1998 Chrysler Sebring complaints

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER WAS AT AN INTERSECTION AND SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER, DEALING WITH THE GEAR SHIFT. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL FIXED. HOWEVER, GEAR SHIFT COULD STILL BE MOVED WITHOUT THE KEY BEING INSIDE THE IGNITION. *AK

WHILE PARKING, THE CONVERTIBLE TOP UNRAVELED FROM THE REAR WINDOW SEAL. THIS CAUSED WATER TO LEAK INSIDE THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK THIS PROBLEM REMAINED CURRENT. *SC *JB

THE DRIVER SEAT WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD, I CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *LA

THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVER INSIDE PANEL, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAS A WARRANTY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

1998 CHRYSLER SEBRING. LAST YEAR SPORT MOULDING FELL OFF PASSENGER DOOR. TWO WEEKS AGO, PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE WHEN OPENING DOOR. *AK

WHILE IN THE DRIVEWA A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL LEAKED UNDER THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CYLINDER GASKET BROKE, AND CAUSED THE OIL TO LEAK OUT OF THE ENGINE. THE CYLINDER GASKET MUST BE REPLACED. *AK

PAINT FADE ON TRUNK AND ROOF OF A BLACK 1998 SEBRING LXI

DON\\\\\\'T KNOW EXACT DATES BUT HAD WINDOW TRIM REPAIRED FOR LEAKING ON LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE WINDOWS AND INTERIOR COVERS UNDER DOOR HANDLES REPLACED FOR PEELING AWAY UNDER ORIG. WARRANTY. CALLED DEALERSHIP W/I 10 MOS. BECAUSE SAME PROBLEMS CAME BACK AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COSTS (INCLUDING RENTAL CAR) AND THEN I COULD SUBMIT MY CLAIM TO SEE IF I WOULD EVEN BE REIMBURSED. CAR NOW HAS APPROX. 65,000 MILES AND TOOK IT TO BE DIAGNOSED SINCE I PURCHASED A 75,000/7 YR. EXTENDED WARRANTY. PAID $75 FOR DIAGNOSES AND APPROX. $30 FOR RENTAL CAR AND AM STILL TOLD \\\\\\TOUGH LUCK\\\\\\ ON MY REPAIRS AND THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE BEEN REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY. OH, AND COME TO FIND OUT IF I HAD BEEN INFORMED CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME THAT MY REPAIRS WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BECAUSE THEY ARE WARRANTIED FOR TWELVE MONTHS!! OF COURSE I RELIED ON AN ANSWER FROM AN EMPLOYEE AT CHRYSLER/JEEP IN SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN AND SINCE THEY MISINFORMED ME I AM SOL. I HAVE ALSO GONE \\\\\\'ROUND AND \\\\\\'ROUND WITH CHYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY HAVE BEEN VERY UNHELPFUL.

THE PAINT IS DISAPPEARING ON THE SPOILER, TRUNK, TOP, QUARER-PANEL AND NOW THE HOOD OF MY BLACK 1998 SEBRING. MIRRORS ARE DULLING. DEALERSHIP OFFERED TO PAY $600 AFTER WE HAVE THE CAR PAINTED AND TAKE IT BACK TO THEM. THIS WILL NOT COVER THE EXPENSE OF A QUALITY PAINT JOB (THAT WE PAID FOR WHEN WE BOUGHT THE CAR). ESTIMATE TO FIX VISIBLE DAMAGE (EXCEPY HOOD) WAS $2404, BUT UNLESS THE CAR IS RESURFACED THE PAINT WILL FAIL AGAIN.

I PURCHASED THIS CAR ON NOV 2, 2003. WHEN I PURCHASED IT, THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE WHEN YOU GO OVER BUMPS, AND ALSO WHEN THE CAR GOES UP TO 70 YOU COULD HERE A GRINDING LIKE NOISE IN (WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE ENGINE). THEY TOLD ME TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE CAR AND THEY SCHEDULED ME FOR SERVICE THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY. WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN, THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T WORK ON CHRYSLERS AND SENT THE CAR TO TUFFY. WHEN IT WAS TIME TO PICK UP THE CAR, THE GUY TORE UP THE BILL OF SERVICE AND SAID YOU'RE ALL SET, SO I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT WAS DONE. WHEN I ASKED FOR A COPY HE SAID HE DIDN'T HAVE IT, BUT COULD IT ORDER IT FOR ME. WHEN I DROVE HOME, THE RATTLING NOISE UNDER THE FRONT LEFT SIDE WAS GONE, BUT WHEN I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND TRIED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE CAR PULLED AWAY IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND DIDN'T WANT TO TURN. I ALMOST RAN INTO A TREE. I CALLED AND TOLD THEM ABOUT IT, SO THEY HAD ME BRING IT IN THAT FOLLOWING MONDAY FOR SERVICE. WHEN I PICKED IT UP AGAIN, THEY SAID THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE BEARINGS, THAT THE BEARINGS WERE BAD. AS I DROVE OFF THE LOT AND ONTO THE FREEWAY, YOU COULD HEAR A GRINDING NOISE UNDER YOUR FEET AS THE WHEELS TURNED AND ALSO ANYTIME YOU TRIED TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, THE CAR WOULD GRIND LIKE THE THERE WAS SOMETHING GOING ON BETWEEN THE WHEELS, BRAKES AND STEERING. I WAITED 3 DAYS TO MAKE SURE IT WASN'T JUST ME. BUT WHAT APPEARED IN THE BEGINNING TO BE A SLIGHT GRINDING WHEN YOU GET UP TO A CERTAIN SPEED EVOLVED INTO A PROBLEM THAT WAS

TRANSMISSION AND BRAKES ARE TERRIBLE. BRAKES SHAKE AND SHUDDER AND BARELY STOP THE CAR. TRANSMISSION HUMSS AND SHIFTS BADLY

DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH BALL JOINT AND VIBRATIONS WHEN TRYING TO STOP VEHICLE I RAN INTO THE BACK OF A TRUCK AND PUSHED THAT TRUCK INTO THE BACK OF A MERCEDES. THE IMPACT WAS SIGNIFICANT AND RESULTED IN A HOLE IN THE FRONT OF MY 98 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS HURT. THE DRIVER OF THE MERCEDES WAS ANXIOUS TO LEAVE THE SCENE AND SINCE THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK I HIT, EVERYONE AGREED NOT TO STICK AROUND FOR THE POLICE. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO MY SON, WHO WAS 18 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME, WAS DRIVING AND WHEN HE FAILED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN HE RAN INTO THE SIDE OF SOMEONE ELSE'S CAR. THIS INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE POLICE AND THERE WAS A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE TO MY CAR, NOT COUNTING THE DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MY SON BUMPED HIS HEAD, BUT THANKFULLY, WAS NOT SERIOUSLY HURT.*AK

I AM SO DISGUSTED. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLE, NOR WILL I ENCOURAGE ANYONE ELSE TO DO SO. I PURCHASED A 1998 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI ON 6/29/2000. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: KEY WON'T WORK IN TRUNK ALL THE TIME. LACK OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT - 2 DIFFERENT INCIDENTS (REPORTED IN A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT) PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL OPEN IF YOU JUST PUSH AGAINST IT - I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE CERTIFIED SERVICE AGENT (OVER A YEAR AGO) WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO ORDER THE PART AND CONTACT ME WHEN IT ARRIVED. HE NEVER DID AND NOW THAT DEALERSHIP IS NOT THE SERVICE AGENT ANYMORE.*AK DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT TWISTS INSIDE THE COVERED AREA ATTACHED TO THE INTERIOR WALL OF THE VEHICLE. HIGH-PITCHED WHINING SOUND COMING FROM FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE AREA. HAVE REPLACED ROTORS TWICE. HAVE HAD TO PURCHASE THOSE EXPENSIVE ($600 - $800) GOODYEAR TIRES ABOUT 4 - 6 TIMES. ONE DAY, ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO, I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING TO WORK, GOING UPHILL AND MY CAR JUST SLOWLY DIED. ALL THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, I COULD NOT GIVE IT ANY GAS, I COULD BARELY STEER IT AND IT JUST ROLLED TO A STOP. I KEPT TRYING TO CRANK IT AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I WAS STILL PARTLY IN THE ROAD, SO I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND TRIED TO BACK IT ONTO THE SHOULDER. AFTER DOING THAT, I TRIED TO CRANK IT AGAIN AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. I DROVE IT TO A GARAGE NEARBY, BUT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. HESITATION WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. MORE COMPLAINTS ARE BEING SUBMITTED IN A SUBSEQUENT FORM.

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON OCT 2003. TOOK IT TO THE GOODYEAR (GY) SERVICE CENTER PUT ON A DIAGN. MACHINE. INDICATED MISFIRES. MAJOR TUNE-UP PERFORMED. PICKED CAR UP 4:30 P.M. SERVICE ENG LIGHT WAS OFF. BY 8:00 P.M. IT WAS ON AGAIN. TOOK BACK NEXT DAY & ANOTHER TUNE-UP DONE W/ CHRYSLER POINTS & PLUGS THIS TIME. PICKED UP THAT AFTERNOON. LIGHT WAS OFF. CAR RAN ROUGH & MADE LOUD ROARING NOISE. NEXT DAY LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK CAR BACK. NOISE STOPPED. LIGHT OFF FOR A FEW HOURS & CAR WAS STILL RUNNING ROUGH. COST INCL. TIRES - $1480.00. IN RICHMOND, VA FOR 5 WKS FOR TRNG FOR NEW JOB. DEC 4, CAR IDLED ERRATICALLY. EVERY TIME SLOWED DOWN IT CUT OFF. TOOK IT TO MEINEKE SERVICE CENTER IN RICHMOND. DIAG. INDICATED ERRORS W/ FUEL INJECTORS & MISFIRING. TOLD ME TAKE BACK TO GY FOR THEM TO CORRECT. THAT DAY TOOK TO GY SERVICE CENTER. THEY CONTACTED WARRANTY PERSON & GY SERVICE CENTER IN DANVILLE, VA & TOLD ME DANVILLE GY SAID WHEN I BROUGHT CAR TO THEM IT DIDN'T HAVE INJECTOR PROBLEM & WARRANTY PERSON SAID ID HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY WORK. MADE AN APPT. HAYNES CHRYSLER JEEP IN RICHMOND TO CHECK CAR 12/9. INVOICE STATED "5 DIFFERENT CODES PRESENT. MULTIPLE MISFIRE, INJECTOR #2, #4 & #6 CONTROL CIRCUIT, MAP SENSOR WON'T CHANGE ON START UP. PERFORMED DIAG TEST W/SERV MANUAL 4 EVERY SINGLE CODE. NO PROB FOUND. CALLED ED TECCONECT FOR HELP. WE FIGURE THAT EGR VALVE WAS CAUSING ALL THE PROBLEM. REMOVED & REPLACED EGR VALVE. TEST DROVE. CAR RUNS NORMAL." THE COST WAS $452.43. MADE APPT. WI/CHRYSLER SE

I PURCHASED PRECEPT TOURING TIRES AT DISCOUNT TIRE IN JULY. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE 10 OF THEM REPLACED SINCE THAT TIME. THEY ARE TERRIBLE TIRES AND I HAVE WASTED NOT ONLY A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY BUT TIME AS WELL. EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM HAS A BAD SPOT IN IT--THEY HAVE ALL VIBRATED--AND MY CAR HAS PERFECT ALIGNMENT. I EVEN HAD EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT BY MY OWN MECHANIC AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO DISCOUNT. MY MECHANIC SAID HE REFUSES TO SELL GOODYEAR BECAUSE THEY HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES. A MECHANIC FROM SAM'S CLUB SAID THE SAME THING--DON'T BUY GOODYEAR. I ONLY WISH I HAD KNOWN THIS BEFORE I PURCHASED THE TIRES; THE CONSUMER PRODUCTS WEBSITES DON'T HAVE THIS INFORMATION...YET. AM NOT EVEN SURE THE TIRES ARE SAFE.PLEASE DO NOT USE ANY OF MY CONTACT INFO FOR ANY TYPE OF ADVERTISING OR PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES.*AK

TRUNK LID SUPPORTS (NEUMATIC SUPPORTS?) FAILED TO KEEP TRUNK OPEN, CAUSING THE TRUNK LID TO FALL CLOSED ON THE BACK OF MY HEAD WHILE I WAS SECURING THE SPARE TIRE WHILE PARKED AT A GAS STATION. CAR ONLY HAS 55,000K MILES. THE TRUNK LID CAME CRASHING DOWN AS IF IT HAD NO SUPPORT AT ALL. IF THIS IS A MODEL WIDE DEFECT, I THINK THIS HAZARD COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY, ESPECIALLY TO CHILDREN. *AK

MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD FOGGING UP. MORE OF A PROBLEM DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. DOESN'T MATTER IF THE CONVERTIBLE TOP IS OPEN OR CLOSED. HAVE HAD TO LOOK OUT THE SIDE WINDOWS TO VISUALIZE THE HIGHWAY. DATE LISTED IS JUST ONE OF THE TIMES WE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS!*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALERSHIP PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH INDICATED THAT TIMING BELT AND ENGINE FAILED. *AK

REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER HAS FAILED AT LEAST 10 TIMES. REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY BY DEALERSHIP EACH TIME, CONTINUES TO FAIL. *AK

CONSUMER STATES AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILED. CALUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

FRONT SEAT BELTS FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER ARE NOT WORKING AT ALL. CONSUMER STATES IT SHOULD BE LIFE WARRANTY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

IN APRIL 2003 MY EXTERIOR DRIVERSIDE DOORHANDLE BROKE OFF. IN JUNE2003, MY EXTERIOR PASSANGER SIDE DOORHANDLE BROKE OFF. BOTH HANDLES BROKE OFF IN THE SAME PLACES. VERY WEAK PLASTIC, DEALER TOLD ME THE CAR WAS OLD(1998). I HAVE OWNED OLDER CARS AND HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE HANDLES BREAKING OFF. I AM NOT THAT STRONG I DIDN'T RIP IT OFF. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE DISTRIBUTOR GOING BAD. PART WAS REPLACED.*AK

I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT MAY 16TH AT 2:00 A.M. AT THE CORNER OF PAGE AND BENNINGTON IN CREVE COEUR, MO. THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE CAR IS SMASHED IN, YET THE AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF, WHICH, FROM WHAT I HAVE READ AT HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/CHRYSLER_AIRBAG.HTM THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN CHRYSLER VEHICLES. I SUFFERED A CONCUSSION, THOUGH THE DOCTOR FEARED IT WAS MUCH WORSE, ORDERING UP CAT SCANS TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS NO FURTHER BLEEDING IN MY BRAIN. I FURTHERMORE, HAVE, NOW, A STIFF NECK, WHICH FAILS IN COMPARISON TO OTHER PROBLEMS THAT PEOPLE HAVE HAD, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE AIRBAG DID NOT RELEASE AS IS, FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD, REQUIRED IF THE IMPACT IS STRAIGHT-ON FRONT SIDE OVER 5 MPH. NOW, THAT MAY BE SIMPLY SPECULATION ON MY END, YET, I KNOW RIGHT NOW THAT I HAVE PERMANENT BRAIN DAMAGE DUE TO A FAULTY AIRBAG. *NLM

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE AND THE DRIVER SLIGHTLY TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE RACED BACKWARDS WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND INJURIES. *NLM

MY PANELS ON THE SIDE OF MY DOORS ARE BECOMING LOOSE. *NLM

THE REAR AXLE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB

THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHEN IN THE PARK POSITION. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INDICATED THAT THE COMPONENT WAS RECALLED BUT THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *NLM

FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS , THERE HAS BEEN A GRADUAL ROAR FROM THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL. UPON A COMPLETE INVESTIGATION IT HAS BEEN SUMMIZED AS THE REAR WHEEL HUB BEARING/ASSEMBLY IS DEFECTIVE. THIS STARTED AT 50K MILES. SINCE THIS IS A SEALED COMPONENT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *NLM

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED, ALSO TURNED IN A 360 DEGREE ANGLE, AND BOUNCED OFF OF THE CONCRETE MEDIAN. SCC

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING OIL TO LEAK. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. TS SCC

THE IGNITION HAD LOCKED UP, AND THE KEY WOULDN'T UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. TS THE SHIFTER WAS ABLE TO MOVED. SCC

WHILE IN MOTION THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED OUTWARD AND UPWARD. *JG *JB

I AM THE OWNER OF A 1998 CHRYSLER SEBRING, AND RECENTLY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION (AUTOMATIC) NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND THE SHOP SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THEY SAID THAT WHEN THE ECT MODULE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION GOES BAD, IT CAUSES THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION TO BURN OUT. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER TO GET A SECOND OPINION AND THEY TOO CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE BAD, DUE TO THE MODULE GOING OUT. MY BOYFRIEND WORKS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE PARTS BUSINESS AND HE TALKED TO A FEW SHOPS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE AND THEY ALL SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 112K MILES. WE WERE QUOTED 3K TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT THE CHRYSLER DEALER. TS

CONSUMER STATES WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPED AT A LIGHT, THE THROTTLE CONTROL WILL NOT RETURN TO IDLE. PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENLY. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE RIM IS CUTTING THE TIRE CAUSING THE TIRE TO LOSE AIR AND THE CONSUMER IS FORCE TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

LEAKAGE OF OILY SUBSTANCE FROM MIRROR. DISTORTION OF MIRROR REFLECTIVE SURFACE. INTERIOR LIGHTS FILLED WITH SUBSTANCE. DAMAGE TO CAR INTERIOR AROUND GEAR SHIFT. DRIPPED ON HAND WHILE SHIFTING TO REVERSE. VERY DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM SKIN. NLM

FRONT BUMPER GETS CAUGHT ON PARKING STOPS. DESIGN ALLOWS BUMPER TO EASILY SLIDE OVER STOP, BUT GETS CAUGHT WHEN CAR IS BACKING OUT. BOLTS HOLDING BUMPER UNDER AIRDAM BROKEN AND BUMPER MATERIAL TORN AT STRESS POINT. NO REPAIR POSSIBLE. STAYED STABLE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT THEN DAMAGED SECTION BROKE FREE WITHOUT WARNING. HAD TO CUT SECTION FROM BUMPER TO AVOID UNDERCARRIAGE DAMAGE. NLM

OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE UPON ATTEMPTING TO OPEN UNLOCKED DOOR. ONE JUNK YARD INFORMED ME HE HAS 10 CALLS A WEEK ON THE SEBRING DOOR HANDLES. *AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPRIENCED THE SAME THROTTLE PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL # 02 V 186 000,WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. BUT THIS RECALL WAS FOR YEARS 1995/1996, NOT ON 1998.CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

THIS VEHICLE IS (20) DAYS BEYOND RECALL SCOPE. NHTSA RECALL 98V183000, IGNITION KEY SHIFT INTERLOCK; WITH NO KEY IN THE IGNITION, A CHILD WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT WHICH ALLOWED VEHICLE TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO SOMEONE ELSES DRIVEWAY HITTING A TREE. MANUFACTURE NOT CLAIMING ANY RESPONSIBLITY EVENTHOUGH VEHICLE IS EXHIBITING SAME FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL RAIL WAS LEAKING FUEL ONTO ENGINE. *AK THE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THEN THE VEHICLE HAD BLOWN UP. THE CONSUMER SEEKS HELP IN RESOLVING THIS PROBLEM. *SCC

CALLED DEALER 1 MONTH AFTER PURCHASE COMPLAINING OF BRAKE NOISE. HAVE REPLACED BRAKES 6 TIMES IN LESS THAN 40,000. DEALER REFUSES TO FIX. TOOK TO OUTSIDE SHOP, HAD TO REPLACE FOR 7TH TIME. WE CAN NOT SELL VEHICLE, AND WORRY ABOUT SON DRIVING.WANT CAR REPLACED, DEALER WON'T BUDGE.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT BOTH OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES FELL OFF, WITHIN THREE DAYS APART. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

INTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

PLASTIC COVER THAT SHOULDER BELT POSTIONS THROUGH POPPED OFF. SHOULDER BELT GLIDES UP AND DOWN, CAUSING IRRITATION WHEN DRIVING. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM IS WITH ACTUAL SEAT AND ENTIRE SEAT HAS TO BE REPLACED.*AK

INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO BRAKE PAD WEAR, 6 SETS IN 2 YEARS. DEALER ALSO REPLACED FRONT ROTORS ONCE.*AK

AIR BAG FAILURE. *AK