1999 Chrysler Sebring Convertible

Defect. FEDERAL-MOGUL IS RECALLING CERTAIN REPLACEMENT CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLIES, PART NUMBERS K7425, 10945, FA4510X, K7427, 10946, AND FA4611X, SOLD FOR USE ON VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE BALL JOINT ON THE CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY CAN FAIL CAUSING THE BALL STUD TO WEAR THROUGH THE CONTROL ARM HOUSING RESULTING IN NOISE AND/OR SEPARATION OF THE BALL STUD FROM THE HOUSING.

Risk. IF THERE IS A SEPARATION OF THE BALL STUD FROM THE HOUSING, THE DRIVER CAN LOOSE STEERING CONTROL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. FEDERAL-MOGUL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF RECORD AND REPLACE THE AFFECTED CONTROL ARMS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 28, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FEDERAL-MOGUL AT 1-877-489-6659.

Defect. QUALIS AUTOMOTIVE IS RECALLING CERTAIN AFTERMARKET BALL JOINTS SOLD FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE SOCKET MAY HAVE BEEN EXCESSIVELY HARDENED WHICH COULD CAUSE IT TO CRACK NEAR THE RETAINING RING GROOVE ALLOWING THE BALL STUD TO SEPARATE UNDER IMPACT LOAD. THE SUBJECT BALL JOINTS WERE SOLD AS FOUR PART NUMBERS, D10945, D10946, G10945, AND G10946. THE AFFECTED CONTROL ARMS, D10945 AND D10946, ARE STAMPED WITH THE FOLLOWING DATES ON THE BALL JOINTS: 134308, 135708, 100109, 102709, 104109, 105509, 107609, 108909, 110309, 113209, AND 116609. THE G10945 AND G10946 ARE THE SAME PART AS THE D10945 AND D10946 RESPECTIVELY. THEY ARE LABELED DIFFERENTLY DEPENDING ON THE AFTERMARKET CUSTOMER.

Risk. SEPARATION OF THE BALL STUD FROM THE SOCKET OF THE BALL JOINT HOUSING WOULD ALLOW THE CONTROL ARM TO COLLAPSE AND THE WHEEL TO FOLD IN CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.

Remedy. QUALIS AUTOMOTIVE WILL REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 9, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT QUALIS AUTOMOTIVE AT 1-800-493-4128.

Defect. ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCK MAY FAIL AND ALLOW THE SHIFTER TO BE MOVED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION WITH THE KEY REMOVED. AN INOPERATIVE INTERLOCK MAY ALSO ALLOW THE KEY TO BE REMOVED WHEN THE SHIFTER HAS NOT BEEN PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION.

Risk. EITHER CIRCUMSTANCE MAY RESULT IN THE VEHICLE ROLLING AWAY WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW LOAD-LIMITING PUSH ROD INTO THE FLOOR SHIFTER LEVER OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 14, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

TAKATA RECALL. I AM HAVING SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE WHOLE BRAKING SYSTEM, AS IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT THE EXACT CAUSE OF HAVING NO BRAKES. I HAVE NO TYPE OF BRAKES AT ALL. WHEN TAKEN OFF PARKING, EVEN WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, CAR WILL BEGIN TO MOVE. THIS SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON IN THESE CARS. THE FUEL PUMP WAS ALSO REPLACED AS IT WAS LETTING LESS POWER GO THROUGH. THIS HAPPENS AS THE CAR SITS IN PARKING, AS WELL AS, WHEN DRIVING. ALSO, THE MECHANIC THAT LOOKED AT THE CAR SAID THAT THE PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARDS. THE LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES, SOMETIMES RADIO WORKS, SOMETIMES, LIGHTS GET STUCK ON.

DRIVING DOWN ROAD, AROUND 10 MILES A HOUR, THE CAR SUDDENLY WENT CLUNK ON THE LEFT SIDE, AND WOULD NOT MOVE. GOT OUT TO CHECK, AND THE ENTIRE PIECE THAT HOLDS THE TIRE ON WAS LAYING ON THE INTERIOR OF THE TIRE RIM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM 24, 1020 BELMONT ST, BROCKTON, MA, 02301) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FRACTURE IN THE CAMSHAFT TIMING AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO ITS CONDITION. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000.

CAR SHAKES AT 75 MILES PER HOUR..FROM THE FRONT END.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED TO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT AND AXLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09E056000 (SUSPENSION) HOWEVER, THE RECALL EXPIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/3/2017*CN

CAR WILL STALL AT ANY SPEED. WILL RESTART AFTER ABOUT 15 TRIES. HAPPENS AFTER FILLING TANK. 1ST THOUGHT IT WAS BAD GAS. BUT TRIED DIFFERENT STATIONS. SAME PROBLEM. SPORADIC. OFTEN HAPPENS WHEN I SHUT OFF CAR AND THEN ATTEMPT TO START IT AGAIN A FEW MINUTES LATER. DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR IS COLD. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ON HIGH SPEED ROADWAYS. *TR

FRONT SEAT BELTS, DRIVER AND PASSENGER LOCK UP AND WILL NOT RELEASE. IT IS GETTING WORSE, IN THE LAST 3 DAYS, IT HAS LOCKED UP TWICE AND CURRENTLY THEY ARE LOCK AND WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE SEATS TO BE USED *TR

BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS LOCK UP AND DO NOT RELEASE. IT DOES THIS INTERMITTENTLY BUT MOSTLY DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN THEY DO WORK THEY TIGHTEN & TIGHTEN TO THE POINT OF ALMOST BEING PAINFUL. MECHANICS DO NOT KNOW WHY THIS SHOULD HAPPEN UNLESS IT IS THE SEAT BELT CONTROL MODULE WHICH CAN ONLY BE DONE BY A DEALER. ONE WORD "EXPENSIVE!" THIS IS A SAFETY & LAW ISSUE AND SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER FOR FAULTY SAFETY PRODUCT AND OPERATION. AFTER MY RESEARCH I SEE MANY OF THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE SEAT BELTS OVER AND OVER. THIS IS A REPETITIVE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. CAR WILL LOSE ALL POWER, STEERING, AND BRAKES WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS UP TO 55MPH. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I ALMOST KILLED MYSELF BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO 3 MECHANICS AND THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER WON'T EVEN RETURN MY CALLS REGARDING THE ISSUE, WHICH I'VE RESEARCHED AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD AND CHRYSLER SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHATEVER IT IS THAT IS CAUSING THIS TO HAPPEN. I'M WONDERING IF I CAN TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THEM. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

I WAS STARTING THE CAR - IT STARTED RAN FOR 30 TO 45 SECONDS THEN STALLED. I TURNED THE MOTOR OVER AGAIN AND THE CAR BURS INTO FLAMES. THE CAR BURNED TO THE GROUND BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GOT THERE. *TR

I BUY THIS CAR ON APRIL 2011, HE WAS WORKING GOOD BUT I TAKE THE CAR TO PROGRAM THE PAGER TO OPEN DOORS AND TRUNK TO BAKERSFIELD CHRYSLER DEALER, THEY DID NOT PROGRAM THE PAGER BUT THEY CHANGE THE SHIFT PART WHO WAS ON RECALL, FROM THAT MOMENT TO THIS DATE THE CAR WORKS FOR TWO OR THREE DAYS AND STOP, I CHANGE ALREADY THE SPARK PLUG ROTOR DISTRIBUTOR CAP, CAMSHAFT SENSOR, IGNITION RELAY, WIRES AND DISTRIBUTOR, AND THE CAR CONTINUE STOP. I USED ALL MY MONEY I'M DISABLE AND HAVE VEHICLE TO MOVE. *TR

ENGINE CUTS OUT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. SOMETIMES IMMEDIATELY RESUMES, SOMETIMES CAR SITS FOR UP TO 45 MINUTES TO PRESUMABLY COOL OFF. STARTED TO HAPPEN ONCE PER WEEK, AND WITHIN A FEW WEEKS WAS ONCE PER DAY. PRESENTS A PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY OR MAKING LOCAL ROAD MANEUVERS AS POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES LOOSE POWER. MECHANIC EXAMINED AND CONCLUDED THE FUEL PUMP AND OR FUEL PUMP WIRING WAS FAULTY. *TR

INTERMITTENTLY BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE LOCKED INTO THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR AND CAN NOT BE USED. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC THAT COULD NOT FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX IT. THE CAR IS A CONVERTIBLE AND SHOULD NEVER BE DRIVEN WITHOUT PROPER RESTRAINTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT, THE SHOULDER BELT AND LAP BELT WEBBING WOULD NOT EXTRACT. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BELT EXHIBITED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY SECURE THE SEAT BELT WITH TAPE AND A CLIP. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE TIMING MODULE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,000. UPDATED 09/22/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/23/10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE SEAT BELT ROLLERS ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES WERE LOCKED UP AND THE BELTS COULD NOT BE EXTENDED TO SECURE AN OCCUPANT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 170,000.

I HAVE A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING WHICH HAS HAD THE BALL JOINT COME OUT OF BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE OF THE FRONT 2 WHEELS ABOUT 6 MONTHS APART. THIS HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE WHICH I HAVE REPAIRED. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY BECAUSE THIS LAST TIME I WAS ABOUT A MILE AWAY FROM GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY, WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND WONDER ABOUT RECALLS AND IF I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED. THE TOW TO MY HOME WAS $106, THE TOW TO THE MECHANIC WAS $65 AND THE MECHANIC BILL WAS $303. THIS IS JUST THE DRIVERS SIDE. THIS HAPPENED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AS WELL AND I FEEL I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR BOTH. DOCUMENTS OF THESE CHARGES CAN DEFINITELY BE PROVIDED IF NEEDED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS HAPPENING AGAIN, NOT JUST MY OWN CAR BUT ANYONE ELSE THAT MAY BE DRIVING ONE OF THESE VEHICLES. PLEASE LET ME KNOW EITHER WAY. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGERS SEAT BELTS WOULD RETRACT BUT WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REASON FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

SEAT BELT SAFETY LOCK STICKING. THE FRONT SEAT BELT ON BOTH SIDES HAVE A RETRACTING MECHANISM. IT ALLOWS THE SEAT BELT TO RETRACT INTO THE SHOULDER WHEN NOT IN USE. IT ALSO LOCKS IN PLACE TO SECURE THE PASSENGER. SOMETIMES THE SEAT BELT GETS STUCK AND WON'T RELEASE. THIS PREVENTS THE USE OF THE SEAT BELT. THIS IS BOTH UNSAFE AND IN SOME STATES, ILLEGAL. *TR

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINT FAILURE. WHILE TURNING RIGHT INTO A SHOPPING PLAZA THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BALL JOINT FAILED ON MY WIFE'S 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE LIMITED. THIS CAR AT THE TIME HAD LESS THAN 61,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AS A USED CAR THE DAY BEFORE. THE CAR WAS SAFETY CHECKED BY THE DEALERS MECHANIC BEFORE THE SALE WITH NO ISSUES NOTED THAT WERE NOT REPAIRED. I UNDERSTAND THROUGH A SEARCH OF THE NHTSA DATABASE THAT THERE ARE OTHER REPORTS OF BALL JOINT FAILURES AND A SAFETY RECALL ON THE COUPE MODEL OF THE SEBRING FOR THIS FAILURE. I WOULD SAY GIVEN THE MILEAGE ON THIS USED CAR THAT A SIMILAR RECALL IS WARRANTED SINCE THIS CAR EXHIBITS THE SAME TYPE OF FAILURE WITH LITTLE WARNING OF A PROBLEM EXISTING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURE DUE TO A CLEARLY FAULTY DESIGN. FORTUNATELY IN THIS CASE NO ONE WAS INJURED NOR WAS DAMAGE DONE TO ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE CAR. *TR

1999 SEBRING CONVERTIBLE SEAT BELTS NOT WORKING PROPERLY.BOTH SEAT BELTS WILL NOT COME OUT TO BE BUCKELED. COULD BE SEAT BELT TIMING MODULE LOCATED UNDER CENTER CONSOLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. HE BELIEVED THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. HE REMOVED THE FUEL TANK FROM THE VEHICLE AND FOUND BURNT WIRES, WHICH WERE CONTROLLING THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP WIRES AND THE FUEL PUMP ITSELF, BUT CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. HE STATED THAT THE DEALER OVERCHARGES HIM DURING EVERY VISIT AND THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TRUNK LID WILL NOT STAY UP. PROBLEM BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY AT APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES, POSSIBLY DEPENDENT ON AIR TEMPERATURE; BY APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES TRUNK LID WILL NOT STAY UP WITHOUT BEING PROPPED. NUMEROUS INJURIES TO HEAD, NECK AND BACK, OVER THE ELEVEN YEARS I HAVE OWNED VEHICLE. *TR

DEALING WITH THIS NOISE IN MY FRONT END FOR 4-5 YEARS MAYBE EVEN LONGER. *TR

I OWN A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE THAT ALL THE SEAT BELTS LOCK IN THE RETRACTED POSITION FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS OCCURS RANDOMLY AND LASTS FOR A WEEK OR MORE AT A TIME. I USE THE CAR VERY LITTLE BECAUSE OF THIS. THE LOCAL DEALER MIKE FAMOUS (NOW CLOSED) SAID IT WOULD BE ABOUT $700 TO REPAIR. I THINK THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE SINCE THIS IS OF SAFETY IN NATURE. I CONSIDER SEAT BELTS A VALUABLE PROTECTIVE DEVICE THAT SHOULD NOT FAIL LIKE THIS EVER. I DON'T HAVE ANY CHANCE OF USING SEAT BELTS WHEN I WANT TO USE THE CAR. IF I GO OUT TO USE THE VEHICLE AND THE BELTS ARE LOCKED I DON'T USE IT. NOT TO MENTION SEAT BELT LAWS AND THE TICKET I WOULD GET . *TR

WHILE SLOWLY BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY IN REVERSE IN OUR 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO FULL THROTTLE, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, TRIED TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL, INSTEAD SHIFTED TO DRIVE AND THE CAR SHOT FORWARD AT FULL THROTTLE UNTIL HITTING A GOLF CART AND THE END OF THE GARAGE, DESPITE STANDING ON THE BRAKE FULL FORCE. IT ONLY STOPPED AFTER TURNING OFF THE IGNITION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS DO NOT WORK IN HIS VEHICLE. HE CANNOT REMOVE THE SEAT BELTS FROM THE HARNESS IN ORDER TO LOCK IN PLACE AND PROVIDE RESTRAINT. THE SEAT BELTS HAVE BEEN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WOULD COST $1,000 TO REPAIR. HE CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND WILL NOT PAY THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY TO REPAIR THE SEAT BELTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,800.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT SNAPPED. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL ALMOST SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT END COLLAPSED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE SKIDDED 60 FEET. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

THERE IS NO INCIDENT YET. THE SEAT BELTS LOCK AND WILL NOT RELEASE TO ALLOW DRIVER AND PASSENGER TO BUCKLE SEAT BELT. OCCASIONALLY THE BELTS WILL RELEASE AND ALLOW DRIVER/PASSENGER TO BUCKLE. THEN THEY WILL LOCK AS IF THERE WAS A SUDDEN STOP. THE FAILURE OF THE SEAT BELTS TO WORK OCCURS DAILY. *TR

FUEL PUMP LEAK. *TR

TRUNK LID DOES NOT STAY UP - MUST BE PROPPED. MULTITUDE OF FAILURES HAVE CAUSED INJURIES TO HEAD, NECK AND BACK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. IT TAKES BETWEEN 20-40 MINUTES TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. A MECHANIC HE REPLACED THE DISTRIBUTOR COIL, DISTRIBUTOR CAP, THROTTLE POSITION SWITCH, AND SPARK PLUGS. THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO SHUT OFF, BUT EVERYTHING ELSE REMAINS ON. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 136,000.

HAVE A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. CAR WENT INTO THEFT MODE AND WOULD NOT START. CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP NOW. IS THIS A DEFECT OF SOME KIND? I'VE NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE. *TR

TRUNK LID WILL NOT STAY UP. WILL SLAM CLOSED IF NOT PROPPED OPEN. IN THE PAST THERE HAVE BEEN A MULTITUDE OF THESE SAME COMPLAINTS, INCLUDING ONES I HAVE FILED, BUT NO THEY ARE NO LONGER ON THE LIST. *TR

BACK IN DECEMBER OF 2005 MY SEBRING STRANDED ME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ON A SUNDAY. I HAD TROUBLE WITH THE CAR ALMOST SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT AND FROM SEPTEMBER OF 2005 TO DECEMBER 2005 I HAD ALREADY INVESTED OVER 3,000 DOLLARS INTO IT. THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE IN REVERSE OR FORWARD. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WITH ONLY 57,000 MILES ON IT WAS INFORMED I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR MY CAR IS A 4000 DOLLAR JOB THAT THEY ONLY GUARANTEE FOR 3 YEARS OR 36 THOUSAND MILES. WELL HERE I AM AT 97 THOUSAND MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN SLIPPING POURING OUT FLUID EVERYWHERE. CHRYSLER TELLS ME TO BRING THE CAR BACK, BUT THE TRANS IS NO LONGER COVERED AND I AM STILL PAYING OFF THE FIRST BILL. THESE CARS ARE KNOWN TO HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND NEEDING NEW TRANSMISSIONS IN THEM. A TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST YOU AT LEAST AT THE MINIMUM OF 60 THOUSAND MILES, MOST OTHER VEHICLES GUARANTEE THE TRANSMISSION FOR 75 THOUSAND MILES! DOES CHRYSLER NOT BECAUSE YOUR LUCKY IF IT LASTS THE 30 THEY GUARANTEE IT FOR AND THEY KNOW IT? IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO ABOUT THIS? I DO KNOW ONE THING I WILL NOT BY A CHRYSLER AGAIN. *TR

MY MOMS FUEL PUMP WENT OUT, I HAD IT REPLACED. THE MECHANIC TOOK THE OLD FUEL PUMP OUT AND DISCOVERED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED, ON BOTH SIDES. IN THE FUEL TANK AND OUTSIDE OF IT. IT IS ONLY A WONDER THAT THE CAR DID NOT CATCH FIRE. I HAD A NEW FUEL PUMP PUT IN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE SEAT BELT HAS BEEN USED ONCE, IT WOULD NOT RETRACT AGAIN. THE FAILURE BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2007 AND OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS WERE AFFECTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AVAILABLE AND THE REPAIR WOULD BE HER RESPONSIBILITY. THE SEAT BELT REPAIR WOULD COST $300. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,800. UPDATED 04/24/08. *LJ

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILURE ON OUR 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE JXI. THE SEAT BELT LOCKING MECHANISM FAILS TO LOCK OVER TIME. THE PLASTIC LOCKING CLIP INSIDE THE LOCKING CLIP WILL BREAK (DID BREAK) WITH CONTINUOUS USE. THE DEALER WANTS $100.00 + FOR THE PART. IF CHRYSLER USED A STAINLESS STEEL LOCKING WE WOULD HAVE THIS PROBLEM. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION SENSORS HAVE A LIMITED LIFE. AFTER DRIVING FOR 30 MINUTES OR MORE DURING LOW DECELERATION AND LOW ACCELERATION THE TRANSMISSION BUCKS AND OR SLIPS. RIGHT NOW I HAVE SWAP THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKING MECHANISM TO THE DRIVER SIDE AND WE SIT IN THE BACK IF WE'RE A PASSENGER BECAUSE $100.00 RIGHT NOW IS NOT AFFORDABLE. ALSO WHEN IT RAINS WATER FILLS IN THE REAR QUARTERS, RIGHT UP TO THE SPEAKERS, I HAVE TO PARK ON A HILL TO DRAIN IT! *NM

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT STUCK AND IT WILL NOT PULL OUT TO PUT AROUND YOUR SELF. MY PASSENGERS CAN NOT UTILIZE SEAT BELT AT ALL, WHICH CAN CAUSE BODILY INJURY IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT, DO TO NOT BEING ABLE TO USE THE SEAT BELT THAT WILL NOT EXTEND IT IS STUCK AND INOPERATIVE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, BUT RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THE WIRES TO THE FUEL PUMP BECAME HOT AND SHUT DOWN THE PUMP. THE FUEL PUMP AND FILTER WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 2/16/2007 - THE DEALER REPORTED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WIRING WAS FAULTY. *NM

WE DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT ON OUR 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE WAS DANGEROUSLY WORN OUT DUE TO MOISTURE AND CORROSION INSIDE OF THE BOOT. THIS EXACT CONDITION IS COVERED UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN #967 FOR THE SEBRING COUPE, BUT EXCLUDES THE CONVERTIBLE. THE CONVERTIBLE SHOULD BE ADDED TO THIS RECALL TO PREVENT SEPARATION OF THE PARTS AFFECTED AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *NM

MY TRUNK FALLS DOWN WITH OUT ANY WARNING. HURTS WHEN YOUR HEAD IS UNDER IT. THE FUEL LIGHT KEEPS GOING OFF AND ON EVEN WHEN FULL. THE BACK WINDOW CAME UNGLUED, I WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW WINDOW AND HAVE IT INSTALLED WITH A UPHOLSTERY PERSON, PRICE QUOTES ARE 680-780 DOLLARS NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE WINDOW SEEMS LIKE SUCH A WASTE. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IS JAMMING UP IN THE RETRACTOR. AT TIMES IT WILL KEEP TIGHTENING AND NOT LOOSEN. THE RETRACTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE REPAIRS WERE DONE AT A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP. AT THIS TIME, THE RETRACTOR WAS REPLACED AND WAS OPERATING CORRECTLY.*AK

ON MONDAY 7/11/05 MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY 1999 SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT INCIDENT THE REAR PASSENGER BALL JOINT APPARENTLY BROKE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A SPIN AND TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE TIRE WAS SEPERATED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE POLICE OFFICER AT THE SCENE TALKED TO WITNESSES WHO SAW THE TIRE WOBBLING JUST PRIOR TO LOSING CONTROL. I ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND WAS TOLD BY THE OFFICER THAT THE BALL JOINT BROKE CAUSING THE ACCIDENT TO OCCUR AND SAID THAT THE DRIVER WAS NOT SPEEDING AND DID NOT FIND HER AT FAULT FOR THE MECHANICAL FAILURE. WHEN I ARRIVED I SAW THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE LAYING FLAT ON THE GROUND. THE OFFICER ALSO TOLD ME THAT MY INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR DUE TO IT BEING A MECHANICAL FAILURE SO I MUST NOW PAY $1000 TO THE GARAGE WHICH IS REPAIRING IT. MONEY I JUST DON'T HAVE! I AM A SINGLE MOM AND THIS HURTS A LOT. NOT TO MENTION THAT MY DAUGHTER CAME REALLY CLOSE TO BEING BADLY INJURED AND VERY POSSIBLY KILLED AS SHE ALSO MISSED THE FIRE HYDRANT BY MERE INCHES. WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS???? THIS IS JUST WRONG. I REALLY LOVED MY CAR AND NOW I'M AFRAID IT IS A DEATH TRAP. HELP ME PLEASE AND I HOPE THIS IS HANDLED.

DT: CONTACT STATES VEHICLES HOLDS WATER AFTER A HEAVY RAINSTORM BECAUSE THE DRAIN HOLES UNDERNEATH THE CAR GET CLOGGED UP EASILY. THE FIRST TIME THE CAR CONTAINED APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES OF WATER, THE SERVICE DEALER DID UNCLOG THE DRAIN HOLES. THE SECOND TIME THE CAR CONTAINED APPROXIMATELY 8 INCHES OF WATER, BECAUSE THE CONSUMER WAS IN THE HOSPITAL HE COULD NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER. THE CARPET HAD TO BE TAKEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE ODOR WHERE THE WATER HAD SET FOR THE TIME THE CONSUMER WAS IN THE HOSPITAL. THE CONSUMER DID CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THE COMPLAINT WAS NOT ON THEIR WEBSITE SO IT WAS NOT CONSIDERED A LEGITIMATE COMPLAINT. *AK

VEHICLE FAILED ( COMPLETE MECHANICAL STOP) ON HIGHSPEED HIGHWAY INTERSTATE: TWICE FROM ELECTRONIC FAILURES IN TRANSMISSION SOLINIODS, LEADING TO A THIRD FAILURE FROM THE TRANSMISSION, THE 4TH WAS A COMPLETE ELECTRONIC FAILURE, FOLLOWED BY THE 5TH FAILURE-SAME AS THE 4TH THE NEXT DAY AFTER CHRYSLER SERVICED THE VEHICLE.

I DRIVE A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. EARLY SUMMER 2004, THE DRIVER SEAT BELT FAILED TO WORK REGULARLY. CHRYSLER PAID TO REPLACE THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY IN AUG 2004. EARLY THIS YEAR, BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS BECAME UNRELIABLE, FAILING TO "PULL OUT" ABOUT 75% OF THE TIME. IN LATE MARCH 2005, IT WAS DIAGNOSED BY NORMAN CHRSYLER JEEP DODGE AND A SEAT BELT MODULE WAS ORDERED ON MARCH 30, 2005. CHRYSLER OFFERED TO PAY ALL BUT $50 FOR THE REPAIR. THE PROBLEM IS THAT 6 WEEKS LATER, THE PART IS STILL ON NATIONAL BACKORDER WITH NO ESTIMATED DELIVERY DATE. AS OF WEEK ENDING MAY 6, 2005, NEITHER THE DEALERSHIP NOR CHRYSLER CORP CAN OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING THE PART. MEANWHILE, I LIVE WAY OUT IN THE COUNTRY WHERE I DRIVE ON 65 MPH COUNTRY ROADS EVERYWHERE I GO WITH NO FRONT SEAT BELTS ABOUT 75% OF THE TIME. IN THE LAST YEAR, MY HUSBAND AND IN-LAWS HAVE HIT DEERS, AND MY DAUGHTER WAS IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON THESE ROADS. I AM AT A LOSS AS TO WHERE TO GO FOR HELP. PLEASE HELP!!!

WHILE PARKED RAISING THE CONVERTIBLE TOP REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE HAVING VEHICLE SERVICED FOR NHTSA RECALL 04V021000 CONCERNING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFTER CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE FREEZE PLUGS ROTTED. *AK

RECALL CAMPAIGN: NOTICE FOR CHRYSLER SEBRING 1999 TRANSAXLE. *BF THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DISTANCE HE HAD TO TRAVEL TO HAVE THE RECALL DONE. *NM