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. SENT LETTER TO CEO OF CHRYSLER USA AND HAVE NOT REC'D RESPONSE TO DATE.

• 11/30/2010· SUSPENSION

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. UPON EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BECAME LOOSE. THE BALL JOINT FRACTURED FROM THE CONTROL ARM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 104,000.

• 11/30/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMCrash

  ON DECEMBER 13, 2003 I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT WHERE DAMAGE WAS SUSTANINED TO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SINCE THE ACCCIDENT THE RADIO HAS NOT WORKED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DID NOT FIND THAT THE PROBLEM WITH THE RADIO WAS AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. THE CAR DEALER INDICATED THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A DEFECT WITH THE RADIO. THE RADIO HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED OR FIXED.*AK

• 11/29/2012· AIR BAGS

  STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT LITE UP AND I HEARD A CHIME, AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS IT WENT OFF AND THEN KEPT REPEATING THIS CYCLE. *TR

• 11/29/2002· WHEELS

  THIS FAILURE OF THE WHEEL HUB CAP IS THE THIRD TIME THAT THIS ITEM HAS FAILED AND DEPARTED THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS IN MOTION. THE DESIGN OF THE WHEEL HUB ON THE CHROME OPTIONAL WHEELS IS EXTREMELY POOR AS THESE HUBS DO NOT STAY IN PLACE. EACH TIME I HAVE HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW HUB AT $58. THESE CENTER HUBS SHOULD BE REDESIGNED AND REPLACED ON ALL VEHICLES. DT

• 11/28/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V299002 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: ENGINE) WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONTACT'S VIN. A LOCAL MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DIAGNOSED THAT ANTIFREEZE LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

• 11/28/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING MY NEWLY BOUGHT 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING, I STARTED HEARING SOME RATTLING SOUNDS AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND I PRAYED THAT IT WOULD DIE ON ME AS I TRIED TO EXIT TO THE NEXT GAS STATION. LUCKILY I MANAGED TO EXIT AND PARKED AT THE STATION. I QUICKLY TOOK OUT MY TWO SONS AND MY WIFE FROM THE CAR BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. I THEN CALLED A MECHANIC AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A CHRYSLER DODGE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR NEEDS A NEW ENGINE AT A COST OF $5000. I AM STILL IN SHOCK. LOOKING ONLINE I FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR ENGINE PROBLEMS ON THIS PARTICULAR 2.7L ENGINE. I THINK THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR INADEQUATE STANDARDS ESPECIALLY WITH THIS KIND OF ENGINE. MY FAMILY'S LIFE WAS IN DANGER AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL HELP ME RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY TO BUY A NEW ENGINE. THANKS. *TR

• 11/28/2005· SEATS

  MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT A NEW 2001 CHRYSLER VOYAGER MINIVAN IN APRIL OF 2001. AS OF 11/10/05 THERE WAS 51,000 MILES ON OUR 4 YEAR OLD VAN. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE BOUGHT IT FOR ALL SERVICING. WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL 11/10/05. MY HUSBAND WAS JUST DRIVING DOWN THE STREET ON HIS WAY HOME WHEN THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME BROKE IN HALF AND LANDED IN THE BACK SEAT! THANKFULLY HE DID NOT GET IN AN ACCIDENT ALTHOUGH THE FRAME BREAKING DID AGGRAVATE A PREVIOUS BACK INJURY. WE HAD TO USE OUR "CLUB" (ANTI-THEFT DEVICE) TO PROP UP THE SEAT TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE VAN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY (WE HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY). THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD BE $1200-$1500 FOR PARTS ALONE FOR THE "MECHANISM"?? OUR SEATS ARE MANUAL SEATS...IT WAS THE FRAME THAT BROKE IN HALF!!! NEEDLESS TO SAY WE WILL NEVER BUY A CHRYSLER PRODUCT AGAIN!! WE TRADED THAT VAN IN THAT DAY AND BOUGHT A NEW TOYOTA VEHICLE. WE ONLY HAD THE ONE VEHICLE AND NEEDED SOMETHING DRIVABLE AND RELIABLE THAT DAY!!! WE COULD POSSIBLY SEE SOMETHING MECHANICAL BREAKING DOWN...BUT A DRIVER'S SEAT TO BREAK IN HALF WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING??? THAT IS SO TOTALLY DANGEROUS AND DEFINITELY UNEXPECTED!!! *NM

• 11/27/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,INTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE LIGHTS IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASH ON AND OFF AND THE RADIO SHUTS ON AND OFF AS WELL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOT AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY FAILURE. DAYS LATER, WHEN HE REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, THE ENTIRE IGNITION SOURCE CAME OUT WITH THE KEY. HE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE HE FEELS IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

• 11/21/2006· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH OUT WARNING. *JB

• 11/19/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO, I HAD MY OIL PAN GASKET REPLACED (AT THE ADVICE OF THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IN FREDERICKSBURG, VA). WHEN THE OIL PAN WAS REMOVED, THERE WAS SLUDGE AT THE BOTTOM OF IT (WHICH WAS CLEANED OUT). THE NEW GASKET AND PAN WERE REPLACED (WHICH SEEMED TO FIX ANY PROBLEMS MY CAR WAS HAVING). NOW, MY CAR IS BURNING OIL AND COOLANT AND STALLS WHEN I SLOW DOWN. MY SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED YESTERDAY AND EVERYTHING SEEMED OKAY AS IT SAT IDLING IN THE DRIVEWAY; HOWEVER, THIS MORNING, MY CAR STALLED WHILE I WAS TURNING THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION! I HAVE THE 2.7L ENGINE AND AM CONCERNED THAT MY CAR FALLS INTO THE SAME CATEGORY AS THE REST OF THE 2.7L ENGINES (THAT HAVE SLUDGE BUILD-UP FROM COOLANT GETTING INTO THE ENGINE OIL). I DON'T WANT MY ENGINE TO SEIZE UP BEFORE I CAN AFFORD TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT (WHICH WILL NOT BE ANOTHER CHRYSLER) SINCE I CAN BLATANTLY READ THAT NO ONE IS GETTING ANY SATISFACTION OUT OF CHRYSLER IN REPLACING THEIR FAULTY ENGINES. I'M SENDING THIS AS A PREVENTABLE MEASURE. *TR

• 11/16/2009· SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

  BOUGHT USED IN 2007 SEBRING 2001 AT 87K MILES. AT ROUND 95K, WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE, HEARD CRACKING NOISE IN STEERING WHEEL..RESULTING IN NO HORN, AIR BAG LIGHT CONT ILLUMINATED SO CAN'T TELL IF THERE'S A PROBLEM, AND NO CRUISE CONTROL. TOOK CAR TO PRIVATE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED CLOCK SPRING, BUT CHRYSLER SAYS ITS NOT UNDER RECALL PROTECTION ANY LONGER!!! CRAZY, I KNOW! ALSO, SINCE PURCHASE HAVE MANY PROBS WITH ELECTRICAL DASH PROBS IE FLASHING ON/DIMMING AND RADIO JUST TURNING OFF...ALSO NOT COVERED! AND HAD STRANGE HUMMING NOISE SINCE PURCHASE WHILE DRIVING...FINALLY FOUND OUT WHAT IT WAS AND HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT HUBS. ALL OF THESE SAFETY ISSUES SEEM TO BE A CONTINUING PROB WITH OTHER DRIVERS AS PER THE COMPLAINTS I'VE READ HERE AT LEAST AS FAR BACK AS I READ (THRU 2006). WHY IS CHRYSLER NOT BEING MADE TO RECTIFY AT LEAST THE AIR BAG (CLOCK SPRING) ISSUE THEY ALREADY ADMITTED TO???? REALLY KIND OF THE SAME THING WITH THE ELECT ISSUES TOO, BUT I KIND OF UNDERSTAND POSS ISSUES WITH THAT AFTER SO MANY MILES. WOULD REALLY LIKE HELP/ADVICE ON HOW TO MAKE CHRYSLER TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT EXPENSIVE CLOCKSPRING/AIR BAD ISSUE. *TR

• 11/14/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SLUDGE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE ENGINE FAILURE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FAILURE WHEN SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT MADE A TERRIBLE SOUND. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS ROUTINELY SERVICED FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. THROUGH RESEARCH, SHE DISCOVERED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME FAILURE, BUT NO RECALLS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 17,000.

• 11/13/2002· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  REPAIRING A SPEAKER WIRE ATTACHMENT INSIDE OF THE TRUNK AREA. A GUSH OF WIND SLAMMED THE TRUNK DOWN CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO BE TRAPPED INSIDE FOR TWO HOURS. DUE TO DEFECT LID AND DOOR ASSEMBLY HINGE ATTACHMENTS. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR

• 11/13/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE LINE HAS RUSTED CAUSING EXTEND STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. MR

• 11/12/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH AND THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OR WARNING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAGS BEFORE THE COLLISION. *AK *PH *NLM

• 11/09/2015· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ISSUE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE SAME DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 1/21/16 *SS *TR

• 11/09/2015· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WE WE ON INTERSTATE 55 IN MEMPHIS TN, HEADED SOUTH, TRAVELING AT 55 WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATOR BEGAN TO STICK AND THE CAR INCREASED IN SPEED, SO I STAYED ON THE BRAKES UNTIL I COULD SMELL THE BRAKES, SO AT THE SOUTHHAVEN EXIT WE TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, AND COAST UNTIL WE COULD STOP, AND TURN THE MOTOR BACK ON AND THE CAR WAS STILL IDLE, AND SUDDENLY WENT BACK TO NORMAL. WE DROVE ALL THE WAY TO WATER VALLEY, MS WE THE CAR DID THE SAME THING AND WE FOLLOWED THE SAME PROCEDURE UNTIL WE MADE IT HOME AT 456 COUNTY ROAD 176, WATER VALLEY, MS. MY HUSBAND HAD JUST LEFT THE HOSPITAL IN MEMPHIS WHERE HE HAD BACK SURGERY.

• 11/09/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2.7 LITER ENGINE OF SEBRING LXI SEIZED UP WITHOUT WARNING. HAD CHANGED OIL 1400 MILES PRIOR TO FAILURE. PURCHASED VEHICLE FROM AUTO AUCTION WITHIN LAST 2 MONTHS. *NM

• 11/09/2001· STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  SVC ENGINE COOLANT LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING ENGINE AND/OR EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. DEALER CAN NOT SAY WHY. LIGHT IS RESET (BY DISCO. BATTERY). DIAG CODE PROVIDES LITTLE TRBL ANALY. INFO. CAR SEEMS TO RUN/OPERATE NORMALLY, BUT TDICATE A MALFUNCTION IN EMISSIONS CONTROL SUBSYSTEM. GAS CAP IS SECURE AT TIME OF INDICATION. LIGHT DOES NOT RESET AUTOMATICALLY EVEN AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF CONTINUED DRIVING. MUST DISCO. BATTERY TO CLEAR LIGHT. NO IDEA IF THIS IS FALSE INDICATION, INDICATION OF MINOR PROBLEM, OR INDICATION OF MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM.*AK

• 11/05/2003· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  WE HAD A WRECK WHERE WE HIT THE BACK OF A FORD 150 TRUCK. WE WERE GOING ABOUT 35 MILES /HR AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND THE REAR SEATS BELTS DIDN'T LOCK, SO THAT MY KIDS HEADS HIT THE BACKS OF THE FRONT SEATS. *AK

• 11/04/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SPORADICALLY THE FUSE THAT CONTROLS THE STARTER AND FUEL PUMP BLEW UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE FUSE IS REPLACED EVERYTHING IS FINE. ON 1 OCCASION WHEN THIS OCCURRED 12 FUSES WHERE REPLACED, AND THEY ALL BLEW OUT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE STARTER WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE PROBLEM RECURRED. DEALERSHIP KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR A WEEK, AND INDICATED THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO GET THE PROBLEM TO CONSTANTLY RECUR IN ORDER TO FURTHER DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM.*AK

• 11/02/2006· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  MY 2001 SEBRING SEDAN HAS FAILURE OF THE UV COATING PLACES ON THE PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENS. IT BEGAN IN 2003 AND HAS PROGRESSED TO A POINT WHERE THEY NEED TO BE SANDED AND POLISHED EVERY FEW MONTHS FOR VISIBILITY. SYLVANIA MANUFACTURER. UV IS THE PROBLEM SO GO BACK TO GLASS, DUH A NO BRAINER *NM

• 11/02/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE,TIRES

  CONSUMER REPLACED REAR DEFROST ON CHRYSLER SEBRING ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. *TS THE REAR DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK. THE REAR VISION GLASS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CHRYSLER OFFERED THE CONSUMER A 50/50 SPLIT. ALSO THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW RATTLED, RED FLUID WAS FOUND IN THE CONSUMER'S DRIVEWAY DUE TO TRANSMISSION PAN AND COOLER LINE LEAKAGE, THE CONVERTIBLE WAS LEAKING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AREA DUE TO WEATHER STRIP AND THERE WAS A SLOW LEAK IN THE R/R TIRE DUE TO A HOLE. *SC

• 11/02/2005· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  RECENTLY HAD A FAILURE OF THE GAS TANK VENTING SYSTEM IN OUR 2001 CHRYSLER 300M. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THE VENT LINES USED ON THE VEHICLE ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH GASOLINE (ESSENTIALLY VACUUM LINES) AND BOTH WERE SIGNIFICANTLY ERODED. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS ON CHRYSLER VEHICLES WITH AS LITTLE AS 15,000 MILES ON THEM AND THAT THEY DO NOT USE FUEL LINE IN THE REPAIR BUT SIMPLY REPLACE WITH THE ORIGINAL MATERIAL. REGARDLESS, THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AS THE HOSES ARE CONSIDERED A WEAR ITEM. THE DEALER DISPOSED OF THE ORIGINAL LINES SO I WAS UNABLE TO INSPECT THE LEVEL OF DEGRADATION BUT THEY SAID THAT ONE HOSE WAS LEAKING. *JB

• 11/02/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHEN DRIVING ANY SPEED, THE CONSUMER HEARD A TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS PERTAINING TO ENGINE SLUDGE. *JB

• 11/01/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER HAD A LEAK IN ENGINE, DUE TO SLUDGE IN CHRYSLER SEBRING. *TS THE CONSUMER READ AN ARTICLE WHICH MENTIONED THAT THERE ARE AT LEAST 797,000 QUESTIONABLE CHRYSLER ENGINE THAT COULD EXPERIENCE SLUDGE PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY REFUSED TO PROVIDE THE CONSUMER WITH ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE SLUDGE WAS THE RESULT OF OIL MAINTENANCE NEGLECT. *NM

• 10/31/2004· TIRESCrash

  WALMART BRAND - GOODYEAR VIVA TOURING TIRES - DUAL TIRE FAILURE - HIGH SPEED. *JB

• 10/30/2013· SUSPENSION

  I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM SOMEONE THAT BOUGHT IT FROM THE ACTION AND THE SHOCK SUSPENSION ARE TOTALLY GONE REAL BD WANTED TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THEM ALSO OTHER LITTLE THINGS. *TR

• 10/30/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHENEVER THE CONTACT COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY RESTART. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL WHILE ACCELERATING PAST 60 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE RADIO AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS STOP WORKING WHENEVER THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 82,000. UPDATED 11/28/08 *BF THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR WAS RUBBING THE WIRING CAUSING IT TO HEAT THE WIRING UNDER THE PROTECTIVE SHIELD AND SLOWLY GROUNDING OUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. UPDATED 12/02/08.*JB

• 10/30/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE GAUGES OSCILLATED BACK AND FORTH RAPIDLY BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS NOT MADE AND THE PROBLEM CORRECTED ITSELF. THE CONSUMER STATED WHENEVER HE WENT TO ACCELERATE, THE NEEDLE WOULD NOT MOVE. UPDATED 11/30/06. *JB

• 10/30/2002· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE-2 TIMES/NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY. ON THE LAST INCIDENT, STOP AND GO, WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY PILED INTO A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM, CAUSING DAMAGE AND WHIPLASH, WILE CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE CONSUMER MEASURED 2 INCHES BETWEEN THE BRAKE AND GRASP, THE OTHER VEHICLE MEASURED A 4 INCH SEPARATION. MOST BRAKE PEDALS ARE HIGHER AND AWAY FROM THE GAS PEDAL THERE ARE OTHER INCIDENTS *SCC

• 10/26/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  NONE OF THE GAUGES WORK ON THE DASH. SUCH AS THE ODOMETER THE GAS GAUGE,THE RADIO. I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT LED UP TO THE FAILURE. FOR THIS IS A USED CAR. *TR