1996 Chrysler Sebring complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THE FRONT END FRAME FELL DOWN ONTO THE TIRES. *AK

FRONT SUSPENSION BALL JOINT BOOTS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE(99V-066). NLM

ROTORS KEEP WRAPPING ABOUT EVERY 5,000 TO 6,000 MILES

WHEN CAR IS TURNED ON DASHBOARD ONLY WORKS 1/2 TIME WHEN CAR IS ON. DEALER NOT AWARE OF PROBLEM. NO WARRANTY. REPAIRWORK NOT DONE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

ABS BRAKES AREN'T WORKING. *AK

LOWER COLUMN SHAFT DESIGN DOES NOT HAVE A COVER OVER OPENING IN FLOOR BOARD AND AS A RESULT THE CARPET GOT STUCK IN OPENING, LOCKING STEERING AND CONSUMER HIT A TREE. NLM

THE CONVERTIBLE TOP FLEW OFF VEHICLE DUE TO DESIGN OF THE VELCRO FASTENER (NOT SUFFICIENT). MJS

WHEN WINDOWS ARE ROLLED UP, EITHER FRONT OR BACK WINDOW WILL GET CAUGHT BEHIND THE OTHER, NOT ALLOWING THE OCCUPANTS TO EXIT. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK WINDOWS LEAK, BRAKES MAKE NOISE AND SOMETIMES FEEL LIKE THEY CATCH, ELECTRIC MIRRORS INOPERATIVE, WATER STANDING IN THE DRIVERS REAR TAILLIGHT COVER, ALARM SYSTEM INOPERATIVE. NLM

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED PREMATURELY. DEALER HAS PUT 7 SETS OF ROTORS ON VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

DIGITAL MILEAGE & GEAR SHIFT SCREEN + RPM GAUGE INTERMITTENTLY GOES OFF; BOTH WHILE DRIVING AND AT START UP.

WHEN VEHICLE IS SHIFTED INTO GEAR IT MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE, AND WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR. ALSO AND OIL IS LEAKING. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE,CAUSING THE WHEEL TO COME OFF PRIOR TO RECALL 97V201. ALSO, BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM HOSE WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. *AK

FRONT BALL JOINTS BROKE WHILE DRIVING CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED. MJS

THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT RESTRAINT WILL NOT RELEASE. THERE IS NO WAY TO RELEASE THE BELT TO RETRACT. CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP REPORTS THAT I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER OPTIONAL EXTENDED SERVICE CONTRACT THAT WAS PURCHASED.

LETTER SENT TO CHRYSLER WITH ALL DETAILS (FILE NUMBER 5441396)(COPY AVAILABLE ON REQUEST). I BRAKED, CAR STOPPED MOMENTARILY, THEN STARTED TO SLIDE AS THOUGH ON ICE. BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT GO DOWN ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR & I WAS STILL APPLYING PRESSURE AS THE CAR CONTINUED FORWARD. FIRST TIME JUST WENT THRU STOP SIGN. SECOND TIME (10 MINUTES LATER), I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND HIT A CAR. ESTIMATED DAMAGE GIVEN WAS ONLY TO THEIR CAR. DID NOT ESTIMATE MINE. CHRYSLER'S INDEPENDENT ADVISOR SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY CHECKED BUT THEY SAID THEY WOULDN'T DO ANY MORE. TERRIFIED TO DRIVE CAR AGAIN. TRADED IT IN TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR A DIFFERENT BRAND. THEY CONSIDERED THE ESTIMATED DAMAGE IN THE TRADE-IN PRICE. I HOPE NOBODY GETS KILLED NEXT TIME. CONSIDERING THEY HAD A RECALL ON THE 96 SEBRING CONVERTIBLE, YOU WOULD THINK THEY WOULD LOOK HARDER FOR THE CAUSE OF THIS DOUBLE BRAKE FAILURE. MAYBE THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM AND JUST DID NOT WANT TO ADMIT THAT THERE WAS ONE.

I'VE WENT TO SEVRAL DEALERS ABOUT THE PROBLEM INCLUDING THE DEALER SHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM.THEY ALL SAY I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE PROBLEM SINCE THER IS NO RECALL ON THE ITEM.WHAT HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE PROBLEM STARTED IS MY DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT HAVE RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT THEY APPEAR BROWN.NOW I KNOW THAT IF THEY HAVE RUSTED TO THAT DEGREE THEN THE BODY UNDERNEATH MUST BE IN THE SAME SHAPE .I KNOW IF THE BODY UNDER THE SEATS GIVES OUT WHILE DRIVING THEN SOME ONE "CHRYSLER" IS GETING SUED. I JUST WANT THE PROBLEM FIXED ALTHOUGH IVE BEEN COMPLANING ABOUT IT FOR TWO YEARS .THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND PLEASE CONTACT ME OVER THIS SUBJECT SIGNED MR. POINTER. *AK

PULLED ONTO EXPRESSWAY @ 45MPH. CAR SEIZED AS IF HIT SOMETHING; DEAD STOP; ENGINE DIED. TRANSMISSION FLUID POURING OUT. DIFFERENTIAL EXPLODED; TOTAL TRANSMISSION DAMAGE. REPAIR SHOP SAID NEVER SEEN THIS HAPPEN IN 30 YEARS.

REAR LEFT WHEEL CORRODED MAKING IT HARD TO CHANGE FLAT TIRE.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 35 MPH THE FRONT SUSPENSION/ LOWER CONTROL ARM COLLAPSED. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED. *AK

CAR WON'T RUN OR IDLE AT LOW SPEED OR AT A STOP IN GEAR. REPLACED CAP, ROTOR, PLUGS, NO CHANGE. DEALER TROUBLESHOT FOR SEVEN HOURS AND REPLACED THE AIS MOTOR AND CLEANED HEAVY CARBON OUT OF THE INTAKE. DEALER TOLD US TO DRIVE THE CAR AROUND TO ALLOW THE CLEANER TO REMOVE THE CARBON IN THE INTAKE. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TASK. THE CAR'S PERFORMANCE HAS NOT IMPROVED. DEALER SUGGESTS REPLACEMENT OF THE PCV VALVE. REMEDY SEEMS SUSPECT.

TOOK CAR IN TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS TO HAVE THEM FIX WATER LEAKS & AIR WHISTLING AND NONE COULD FIX IT. THEY SAID THERE WAS A FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THE TOP. THEY TRIED SPRAYING FOAM ON EDGE, ADDING AN ELASTIC STRAP (#8894 PART), TRIED ADJUSTING TOP - NONE OF THESE EXERCISES WORKED. NOW YET ANOTHER DEALER IN JOPLIN TOO TELLS US THERE'S NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE AS IT'S A FLAW IN THE DESIGN/CONSTRUCTION. THERE IS ALSO A WHISTLING IN THE A/C SYSTEM OR VENTS WHEN A/C IS ON AND DRIVING 40+ MILES AN HOUR. SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING IN "D" THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT OUT OF LOW GEAR. *AK

RUSTED BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED AND BRAKE PADS DUE TO BRAKE NOISE/REDUCTION OF BRAKE RESPONSIVENESS. BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER CONSUMERS VIN NOT INCLUDED. (98V-005)

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS FAILED, CAUSING OIL LEAK. DEALER CONTACTED AND REMEDIED PROBLEM. ALSO, WHEN OIL IS CHANGED AND FILLED , THE DIP STICK SHOWS 1 QUART OF OIL LESS THAN THE ACTUAL AMOUNT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO BE UNAWARE OF EXACT AMOUNT OF OIL IN THE GAS TANK. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, BRAKES ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO REPAIR SHOP FIVE TIMES FOR BRAKE SERVICE, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

ROTORS WARP SEVERAL TIMES.

WHEN PARKING VEHICLE AND TRYING TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, THE KEY WON'T COME OUT UNTIL THE TRANMISSION GOES INTO PARK, THEN VEHICLE WILL JUMP INTO DRIVE AND WILL MOVE. THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA HAS BEEN KEPT APPRISED OF MY LACK OF PROGRESS THUS FAR WITH THE DEALER AND CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE IN MICHIGAN VIA COPIES OF MY LETTERS TO THEM. MAROONE HAD ATTEMPTED TO INSTALL THIS RECALL 5 TIMES BUT STILL BEING UNSUCCESSFUL HAVE NOW JUST BLAMED THE PROBLEM ON ME AND OTHER DRIVERS. AS FAR AS I KNOW, THEY ARE "THROUGH WITH IT.". THIS, OF COURSE, MIGHT LEAVE MY VEHICLE IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION. COPIES OF MY LETTERS SHOULD BE IN YOUR FILES AND I WILL COOPERATE IN ANY WAY. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH QUESTIONS. JOHN WATTER.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT STAY ON THE UPPER CHEST REGION. IT CONTINOUSLY SLIPS BELOW THE BREAST AREA, CUTTING ACROSS THE ARM. THE SEAT BACK HAS TO BE PLACED COMPLETELY ERECT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN PROPER PLACEMENT OF THE SHOULDER HARNESS. IT IS UNEFFECTIVE FOR SOMEONE WHO IS TALL AND MUST HAVE THE SEAT PARTIALLY RECLINED AS IT DOES NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE DRIVER.

THERE WAS NOISE IN FRONT END WHENEVER TURNING STEERING WHEEL AT ANY SPEED OR NO SPEED. THIS ALSO CAUSED VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. SOUNDED LIKE METAL ON METAL. ALSO, WHEN KEY IS IN IGNITION, IT CAN NOT BE REMOVED AS PER RECALLS 97V201000/ 98V183000. *AK

WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH & HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AFTER IT PULLED IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. VEHICLE WAS NOT ENTIRELY TOTALED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH CONSUMER HIT A PARKED VEHICLE HEAD-ON, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING HEAD/NECK INJURIES. *AK

THE DIGITAL MILEAGE AND GEAR SHIFT SCREEN AND THE RPM GAGE KEEP GOING OFF PERIODICALLY, SOMETIMES WHEN YOU START THE VEHICHLE AND SOMETIMES JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT WILL GO OUT AND THEN BACK ON AT ANYTIME. NO RYME OR REASON.

FRONT ROTORS REQUIRE RESURFACING EVERY 3000 TO 5000 MILES. CAR WAS PURCHASED USED WITH 24,000 MILES. FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE RESURFACED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE AND AGAIN 4000 MILE LATER. LOCAL DEALER (NOT ONE LISTED ABOVE) WAS QUESTIONED ON CAUSE AND IF ANY RECALLS WERE IN EFFECT. DEALER HAD NO CAUSE AND SUGGESTED THE ROTORS BE REPLACED. ROTORS WERE REPLACED WITH AFTER MARKET COMPONENTS AT APPROXIMATLY 39,000 MILES. THE ROTORS NOW REQUIRE RESURFACING TO ELIMINATE PULSATING BRAKES. I'M FRUSTRATED WITH THE COST AND TIME I HAVE TO INVEST. I'M ALSO CONCERNED THAT OTHERS MAY NOT HAVE THEIR BRAKES REPAIRED AND BE LEFT WITH INEFFECTIVE BRAKES.

CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE WHEN LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE APART. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEIR VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER THAT RECALL. *AK

VEHICLE COLLISION DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE.

WHILE DRIVING APPLIED BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED, VEHICLE WENT INTO A SPIN, HIT A STONE WALL. POLICE REPORT STATED VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKES. FLUIDS CHECKED OKAY. DEALER CONTACTED AND DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE INCIDENT. *AK ML

WHILE DRIVING AND PUTTING VEHICLE IN PARK, THE KEY WOULDN'T COME OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. CONSUMER HAD TO PLAY AROUND WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES UNTIL THE KEY CAME OUT. *AK

IN AUGUST OF 1998 I BEGAN TO DETECT A CREAKING NOISE WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL (EVEN AT A FULL STOP). I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE LOWER RIGHT BALL JOINT HAD LOST IT'S LUBRICATION. THE SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THAT SINCE THERE WASN'T A GREASE FITTING ON THE BALL JOINT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR COULD NOT BE DONE THAT DAY AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER. I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER IF THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE, AND HE REPLIED YES. THE NEXT DAY , WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET (5 - 10 MPH) THE CAR COLLAPSED ONTO THE RIGHT TIRE. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE DAMAGE I SAW THE THE TIRE ALMOST FLAT ON THE GROUND, THE DRIVESHAFT WAS OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION, THE CV JOINT WAS PULLED FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND THE BALL JOINT WAS CUT IN HALF. THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE FENDER OF THE CAR. SALERNO CHRYSLER INSPECTED THE LEFT BALL JOINT AND SAID IT WAS FINE. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED AND A LITTLE OVER TWO MONTHS LATER THE LEFT SIDE BEGAN TO MAKE THE SAME NOISE. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE NOISE. THE CAR WAS MAKING NOISE THE NEXT DAY, AND I DECIDED TO BRING THE CAR SOMEWHERE ELSE. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO ANOTHER CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER AND THEY FOUND THE THE LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT WAS FAILING DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION. I HAVE THAT PART IN MY POSSESION AND WOULD GLADLY SEND IT TO YOU. MY CONCERN IS THAT I HAVE SP

DURING FRONTAL IMPACT ACCIDENT NO DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH AIR BAGS.

VEHICLE HAS BEEN LEAKING OIL FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. DEALER TOLD THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAS A LEAK. ALSO, THE BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS ARE BEING CHANGED EVERY FIVE MONTHS, THERE IS NO WARNING SIGNS THE BRAKES WOULD SUDDENLY BEGIN TO GRIND. IN ADDITION, THE CONVERTABLE TOP HAS BEEN FLYING OFF, AND NOW LEAKS AIR AND WATER IF IT RAINS. *AK

CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON AT LEAST 30-35 MPH , DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES. *AK

BEFORE I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN MARCH 97, THE DEALER PROMISED TO FIX THE BRAKE PROBLEM (WARPED ROTOR-MADE THE CAR COME TO A PULSATING STOP). THEY GROUND THE ROTORS DOWN BEFORE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THEN IN MAY 97, THE ROTORS WARPED AGAIN AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS. THEN IN JAN 98, THE ROTORS WARPED AGAIN, BUT THE DEALER SAID "HE COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM". BUT OF COURSE THERE WAS A PROBLEM BECAUSE IT KEPT GETTING WORSE AND WORSE SO I TOOK THE CAR IN AGAIN AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS AGAIN IN MAY 98. THEN IN NOV 98, THE ROTORS BECAME WARPED AGAIN BUT THIS TIME BOTH THE DEALER AND DAIMLER CHRYSLER (I FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER FILE# 5313863) REFUSED TO FIX THIS RECURRING PROBLEM. IN THE PAST THEY ONLY FIXED THE SYMPTOMS, NOT THE CAUSE OF THIS DEFECT, OTHERWISE, THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT KEEP RECURRING. I HAVE SENT BOTH THE DEALER AND MANFACTURER A COMPLAINT LETTER BUT THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED. IT HAS BEEN ABOUT 1 1/2 WEEKS.

THERE IS A LEAK THAT LETS RAIN IN THE VEHICLE AND CAUSES MOISTURE INSIDE THE VEHICLE THAT FOGS UP FRONT WINDSHIELD. WHEN DEFOGGER IS ACTIVATED IT GETS WORSE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING 30-35 MPH FRONTAL IMPACT OCCURRED, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED,.DEALER CONTACTED, SENT A REPRESENTATIVE THAT STATED NO PROBLEM WITH AIR BAGS. INVESTIGATION PENDING. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WAS PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE WHEN BALL JOINTS ON THE LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD SEPARATED AND SNAPPED. VEHICLE NOT UNDER RECALL #97V201000. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING BRAKE ROTORS TO WARP/MORE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE BRAKE PADS, AND CALIPERS. DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKES 7 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH WATER LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER IT WAS NORMAL FOR THIS CONDITION TO HAPPEN WHENEVER THE DRAIN GETS CLOGGED UP, CAUSING THE WATER TO LEAK INTO VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE KEY IS TRAPPED IN THE IGNITION. CONSUMER, THEREFORE, HAS TO PLAY WITH THE KEY UNTIL NOTICING A CLICKING SOUND BEFOR KEY IS REMOVED. CONSUMER ALSO NOTED THERE IS A RECALL DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM, RECALL NUMBER 98V183000. MANUFACTURE STATES VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER REPLACING PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK