1999 Chrysler Sebring Problems & Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING. PRIOR TO PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED EXTENSIVE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT REQUESTED REIMURSEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TAKATA RECALL MY CONCERNS OF ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE,THE DASH LIGHT STAYS ON LONGER THAN SHOULD.

1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING. CAR WAS CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO POWER STEERING LEAK. *TA THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD A FUEL PUMP ISSUE. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THE CONNECTIONS HAD BURNED AT THE FUEL PUMP. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO AN EXTREMELY HIGH SPEED. THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BALL JOINT WAS FAULTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

PURCHASED A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE FOR MY DAUGHTER. THE FRONT SEAT BELTS WERE KNOTTED NEAR THE SEAT BACK REST. WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE, SON AND DAUGHTER UN-KNOTTED THE SEAT BELTS WHICH RETRACTED ALL THE WAY IN. BOTH SEAT BELTS ARE NOW LOCKED AND CANNOT BE RETRACTED. TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND HE WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR IT. DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS, NOT COMFORTABLE ALLOWING MY DAUGHTER TO DRIVE THE CAR. THROUGH MY RESEARCH ONLINE THIS SEEM TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS PARTICULAR CAR AND SERIOUS CONSIDERATION NEED TO BE GIVEN TO ISSUING A RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACCELERATING AND MAKING TURNS THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THE VEHICLE MAY NOT BE RECEIVING FUEL DURING THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 124,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT DETACH FROM THE HOOK AND THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,480 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 139,500 UPDATED 11/14/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELTS WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE SEAT. UPDATED 11/21/11

I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE STREET AT ABOUT 30 OR LESS MPH. I HAD JUST PICKED UP MY BABIES FROM SCHOOL AND THE TIRE CAME COMPLETELY OFF OF MY CAR . WE FELL TO THE GROUND VERY HARD STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD THE WHOLE ARM THAT HOLDS MY TIRE ON OR THE FRONT END BALL JOINTS CAME OFF AS WELL . THEIR WAS NO WARNING SIGNS THE TIRE AND ALL OF ITS PARTS CAME APART SOME HOW . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE WHICH CAUSED THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO FALL ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS AT AN ANGLE AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. THE TOW TRUCK WAS NOTIFIED. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER INFORMED HER THAT ALL OF THE BALL JOINTS SEPARATED AND THE STABILIZER FELL ON THE WHEEL AND WAS SHAVING THE WHEEL MATERIALS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE BALL JOINT WAS SEPARATED AND IT DAMAGED THE AXLE AND THE WHEEL. THE DEALER WILL ALSO REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE OF THE WHEEL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10E059000; SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER ARM BUT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED UNTIL HE TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE A FEW MONTHS PRIOR TO THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING. SHE RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V421002 RECALL NOTICE, SUSPENSION FRONT CONTROL ARM, LOWER BALL JOINT WHICH STATED "DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINT FOR WEAR. BALL JOINTS THAT EXHIBIT WEAR BEYOND THE ESTABLISHED TOLERANCE WILL BE REPLACED WITH NEWLY DESIGNED LATERAL ARM BALL JOINTS. BALL JOINTS THAT ARE WITHIN THE ESTABLISHED TOLERANCE WILL BE CLEANED AND A SPECIAL SEALANT WILL BE APPLIED TO PREVENT INTRUSION OF MOISTURE." UPON ARRIVAL TO THE DEALER, THEY STATED THAT HER BALL JOINTS WERE NOT AFFECTED AND WITHIN THE ESTABLISHED TOLERANCE THEY WOULD APPLY THE PROPER SEALANT TO THE VEHICLE. THE SEALANT NEEDED WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO SEPARATE DEALERS FOR A SECOND OPINION AND SHE WAS ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SINCE THERE WAS TOO MUCH MOVEMENT IN THE LEFT BALL JOINT AND THE RIGHT BALL JOINT WAS FROZEN. CHEVROLET DID NOT AGREE WITH THE DEALER. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE AND TO DATE, THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE ARRIVAL OF THE SEALANT NEEDED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 91, 695.

UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS,THE SPARKS PLUG WIRES FOR THE 3 REAR CYLINDERS ARE ROUTED IN A MANNER THAT PUTS THEM ON TOP OF THE FUEL RAIL,IN THE ODD OCCURRENCE THE SPARKS PLUG WIRES FAIL THEY CAN SEND A SHOCK OF ELECTRICITY AT THE FUEL RAIL CAUSING IT TO SHORT OUT THE IGNITION AND CAUSING A FIRE. *TR

CAR HAD BEEN CUTTING OUT WHILE DRIVING FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF. TODAY WHILE DRIVING ON A 4-LANE VERY BUSY DIVIDED HIGHWAY ABOUT 55 MPH, CAR SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THEN WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO TURN AND CROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC THROUGH MEDIAN TURN-OFF, CAR DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. CAR WOULD CRANK BUT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. LUCKILY A FRIEND CAME BY AND PUSHED CAR OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY TO A SAFE AREA. I CALLED THE TOWING COMPANY AND THEN TRIED TO START THE CAR. IT HAD BEEN APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MINUTES AND CAR RESTARTED. I GOT THE CAR HOME AND PARKED IT. I WILL BE HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT. I HAVE LOOKED UP INFORMATION REGARDING THIS MECHANICAL FAILURE AND HAVE FOUND THAT IT IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN 1996-1999 SEBRINGS. MOST OWNERS HAVE PAID A LOT OF MONEY TO GET THE PROBLEM CORRECTED. SOME OWNERS NEVER COULD GET THE PROBLEM CORRECTED. FROM THE INFORMATION THAT I HAVE GATHERED, IT APPEARS THE PROBLEM IS THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR OR THE EGC SENSOR. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ITEM AS THE VEHICLE DIES WHILE DRIVING. IT IS JUST BY LUCK THAT THE CAR RESTARTED WHILE DRIVING AND DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART IN THE MEDIAN. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE. THE CAR HAS A LITTLE OVER 107,000 MILES AND I EXPECT THINGS TO GO WRONG WITH IT MECHANICALLY, BUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AS A NORMAL MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. I DO NOT WANT TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ON TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, NOR DO I WANT TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY REPAIRING THINGS THAT DO NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE READ THAT PLUGS,FUEL PUMPS, SENSORS, ETC. HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED UNTIL PROBLEM IS CORRECTED. I FEEL CHRYSLER NEEDS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

I PURCHASE THIS USED 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI 2 YEARS AGO AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER IT ONLY NEEDED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO GET AN ALIGNMENT I WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOWER LATERAL CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS EXTREMELY SCARY AND VERY HARD TO GET FIXED BECAUSE OF MY WORK SCHEDULE. I CONTACTED A DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE IN 2001. I LOOKED MY VIN UP ON THE CHRYSLER WEBSITE AND WAS ADVISED THERE WAS NO RECALL AFFECTING MY VEHICLE. FIRESTONE WOULD HAVE CHARGED ME OVER $1000 TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT I CAN NOT AFFORD TO. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY UNDRIVEABLE. I AM ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR WHICH HANGS SLIGHTLY WHEN OPENED AND MUST BE LIFTED TO CLOSE. MY SIDE PANELS ON BOTH DOORS KEEP GETTING DISLODGED BUT HAVE NOT FELL OFF YET. I AM TRULY AFRAID FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY WITH THIS VEHICLE AND DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO FIND SOMEONE TO FIX AT A COST I CAN AFFORD. *TR

LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT SEPARATED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY DOES NOT ALWAYS TURN WHEN INSERTING IT INTO THE IGNITION. THIS FREQUENTLY PREVENTS HER FROM OPERATING THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER BOTH TIMES AT THE COST OF $400 EACH. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,640 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I WAS IN A COLLISION WITH A STOPPED VEHICLE WHERE I REAR ENDED THEM. I WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 43 MPH AND HIT THEM HEAD ON YET MY AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT AXLE BROKE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE AXLE FAILED AND MADE THE REPAIR. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING (MPH UNKNOWN) THE FRONT AXLE BROKE AGAIN. AS OF JANUARY 7, 2008, THE MECHANIC HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 85,000. THE VIN WAS UNVAILABLE. UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE SIMILAR TO THAT OF A TIRE FAILURE AND THEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. SHE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GAS STATION. THE MECHANIC OBSERVED THAT THERE WERE METAL FRAGMENTS IN THE OIL PAN. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED REFERENCE NUMBER 16870242 AND STATED THAT BECAUSE SHE IS THE THIRD OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND HAS NO WARRANTY, THEY COULD NOT BE OF ASSISTANCE. THE FUEL SYSTEM AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 86,000.

WHERE DO I BEGIN? I PURCHASED THIS 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI USED IN 2006. IT HAD OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT, BUT APPEARED TO BE IN GOOD RUNNING CONDITION. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON WHEN I PURCHASED IT AND THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS AN O2 SENSOR. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR AND TOLD ME IT WOULD BE FINE, SO I BOUGHT THE CAR. SILLY ME! AFTER A YEAR AND A HALF LATER, I'VE HAD A TOTAL OF 3 DISTRIBUTORS PUT ON, CONSTANT HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING AND VEHICLE DYING OUT. I ALSO HAD A FUEL PUMP REPLACED AND NOW THE RADIATOR FAN IS GOING OUT AND MAKING A LOUD TERRIBLE NOISE. I CANNOT ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH WITHOUT THE CAR CUTTING OFF AND IT WILL BE PAID FOR IN ABOUT 8 MONTHS. TALKING WISHFUL THINKING!?? THE RIMS BEND EASY, THE AIR ALWAYS LEAKS FROM MY TIRES AND NOW THERE'S ALSO A BAD OIL LEAK. CHRYSLER MAKES A BEAUTIFUL CAR, BUT IT'S A PIECE OF JUNK AFTER THE FIRST YEAR I SEE! CHRYSLER'S SHOULD BE LEASED SO THAT WAY YOU'LL NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BEING STUCK WITH IT. *JB

FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH LOCKS UP STEERING WHEEL. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING WITH 120000 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 5 MPH AND TRYING TO PARK SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE BUT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND WOULD NOT TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLOOR MAT GOT TANGLED INTO THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT UNTANGLED THE FLOOR MAT THEN THE STEERING WORKED PROPERLY. THERE WAS A RECALL ON 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING JXI FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

TRUNK FALLS WITHOUT WARNING - HAS HIT ME ON THE BACK, HEAD AND HAND ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, CAUSING SEVERE BRUISING, BUT NO BROKEN BONES, YET. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FLOOR SHIFTER WILL NOT STAY IN PARK AND THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V021000, REGARDING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: LEVER AND LINKAGE: FLOOR SHIFT. THE MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

CHRYSLER SEBRING, DODGE AVENGER, OR MITSUBISHI ECLISPE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR HANDLES BREAK OFF WHILE TRYING TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE ONCE AND NOW THE DRIVER SIDE HAS BROKEN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER. WHY? BECAUSE THEY BREAK ALL OF THE TIME. I SEE VEHICLES RIDING DOWN THE ROAD WITH NEW HANDLES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR. WHAT IF I WERE BEING CHASED AND NEEDED TO GET INTO MY CAR TO STOP SOMEONE FROM ATTACKING ME AND THE HANDLE BROKE OFF IN MY HAND. WHAT IF I WERE THEN RAPED OR WORSE SOMEONE FOUND ME DEAD ALL BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET INTO MY CAR. SOMEONE NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THE DEFECT OF THESE DOOR HANDLES. *NM

MY DOOR PANEL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF MY 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI BLEW OFF ON THE HIGHWAY HITTING MY CAR AND COMING DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO HITTING SEVERAL OTHERS BEHIND ME. *JB

I PURCHASED A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING IN JULY 2005. MY TRANSMISSION BLEW UP ALMOST CAUSING THE CAR TO CATCH FIRE. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY RETURNING HOME FROM A TRIP AND HEARD THIS LOUD NOISE THAT SHOOK THE ENTIRE CAR. I THOUGHT THAT A TRUCK TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT UNTIL I LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SAW A BIG PLOOM OF SMOKE THAT APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM MY CAR. I IMMEDIATELY LOOKED AT THE DASH TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY WARNING LIGHTS AND THERE WEREN'T. BUT THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN VERY FAST. WHILE GETTING OVER TO THE EXIT LANE I WAS CALMLY TELLING MY DAUGHTER TO UNFASTENED HER SAFETY BELT, AND TO SLIDE OVER TO THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND TO PREPARE TO GET OUT FAST. I WAS SO FRIGHTENED THAT I COULDN'T EVEN DIAL ON MY CELL PHONE. WE COASTED OFF OF THE FREEWAY TO A GAS STATION. I THREW THAT CAR IN GEAR AND WE BOTH JUMPED OUT. THANK GOD. THE ATTENDANT NOTICED US BEFORE WE TURNED UP INTO THE STATION AND GOT A FLASHLIGHT AND SOME OTHER TOOLS AND TOLD US TO STAND BACK. BEFORE I KNEW IT ABOUT SEVEN GUYS WERE AROUND THIS VEHICLE SAYING HOW COMMON THIS PROBLEM WAS. SO I ASKED THE NATURAL QUESTION. DO YOU THINK THERE WAS A RECALL? I CALLED DAIMLER CHRYSLER THE NEXT MORNING AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD TAKE MY COMPLAINT BUT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THEY HAD HEARD OF THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. ESPECIALLY ON THAT VEHICLE. I TOLD THEM WHAT WAS TOLD ME BY THESE MEN ONE OF WHICH WAS A MASTER MECHANIC FOR FORD AND ANOTHER A MECHANIC FOR DODGE, AND TOW TRUCK GUY. HERE I AM. I AM ANGRY BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THIS COMPANY WAS NOT LOOKING OUT FOR THE BEST INTEREST OF MYSELF OR MY FAMILY. I KNOW THAT VERY QUICKLY THIS INCIDENT COULD VERY WELL HAVE TURNED INTO A CATASTROPHE. WHEN I WONDER IF THEY OR THEIR FAMILIES BUY THEIR VEHICLES I HAVE TO SAY NO NO NO. HOW DARE THEY TALK ABOUT BEING THE BEST VEHICLE MADE IN AMERICA. ARE YOU TALKING CLASS ACTION ? I WANT IN. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR CRITICALLY INJURED AFTER MY TRANSMISSION BLEW UP! *JB

LOUD CLICK SOUND FROM THE FRONT WHEELS WHEN SHIFTING FRONT PARK TO DRIVE, WAS DIAGNOSED BY A CHRYSLER MECHANIC AS LOWER BALL JOINT WEAR ON BOTH SIDES. RIGHT AND LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT GREASE BOOTS WERE DEFLATED AND GREASE WAS ABSENT CAUSING PRE-MATURE (38,000) MILE FAILURE OF THE BALL JOINT. SYMTOMS FIRST BEGAN AT 24,000 MILES. SAFETY REQUIRES THAT THE RIGHT AND LEFT JOINT AND ENTIRE CONTROL ARM BE REPLACED TO AVOID A FAILURE. SYMPTOMS AND DIAGNOSIS ARE IDENTICAL TO THE NHTSA RECALL OF OTHER CHRYSLER SEBRING YEARS.

UPSET WITH THE FACT THAT I HAVE TWO CHRYSLER PRODUCTS: 1990 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER AND 1999 CHRSYLER SEBRING BOTH OF WHICH FAILED PREMATURELY. THE VOYAGER HAD TWO TRANSMISSION REPLACMENTS AND THE SEBRING HAD ONE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. BOTH FAILED BEFORE 70,000 MILES. I SEE THAT THERE'S BULLETINS ADDRESSING THE ISSUES, BUT WHEN THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED I WAS TOLD SORRY AND IT'S TO LATE TO MAKE ANY CLAIMS. WE ARE ALL AWARE THERE ARE SECRET WARRANTY WATCHES AS WELL AS REASONABLE DURABILITY. I HAVE WRITTEN AND CALLED BUT SEEM TO GET NOWHERE

BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY, CHANGED DIRECTIONS, THROTTLE APPLIED, SPEED OF VEHICLE INCREASED, SPEED CONTINUED TO INCREASE. THE VEHICLE HAD NO RESPONSE TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM, VEHICLE PROCEEDED THROUGH A STOP SIGN ACROSS A MAJOR 4 LANE ROAD, STROKE THE FRONT OF A BRICK BUILDING, AND CONTINUED ALONG THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING. THEN, STRIKING A PARKED VEHICLE WITH TRAILER. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, AND HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO DEALERSHIP FOR VERIFICATION. *AK

RECALL REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST FOR TRANSAXLE SHIFTER IGNITION/PARK INTERLOCK. *BF THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY HAD BROKEN. *SC *JB

THE DOOR CLADDING ON MY 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI HAS BEEN DEFECTIVE SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN DECEMBER 1998. THE DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT LEAST 3 TIMES AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS WITH MY DOOR PANELS HANGING OFF WHICH IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN. WHY WASN'T THIS PROBLEM RECALLED AS SOON AS IT WAS DISCOVERED BY DAIMLER CHRYSLER? THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FILED WITH NHTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I RECENTLY SPEND MONEY HAVING THE WHEEL HUB REPLACED AND WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THE BALL JOINTS RECALL WHICH WAS PROBABLY RELATED TO THE HUB PROBLEM ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC. THE LATCH TO SECURE THE HOOD IS DEFECTIVE -- THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME. *NM

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE(00V421002) LOWER BALL JOINT BOOT. AFTER THE WORK WAS DONE THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A CURB. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DRIVER WENT TO THE HOSPITAL ON HIS OWN. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME. CHRYSLER SERVICE MANAGER FAULKNER. *JB THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. PER INSPECTION, THE STEERING WAS FOUND DAMAGED. REFER TO RECALL#01I012000. *SC

RECALL CAMPAIGN CONCERNING TRANSAXLE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION/PARK INTERLOCK, CONSUMER REQUEST THIS PART TO BE INSTALL. *BF SINCE THE INSTALLATION OF THE TRANSAXLE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION/PARK INTERLOCK RECALL, THE POWER TOP SWITCH ON THE CONSOLE DID NOT SEAT PROPERLY AND OTHER PROLEMS WERE; THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED, A GROAN WOULD BE PRESENT IN THE FRONT END WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN, WHEN GOING DOWN HILL OR WHEN BRAKING FAST. *SC THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION EVEN WHEN THE GEAR IS NOT IN PARK. *JB

EXCESSIVE RATTLING COMING FROM FRONT SHOCK THAT CAN BE FELT ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE FRONT INTERIOR DASHBOARD. HAD DEALERSHIP CHECK FOR SOURCE OF NOISE AND TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS FOUND TO BE WRONG. TOOK CAR TO BE INSPECTED MONTHS FOLLOWING FIRST REPORT OF PROBLEM TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT LEFT FRONT LATERAL BALL JOINT IS BAD AND WILL RESULT IN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS (TIRE CAN COME OFF AT ANY TIME.) MANUFACTURER RECALLED THIS ITEM IN 2001 AND CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP BUT NOTHING WAS DONE TO REPAIR THE FAULTY BALL JOINTS AT THAT TIME. NOW THEY ARE CITING THAT THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED AND THAT THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE FAILING MECHANISM. *JB

MAIN TRANSMISSION SEAL FAILURE, PAN GASKET FAILURE, BUSHINGS AND SUPPORT BRACKET FAILURE. *BF THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING A DEFECTIVE INTERLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER BELIEVED SINCE THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION HAD ARISEN. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE PROBLEMS THAT HAVE OCCURRED HAD NOT TO DO WITH THE RECALL. PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN PARK, ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO A PARKING GARAGE WHICH CAUSED DAMAGED TO THE CONSUMERS REAR BUMPER. *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT HE HAS PROBLEMS PUTTING HIS VEHICLE INTO GEAR. HE STATES THAT WHEN THE GEAR IS IN PARK, HE HAS TO FORCE HIS VEHICLE INTO DRIVE. HE STATES WHEN HE DOES THIS HE HEARS A FUNNY NOISE, AS IF THE VEHICLE IS STRAINING TO FORCE ITSELF INTO GEAR. HE SAYS HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT HE IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSAXLE. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE TRANSAXLE, TRANSMISSION, FLOOR SHIFTER( SHIFTER, IGNITION PARK INTERLOCK). *JB

WHILE DRIVING BLACK SMOKE BEGAN COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THERE WAS NO INDICATION ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OF ANY MALFUNCTION. THE CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *NM THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE FIRE WAS UNDERNEATH THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. *SC THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY A DAIMLER CHRYSLER INSPECTOR THAT THE FIRE WAS DUE TO A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WHICH STARTED IN THE GENERATOR SYSTEM. *JB

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER EXPERIENCED ERRATIC STEERING CONTROL. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A RACK AND PINION FAILURE. *AK THE PROBLEM EXISTED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST PURCHASE. *SC

RE: 1999 SEBRING LXI ISSUE: INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR ON STATED DATE A TYPE OF UNKNOWN LIQUID WAS DRIPPING FROM THE BASE OR SEAM OF THE MIRROR AND DRIPPED ONTO MY CONSUL. (NO APPARENT CAUSE FOR THIS) CAUSING THE MIRRORS INTERIOR TO HAZE MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE INTO. SOME BUBBLING WAS SEEN BEHIND THE GLASS, BUT HAS STOPPED AND ONLY HAZE REMAINS. I CONTACTED DAIMLERCHRYSLER, DEALER IN TORRANCE,CA AND DAIMLERCHRYSLER VIA INTERNET SITE/EMAIL AND INFORMED THEM BOTH OF THIS PROBLEM. A SENIOR STAFF REP AT DAIMLERCHRYSLER, COULD NOT PROVIDE A MSDS INFO TO ME. THIS HAZINESS ON MY MIRROR IS A HAZARD FOR DRIVING, AND THE LIQUID THAT DRIPPED COULD BE A POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD AS WELL. MY CHILDREN ARE IN MY CAR DAILY. THE SENIOR STAFF REP STATED "YOUR CONCERNS ARE UNDERSTANDABLE. UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS NOTHING FURTHER THAT CAN BE DONE TO MORE FULLY ADDRESS THESE ISSUES.".. I DID ASK THE SENIOR STAFF REP TO REPLACE THE MIRROR ASSEMBLY. I FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURER FLAW AND I SHOULD NOT PAY FOR IT. *LA

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT ROLLED BACKWARD AND INTO A TREE. THE KEY WAS NOT INSIDE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

THE CONSUMER OWNS A CONVERTIBLE AND INDICATED THAT THE ROOF TOP STITCHING AROUND THE DOORS AND WINDOWS OF THE CONVERTIBLE WAS ROTTED CAUSING THE REAR WINDOWS TO FALL OUT. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT A WARRANTY ITEM AND THAT THEY WILL DO NOTHING. THERE RESPONSE WAS THAT DUE TO THE FLORIDA HEAT, IT WILL DO THIS AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY WILL DO. *NM CONSUMER REQUESTING NEW TOP AND STITCHING OF THE ROOF ON VEHICLE. *LA

I HAVE SEVERAL ISSUES/DEFECTS IT STARTED @ 8/29/00 BOTH DOOR MOLDINGS FELL OFF THEY HAD TO REPLACE DOOR CLADDING, STARTED BEFORE 7/9/02 BUT TOOK CAR IN ON THAT DATE BECAUSE PAINT DELAMINATED AND WAS PEELING COVERED 100% BY DAILMER CHRYSLER AND STILL AS OF 6/9/04 I AM STILL FIGHTING WITH DAIMLER CHRYSLER TO REPAINT THE VEHICLE, THE WHOLE PAINT JOB/CLEAR COAT IS COMING OFF THE CAR. BUT NOW THEY ONLY WILL COVER 50% AND ONLY THE AREAS AFFECTED THEREFORE, I WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM UNTIL THE CAR IS COMPLETELY REPAINTED BECAUSE LOGICALLY THE WHOLE CAR WAS PAINTED WITH THE SAME PAINT AND LITTLE BY LITTLE THE PAINT IS DELAMINATING IN SEVERAL AREAS AND WILL CONTINUE UNITL THE CAR IS ENTIRELY REPAINTED. 2 RECALLS- RECALL #967 LOWER BALL JOINTS AND RECALL #884 MOLDING TRIM CLIPS, BRAKES SQUEALING, BRAKES REPLACED TWICE 08/24/02 & 05/04/04 AND ROTORS RESURFACED, TIRES REPLACED 3 TIMES, THE PASSENGER HANDLE BROKE AND CAN'T ENTER THE CAR FROM PASSENGER HAVE TO OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE. THE DRIVERS SIDE INSIDE MOLDING WHERE THE DOOR AND WINDOW BUTTONS ARE CAME OFF AND THE PLASTIC AIR VENTS BROKE, I AM IN THE PROCESS TO GET THE INSIDE MOLDINGS, AIR VENTS AND PASSENGER HANDLE ESTIMATES TO GET IT FIXED AND MAILING . DAIMLER/CHRYSLER MY ISSUES ESPECIALLY THE PAINT DEFECTS.*AK

THE PLASTIC CLIP IN THE DOOR PANEL BROKE, CAUSING THE DOOR PANEL TO FALL OFF. TECHNICAL SERVIC EBULLETIN 612178 WAS ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS DEFECTIVE. THE HINGES ARE BROKEN AND I'VE TAKEN THIS ISSUE TO THE CHRYSLER SERVICE DEPARTMENT WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT 2 TIMES PRIOR TO THIS.

WHILE OPENING THE DRIVER 'S DOOR, THE HANDLE FELL OFF. TWO WEEKS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE HANDLE FELL OFF AS WELL. THE DRIVER PICK UP THE HANDLE AND DROVE TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH HANDLES DUE TO WORN PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A THUD COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. TWO MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE ENGINE STALLED ON A BRIDGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE AND WAS EXAMINED BY A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC FOUND A HOLE IN THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSED BY THE DIFFERENTIAL AND THE KEEPER PIN SEPARATING INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NM

AS WITH MANY CHRYSLER VEHICLES, MY PAINT IS FADING. I HAVE CONTACTED THE REGIONAL MANAGER AND HE DECLINES TO PAINT MY VEHICLE AT THE EXPENSE OF CHRYSLER, ALTHOUGH CHRYSLER IS AWARE THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THEIR PAINT.

GEAR RATIOS FOR FIRST AND SECOND GEARS WERE DAMAGED BY TRANSMISSION FLUID

VEHICLE HAD SEVERAL FLAT TIRES. THIS WAS DUE TO POOR SEALANT OF THE ALUMINUM RIMS AT THE FACTORY, CAUSING AIR TO LEAK OUT.*AK

ON DECEMBER 18,2003 , ONE THE WHEELS (RIMS) ON MY WIFE'S CAR BENT AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO DEFLATE VERY REPIDLY AND ALMOST CAUSED HER TO LOOSE CONTROL AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IN 2002 THE SAME THING HAD HAPPENED WITH ANOTHER OF THE WHEELS.*AK THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AFTER THE 2003 INCIDENT. WHILE HAVING THE WHEEL REPLACED IT WAS FOUND OUT THAT TWO OTHER WHEELS WERE BEND AND IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. MY WIFE FOUND OUT FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS AT THE TIRE PLACE THAT SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE SAME BAD EXPERIENCE WITH THE SAME TYPE SEBRING. I CALLED CHRSYLER AND THEY INSISTED THEY HAD NEVER HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, BUT I KNOW OF AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS COMPENSATED FOR HIS WHEELS. MY COMPLAINT IS SO THAT IT MAY BE NOTED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WHEELS ON 1999 SEBRINGS. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN THE METAL ALLOY USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE WHEELS.

REAR VIEW MIRROR HAS A FLOWING LIQUID INSIDE OF THE MIRROR IMPAIRING VIEW. THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO AFFECT THE AUTO DIMMING ABILITIES. ONE NIGHT IT WAS FINE, THE NEXT MORNING IT WAS THERE; NO DAMAGE TO MIRROR AT ALL; NO BUMPS; NO COLD TEMPS; NO HOT TEMPS TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. THERE IS NO LEAKING. THE LIQUID FLOWS UPHILL LEADING TO BELIEVE IT IS POSSIBLY MERCURY AND IF SO POSES AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD AS WELL AS POTENTIAL HARM TO HUMANS IF THE MIRROR IS TO START LEAKING. CHRYSLER 5 STAR DEALER IN RUSTON, LA HAS NEVER SEEN A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. THEY ALSO ARE CHARGING ALMOST $400 PLUS LABOR TO FIX. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AS THIS SEEMS LIKE A CLEAR DEFECT CASE.*AK

IN SEPT. 2003 MY DRIVER DOOR HANDLE BROKE-OFF. WITHIN 3 WEEKS, THE PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE AS WELL. I'VE CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS MY PROBLEM. TO REPLACE THE HANDLE / LATCH COST AROUND $125 FOR EACH DOOR.*AK

DURING THE SUMMER OF 2003, MY PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF UPON OPENING THE DOOR. I HAD NOT YET REPAIRED THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOW THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS FALLEN OFF. I HAVE TO KEEP MY WINDOWS OPEN TO OPEN MY CAR DOORS. I HOPE THE MANUFACTURER WILL COVER THESE COSTS AS I HAVE READ ABOUT FIVE SIMILAR CASES REPORTED ON THIS WEBSITE AND I'M SURE THERE ARE MANY MORE UNREPORTED CASES. I ONLY HAVE 33,000 MILES ON MY CAR, BUT THE 3-YEAR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. *LA

SEAT BELTS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES LOCKED UP AND FAILED TO RELEASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THE SEAT BELT MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SCC THE DEALER PAYED $400 AND THE CONSUMER PAID $108. *JB

AFTER HAVING DOOR PANELS FALL OFF, TAR DRIP FROM SIDE DOORS, TIRES CONTINUALLY GO FLAT AND NEED REPLACING PREMATURELY, AND A FRONT BUMPER BEING TORN FROM SCRAPING ON CURBS, I NOW HAVE A DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BREAK. IS THERE ANY WAY TO GET CHRYSLER TO ADDRESS AND FIX THESE PROBLEMS?

PLEASE ADD VIN# TO COMPLAINT I FILED EARLIER. I WOULD APPRECIATE A REPLY FROM YOU. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AND IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE HAS A BLOWOUT AND A MAJOR WRECK. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL THESE WHEELS, AND I BELIEVE THEY KNOW IT BUT ARE IGNORING THE CUSTOMERS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WHEELS ON THIS CAR ARE TOO SOFT AND BEND EASILY. WHEN BENT BADLY ENOUGH, THEY LOSE THE SEAL ON THE TIRE AND CAUSE A BLOWOUT. SO FAR I'VE HAD 9 WHEELS FAIL, WITH ONE BLOWOUT, 5 FLAT TIRES. MY TIRE DEALER TELLS ME THIS IS THE #1 REPLACED WHEEL IN THE NATION, WITH #2 VERY FAR BEHIND. CHRYSLER AND THEIR DEALER BOTH REFUSE ANY ASSISTANCE. *AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL APPLIED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD GONE OUT OF CONTROL APPROXIMATELY 55 FEET AND HIT THE GARAGE AND TWO PARKED VEHICLES. THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DID NOT SHIFT INTO ANY OTHER GEAR. *SCC *JB

THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS RECALL #01I012000 WHICH IS RELATED TO THE STEERING. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE VEHICLES VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *NLM

THE VEHICLES PASSENGER SIDE DOOR CAME OFF THE PIN AND CAUSED THE DOOR TO BECOME CAUGHT UNDER THE FENDER. *NLM

I OWN A '99 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI COUPE AND I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR TRIM OR CLADDING. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE DOOR TRIM FLAPPING AT THE REAR EDGE OF THE PASSENGER DOOR AND SLIDING FORWARD GETTING CAUGHT CLIPPING THE FRONT FENDER WHILE OPENING THE DOOR. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND I CALLED CHRYSLER CORP. I WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL COVERED VEHICLES MANUFACTURED UP TO AUGUST '98. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED ON OCTOBER '98. I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL DUE TO THE FACT THAT I'M EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT MY CAR WAS PRODUCED SO CLOSE TO THE RECALL DEADLINE. APPARENTLY THE DEFECT THAT WAS TO BE CORRECTED ON CARS PRODUCED AFTER AUGUST '98 WASN'T DONE ON MY VEHICLE. *NLM

I HAVE REPLACED 8 TIRES SO FAR IN THE 7 MONTHS I HAVE OWNED THE CAR...3 LOCAL MECHANICS BLAME PROBLEM ON SOFT ALUMINUM WHEELS OR MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN WHEELS (TIRES ARE NOT TO BLAME). *JB

THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM THIRD GEAR. THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AS WELL. THE DEALER STATED A SENSOR IN TRANSMISSION HAD BLOWN. THIS WAS CAUSED BY CHANGING THE BATTERY. *NLM

THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE REAR TIRES TO LOCK UP. *JB

THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPEED SENSOR ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHICH DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. *JB THE SPEED SENSOR FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERATIVE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON, AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD BECOME UNRESPONSIVE. SCC

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN WHO DETERMINED THE CAUSE TO BE THE TRANSMISSION. *NLM

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT BRAKE LINE AND FITTINGS. *JB THE CONSUMER WAS ROTATING HIS TIRES WHEN HE NOTICED THE FRONT LEFT RUBBER BRAKE LINE HAD FIVE BULDGES, AND ONE LEAKED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE HOSE, BLED THE BRAKES, AND RESURFACED THE TWO FRONT ROTORS. SCC

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SPRINGS FORWARD, AS IF IT'S GOING 80 MPH. DURING AN ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SCC

NHTSA#00-V-421-000:LOWER BALL JOINT BOOT: LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINTS OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION WERE DAMAGED DURING ASSEMBLY DIRT AND WATER CAN INTRUDE. ALSO MMC HAS ADDED THE POTENTIAL OF LEAKING MOISTURE WHICH CAN CAUSE BALL STUD TO CORRODE. CONSUMER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS RECALL AND THE RECALL FAILED. TS *TT

THE RIMS ON MY 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING BEND VERY EASY. I HAVE HAD 2 BLOWOUTS AND 5 FLAT TIRES BECAUSE OF THIS. BEFORE THIS CAR I NEVER HAVE HAD ANY BLOWOUTS. THE RIMS ARE DEFECTIVE IS WHAT A MECHANIC SAID ABOUT THESE.

WHILE DRIVING, WHEN CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLES DEFROSTER ON, THE BACK WINDSHIELD GLASS EXPLODED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, CAUSE THE BACK SEAT WAS NOT OCCUPIED AT THE TIME. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY SHOULD OF BEEN TOLD AT TIME OF PURCHASE THAT "THE DEFROSTER SHOULD NOT BE USED IN COLD WEATHER, CAUSE THE GLASS WILL EXPLODED". PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

NO SUMMARY. DT

WHILE DRIVING PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BECAME DETACHED FROM VEHICLE, CONSUMER IS NO LONGER ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE CAUSE OF THIS FAILURE IS UNKNOWN. *MR *TT *NLM

OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR FAILED, CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF LOW GEAR AND SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT WORK.*AK

CAR ACCELERATED, WENT INTO REVERSE - EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN DRIVE AND CRASHED. STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND.*AK

I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE PICTURES REVIEWED TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

8 YEAR OLD CHILD WAS ABLE TO RELEASE SEAT BELT BUTTON, AND IT COILED AROUND HIS NECK, STARTING TO CHOKE HIM. HAD TO CUT BELT TO RELEASE HIM. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFROMATION.*AK

THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GOODYEAR SERVICE CENTER BECAUSE IT APPEARED THAT TWO OF THE TIRES HAD A SLOW LEAK, AFTER INSPECTION IT WAS NOTED THAT ONLY ONE TIRE HAD A LEAK AND THE DEALER RESEALED THE TIRE AROUND THE RIM, THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING AND LATER THAT DAY THE CONSUMER WENT TO CHECK ON THE TIRE AND FOUND THAT IT WENT FLAT, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SERVICE CENTER WHERE NO PROBLEMS COULD BE FOUND AND THE TIRE WAS REMOUNTED ON THE VEHICLE, LATER THAT EVENING WHILE DRIVING THE TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT.(NO TIRE INFO WAS GIVEN.) NLM

SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS NOT BUCKLING UP CORRECTLY, WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING SEAT BELT WILL COME UNDONE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS NO DEFECT WITHIN BUCKLE, AND THAT CONSUMER NEEDED TO HEAR TWO CLICKS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS SECURE.*AK

TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION, AND COULD CAUSE BLOW UT WHILE DRIVING. SIZE P21550R17, DOT M6PCLNWR0200. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

HOOD S FLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING 65-70 MPH. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. AFTER INSPECTION DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS WITHIN TRANSMISSION. 6,000 MILES LATER, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE TAKING OFF. GEARS DO NOT ENGAGE UNTIL REACHING 3RD OR 4TH GEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE THE DOOR PANEL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE CAME PARTIALLY UNATTACHED. WE NOTICED THIS WHEN WE STOPPED AT A GAS STATION. WHEN I OPENED THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR THE PANEL CRUSHED INTO THE FRONT QUARTER PANEL AND DENTED IT. I CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULD FIX IT FOR ME BUT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE DOOR PANEL FALLING OFF. HOWEVER, THEY DID OFFER TO FIX IT FOR ME FOR A COSTLY SUM TO BE DETERMINED ONCE THEY SAW THE VEHICLE AND ESTIMATED THE DAMAGE.*AK

VEHICLE STALLS REGULARLY AFTER TAKING IT THROUGH CAR WASH. DEALER HAS REPLACED SPARK PLUGS AND SPARK PLUG WIRES. HAS NOT STALLED SINCE THESE WERE REPLACED. *AK

THE DOOR HINGE IS RUSTED OUT WHICH MEANS YOU CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR. THE MECHANISM IS OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. NLM

THERE IS A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE IGNITION KEY AND THE GEAR SHIFT IS ABLE TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION AND CHANGE GEARS. *AK *JB REF IE03013

WHILE DRIVING 60-70 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR, RPMS WENT TO RED, AND VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO 25-30 MPH. DEALER REPLACED O2 SENSOR. THIS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES, AT THIS TIME VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC FOUND METAL FLAKES IN TRANSMISSION FLUID, TRANSMISSON NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

THIS MAY ALSO BE RELATED TO ANOTHER CAMPAIGN , WHICH IS TSB NUMBER 984R, IF THAT HAS ANY MEANING. THIS DEALS WITH THE STEERING COLUMN PINCH BOLT REPLACEMENT. *AK

THERE IS A RECALL ON MY BALL JOINTS & MINE ARE BAD THEY ALSO CAUSED MY TIRE TO WEAR VERY THIN WHICH CAUSED THEM TO GO FLAT I CALLED CHRY. THEY SAID THERE RECALL HAD NO PREVISIONS ON TIRES WITH BAD WEAR BECAUSE OF BALL JOINT.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD COME OFF THE HINGES WHEN OPENED. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN STOPPING/ WANTS TO STALL. ALSO, VEHICLE IS NOT IDLING PROPERLY. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND DEALER REPAIRED IT, BUT DIDN'T REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK

ABS LIGHT STAYS ON. WHEN BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON ABS LIGHT ALSO COMES ON. BRAKES ARE CONSTANTLY SQUEAKING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND TOOK VEHICLE TO SHOP.*AK

THERE IS A NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END OF VEHICLE WHENEVER CONSUMER IS DRIVING, BUT VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

ON OCTOBER 16, 2001 THE CAR HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE RIGHT REAR PASSSENGER SIDE. UPON TAKING THE TIRE TO DISCOUNT TIRE, THEY STATED THE TIRE WAS FAULTY AND BLEW FROM WITHIN, AND WOULD RETURN THE TIRE TO THE COMPANY. THEN ON NOVEMBER 6, 2001, THE SECOND TIRE BLEW ON THE RIGHT REAR SIDE AGAIN, ON AN INTERSTATE AT 60MPH, THIS TIME THE CAR ROCKED BACK AND FORTH THEN SPUN AROUND THREE TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP NEXT TO THE CONCRETE WALL FACING ONCOMING TAFFIC. THE TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED AND THEY CHANGED THE TIRE, STATING THE TIRE HAD EXCELLENT TREAD AND THERE WERE NO HOLES OR ETC, BUT THE TIRE HAD BLOW FROM WITHIN AROUND ENTIRE BACK OF THE TIRE AND THE RIM WAS DESTROYED. *AK THE CONSUMER IS ASKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TIRES AND THE DAMAGED RIM. *YD (DOT NUMBER: M6PCLNWR-2 TIRESIZE: P215/SOR17)

WAS HAVING TIRES ROTATED WHEN MECHANIC NOTICED LEFT FRONT RIMS WERE BENT. WAS INFORMED NOT TO DRIVE VEHICLE, AND HAVE RIMS REPLACED. A FEW MONTHS LATER, HAD NOTICED REAR RIMS WERE BENT LIKE FRONT RIMS HAD BEEN.*AK *SLC

I AHVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIPABOUT THE HOT TAR THAT WAS LEAKING FROM MY DOOR AND THEY SAID THAT THEY FIXED IT. WELL THE NEXT SUMMER IT GOT HOT ONCE AGAIN AND THE HOT TAR GOT ON CLOTHING AND MY LEG. HOW EVER BY THIS TIME MY WARRANTY WAS OUT AND SO THEY SAID IT WAS NOT THERE RESPONSEBILITY AND I AHD TO COVER THE REPAIR SINCE THEY HAD NO RECORD OF THE REPAIR. I ALSO CONTACTED CHRYSLER ONTHE PROBLEM AND THE EMPLOYEE RESPONSE WAS "JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE HAVEING PROBLEMS DOES NOT MEAN ANYONE ELSE IS!"I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT I WOULD NEVER EVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT AGAIN! I HAVE GOTTEN NO CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM THE DEALERSHIP BUT I AHD AN AWESOME SALESAMAN WHO CAN NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP! BUT SELL ME ANOTHER CAR IN SIX MONTHS AFTER I PAY THIS ONE OFF MORE. ALL IN ALL THIS HAS BEEN A LEARNING ADVENTURE FOR ME.*AK

AFTER STOPPING AT A GAS STATION AND GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE, IT SUDDENLY LURCHED BACKWARD THROWING THE CONSUMER TO THE GROUND, CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES TO HER LEFT LEG AS IT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, VEHICLE ALSO COLLIDED WITH THE CEMENT BUFFER AT THE END OF THE FUEL ISLAND AND THE REAR BUMPER OF A PARKED VEHICLE, ATTORNEY STATES THIS INCIDENT IS IDENTICAL TO THE FAILURE OF THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SLC

AFTER STOPPING AT A GAS STATION AND GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE, IT SUDDENLY LURCHED BACKWARD THROWING THE CONSUMER TO THE GROUND, CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES TO HER LEFT LEG AS IT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, VEHICLE ALSO COLLIDED WITH THE CEMENT BUFFER AT THE END OF THE FUEL ISLAND AND THE REAR BUMPER OF A PARKED VEHICLE, ATTORNEY STATES THIS INCIDENT IS IDENTICAL TO THE FAILURE OF THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SLC

WHILE DRIVING FLYWHEEL BROKE COMPLETELY OFF, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

VEHICLE WAS HESITATING, STALLING, CHOKING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO DEALER BUT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED, WHEN CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER THE SECOND TIME SHE WAS INFORMED THAT A TUNE- UP WAS NEEDED AND THE FUEL INJECTION NEEDED TO BE SERVICED AND THAT WAS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL, HOWEVER CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS ANOTHER TWO TIMES, BEFORE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE MOTOR FUSE BLEW OUT AND THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.*JB

VEHICLE WAS HESITATING, STALLING, CHOKING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO DEALER BUT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED, WHEN CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER THE SECOND TIME SHE WAS INFORMED THAT A TUNE- UP WAS NEEDED AND THE FUEL INJECTION NEEDED TO BE SERVICED AND THAT WAS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL, HOWEVER CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS ANOTHER TWO TIMES, BEFORE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE MOTOR FUSE BLEW OUT AND THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.*JB

BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, 3 SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, TAR LIKE SUBSTANCE DRIPPED FROM THE DOOR PANELS ONTO THE INSIDE OF CAR AND WAS TAKEN IN TO SHOP SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE CORRECTED, COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER OF WIND NOISE BUT THEY NEVER RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP VERY HARD TO DEAL WITH WHEN THERE ARE PROBLEMS. I AM OPEN TO ANY SUGGESTIONS WHILE LOOKING FOR A HONDA ACCORD. *AK

CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE, TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO GEARS . ALSO, SPEEDODMETER WON'T MOVE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE STUCK IN LOW GEAR, SPEEDOMETER DID NOT WORK, ENGING CHECK LIGHT ON - DEALER KNEW RIGHT AWAY THE FIX AS THEY HAVE SEEN THIS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE. *AK

THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION FAILED RESULTING IN IT NOT SHIFTING. *YH CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS IWTH THE TRANSMISSION, IT WAS REPLACED AT 52426 MILES. *SLC

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR THE FRONT SUSPENSION BALL JOINTS, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THEIR CAR, CONSUMER FEELS THE WORK SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE AS SAID IN THE RECALL NOTICE. *JG

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR THE FRONT SUSPENSION BALL JOINTS, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THEIR CAR, CONSUMER FEELS THE WORK SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE AS SAID IN THE RECALL NOTICE. *JG

AFTER RECALL 00V421002 REPAIRS HAD BEEN PERFORMED FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS WERE CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR IN FRONT TIRES. EXCESSIVE WEAR IN TIRES WAS CAUSING VIBRATION AND STEERING CONTROL PROBLEMS. *AK CONSUMER IS UPSET THAT THE TIRES ARE NOT BEING REPLACED AS PART AS THE RECALL. *SLC

WE NOTICED "TARRY DROPPINGS ON LEDGE WHEN WE OPENED DRIVERS DOOR THEY SEEMED TO BE LEAKING FROM THE DOOR. WE HAVE POWER WINDOWS AND LOCKS. WE WERE NOT TOO CONCERNED I THOUGHT THEY WERE JUST CAUSED BY THE EXTREME HEAT OF THE DESERT AREA HERE IN PHOENIX. THE ONLY PROBLEMS WERE MY WIFE HAD TO RAISE HER DRESS TO KEEP THE TAR FROM GETTING ON THE HEM . SOON AFTER MY CAR REACHED 36,000 MILES MY LOCKS GOT SLOW TO WORK. THEN ABOUT 37,000 MILES MY OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE JUST FELL OFF WHEN I SHUT THE DOOR. I HAVE ASKED CHRYSLER TO FIX THIS OBVIOUS FLAW IN CONSTRUCTION BUT THEY HAVE TOLD ME SINCE MY CAR WAS NOT IN WARRANTY THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS AND HAVE NEVER SEEN OR HEARD OF ANYTHING CLOSE TO THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND FIX THIS. IF YOU HAVE ANY RECORDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I WOULD APPRECIATE THIS INFORMATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION IN THIS MATTER.PLEASE ME @ [XXX] SINCERELY [XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *JS *TR

TIRES LOOSE AIR DUE TO RIM LEAKS. SNOW TIRES LOST AIR AS WELL AS ALL SEASONS. BEAD AREA HAS BEEN CLEANED, THIS DID NOT HELP. TIRE DEALER STATES THAT THE LEAK IS IN 2 RIMS. IE: BAD WELD.*AK (TIRESIZE: 205-65-15)

WIRE AND ATTACHMENT TO REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER BROKE OFF FROM GLASS LEAVING WIRE AND METAL CONNECTOR HANGING. POSSIBLE FIRE HAZZARD. METAL PIECE MUST BE SOLDERED BACK ON.

I HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES. DUE TO POOR CONSTRUCTION I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO REPEATEDLY PURCHASE NEW TIRES. MY FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED A YEAR AND A HALF AFTER PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. WITHIN THE 45 M.P.H. AREA THE TIRE EXPLODED AND RUINED THE ALUMINUM RIM COMPLETELY. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE WHEEL AND TIRE TO A NEARBY HIBDON TIRE CENTER WHERE THEY CHECKED THE TIRE AND CONCLUDED IT WAS FAULTY. THEY EXPLAINED TO ME THE TIRE'S STEEL BELT HAD SHIFTED CASUING IT TO TEAR OUT THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE WHICH CAUSED IT TO "BLOWOUT." NOW MORE RECENTLY, MY ORIGINAL THREE TIRES HAVE ALSO SHIFTED STEEL BELTS. TWO OF THESE THREE HAVE BEGAN TO REVEAL SIDE WALL TEARING. I HAVE LOOKED FOR OTHER BRANDS OF TIRES WHICH MAY SOLVE THE PROBLEM , BUT SINCE THE TIRE SIZE (P215-50-R17) IS SO RARE, I HAVE HAD NO LUCK. THE ORIGNAL TIRE SYTLE (GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A) IS ALSO QUITE EXPENSIVE, BUT BEING THE ONLY CORRECT SIZED TIRE I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO PURCHASE THE PROBLEM TIRES TO REPLACE ALL THREE ORIGINAL TIRES. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215-50R17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215-50R17 )

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON FOR ONE DAY. VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER STATED THAT COMPUTER BOARD WAS LOCATED TOO CLOSE TO ENGINE, CAUSING COMPUTER BOARD TO OVERHEAT AND BURN OUT. *AK DEALER DIAGNOSE AND REPLACE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AND CHANGE INPUT SPEED SENSOR, TOP OFF WITH ATF. *YH

A SHORT IN THE THROTTLE WIRING HARNESS LOCATED NEAR FUEL LINE WAS A RESULT OF A FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT.*AK

RIMS ON VEHICLE BENT VERY EASILY. WHEN RIMS BENT, IT CAUSED BEAD BETWEEN RIM AND TIRE TO SEPARATE/ TIRES STARTED TO LOSE AIR, AND GO FLAT. WHEN CONTACTING DEALER, DEALER MELTED AND RESHAPED RIMS, INCLUDING TWO THAT WHERE MELTED AND RESHAPED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED WITH ONLY 17,611 MILES ON IT IN 2/01 FROM MY NIECE. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD 3 FLATS AND THE TIRES LOOK HAS THOUGH THEY WERE SHREDDED. NOT ONLY DOES THIS COST ME A FORTUNE BUT IT IS REDICULOUS THAT THE TIRES ARE FAILING A LOW SPEEDS AND LOW MILEAGE. THE TIRE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE CHRYSLER DESIGN IS POOR AND DANGEROUS. THE RIM IS TOO BIG FOR THE WHEEL WELL SO THE TIRE SIDEWALL WAS MANUFACTURED TO BE TOO SMALL AND THEREFORE THE TIRE DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH CUSHION. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/50R17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/50R17 )

SO FAR THREE TIMES THE FRONT TIRES HAVE JUST COME OFF THE RIM, OUTSIDE WALL COLLAPES IN. *AK (TIRESIZE: 215/17R70)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 215/17R70 )

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PANEL POPPED OFF WHILE DRIVING 45MPH. PROBLEM HAD HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE AND REPLACED BY MECHANIC.*AK

I AM VERY DISAPOINTED WITH THE FRONT BUMPER ALL I DID WAS PARK AND NOW ITS RUINED I DONT THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY SINCE THEY MADE IT SO LOW TO THE GROUND I HAVE FOUND ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ALSO THE BRAKES I THOUGH MAYBE THEY DIDNT FIX THEM RIGHT BUT NOW I AM FINDING OUT FROM OTHER PEOPLE THAT OWN A SEBRING THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THE BREAKS TO ALWAYS GO AND THE BUMBER TO CRACK PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANY WAY I CAN HAVE CHRYSLER PAY FOR THIS*AK

AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. CONSUMER WAS FORCED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE, TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED EVENTHOUGH THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *YH

I HAVE NEVER HAD A FLAT TIRE UNTILL I OWNED THIS VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM I BELIEVE IS WITH THE ALUMINUM RIMS. THEY LOSE AIR, THE RIM BENDS UP EASILY, I NEVER KNOW WHEN I'M GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER FLAT TIRE BECAUSE OF THESE STUPID RIMS THAT LOOK NICE.ALL TIRES ON MY VEHICLE HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP AND ME AND MY DAUGHTER MIGHT NOT BE SO LUCKY THE NEXT TIME I GET A FLAT TIRE BECAUSE OF MY RIMS!!!!!!!T*AK (TIRESIZE: P215/50R17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/50R17 )

CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE DRUMS TWICE SINCE OWNING VEHICLE. DRUMS ARE CONTINUALLY MAKING A NOISE, AND NOISE WILL NOT GO AWAY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH ON ICY ROAD CONDITION VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND LANDED FACING WEST, WHEN A 18 WHEELER HIT CONSUMER AT ABOUT 65 MPH, AND NONE OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.*AK THE AIR BAGS FAILED ON HEAD COLLISION PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE ENGINE HAD OVER HEATED AND WOULD NOT START. DOOR WON'T OPEN DUE TO POWER LOCKS FAILURE. *YH

DOOR PANELS FLEW OFF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES SINCE CONSUMER HAS OWNED CAR.*AK

HAVE HAD THREE FLAT TIRES IN THE LAST YEAR FOR NO REASON. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE OR THE WHEEL. THE LAST TIME THE TIRE WENT FLAT AND WAS INSPECTED BY A NON GOODYEAR DEALER, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE SIDEWALL. HE SAID IF IT WAS A PRODUCT THAT HE CARRIED THEY WOULD HAVE REPLACED THE TIRE. THE TIRES HAVE A LOT OF TREAD WEAR LEFT AND HAVE BEEN ROTATED AND BALANCED. GOODYEAR REPLACED THE TIRE ADMITTING THERE WAS A PROBLEM BUT STILL CHARGED ME $94.00. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE FACT THAT I DRIVE A CAR LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLD, TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT AND HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. I CURRENTLY HAVE ANOTHER FLAT TIRE AND WILL HAVE IT INSPECTED LATER THIS WEEK. EACH TIRE THAT HAS GONE FLAT HAS BEEN ON A DIFFERENT WHEEL IN A DIFFERENT AREA EACH TIME. NO TWO FLATS HAVE BEEN ON THE SAME WHEEL. MOST OF MY DRIVING IS IN TOWN. I HAVE PROBABLY PUT 6,000 HIGHWAY MILES ON THE CAR ON VARIOUS TRIPS. I HAVE NEVER EXCEEDED 80 MPH AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY HANDLING PROBLEMS. (TIRESIZE: P215/50/17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/50/17 )

WHEN DRIVING POWER STEERING FAILED, CAUSING POOR STEERING CONTROL , AND IN SOME CASES LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. CONSOMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING. ALSO, SWAY BAR BOLT WAS MISSING OR CAME OFF. *AK THERE WAS RECURRENCE OF NOISE UNDER VEHICLE AND LOOSE BOLTS IN SUBFRAME. *YH

DEFECTIVE REAR DEFROSTER CLIP ON WINDOW BROKE, CAUSING REAR DEFROSTER TO MALFUNCTION WHICH COULD CAUSE VISUAL DIFFICULTY, AND RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED REAR WINDOW TWICE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

MICHELIN TIRES WENT FLAT ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE DEALER STATED BOTH TIMES THAT THE CONSUMER MUST HAVE HIT A CURB HARD, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER HAD NOT AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF TWO OF THE FAULTY TIRES. *SLC

LOWER LATERAL SWAY BAR WAS WORN OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE WHEEL RIM DOES NOT HAVE A GOOD SEAL CAUSING THE TIRES TO LEAK AIR, THE REAR DRIVERS TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT. NLM

THE WHEEL RIM DOES NOT HAVE A GOOD SEAL CAUSING THE TIRES TO LEAK AIR, THE REAR DRIVERS TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT. NLM

WHILE PARKED WITH IGNITION OFF,VEHICLE SLIPPED INTO REVERSE GEAR, ROLLING BACK ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, AND STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *SLC REF IE03013

ONLY 38,000 MILES ON THIS CAR & ALREADY HAVING TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION. *AK

THE EMERGENCY BRAKE STICKS ON AND THE CONSUMER HAS NEVER USED IT. *MJS

SEAT BELTS FAILED TO WORK. *MJS

TRANSMISSION FAILED AND REPLACED AT 15,000 MILES, NEW TRANSMISSION FAILED AND REPAIRED HOWEVER THE TRANSMISSION IS STILL LEAKING FLUID. *MJS

DOOR SEALS FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. *MJS

REAR VIEW MIRRORS STOPPED WORKING, DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MOTOR UNIT. *MJS

THE HEATER AND A/C FAN SQUEALS WHEN OPERATING, THE DEFROSTER UNIT FAILED. *MJS

MY TRANSMISION HAS STALLED ON ME MANY TIMES ONE OF THE TIMES ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GET INTO A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHEN TURNING INTO A BUSY HIGHWAY. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN DEALERSHIP FOR ALMOST ONE MONTH NOW. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES HAVING THE ROTORS CUT ONCE THEN REPLACED A SECOND TIME. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN THE FIRST TIME FOR THE TRANSMISSION THEY SAID IT ONLY NEEDED TRANSMISSION FLUID. WEEKS LATER CAR STALLED ON ME AGAIN AND WHEN WE CHECKED IT, IT HAD NO TRANSMISION FLUID AND WHEN I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT HAD TWO LEAKS AND I AM STILL WAITING FOR THEM TO RECIEVE PARTS TO FIX. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED AND STRESSED OUT DUE TO THIS BACK AND FORTH WITH THEM. I DO NOT WANT THE VEHICLE AND AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT AGAIN.

FRONT AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THROTTLE GOT STUCK WHILE GOING IN REVERSE AT 5MPH. VEHICLE WENT TO FULL THROTTLE/GOING INTO DRIVE AND BACKING OVER A CURVE, JUMPING A 2 FEET RETAINER WALL & INTO A BUILDING. DEALER SEEMED TO BE CONCERNED, BUT NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

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VEHICLE ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING AROUND 5-10MPH(INTERMITTANT).HAD TO DEALER 3 TIMES AND KEPT OVERNIHGT ON ONE OCCASION AND FOUND NOTHING.NOTE(USING 87 OCTANE).*AK

VEHICLE ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING AROUND 5-10MPH(INTERMITTANT).HAD TO DEALER 3 TIMES AND KEPT OVERNIHGT ON ONE OCCASION AND FOUND NOTHING.NOTE(USING 87 OCTANE).

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN SYSTEM, AND SUDDENLY VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THE INTAKE SENSOR FAILED AND THEY REPLACED IT ONCE I DROVE IT THE REST OF THE WAY TO THEM. IT TOOK @ 10 MIN TO REPLACE. THEY REPORTED TO ME THAT I WAS THE SECOND ONE IN A WEEKS PERIOD OF TIME WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THEN A WEEK LATER I HAD MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION AND IT NEEDS REBUILT. THE PROBLEM WITHT HE BRAKES HAS BEEN ON GOING. REPLACE FRONT PADS 3 TIMES SINCE MAY OF 2000.

THE INTAKE SENSOR FAILED AND THEY REPLACED IT ONCE I DROVE IT THE REST OF THE WAY TO THEM. IT TOOK @ 10 MIN TO REPLACE. THEY REPORTED TO ME THAT I WAS THE SECOND ONE IN A WEEKS PERIOD OF TIME WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THEN A WEEK LATER I HAD MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION AND IT NEEDS REBUILT. THE PROBLEM WITHT HE BRAKES HAS BEEN ON GOING. REPLACE FRONT PADS 3 TIMES SINCE MAY OF 2000.

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TOXIC TAR SUBSTANCE LEAKS OUT OF THE DOORS

MORE THAN 5 TRIPS TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ON BOTH DOORS.

ON JULY 7, 1999, AFTER LEAVING SHOWROOM WITH NEW '99 SEBRING,THE PROTECTIVE UNDER CARRIAGE CAME PARTIALLY UNDONE ON THE AC EXPRESSWAY. WE HAD TO STOP AND PULL THE REMAINDER OF THE UNDER CARRIAGE FROM UNDER CARRIAGE FROM UNDER FRONT END OF VEHICLE. THE FRONT END OF SEBRING SITS SO LOW THAT THE SLIGHTEST OF INCLINES OR UPGRADES(S) CAUSES A PULLING /FRICTION ON FRONT BUMPER OF VEHICLE.. THE STANDARD CONCRETE PARKING ABUTMENT IN PARKING LOTS CAUSES A PULLING/FRICTION (CONTACT) ACTION IF DRIVEN OVER WHILE TRYING TO PARK. DUE TO THIS CONDITION THE VEHICLE HAS A SLIGHT TEAR ON FRONT BUMPER, FACIA/GUARD.

WHILE TRAVELINGON A FREEWAY, WE HAD THE CONVERTIBLE TOP DOWN AND COVERED WITH THE 'BOOT".AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES THE BOOT FLEW OFF.THE BOOT IS HELD IN PLACE BY "VELCRO". IN MY OPINION VELCRO IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD THE BOOT AND IS UNSAFE. I HAVE ASK CHRYSLER FOR TEST RESULTS FOR THE BOOT AND THEY STATED NONE WAS AVAILABLE,I SHOULD CONTACT YOUR DEPARTMENT. CAN YOU HELP? *AK

17 INCH FRONT TIRE ON PASSENGER SIDE KEEPS WEARING OUT IN THE INSIDE OF TIRE. DRIVER SIDE TIRE IS PERFECT , AND VEHICLE DRIVES WELL. FRONT END ALIGNMENT IS PERFECT. CONSUMER HAS ALREADY REPLACED 2 TIRES WITHIN 15,000 MILES.*AK

CAR WAS STARTED AND PUT IN REVERSE TO BACK UP WHEN THE CAR LUNDGED AND ACCELATRATED OUT OF CONTROL IN REVERSE STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE TO PULL AWAY FROM VEHICLE, THE CAR DID THE SAME OUT OF CONTROL ACCELERATION FORWARD JUMPING A CURB AND STRIKING A GROCERY STORE FOUNDATION AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDING PARTIALLY INTO THE STORE. WE HAVE WITNESSES THAT DISCRIBED THE CAR TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL LEAVING THE INJURED DRIVER HELPLESS. SUSPECT FUEL SYSTEM AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE INCIDENT OCCURED IN AN APPROX 20-30 DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL. THE DEALER AND CHRYSLER WAS CONTACTED BY BOTH MYSELF AND STATE FARM INSURANCE AGENCY. NO RETURN CALL FROM CHRYLER AT PRESENT DATE FOR DIAGONOSITIC CHECK.

CONSUMER WENT TO BACK OUT OF PARKING SPACE ,PUT VEHICLE INTO REVERSE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY, HITTING A PARKED VEHICLE. CONSUMER THEN PUT GEAR INTO DRIVE, AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD, RUNNING INTO A GROCERY STORE. BRAKES DID NOT OVERRIDE THE ACCELERATION. *AK

VEHICLE HAS ONLY 19000 MILES. UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL GETS VERY SOFT, AND BRAKES GRAB SLIGHTLY. *AK BRAKE PEDAL IS STILL VERY SOFT AFTER THE DEALER REPLACING THE FRONT BRAKE AND MASTER CYLINDERS. *YH

WHEN VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL HEAD-ON THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED IN THE CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN DRIVER'S SIDE SUNVISOR IS PULLED DOWN IT KNOCKS THE REARVIEW MIRROR OUT OF PLACE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED & THEY SAID NOTHING COULD BE DONE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A GRAUDAL STOP, CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION NOISES WHEN CHANGING GEARS AND WHEN PLACING THE CAR IN PARK THERE IS A JOLT AND A THUD NOISE. NLM

BRAKES MAKE NOISE. NLM

I DROVE THIS CAR FOR 1000 MILES AT SPEEDS OF 55 & 60 MPH WITH NO PROBLEMS, THE FIRST TRIP WITH SPEED AT 65MPH, THE CV BOOT FLEW OFF IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE ON A FRIDAY IN RUSH HOUR, LUCK FOR ALL NO ONE INJURED. MY CONCERN IS IT WILL FLY OFF AGAIN AND HURT SOMEONE. CHRYSLER WILL NOT EVEN LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM BECAUSE WE DIDNT STOP IN TRAFFIC AND PICK IT UP!!!

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING WHILE IN OPERATION. DEALER NOTIFIED. , *AK

FRONT END HIT THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AT ABOUT 20MPH, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 5 MPH, VEHICLE ROLLED INTO THE BUMPER OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF IT. AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE, THERE WAS NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *AK *ML

CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT ALL THE TIME AND TO THE RIGHT. *AK

BOTH SIDE DOOR PANELS FELL OFF. YH

FRONT END TOO LOW. YH

APPEARS FUEL HOSE FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE FIRE. *AK

THE GAS TANK DOES NOT TAKE MORE THAN 4 GALLONS OF GAS AT A TIME. YH

ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHEN OPENING THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR THE DOOR PANEL FELL APART FROM THE DOOR. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO THE PROBLEM. DEALER WAS AWEAR OF PROBLEM, AND HAS REPLACED THE DOOR PANEL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE CLADDING ON THE VEHICLE IS BROKEN WHICH CAUSE THE PANEL TO FALL OFF. DEALER IS AWARE OF FAILURE. THE NEW 2000 VEHICLES ARE REDESIGNING THE "CLADDING" TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *YC

HAZARDOUS IF FLYING OFF ON HIGHWAY - BOTH DOOR PANELS

WHILE DRIVING 60-65MPH WITH A/C ON, A MIST WOULD COME OUT OF VENTS & WOULD BE LOSING COOLANT. A/C WOULD TURN HOT AFTERWARDS. HAS BEEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR AIR CONDITIONING PROBLEMS. PROBLEM CAN NOT BE RESOLVED. WILL BE TAKING BACK TO DEALER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 35- 40 MPH VEHICLE HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAGS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE ANTI-THEFT ALARM LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING WHEN THE DOORS ARE LOCKED AND WILL NOT STOP. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION LINE SPLIT. MJS

SOMETIMES THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS WILL BLINK AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE STUTTERS INTERMINTLY WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. THIS HAS HAPPEND AT LEAST 10 TIMES TO ME. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TURNING LEFT IN FRONT OF ONCOMING VEHICLES AND PULLING OUT ON BUSY HIGHWAYS. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN THIS NEW VEHICLE. MY DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX THIS AND FAILED 4 TIMES. AS OF TODAY I AM WRITING TO THE MANUFACTURER REQUESTING A REPURCHASE OR REPLACEMENT VEHICLE PURSUANT TO THE LEMON LAW INDIANA MOTOR VEHICLE PROTECTION ACT, INDIANA CODE 24-5-13-1. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS CAR TO ANYONE!!!

PASSENGER SIDE DOOR PANEL FELL OFF ON TWO OCCASIONS. MJS

IGNITION SYSTEM REPLACED, CONSUMER COULD NOT GET KEY INTO SWITCH. MJS

INTERMITTENT UNRESPONSIVENESS OF BRAKE SYSTEM (LOSS OF VACUUM ) WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC FROM 2/15/99 TO 2/20/99. FULL LOSS OF BRAKES 2/20/99 AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH RESULTING IN MINOR ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER CAR. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAVE FAILED TO IDENTIFY/REPAIR BRAKE PROBLEM.