1997 Chrysler Sebring complaints

WIRING CAME APART UNDER DASH LEAVING PORTION OF INSTRUMENT PANEL INOPERABLE.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS CAR WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING SUDDEN UNCOMMANDED ACCELERATION. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AWAITING OPENING OF AUTOMATIC GARAGE DOOR WHEN THROTTLE FULLY ENGAGED DRIVING CAR INTO GARAGE DOOR. AN IDENTICAL OCCURRANCE HAPPENED IN SPRING OF 1998 WHEN CAR WAS STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION SENT CAR INTO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF IT. AT THE TIME DEALER COULD FIND NO DEFECT. THERE WAS A DIFFERENT DRIVER DURING EACH INCIDENT. FURTHER, MY SON OWNS AN IDENTICAL VEHICLE WHICH HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM HOWEVER, HIS MALFUNCTION DID NOT RESULT IN ANY VEHICLE DAMAGE AS CAR WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND CAME TO REST ON A LAWN. *AK

WHEEL COVER HAS FAILED TWICE WITH PROTENTIAL OF PART COMING OFF VEHICLE CAUSING ACCIDENT. *AK

OIL IS LEAKING INTO THE COOLING SYSTEM. THE DEALER IS FLUSHING THE COOLING SYSTEM.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON, BUT DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES. *AK

THE DRIVER SEAT BRACKET HAS A ALOT OF GIVE WHENEVER DRIVER TURNS FROM SIDE TO SIDE. WAS FRONT TO BACK HAS BEEN REPAIRED. INFORMED BY MECHANIC A SAFETY REGULATION STATING SEAT CANNOT BE REMOVED OR REPLACED. OWNER UPSET. *AK

MAJOR FAILURE REQUIRING COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF TRANSMISSION.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHEN SHIFTING THE GEAR LEVER / WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR THE ENGINE WOULD IDLE LOUDLY AND QUICKLY BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (98V183000). *YC

VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT ABOUT 25 TO 30MPH AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS VEHICLE NOW. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN $9,000 OF DAMAGE, DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL. *YC

HAVE ALWAYS COMPLAINED ABOUT BRAKES. CHECKED AT 18,000. FAILED AT 25,90000

DESIGN OF WHEELS CAUSES THE RIM TO BEND RESULTING IN INTERMITTENT TIRE FAILURE.

GAS TANK DEVELOPED A CRACK OR SPLIT TOWARD THE TOP OF THE TANK, CAUSING A FUEL TO LEAK. *AK

MY '97 SEBRING HAS WARPED ROTORS ON THE FRONT DISC BRAKES. THEY HAVE BEEN MACHINED TWICE. OTHER REPORTS FROM OTHER OWNERS VIA INTERNET REVEAL THAT THIS FAILURE IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS VEHICLE. TRIED TO GET TSB 05-08-98 BUT COULDN'T GET IT. *AK

BRAKES FAILED DUE TO FAULTY ROTORS AND ONE WORN AND ONE MISSING PAD.

BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION.

FRONT WINDSHIELD HAS A GLAZE OVER CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY, UNABLE TO CLEAN OFF. MJS

FRONT SEAT BELTS LOCKED UP REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. MJS

BATTERY FAILED AFTER THE VEHICLE IS PARKED FOR A WEEK. YH

MIRRORS & PLASTIC PARTS OF TRUNK ARE FADED - A GRAY COLOR. THE SUN ROOF VISOR KEEPS COMING OFF TRACK. THERE IS A NOISE IN THE FUEL SYSTEM COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE BACK SEAT. SOUNDS LIKE A HIGH PITCHED WHINE. CD PLAYER STOPPED ACCEPTING CDS. THERE IS A WHISTLING NOISE & LEAK FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW (UP FROM THE MIRROR). *AK

VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE OIL LOSS. OIL IS SPRAYING ONTO CATALYTIC CONVERTER. COULD NOT DETERMINE WHERE OIL WAS GOING. DEALER CONTACTED AND STATED OIL WAS COMING FROM THE HEAD GASKETS. MANUFACTURER REFERENCE NO. 5380798. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

FLOOR MAT BECAME JAMMED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE STEERING COLUMN. STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. WAS EXTREMELY DIFFCULT TO REMOVE FLOOR MAT, HAD IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY INSTEAD OF THE DRIVEWAY, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE AT ALL.

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 30 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. AK

WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 20-25MPH WHEN TRAFFIC WAS BACKED UP. APPLIED BRAKES WHICH FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE. REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE.AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. *AK

INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC CHROMATIC MIRROR. INTERIOR LIQUID LEAKED INTO INTERNAL WORKINGS OF MIRROR WHILE CAR WAS SITTING. INTERIOR SURFACE OF MIRROR FOGGED/DIRTY AND DIFFICULT TO USE DURING DAY. DURING NIGHT THE MIRROR WAS NOT USABLE UNDER ANY CONDITIONS AND THERE WAS NO READ VIEW AT NIGHT EXCEPT FOR GLARE. THERE IS NO 'MANUAL' MODE ON THIS MIRROR AND HAND ADJUSTMENT WAS USELESS. A SERVICE REP AT HOLLYWOOD-CHRYSLER MENTIONED THAT A 1999 MODEL WITH 1000 MILES ON IT HAS ITS MIRROR REPLACED THAT MORNING (UNDER WARRANTY.)

WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, THE AIR BAGS ON BOTH SIDES DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

FLAGGED SAFETY ISSUE-HI NOTE AND LO NOTE HORNS REPEAT FAILURES AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE AT 40-50MPH IN 2-3 DAYS OF HEAVY RAIN ONE OR BOTH HORN FAIL. DEALER HAS REPLACED HORNS WILLINGLY,NO ACKNOWLEDGMENT FROM CHRYSLER.DEALER HAS MOUNTED LEFT HORN TO RIGHT MOUNTING AND MOUNTEDRIGHT HORN TO LEFT MOUNTING.HORN BODIES NOW FACE REARWARD OF VEHICLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO PREVENT RAIN WATER BEING JAMMED UP HORN ASSEMBLIES AND RUSTING HORN INTERNAL PARTS. HORN TONE IS REDUCED BY ABOUT 7 PERCENT,BUT BETTER 93PERCENT HORNS THAN NONE,OR NEXT TO NONE.RECOMMEND DESIGNING NEW ARRAIGEMENT FOR THIS VEHICLE.

MISALIGNMENT, CAUSING PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. *AK

ENGINE LIGHT CONSISTENTLY AND ARBITRARILY CAME ON. THIS TIME CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN. VEHICLE IS 1 YEAR OLD AND CANNOT BE DRIVEN.

BRAKE FAILURE. SIX MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKES WERE WORN MORE THAN NORMAL AND THEY WERE REPLACED. SEVEN MONTHS LATER BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE FOUND WORN MORE THAN THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN. TWO MONTHS LATER CALIPERS LOCKED AND CAR WAS INOPERABLE. PROBLEM CANNOT BE FOUND.

BRAKES FAILED CAUSING THEM TO FADE AND NOT STOP THE VEHICLE.

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER WHICH HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

HIGH BEAM HEADLAMP FAILURE DUE TO LOOSE WIRING.

SEAT BELTS LOCK IN RETRACTOR WHEN USED. DEALERS HAVE ORDERED PARTS FOR PROBLEM. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILS INTERMITTENTLY; FAILS TO ENGAGE GEAR. SEEMS LIKE TRANSMISSION IS IN NEUTRAL THEN IT JUMPS INTO GEAR AS ENGINE IS REVVING.

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THEN RETURNS. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES. DEALERS REPLACED BRAKE ROTORS MASTER CYLINDER AND PADS, BUT PROBLEM REMAINS. *AK

KEY COMES OUT IN ANY GEAR. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT LIGHT UP INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. HAS NO IDENTIFICATION OF SIGNALING TO TURN. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE HAD DAMAGE TO THE FRONT. DRIVER SUFFERED SEVERE HEAD INJURY. ALSO, THE SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING GEARS TO STICK.

REGARDLESS OF FUEL LEVEL GAS TANK WILL ONLY RECEIVE A GALLON OF GAS AND THEN THE SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN, AND ALSO THE GAS WILL SPILL OUT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FRONT END SUSPENSION RATTLES AND SQUEAKS.

THE VEHICLE HAD INTERMITTENT NOISE IN THE STEERING, AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY RACK AND PINION. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER DUE TO A FAILED BATTERY.

DRIVER'S AND FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THEIR SLOTS. *AK

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION, DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED EXTENSIVELY.

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING COLLISION, RESULTING IN INJURIES TO FACE, NECK, HEAD AND CHEST. 821526 DUPLICATE OF 532482, POSTED ON 03-NOV-98. *AK

ANTI LOCK BRAKES GRAB AND RELEASE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/COLLISION.

WHEN THE WINDOWS GET FOGGED UP THE DEFROSTER DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY, LEAVING LITTLE OR NO VISION TO DRIVER. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK

BRAKE PROBLEMS.