2008 Chrysler Sebring Conv complaints

MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DEALER WANTS $550 TO FIX IT. I THINK IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD NOT BE SO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. I AM NOW DRIVING WITH NO AIRBAG DUE TO A BAD CLOCKSPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. ON MY 1996 IT WAS A RECALL AND THE DEALER HAD TO FIX IT FOR FREE, WHY DON'T THEY DO IT ON THIS NEWER MODEL. THE COST IS WAY TOO HIGH FOR THE PART AND AMOUNT OF TIME IT WOULD TAKE THEM TO REPLACE IT. *TR

WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE SOMETIMES RACES AND THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD. ENGINE RPMS GO UP TO ABOUT 4000, AND SHORTLY RETURN TO IDLE. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE PER MONTH. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. I COULD HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME OR A PEDESTRIAN IN A CROSSWALK. I WILL NOT LET MY WIFE DRIVE THIS CAR BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD THE FUEL INJECTORS CLEANED BUT TO NO AVAIL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE SHIFTING INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE ELECTRO-LUMINESNCE LIGHTING FOR THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GOES OUT RANDOMLY AFTER STARTING THE CAR AFTER SAY FUELING, OR GOING TO A STORE. THERE APPEARS TO BE SOME CORRELATION WITH ENGINE TEMPERATURE; I.E., IT HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS STILL WARM. THE CONDITION DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO VIEW THE INSTRUMENT PANEL (FUEL GAUGE, ENGINE TEMPERATURE, SPEEDOMETER, OR TACHOMETER) ALL OTHER WARNINGS AND MONITORING ARE OK (E.G., TIRE PRESSURE WARNINGS, ODOMETER, ETC). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A SPRAIN TO HER LEFT KNEE CAP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND SOMEONE OUT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

WITHOUT WARNING AT TIME MY CAR WILL STALL AT A STOP IE SIGN OR TRAFFIC SIGNAL OTHER TIME IT WILL BE STOPPED AT A LIGHT & WITHOUT WARNING THE RPM WILL SPIKE TO OVER 2K RPM & NEARY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT SEVERAL TIME. THERE IS NO KNOW REASON FOR THIS IN RELATION TO TEMP, HUMIDITY ETC OR HOW LONG ITS BEEN DRIVEN. CAN IT BE THAT THE FLEX FUEL SYSTEM IS GETTING CONFUSED BY THE ALCOHOL IN THE FUEL?? ALSO EXPERIENCE AT TIME WHEN FILLING GAS TANK IT SPITS BACK & CAUSES AN OVERFLOW OF FUEL ON SIDE OF CAR & GROUND??NO MATTER HOW SLOW OR FAST ITS PUT IN. ALL THIS HAS STARTED IN THE LAST 5K MILES PLEASE FIND A FIX BEFORE IT BECOMES A ACCIDENT. THANKS *TR

WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT IN OCEAN CITY, NEW JERSEY, ENGINE SURGED THEN STALLED. THE CAR WAS THEN DRIVEN TWO BLOCKS TO A CORNER SUNOCO STATION AND WHILE IDLING AT THE GAS STATION, THE CAR AGAIN SURGED AND DIED. CAR WAS TAKEN TO ATLANTIC CHRYSLER, BUT SERVICE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THE COMPUTER DID NOT REFLECT IT. JAN. 13, 2013, WHILE DRIVING IN ATLANTIC CITY, NJ, CAR ENGINE REVVED AND STALLED WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. THE CAR SURGED FORWARD SLIGHTLY BEFORE BREAKS HALTED FORWARD PROGRESS OF CAR, NEARLY HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE GETTING THE CAR HOME. DURING THE SAME TRIP THE DASH BOARD LIGHT ACTIVATED INDICATING THE CONVERTIBLE TOP WAS IN OPERATION. THE LIGHT DID NOT DEACTIVATE UNTIL THE CONVERTIBLE TOP HAD ACTUALLY BEEN ACTIVATED, TAKEN DOWN AND REPLACED. I HAVE READ A NUMBER OF SIMILAR REPORTS TO THIS ONE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND HAS TO HAVE A FIX BY NOW. *TR

THE CONVERTIBLE TOP WOULD STOP HALF WAY IN THE PROCESS OF GOING DOWN. WE FOUND THAT IN THE TRUNK THERE IS A SMALL PLASTIC PIECE AT THE END OF THE COMPARTMENT HINGE THAT CRADLES THE TOP WAS MISSING. WE WERE ABLE TO BUY A BOLT METAL PIECE SIMILAR TO PLASTIC AND USE WELD GLUE TO ADHERE IT. SECONDLY, THAT PROBLEM CAUSED THE PLASTIC FLAP THAT IS UNDER THE WINDOW IN THE INTERIOR TO BREAK WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THIRD, THE INTERIOR ROOF PANELS CAME UNGLUED EXPOSING ALL THE COMPONENTS THAT WORKS THE CONVERTIBLE TOP. WE HAD TO REGLUE AND REPAIR PANEL. *TR

NOTICED AROUND THIS DATE WHEN MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS GOING DOWN HILL IN THE PARKING GARAGE THAT THE SUSPENSION WAS MAKING A GROANING SOUND. TOOK VEHICLE TO SEVERAL MECHANICS THAT FOUND NOTHING WRONG UNDER INSPECTION. FINALLY TOOK TO NEW MECHANIC AND FOUND RACK AND PINION WITH FRONT LEFT SIDE. *TR

SITTING IN TRAFFIC AND ENGINE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. PULL INTO AREA TO PARK AND CHECKED UNDER HOOD TO FIND THAT RADIATOR FAN WAS NOT WORKING AND A FUSE WAS BLOWN. REPLACED THE FUSE. DROVE HOME AND THE FOLLOWING WEEK, CAR BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AGAIN. REPLACED FUSE AND TOOK IT TO MECHANIC WHERE THEY DETERMINED THAT THE FAN MOTOR WIRING WAS FRIED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. *TR

TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING VALVE BROKE OFF WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE VALVE CAP TO ADD AIR. THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AS I BARELY TOUCHED THE VALVE CAP. THIS IS THE FOURTH ONE THAT HAS FAILED IN THIS MANNER. THE ALUMINUM VALVE STEMS BECOME BRITTLE AND FAIL EASILY. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART WAS ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. *TR

I WAS STOPPED ON THE RED LIGHT AND LOOKING WAS 1 CAR LENGTH AWAY FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME MY BRAKES WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND I WAS SO SCARED TILL I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND PUT MY EMERGENCY BRAKE THIS HAPPEN TO ME 3 TIMES IN THE SAME DAY BY THE WAY WHEN HIS HAPPEN MY BRAKES ARE NEW. *TR

THE MOTOR SURGES WHEN IN PARK & WHILE IDLING AT A STOP SIGN. IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES, AND I HAVE ALMOST SLAMMED INTO A PEDESTRIAN BECAUSE IT CATCHES ME BY SURPRISE. I REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT TO ENSURE THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM (IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE), AND THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED (LAST WEEK) THE CAR WAS IN PARK, AND THE ENGINE ROARED AS IF I WAS FLOORING THE ACCELERATOR, ON IT'S OWN. *KB

WHENEVER I SELF FILL OR AN ATTENDANT FILLS MY VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE IT SPITS BACK +/- 2 CUPS OF GAS AFTER THE PUMP SHUTS OFF EVEN ON THE SLOWEST FILL SPEED. GASOLINE SPILLS ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, GROUND AND ANYONE STANDING NEXT TO THE VEHICLE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A TRUE SAFETY HAZARD TO OWNER AND OR GAS STATION ATTENDANTS HAVING GASOLINE ON THEIR HANDS AND CLOTHES, AND THE ENVIRONMENT FROM THE ESCAPED FUMES, AND DEFINITELY A POTENTIAL FOR FIRE FROM POOLED SPILLED GASOLINE ON THE GROUND. I HAVE ALSO HEARD FROM ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL WITH A 2008 SEBRING CONVERTIBLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HER AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,507.

WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES PEDAL THE CAR WILL COME TO A STOP, BUT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE. TOOK THE CAR TO A CHRYSLER DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT THE FRONT ROTOR WERE WARPED, HE RECOMMEND THAT THEY CUT THE ROTOR AND THAT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. IT FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT AFTER 6000 MILE LATER THE PROBLEM RETURN. I REPLACE THE FRONT ROTOR AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. IT COST ME $250. 00. THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT COVER BY THE WARRANTY. *TR

2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RECALL 08V152000 NHTSA: ACTION NUMBER: N/A SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 08V152000 REPORT DATE: APR 02, 2008COMPONENT: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMPOTENTIAL UNITS AFFECTED: 180963MANUFACTURER: CHRYSLER LLC SUMMARY: CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 180,963 MY 2007-2008 SEBRING AND DODGE AVENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A STANDARD TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS). UNUSED ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS FOR THE TPMS MAY BECOME CORRODED AND COULD SHORT CIRCUIT, WHICH CAN CAUSE A VARIETY OF CONDITIONS INCLUDING ENGINE NO-START, DEAD BATTERY, AN INOPERATIVE CRUISE CONTROL OR REMOTE START SYSTEM, AND/OR ENGINE STALLING. CONSEQUENCE: ENGINE STALLING COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. NOTE: MYN CAR HAS THE SAME SYMPTONS HAS DESCRIBED IN THIS RECALL. ESPECIALLY THE STALLING AT LIGHTS ON FIRST ACCELERATION. THEN YO HAVE TO STOP THE CAR PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTART AND GO. TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN I HAVE THESE INTERMITNENT PROBLEMS. A ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN AND GET REAR-ENDED. UNFORTUNATELY MY CAR VIN DOES NOT FALL IN THIS RECALL FOR SOME UNEXPLANABLE REASON. CAN IT BE EXTENDED TO COVER MY CAR. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME!!!!! *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO ACCELERATE. THE THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE REPAIR WOULD RESOLVE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONVERTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURED TWICE. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE SEAT BEALT FASTENED WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT UNFASTENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONLY ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER NOW WAS THE MANUFACTURER MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,479.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER REGARDING NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V152000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING), BUT WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 01/05/12*LJ UPDATED 01/09/12

JUST IMAGINE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 25-30MPH AND YOUR HOOD FLIES UP AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD. FORTUNATELY FOR ME THE PERSON BEHIND BE WAS ALERT AND DID NOT PLOW INTO THE REAR OF ME. I PHONED THE INSURANCE COMPANY IMMEDIATELY, AND I WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE CAR TO A RECOMMENDED COLLISION CENTER WHICH REPAIRED MY CAR PRETTY QUICKLY....TOO QUICKLY I SUPPOSE BECAUSE WHEN I CALLED THE CHRYSLER, LLC OFFICE THEY SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR SAID IN ERROR THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THE EVIDENCE WAS DESTROYED. HE ESSENTIALLY SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THAT CHRYSLER COULD DO. THEY DON'T KNOW WHY IT HAPPENED BUT IT SEEMED AS IF THE LATCH WAS WORKING PERFECTLY NOW. WELL I NOW HAVE A NEW HOOD BUT THE SAME OLD LATCH. MY MAJOR CONCERN IS THAT IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHY IT HAPPENED TO BEGIN WITH HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT IT IS FIXED. SUPPOSE THAT IT IS NOT THE LATCHES AT ALL BUT SOMETHING CONNECTED TO THE LATCHES THAT MADE THEM BOTH FAIL. NO ONE IS LISTENING TO ME. I AM NOW VERY FEARFUL OF DRIVING MY CAR WHICH I MENTIONED TO THE CHRYSLER SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR AND HIS RECOMMENDATION TO ME WAS "IF YOU ARE THAT AFRAID YOU OUGHT TO JUST TRADE IT IN AND GET SOMETHING ELSE" HE SAID THAT THEY HAVE DONE ALL AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY INTEND TO DO AND HE HUNG UP THE PHONE WITH ME STILL TALKING. I JUST WANT THIS TO GO ON RECORD AS A PRETTY SERIOUS PROBLEM; BUT KNOW ONE IS LISTENING! *TR

2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE TOP NOT WORKING PROPERLY. TOP IS GETTING STUCK HALF WAY WHEN LOWERING. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR. ACCUSED ME OF DAMAGING AND WANTED TO CHARGE ME $700 TO REPAIR. I REFUSED TO PAY IT AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE THE TOP. LEASE IS NOW UP AND I AM AFRAID THEY ARE GOING TO COME AFTER ME FOR THE COST. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE (CLOTHE TOP) IN 2009 THE LATCH AND STRYKER FOR THE REAR TRUNK HAD TO BE REPLACED. TRUNK WOULD NOT LOCK! THIS WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY... NOW IT IS 2011 AND ONCE AGAIN THE LATCH AND STRYKER HAVE BROKEN! THIS IS THE 3RD ONE IN 3 1/2 YEARS!!! NOW I HAVE NO WARRANTY AND ITS BEEN OVER 12 MONTHS SO THE PARTS HAVE NO WARRANTY! I PERSONALLY THINK THE TRUNK IS WAY TOO HEAVY WITH THE CONVERTIBLE TOP(LOCATED INSIDE UPPER DECK) IS CAUSING THE LATCH TO BREAK! *TR

AT 4055 MILES CAR WAS BROUGHT INTO DEALERSHIP FOR ROTOR ISSUES, THE CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS, MORE THAN 15 TIMES, FOR BRAKE LIGHT, WINDOW SEAL, POWER STEERING PUMP, TRANSMISSION, STALLING, FUEL GAUGE,TOP ISSUES,FOR MAINLY VIBRATION ISSUES AT LEAST 10 TIMES, THE CAR HAS APPROX. 26K MILES AND IS ON ITS THIRD SET OF TIRES, THE DEALERSHIPS REFUSES TO GO BEYOND ALIGNMENT, BRAKES, ROTORS, RIMS AND TIRES, THIS TIME STRUTS. THIS LAST TIME IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR MORE THAN A MONTH,THEY HAVE REPLACED ALL DESCRIBED AND IT STILL HAS AN ISSUE AND THEY REFUSE TO GO BEYOND THAT AND LOOK INTO THE TIE RODS OR BUSHINGS. *TR

GAS SPEWS FROM FILLER TUBE WHEN FILLING GAS TANK UP. VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 15K MILES. PROBLEM JUST STARTED IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS. WE THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WA WITH THE GAS PUMP BUT UPON PAYING CLOSER ATTENTION HAVE DETERMINED THE GAS IS SPEWING FROM THE FILLER TUBE DURING A FILL UP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING (LIMITED). THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER IT RAINED OR AFTER WASHING HIS VEHICLE, THE DROP TOP WOULD LEAK THROUGH THE SEALS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED AND THAT HE SHOULD EXPECT SOME KIND OF LEAK. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 300. UPDATED 2/23/11 *CN UPDATED 12/06/2011 *LN

MY CAR HAS ACCELERATED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES WHEN IM AT A COMPLETE STOP ON CHRISTMAS DAY IT ACCELERATED AND ALMOST HIT THE CAR INFRONT OF ME IT DOESN'T DO IT EVERYSINGLE TIME I DRIVE BUT HAS HAPPENED MORE THEN ONCE IT HAS ALSO SHUT OFF AT COMPLETE STOPS SEVERAL TIMES THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP GIVES ME THE RUN AROUND AND SAY NOTHING IS WRONG. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE ENGINE HAS BEGUN STALLING AND SURGING AT RED LIGHTS. THE STALLING HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, BUT THE SURGING IS MUCH MORE DANGEROUS. THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY JUMP FROM IDLE TO A COUPLE THOUSAND RPM. IF YOU'RE NOT READY FOR IT YOU CAN EASILY BE PULLED FORWARD SEVERAL FEET, POTENTIALLY INTO THE PATH OF AN ONCOMING CAR. YOU HAVE TO APPLY EXCESSIVE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PREVENT BEING PULLED. THE SURGES ONLY LAST A FEW MOMENTS AND THEN THE ENGINE RETURNS TO IDLE. I WAS LOOKING FOR A FIX AND STARTED SEARCHING THE SYMPTOMS AND FOUND DOZENS OF POSTS OF PEOPLE HAVING EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUE. MOST HAVE TRIED SEVERAL FIXES FOR HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS AND STILL HAVE THE SAME DANGEROUS CONDITION. OUR CAR IS AT THE DEALER NOW, BUT AT THIS POINT I DO NOT KNOW IF THEY CAN SOLVE THE ISSUE. JUDGING FROM THE POSTS I FOUND THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE AT LEAST 2007, AND THERE ARE A LOT OF FRUSTRATED OWNERS DEALING WITH IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ACCIDENTALLY PRESSED THE BUTTON TO PULL BACK THE CONVERTIBLE ROOF AND THE ROOF BEGAN TO OPEN. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 51,000.

I OWN A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. DURING THE PROCESS OF LOWERING THE RETRACTABLE TOP,I REACHED INTO THE TRUNK WHILE STANDING NEXT TO THE CAR TO FREE AN OBJECT (CARDBOARD BOX)THAT I FEARED WOULD ENCUMBER THE OPERATION OR DAMAGE THE TOP. THE MECHANISM PINNED MY ARM AND I WEDGED MY SHOULDER INTO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUNK LID TO IMPEDE THE TRAVEL OF THE LID SO I COULD EXTRICATE MY ARM FROM THE SCISSORING ACTION OF THE TOP. ONCE I HAD MY ARM FREE, THE MECHANISM HAD ME PINNED FACEDOWN WHILE IT CONTINUED TO CLOSE. I BRACED MYSELF AGAINST THE FORCE IN ANTICIPATION OF ACTIVATING SOME SORT OF SAFETY STOP/REVERSAL MECHANISM. I WOULD ESTIMATE THE DOWNWARD FORCE TO BE IN EXCESS OF SEVERAL HUNDRED POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH SINCE ONE OF THE GUIDE PINS CREATED A 2 CM IMPRESSION IN MY BACK ABOUT 2 INCHES FROM MY SPINE. THE TOP DID FINALLY STOP AND I WAS ABLE TO PRY MYSELF FREE. MY CONCERN IS THAT HAD CIRCUMSTANCES BEEN SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT, I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED, PARALYZED OR HAD MY RIGHT ARM AMPUTATED ABOVE THE ELBOW. A CHILD, SLIGHT FRAMED, OR ELDERLY PERSON PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN CRUSHED OR KILLED. THIS MECHANISM EXERTS AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF PRESSURE AND WILL ONLY STOP WHEN IT ENCOUNTERS AN OBJECT THAT IT CANNOT CUT OR CRUSH. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 SEBRING CONVERTIBLE.. WHILE DRIVING.. THE CAR'S ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND STARTS TO LOSE POWER AND WILL ALMOST SHUT DOWN.. I AM HEARING ABOUT OTHERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS.. PG 181 ON OWNERS' MANUAL.. THIS MAKES IT FOR A REAL DANGEROUS SITUATION IF THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN.. I LOSE ALL STEERING AND BRAKING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS.. ESPECIALLY ON CURVY ROADS.. *TR

MY WIFE DROVE HER 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING TO WORK YESTERDAY, EVERYTHING SEEMED TO WORK FINE. WHEN SHE TRIED TO DRIVE HOME THE CAR WAS STUCK IN PARK. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ONLINE I TOOK THE TRIM RING OFF OF THE SHIFTER AREA AND FOUND THE PINK PIECE OF PLASTIC ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SHIFTER. WITH A LONG SCREW DRIVER I WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE PINK PIECE OF PLASTIC BACKWARD AND COULD THEN MOVE THE SHIFTER OUT OF PARK. *TR

SHIFTER IN MY 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING TOURING SEDAN CONVERTIBLE FROZEN. ONLY GOES INTO REVERSE AND PARK. *TR

MY CAR WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE. I WENT TO LEAVE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE FIXED. THEY STATED THAT A PART HAD BROKEN. I COULD NOT EVEN USE THE MANUAL RELEASE TO GET IT INTO DRIVE. *TR

THE LATCH MECHANISM FOR THE TRUCK THAT CONTROLS THE TIP BACK AND LOCKING FAILS. IT FALLS OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. MY HAS BEEN REPLACES THREE TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWN THIS CAR IN JULY 2007. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO UTILIZE EXTREME BODILY FORCE IN ORDER MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A DEFECTIVE STEERING COLUMN RACK. THE STEERING COLUMN RACK WAS REPLACED YET THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE HARDTOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOLDING HARDTOP WOULD LEAK ABNORMALLY AND WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT DUE TO ITS CONSTANT MOVEMENT TO AND FROM THE TRUNK COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NINETEEN TIMES AND THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE LEAKAGE ISSUE. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,400. THE CONSUMER STATED THE RETRACTABLE HARD TOP WOULD NOT COME UP AFTER BEING LOWERED. AFTER WAITING OVERNIGHT IT OPERATED IN A NORMAL FASHION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PROBLEM WAS A VOLTAGE SHORTAGE AND NOT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE DEALER MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE RESOLVED. FOR TWO WEEKS, THE TOP HAD NOT BEEN LOWERED DUE TO RAINY WEATHER. THE FIRST TIME THE TOP WAS LOWERED, IT BECAME STUCK IN THE HALF WAY DOWN POSITION. AT WHICH TIME THE BACK HALF OF THE VEHICLE FELL TOWARDS THE GROUND, BENDING PARTS AND FORCING THE MECHANISM AND TRUNK TO BE SEVERELY OUT OF ALIGNMENT. ACCORDING TO ANOTHER DEALER, IT WAS MORE LIKELY CAUSED BY THE OTHER DEALERSHIP ADJUSTING THE TRUNK TOO FAR AWAY FROM THE LATCH, WHICH WOULD NOT ALLOW IT TO STAY LOCKED INTO PLACE WITH THE ADDED PRESSURE FROM THE TOP GOING DOWN. THE DEALER FINALLY ADMITTED THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE

I OWN A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING TOURING CONVERTIBLE AND 1 WEEK AFTER BUYING THIS VEHICLE IN APRIL 2009, THE FABRIC ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT "BUSTED" OPEN. THE SEATS HAVE A ZIPPER UP THE BACK OF THEM THAT ARE DESIGNED TO BUST OPEN WHEN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY. THE DEALER FIXED THIS AT THIS TIME FOR NO COST. NOW, THE PASSENGER SEAT HAS DONE THE SAME THING. MY AIR BAG DEFAULT LIGHT CONTINUES TO STATE A MALFUNCTION AND IT WAS AT THIS TIME THAT I NOTICED THE FABRIC HAS BUSTED OPEN ON THE PASSENGER SEAT INDICATING ANOTHER MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIR BAG WITHIN THAT SEAT. I AM CONCERNED THERE IS A SAFETY CONCERN WITH THE AIRBAGS IN MY CAR AND AM CONCERNED THEY ARE NOT WORKING/WILL NOT WORK IF NEEDED. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY HELP WITH THIS POTENTIAL SAFETY RISK. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYLSER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR BECAME LODGED IN THE PARK POSITION. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000. UPDATED 11/16/10. *LJ

2008 SEBRING CONVERTIBLE SHIFTER IS STUCK IN PARK; THE CAR CANNOT BE MOVED. DEALER SAID IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK BREAKING. THE ENTIRE SHIFTER UNIT MUST BE REPLACED; COST $150-$200 SINCE THE SEBRING IS 3 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY SAID THE PART BREAKS ON SEVERAL CURRENT CHRYSLER MODELS ALL THE TIME; A WEB SEARCH CONFIRMS IT. A BRIGHT PINK PLASTIC PIECE BREAKS WHERE A SPRING ATTACHES TO IT, THAT ALLOWS THE INTERLOCK TO DISENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE IS DEPRESSED. WHAT IF THIS COMMON PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE IN A REMOTE LOCATION WITH NO CELL PHONE SERVICE? WHAT IF YOU NEEDED YOUR CAR FOR A MEDICAL EMERGENCY? *TR

2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING STUCK IN PARK. CAN NOT SHIFT TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SLIPPED OUT OF THE LOCKED POSITION. THE SEAT BELT CONTINUED TO LOCK IN POSITION, BUT IF PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE SEAT BELT IT WOULD COME OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 22000. UPDATED 11/05/10. *LJ

SHIFT INTERLOCK SWITCH FAILURE DISABLED CAR AFTER PUTTING IT IN PARK. CAR WAS BLOCKING A DRIVEWAY, AND INTERIOR HAD TO BE DISASSEMBLED IN ORDER TO MANUALLY ACTUATE SHIFT INTERLOCK AND GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK. CHRYSLER REFUSED TO REPAIR IT UNTIL I CALLED CORPORATE. CHRYSLER TOOK A FULL WEEK TO REPAIR, CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS RUDE, UNWILLING. CASE MANAGER WAS CHANTEL, REF# [XXX] , PHONE # 1-800-247-9753. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. SO FAR I HAVE NOT BEEN HIT BY A CAR FOLLOWING WHEN MY CAR ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC BUT I HAVE BEEN LUCKY. *TR

CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING. *TR

VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT AFTER OPERATION. THE NEXT MORNING THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE PUT INTO GEAR. HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. A PART OF THE AUTOMATIC SHIFTER MECHANISM HAD BROKEN, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

CAR IS STUCK IN PARK. TRIED EVERYTHING TO GET IT OUT OF PARK INCLUDING PRESSING THE MANUAL OVERRIDE. HAD IT TOWED INTO DEALERSHIP ONLY TO FIND OUT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. *TR

VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING IT, 1ST. TIME I WAS GOING ABOUT 30MPH IT SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. NEXT TIME I WAS REVERSING IN DRIVEWAY AND IT JUST SHUT OFF. BOTH TIMES PUT IN PARK AND RESTARTED. DEALERSHIP TRIED TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM AND PUT IT ON COMPUTER, BUT NOTHING SHOWS UP. IT WAS A COUPLE MONTHS IN BETWEEN EPISODES. *TR