2001 Chrysler Sebring Convertible complaints

STARTER FUSE KEEPS BLOWING. STARTED A YEAR AGO. I HAVE GONE THROUGH 25 FUSES IN ONE YEAR. CALLED LAST YEAR, CHRYSLER SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW. BROUGHT CAR IN ON OCTOBER 27TH, 2004. WAS SENT HOME WITH NOTHING DONE. THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM GETTING WORSE. AFRAID I WILL NOT HAVE A VEHICLE SOON. I AM BRINGING IT IN ON DEC 17TH. HAVE DONE RECEARCH AND FOUND MANY, MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT IS DESIGNED WRONG? EVERYONE SEEMS TO HAVE TO SPEND $500.00 TO BUY A NEW STARTER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. WHY CAN'T THE STARTER BE PERFECT? WHY DO WE NEED TO BUY A NEW ONE IN ORDER FOR THIS PROBLEM TO GO AWAY? MY CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. HERE ARE SOME MESSAGE BOARDS YOU SHOULD REVIEW. HTTP://WWW.AUTOMOTIVEFORUMS.COM/T199009.HTML HTTP://WWW.ALLPAR.COM/FORUMS/INDEX.PHP?SHOWTOPIC=48124&PID=366607&ST=0&#ENTRY366607 HTTP://P207.EZBOARD.COM/FCHRYSLERSEBRINGCONVERTIBLEMESSAGEBOARDFRM1.SHOWMESSAGE?TOPICID=425.TOPIC HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/REVIEW_65179.HTML HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/REVIEW_64862.HTML HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWCOMMENTS_REVIEW_54698.HTML HTTP://P207.EZBOARD.COM/FCHRYSLERSEBRINGCONVERTIBLEMESSAGEBOARDFRM12.SHOWMESSAGE?TOPICID=549.TOPIC HTTP://P207.EZBOARD.COM/FCHRYSLERSEBRINGCONVERTIBLEMESSAGEBOARDFRM1.SHOWNEXTMESSAGE?TOPICID=889.TOPIC THANK YOU LISA. *AK

ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING, AND THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF AND WOULD NOT START. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL NOT RUNNING, AND HAD NOT BEEN TOWED.*AK

I OWN A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE THAT I BOUGHT NEW FOR MY WIFE. SHE DRIVES IT DAILY AND I HAVE IT SERVICED REGULARLY. THE CAR HAS 63,000 MILES ON IT. THIS PAST WEEK I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC TO HAVE NEW FRONT BRAKES REPLACED. AFTER HE ROAD TESTED IT, HE TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TWO NEW OUTSIDE TIE RODS. HE EXPLAINED THAT BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY TO LUBRICATE THEM, THEY WILL WEAR OUT AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. MY CONCERN IS THAT I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES OVER MY LIFE (55 YEARS OLD) AND THIS IS ONE AREA THAT I HAVE NEVER HAD TO DEAL WITH. I FIND IT DISTURBING THAT MANUFACTURERS CAN BUILD A CAR WITH SOL LITTLE REGARD TO THE POTENTIAL THAT YOU COULD NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL A CAR DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN. HOW DIFFICULT WOULD IT HAVE BEEN FOR TIE RODS TO HAVE GREASE FITTINGS TO KEEP THEM FROM PREMATURE WEAR OUT. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE FROM YOUR AGENCY'S PERSPECTIVE TO FORCE MANUFACTURERS TO MAKE A VEHICLE THAT IS MECHANICALLY SAFE? THE ACCIDENT THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN IS WHY I AM WRITING TO YOU. I WOULD HATE TO HAVE TO EXPLAIN THAT MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF A LACK OF A GREASE FITTING. YOUR RESPONSE AND WHETHER CHRYSLER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE IS REQUESTED. THANK YOU.

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. ALSO, SEAT BELT RETRACTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SC

7 TIMES SINCE PURCHASING MY CAR NEW THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER HAS BOKEN LOOSE FROM THE GLASS , CAUSING THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER TO NOT FUNCTION. CAUSING NO VISIBILITY OUT THE REAR WINDOW OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN REPAIRD REPAIR LAST AROUND 3 DAYS AND THEN BREAKES AGAIN. CAUSING NO VISIBILITY OUT THE REAR WQINDOW DURING THIS CONDITION.*AK

THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE'S REAR TIRES WERE LOSING AIR CONSTANTLY. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICING AND FOUND THAT THE CHROME WHEELS WERE CRUMBLING CAUSING AIR LEAKAGE. ALL OF THE CHROME WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *LA

PURCHASED FOUR DUNLOP SP SPORT A2 TIRES FOR 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE, SIZE P205/60HR16, FROM TIRERACK. AFTER INSTALLATION, CAR HAD A SEVERE VIBRATION AND STEERING WOBBLE ABOVE 45 MPH. INSTALLER, HUB CAP HEAVEN IN CARY, NC, REINSTALLED FOUR TIMES IN ATTEMPT TO BRING ALL TIRES INTO ADJUSTMENT WITH REGARD TO ROAD FORCE, INCLUDING ONE TIRE BEING REPLACED BY TIRERACK. CAR WOULD BE OK FOR FOUR TO EIGHT HOURS, AND THEN TIRES WOULD BEGIN TO VIBRATE STRONGLY AGAIN. SENT BY TIRERACK AND DUNLOP TO LOCAL GOODYEAR DEALER TO VERIFY, AND TWO TIRES WERE CONSIDERED DEFINITELY DEFECTIVE AND ONE BORDERLINE. THIS MEANS THREE OUT OF THE FIVE TIRES WOULD NOT STAY IN ROUND AFTER INSTALLATION, AND ONE OR BOTH OF THE REMAINING ARE LIKELY TO GO OUT OF ROUND AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE. STILL PURSUING ADJUSTMENT WITH TIRERACK. CURRENTLY HAVE ALL FOUR TIRES INSTALLED ON CAR.

THE SEALT BELT TENSIONER HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE NOW IN MY 2001 CHRYLSER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. BOTH TIME THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND SERVICE TECH DETERMINED THE FIX. IT'S MY BELIEF THAT THERE IS A DEFECT BY CHRYSLER AND THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COST OF REPAIR.*AK

CONSUMER NOTICED A DEEP SCRATCH ON THE WOOD PANELING. (NAR) *LA WHILE LOWERING THE CONVERTIBLE TOP THE VEHICLE'S REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. THE BRAKES SQUEALED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 12000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAD VARIOUS ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD BOUNCE FROM 0 - 120 MPH. THE DEALER WAS NEVER ABLE TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM. THE RADIO, CD PLAYER AND SPEAKERS WERE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITH NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN. *NM

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER MANAGED TO GET VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC. TOWED TO INDEPENDENT SHOP, MECHANIC STATED ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, COOLANT WENT INSIDE THE ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *PH

I HAVE READ ABOUT SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE OF THE CHRYSLER SEBRING 2.7 ENGINES. I AM EXPERIANCING A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE OR SUSPENSION THAT IS INTERMETTENT. I EXPERIANCE THIS PROBLEM WHEN MY ENGINE IS HOT AND ALSO WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT (AS I LIVE IN FLORIDA). I DO NOT NOTICE THIS WHEN THE WEATHER IS COOLER AND THE ENGINE IS COOL. COULD THIS BE THE STARTING OF ENGINE BUILD UP TOO. SUNCOAST CHRYSLER CANNOT SEEM TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WOULD A DIAGNOSIS TEST ON THE ENGINE REVEAL SIGNS OF BUILD UP? HOW CAN I HAVE THIS CHECKED OUT AND FIXED? I HAVE ALSO EXPERIANCED A CLICKING NOISE IN MY STERRING COLUMN WHICH SUNCOAST CLAIMS TO HAVE A TSB ON THIS PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO REPLACE A SOME PARTS. YOUR INPUT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.

I PURCHASE MY CAR IN 2001 BRAND NEW. SHORTLY AFTER I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT WHEN I GET IN MY CAR IN THE MORNING TIME OR AT NIGHT ( WHENEVER I USE THE LIGHTS) IT WOULD FLASH FROM BRIGHT TO DIM I TOOK IT TO STOCKBURGER SO THEY COULD LOOK AT IT BUT IT WASN'T FLICKERING THEN SO THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. AND IT'S STILL DOING THE SAME THING THERE IS THIS NOISE IN THE ENGINE LIKE A TICKING SOUND WHEN I START THE CAR I TOOK TO MIDAS FOR THEM TO CHECK IT OUT BUT THEY SAID THE NOISE WAS NORMAL IT DOESN'T SOUND NORMAL. THE WINDOW ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOESN'T ALWAYS GO UP WHEN ITS LET DOWN IT STAYS STUCK FOR A WHILE THEN IT GOES UP. I DID HAVE A RADIO PROBLEM STOCKBURGER COULDN'T REALLY FIND THE PROBLEM SO THEY JUST REPLACE THE WHOLE THING. WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR THE DRIVER DOOR CONSTANTLY COMES OPEN. *JB

THE ENGINE STALLED, DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. *JB THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO KNOCK AND SLOWED DOWN. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN UP DUE TO THE BUILD UP. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE, BUT HAD NOT BEEN FIXED. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS HAD CONSTANTLY COME ON. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS HAD CONSTANTLY WENT OFF AND ON, THE DRIVER DOOR DID NOT SHUT PROPERLY, MADE A CLICKING SOUND, WAS INTERMITTENT, AND THE LATCH ON TOP WAS LOOSE, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKERED FROM BRIGHT TO DIM, THE RADIO AND DOOR LOCK HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED TO THE RIGHT, A DINGING SOUND WAS HEARD AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON, AND THE HEADLIGHTS HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE. *SCC *JB

THE CHROME PLATE ON THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HAS "SPLIT". THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO CUT MY FINGER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN OPENING THE DOOR. I HAVE ASKED TWO DEALERS TO REPAIR THE HANDLE. I AM TOLD THAT IT WILL COST IN EXCESS OF $500.00 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL. I FIND IT DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE THIS EXPENSE TO REPLACE A $10-15.00 PART. IT WAS A "DEFECT" IN THE PRODUCTION OF THE HANDLE, NOT ABUSE, THAT HAS CREATED THIS SITUATION. I WAS IN TOUCH WITH CUSTOMER "DISSERVICE" ON ONE OCCASION, BUT THEY HAVE NOT RETURNED ANY OF MY CALLS SINCE.*JB

AIR BAG SENSOR AND INDICATOR LIGHT. *NLM

MY 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE WITH A 2.7 LITER ENGINE JUST QUITE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO PRIOR WARNING OR WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON ONE DAY LAST JULY. THE DEALER CLAIMS THE ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD-UP. SINCE THE CAR WAS 3, 600 MILES OVER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY, CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR THE ENGINE OR EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE OVER-HEATING AND CAUSING SLUDGE BUILD-UP. *NLM

VERY SNOWY CONDITIONS IN KILLINGTON, VERMONT. REVVING THE ENGINE TO TRY AND GET TRACTION. SPARKS AND FUMES EMITTED FROM THE WIRING THAT CONNECTS THE WIRE TO THE REAR DEFROSTER. EVENTUALLY, THE WIRE CAME DETACHED, MAKING THE REAR DEFROSTER BOTH INOPERABLE AND A FIRE/HEALTH HAZARD. A USELESS REAR DEFROSTER MEANS A USELESS REAR WINDOW. NO DIRECT BACKWARDS VISIBILITY OTHER THAN THE OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRRORS.

TWO INCIDENTS OCCURRED WITH SUBJECT VEHICLE, THE FIRST ON 12/27/01. WHEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION WHILE SLOWING FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE FOWARD TOWARD A DOUBLE PARKED VEHICLE. AFTER PUSHING HARD ON THE BRAKES WHILE PULLING MY BODY UP OFF THE SEAT, THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. THE NEXT MISHAP OCCURRED ON 1/27/02, WHEREIN I WAS TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE SHIFTING THE CAR INTO REVERSE. THE 2001 SEBRING CONVERTIBLE LURCHED BUT COULD NOT MOVE BECAUSE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS BEING THE SECOND TIME, I CALMLY PLACED THE CAR IN PARK. THESE TOO MISHAPS ARE FRIGHTENING AND DANGEROUS AS ITS OCCUPANTS AND ANY PEDESTRIAN(S) IN THE PATH OF THE VEHICLE COULD EASILY BE INJURED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE, LEFT WHEEL PULLED TO LEFT AND SKIDDED. TOWED TO DEALER, LEFT FRONT CALIPER HAD COME LOOSE AND LOCKED UP TIRE. *AK *SLC

THIS CAR BEGAN "LURCHING" AT FIRST. THE DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AND INSTALLED A BLACK BOX DEVICE TO RECORD ANY FUTURE PROBLEMS. THE NEXT DAY, THE CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING TO HIGH SPEEDS ON ITS OWN. THE ONLY REMEDY (ASIDE FROM BRAKING WHICH STALLED THE VEHICLE) WAS TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. I TRAVELLED THREE MILES TO MY HOUSE AND NEARLY COLLIDED WITH SEVERAL CARS DUE TO THIS MYSTERIOUS ACCELERATION. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SIYUATION AND I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY!!*AK