2005 CHRYSLER Sebring Problems & Complaints

TAKATA RECALL AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON WHICH MAY DISABLE AIRBAGS IS ON WHEN STATIONARY AND MOVING

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. WHILE DRIVING OR IDLE. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENING WHILE DRIVERING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000...UPDATED 03/22/16 *BF CONSUMER STATED HE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL INFORMATION REGARDING THE PROBLEMS WITH STEERING MECHANISM. UPDATED 6/14/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V338000 (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 NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 04/04/16*LJ UPDATED 04/06/16.*JB

COMPLAINTS WITH HEATERS , HORN AND LIGHTS WIRING

I'VE WRITTEN TO YOU PEOPLE BEFORE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND A GIRL CALLED BACK AND SAID SHE'D CALL AGAIN BECAUSE YOU PEOPLE ARE SO BUSY. I NEVER HEARD ANOTHER WORD AND THAT WAS LAST FALL. THE HORN BUTTON IN THE STEERING WHEEL HAS STOPPED WORKING AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO NOT HAVE A HORN TO WARN PEOPLE. IT HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING AT ALL TIMES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HORN ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HORN AND AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

HORN RANDOMLY GOES OFF, HAD TO TAKE THE RELAY OUT TO GET IT TO STOP GOING OFF AT NIGHT. ONLY HAPPENS IN THE WINTER, WHEN IT IS COLDER. HAD TO STOP DRIVING, ABOUT GOT RAN OFF THE ROAD WITH OUT A HORN THAT WORKS. DEALER SAID IT WOULD BE ABOUT $900 TO FIX. SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED YEARS AGO FROM ALL THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN ONLINE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE HORN SOUNDED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED IN THE WINTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

The contact owns a 2005 Chrysler Sebring. The contact stated while approximately 20 MPH, the entire wheel detached from the vehicle. The brake pedal was depressed and the vehicle was inspected. It was confirmed that the tire had detached. No further information was available for the wheel location. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the residence, then to a local independent mechanic. The mechanic diagnosed that the lower arm joint and rear axel fractured. The vehicle was currently being repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000. The VIN was not available.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. HER ELBOW STRUCK THE GEAR SHIFTER AND PLACED IT IN REVERSE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD AND STRUCK A HOUSE AND A PORCH. THE CONTACT ENTERED HER VEHICLE AND DROVE TO HER RESIDENCE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FRONT FENDER AND THE TOP OF THE HOOD WERE DAMAGED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL BE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 85,744.

HAD A MAJOR OIL LEAK. THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A CRACKED OIL FILTER. TOOK IT IN TO LOCAL SHOP AND FOUND OUT IT WAS A FAILURE IN THE CRANK CASE SEAL. THEY SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN THE ENGINE. THEY SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY AN UNACCEPTABLE VARIANCE IN THE DRIVE SHAFT CAUSING EXCESSIVE PRESSURE ON THE SEAL. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT AND WE CHANGE THE OIL REGULARLY. THE SHOP CHECKED AND FOUND SEVERAL OTHER LIKE PROBLEMS WITH THE SEBRING OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS IN IDENTIFIX.COM. THIS COST ME $675.00 AND ONLY FIXED THE OIL LEAK. THE MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE DRIVE SHAFT ISN'T FIXED. THE VEHICLE HASN'T BEEN IN AN ACCIDENTS TO CAUSE ANY INTERNAL PROBLEMS THAT ARE MY FAULT. I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD HELP WITH THESE COSTS TO THE OWNERS THAT HAVE INCURRED THESE EXCESSIVE COSTS. *TR

I'VE BEEN A CHRSYLER PERSON ALL MY LIFE. ONE DAY ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO I NOTICED MY TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, IT STUCK IN LOW GEAR AND AFTER I GAVE THE VEHICLE MORE AND MORE GAS IT THEN FINALLY SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR. AFTER PARKING ON A SLIGHT GRADE ON A HILL SOMETHING WITH MY FLUID LEVEL WAS NOT PROPER. I CHECKED MY FLUID AND ALL WAS GOOD. I HAVE A ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN MECHANICS. SO, AFTER ANOTHER WEEK WENT BY MY TRANSMISSION AGAIN WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AFTER LEAVING WORK ON DAY. THIS TIME I WAS PARKED ON A LEVEL PARKING LOT. IT DONE THIS A COUPLE TIME BEFORE SENDING TO GET LOOKED AT. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP TO LOOK AT IT AT THIS POINT. I ADVISED THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING WEIRD AND IT DIDN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME. SO THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, ROAD TESTED AND WAS ADVISED NOTING WAS WRONG WITH IT. I ADVISED THEM THAT WHY WOULD I BRING MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE IF THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. AGAIN I ADVISED IT DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME AND I ALSO ASKED IF THEY HAD ANY SERVICE PROBLEMS WITH THAT TRANSMISSION? SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED ME- THEY HAD A FEW ISSUES. BUT UNTIL THEY COME UP WITH A DIAGNOSTIC PROBLEM THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THEY DID ADVISE ME TO CHANGE MY TRANNY OIL ALSO AT THAT TIME. I ONLY HAD 49,000 ON MY CAR AT THAT TIME. I AM STILL EXPERIENCING THIS SHIFTING PROBLEM TO THIS DATE. I HOPE NHTSA COULD HELP IN THIS MANNER. *TR

I HAVE BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH MY CAR AND IT'S PERFORMANCE, TILL ONE DAY ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO I NOTICED THE RPM'S RUNNING A BIT TOO HIGH AT 65 MPH. I TURNED THE RADIO DOWN AND THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS WORKING TO HARD ON A FLAT STRAIGHT PLAIN. I TRIED TO DOWNSHIFT THE TRANSMISSION INTO 4TH FROM DRIVE(5TH) BUT IT DID NOT CHANGE. SO THE TRANS. WILL NOT GO INTO 5TH GEAR AND ON COLD DAYS IT WILL REV UP TO 4 TO 5 K BEFORE IT WILL SHIFT FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR AT ABOUT 30 TO 40 MPH. I'M GOING TODAY TO GET THE OIL CHANGED AND WILL TELL THE DEALERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM AND THE RECALLS AND OTHER TRANSMISSION PROBLEM REPORTS I HAVE READ TODAY........................... IT IS NOW LATER IN THE DAY, THE DEALERSHIP LOOKED OVER MY CAR, HOOKED IT UP TO THE COMPUTER, AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN, NO EXPLANATION FOR WHAT I AM EXPERIENCING WAS GIVEN. I HAVE THE REPORT FROM THE DEALER AND I AM NOW SUBMITTING THIS, I WILL LEAVE THIS PAPER TRAIL TO GET SOME COST RECOVERY DUE TO THE CAR AND DEALERSHIPS INABILITY TO FIX THIS SEEMINGLY COMMON PROBLEM. *NM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000. UPDATED EVOQ 12/17/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT MOST OF THE REPAIR WORK WAS MOSTLY COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE THEY FOUND ENGINE SLUDGE. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $1,600. WHEN THE CONTACT RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT DRIVE MORE THAN TEN MINUTES WITHOUT OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE WAS DESTROYED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT IS AWAITING FEEDBACK. THE MANUFACTURER ASKED HER FOR OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,842 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,837.

I PURCHASED A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING IN 2006 WITH APPROX. 25K MILES ON IT, 1 YR. LATER IT STARTED LEAKING OIL BADLY. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FRONT SEAL ON THE CRANKSHAFT WAS PUSHED OUT. THE GARAGE THROUGH THERE RESOURCES FOUND FOUND THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE 4 CYL. THAT CHRYSLER KNEW ABOUT AND EVEN KNEW THE SERIAL NUMBERS OF THE BEGINNING AND THE END OF THE DEFECT THAT HAD BEEN MACHINED IN THERE ENGINE BLOCKS. THIS DEFECT ALLOWS THE CRANKSHAFT TO FLOAT BACK AND FORTH LENGTH WISE AND PUSH THE SEAL OUT. THEY HAVE NOT DONE A RECALL FOR THIS AND REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE FIX FOR THIS DEFECT IS A NEW SHORT BLOCK THAT IS OVER $4K TO BE DONE. THE OIL LEAKS SO BAD THAT IT SOAKS THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND REAR OF THE CAR AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE BY THE EXHAUST BEING COVERED WITH OIL. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLES ENGINE STALLED 15 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS ON AUGUST 9, 2006 WHERE THE VEHICLE STALLED AND STOPPED ON TOP OF A MEDIAN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH A NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE CAM SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

AS I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN THE CAR DID A QUICK SHUDDER. I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE FOR MAYBE 500 FEET WHEN THE CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER AND THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. I KNEW I WAS LOW ON GAS ,BUT THE FUEL LIGHT HAS NOT COME ON YET. THE GAUGE WAS SHOWING LESS THAN A QUARTER TANK BUT WAS STILL ABOVE THE BOTTOM LINES. (IN FACT, I WAS ON MY LINE TO FILL UP WHEN THIS HAPPENED.) LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE BUSY ROAD. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DISCOVERED IT HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL . THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. *TR UPDATED 10/11/07. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER. WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, THE CHECK OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER. SHE STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS THE FUEL PUMP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER AND WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR A MONTH. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 45,000.

MY 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING HAS A FAULTY FUEL LEVEL READING. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS (THE FIRST ONE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM, BUT DID NO SERVICE WORK DUE TO MY LEAVING THE STATE OF MINNESOTA; THE OTHER TWO DEALERSHIPS SUPPOSEDLY DID WORK TO THE VEHICLE) FIRST SERVICING DEALERSHIP CLAIMED TO HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL SENDING UNIT; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM OF INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL IS STILL SHOWING. (WHAT I MEAN BY INACCURANCE FUEL LEVEL READING IS THAT THE GAUGE WILL SHOW ONE LEVEL, BUT THE AMOUNT OF FUEL PUT IN THE VEHICLE IS SUBSTANTIALLY LESS; MUCH LESS THAN A ONE OR 1.5 GALLON RESERVE WOULD SHOW.) IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE ORIGINAL PART IS AVAILABLE. I HAVE SHOWED THE LAST SERVICING DEALERSHIP PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE FUEL GAUGE AND RECEIPTS FROM FILL UPS; THE LAST SERVICING DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. I CAN PRODUCE A SWORN STATEMENT FROM MY WIFE WHICH WILL PROVE MY CASE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE FUELING THE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE THE FILLER PIPE COLLAPSED. AS A RESULT THERE WAS GASOLINE SPILLAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR TO THE FILLER PIPE. HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALER. UPDATED 02/28/06

THE HORN GOES OFF AT ANY GIVEN TIME OF THE DAY. THE HORN RANDOMLY GOES OFF WHEN THE CAR IS POWERED ON AND IN MOTION (ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON A STREET), SOMETIMES WHILE STATIONARY AND POWERED OFF IN THE DRIVEWAY - THE VEHICLE BEING VACANT. THIS IS A REOCCURRING ISSUE, ALMOST EVERY DAY. I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 14 MONTHS. FOLLOWING SOME ONLINE RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS POSTED TO VARIOUS FORUMS BY OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ONLY PROPOSED PERMANENT SOLUTION BEING TO REPLACE THE CLOCK SWITCH, A COSTLY REPAIR (EST $1100). OTHERWISE, DISABLE THE FUSE CONTROLLING THE AIRBAG AND HORN, NOT SAFE!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE HORN INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG AND THE HORN SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. MA 10/22/2015 UPDATED 12/4/2017*CN

I RECENTLY GOT PULLED OVER BECAUSE MY HORN KEEPS GOING OF UNCONTROLLABLY! I HAD TO TAKE THE FUSE OUT AND I'VE BEEN PULLED OVER TWICE BECAUSE THE HORN GOES OFF AND DISTRACTS DRIVERS UNINTENTIONALLY. THEY GET MAD AND CALL THE COPS.. THEN ONCE THIS FUSE IS PULLED THE GAS METER GOES CRAZY AND DUMB. IT SAID ONCE WE HAD HALF TANK AND WE RAN OUT AS SOON AS WE PULLED OUT THE DRIVEWAY! THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD!! THIS NEED TO BE RECALLED!! *TR

STEERING BECAME HARD TO CONTROL. WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT, A NOISE AND THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL WAS SIDEWAYS THEREFORE UNABLE TO DRIVE. I JUST MISSED GETTING T-BONED...SCARED TO DEATH. I SEE 3 DIFFERENT RECALLS LISTED FOR THE MAKE AND MODEL YEAR. PER CHRYSLER, PER MY VIN, MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I FIND IT VERY INTERESTING THAT WHAT HAPPENED TO ME IS EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL DESCRIPTION READS.

THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING NOISE WHILE TURNING THE WHEELS FROM FRONT CORNER.. .UPDATED 07/21/15 *BF

THE RIGHT STEERING KNUCKLE ON THE CONSUMER'S 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING BROKE CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. *NM CONSEQUENTLY THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. A RECALL WAS ISSUED IN DEC 2004 AFTER THE CONSUMER HAD THE ACCIDENT. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED UPON REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL VIOLENTLY AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND THE TIRE WAS PUNCTURED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE PARKED VEHICLE THAT WAS CRASHED INTO WAS PUSHED ONE FOOT TO THE RIGHT DURING THE IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK PAIN BUT NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS SOUGHT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. BOTH VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THE CRASH WERE LEFT ON THE SCENE WHICH WAS A GATED PARKING LOT WHERE AN APPRAISER WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000. *DT*JB *BF CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING COUPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND WOULD NOT STOP WHEN SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT BEGAN TO SHIFT GEARS AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED SURGING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY MOMENTARILY BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM SURGING THE CONTACT BEGAN TO SHIFT THE GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 91,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT SUDDENLY HEARD A DINGING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE AND UNDER THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WHEELS. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE VEHICLE INTO A NEARBY FUEL STATION, BUT IT STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE TO THE FUEL STATION. KARZ AUTO SALES (LOCATED AT 12002 GARLIN RD, DALLAS, TX 75218, 972-737-1788) HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF THE DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. *DT*JB

THE ENGINE IS CRAP. I BOUGHT AND THE THEN TWO WEEKS LATER IT HAS A BAD KNOCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A RUBBING SOUND AND ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. AS SHE ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER, THE PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINT FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTROL ARM TO DISMANTLE THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HER HOME DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09E056000 (SUSPENSION). SAN ANTONIO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (11910 I-35 FRONTAGE RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78233, 210-239-1808) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE STEERING CONTROL ARM SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINTS FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,539. UPDATED 07/12/16*LJ *CN

BRAKES LOCKED UP ON A CITY STREET WHEN TRYING TO STOP AT A STOP LIGHT. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE WET AND CAUSE VECHICLE TO CRASH. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE BUT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I CRASHED AS A RESULT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT TOOK A GREATER DISTANCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STOPPED ABRUPTLY. AS A RESULT, THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHEN YOU PUSH THE HORN IT WILL NOT TURN OFF. I PULLED THE FUSE OUT SO THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE HORN HAVING A MIND OF ITS OWN. MY FIX WAS TO PURCHASE A SWITCH ABOUT $4-5 AT THE AUTO STORE AND REWIRE THE HORN IN ON MY OWN. IT LOOKS A LITTLE TACKY, I PUT THE SWITCH UNDER THE TURN SIGNAL, BUT IT IS FAR BETTER THAN BEING IN TRAFFIC OR AT A LIGHT AND HAVING THE HORN GO OFF FOR 5 MINUTES. STRAIGHT. I NEVER TOOK IT IN BUT I AM GUESSING IT IS AN ISSUE WITH THE HORN SWITCH WHICH IS UNDER THE AIRBAG. EXPENSIVE FIX WHICH IS WHY CHRYSLER WILL NEVER PAY TO FIX THE ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 7/16/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE LEFT FRONT SEAT BELT TENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WAS THE REASON, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON. UPDATED 08/13/15*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING. ON DECEMBER 1, 2007, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH THAT CAUSED THE WHEEL TO FRACTURE. SINCE THAT TIME, HE HAS BEEN USING THE TEMPORARY SPARE TIRE, BUT THE TREAD HAS BECOME BARE. HE BELIEVES THAT THE TIRE WILL BE WORN TO THE TREAD IN APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS. THE PART FOR THE REPAIR HAS BEEN UNAVAILABLE AND HE CANNOT GET A TIMEFRAME FROM THE MANUFACTURER AS TO WHEN IT WILL ARRIVE OR ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEELS ALSO LEAK AND HE HAS TO PLACE AIR IN THEM EACH WEEK. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,975 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. UPDATED 04/23/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PART HAS BEEN UNAVAILABLE FOR 6 MONTHS. UPDATED.

THE CHROME COVERING ON ALL FOUR WHEELS OF OUR 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING 2 DR. LXI IS PEELING EXPOSING THE WHEELS TO ROAD SALT AND CHEMICALS AND ALLOWING WATER TO COLLECT ON THE UNTREATED SURFACES EVENTUALLY LEADING TO RUSTING AND WHEEL FAILURE. THE PEELING WAS FIRST NOTICED ON MAY 31, 2005 AND WAS REPORTING TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER ON JUNE 2, 2005. *JB

THE HORN ON MY 2005 SEBRING WILL RANDOMLY SOUND AND WILL NOT STOP UNTIL THE STEERING WHEEL IS BEAT UPON OR VIOLENTLY SHAKEN UP AND DOWN. THE HORN DOES NOT WORK ON IT'S OWN AS A SAFETY FEATURE. IT WILL HAPPEN AT ANY GIVEN TIME, WHILE DRIVING OR SITTING PARKED. IN ORDER TO AVOID THIS, THE HORN MUST BE DISCONNECTED.

FRONT END OF THE CAR SHAKES AND MAKES AN AWFUL GRINDING NOISE WHEN DRIVING. UNSAFE FOR SURE WHEN IN MOTION . VEERED OFF-ROAD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS LOW SPEEDS WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND SOMETHING IS EATING THE BATTERY, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED 2 SO FAR UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE VEHICLE BARELY MISSED CRASHING INTO OTHER VEHICLES EACH TIME. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AFTER THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE KEY WAS RE-INSERTED, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT STOP. THE CONTACT PRESSED HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE AND WAS DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT CALLED NORTHLAND CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE AT 248-398-8200 (LOCATED AT 14100 EIGHT MILE RD, OAK PARK, MI 48237) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS RECOMMENDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,300. *TR*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAYS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND RECOMMENDED THE CONTACT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 113,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS ON HER WAY HOME FROM WORK, SHE ENTERED I-75 SOUTH BOUND IN BIRCH RUN, MI. I WAS PICKING UP SPEED, THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. I COASTED ALONG UNTIL THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. IT WAS SCARY! I HAD NO WARNING TO ALERT ME THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH CAR. I WOULD HOPE THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION WILL HELP TO FIGURE OUT, WHY THIS HAPPENED. UPDATED 10/15/18*JB

THE MOST RECENT PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR IS THAT IT COMPLETELY TURNED OFF ....STALLED OUT WHEN I WAS DRIVING 70 MILES AN HOUR ON THE I-4 THANK GOD THAT I HAVE QUICK REFLEXES OR ELSE ME AND MY THREE CHILDREN WOULD BE DEAD HAD CAMSHAFT SENSOR MULTIPLE TIMES REPLACED ,BAD SUSPENSION AND HORN AGAIN IT HAS A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE SUSPENSION THE BALL JOINTS WEAR OUT A LOT ESPECIALLY ON THE LEFT SIDE FOR SOME REASON THE POWER WINDOWS GETS STUCK I SPEND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS PROBABLY MORE THAN THE CAR IS WORTH QUITE HONESTLY I'VE HAD THIS [XXX] CAR I WAS GOING TO GIVE IT TO MY SON NOW THAT X IS HERE I WAS GOING TO LEASE A NEW ONE FOR SAFETY BUT I WOULDN'T EVEN SELL THIS CAR TO ANYONE I'M GOING TO JUNK IT FOR PARTS THE MANUFACTURERS OF THIS CAR HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP ITS PUBLIC SAFE!! I DON'T THINK ITS RIGHT THAT AS A SINGLE MOTHER I HAD TO JEOPARDIZE MY ELECTRIC PAYMENT TO FIX A CAR THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THE RECALL LIST WHAT ROBBERY RIGHT NOW - HAD I NOT ACTED QUICKLY THANK GOD FOR MY CDL TRAINING TO BE IN THE LANE OF LEAST RESISTANCE... IF NOT I WOULD BE HERE MAYBE NOT EVEN MY CHILDREN ...IF ANYONE IS READING THIS AND YOU HAVE A SEBRING IT DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER WHAT MODEL OR YEAR ESPECIALLY A 2005 SEDAN PLEASE DO NOT DRIVE OVER 35 40 MILES AN HOUR WITH THAT CAR KEEP BOTH HANDS ON YOUR STEERING WHEEL AND PAY ATTENTION!! NO CELL PHONE NO RADIO NO TALKING NO DISTRACTIONS YOUR LIFE AND THE LIVES OF EVERYONE IN THAT VEHICLE VERY MUCH DEPEND ON IT AND THESE COMPANIES HAVE A WAY OF GETTING AROUND THESE RECALLS FOR NOT ADDING THE VEHICLES THAT THEY NO PARTS OR DAMAGE TO THE LIST IT'S ALL ABOUT MONEY AND BIG CORPORATION MEAN WELL OUR LIVES ON THE DEADLINE BE SAFE STAY AWAY FROM SEBRING IF YOU CAN FINANCIALLY AFFORD TO STAY AWAY FROM ONE I'M DRUNK IN THIS CAR IT'S RUNNING I'M JUST NOT GOING TO REST MY LIFE ANYMORE I'M GOING TO WALK AND TAKE THE METRO BE SAFE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AFTER FASTENING MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT I STARTED DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND ALL THE SUDDEN THE SEAT BELT LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN STARTED CHIMING IT DISTRACTED ME TO THE POINT THAT I ALMOST WENT OFF THE ROAD TRYING TO REFASTEN THE BELT TO NO AVAIL NOW IT CHIMES ALMOST CONSTANTLY AND UNLESS I HOLD PRESSURE ON THE RELEASE SIDE OF THE SEAT BELT IT WON'T SHUT OFF AND EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP OR IF I RELEASE THE PRESSURE I'M EXERTING ON THE BELT CONNECTOR IT STARTS CHIMING AGAIN IT IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU CONSTANTLY HAVE TO TAKE YOUR EYES AND ATTENTION OFF THE ROAD TO PLAY WITH THE SEAT BELT. *TR

I WAS PULLING OUT OF CRAFT STREET ONTO SOUTH MAIN ST CAME OUT WIDE THEN STRAIGHTENED OUT MY CUMBYS CHUG JUG CUP WAS LOOSE IN THE CUP HOLDER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT TIPPED OVER UNDER MY FEET AND, IT ROLLED UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL. WE BOTH TRIED TO REACH FOR THE CUP AT THE SAME TIME. AS SOON AS WE LOOKED UP WE WERE HEADING INTO A PARKED VOL KS WAGON. I TRIED TO HIT THE BRAKES AND, MY FOOT SLID OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND, HIT THE GAS INSTEAD. I TURNED THE WHEEL AS SOON AS I SAW THAT WE WERE ABOUT TO HIT THE CAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING THAT HAS "SUDDEN ACCELERATION" THAT HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. ON DECEMBER 30TH '13 SHORTLY AFTER I REGISTERED THE CAR I WAS DRIVING OFF AN EXPRESSWAY RAMP I FELT THE CAR ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN - I COULDN'T STOP IT. I TURNED THE WHEEL INTO A SNOW BANK AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. THE SAME DAY ON THE WAY HOME IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I HAD SOMEONE DRIVE IT PERHAPS 50 MILES AND IT DIDN'T HAPPEN FOR HIM. I DROVE IT A FEW MORE WEEKS, THEN ON FEBRUARY 27, 2014 PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IT HAPPENED AGAIN, I APPLIED MY BRAKES BUT IT WOULDN'T STOP AND THE SNOW BANK STOPPED US FROM GOING OVER AN EMBANKMENT. I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE WITH THE WHEELS STILL SPINNING UP AGAINST THE SNOW BANK I THEN SHUT THE CAR OFF. THE BRAKES JUST WON'T STOP IT THERE IS NEVER ENOUGH TIME TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL. FINALLY ON MARCH 18, 2014 I PULLED SLOWLY INTO A PARKING SPOT AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP SO LOUDLY AND CROSSED OVER A CENTER STRIP AND THROUGH BUSHES INTO THE BACK OF A PARKED CAR WITH NO ONE IN IT. I HAVE NOT USED THE CAR SINCE THIS ACCIDENT. FORTUNATELY MY HUSBAND WAS WITH ME EACH TIME AND WE KNOW I HANDLED THE SITUATION PROPERLY . I AM A GOOD DRIVER WITH NO ACCIDENTS OR TICKETS IN OVER 40 YEARS. EVERY DAY I DRIVE EITHER A HANDICAP VAN OR A THREE QUARTER TON CREW CAB PICKUP, I'VE NEVER HAD PROBLEMS BEFORE THIS CAR. I ALSO HAVE A SURCHARGE ON MY AUTO INSURANCE FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY HAD SOMEONE LOOK AT IT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO AND FROM THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. THE ENGINEER SAID, HE DROVE IT SEVEN MILES (BIG DEAL PERHAPS HE SHOULD HAVE PARKED IT A FEW TIMES). I RECEIVED A LETTER SAYING (SEE BELOW) THAT THE CAR WAS OKAY. THAT WAS IT! NO SATISFACTION AT ALL. IN THE MEANTIME WE HAVE FOUND ON THE INTERNET OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

SIX MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING A USED CHRYSLER SEBRING 2005 FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP, A LARGE STREAM OF OIL BEGAN (AND CONTINUED) TO POUR OUT OF THE DRIVE SHAFT SEAL WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE CENTER WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BAD DRIVE SHAFT THAT HAD RUINED THE ENGINE BLOCK AND DRIVE SHAFT SEAL. THE ONLY FIX THEY OFFERED WAS AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT (WHICH WOULD COST MORE THAN THE ORIGINAL COST OF THE VEHICLE). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE FUEL PUMP AND FOUND THAT A CONNECTOR ADAPTER WAS BURNT. THE CONTACT PERSONALLY REPLACED THE CONNECTOR ON THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FAILURE WAS RESOLVED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE HORN WOULD HONK AND WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSE FROM THE FUSE BOX. ALSO WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEN PARALLEL PARKING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 04V579000 (STEERING: LINKAGES: KNUCKLE: SPINDLE: ARM) AND THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIR EXPENSES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

MY VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT JULY 2010, DAMAGE WAS TO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. UPON PICKING UP CAR I COMPLAINED OF AN ENGINE KNOCK AND AXLE NOISE. GEICO DETERMINED THIS WAS NOT DUE TO THE ACCIDENT. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE MY CAR BACK TO WHERE THE AXLE WAS REPLACED IN APRIL 2010 BY PEP BOYS. WHILE WAITING TO BE SEEN BY AN ADJUSTER FROM GEICO, MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I THEN HAD MY BATTERY AND STARTER REPLACED BY PEP BOYS. MY VEHICLE STILL HAD ENGINE KNOCK WHICH GEICO SAID WAS NOT CAUSE BY ACCIDENT. I THEN HAD MY CAR TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED AN OIL PUMP PROBLEM. THEY LATER DETERMINED BEFORE REPLACING THE OIL PUMP THAT THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS IN OIL PAN. THEY INSPECTED MY ENGINE BLOCK AND DETERMINE THAT ENGINE BLOCK WAS CLEAN DUE TO MY USE OF SYNTHETIC OIL, BUT WAS NOT OPERABLE. THE WARRANTY REGARDING THIS WAS NOT COVERED FOR THIS BY CHRYSLER. *TR

EXHAUST SYSTEM CRACK, SECOND TIME IN TWO YEARS. BRAKE PROBLEMS. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING I HAVE OWNED FOR 2 YEARS NOW IN 2008 I WAS DRIVING AND HEARD A LOUD POP AND A THUD I GOT OUT AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR STRUT MOUNT SHATTERED AND THE STRUT WAS LOOSE SO I DROVE IT HOME AND CALLED THE DEALER THEY SAID THERE IS A BACK ORDER ON THEM DUE TO THE CONSTANT FAILURE OF THESE SO I WAS ABLE TO GET 2 FROM THEIR PARTNER DEALERSHIP SOMEONE INSTEAD OF FIXING THEIR CAR THEY TRADED IT IN ER SOMETHING TO THAT IS WHAT I WAS TOLD SO I PUT THEM ON, NOW ITS 2009 DEC 23RD I CHANGED THE REAR STRUTS AND FRONT DUE TO THE CAR HAVING 171,000 MILES ON THEM I TOOK THE GOOD MOUNTS OFF THAT I HAD JUST PURCHASED A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO AND THEY ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAR ALSO BUT I THREW THEM ON SINCE THEY WAS BETTER THEN THE ONES I JUST BOUGHT WITH THE NEW STRUTS FROM A JUNK YARD I WOULD LIKE YOU GUYS TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER ITS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS DATING BACK TO 1999 OR 2000 ITS ALL OVER THE INTERNET WHEN THEY FIRST SHATTERED I CONTACTED CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS MATTER AND GOT HUNG UP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN I TOLD THEM THE ISSUE IS ALL OVER THE NET ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM I DO HAVE OLD PARTS THAT WAS REPLACED IN 2008 AND THE ONES OFF OF THE USED STRUTS THAT I JUST PURCHASED I HAVE ALOT OF FRIENDS THAT HAVE A SEBRING OR HAVE HAD ONE AND THEY COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES IF IT WASN'T A ISSUE WHY WAS THE STRUT MOUNTS IN 2008-2009 ALWAYS ON BACK ORDER AND DEALERSHIPS COULD ONLY GET A LIMITED # OF THEM PER MONTH DUE TO THE PROBLEM. *TR

ON MY 05 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY HEAD LIGHTS SOMETIMES WONT COME ON, THE PARKING LIGHTS WILL, I HAVE TO TURN THEM ON AND OFF A COUPLE OF TIMES, AND ON JUST THE OTHER NIGHT WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THEY TURNED THEMSELVES OFF WHILE IT WAS DARK AND ABOUT HAD A WRECK, SO I WOULD THINK THIS IS DANGEROUS AND NEEDS A RECALL, AND WHILE IM ON HERE ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO I WAS REPLACING THE BRAKES ON THE SAME VAN, AND WHILE HAND TORQUING THE WHEEL LUG NUTS BY HAND I HAD 11 WHEEL STUDS JUST TWIST OFF, AND WAS DONE BY HAND, NO AIR TOOL WAS USED IN THIS, I HAVE CHANGED MANY BRAKES ON CARS AND NEVER HAVE I HAD AND WHEEL STUDS JUST TWIST OFF BY HAND. WITH THESE 2 THINGS I SACRED TO DRIVE IT NOW, WITH MY 2 KIDS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING TOURING. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH SHE HAD DIFFICULTY STEERING. THE STEERING COLUMN ALSO TURNED UPSIDE DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT FIRST, BUT THEN BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORST OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. ALTHOUGH SHE EXPERIENCED AN IDENTICAL FAILURE, HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL NUMBER 04V579000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM). THE "AIR BAG" WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

PURCHASED 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING IN 2005. CAR WAS MAKING GRINDING SOUND A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER FROM FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE OR SHOCK. DEALER REPLACED STEERING GEAR AND TIE RODS. ONE MONTH LATER, DEALER AGAIN HAD TO REPLACE SAME PARTS. FOUR MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, ENTIRE UPPER BALL JOINT CAME APART CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING. DEALER REPLACED UPPER BALL JOINT AND CONTROL ARM ON PASSENGER SIDE. LESS THAN TWO YEARS LATER, LOWER CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINTS DISINTEGRATED. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR OR WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRES, SIZE P205\60\R16 (NA). THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE AND DAMAGED ONE OF THE WHEELS. HE INSTALLED A SPARE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH HAS BEEN IN USE FOR SIX MONTHS. HE IS WAITING FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO PROVIDE THE ORIGINAL TIRE FOR THE VEHICLE, BUT IT IS ON BACK ORDER. THE CONTACT HAS HAD TO REFILL THE TIRES EVERY WEEK WITH AIR. THE DOT NUMBER FOR EACH TIRE WAS (MGXV)(HMIR)(4604). THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING HOOD OPENED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND SMASHED AGAINST HER WINDSHIELD. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED BACK IN JULY SHE COULD NOT GET THE HOOD TO OPEN. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT)*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL FRACTURED AND BROKE AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. IT CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL AND PROCEEDED TO TRAVEL OVER THE GUARD RAIL. NEITHER OF THE FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE FUEL TANK WAS PUNCTURED DURING THE PROCESS ,AND THE VEHICLE ERUPTED IN FLAMES. IT BECAME FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND BURNED TO THE GROUND. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE STATE POLICE WERE AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT AND PROVIDED WRITTEN REPORTS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND WAS DEEMED TOTALED. *AK

2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING TRANSMISSION DELAYS SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO PARK. ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON, THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION DELAY FROM DRIVE TO PARK, IF PLACED IN NEUTRAL THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AND JERKS WHEN PLACED IN DRIVE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AGAIN AND THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE THIRD OCCURRENCE RESULTED IN AN EVAP LEAK, DUE TO THE GAS CAP WHICH NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED. THE FOURTH INCIDENT SHOWED A DIAGNOSTIC RESULT GAS LEAK CODE OF 0441. ON THE FIFTH OCCURRENCE, THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT THE WIRES WERE EATEN BY RODENTS. *SC

DT: CONSUMER OWNED 2005 TOURING CHRYSLER MINI VAN. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR AN 18000 MILE ROUTINE SERVICE, VEHICLE HAD 17000 MILES ON IT. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE REPAIR WAS DONE ON JULY 19, 2005. CONSUMER GOT THE IMPRESSION THAT EVEN THE DEALER DID NOT WAN TO DO ANYTHING FOR IT, THAT THE BRAKE WEAR WAS NOT NORMAL, AND SINCE THIS VAN WAS HEAVIER THAN OTHER VANS SHE FELT THAT MANUFACTURER MAY NOT HAVE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. MAYBE THE BRAKES SHOULD BE HEAVIER DUTY. *AK