2010 Chrysler Sebring

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

• 12/20/2016· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED DUE TO A PCM FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

• 12/16/2015· SERVICE BRAKES

  I HAVE A 2010 SEBRING CONVERTIBLE TOURING THAT JUST HAD THE BRAKES COMPLETLY REPLACED FROM THE CALIPERS TO THE ROTORS. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THERE IS A VIBRATION THAT WAS PRESENT PRIOR TO THE REPLACEMENT. DESPITE STILL BEING A NEW BRAKE SYSTEM, IT STILL VIBRATES. THE VIBRATION WILL CEASE IF YOU BRAKE HARD.

• 12/03/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET AN APPOINTMENT FOR THIS DEFECT. THEY SCHEDULE ME IN SEPTEMBER 19; 2017. THE MORNING OF THE APPOINTMENT BEFORE LEAVING, I GAVE THEM A CALL IT WAS THEN THAT I WAS TOLD THE PARTS DID NOT COME IN. I HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT FOR DECEMBER 5 2017. I HOPE THEY CAN REPAIR THE PROBLEM.

• 12/03/2012· SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 28,207. UPDATED 01/31/2017*CT *TR

• 11/30/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT 55 MPH WHEN MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND MY SPEED DROP DOWN TO A STUTTERING 35 MPH WHICH ALMOST CAUSE THE CAR BEHIND ME TO REAR END ME. I HAVE THE BUMPER TO BUMPER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY BUT I WAS TOLD THAT THE PART MY NOT BE COVERED. *TR

• 11/18/2013· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  THIS CAR FOR SURE IS A LEMON. I AM ATTACHING THE E-MAIL THAT I HAVE SENT TO SEVERAL PEOPLE. THIS CAR HAS GIVEN ME NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. PLEASE HELP ME WITH SOME MUCH NEEDED ADVICE. LAST SEPTEMBER 2012, THE RACK AND PINION FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD 52,000 MILES ON WHEN THE FIRST RACK AND PINION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, IT STILL HAD THE SAME NOISE AS BEFORE. THE DEALER THEN STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW STEERING COLUMN. THEN I WAS TOLD THE AXLE AND WHEEL BEARING WERE BAD. ..UPDATED 12/17/13 *BF

• 11/16/2016· STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  IGINATION ISSUES MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS ON ME. I HAVE TO SIT FOR AT LEAST 5 MINS BEFORE I CAN TURN THE KEY TO START MY CAR. AS IN DRIVING MY CAR ACTS AS IF IT WANTS TO STOP WHILE DRIVING.

• 11/10/2022· SEATS

  The driver seat has a part that wears out and causes the power seat to move forward and backward on its slide track. eventually the part will fail and the seat will slide right into the steering wheel which will impact the drivers chest. The power seat has two acme threaded rods that drive the seat rails forward/ backwards to allow driver to adjust the seat. the acme rods drive a custom screw block to allow the motion. when in static position only the screw block holds the seat and stops it from moving forward and backward. from what i can observe the acme rod is case hardened but the screw block is not. the screw block seems to wear out prematurely after four years. if left unaddressed the screw block could fail completely and allow the seat and passenger to hit the steering wheel while braking or in a front end collisdion.

• 11/10/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WILL TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH. WITHOUT NOTICE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATE AND THE CAR DECELERATED FROM 65MPH TO 35MPH. THIS DECELERATION ALMOST CAUSE THE CAR FOLLOWING TO ALMOST REAR-END MY CAR. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON OTHER DODGE/CHRYSLER VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE FOR THIS TO BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMEONE LOSE THEIR LIFE. *TR

• 11/06/2019· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK AND RESTARTED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 300,000.

• 11/06/2013· STEERING,SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN

  2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE RACKING PINION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE RACK PINION FAILED AGAIN THREE YEARS LATER. WHEN THE CONSUMER PICKED THE VEHICLE UP, FROM THE DEALER, THE NOISE WAS STILL THERE. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER, AND ACCORDING TO THEIR DIAGNOSIS, THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW STEERING COLUMN. WHEN THE CONSUMER PICKED THE VEHICLE UP AGAIN, THE NOISE WAS STILL PRESENT. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE RACK AND PINION AGAIN, AND THERE WAS NO REMEDY. LATER IN THE EVENING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING ANOTHER NOISE, AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE LEFT FRONT AXLE AND WHEEL BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

• 10/25/2013· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE HOOD FLEW OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,207.

• 10/23/2020· ENGINE

  JUMPED TO MINING CHAIN AT 159,000 MILES I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW OR WHY .

• 10/21/2014· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  WIPERS HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN. SOMETIMES THEY JUST QUIT WORKING DURING A RAIN STORM AND OTHER TIMES THEY CHANGE SPEED ON THEIR OWN AND OTHER TIMES THEY STOP RIGHT IN YOUR FIELD OF VISION DURING A RAIN STORM. YOU CAN SOMETIMES GET THEM WORKING AGAIN BY PULLING OFF THE ROAD IF YOU CAN DO SAFELY AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT AND THINGS GO BACK TO NORMAL. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND THERE IS NOTHING WRONG MECHANICALLY WRONG WITH THE WIPER MOTOR OR LINKAGE. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE INTEGRATED BODY COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE WIPER SYSTEM. I TOLD MY CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WASN'T A RECALL ABOUT IT YET AND THAT YES IT IS THE COMPUTER THAT IS THE PROBLEM AND OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM THAT NEEDS FIXED BEFORE THERE ARE FATAL ACCIDENTS. *TR

• 10/13/2016· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  ETC LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE IT HAPPENS WHEN I START THE VEHICLE WHEN I DRIVE IT HAPPENS CONSTANTLY I TOOK VEHICLE TO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WA THE THROTTLE BODY PAID 800 DOLLARS STILL HAVE THE ETC AND SAME ISSUE HAPPENING. THIS IS A LIBILITY AND ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE A VEHICLE AND HAVE IT LOSE ACCELERATION WHY DRIVING UP HILL OR HIGHWAY.

• 10/10/2019· ENGINE

  THE CAR DIED ON THE ROAD WHILE I WAS MAKING THE TURN AND WHEN I WENT OUT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED THE CAR LEFT A TRAIL OF CLEARISH FLUID. KEEP IN MIND THAT MY CAR HAS ONLY 73,000 MILES ON IT

• 10/04/2017· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER REQUESTED INFORMATION ON HAVING A RECALL COMPLETED. UPDATED 10/04/2017*JS

• 09/29/2020· ENGINE

  DRIVING VEHICLE ON INTERSTATE WITH NO WARNING CAR LOST SPEED, STALLED THEN SHUT OFF. WOULD NOT START BACK UP. VEHICLE TUT OWED TO LICENSE MECHANIC AND ENGINE PISTONS WAS BROKEN. ENGINE BLEW UP WITHOUT SIGNS. LESS THAN 64,000 MILES.

• 09/28/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE STALL FIRST TIME ON AUGUST 20 2013. IT WOULD ONLY GET UP TO 10MPH. HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO SHOP. THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE WORK FOR ABOUT A MONTH. ON SEPTEMBER 18 PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN THE RED LIGHT WHICH LOOKS LIKE A LIGHTING BOLT CAME ON . LOST POWER PULL OVER ON INTERSTATE CRANK UP AGAIN WORK FINE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 25 WHEN IT STALL AGAIN HAD TO GET A TOW TRUCK AGAIN TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER SHOP. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE FIRST SHOP SHOULD NOT HAVE REPLACE THROTTLE THAT ONLY WORK TEMPORARILY. SO THEY REPLACE THE WHOLE THROTTLE AND REPROGRAM THIS COST ME A TOTAL OF $733. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE LUCKY DIDN'T COST A ACCIDENT. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN ESPECIALLY 3 YEARS OLD. *TR

• 09/18/2016· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT ON DRIVERS SIDE SIGNALS MALFUNCTION WHEN FASTENED AND NO AMOUNT OF TIGHTENING STOPS THE BEEPING AND FLASHING SIGNAL. THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND THIS OCCURENCE IS NOT OBSERVED WHEN AUTOMOBILE IS STANDING STILL.

• 09/17/2010· SEATS

  I CHECKED THE BOX FOR SEBRING, BUTI HAVE A 2010 PT CRUISER. THEIR WAS NO OPTION FOR PT CRUISER. I PURCHASED THE CAR 2/25/2010. IT HAS A DEFECTIVE DRIVER SEAT. SIDE OF SEAT KEEPS BREAKING. NUMEROUS PATCH REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE DEALERSHIP FROM MAY TO TODAY--9/17/2010. AT ONE TIME THE SEAT MOVED FORWARD AND MY KNEES WERE LOCKED AGAINST THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE SEAT WOULD NOT MOVE BACK. CAR HAS A POWER SEAT. MOST OF THE PATCH REPAIRS ONLY LASTED FOR 2- 3 WEEKS. SEAT CLIPS, SIDE MOUNTING STAND, SEAT CUSHION, COVER HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST TWICE. CLIPS HAVE BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. DEALERSHIP SAYS PROBLEM IS A DESIGN FLAW, AND THAT THEY HAVE SEEN SEVERAL PT CRUISERS WITH THE PROBLEM. I ASKED REPEATEDLY FOR A NEW DRIVER SEAT. TWO WEEKS AGO, I TOOK MY COMPLAINT TO CHRYSLER SERVICE AND THEY REFUSED TO AUTHORIZE A NEW SEAT. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE SEAT DOES NOT COME AS A SINGLE REPLACEMENT UNIT, AND THAT ALL PARTS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED TO BUILD ME A NEW SEAT BOTTOM. THE DEALERSHIP FINALLY AGREED TODAY TO DO THIS. IN CALLING CHRYSLER ON A FOLLOW UP TODAY, CHYRSLER INFORMED ME THAT REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE REIMBURSED TO THE DEALERSHIP UNLESS THE DEALERSHIP COULD JUSTIFY ALL THE PARTS WERE BROKEN. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY UNDER WARRANTY...ABOUT 10,500 MILES. I HAVE NOT PAID FOR ANY REPAIRS, BUT IT IS A BIG INCONVENIENCE (AND I THINK A SAFETY HAZARD). DEALERSHIP SAYS CHRYSLER NEEDS TO MAKE A DESIGN MODIFICATION. I HAVE OWNED 5 PT CRUISERS. THIS IS THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS BEEN TROUBLESOME. I HAVE PHOTOS OF THE BREAKDOWN. I AM LOSING PATIENCE AND TRUST IN THE COMPANY. I AM CONSIDERING PURSUING LEMON LAW RIGHTS. *TR

• 09/15/2020· STEERING,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  1. SENSOR LIGHTS ARE ON. 2. SEATBELTS GET STUCK. 3. HORN DOESN'T WORK. 4. SENSOR IS ON FOR THE BACK LEFT REAR TIRE.

• 09/15/2018· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I STARTED HAVING ERRACTIC SHIFTING, CODES CAME BACK AS PO755, P0700, P0716, P1607. THIS VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT. I HAVE TAKEN TO NUMEROUS SHOPS HALF OF THEM SAY IT THE PCM THE OTHER SAY IT NEEDS A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. I HAVE HAD THE SHIFT SOLENOID B REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP ONLY FOR THEM TO CHARGE ME THEN TELL ME IT NEED A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WILL STILL DRIVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD BUT WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS AT ALL. LOSSES ACCELERATION EVERY SO OFTEN THEN HARSELY GOES BACK INTO GEAR WHILE IN MOTION. RPM IS VERY HIGH BUT WILL STILL DRIVE.

• 09/14/2017· AIR BAGS

  2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL REPAIR EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT TIME. UPDATED 09/14/2017*JS

• 09/11/2023· STEERING,SEAT BELTS,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  The steering wheel got stiff and hard to turn making turning a struggle. The shifting gears slipped and locked in place. The electronic throttle is is indicating a problem. These are just a problem over some time.

• 09/09/2022· AIR BAGS

  The contact owns a 2010 Chrysler Sebring. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and the dealer performed a recall repair under NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V668000 (Seat Belts, Air Bags). The dealer informed the contact that the recall was not related to the failure. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that an unknown part of the driver's side air bag needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 101,462.

• 09/09/2011· SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND A LOUD RATTLING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE OR PINPOINT WHERE THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE ENGINEER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A RESOLUTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,888 UPDATED 04/10/12

• 09/07/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WELL I HAVE BEEN AT CHYSLER CONCERNING MY BRAKES, SMELL OF SMOKE AND MY ENGINE KEEP COMING ON AND EACH TIME POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY WILL NOT TELL ME WHAT EXACTLY IS GOING ON AND I AM VERY UPSET WITH THE POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. THIS IS TAKING TIME FROM MY WORK AND COST CONSUMING. MY CAR HAS 11,051 MILES AND THAT IS RIDICULOUS THAT I GO BACK AND FORTH. I AM VERY UPSET OF THE POOR SERVICE AND FEEL THEY ARE NOT PUTTING THE PROPER PARTS IN MY CAR. MY BREAK STILL SQUEAK AND I BROUGHT EXTRA WARRANTY FOR THIS CAR. THE POOR SERVICE AND DECIET IS TERRIBLE. I AM GOING TO THE MEDIA WITH THIS ISSUE. NOTHING HAS NOT CHANGE AND I CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE AT THE CHYSLER CORPORATE OFFICE AND THEY TREATED ME WITH TOTAL DISRESPECT. *TR

• 09/01/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ON 16JUL2011 I TRIED TO TURN ON MY AIR CONDITION IN MY VEHICLE BUT ALL IT DID WAS BLOW HOT AIR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CHRYSLER GREENBRIER IN CHESAPEAKE VA WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. BEFORE THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ONE OF THE SALES PERSON TOLD "WE'LL IM GOING TO TELL YOU NOW I WE FIND THAT YOUR AIR COMPRESSOR WAS DAMAGED WE CAN FIX IT BUT IT WILL NOT BE COVERED ON YOUR WARRANTY BECAUSE WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR NATURAL DAMAGE". AFTER THEY INSPECTED MY VEHICLE HE RESPONDED "I HAVE BAD NEWS YOUR COMPRESSOR HAS A HOLE, MAYBE A ROCK HIT IT" AND THE PRICE TO FIX IT WOULD BE 1,500. I EXPLAINED TO HIM I DID NOT HAVE ANY ACCIDENTS, DID NOT HIT ANYTHING AT ALL. I HAVE CONTACTED THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. THEY STATED CHRYSLER RESPONDED THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. I AM SO UPSET I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE LAST YEAR SEPTEMBER AND HAVE BEEN WITHOUT AIR CONDITION SINCE JULY OF THIS YEAR. *TR

• 08/31/2017· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN VISCLOSKY ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING SAFETY RECALL NOTICE- LOSS OF AIRBAG AND SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER DEPLOYMENT CAPABILITY DURING A CRASH MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY IN A CRASH. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME COMPLETING THE RECALL. UPDATED 08/31/2017*JS

• 08/22/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

• 08/18/2019· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL - THERE HASN'T BEEN ONE ON THIS VEHICLE. WILL THERE BE A RECALL??

• 08/18/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED TWICE IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT AND ALL THE OTHER WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART WITHOUT CHARGING THE BATTERY OVERNIGHT; HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SIX AMP DRAW/ COMPUTER ELECTRIC FAILURE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,288.

• 08/16/2012· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACCESSING THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR DOORS, THE WINDOW GLASS WOULD RELEASE EITHER UPWARD OR DOWNWARD WITHIN AN INCH OR LESS. IN COLD WEATHER TEMPERATURES THE INTERIOR DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE SECURELY DUE TO THE WINDOW GLASS EXTENDING INCHES BEYOND THE EDGE OF THE ROOF AND REQUIRED THE OCCUPANT TO MANUALLY HOLD THE DOOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SIX TIMES FOR THE PROBLEM. THERE WERE SEVERAL UNKNOWN REPAIRS PERFORMED TO THE VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND THERE WAS NOT A REMEDY AVAILABLE THAT WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

• 08/16/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS FULL, CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS NOT SUFFICIENT FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WAY OF KNOWING IF THE VEHICLE WOULD BRAKE PROPERLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000. UPDATED 9/19/11 *CN UPDATED 10/28/11. *JB

• 08/14/2019· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WESTBURY JEEP EAGLE CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH (100 JERICHO TURNPIKE, WESTBURY, NY 11590, 516-333-2666), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

• 08/11/2017· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (FOWLER DODGE, (877) 393-9410 LOCATED AT 55 W INTERSTATE 240 SERVICE RD, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73139) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 12/13/2017 *LN *JS

• 08/06/2017· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  I WAS NOTIFIED OF A RECALL BACK IN SEPTEMBER 2016. IT IS NOW AUGUST 2017 AND THERE IS STILL NOT A REMEDY. IT'S ENTIRELY TOO LONG OF A TIME FOR ME AND MY DAUGHTER TO RIDE IN THAT DANGEROUS CAR! TOO LONG AND THEY DON'T SEEM TO CARE AT ALL.

• 07/27/2014· STRUCTURE

  ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THE DOOR IS SHIFTING AND THE FENDER BENDS WHEN YOUR TRY TO OPEN THE DOOR, IT HAS BEEN FIXED ONCE AND IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. *JS

• 07/25/2014· ENGINE

  I PASSED A VEHICLE ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY. WHEN MY ENGINE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY IT BEGAN SPUTTERING AND MISSING BADLY. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL TRUSTED MECHANIC. HE SAID THE GASKETS WERE ROTTEN AND OIL GOT INTO THE CYLINDERS. HE SAID THAT THIS DRY ROTTING OF RUBBER STUFF IS A COMMON PROBLEM HE SEES IN CHRYSLER. HE REPLACED VALVE COVER GASKETS AND GROMMETS, IGNITION COIL, AND SPARK PLUGS. I HAVE ALSO HAD A POPPING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. HE FOUND A DEFECTIVE FRONT WHEEL BEARING, WHEEL SPEED ABS SENSOR. MY COST $1,328. I HAVE MORE NIGHTMARES ABOUT THIS CAR. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER. *TR

• 07/25/2014· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER DAMAGED BY PROJECTILE THROUGH THE FRONT BUMPER. MY AC STOPPED BLOWING COOL SUDDENLY, WHILE ON VACATION. I HAD IT RECHARGED A FEW WEEKS EARLIER AND THINGS WERE FINE. A MASTER MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE CONDENSER WAS PIERCED BY AN OBJECT LIKE A ROCK, WHICH FLEW THROUGH THE UNGRILLED HOLES IN THE FRONT BUMPER. HE SAID CHRYSLER DESIGNED THE AC CONDENSER TO FIT BEHIND AND BELOW THE RADIATOR AND DID NOT DESIGN A GRILL TO PROTECT IT. HE MADE FUN OF ITALIANS (FIAT) WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO ENGINEER CARS. MY COST TO REPLACE THE CONDENSER AND REFILL THE COOLANT WAS $716. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER. *TR

• 07/25/2014· POWER TRAIN

  SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN 2013 THE FRONT END MAKES A LOT OF POPPING CREAKING NOISES IN THE FRONT END (NOT THE ENGINE). THE LOCAL DODGE CHRYSLER DEALER IN NAPLES FL. COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT. MY LOCAL MECHANIC, WHOM I TRUSTED FOR 18 YEARS FOUND THAT THE WHEEL BEARING INT HE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE IS FAULTY AND THIS AFFECTS THE BRAKES TOO. HE REPLACED THE FRONT BEARING (INNER AND OUTER BEARINGS, CUPS, AND REPACK). HE REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH FRONT END WHEEL SPEED ABS SENSORS. MY COST APPROX $500. *TR

• 07/25/2014· STEERING,AIR BAGS

  I HAVE EXPERIENCED STEERING PROBLEMS AND AN AIRBAG LIGHT ON SINCE I PURCHASED THIS USED 2010 SEBRING IN JUNE 2013 AT THE "NAPLES DODGE/CHRYSLER" DEALERSHIP. THE CAR HAD/HAS POPPING CREAKING NOISES THAT CAME FROM THE FRONT END. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT CHRYSLER HAS RECALLS ON 2010 SEBRINGS REGARDING THE POWER STEERING (NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 10VA75000). I TOOK IN TO BE CHECKED. THE NAPLES DODGE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT MY CAR MODEL WAS NOT INVOLVED WITH THE RECALL. NAPLES DODGE DID FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING AND REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR, RACK AND PINION AND ADJUSTED THE TOE AND ALIGNMENT. THE USED CAR WARRANTY PAID FOR IT EXCEPT FOR MY $50 DEDUCTIBLE. SINCE THIS REPAIR THE AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ON. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER SERVICEMAN THAT THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF AFTER A WHILE. IT HAS NEVER GONE OFF. I HAD IT CHECKED TWICE AND HAVE BEEN GIVEN TWO OPINIONS ON THE AIR BAG LIGHT. 1. IT'S OK IGNORE IT 2. I HAVE NO AIRBAG PROTECTION. I TRUST #2 MECHANIC AND FEEL UNSAFE IN THIS CAR, UNLIKE ANY OF THE CARS I'VE HAD IN THE PAST 45 YEARS. TO THIS DAY THE STEERING FEELS FUNNY, MAKES LITTLE POPPING NOISES, AND THE LIGHT IS STILL ON AND CHRYSLER HAS A NEW RECALL FOR AIRBAGS (NHTSA 14V35400). LETS SEE IF THE DODGE/CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TAKES ANY RESPONSIBILITY? I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS EXPENSIVE REPAIRS WITH THIS 2010 SEBRING. I USED TO OWN A 2005 SEBRING AND I HAD FEW PROBLEMS AND LOVED THE CAR. SINCE FIAT TOOK OVER CHRYSLER THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS, ACCORDING TO MECHANICS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. I BELIEVE THE CAR HAS BEEN ENGINEERED TO FAIL. I HAVE ABOUT $4,000 IN REPAIRS TO PROVE IT. I WILL NEVER BUY A CHRYSLER AGAIN. *TR

• 07/25/2014· POWER TRAIN

  SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN 2013 THE FRONT END MAKES A LOT OF POPPING CREAKING NOISES IN THE FRONT END (NOT THE ENGINE). THE LOCAL DODGE CHRYSLER DEALER IN NAPLES FL. COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT. MY LOCAL MECHANIC, WHOM I TRUSTED FOR 18 YEARS FOUND THAT THE WHEEL BEARING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE IS FAULTY AND THIS AFFECTS THE BRAKES TOO. HE REPLACED THE FRONT BEARING (INNER AND OUTER BEARINGS, CUPS, AND REPACK). HE REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH FRONT END WHEEL SPEED ABS SENSORS. MY COST APPROX $500. *TR

• 07/18/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CAR WENT DEAD ON ROAD DUE TO A BAD TOTAL INTERGRATED POWER MODULE

• 07/15/2015· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  WHITISH/GRAYISH SMOKE WAS BILLOWING OUT OF FRONT END OF CAR. PATRONS DRIVING ALERTED US & WE EXITED VEHICLE. AS WE VACATED VEHICLE WE REALIZED PURSE WAS STILL IN VEHICLE, WE RAN TO RETRIEVE IT & AS WE RETRIEVED BELONGINGS, FIRE ENGULFED FRONT END OF VEHICLE & SHOT THROUGH FRONT OF VEHICLE & ENGULFED THE ENTIRE FRONT PORTION OF VEHICLE & INSIDE OF VEHICLE. POWER STEERING FLUID DRIPPED ON ENGINE WHICH IGNITED THE FIRE. AS FIRE FIREFIGHTERS EXTINGUISHED THE FIRST FIRE & AS THE FIRST FIRE DIED DOWN THE VEHICLE ERUPTED IN FLAMES ONCE AGAIN WHICH WAS IGNITED BY FUEL. POWER STEERING FLUID AND BATTERY ACID CAUSING THE FLAMES TO SHOOT THROUGH THE FRONT END OF THE CAR (INSIDE) TO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE TOWARDS FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS A POTENTIAL FIRE BALL. VEHICLE IS A CHARRED TOTALED SHELL OF A CAR. TOWED TO A TOWING/STORAGE LOT WAITING FOR INSPECTION BY FIELD ENGINEERS OF CHRYSLER AS WELL AS YOUR TEAM PER SABRINA CASE # 10733613.

• 07/13/2015· ENGINEFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND EXITED. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

• 07/11/2013· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT A ROCK IN THE ROAD, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH, AND ROLLED OVER. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISING AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A BROKEN LEFT SHOULDER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. *TR

• 07/10/2013· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

  FURTHER TO MY LAST EMAIL DATED 7/8/2012 WHICH WAS ASSIGNED ODI NUMBER 10523670. I WISH TO ADVISE THAT AS OF THIS DATE, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO BE TOLD WHAT THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSIS IS?, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE MADE REPEATED FOLLOW-UP CALLS AS SUGGESTED BY VARIOUS SERVICE PERSONNEL, 1. [XXX], 2.[XXX] AND 3.[XXX] AT SOUTARS DODGE DEALERSHIP, 631 WEST MAIN ST, BARSTOW, CA 92311, PH 760-256-3502. THEY ALL PROMISED TO GET BACK TO ME BUT NEVER DID. MY LAST CALL ON TUES, 07/09/2013 IN THE AFTERNOON, I SPOKE WITH [XXX] WHO FIRST ATTENDED TO ME ON TUES 7/2/2013 WHEN THE CAR WAS TOWED IN FROM BAKER, CA AND LEFT FOR WARRANTY REPAIR, ETC, HE TOLD ME THAT THE MECHANIC TRIED 4 FREEZE PLUGS WHICH DID NOT WORK AND THEY ARE WAITING ON A FIFTH ONE WHICH WILL HOPEFULLY WILL WORK. NOTE: THE FIRST MECHANIC IN BAKER, CA WHO CHECKED THE CAR THERE ,TOLD ME THAT HE ORDERED, RECEIVED AND TRIED A FREEZE PLUG USING ALL OF THE DETAILS PERTAINING TO THE MANUFACTURE SPECIFICATIONS BUT THAT DID NOT WORK BECAUSE IT WAS TOO SMALL. [XXX] AT THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE ALSO TOLD ME ON THUE 07/09/2013, THAT THE LAST 4 FREEZE PLUGS THAT THEY ORDERED AND TRIED USING WERE TOO SMALL. HOW AND WHY THIS IS HAPPENING, I AM FINDING IT HARD TO UNDERSTAND?. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 07/08/2013· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

  THE AIR CONDITIONER FREEZE PLUG, RUBBER PART MELTED AND BLEW OUT FROM THE ENGINE. I HAVE SAVED IT.. I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THE TYPE OF PLUG WITH RUBBER COULD CAUSE CONTINUOUS BLOWOUT AND THAT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN BASED ON THE 18,428 MILES THAT WAS ON THE CAR WHICH WAS PURCHASED NEW ON 12/24/2011 WITH 63 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AT THE TIME. FORTUNATELY, THE CAR BASIC WARRANTY IS STILL VALID TO HELP WITH THE REPAIR COST AFTER TOWING IT TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP THAT IS AN AUTHORIZED WARRANTY REPAIR SHOP. NOTE: I LEFT THE CAR FOR REPAIR ON TUES, JULY 2, 2013 BUT AS OF TODAY MONDAY, JULY 8TH, 2013, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET A DIAGNOSIS FROM THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOP. I HAVE CALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BUT WAS TOLD THAT THEIR MECHANIC SHOP IS SHORTSTAFF AND I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THEY CAN GET TO CHECK THE CAR WHEN THERE ARE ENOUGH MECHANICS TO ATTEND TO ALL OF THE PENDING REPAIRS ON THE CARS THAT ARE WAITING FOR SERVICE AT THIS TIME. *TR