2001 Chrysler Sebring Problems & Complaints

I WAS TAKING MY SON TO SCHOOL AND AS I TURNED THE CORNER THE BALL JOINT COMPLETLY POPPED REAL LOUD AND MY LEFT REAR TIRE CAVES IN COMPLETELY. THEN A WEEK LATER THE RIGHT SIDE REAR DID THE SAME THING EXCEPT I WAS ON A LONG STRETCH ROAD AND A LOUD POP, TIRE CAVES IN AND I STARTED SWIRLING UNCONTROLABLY. UNKNOWN AS TO WHY OR HOW IT JUST ALL A SUDDEN POPPED. I DID FIX BOTH REAR BALL JOINTS MY RECEIPTS ARE WITH ORIELLYS AUTO. AND ALSO STEERING SUSPENSION IS SOUNDING FUNNY AND NO MECHANIC CAN FIND THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V401000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 05/17/17*LJ UPDATED 09/07/2017*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V401000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACTED CALLED THE DEALER MONTHS AGO AND THEY INDICATED THAT THE PART HAD NOT BEEN AVAILABLE TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED AND WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PARTS MAY BE SUPPLIED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SLUDGE BUILDUP DESPITE BETTER THAN RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED FACE INJURIES FROM THE PLASTIC COVER FROM THE AIR BAGS AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A POLICE LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO AN ANIMAL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000. *CN

IT WAS CHRISTMAS EVE WE WERE LEAVING A FRIENDS HOUSE HEADED HOME I WAS AT A STOP SIGN MAKING A RIGHT TURN WHEN I STARTED TO SMELL RUBBER BURNING BUT ASSUMED IT WAS THE CAR AHEAD OF ME I STARTED TO PICK UP SPEED I WAS IN A 35MPH ZONE WHEN WE HEARD A LOUD BOOM I PULLED OVER AT A LOCAL PARK. I LOOKED TO SEE MY DRIVER SIDE BACK TIRE WAS FACING INWARD AND WOULD NOT STAND STRAIGHT I CALL MY FATHER INLAW WHO IS A MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. I AM NOW HAVING TO REPLACE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE NOW BECAUSE IT IS SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR A SECOND TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BALL JOINT AND THE CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09F056000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000. UPDATED 3/24/15*CN

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, IT MADE A BIT OF A CRUNCHING SOUND. LIGHT STAYED ON; SOUND HAPPENED WHENEVER STEERTING WHEEL TURNED. CALLED MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS THE AIR BAG MAY DEPLOY. FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC REVEALED THE NEED FOR A REPLACEMENT CLOCK SPRING FOR THE AIR BAG WHICH IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR BUT THE CAR WAS DEEMED TOO UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS IT IS. SOME TIME BACK, I WAS HEARING A SQUEAKING WHILE TURNING THE WHEELS VERY SLOWLY AND THOUGHT IT WAS A TIRE ISSUE, BUT NOTHING APPEARED TO BE A PROBLEM THERE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE WIRES IN THE INTERIOR FUSE BOX MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, SHE NOTICED AN ABNORMAL RUBBER SMELL AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND WAS RESTARTED AFTER APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT ADDED FREON TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE BUT CONTINUED LEAKING FREON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO INDICATED THAT THE WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000. *TR

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

THE DASH, RADIO, & CD PLAYER LIGHTS FLASH OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY. THIS OCCURS ON RANDOM OCCASIONS. IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN OPERATING THE TURN SIGNAL. THE LIGHTS WILL DIM LOW AND WILL NOT RETURN TO A "NORMAL" BRIGHTNESS UNTIL YOU ADJUST THE TURN SIGNAL ARM. OR THE LIGHTS COMPLETELY GO OFF. TURN OFF THE CAR AND THE DISPLAYS WILL START UP. THE SUSPENSION PROBLEM IS THE NOISE OF METAL AND BANGING IN THE SUSPENSION. THE AIR BAGS, HORN DO NOT WORK AS WELL AS CRUISE CONTROL. THE A/C FAILS TO WORK MOST OF THE TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING COUPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH UP AN INCLINE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

AFTER STOPPING AND PARKING CAR, IT WAS A COMPLETELY DEAD SOUND WHEN I TRIED TO START IT AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE SO FAR IN A MONTH. I JACKED UP THE CAR ON DRIVERS SIDE, JUST LET DOWN THE JACK; AND IT STARTED BOTH TIMES. THE LOCKS DON'T WORK AND THE WINDOWS CAN ONLY BE CONTROLLED BY THE DRIVER. CHECKED ALL FUSES BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS THIS CAR HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CRACKING AND POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE AIR BAG THEN DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 00V306000 (AIR BAGS) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,300. *TR

I WAS GOING DOWN 250 AT 40 MPH AND A WOMAN STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME NOT GIVING ME ENOUGH TIME TO STOP AND I REAR-ENDED HER. THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WAS SMASHED AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS TAKING TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WITH INJURY TO MY BACK AND HEAD. *TR

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

I RECENTLY GOT MY CAR AND LOVE IT EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT WATER IS BUILDING UP ON THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR BOARD IN THE FRONT. I DO NOT KNOW IF ITS THE DRAIN HOLES OR THE CONDENSATION HOSE. EITHER WAY I AM ATTEMPTING TO FIX THESE MYSELF, BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE A LARGE AMOUNT OF CHRYSLER OWNERS ON SEVERAL MODELS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WE NEED TO GET THIS RESOLVED FOR ALL THE THOUSANDS OF CHRYSLER OWNERS HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY FAILED. THE CONTACT TRIED TO PRESS HARDER ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE THEN DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HER THAT A VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON THE ROAD, THE RPMS REVED UP TO HIGH LEVELS AND THE CAR ACCLERATED AT A HIGHER SPEED WITHOUT INTENTION, AFTER LETTING FOOT COMPLETELY OFF THE GAS PEDAL THE RPMS CONTINUED TO GO TO HIGH LEVELS AND CAR AUTOMATICALLY DROVE ITSELF WITHOUT ACCELERATING THE GAS PEDAL AND EVEN WHILE BREAKING THE RPMS CONTINUED TO REV UP AND CAR DROVE ITSELF. AFTER FINALLY BEING ABLE TO GET THE CAR SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH IT WAS ABLE TO BE PUT INTO PARK, HOWEVER, AFTER TRYING TO GO INTO DRIVE OR ANOTHER GEAR THE RPMS REVED UP AGAIN. AFTER GETTING VEHICLE APPARENTLY FIXED OF THAT PROBLEM IN WHICH THEY BELIEVED TO BE A GAS PEDAL PROBLEM, ONE WEEK LATER THE SAME EXPERIENCE HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE ROAD, A SPLASH WAS HEARD UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AS IF SOMETHING BROKE SPLASHING FLUID, THE CAR WENT INTO A NEUTRAL LIKE POSITION WHILE DRIVING AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY OTHER GEAR AFTER. AFTER GETTING IT INSPECTED IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I HAVE LOOKED ON INTERNET TO FIND MANY OTHER VERY SIMILIAR EXPERIENCES WITH OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME EXACT YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL CAR AND HAVE FOUND FAULTY VALVE SPRING IN THESE TRANSMISSIONS. *JS

ON FEBRUARY 14 2012 SOMETHING ON MY LEFT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL BROKE, I COULD NO LONG STEER AND THE WHEEL LAID OUTWARD TOWARD THE GROUND. THERE IS A LONG ARM LIKE PART, THAT WAS LITERALLY HANGING OFF THE WHEEL. IT IS NOW UNOPERABLE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I AM SO GLAD I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 30 MPH DUE TO TRAFFIC, I WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT A AUTO ACCIDENT. *TR

2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING - THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CHRYSLERS RECALLED LAST YEAR. EVERYONE WANTS TO TRY A BODY CONTROL MODULE, FUEL PUMP, NEW CRANK SHAFT BUT THE PROBLEM KEEPS OCCURRING - PERHAPS BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THIS RECALL/PROBLEM AS NOT EVEN MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP KNEW. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME FREQUENTLY OVER THE PAST 1.5-2 YEARS OR SO, IT COMES AND GOES. I WAS REAR ENDED ONCE BUT IT WAS LIGHT ENOUGH (THANK GOD) THAT IT DID NOT CAUSE ANY DAMAGE. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALMOST A QUARTER OF A MILLION CHRYSLER VEHICLES WERE RECALLED LAST YEAR FOR THIS PROBLEM. AS OF RIGHT NOW, I BELIEVE JUST VAN/CROSSOVER MODELS - WHY NOT ALL MODELS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM? PLEASE LEAVE YOUR COMPLAINTS ON THE MESSAGE BOARDS ALONE AND BRING THEM TO NHTSA SO THAT CHRYSLER CAN BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE ISSUES. *KB

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.

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.

THIS WAS THE SECOND FAILURE OF CHRYSLER'S 2.7 V-6 ENGINE. NEITHER ENGINE FAILURE WARRANTY WAS UPHELD BY PROVIDERS. FIRST ONE WAS AT 49000 MILES AND FAILED DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE, EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS NOT HONORED DUE TO OWNER NEGLECT, EVEN THOUGH I PROVIDED ALL RECEIPTS FOR ALL OIL CHANGES REQUIRED. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE COMMON FOR PREMATURE FAILURE OF THIS ENGINE. I PURCHASED A NEW ENGINE AND 3 YEARS AND 14000 MILES ANOTHER FAILURE OCCURRED. THIS TIME NO REASON COULD BE FOUND FOR THE FAILURE AND IN SPITE OF MECHANICS STATEMENT THAT ALL FLUIDS WERE PRESENT AT TIME OF ENGINE REMOVAL TO BE SHIPPED FOR INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE OWNER CAUSED AND WARRANTY NOT HONORED. CURRENTLY ENGINE IS BEING EXAMINED BY A THIRD PARTY INDEPENDENT FACILITY TO DETERMINE CAUSE FOR A FUTURE LEGAL ACTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS WATER WOULD LEAK ONTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE CARPET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE DEFECT WAS RELATED TO THE FIREWALL SEAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

DASHBOARD CLUSTER LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. TALKED TO A AUTO ELECTRIC SPECIALIST WHO TOLD ME THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND HAS HAD SEVERAL CUSTOMERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP MUST REPAIR THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES WITH THE EQUIPMENT TO FIX IT AND THE DEALERS ARE CHARGING OVER $1,500 TO FIX. WITH SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM IT SEEMS LIKE IT SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST. IT CERTAINLY IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. *KB

WHEN MOVING THE STEERING COLUMN, ALL POWER CUTS OFF IN THE CAR INCLUDING THE MOTOR STOPPING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT A FEWS MONTHS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM CAME BACK. IT OCCURS EVERY TIME THE STEERING WHEEL IS ADJUSTED. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. WHEN THE HORN WAS ENGAGED IT FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE CLOCK SPRING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 109,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THE HORN AND THE DRIVERS REAR WINDOW FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE HORN WOULD NOT WORK AND THE WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN OR CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE WITHIN THE WINDOW REGULATOR AND THE HORN WIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 8/30/11 *CN UPDATED 09/26/11

WHEN I PARK MY CAR OR STOP AT INTERSECTION IT DOES NOT MOVE WHEN I GIVE GAS, I GIVE MORE AND MORE GAS THEN CAR START MOVES. WHAT COULD BE THE PROBLEM I DON'T KNOW. DTC IS P0007 SHOWING TRANSAXLE. *LN

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.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT PURCHASED FOUR NEW CONTINENTAL EXTREME DWSXL (NA) TIRES, LINE SIZE 251/50R/17C FEBRUARY 2010. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE DEVELOPED A BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL IN MAY 2010. THE CONTACT PURCHASED A NEW TIRE AFTER THE TIRE DEALER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPLACEMENT TIRE ALSO DEVELOPED AN ABNORMAL BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL AND THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRES WERE REPLACED SIX TIMES WITHIN ONE YEAR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,123 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,441.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING LX1. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRING CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 119,000.

FUEL LINE CLIP BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING GAS TO POUR OUT OF THE TANK, LOSING ABOUT EIGHT GALLONS OF GAS IN 15 MINUTES. I SMELLED GAS, BUT THOUGHT IT WAS A TRUCK AHEAD OF ME. LUCKILY SOMEONE ON THE ROAD BROUGHT THIS TO MY ATTENTION THAT I WAS LEAKING GAS AND I HAD IT FIXED IMMEDIATELY. THE FUEL LINE CLIP WAS ONLY $5.99 AND LABOR WAS $49.99. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MUCH WORSE SITUATION THAN IT WAS. *TR

1. NORMAL USE OF FAN BLOWER WITH A/C OR HEATER IN A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING SEDAN LXI. 2. BLOWER BECOMES INOPERATIVE INTERMITTENTLY AT ALL SPEEDS WITH EITHER A/C OR HEATER ON. THE INTERMITTENT PART OF THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE MY WIFE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. FAN BLOWER MOTOR WAS REPLACED TWICE, BLOWER RESISTOR BLOCK WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. IN TROUBLESHOOTING THE PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT THE CONTACTS OF THE POWER WIRE FROM THE BLOWER FAN TO THE BLOWER RESISTOR AT THE RESISTOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR DEVELOPED A HIGH RESISTANCE THUS CAUSING THE CONTACTS TO OVERHEAT. THE CONTACTS OVERHEATED TO THE POINT OF MELTING BOTH SIDES THE CONNECTOR'S PLASTIC TOGETHER. IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE RESISTOR, I HAD TO BREAK THE PLASTIC OF THE RESISTOR CONNECTOR IN ORDER TO REMOVE IT. FURTHER EXAMINATION REVEALED THE PRESENCE OF A SMOKE TRAIL COMING FROM THE PIN 1 (POWER WIRE) SIDE OF THE CONNECTOR. SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE, I THOUGHT I DETECTED THE ODOR OF A BURNING ELECTRICAL COMPONENT. IF THE CONTACT HAD NOT CHANGED, THUS LOWERING THE RESISTANCE, A FIRE WOULD DEFINITELY RESULT. THE MELTED PLASTIC OF THE CONNECTOR ENDS LEADS ME TO SAY THAT A FIRE DID OCCUR. THE RESISTANCE WAS HIGH ENOUGH TO MELT THE PLASTIC, BUT NOT BLOW THE 30 AMP FUSE. 3. THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR BLOWER RESISTOR WAS CUT OFF. SINCE THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENT CONNECTORS AVAILABLE, I USED INSULATED FEMALE "SPADE" QUICK DISCONNECT TERMINALS CRIMPED TO EACH WIRE TO CONNECT THE BLOWER RESISTOR. A SMALL DAB OF RTV SILICON WAS APPLIED TO EACH TERMINAL TO HELP LOCK THEM IN PLACE. BEFORE REINSTALLING A NEW BLOWER RESISTOR, I ENLARGED THE HOLE TO THE AIR DUCT WHERE THE RESISTOR MOUNTS INTO. THE ORIGINAL HOLE CUT OUT FROM THE FACTORY WAS TOO SMALL FOR THE RESISTOR TO EASILY FIT INTO. THIS I FEEL CONTRIBUTES TO THE PROBLEM. I HAVE KEPT THE OLD PARTS AS EVIDENCE. *TR

ON FRIDAY JUNE 11, 2010, I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. MY CAR, A CHRYSLER 2001 SEBRING LXI FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. I STEERED THE CAR AWAY FROM REAR-ENDING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AVOIDING A CRASH. HOWEVER, I STEERED MY CAR BETWEEN TWO LANES OF STATIONARY TRAFFIC.WHILE GOING INTO TRAFFIC EXITING OFF HIGHWAY 270. I TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T STOP. THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE CAR WOULDN'T STOP. MY CAR MADE CONTACT WITH A MINI VAN. MY PASSENGER SIDE VIEW MIRROR STRUCK THE MINI VAN CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH THE MINI VAN AND MY CAR. I CONTACTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY IMMEDIATELY. THE DRIVER OF THE MINI VAN AND I EXCHANGED INFORMATION AND I CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO TOW MY CAR TO MY HOME. THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY JUNE 16, 2010.. FARMERS INSURANCE ADJUSTER PAUL GALLAGHER CONTACTED ME. I RECEIVED A RENT-A-CAR FROM ENTERPRISE LEASING. TODAY, JUNE 16, I CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER COPORATION TO VOICE MY COMPLAINT AND I WAS TOLD THAT A CONTACT INVESTIGATOR WOULD CONTACT ME WITHIN 3 DAYS. I TOLD THEM I NEED AUTHORIZATION FOR A RENT-A-CAR WHILE THEY INVESTIGATE THE CRASH. I ASKED THAT A SUPERVISOR CONTACT ME TO ADVISE ABOUT THE RENT-A-CAR. SHORTLY AFTER, I WAS CONTACTED BY THE SUPERVISOR AND HE TOLD ME TO GET MY CAR FIXED AND I WOULD NOT RECEIVE ANY ASSISTANCE FROM CHRYSLER. I WENT ONLINE AND CONTACTED YOUR AGENCY AND FOUND THAT CHRYSLER KNEW THAT MY 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI, WAS ON THE RECALL LIST SINCE NOVEMBER 2000. I WOULD LIKE YOUR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS MATTER BECAUSE MY GRANDDAUGHTER, THE DRIVER OF THE MINI VAN, AND MYSELF COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. I NEED COOPERATION FROM CHRYSLER CORPORATION. I WILL CONTACT MY ADJUSTER TO INFORM HIM OF THE RECALL NOTICE THAT I DISCOVERED ON YOUR WEBSITE. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THAT CAR AND MY CAR ONLY HAS 68,000 MILES AND IS IN MINT CONDITION. I HAVE RECORDS OF EVERY OIL CHANGE AND OTHER REPAIRS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE. I NEED HELP. *TR

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING-LETTER FROM REGARDING 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT, HE COULD HEAR A GRINDING SOUND. THE DEALER FOUND THE LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT WAS WORN, WHICH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE. ALSO, THE FRONT STRUTS, OIL PAN AND COOLER LINES WERE ALL LEAKING, AND THE DRIVE BELTS WERE CRACKED. THE HEATING AND AIR CONDITION CONTROLS WERE NOT PERFORMING AS DESIGNED. *JB

I HAVE A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING THAT STOPPED RUNNING ON THE EXPRESS WAY AND COME TO FIND OUT IT WAS MY MOTOR THAT HAD FAILED. THE ONLY THING THAT HAPPENED PRIOR TO THE ENGINE BLOWING WAS A SLIGHT NOISE AND THEN IT QUIT. I CHANGED MY OIL EVERY 3000 MILES LIKE RECOMMENDED BUT OBVIOUSLY THAT DIDN'T MATTER. I'VE REPLACED MY WHOLE ENGINE WITH A REBUILT ONE BUT I'M EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN CHRYSLER. *TR

2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE PROBLEM BEGAN WITH THE CAR BEING DIFFICULT TO START. EVENTUALLY THE CAR'S ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 M.P.H. THE IGNITION KEY TRANSPONDER WAS DEEMED THE CULPRIT. SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER REPAIR, THE STARTING PROBLEM REAPPEARED. A DEALER WORKED ON THE CAR, DOING WHAT I DO NOT KNOW, AND THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED, FOR AWHILE. THE NEXT MANIFESTATION CAME WITH THE RADIO FLASHING OFF, HEADLIGHTS REMAINING ON AND THEN EXTINGUISHING THEMSELVES AND DASH WARNING LIGHTS BLINKING. I GAVE UP ON REPAIR. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN ONGOING FOR TWO YEARS. TYPE "SEBRING ELECTRICAL PROBLEM" FOR A COMPUTER SEARCH REVEALING NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI. WHILE CRUISING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WATER PUMP CAUSED THE RADIATOR FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE. HE WOULD ALSO NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENTLY MILEAGES WERE 137,000.

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SUDDENLY EXPLODED AND SHATTERED PART OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENTIRE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,299. UPDATED 08/28/09. *LJ UPDATED 08/31/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND HAD IT TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC NOTICED SLUDGE BUILD-UP. HE ALSO OBSERVED LEAKS IN THE HEAD GASKET AND RADIATOR, AND ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE A CRASH COULD HAVE OCCURRED ON THE FREEWAY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 98,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE SHOCK ABSORBER REPLACED AND THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DAY BEFORE, THE CONTACT MADE A RIGHT TURN IN THE VEHICLE AND HEARD A CRACKLING NOISE ACCOMPANIED BY THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 64,000. UPDATED 9/3/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED CHRYSLER AUTHORIZED THE REPAIR TO REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING, BUT SHE WAS CHARGED $155.00. UPDATED 09/04/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO SERVICE SHOP. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE FAILED, WHICH WAS A COMMON ISSUE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE REPAIR SHOP AND WILL COST $6,000 TO REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 117,000.

MY SON BOUGHT HIS FIST CAR, A USED 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING WITH THE 2.7 ENGINE. DAY TWO OF DRIVING THE CAR HE BLEW THE MOTOR. DEALER SAYS HE CAN'T FIND A REPLACEMENT MOTOR SO I TALKED TO MY MECHANIC ABOUT IT AND HE SAID THE 2.7 CHRYSLER MOTOR HAS A PROBLEM WITH OIL SLUDGE THAT CAUSES THE MOTOR TO FAIL. IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. NOW MY SON IS MAKING CAR PAYMENTS ON A CAR THAT ISN'T FIXABLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI 2.7L V6 SEDAN. ON FEBRUARY 28, 2009, ENGINE OVERHEATED AND FAILED ON HIGHWAY I-77 NORTH. I PULLED OUT OF TRAFFIC AS ASAP. ENGINE LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT START. ENGINE RUINED. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED FROM HWY. CAR RAN PERFECTLY BEFORE GOING ON THE HWY. I HAVE SERVICE RECORDS TO PROVE THE OIL WAS CHANGED WITH SYNTHETIC OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES. I HAVE A RECEIPT TO PROVE I TOPPED OFF THE COOLANT PRIOR TO THE ENGINE FAILURE. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DENIED THE CLAIM ON MARCH 3. I FOUND THAT EXTENDED WARRANTIES EITHER REJECT THESE CLAIMS AUTOMATICALLY OR PAY THEM AND THEN CANCEL YOUR COVERAGE. AFTER DENIAL, I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THIS CHRYSLER MODEL HAS HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS DUE TO ENGINE AND COOLING DEFECTS, INCLUDING THE ENGINE ITSELF, THE WATER OUTLET/COOLANT ARM, AND HEAD GASKET. ENGINE FAILURE HAPPENS FREQUENTLY TO CONSUMERS DRIVING 60 MPH OR FASTER (HIGHWAY CONDITIONS). CONSUMERS REPORT THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURS DESPITE PROPER MAINTENANCE OF THE CAR. THERE IS NO WARNING PRIOR TO ENGINE OVERHEATING AND FAILURE. YOU DON'T KNOW THERE'S A PROBLEM UNTIL SMOKE STARTS. MY CAR SMOKED LONG BEFORE THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOWED RED HOT. THE HAND WAS STILL IN THE MIDDLE WHEN SMOKE FIRST STARTED. LOCAL MECHANICS, SALVAGE YARDS, AND EVEN CHRYSLER MASTER TECHS CONFIRMED THESE PROBLEMS AND THAT YOU CANNOT FORESEE THEM. CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL REGARDING THESE PROBLEMS BUT NEVER DID. THE ONLY ENGINE-RELATED RECALL ACTUALLY ISSUED WAS FOR THE HARNESS FOR THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. OBVIOUSLY, CHRYSLER HAS TRIED TO AVOID SUCH COSTLY REPLACEMENTS. A NEW, REMANUFACTURED ENGINE (WITHOUT THE ORIGINAL DEFECTS) COSTS AROUND $6200 IN MY AREA. MY PROBLEM CAME FROM CHRYSLER DEFECTS. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO INSTALL A BRAND NEW, REMANUFACTURED ENGINE AND ALL OTHER DAMAGED PARTS AT NO CHARGE TO ME. CHRYSLER SHOULD ALSO PAY FOR THE TOWING OF MY CAR TO A CHRYSLER SERVICE SHOP AND REIMBURSE ME FOR THE PREVIOUS TOWS. *TR

OIL LIGHT STARTED COMING ON WHEN CAR WAS IDLING OR DRIVING SLOW, KEPT OIL CHANGED REGULARLY AND HAD NO LEAKS OR ANYTHING. ENGINE WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING COUPE. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE ON 11/15/2008. THE "CHECK ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON 3 MONTHS LATER, ON 2/15/09 AND I GOT THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT THE SHERIDAN FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY CLAIMED THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK THAT WAS LEAKING INTO MY ENGINE, AND WERE GOING TO FIX THAT. THEN, 4 DAYS LATER (I DROVE THE VEHICLE TWICE), THE CAR BROKE DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY AND HAD TO BE TOWED. I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION DIED DUE TO A RING THAT BROKE AND CLOGGED A PIPE WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. ALSO, WHEN MY CAR WAS BEING FIXED, ANOTHER OIL LEAK WAS FOUND AND AN ANTIFREEZE LEAK HAD ALSO OCURRED. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 3 MONTHS AND FOR 1,455 MILES. I HAVE HAD TO BUT OVER $3100 WORTH OF WORK INTO IT ALREADY, GETTING A NEW TRANSMISSION AND FIXING THE OIL AND ANTIFREEZE LEAKS. *TR

2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING 4.7LITER ENGINE. HAD OIL CHANGED TWO WEEKS AGO. THE NEXT MORNING OIL WAS ALL OVER TOP OF ENGINE. RETURNED TO SHOP AND DETERMINED THAT OIL PRESSURE LOW. MAKING LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WHEN IDLE SOUNDS LIKE DIESEL ENGINE! MECHANIC STATED ENGINE FIXING TO GO.IT HAS ONLY 92,000 MILES. UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A DESIGN ISSUE WITH ENGINE AND HAS STILL NOT BEEN RECALL. CHRYSLER IS WELL AWARE OF THIS CONTINUOUS ISSUE AND ASSUME THEY FEEL ITS THE CONSUMERS PROBLEM NOW SINCE YOU PURCHASED IT. WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM CHRYSLER. *TR

CHRYSLER 2.7 LITER ENGINE COMPLAINT. 2001 SEBRING LXI. 77,000 MILES. DIDN'T PASS INSPECTION. EMISSIONS AND VISIBLE SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAILPIPE. JUST HAD THE CAR CHECKED AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS A LOT OF WORK. ADVISED THAT THE 2.7 ENGINE HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS. MANY PEOPLE HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS. I AM ADDING MY NAME TO THE LIST OF PEOPLE THAT ARE COMPLAINING. BOTTOM LINE IS I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD FIX ALL THAT IS WRONG AND ENGINE WILL STILL FAIL. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I SHOULD NOT HAVE A SMOKING ENGINE AT 77,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. INTERMITTENTLY, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE ALSO LOCKS UP WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT'S SON IS A MECHANIC AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE WITH THE OIL DIPSTICK. HE STARTED THE ENGINE AND HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND, AND THEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXPENSES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,100.

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

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

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

ENGINE FAILURE ONLY 67,000 MI. CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE ENGINE 2.7L. *TR

ENGINE FAILURE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC- JUST LUCK I WAS NOT HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE... WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO CURBSIDE WITH FORWARD MOMENTUM AND THEN GET VEHICLE TOWED. COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC ON A BUSY DAY OR ON A MORE CROWDED HIGHWAY. *TR

REAR MOUNTING BRACKET ON THE STRUT BROKE, CAR WAS MAKING A BANGING NOISE IN THE REAR. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME FROM WORK AND HAD THE CAR TOWED. COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT HAD THE CAR NOT BEEN TOWED. PART HAS BEEN UNAVAILABLE FROM CHRYSLER SINCE 6/26 AND WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL AT LEAST THE FIRST OF AUGUST. I AM TOLD THERE ARE 8000 OF THESE PARTS ON BACK ORDER NATIONALLY, AND THE WAY THE PART OXIDIZED, I'M CURIOUS WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND THIS IS NOT A COMMON PART TO HAVE TO REPLACE. ALSO CHRYSLER REFUSES TO OFFER ME A LOANER CAR UNTIL THE PART IS AVAILABLE. *TR

THIS COMPLAINT IS REGARDING THE PAINT AND CLEAR COAT USE ON THE 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW FROM A CHRYSLER DEALER. ABOUT 3 YRS AFTER THE CAR WAS PURCHASED THE CLEAR COAT AND PAINT STARTED TO CHIP AWAY,THIS HAS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. THE RESULT IS THAT THE TRUNK, ROOF AND HOOD OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE NO CLEAR COAT, AND IT IS NOW STARTING TO CHIP AWAY ON THE DOORS AND QUARTER PANELS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES, THEY KEEP REFERRING US TO THE CORPORATE OFFICE. WE HAVE CONTACTED THE CORPORATE OFFICE A FEW TIMES, THEY SAY THEY WILL GET BACK TO US, AND THEY NEVER DO. ROUTINE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE WAS DONE ON THIS VEHICLE. WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. SHE HAD A MECHANIC PERFORM AN OIL CHANGE AND REMOVE ALL OF THE SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. TWO DAYS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. SHE WAS RELATIVELY CLOSE TO HER HOME AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE; THEREFORE, SOME OF HER PEERS PUSHED THE VEHICLE BACK TO HER HOUSE. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A CONTINUOUS ISSUE WITH SLUDGE BUILD UP AND THEY ALSO NOTED THAT THE TIMING CHAINS WERE FAILING. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V299002 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 71,000.

SMOKING (OIL BURNING EVERYWHERE) OIL PRESSURE SWITCH FAILED APR. 07. HAD MAJOR TUNE UP DONE IN AUG. 07. THEN HAD BATTERY TROUBLE CAR DIED HAD TOWED TO SHOP, MEC. CHECKED BATTERY AND RECHARGED IT SAID TO REPLACE IT SOON, THEN THE NEXT DAY HEARD A TICKING NOISE AND A BIG CLUNK ON MY WAY TO WORK BUT WENT TO THE SHOP INSTEAD THEY FOUND INTERMIX THROUGH-OUT, HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *TR

ON MY 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING ONE OF THE BALL JOINTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL SEPARATED IN A PARKING LOT, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO BECOME DETACHED. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED IT WAS RUSTED OUT WHICH WAS SURPRISING SINCE THE CAR ONLY HAD 37K MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MICHIGAN AND OHIO FOR 5 YEARS AND CALIFORNIA FOR 2 YEARS. THE MECHANIC WAS SURPRISED AND HE SAID IT NORMALLY TAKES OVER 100K MILES FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE CAR WAS REPAIRED (WITH REPLACEMENT OF ALL BALL JOINTS AND THE CONTROL ARMS) AND I HAVE THE PARTS. *TR

MY 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING JUST STOPPED RUNNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY MOTOR HAD SEIZED UP AND WAS JUNK. *TR

MY SEBRING DIED TODAY LITERALLY 6 SECONDS FROM HOME. I PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC FROM THE LOCAL MIJER AND IT DIED! I JUST SANK A BUNCH OF CASH INTO IT TO WHICH MAKES THIS REALLY GREAT. AROUND LAST JUNE I NOTICED A RATTLING THAT KIND OF MADE THE CAR SOUND LIKE A DIESEL SEMI. TROUBLE WAS IT WOULD HAPPEN DURING INITIAL STARTING AND KICK OUT AND GO BACK TO NORMAL AFTER 5 - 10 MIN. SO NATURALLY NO PROFESSIONAL EVER HEARD THIS RATTLE AS BY THE TIME I GOT IT INTO A SHOP IT SEEMED FINE!!! EVEN BETTER, IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS A NEW PROBLEM CROPPED UP YOU MIGHT BE FAMILIAR WITH THE FLICKERING LOW OIL PRESSURE GAUGE AT IDOL? THAT'S JUST THE BEGINNING. IT GRADUALLY REQUIRED HIGHER RPM TO MAKE IT FADE AWAY AND EVENTUALLY ALWAYS ON. WELL $200.00 REPLACES THE OIL SENSOR BUT DON'T EXPECT THAT TO FIX THE PROBLEM YOU JUST GET TO START THE PROCESS ALL OVER AGAIN!!! TWO DAYS AGO I HAD IT IN AGAIN FOR A CAM SHAFT SENSOR ANOTHER $200.00 AND THE MECHANIC WARNS ME NOT TO INVEST TOO MUCH MORE INTO THIS POS BECAUSE THE RATTLING AND THE LOW OIL PRESSURE ARE PROBABLY A SIGN THAT THE ENGINE IS GOING. "IT COULD BE TWO MONTHS IT COULD BE TWO YEARS BUT IT'S GOING GO." HOW ABOUT TWO DAYS. ENGINE FAILURE!!!!!!! TO ANY ONE WILLING TO GIVE IT A TRY, I WISH I DID IF ONLY FOR FEELING PROACTIVE IS YOU CAN PURCHASE A PURE ONE PURELITE OIL FILTER WHICH WILL ADD 5LBS OF PRESSURE TO THE SYSTEM AND RUN A THICKER OIL. THIS ADVICE I RECEIVED FROM CHRYSLER'S HEAD MECHANIC! A BUSY MAN IM GUESSING. HE SAID THAT THE RATTLING WAS BECAUSE LOW OIL PRESSURE WAS NOT PUSHING IT UP INTO THE (TECHNICAL MUMBO JUMBO) IM NO PRO. FOR THE RECORD I DID NOT DO THIS. IT'S WINTER HERE! AND THIS FANCY OIL FILTER IS NOT SOLD ANY WHERE I KNOW SHORT OF ORDERING ONLINE. THE BEST PART IS I WAS PLANNING TO FIGURE IT OUT TOMORROW ON MY ONLY DAY OFF IN TWO WEEKS! MY WIFE'S FORD HAS TWICE THE MILES MY SEBRING DOES AND AT LEAST IT STILL RUNS!!!! A FORD!!!! *TR

2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING 2.7L 24V DOHC ENGINE FAILURE- COMPLETELY DEAD AND LEFT ME ON HIGHWAY. WATER PUMP FAILED, TIMING CHAIN INSIDE ENGINE BROKE RUINED ENGINE. HAD TO REPLACE FOR $8000.00. *TR

I DRIVE A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. I AM STILL UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY (FEWER THAN 80,000 MILES). THE ENGINE, 2.7L, FAILED ON 2/7/08 WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MY FAULT BECAUSE I DID NOT PROPERLY MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE. CHRYSLER HAS ALREADY PUBLICLY ADMITTED THAT THIS ENGINE IS FAULTY WHICH CAN CAUSE PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE. YET, CHRYSLER IS QUICK TO POINT THE FINGER AT ME. I WAS TOLD TO GATHER ALL OF MY OIL-CHANGE RECEIPTS (FROM 2002 - 2008) AND FORWARD TO CHRYSLER FOR RECONSIDERATION. FIRST OF ALL, IF THE ENGINE IS FAULTY FROM THE BEGINNING, HOW CAN I BE JUDGED FOR PROPERLY MAINTAINING AN INFERIOR PRODUCT? WHAT TYPE OF GUIDELINES DOES ONE FOLLOW FOR TAKING CARE OF A FAULTY ENGINE? *TR

I HAVE A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING WITH 2.7 LITER ENGINE THAT HAS FAILED. *TR

ENGINE FAILURE, OIL LIGHT COMES ON. CHRYSLER HAS INSTALLED A MITSUBISHI ENGINE IN SEBRING MODEL 2001. THIS ENGINE HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH OIL BLOCKAGE. THEY CALL IT SLUDGE. THIS IS A DESIGN FAILURE IN THE ABILITY FOR THE ENGINE TO MAINTAIN RELIABLE OIL PRESSURE TO THE TOTAL ENGINE COMPONENTS AND HAS CAUSE NUMEROUS ENGINE REPLACEMENTS. IT IS A HAZARD FOR THESE VEHICLES TO BE ON THE ROAD. MITSUBISHI HAS A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM TO SUPPORT REPLACEMENT FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND. *TR

THE 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING WITH THE 2.7L ENGINE BURNT OUT. IT HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS WITH THE OIL LIGHT COMING ON. I TOOK IT TO KASING DODGE IN HERMITAGE PA. AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A WIRE AND FIXED IT FOR ALMOST 200 DOLLARS. A WEEK LATER THE ENGINE MADE NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE IT WOULD EXPLODE. I HAD TO TOWED TO KADING DODGE AGAIN AND THEY SAID THAT THE CRANKCASE BEARING BROKE FROM OIL STARVATION. THEY SAID THAT IT WOULD BE OVER 4000 DOLLARS TO PUT A NEW ENGINE IN. WHAT THEY DID INSTEAD WAS A FIX OF THE BROKEN BEARING WHICH COST ME ANOTHER 250 DOLLARS AND TOLD ME THAT MAY WORK FOR AWHILE BUT THEY WOULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT WORK. WELL IT DID NOT WORK. WHY DID THEY ONLY DO SAME JOBS THAT COST ME MONEY WHEN THEY ALL KNOW THAT CHRYSLER IS HAVING A POSSIBLE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM FOR THIS VERY ENGINE? *TR

THE REAR SHOCK MOUNTS COMPLETELY CORRODED AWAY AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I NOTICED A KNOCKING SOUND WHEN I WOULD HIT A BUMP AND THE SHOCK AND SPRING WAS COMPLETELY LOOSE FROM THE FRAME BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY BRACKETS THAT HAD FAILED. ALSO THE RADIO STOPPED WORKING WHEN THE BATTERY FAILED AND THE ONLY THING IT WILL DO NOW IS FLASH THE TREBLE/BASS LIGHTS AND WILL NOT FUNCTION.*CN

WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 CHRSYLER SEBRING ALL OF SUDDEN KNOCKING AND TAPPING NOISE STARTED. PROCEEDED TO PULL OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. ATTEMPTED TO RESTART VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START. CALL TOWING COMPANY AND HAD IT TOWED TO CHRSYLER DEALERSHIP. PAID FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL SLUG. CAR IS INOPERABLE. THIS 2.7L ENGINE HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR ENGINE FAILURE AND CHRSYLER INDICATED THAT IT WAS DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE. OIL CHANGES WERE MADE ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS MANUAL AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED.*CN

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.

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.

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

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.

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING COUPE. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL ARE CORRODED, PEELING, AND CHIPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN THE WHEEL AND CREATE A SEAL TO TRAP THE AIR. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURES. THE TIRES ARE CONSTANTLY BECOMING FLAT AND MUST BE CHECKED EVERY OTHER DAY. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,825 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

2.7 ENGINE 2001 INTREPID WITHOUT WARNING THE TIMING CHAIN WENT AND THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THE MOTOR IS FULL OF SLUDGE EVEN WITH THE REGULAR OIL CHANGES 5-30 OIL .CHRYSLER TOLD THE SHOP THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES AND THEY'RE A PIECE OF CRAP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE RISING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKET APPEARED TO HAVE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE CYLINDER WALL AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 103,000.

DASHBOARD CRACKED IN 4 PLACES. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE GARAGE AND THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE TIMING CHAIN AND HOUSING. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 53,813.

2.7 LITER CHRYSLER ENGINE DECLARED DESTROYED BY SLUDGE BUILDUP. *AK

WE OWN A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING THAT HAD BEEN WELL MAINTAINED BY US FOR THE TWO YEARS THAT WE OWNED IT. WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING BACK TO SCHOOL THE ENGINE SEIZED IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY, LEAVING HER STRANDED. WE WERE TOLD THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT UNCOMMON IN ENGINE 2.7L). SO WE FOLLOWED THROUGH BY CONTACTING ISG. (CHRYSLER) WERE ONLY OFFERING US A VERY SMALL PORTION OF THE COST TO REPLACE THE ENGINE, SO WE ARE OUT A LOT OF MONEY, BESIDES THE FACT THAT THEY DRUGGED THEIR FEET IN THIS MATTER ,AND OUR DAUGHTER HAS BEEN WITHOUT A CAR SINCE 3/28. I JUST BELIEVE THAT THEREWAS A DEFINITE ENGINEERING PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE , FROM WHAT ALL I SAW. AND CHRYSLER NEEDED TO TAKE A LITTLE MORE RESPONSIBILITY! WE WILL BE HAVING A JASPER ENGINE INSTALLED SHORTLY.*AK

THE PAINT ALL OVER MY CAR IS FADING AND CRACKED AND IT IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD. I HAVE SAW OTHER CARS EXACTLY LIKE MINE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO CAUSE THE PAINT TO DO THIS AND I BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH TOP COAT THE MANUFACTURE PUT ON. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING COUPE LXI. THE DASHBOARD ON THIS VEHICLE IS CRACKING AND BUSTING UP IN MULTIPLE PLACES. I HAVE ALWAYS USED A WINDOW COVER, AND KEPT IT CONDITIONED WITH PRODUCTS THAT SPECIFICALLY INDICATE THAT THEY WILL NOT CAUSE DRYING OR CRACKING. THE DASHBOARD HAS NO OTHER SIGNS OF DAMAGED CAUSED BY THE SUN. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND APPARENTLY THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE CHRYSLER / DODGE PRODUCTS. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEMS EVEN THOUGH THEIR IS CLEARLY A HUGE PROBLEM. PLEASE REFER TO THIS LINK HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/NEWS/OPINION/TP9NB9FAIDRD6V3RG CLEARLY WE EXPECT THIS SORT OF PROBLEM IN VEHICLES APPROACHING TEN YEARS OR MORE, BUT I HARDLY THINK LESS THAN A FIVE YEAR DURABILITY EXPECTANCY IN A DASHBOARD IS REASONABLE. ADDITIONALLY, ONCE THE INTEGRITY OF THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN COMPROMISED IT BECOMES A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO EXPOSED WIRING AND INSULATION. *AK

HEARD SOMETHING RIP OR BREAK INSIDE STEERING WHEEL WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, FOLLOWED BY THE AIR BAG LIGHT TURNING ON. NO PROBLEMS WITH STEERING, BUT FEAR A COSTLY REPAIR FOR THE AIR BAG AND OR CLOCK SPRING MECHANISM. HAD TO REPLACE HUB BEARINGS 3 TIMES. *AK

NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE - ENGINE FAILURE - COOLANT IN ENGINE - 2.7 LITER ENGINE CHRYSLER SEBRING 2001 CHRYLSER WANTS $7000 TO FIX. THEY KNOW THESE ARE BAD ENGINES AND THEY ARE ALLOWED TO SELL THEM . *AK

THE DODGE/CHRYLSER 2.7L ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING PREMATURE. ESTIMATED COST OF NEW ENGINE THAT WILL ALSO FAIL, $7400.00. CAR THAT FAILED WAS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING WITH 91000 MILES. *AK

I OWN A 2001 CHRYSLER 300M WITH A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG. IT IS NOW GROWN TO ABOUT 9 INCHES LONG. CHRYSLER REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT WAS PAST THE 3 YEAR/36,000 WARRANTY. IT ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT NOW. WHEN THE CRACK APPEARED THERE WAS ABOUT 50,000 MILES ON IT. I VISITED A CHRYSLER FORUM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY WAS THERE NOT A RECALL? GO TO WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/CHRYSLER AND SCROLL DOWN TO THE TOPIC DEALER SHOULD REPAIR CRACK IN DASH. THE COMMENTS WERE CURRENTLY AT 120! *AK

2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE DASH LIGHTS DIED ONE YEAR AFTER PURCHASE**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER FOUND OUT THERE WAS A SOLDER DEFECT IN THE DASH, WHICH EVENTUALLY CAUSED A MELTDOWN IN THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT. *JB

ALL 4 WHEELS FAILED AT ABOUT 38,000 MILES DEALER AND REGIONAL BOTH DENIED RESPONSIBILITY I LOST 2 TIRES AND HAD TO REPLACE 4 WHEELS AT COST OF $1000.00. THEIR COMMENT IT WAS COSMETIC! NOT COVERED. I AM NO LONGER A CHRYSLER CUSTOMER, NOR WILL I EVER BE AGAIN, CHRYSLER SHOULD OWN UP TO THE ISSUE AND MAKE COMPENSATION. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BOULEVARD; RESTART AND DROVE TO NEAREST PARKING LOT. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO AUTOMOTIVE SHOP. UPON INVESTIGATION FOUND WATER IN OIL, 544 OTHER CASES FILED 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING WEAK ENGINE BLOCK FAILURE AFTER 34K MILES, WE LUCKED OUT AFTER 66K MILES. *NM

SINCE I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE IN 2001 I HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY WINDOW, STEERING CLICKING, POWER TRAIN COMPUTER AND TRANSMISSION COMPUTER, TAPPING IN THE ENGINE, ENGINE FAILURE, CRANKSHAFT, NOW SERVERE KNOCKING. I WILL NOT ADVICE ANYONE TO PURCHASE A SEBRING FROM CHYSLER. IT'S SAD THAT CHYSLER NOT HELPING CORRECT THE PROBLEMS THAT THEIR VEHICLE HAS. *NM

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

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.

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

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH OUT WARNING. *JB

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

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

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

GOING TO TOWN ABOUT TWO MILES FROM HOME WHEN THE ENGINE MADE A NOISE AND STOPPED. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RECRANK SO HAD THE CAR TOWED. FIND OUT THAT THE TIMING CHAIN JUMPED TIME AND RUIN THE ENGINE. HAVE NOT REPAIRED YET. FINDING THAT THE 2.7 ENG HAS A MUTITUDE OF PROBLEMS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE BLEW UP ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHOP WHO DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE BLOW OUT WAS DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP AND THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE, A WHEEL WAS OBSERVED TO BE CRACKED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT ALL 4 WHEELS WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE DEALER ALSO MENTIONED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM WITH VEHICLES OF THIS SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED, AND OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE SINCE THE WHEELS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON A DRY HIGHWAY, A VERY LOUD NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE THE ENGINE REVVED WAS HEARD. THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE OIL CHANGES WERE MAINTAINED EVERY 3,000 MILES. UPDATED 10/4/2006 - THE WHEELS CORRODED CAUSING THE TIRES TO LOSE AIR. EACH TIME THE TIRES WERE ROTATED THE WHEEL CAPS CAME LOOSE AND FELL OFF. THE CAPS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *NM

I AM ANOTHER 2001 SEBRING OWNER WITH A 2.7L ENGINE THAT HAS DIED. MY WIFE WAS ON HER WAY HOME ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE MOTOR DIED WITH NO WARNING AND APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES FROM THE NEAREST EXIT. HAVING SEEN CHRYSLER'S LACK OF CONCERN FOR THE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS, I NOW HAVE A WORTHLESS AUTOMOBILE THAT IS WORTH ABOUT $250-500 FOR A TRADE OR A $4000-8000 ENGINE REPLACEMENT. IT SEEMS THAT WHETHER YOU HAVE MAINTAINED THIS CAR OR NOT, THERE IS NO PROMISE OF SATISFACTION FROM CHRYSLER. MY PROMISE TO CHRYSLER IS THAT WE WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER OF THEIR VEHICLES! *JB

CHROME WHEEL RIMS PROVIDED ON THIS VEHICLE ARE BADLY CORRODED WHICH CAUSES THE TIRES TO LOOSE AIR PRESSURE. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO SEVERAL TIRE SHOPS AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. APPARENTLY, CHROME IS NOTORIOUS FOR HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE TO USE AIR EVERY OTHER DAY TO MAINTAIN A SAFE AIR PRESSURE ON THESE TIRES. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 18 MONTHS. *JB

CAR OVERHEATED, MECHANIC SAYS A NEW ENGINE IS NEEDED, NO REPAIR AT THIS TIME NOT DRIVABLE. *NM

SPUTTERING, BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE IN DASH. CRACKED DASH. FLOODING IN CAR, VARIOUS MFG. DEFECTS. LEMON, BUT CANNOT FILE LEMON LAW AS CAR JUST TURNED 5 Y/O. SINGLE MOM, LIMITED INCOME. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS AT AN IDLE, THE ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL #00V299002 REGARDING THE ENGINE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE POSITIONING HINGE ON THE REAR OF THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT HAS WORN AND NO LONGER STAYS IN THE DOWNWARD POSITION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. ALSO, THE POSITIONING CLIP IS EASILY MOVED BY THE CHILD. THIS IS A GRACO COMFORT SPORT, MODEL #8630KBT, MANUFACTURED MAY, 25, 2004. UPDATED 9/13/2006 - *NM

MY CAR (2001 CHRYLSER SEBRING) CAME EQUIPPED WITH CHROMED WHEELS. APPARENTLY THE CHROME OVER TIME CRACKS ALLOWING AIR TO LEAK FROM THE TIRES. AS I WAS DRIVING I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A STRANGE VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT SO I PULLED OVER AND DISCOVER THE LOW TIRE. I REINFLATED THE TIRE AND TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP. THEY TOLD ME WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND PATCHED THE TIRE. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE PATCH WAS ONLY TEMPORARY AND THAT EVENTUALLY ALL THE WHEELS WOULD FAIL. I WOULD EITHER NEED TO RECHROME THE WHEELS OR REPLACE THEM. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS NORMALLY WEAR AND THE WHEELS WERE ONLY COVERED FOR 3 YEARS EVEN THOUGH I HAVE AN 7 YEAR WARRANTY. I HAVE NOT YET DECIDED WHICH OPTION TO DO BUT I FEEL THAT WHEELS THAT CAN FAIL LIKE THIS ARE A DANGER. THIS TIME I WAS NOT DRIVING THAT FAST AND THE LEAK WAS NOT THAT BAD BUT IT COULD BE WORSE IN THE FUTURE. ALSO RESEARCHING THE ISSUE OVER THE INTERNET, I DISCOVERED MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM ACROSS MANY MAKES AND MODELS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP FOR AN OIL CHANGE WHEN THE LUBE SPECIALISTS HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND AND SUGGESTED THAT VEHICLE BE INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAILING AND THAT IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEALERS FOR THE PARTS TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT VIEWED ONLINE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING SIMILAR SYMPTOMS OF RECALL.

I HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK END OF MY 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. I NEEDED TO PICK UP CHILDREN AND INTENDED TO LOOK INTO NOISE WHEN I GOT HOME. ABOUT A MILE FROM HOME ON A BUMPY COUNTRY ROAD, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. WHILE CHANGING THE TIRE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE STRUT SUPPORT HAD CORRODED AND BROKEN, THROWING THE SHOCK INTO MY TIRE. TIRE IS DESTROYED AND STRUT/SHOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC LOOKS AT THE OTHER SIDE AND FINDS THAT IT TOO IS CORRODED AND READY TO BREAK. A FRIEND IS A MECHANIC FOR A CHRYSLER DEALER AND SAYS HE HAS SEEN THIS BEFORE AND CHRYSLER KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM, BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THIS MALFUNCTION SENT MY CAR INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE, AND I WAS JUST LUCKY THAT I WAS IN THE COUNTRY AND NO ONE WAS COMING THE OTHER WAY! THE WARRANTY ON MY CAR EXPIRED 2 MONTHS AGO. IS CHRYSLER IN ANY WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS? *JB

I HAVE A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING 4 DOOR SEDAN. SINCE THE PURCHASING THE NEW CAR DIRECTLY FROM THE DEALER THE CAR HAS FREQUENTLY EXPERIENCED UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. I FORTUNATELY HAVE NOT BE INJURED AS A RESULT HOWEVER, THIS IS A WELL KNOW PROBLEM AS MY PREVIOUS CHRYSLER DID THIS AS WELL. IT WILL HAPPEN WHILE SITTING AT A STAND STILL THE CAR WILL PROPEL ITSELF FORWARD AND IF YOUR FOOT IS NOT ON THE BRAKE IT WILL TAKE OFF. *NM

I BOUGHT A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING WITH A 2.7 L ENGINE IN NOVEMBER 2005. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE 59 FROM LOUISIANA TO ALABAMA ON JAN. 2, 2006 MY ENGINE SEIZED AND STOPPED. I HAD TO PULL OFF OF THE INTERSTATE IMMEDIATELY TO KEEP FROM GETTING HIT. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY FOUND IT HAD SLUDGE ALL OVER THE ENGINE. I HAVE KEPT MY CAR MAINTAINED AND HAD AN OIL CHANGE THE FRIDAY BEFORE THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. THIS LEFT ME VULNERABLE TO HAVE INJURED MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. I WAS OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR, BUT WAS TOLD SLUDGE WAS NOT COVERED. I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. *JB

ON TURNING INTO A MAIN STREET IN OUR TOWN FROM A DRIVEWAY, THE INNER AND OUTER TIE ROD ENDS ON THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL ON MY CAR PULLED APART, RESULTING IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. DUE TO THE LOW SPEED INVOLVED, I WAS ABLE TO FORCE THE CAR TO THE CURB WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE. I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY I-89 EARLIER, AND HAD THIS FAILURE OCCURRED THEN, COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL, AND THE POSSIBLE DEATH OR INJURY TO MY WIFE AND I WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO VERMONT TIRE, HERE IN SOUTH BURLINGTON, WHERE THE TIE ROD ENDS (401-1704 & 401-1737) WERE REPLACED AND THE FRONT END WAS RE-ALIGNED. I HAVE THE OLD PARTS FOR INSPECTION, IF DESIRED. TOTAL MILEAGE ON THE CAR WAS 62285. NOTE, THE TIE ROD ENDS NORMALLY THREAD TOGETHER. IN THIS CASE CORROSION ALLOWED THESE PARTS TO PULL APART COMPLETELY. EXCEPT FOR ABOUT A HALF INCH AT THE VERY TOP OF THE THREADED END OF THE ROD, THE ROD COULD BE INSERTED AND WITHDRAWN WITH LITTLE OR NO RESISTANCE, AND THIS IS HOW THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THERE WAS NO WARNING IN THE STEERING CONTROL OF THE CAR TO INDICATE THE FAILURE WAS ABOUT TO OCCUR. *JB

PURCHASED A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING NEW WITH 101 MILES IN AUG 2001. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 42,000 MILES AND THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. THE CHRYSLER'S 2.7L ENGINE HAS MANY INTERNET DOCUMENTS SHOWING THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. NOT COVERED BY CHRYSLER OR EXTENDED WARRANTY. WAS DRIVING VEHICLE 65 MPH ON A HIGHWAY AT 8:00 AM WHEN THE CAR JUST DIED. FORTUNATELY (ALTHOUGH RUSH HOUR) NO ONE WAS DIRECTLY BEHIND THE VEHICLE. CAR HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS CHRYSLER WANTS $6,000 TO FIX THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE IS ONLY WORTH $8,800. CAR IS STILL SITTING AT DEALERSHIP. CHRYSLER HAS NOT MADE ANY CHANGES TO THIS ENGINE SO EVEN IF REPAIRS ARE MADE THIS PROBLEM WILL KEEP OCCURRING. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A PUDDLE UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE COOLER HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 01V011002, REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION COOLER HOSE. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 8/14/2006 - THE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE WORN. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED FROM THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING IT TO SMOKE. THE TRANSMISSION HOSE AND THE SOLENOID PACK WERE REPLACED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 01V011002, REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION LINES. THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 3/20/2006 - *NM

TIMING CHAIN FAILURE CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE ON MY 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING MY ONLY SOLUTION IS TO LET THE CAR SIT FOR THE TWO YEARS I OWE ON IT BECAUSE THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE BECAUSE IT IS APPARENTLY A DESIGN FLAW. *NM

MY WIFE WAS IN A FRONTAL CRASH WITH ENOUGH IMPACT TO NEARLY PUSH THE ENGINE INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE CAR WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. I BELIEVE THIS WAS DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT OR DESIGN. I DO HAVE DIGITAL PICTURES THAT SHOW THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE. *JB

THE HEADLIGHTS ON 2001 CHRYSLER 300M HAVE STARTED TO HAZE OVER, THUS LOWERING THE VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. THIS CAR ONLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES, AND THESE MILES HAVE NOT BEEN LONG DISTANCES.*AK

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN I HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. MY CAR STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND DRIVE HOME. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ROD BEARING HAD GONE OUT AND THE MOTOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER A FEW DAYS OF TALKING TO CHRYSLER THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO ONE OF THEIR DEALERSHIPS SO THEY CAN LOOK AT IT AT MY COST. THE CAR HAD 82,121 MILES ON IT SO THERE WAS NO WARRANTY. CHRYSLER GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND FOR ABOUT A WEEK. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME 200 TO 400 $ JUST TO LOOK AT IT. I WAS TOLD THAT CHRYSLER WOULD NOT PAY FOR ANY THING BECAUSE OF EXCESS SLUDGE IN THE MOTOR. NEED LESS TO SAY I WENT TO A DIFFERENT COMPANY TO PUT IN A REMANUFACTURE MOTOR. THESE 2.7 LITER APPARENTLY HAS A LOT A DEFECTS. *AK

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN I HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. MY CAR STALED, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND DRIVE HOME. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ROD BEARING HAD GONE OUT AND THE MOTOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER A FEW DAYS OF TALKING TO CHRYSLER THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO ONE OF THEIR DEALERSHIPS SO THEY CAN LOOK AT IT AT MY COST. THE CAR HAD 82,121 MILES ON IT SO THERE WAS NO WARRANTY. CHRYSLER GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND FOR ABOUT A WEEK. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME 200 TO 400 $ JUST TO LOOK AT IT. I WAS TOLD THAT CHRYSLER WOULD NOT PAY FOR ANY THING BECAUSE OF EXCESS SLUDGE IN THE MOTOR. NEED LESS TO SAY I WENT TO A DIFFERENT COMPANY TO PUT IN A REMANUFACTURE MOTOR. THESE 2.7 LITER APPARENTLY HAS A LOT A DEFECTS. *AK

ENGINE FAILURE IN 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING WITH 2.7 L. ENGINE AT APPROX. 65,000 MILES WITHOUT ANY FOREWARNING. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR OVERHEATING OCCURRED. ENGINE MUST NOW BE REPLACED DUE TO CRACKED BLOCK. CHRYSLER WILL NOT PAY FOR ANY OF THE REPAIRS. *NM

WHILE DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON A BUSY INTERSTATE, THE RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINT FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY AND THE FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO STOP QUICKLY AND PULL INTO THE MEDIAN. I HAD THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP ONLY 2 MONTHS PRIOR WITH "POPPING" NOISES IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT PERFORMED AN INSPECTION AND SAID "ALL FRONT END COMPONENTS TIGHT AND SOUND /NO FAILURES DETECTED". LESS THAN 2,000 MILES LATER, THE BALL JOINT FAILED! WHAT IS EVEN MORE CONCERNING IS THAT THE SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS WERE EXPERIENCED 2 YEARS AGO AND MANY COMPONENTS OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION (INCLUDING BOTH BALL JOINTS) WERE REPLACED. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF THIS PROBLEM WAS AT 37,000 MILES AND COST ME $598.66 (SINCE THE WARRANTY ONLY COVERED TO 36,000 MILES - IRONIC, HUH?). THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED AT 63,000 MILES AND COST ME $693.06. UPON DRIVING THE CAR INTO THE GARAGE AFTER BEING TOWED, THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT THE BALL JOINT POPPED COMPLETELY OUT OF IT'S JOINT AND SHOWED ME THAT THE TIRE WAS ONLY BARELY HANGING ON. HE ALSO SAID I WAS "LUCKY" THAT I HADN'T WENT 20 MORE FEET ON THE FREEWAY BECAUSE THE TIRE WOULD HAVE FALLEN OFF AND THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE DAMAGE AND POSSIBLY INJURY. THE DEALERSHIP MADE THE REPAIRS BUT WOULD NOT COVER ANY OF THE EXPENSES. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO WOULD NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY OR REFUND THE COST FOR THE FAULTY INSPECTION THAT WAS PERFORMED 2 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE BALL JOINT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 35 MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE CUSHION SPRING. THE STOCK REPLACEMENT PART PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER WAS AT LEAST FIVE TIMES HEAVIER THAN THE ORIGINAL PART. THE GAUGE OF THE ORIGINAL CUSHION SPRING WAS MUCH LESS THAN THE STOCK REPLACEMENT PART. AS THE CUSHION SPRING BEGAN TO DISINTEGRATE THE PARTS LODGED IN THE PUMP GEARS, RESULTING IN HAVING TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

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

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

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

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

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

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

2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING 2.7L MOTOR. 69000 MILES. MOTOR QUIT. DIAGNOSED AS BROKEN TIMING CHAIN, NEW MOTOR NEEDED $6,900. FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING, MOTOR JUST STOPPED. I WAS FORTUNATE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. *JB

THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON MY 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING HAS FAILED TWICE IN ITS LIFETIME (CURRENTLY ~65,000 MILES) - LUCKILY BOTH TIMES WERE DURING PARTS OF THE YEAR WHERE I DID NOT NEED HEADLIGHTS, BUT THIS TIME AROUND I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE SWITCH REPLACED. THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT WORK. *NM

I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES AND HAD A PASSENGER IN THE CAR WITH ME. NOTHING DEPLOYED...BUT THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON THE NEXT DAY...WELL I TOOK IT TO DINOVOS AND THEY SAID THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT PRE TENSIONER WAS OPEN...CLEANED IT AND GREASED IT AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF...IF I WAS IN AN ACTUAL WRECK..WOULD I HAVE HAD AN AIRBAG..THAT IS THE QUESTION OF THE DAY.*JB

2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING 2.7 LITER DOHC PERFORMED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON 9-11-05, DUE TO A LONG TRIP. EVERYTHING WAS GOOD AS FAR AS FLUID LEVELS, PERFORMED AN OIL CHANGE, VEHICLE RAN FINE OIL WAS NOT BURNT OR LOW OIL CHANGE INTERVAL WAS ON SCHEDULE. ON 9-12-05 AT 9:30 A.M., AT INTERSTATE SPEED VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, AS IT SHUT DOWN TEMP. GAUGE WENT TO THE MAX. MY WIFE AND SEVEN MONTH OLD CHILD WERE STUCK ON HIGHWAY OFF-RAMP. VERY HOT AND HUMID DAY ABOUT ONE-HUNDRED MILES FROM HOME. TOWED VEHICLE BACK TO HOME AREA. VEHICLE ACTED AS IF TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKE. UPON REMOVAL OF INTAKE AND VALVE COVER, TWELVE INTAKE VALVES ARE BENT AND STUCK OPEN DO TO THE TIMING CHAIN JUMPING OR WATER PUMP FAILURE. HAVE NOT INSPECTED ANY LOWER IN THE ENGINE YET. VEHICLE HAS 88,374 MILES ON IT. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM. MADE CONTACT WITH CHRYSLER TO SEE IF THEIR WAS A POSSIBLE RECALL. CHRYSLER SAID THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY TIMING PROBLEMS WITH THIS ENGINE, BUT WERE VERY EVASIVE WHEN CHALLENGED WITH QUESTIONS. OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE.*JB

WHEN CAR BOUGHT SHARED DRIVER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE LOOSE. TOOK BACK IN FOR WARRANTY REPAIR. MONTHS LATER POWER WINDOW BUTTONS ARE FALLING THROUGH SAME DOOR HANDLE, RENDERING WINDOW INOPERABLE. UPON ME TAKING IT APART TO SEE IF I COULD FIX, FOUND THE PLASTIC STEMS THAT INTERLOCK POWER WINDOW BUTTONS TO THE HANDLE, ARE DISENTAGRATING.THAT WHEN I TOOK IN FOR ABOVE MENTIONED WARRANTY WORK, ALL THAT WAS DONE, THEY GLUED HANDLED TO UPOLSTRY. THE REAR WINDOW DRIVER SIDE HAS NOW ALSO BEDOME INOPERABLE DUE TO SAME DISENTEGARATION. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT AND/OR FIRE AND UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR TO ESCAPE ONE WOULD BECOME TRAPPED UNABLE TO LOWER A WINDOW TO GET OUT.

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN IRREGULAR ENGINE SNAPPING SOUND COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS A NAIL IN THE TIRE, BUT UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO NAIL IN THE TIRE. THE ENGINE FIRST STARTED WITH THE SNAPPING SOUND, THEN VIBRATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN. THE NOISE HAS BEEN THE SAME SINCE IT STARTED. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER; THEY STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL. *AK

(1) THE COURSE OF ACTION WHEN LEAVING MY EMPLOYMENT WORKPLACE ON THURSDAY, JULY 21, APPROXIMATELY 6:00 P.M. CST: I STARTED MY 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING WITH MY REMOTE START (WHICH I HAVE DONE DAILY SINCE 2002), GOT INTO THE CAR TO LEAVE THE PARKING LOT, SECURED MY SEAT BELT, AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE IN ORDER TO PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE (NO CARS WERE PARKED IN FRONT OF MINE). (2) THE MOMENT I PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR (DRIVE) IT TOOK OFF LIKE A BULLET WITHOUT ANY ACCELERATION. THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING INDEPENDENTLY (RUNAWAY) AND HEADED TOWARD A 4-LANE, BUSY STREET. BRAKING HAD NO EFFECT ON SLOWING THE CAR BUT I COULD STEER. I TURNED TO AVOID ENTERING THE BUSY STREET BUT CRASHED INTO THE CORNER OF A BRICK BUILDING. ELAPSED TIME FROM THE POINT OF FAILURE TO THE CRASH WAS VERY SHORT; I ESTIMATE IT TO BE 5 SECONDS. I WAS INJURED AND HOSPITALIZED WITH A FRACTURED HEEL BONE, ANKLE BONES, AND RIBS. (3) THE CAR WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS SO THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. *NM

AFTER I RECEIVED A TUNE UP OF MY VEHICLE, IT STARTED A PROBLEM. AFTER MY CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR ABOUT 20 MIN, THE ENGINE STARTS TO ALMOST DIE OUT, THEN COME BACK TO LIFE. THIS IS W/O USING AC OR HEAT. HOWEVER, IF I USE MY A/C OR HEAT, IT BECOMES MUCH WORSE. IN BOTH SITUATIONS, W/OR W/O AC & HEAT, THE PROBLEM BECAME SO BAD MY CAR DIED OUT. THE DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY CAR, AND CLAIMED IT DID NOT DO THIS TO THEM WHEN THEY HAD IT IN THEIR POSSESSION. I MYSELF, HAVE CHANGED THE AIR FILTER, GOT AN OIL CHANGE, CHANGED MY TRANS FLUID, PCV VALVE, & PUT IN FUEL INJECTOR CLEANER. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT STOPPED. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO MURRAYS AUTO PARTS, THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, GIVING IT THE CODE P1391 MISFIRE CODE. I CALLED THE DEALER TO FIND OUT THIS CODE, NOBODY HAD ANY IDEA WHAT IT MEANT. EVERY TIME I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE DEALER, THEY DENY THEY HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT, AND PUT ME OFF LIKE I DON'T KNOW WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT. I JUST WANT MY CAR FIXED. *NM

DT: WHILE DRIVING MY CHRYSLER SEBRING THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED. IT STARTING MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND THEN THE CONSUMER HEARD A CRUNCH. WHEN THE CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD THE TIMING CHAIN HAD CUT A SLICE OUT OF THE PLASTIC VALUE COVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN DID BREAK. HE ALSO TOLD THE CONSUMER TO SEARCH THE INTERNET TO FIND OUT IF THERE WERE ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME MOTOR. THE CONSUMER HASN'T DONE ANY RESEARCH TO SEE IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE YET. *NM

FRONT TOP BALL JOINT SNAPPED WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. NO WARNING, HAD TO BE TOWED FOR REPAIR. FOUND DAMAGED CONTROL ARMS ON BOTH SIDES WHEN REPLACING BOTH FRONT TOP AND BOTTOM BALL JOINTS. ONLY 53,000 MILES ON THE CAR! INTEND TO WRITE TO CHRYSLER.

DECEMBER OF 2002 - REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER QUIT. WIRE CONNECTOR CAME LOOSE FROM REAR WINDOW. COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. WINDOW HAD TO BE REPLACED TO FIX PROBLEM. MAY OF 2004 - AIR BAG INDICATOR CAME ON AND CHIME SOUNDED. SENSOR OR SOME SORT REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF OVER $300.00 JUNE OF 2005 - REPEAT OR ABOVE PROBLEM. APPOINTMENT TO BRING CAR IN FOR SERVICING ON JUNE 28TH. JUNE OF 2005 - REPEAT OF REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER. ITEM HAS NOT WORKED FOR MONTHS. I HAVE RUN A REPORT ON MYCARSTATS.COM AND HAVE FOUND BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL. APPEARS WE HAVE A PROBLEM HERE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR THE AIR BAG PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME AND I CERTAINLY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY NEXT WEEK WHEN I BRING IT IN FOR SERVICING.

DT: CALLER SAID THE WHEEL FELL OFF IN DRIVEWAY WITHOUT WARNING. THE TOP UPPER BALL JOINT GAVE WAY, LEAVING THE BOTTOM BALL JOINT TO HOLD THE TIRE. DEALER SAID THIS WAS NORMAL. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. CALLER HAS NOT HAD IT FIXED. *AK

UPPER BALL JOINT IN PASSENGER SIDE REAR SUSPENSION FAILED CAUSING THE WHEEL TO FOLD INWARD WITH AN ASSOCIATED TEMPORARY LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. NEW PART WAS INSTALLED AND UPON INSPECTION, THE OLD BALL JOINT APPEARED RUSTY AND CORRODED.

DT CONSUMER STATES THE WHEELS ON HIS VEHICLE HAVE CORRODED AND CAUSED AIR TO LEAK OUT. WHEN THE WHEELS WERE REPLACED BY THE SERVICE DEALER THEY STATED IT WAS FROM THE ROAD SALT DURING THE WINTER. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY *TT

DT: SHE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS, AND NOW SHE FINDS OUT THAT THE REAR ROTORS ARE ALSO BAD. IT TAKES LONGER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE IS UNSTABLE.*AK

ENGINE ON MY 2001 SEBRING SEDAN IS IDLING ROUGHLY FROM LOSS OF COMPRESSION IN ONE OR TWO CYLINDERS. CAR HAD JUST OVER 60,000 MILE WHEN IT STARTED AND DEALER TOOK CAR FOR TWO DAYS, CHARGED ME HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO CLEAN INJECTORS AND REPLACE THE INJECTOR IN THE LOW COMPRESSION CYLINDER, AND COULDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN STATED IT'S PROBABLY THE ENGINE BUT I JUST WENT OVER THE 60,000 COVERAGE AND A REPAIR WOULDN'T BE COVERED. I MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE AND HAVE RECORDS FOR ALL WORK DONE ON IT SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW. CHRYSLER SHOULD MAKE GOOD TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE PROBLEM WHATEVER IT IS SINCE I'M NOW BECOMING AWARE OF MANY OTHER SLUDGE PROBLEMS IN THE SAME 2.7 6 CYL ENGINE WHICH APPARENTLY HAS DEFECTS IN ITS MANUFACTURING. *AK

THE CLOCKSPRING RECALL ISSUE APPEARS TO EXTEND TO THE 2001 MODEL YEAR (EARLY PRODUCTION)

HEARD KNOCKING COMING FROM THE ENGINE AT AROUND 59,000 MILES. SAID TO BE THE RESULT OF OIL SLUDGE. WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE AT A COST OF $6000.00. HAVEN'T REPLACED ENGINE. STILL HAVE TO MAKE THE CAR PAYMENTS ON A CAR THAT DOES NOT WORK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE SEIZED UP. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THE BLOCKED HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *NM

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON AND PARKED, THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM

DRIVER NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE LOSING AIR PRESSURE FROM THE WHEELS. THE WHEELS CONTAINED ALUMINA CHROME ALLOY PLATED, AND THE SEAL DETERIORATED. THIS CAUSED LOW TIRE PRESSURE. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WHEELS WOULD BE CHANGED AT DRIVER'S EXPENSE. *AK

I HAVE A SLUDGE BUILD UP IN MY 2.7 CHRYSLER SEABRING LXI 2001. I HAVE FAITHFULY CHANGED THE OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES. THE CHRYSLER FACTORY WARRANTY AND MOST OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PLANS WILL NOT COVER ENGINE REPAIRS IF THEY FIND SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. MY CAR FAILED WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHICH COULD HAVE LEAD TO A SERIOUS INJURIES.*AK

I HAVE A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING WITH THE 2.7 LITER V6 ENGINE. IT HAS RECENTLY EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS UP TO AND WILL PROBABLY INCLUDE COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE FROM OIL SLUDGING IN THE ENGINE. THE OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY 5000 MILES AND WE HAVE DOCUMENTATION OF THESE OIL CHANGES. THE CAR ONLY HAS 29500 MILES RIGHT NOW. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY CAN NOT WARRANT THE PRODUCT BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF THEIR WARRANTY PERIOD. THEY EVEN WENT AS FAR AS TO SAY THAT EVEN IF IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THEY CAN'T BE HELD RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. SO BASICALLY I AM JUST REPORTING TO YOU MY COMPLAINT. I KNOW YOU PROBABLY HAVE RECEIVED HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THIS ENGINE. PLEASE URGE CHRYSLER TO EXTEND THEIR WARRANTIES OR OFFER A RECALL. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF AN ENGINE FAILING BECAUSE OF OIL SLUDGE WITH ONLY 29500 MILES ON IT. THANKS, JOE RAGUSE. *NM

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

TWO WEEKS AFTER A REGULAR OIL CHANGE, THE 2.7L ENGINE ON MY '01 SEBRING MADE A LARGE CLUNK. THE DEALERSHIP MECHANIC SAID IT HAD BLOWN A ROD (RUINED). CAUSE OF THE FAILURE ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP WAS "OIL SLUDGE." NOT COVERED IN WARRANTY. PRICE QUOTED FOR REPLACEMENT WAS $7-8000. MILEAGE AT THE TIME WAS 47443. *AK

2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI 2.7L V6. VEHICLE PURCHASED APRIL 2002 AS CERTIFIED 8/80. LOUD KNOCKING FROM ENGINE. ENGINE SIEZED UP ON FREEWAY AND DIED. DEALER FOUND TIMING CHAINS BROKEN, THEW A ROD, ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP. CHRYSLER REFUSED TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY CLAIMING LACK OF OWNER MAINT. RECORDS. HAD ENGINE REPLACED FOR $7500.00.

DRIVER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING IT IN. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE CHRYSLER TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE ALL THE OTHER CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE. *TC

I OWN A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING COUPE PURCHASED NEW. I WAS OUT OF MY WARRANTY FOR SOME OF MY REPAIRS HOWEVER. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR SINCE JUNE 20,2004 SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE SPENT AN ENORMOUS AMOUT OF MONEY RENTING CARS. THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE WHICH IN TURNS DAMAGE THE ENGINE WHICH I HAD TO PAY FOR. BUT WHEN ALL OF THIS HAPPENED I DID CALL CHRYSLER TO FIND OUT IF THERE WHERE ANY RECALL ON THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE THEY OF COURSE REPLED NO.I HAD ALSO CALLED A CHRYSLER DEALER TO FIND OUT WHY THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO KNOW I WAS TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THEY KNOWLEGED ABOUT THOSE ENGINES THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW. SINCE THAT TIME I HAD TO SEARCH FOR THAT SAME ENGINE WHICH IS NOT AN EASY EGINE TO FIND.I HAVE SPENT OVER 3,300 TO HAVE THIS ENEGINE REPLACED. HOWEVER IN DEALING WITH THIS AND STILL OWE THE FINANCE COMPANY FOR THIS CAR, I HAVE LATE PAYMENT ON MY CREDIT REPORT. I HAVE BEEN SO STRESSED OUT OVER THIS IT HAS EFFECTED MY WORK, PERSONEL LIFE, DEALING WITH THIS HEADACHE.*AK

AIRBAG/CLOCKSPRING FAILURE. WAS IN FRONT END CRASH AT 25-30MPH AND AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF. THIS WAS ON 06-26-04 GOT THE CAR FIX AT EARNHARDT AUTO BODY A FIVE STAR DEALER. ON 10-09-04 THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. SO I TOOK IT BACK THEY SAID THEY WOULD CALL MY INSURANCE TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER THE WORK. THEY WOULD IF IT WAS FROM THE CRASH. THE COMPUTER SHOWED NO ERROR CODE SO I HAD TO PAY. BODY SHOP SAID THEY CAN'T FIX I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE TO SERVICE.BUT THE TECH AT BODY SAID IT WAS A BAD CLOCKSPRING. SO ON 10-11-04 I TOOK TO SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH I HAD JUST PAID FOR AT THERE BODY SHOP. I TOLD THEM THIS BUT THIS DID'NT MATTER.BUT I NEED MY CAR GETTING TO WORK. SO I LET THEM KEEP IT FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. A FEW HOURS LATER THEY CALLED AND SAID IT WAS A BAD CLOCKSPRING AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $481.00. BECAUSE MY WARRANTY WAS UP IN TIME NOT MILES. WAS UP BY ABOT A MONTH AND WEEK OR TWO. I ASK THEM IF THIS WAS A SAFETY CONCERN AND THEY NO. CALL FOR MORE INFO ON THIS STORY.*AK

THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AND IS NOW AT THE DEALERS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS A SLUG BUILD UP ON THE ROD AND IN THE OIL PAN. THE VEHICLE HAD AN OVERHEATING PROBLEM PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRENCE, WHEN THE CAR WAS IN IDLE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT WARM, ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING IT WARMED UP. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AS WELL AS THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ENGINE SEIZED. AS RESULT, VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC, AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. DEALER STATED THAT SLUDGE BUILT UP IN THE ENGINE. *AK

AT ABOUT 51,000 MILES MY CAR BEGAN MAKING LOUD SQUEAKING NOISES FROM THE FRONT END EVERY TIME YOU PASS OVER A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. IT ALSO DEVELOPED MAJOR VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE CAR WAS SLOWING UP TO STOP. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE CHRYLSER DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT THE INNER TIE RODS WERE METAL TO METAL AND IT ALSO NEEDED NEW RACK AND PINION STEERING. THIS AMOUNTS TO NEARLY $1,000 EXPENSE ON A CAR JUST A LITTLE MORE THAN ONE YEAR FROM THE TIME THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE SINCE THE STEERING CAN GO OUT. I HAD VERY LITTLE ADVANCE WARNING OF THIS PROBLEM AND AM NOT PREPARED TO INVEST THIS KIND OF MONEY IN ORDER TO HAVE A SAFE CAR FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. WE HAD PLANNED TO DRIVE THIS CAR ON VACATION IN THREE WEEKS. IF I HAD NOT TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER TO INVESTIGATE, IT VERY WELL MIGHT HAVE CAUSED A FATAL CRASH WITH MY TWO SONS IN THE CAR. *AK

PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SLUDGE.*MR WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN STOP RUNNING, THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SIDE, AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEANING TO THE LEFT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *NM

THE ENGINE ON MY CHRYSLER SEBRING (2.7) QUIT DUE TO EXCESS SLUDGE FROM A DEFECTIVE DESIGN. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME ANY COSTS. I HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE ON MY VEHICLE. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY HAVE TO REPAIR 6 OR 7 CARS A YEAR DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. I HAD THE ENGINE REBUILT AT A COST OF NEARLY $2,500. IF THE DEALERSHIP HAD PERFORMED THE WORK IT WOULD HAVE COST NEARLY $7,000 AND THEY WOULD HAVE PUT A NEW, BUT THE SAME DEFECTIVE ENGINE IN MY CAR. A JASPER ENGINE EMPLOYEE DOCUMENTED THAT CHRYSLER HAS NEVER DONE THE UPDATES THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE PROBLEM. *AK

OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ANY TYPE OF WARNING WHEN MY ENGINE FAILED AFTER ONLY 43,000 MILES. IT IS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING SEDAN. AFTER RESEARCHING I FOUND THAT THESE ENGINES 2.7 LITER FOUND IN THE SEBRING AND INTREPID ARE PRONE TO SLUDGE AND PREMATURE FAILURE. MY WARRANTY WAS UP AT 36,000 MILES AND I AM GOING BACK AND FORTH TRYING TO GET SOME HELP WITH THESE REPAIRS CONSISTING OF $4988.45. A NEW ENGINE SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED IN A VEHICLE WITH 43,000 MILES. (AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE) I HAVE SPOKEN TO 5 DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND THEY ARE ALL AWARE OF THESE ENGINE PROBLEMS. I WAS STRANDED 150 MILES FROM HOME, IT WAS GRADUATION WK-END SO NO HOTEL ROOMS AND NO RENTAL CARS AVAILABLE. I WAS OUTSIDE OF KIRKSVILLE MO. AND HAD TO RIDE WITH A STRANGER TO GET TO SOMEWHERE THAT I COULD PHONE SINCE MY CELL PHONE WAS OUT OF RADUIS. *AK

OWNER WAS CHANGING TIRE AND CUT HAND ON RIM. OWNER FOUND CHROME PLATING PEELING AWAY FROM THE BACK OF ALL FOUR RIMS UPON FURTHER INSPECTION. PIECES ARE METAL CHARDS >2 INCHES WHICH ARE PEELING AWAY AROUND WELD OF SPOKE (BACKSIDE OF RIM). COULD CUT OR INJURE A PERSON OR CAUSE TIRES TO PUNCTURE IF METAL FRAGMENTS WERE TO BREAK OFF DURING TRAVEL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER (LAFLAM CHRYSLER, RUNNEMEDE NJ) WHERE DEALER STATED THAT RIMS WERE "COSMETIC" AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTEES. CHRYSLER SERVICE LINE WAS CONTACTED SAME DAY (FILE#129-7146). DEALERSHIP DENIED INQUIRY ABOUT RIMS AND THEN CLAIMED THAT THEY FELT IT WAS COSMETIC ALSO. OWNER FEELS THERE IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK AND IS VERY CONCERNED AT CHANGEING TIRES AND WHAT MAY HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. MANUFACTURER HAS STATED THAT THERE IS "NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT". THE OWNER HAS A CUT ON HIS FINGER TO PROVE THIS IS NOT COSMETIC.*AK

ON OR ABOUT MARCH 30, 2004 MY CAR DEVELOPED A TICKING NOISE. I DISCOVERED THE NOISE WHEN ORDERING FOOD AT A DRIVE THROUGH WINDOW. THE NOISE WAS ONLY EVIDENT WHEN I HAD MY WINDOW DOWN. MY CAR ALSO HAD NO HEAT BY THIS TIME. OVER THE LAST TWO WINTERS I WOULD NOT HAVE HEAT WHEN THE CAR WAS IDLE, BUT THIS YEAR IT HAD GRADUALLY DETERIORATED TO NO HEAT WHEN IDLE OR UPON ACCELARATION. ACCORDING TO THE OWER'S MANUAL NO ANTIFREEZE WOULD CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS LOW ON OIL AND HAD NO ANTIFREEZE. I TOOK THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TO CHECK THE ANTIFREEZE. THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATED YOU NEEDED TO DO SOMETHING SPECIAL TO ADD ANTIFREEZE, BUT THE MANUAL FAIL TO TELL YOU WHAT THAT SOMETHING SPECIAL WAS. THE OIL WAS CHANGED AND THE ANTIFREEZE WAS FILLED. THE TICKING NOISE PERSISTED AND THEN THE RED OIL LAMP CAME ON ONE WEEK AFTER HAVING THIS SERVICE PERFORMED. I MADE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO SEE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE TICKING NOISE. AFTER CHECKING MY CAR OVER I RECEIVED A CALL SAYING THAT IT APPEARED I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE, THE ANITFREEZE THAT HAD BEEN PUT IN TWO WEEKS PRIOR WAS COMPLETELY GONE. MY CAR HAD NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF LEAKAGE. WHERE DID THE ANTIFREEZE GO? WHY IS MY LOW OIL LIGHT COMING ON AS WELL? IT APPEARS THAT THE 2.7L ENGINE FAILS REGARDLESS OF MAINTENANCE DUE TO DESIGN OF THE ENGINE (LIMITING PASSAGE OF OIL) AND THIS FAILURE IS ALSO LINKED TO THE ANTIFREEZE LEAKAGE OVER TIME, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVER HEAT AND BUILD UP SLUDGE. THE DEALER THEN TELLS YOU THAT ENGINE PROBLEM IS DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD-UP OR RATHER POOR MAINTENANCE ON YOUR PART AND VOIDS THE WARRANTY OR REFUSES ANY ASSISTANCE IN THE REPAIR EXPENSE. MY ENGINE FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 52,000 MILES. THIS PROBLEM IS COSTING CONSUMERS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.*AK

ON FRIDAY, APRIL 16TH I NOTICED MY BATTERY LIGHT ON IN MY CAR AS I DROVE HOME. THAT EVENING WE DROVE MY CAR TO A FRIENDS AND NOTICED THE LIGHT STAYED ON. WHEN WE GOT THERE, 3 PEOPLE LOOKED AT MY CAR AND NOTICED THAT MY ALTERNATOR WAS SMOKING AND SMELT HOT, THE WIRE THAT GOES INTO THE ALTERNATOR WAS BURNT COMPLETELY IN TWO AND WAS SEPERATED FROM THE ALTERNATOR. IT WAS THANKFULLY TOUCHING JUST ENOUGH TO KEEP MY CAR RUNNING. THE NEXT DAY, THEY TOOK MY ALTERNATOR OUT OF MY CAR AND ONE SIDE WAS COMPLETELY MELTED. WE CALLED SERVERAL PARTS STORES AND WERE TOLD BY EACH ONE THAT CHRYSLER HAS NOT RELEASED SOME OF ITS PARTS TO BE SOLD YET, AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS ONE OF THEM. LEAVING US TO ONLY GO TO A DEALER TO HAVE IT REPLACED AND PAY NUMEROUS CHARGES TO HAVE IT REPLACED WHEN WE COULD OF DONE IT OURSELF. ONE, A 3YR OLD CAR, SHOULD NOT BE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH AN ALTERNATOR YET UNLESS ITS FAULTY, TWO IT DEFINETELY SHOULDN'T BE CATCHING ON FIRE, THREE, CHRYSLER SHOULD BE LETTING PARTS STORES SELL THEIR PARTS....*AK

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH TRANSMISSION FAILED. *AK

THE PASSENGER REAR AND FRONT FLOOR IS COMPLETELY SOAKED AFTER DRIVING IN THE RAIN. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE IS A LEAK IN BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR DOORS. AT THE SAME TIME, THE HEATER/AC FAN DOES NOT WORK. IT WILL ONLY BE ON WHEN THE SELECTOR IS TURNED TO 4, OTHERWISE IT IS OFF. TECHNICAN SAYS THE RESISTOR IS BLOWN.

THE STEERING WHEEL CAME COMPLETELY OFF THE COLUMN. THE DRIVER TAPPED THE BRAKES AND CRUISED INTO A DITCH. *PH *JB

IN AUG 2003 I HAD MY BRAKES DONE, I WAS PLANNING ON JUST CHANGING THE PADS AND TURNING THE ROTORS BUT I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE BELOW MIN SPECS AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. SO I REPLACED THEM NOW IN APRIL 2004 I HAD MY CAR IN FOR IT'S REGULAR OIL CHANGE AND HAD THEM DO A BRAKE INSPECTION BECAUSE MY CAR WAS SHAKING WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. I WAS TOLD AGAIN THAT ALL 4 ROTORS WERE BELOW MIN SPEC AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THEY HAD DEEP GROVES IN THEM. I'M NOT A CRAZY DRIVER I HAVE NOT HAD ANY SPEEDING TICKET OR ACCIDENTS. EVER. I WAS NOT TOLD WHAT COULD BE CAUSING THESE GROVES OR WHY I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE MY ROTORS FOR THE 2ND TIME WITH A CAR THAT HAS ONLY 42K MILES ON IT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THESE DEEP GROVES AND HOW TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT HAD THEM FIXED YET AS I CAN'T AFFORD IT. *LA

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, AND THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT BRAKE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD ITS THIRD REPAIR IN THE LAST SEVEN MONTHS.*AK

I HAVE A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING LX SEDAN. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS IN THE BEGINNING AS FAR AS THE DIGITAL ODOMETER SKIPPING, AND OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH IT. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, AND HAVE HAD IT IN THERE FOR INSPECTION, BUT THEY CLAIMED THEY NEVER FOUND ANYTHING. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO NEVER TOLD ME ABOUT THE RECALLS. I NOTICED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS CAUSING ME TO SPEED WITHOUT CONTROL, SO I TURNED IT OFF AND NEVER USED IT AGAIN, THINKING I WOULD TAKE IT IN WHEN I WAS ABLE, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE DEALERSHIP FLUCTUATED BACK AND FORTH WHETHER I HAD 3-YEAR/36K BUMPER-TO-BUMPER, OR 7-YEAR/70K POWERTRAIN, ALTHOUGH IT WAS WITH MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE SALESMAN OFFERED BOTH OF THE WARRANTIES. LAST WEEK, MY SON WAS ASKING ME ABOUT THE CRUISE CONTROL AND HE TURNED IT ON. HE EXPERIENCED THE LACK OF CONTROL WITH THE SPEED. I TOLD HIM TO TURN IT OFF AND NEVER USE IT, AND THAT I WAS GOING TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT ASAP. THE NEXT EVENING, MY SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR, AND HE EXPERIENCED LOST OF CONTROL WITH THE ACCELERATOR. IN A PANIC, HE TRIED TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, BUT ENDED UP CRASHING INTO A GUARD RAIL. I HAVE PHOTOS TO PROVE THAT THERE WERE NO TIRE MARKS OF ANY KIND AT THE SCENE: THE POLICEMAN CLAIMED THAT THERE WERE 90FT OF TIRE MARKS, BUT THEY HAVE NO PROOF, AND THERE WERE PARENTS AT THE SCENE AT THAT MOMENT WHO ARE WILLING TO TESTIFY THAT THERE WERE NO MARKS AT ALL. THIS PROVES TO ME THAT THERE WAS FAILURE WITH THE ACCELERATION AND/OR BRAKES. THIS MORNING, I READ IN THE PAPER THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER SEBRING INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN THE MIDDLE OF A ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE, THE CAUSE WAS DUE TO A FAULTY ACCELERATION SYSTEM. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED, MAKING IT HARD FOR CONSUMER TO SHIFT THE GEARS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *NM

THE DESIGN OF THE CENTER HUB CAP ON THE 2001 SEBRING WITH THE CHROME WHEELS IS DEFECIENT. I HAVE REPLACED 4 WHEEL HUB CAPS IN 51,000 MILES OF DRIVING DUE TO IT DEPARTING THE CAR WHILE IN MOTION.*AK

I AM HAVING ISSUE WITH MY TRANSMISSION, (THE ELECTRONIC AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) PART WHICH I HAD AN ESTIMATE OF CLOSE TO $2000 TO BE REPAIRED.

MULTI-CONTROL FUNCTION SWITCH WENT OUT ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSED LOSS OF ALL LIGHTS-INTERIOR, HEADLIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, ETC. *LA *MR

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

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

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

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

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

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL STARVATION. OIL WAS CHANGED REGULARLY IN THE CAR, BUT DEALER FOULD EXCESSIVE OIL SLUDGING IN ENGINE. THE 2.7L V6 ENGINE HAD 43,000 MILES ON IT. SEARCH FOR INFORMATION ON 2.7L V6 ENGINE INDICATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURANCE DUE TO WHAT SEVERAL ENGINE EXPERTS HAVE STATED IS DUE TO INTERNAL OIL PASSAGES THAT ARE TOO NARROW FOR ENGINE OIL TO PROPERLY CIRCULATE CAUSING THE OIL TO "COOK" INSIDE THE ENGINE. RECEIVED REPORTS OF THIS OCCURRING AS EARLY AS 35,000 MILES WITH THE AVERAGE FAILURE AT 50,000 MILES. CHRYSLER FAILED TO RESPOND TO PROBLEM AND DENIED 8/80 WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR THE ENGINE REPAIRS.

ENGINE SURGES AND DIES OUT. STANDED ON INTERSTATE, NO ACCIDENT. AFTER REPLACEMENT OF CAMSHAFT AND CRANKSHAFT SENSORS, DETERMINED THAT PROBLEM WAS WITH WIRING HARNESS. IDENTIFIED RECALL NOTICE FROM NHTSA, 00V29902. AFTER CONTACTING CHRYSLER SEVERAL TIMES, THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THE RECALL NOR ACKNOLEDGE ANY RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE.*AK

CENTER CAP SEPARATED FROM WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. *NLM

ENGINE QUIT AT 34,000 MI , TOOK TO DEALER THEY STATED THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE AND THAT THE CAR WAS NEGLECTED DO TO LACK OF OIL CHANGES "VOIDING WARRANTY". THERE APPERS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE. *AK OIL CHANGES WERE PERFORMED AT REGULAR INTERVALS BETWEEN 3K-5K MILES.

ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK

THE ENGINE IS GONE OUT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK

NARY 05/21/2003 *MR THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED REAR BRAKE SUSPENSION, TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE, REAR WINDOW SEALANT LOOSE, AND STEERING PROBLEMS. *CB

WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT A DIP IN THE ROAD THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *NLM

FRONT END SUSPENSION, WHEEL BEARING & STEERING - GRINDING NOISE WHEN GOING OVER SMALL HOLES OR HILLS SUCH AS SPEED BUMPS & POT HOLES. ALMOST NEVER WHEN DRIVING DIRECTLY FORWARD, BUT OFTEN WHEN TURNING. DEALER MADE 4 (FOUR) REPAIR ATTEMPTS AND STILL HAS NOT GOTTEN IT RIGHT. NOT 2 MONTHS AFTER LAST REPAIR, WHICH TOOK SIX WEEKS TO GET ALL THE PARTS TOGETHER (DURING WHICH THE LEMON LAW COVERAGE FOR MY CAR EXPIRED - GO WONDER ABOUT THAT..) THE NOISES HAVE RETURNED AGAIN. OTHER ISSUES, I HAVE SEEN 6 TOTAL ISSUES MENTIONED IN THIS SITE THAT I CAN IDENTIFY WITH. AS FOR THOSE SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS SOME HAVE MENTIONED, YES I AGREE THE PEDALS ARE TOO CLOSE WHICH MAKES IT EASY TO MASH BOTH BRAKE & GAS PEDALS. *JB

THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE, WHERE THE CHROME MATERIALS SEPARATED, CAUSE CUTS ON THE CONSUMERS FINGER EVERY TIME THE DOOR WAS OPENED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND NOTIFIED THE CONSUMER THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. *NLM

ALL FOUR OF THE VEHICLES DOOR HANDLES STARTED PEELING WHICH CAUSED INJURY TO THE CONSUMERS HANDS. *NLM

THE DOOR PANEL SEPARATED FROM THE DOOR AND CAUSED INJURIES. *NLM

2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING - DEFECTED DOOR HANDLE, CUTTING OFF EACH TIME YOU STOP W/O TOPPING IT OFF. THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER AND JANUARY-2002. RECENTLY, APRIL 15-18,2003, IT STARTED CUTTING OFF. NOT UNDER WARRANTY I BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY AND THEN HAD TO BY A NEW AUTO COMPUTER SYSTEM. I WANT HAYNES JEEP CHRYSLER AND PLYMOUYH TO REFUND ME ALL OF MY MONEY AND TAKE THE CAR BACK. MY MOTHER AND I ARE HANDICAPPED, SHE HAS LUPUS AND I JUST HAD MAJOR SURGERY AS A KIDNEY DONOR TO MY UNCLE. WE WERE STRANDED IN SALISBURY, NC AFTER MY FOLLOW UP DOCTORS VISIT AT THE CAROLINAS TRANSPLANT CENTER. *NLM

OUR 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING HAS SOME TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES THAT ARE "DETERIORATED", FIRST DISCOVERED WITH 36,184 MILES. *NLM

MY SEAT BELTS COME UNLATCHED CHRYSLER SAYS ITS NOT THERE PROBLEM. MY CAR ONLY HAS 50000 MILES ON IT. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WITH TWO CHILDREN WHO RIDE IN THOSE SEAT BELTS. DOES SOME BODY HAVE DO DIE BEFORE THEY WILL FIX THIS? THEY KNOW THERE IS SOME THING WRONG WITH THEM BECAUSE THEY WANT $160 TO FIX IT. AND I HAVE A DEALER WARRANTY. *NLM

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHICH RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE BRAKES SYSTEM AND STATED EVERYTHING WAS FINE. *JB

BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON MY CHRYSLER SEBRING AT AROUND 25,000 MILES. THE DEALER SAID HE'S CHANGED AT LEAST 4 OTHER SEBRING'S FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD ORDER A RECALL TO PREVENT A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.*JB

VEHICLE LEAKS WATER. MR WHERE THE A PILLAR MOLDING MEETS THE HEADLINER ABOVE THE CONSUMES HEAD. WATER DRIPPED DOWN ON THE CONSUMERS KNEE, CONTROL PANEL AND THE FLOORS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE LEAKING PROBLEM. *JB

AFTER IT RAINED, WATER COLLECTED IN A PUDDLE ON THE BACK INTERIOR FLOORBOARD. THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY SUSPECTED THE WATER CAME FROM THE DOOR SEALS AND REPLACED THEM, HOWEVER THE LEAK RESURFACED AND IT DID NOT COME FROM DOOR SEALS. CONSUMER BELIEVED THE LEAK CAME FROM THE CHASSIS. *JB OTHER PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWED: CD PLAYER MALFUNCTIONED, A/C UNIT FAILED AND WAS REPAIRED TWO TIMES, THE DOOR PANEL WAS REPLACED, THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED/SQUEALED WHEN TURNED/REPAIR KIT WAS INSTALLED/CLOCKSPRING WAS REPLACED, THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START, THERE WERE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, A LOUD SOUND HAD COME FROM THE BRAKES, THE WINDOW BUTTONS WERE LOOSE AT THE SWITCH, AND THE ENGINE CRANKED BUT DID NOT START AND WAS FOUND TO BE FLOODED. SCC

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL #01V011000, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.*JB

WHEN DRIVING AT 60 TO 70 MPH, CONSUMER STATES THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. CONSUMER HAS NO BRAKES AND STEERING IS VERY HARD. CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, VEHICLE ACCELERATOR WILL STICK. THIS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM , BUT IN THE EARLY YEAR VEHICLE 1996/1997. RECALL NUMBER 02 V 186 000. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. PH

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

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

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

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

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE CONSUMER HIT A POT HOLE IN THE ROAD AND WITH OUT ANY WARNING THE TWO FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WENT THROUGHT THE WINDSHIELD GLASS. MR

CONSUMER STATES BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL POSITIONS ARE TOO CLOSE. ON 10/01/02 CONSUMER WAS AT A RED LIGHT AND UNBEKNOWNST THE CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS ON BOTH THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS. THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD AND A MINOR COLLISON OCCURRED. NLM

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE CONSUMER RAN OFF THE ROAD AND FLIPPED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES AND NONE OF THE FRONT OR REAR AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE WHEN BRAKES WER APPLIED. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO ERRATIC ENGINE BEHAVIOR, HOWEVER VEHICLE WAS NEVER CORRECTED, ON ONE OCCASION WHILE PULLING OUT OF A GARAGE, UP A RAMP, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING IT TO JUMP A CURB, HIT A TREE AND THEN HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, THERE WERE NO INJURIES. (SON WRITING IN ON BEHALF OF FATHER) *SLC

REAR SEATBELT WILL NOT STAY LOCKED AND IS CAUSING CHILD SEAT NOT TO STAY IN LOCKED POSITION. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS FOR 9 MONTHS. BRAKES WERE VIBRATING EXCESSIVELY WHEN APPLIED. IN 06/01 AT 11000 MILES DEALER CUT ROTORS, REPLACED CALIPERS, AND BRAKE PADS. 2 MONTHS LATER, BRAKES WERE VIBRATING AGAIN. CONSUMER CAN NOT FULLY APPLY BRAKES. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OAT 40 MPH AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

IN HOT WEATHER CAR IDLES WAY TOO FAST AND IS DIFFICULT TO STOP. *AK

AT 50MPH, THE TIRE BLEWOUT DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION ON REAR DRIVERS SIDE. MICHELIN TIRE SIZE P20560H16, DOT UNKNOWN.*AK. CONSUMER STATED AS SHE WAS DRIVING, THERE WAS A NOISE, SHE PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THE TIRE HAD DISINTEGRATED.*JB

I HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GO OUT TWICE WHILE DRIVING. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AT 22,000 BECAUSE THEY WERE WORN OUT. STERING WHEEL VIBRATES TO THE POINT IT IS INOPERABLE.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT TWO OF THE WHEEL CENTER CAPS SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *JB CONSUMER FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS RELATING TO THIS ONE AND DETERMINED THAT THIS CONDITION IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. ALSO, CONSUMER NOTICED A THIRD CAP IS LOOSE AND WILL PROBABLY FALL OFF SHORTLY. *TT

RADIO CD PLYER FAILED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES PER DEALERSHIP THERE WAS SIGNFICANT ELECTRICAL FAULTINESS TO IGNITE THE WIRING INSTALLATION AND IMMEDIATE COMBUSTIBLES INTO OPEN FLAME. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*JB

REAR WINDOW IS LIKE LOOKING THROUGH A DISSORDED OF WATER, REPLACE REAR WINDOW, DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.

CONSUMER STATES THAT SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A WHINING NOISE, DEALER REPLACED WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION, BUT NEW TRANSMISSION SLIPS DURING TAKE OFF ASSOCIATED WITH HARD SHIFTING, JERKING AT 30 MPH, AND POOR ACCELERATION, DEALER TEST DROVE VEHICLE, BUT IS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *TT

CONSUMER STATES THAT SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A WHINING NOISE, DEALER REPLACED WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION, BUT NEW TRANSMISSION SLIPS DURING TAKE OFF ASSOCIATED WITH HARD SHIFTING, JERKING AT 30 MPH, AND POOR ACCELERATION, DEALER TEST DROVE VEHICLE, BUT IS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *TT

LEASED NEW CAR FOR 6 MONTHS, HAD OIL AHCNGE AT 3,000 MILES, HAVE 5,000 MILES NOW. ENTIRE OIL LEAKED OUT OF THE ENGINE AND ENGINE STOPPED. CHRYSLER'S WARANTY WILL NOT COVER THE DAMAGE SINCE THE PLASTIC GUARD UNDER THE CAR WAS LITTTLE BROKEN MAYBE BY HITTING A POTHALL AND THEREFORE IS MY NEGLIGENCE. COST $2,500 TO FIX ENGINE.*AK

ALL FOUR RIMS ARE BENT DUE TO RUNNING OVER BUMPS. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK *SLC

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

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

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

VEHICLE WAS PARKED TO LOWER CONVERTIBLE TOP, WHILE CONVERTIBLE TOP WAS BEING LOWERED REAR WINDOW HAD SHATTERED UNEXPECTEDLY. CONTACTED SERVICE MANAGER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT WINDOW WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

TRAVELING ON I 95 SOUTH IN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE FL - GAS PEDAL STUCK WHILE AT A SPEED OF 65 AND BEGAN INCREASING, IT WAS NECESSARY TO USE BRAKE WITH ALL THE FORCE THAT WAS POSSIBLE TO CONTROL THE CAR - IT WAS AT LEAST 2 MILES UNTIL WE COULD EXIT THE FREEWAY - THIS WAS DOWNTOWN AND IN AN AREA OF CONSTRUCTION OVER A NEW BRIDGE - THERE WAS NOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEAVE THE ROAD, PLACE THE CAR IN NEUTRAL OR DO ANYTHING BUT RIDE THE BRAKES UNTIL WE COULD EXIT, WEST SIDE DODGE IN JACKSONVILLE EXAMINED THE CAR THE MORNING OF 9/17 AND FOUND A PLASTIC CAP THAT WAS USED TO COVER A SENSOR HAD NOT BEEN DISCARDED AND HAD FOUND ITS' WAY TO THE LINKAGE. WE ARE ASKING THE DEALER HERE IN SOUTH CAROLINA TO REPLACE THE ROTERS AND PADS - IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT I SHOULD BE CONCERNED WITH? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONCERN. SUE AND JOE FEUTZ "FIGHTS"*AK

REAR TOE AND CAMBER OUT OF RANGE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. NLM

STEERING WHEEL OFF CENTER CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT. NLM

SEALANT IN REAR WINDOW IS COMING APART FROM GLASS CAUSING WATER DAMAGE. NLM

BOTH REAR DUST SHIELDS ARE BENT, THE DEALER REPOSITIONED THE SHIELD FOR PROPER OPERATION, THE CONSUMER SAYS THE FRONT BRAKES HAVE EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST ON THE FRONT WHEELS AND HEAR A GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKING, THE DEALER CONFIRMED BRAKE DUST AND SAYS THIS IS A NORMAL CONDITION. NLM

REAR TOE AND CAMBER OUT OF RANGE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. NLM

STEERING WHEEL OFF CENTER CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT. NLM

BOTH REAR DUST SHIELDS ARE BENT, THE DEALER REPOSITIONED THE SHIELD FOR PROPER OPERATION, THE CONSUMER SAYS THE FRONT BRAKES HAVE EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST ON THE FRONT WHEELS AND HEAR A GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKING, THE DEALER CONFIRMED BRAKE DUST AND SAYS THIS IS A NORMAL CONDITION. NLM

SEALANT IN REAR WINDOW IS COMING APART FROM GLASS CAUSING WATER DAMAGE. NLM

BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELARATOR ARE DESIGN TO CLOSE, RESULTIN IN HITTING THE GAS PEDAL WHEN HITTING THE BRAKES.

THE GRAY COATING TO THE AIR BAG COVER STARTED PEELING TWO MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. I BROUGHT IT IN TO GET FIXED AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE WRONG PART. THE PERSON WHO REPLACED THE WRONG PART DAMAGED THAT PART (STEERING WHEEL) AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE BOTH PARTS AGAIN. I FINALLY GOT BOTH PARTS REPLACED 8/01 AND THE AIR BAG STARTED PEELING AGAIN THREE WEEKS LATER. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THE MATERIAL.

STEERING RACK MAKES CLANKING/RATTLING NOISE WHEN TURNING OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT. CAN BE FELT THROUGH STEERING COLUMN. SERVICE TECHNICIANS AT DEALER HEARD NOISE BUT COULD NOT INITIALLY IDENTIFY IT. THEY DROVE 4 OTHER 2001 SEBRING SEDANS AND HEARD SAME NOISE. CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND WERE TOLD IT WAS STEERING RACK. I WROTE LETTER TO CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THAT NOISE IS A "CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CAR." I AM VERY CONCERNED SINCE STEERING IS INVOLVED. WOULD LIKE THIS PROBLEM FIXED AND NOT TOLD "THEY ALL DO IT."

WHEN WEATHER IS HOT VEHICLE STARTS MAKING A CREAKING NOISE. ALSO, IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH NOISE IS IN STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER STATES SOUND HAS BEEN PRESENT IN VEHICLE SINCE DAY ONE, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR SWAY BAR LINK, BOTH BUSHINGS, LEFT BALL JOINT, STEERING GEAR, DIFFERENTIAL/TRANSAXLE, AND NOW DEALER FEELS THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE EXHAUST PIPE, WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER WOULD MAKE FREQUENT STOP AND GO MOTIONS WHICH WOULD MAKE THE NOISE EVEN WORSE, CONSUMER THINKS THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE EXPANDING STEEL WHEN VEHICLE WAS HOT, DEALER LISTENED TO THE NOISE THROUGH HEADPHONES AND STATED THE NOISE WAS NOT COMING FROM THE SUSPENSION, SINCE DEALER CAN NOT FIX PROBLEM, CONSUMER HAS DECIDED TO GO THROUGH ARBITRATION. WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS ON A LOUD HUMMING NOISE CAN BE HEARD THROUGH THE VENTS. *SLC

WHILE WASHING CAR CONSUMER NOTICED EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT CAMBERS WERE OUT OF ALIGNMENT. DEALER SAID REAR TOE AND CAMBERS WERE OUT OF RANGE, SO THEY SET REAR AND FRONT TOE. 4 DAYS LATER, NOTICED DUST AGAIN. CONSUMER STATED SAME PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED FOR LAST MONTH. *AK THE SEAL AROUND THE REAR WINDOW IS LEAKING. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE STILL PULLING TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT. FLUID LEAK FROM LEFT FRONT WHEEL, DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. DEALER STATES EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST IS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE. *SLC

VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH A HUMMING NOISE. VEHICLEHAS BEEN INTO DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM.*AK *SLC

STEERING WHEEL IS VERY LOOSE AND MAKING A GIRDING NOISE SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE . CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER AND A REPAIR SHOP, AND WAS TOLD THAT PARTS HAD BEEN OMITTED DURING MANUFACTURING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HAVE POOR STEERING CAPABILITIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THERE WAS A WRINKLE THE LEFT SIDE OF CONVERTIBLE TOP. WHEN THIS WAS ADJUSTED IT EXPOSED DEFROSTER GRID VISBLE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THIS MADE POOR VISIBILITY IN THE REAR WINDOW. PLEAS PUT IN VIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE ABOUT 65 MPH THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE. CONSUMER SLOWED VEHICLE DOWN. THERE WAS A RUMBLING NOISE WHEN DRIVING AT 25 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER IN OCALA, FL, AND THE DEALER REPLACED BRAKE CALIPER BOLT WHICH HAD FALLEN OFF. *AK *SLC

BRAKE CALIPER BOLT BROKE OFF BRAKES WHILE CONSUMER WAS TRAVLING ON ROAD. THE DEALER DID FIX PROBLEM FOR NOW.*AK THE BRAKE CALIPER BOLT BROKE OFF CAUSING A RUMBLING SOUND UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND WAS FIXED. *YH

ON 3/4/01 MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE CAR WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE GOING AROUND 15 MPH WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED, HE PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO GET IT TO STOP. ON 5/25/01 I WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT, IT FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL AND IT WAS IN DRIVE. ON 5/25/01 I WENT TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BARKE WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR ACCELERATED AND WAS OUT OF CONTROL. I WENT OVER 2 SETS OF PARKING BLOCKS HIT A SIGN AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED CAR. AFTER I HIT THE CAR MY SON WHO WAS A PASSENGER IN THE CAR PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO STOP IT.*AK

THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STOPPED THEN ,LURCHED FORWARD THREE OR FOUR FEET WHILE THE DRIVER'S FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE, THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENS 10 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE, ON ONE OCCASION THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKE AND NOTHING HAPPEN THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HIT A PORCH. NLM

WAS GOING AROUND A CURB THROUGH A DRIVE THROUGH WINDOW WHEN STEERING LOCKED UP. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP , AND WAS ABLE TO TAKE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT CAUSE OF STEERING LOCK UP COULD NOT BE FOUND.*AK *JB

AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE TO HAVE RECALL 01V-011 PERFORMED BUT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. NLM

HAVE A BRAND NEW CAR AND ENGINE OIL NOW LEAKING. DEALER SAID IT IS OIL GALLEY PLUG AND CYLINDER HEAD MUST BE REMOVED TO FIX. *AK

WHEN COMING OUT OF CAR WASH BRAKES FAILED, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. DEALER FOUND LOTS OF BRAKE DUST. THIS HAS CONSUMER WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING IN RAIN. *AK

WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW, THE SUNVISOR ON TOP WAS LOOSE, THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS FINE, THEN A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER I NOTICED IT WAS COMING OFF MORE. THEY DID FIX THIS THEN I REPORTED THAT THE KEYLESS ENTRY REMOTE DID NOT WORK . I WENT THERE ON THREE OCCASIONS FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 HOURS TOTAL TO HAVE THIS FIXED, THEY DID FIX AND NOW IT DOES NOT WORK AGAIN. I AM ALSO HEARING A WATER SWISHING SOUND WHEN I START THE CAR AND WHEN DRIVING MOSTLY IN CENTER OF CAR, BUT CAN BE HEARD IN ALL AREA INCLUDING WHEN I STEP ON AND OFF THE BRAKE. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SAW THREE SALES PEOPLE AND THEY COULD NOT HELP ME AND TOLD ME TO COME BACK ON MONDAY. THEY WERE VERY RUDE AND WOULD NOT EVEN OFFER A SUGGESTION ABOUT THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING. THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR AND COSTING MORE THAN 23,000 DOLLARS, SHOULD I HAVE ALL THESE PROBLEMS ALREADY. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****741071

THE DEALER HAD NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR RECALL 00V-320 OF THE FUEL RETURN HOSE. NLM