1998 Chrysler Sebring complaints

IMPROPER REGISTRATION OF FUEL GAUGE. FUEL GAUGE REGISTERS 1/4 FULL BUT TANK IS ACTUALLY EMPTY.

IMPROPER REGISTRATION OF FUEL GAUGE. FUEL GAUGE REGISTERS 1/4 FULL BUT TANK IS ACTUALLY EMPTY. *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*734329

WHILE TRAVELING AT 35-40 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF AN FRONTAL ACCIDENT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD DURING THE ACCIDENT. *YH

FRAME OF CONVERTIBLE TOP IS CRACKING AND CANNOT BE USED. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. SHE PULLED OVER AND NOTICED LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION, AND A KNOT WAS COMING FROM INSIDE, OUT OF TIRE. RIGHT FRONT TIRE LOOKED LIKE IT IWAS DRY ROTTEN. GOODYEAR, PR21550R17. SHE WILL CONTACT GOODYEAR.*AK

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS BRAKES FAILED. AT FIRST INCIDENT PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

SIDE MOLDING FELL OFF ON THE FREEWAY. BRAKES VIBRATED. DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL WEAR. RIMS HAVE BENT SEVERAL TIMES. FRONT END WAS VERY LOW TO THE GROUND. ENGINE DIED BECUASE SERPENTINE TIME BELT CAME OFF, CAUSING ENGINE TO CEASE. DEALER TRIED TO REPAIR PROBLEM, BUT IT STILL SQUEALED. DEALER COULDN'T REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK

THE CAR WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT 5400 MILES, RESULTING IN EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE. SINCE THIS TIME, THE CAR WILL NOT STAY IN ALIGNMENT. THE STEERING KNUCKLE, HUB & LOW CONTROL ARM WERE REPLACED BUT THE RIGHT CAMBER WAS STILL OUT. THE UPPER CONTROL ARM & UPPER STRUT BRACKET WAS THEN REPLACED, BUT THE ALIGNMENT WAS STILL OUT. NEXT, THE CAMBER WAS RAISED BUT ALIGN. WAS OUT. THE ENG. CRADEL AND PORTA-POWER CRADEL WAS LOOSENED TO ADJUST NONADJUSTABLE CAMBER/CASTER AND THE TOE WAS SET. ON 10/01/99 THE CAR (13,100 MILES) WAS AGAIN RETURNED TO REPAIR AND THEY FOUND THE RIGHT FRONT CAMBER AGAIN OUT OF ALIGN. ON 8/18/00, THE CAR, WITH 19,300 MILES WAS RETURNED AGAIN, WITH TWO BADLY WORN FRONT TIRES (ONE FLAT). AGAIN, THE CAR WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THE MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT THESE VEHICLES DO NOT HOLD AN ALIGNMENT (BECAUSE THEY'RE HIGH PERFORMANCE). IS THIS ALIGNMENT PROBLEM DUE TO THE ACCIDENT AT 5,400 MILES, OR IS IT AN ON-GOING PROBLEM WITH ALL CHRYSLER SEBRINGS?( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P/215 55 )

INSIDE DOOR PANEL PLASTIC IS FALLING OFF, ESPECIALLY WHEN WEATHER CHANGES. DEALER WILL FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY, BUT CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TOO MANY TIMES. *AK

THE OUTER DOOR PANELS ON MY AUTOMOBLE HAVE AT NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BECOME LOOSE & HAVE FALLEN OFF & ARE UNABLE TO BE PROFESSIONALLY FIXED.

DOOR CLADDING FALLING OFF / BRAKE ROTORS WARP EASILY. *AK

VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. ALSO, UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SHORT CAUSING ME TO BRAKE QUICKLY. THE BRAKES WERE TOTALLY UNRESPONSIVE AND FAILED DESPITE MORE THAN ENOUGH ROOM TO BRAKE SAFELY.*AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE OF DRIVEWAY, CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WAS INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE KEYS WERE NOT IN THE IGNITION. CAR STARTED TO ROLL AND THE DAUGHTER JUMP OUT OF THE VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE ROLLED INTO A DITCH. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN MULTIPLE VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. *MJS

REPLACED THE RIMS ON ALL FOUR WHEELS FIVE TIMES DUE TO PREMATURE CRACKING. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ALL FOUR WHEEL RIMS BENT, CAUSING STEERING PROBLEMS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER SAID CONSUMER NEEDED TO REPLACE ALL THE RIMS. PREVIOUSLY, REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING WHEN PUSHING BRAKES, TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT DUBLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE STARTING "SQUEALING" AND WE TOOK IT TO MIDAS FOR WHAT WE THOUGHT WOULD BE A REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE PADS. MIDAS SAID THAT THE REPAIR WAS A CHRYSLER DEFECT AND THAT WE SHOULD TAKE IT TO CHRYSLER. THE MIDAS MECHANIC SAID THAT OUR SEBRING CONV. WAS THE THIRD ONE HE'S SEEN WITH THIS PROBLEM. ONLY ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THE BRAKE PAD WAS WORN DOWN TO THE SENSOR, CAUSING THE SQUELLING, THAT WAS BECAUSE THE ROTOR HAS NUMEROUS CRACKS IN IT CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE HEAT AND FRICTION. HE SAID YOU NORMALLY ONLY SEE THIS PROBLEM IN CARS WITH WELL OVER 100,000 MILES ON THEM. CHRYSLER SAYS IT'S PROBABLY THE "CALIPER" THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED/FIXED. WE'RE WAITING FOR REPAIR. LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHERS WITH "BRAKE" PROBLEMS ON YOUR WEBSITE, PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. I WOULD HATE FOR A FAMILY LIKE MINE(I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN) TO BE INJURED BECAUSE THEIR BRAKES FAIL. *AK

THE SIDE PANELS WOULD FALL OFF AS YOU ARE DRIVING.ONCE THE RIGHT PANEL AND IT WAS DESTROYED. THE LEFT CAME OFF ON HIGHWAY AND CARS BEHIND ME HAD TO SWERVE AND RAN OVER THE PANEL .IT WAS DESTROYED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT FELT PEDAL PULSATING, AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PROBLEM CAUSED BY WARPED ROTORS, WHICH WERE REPLACED, AND THE NEW ROTORS BECAME WARPED AS WELL. *ML

CYLINDER AND PUMP MOTOR THAT RAISES AND LOWERS ROOF TOP MALFUNCTIONED. *AK *ML

FRONT AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS ARE EXCESSIVELY WARPING WHICH IS CAUSING SEVERE SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK *ML

SUN ROOF LEAKS

PERSON PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME, I T-BONED THE OTHER CAR AT APPROXIMATELY 35 - 40 MILES PER HOUR. AIRBAGS DID NO DEPLOY, ENTIRE BUMPER WAS SPLIT IN HALF ON MY VEHICLE. FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO REMOVE ME FROM VEH. DOOR ON DRIVERS SIDE JAMMED. SEVERE FRONT IN DAMAGE TO MY CAR. FIREMAN ASKED WHY MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, SAID AS I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD OF. *AK

RECALL 98V183000; SELF ADJUSTING SHIFT CABLE REMEDY MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE SHIFT INTERLOCK TO MOVE WHILE THE KEY WAS OUT OF IGNITION. CHRYSLER ADMITTED THERE WAS NO SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM. DEALER IS GALLOWAY GULF COAST DODGE, 15565 SOUTH TAMIAMI TRAIL, FT MEYERS, FL 33908 941-415-2147. THIS VEHICLE FELL UNDER THE LEMON LAW FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

TIRE RIMS ARE TOO SOFT!!!! HAVE REPLACE 2 RIMS AND HAVE OWNED VEHICLE LESS THAN 18 MONTHS. DOOR PANELS ARE DEFECTIVE!!! SUNROOF UPHOLSTERY IS DEFECTIVE. ENGINE ROARS. OVER DRIVE BUTTON IS LOCATED IN A BAD PLACE. INSTRUCTIONS ARE CONFUSING BETWEEN PANEL INSTRUCTIONS AND O/D MANUEL. I LOVE TO DRIVE THIS CAR....BUT I HATE IT! AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED!!!( DOT NUMBER: )

WHEEL RIMS LEAK AIR, COUSING TIRES TO GO FLAT. *AK

WHEN STOPPING AND ENGINE REACHES 750 RPM, ENGINE SURGES BY 300 RPM BEFORE DECREASING TO IDLE AT ABOUT 650 RPM. IF BRAKE IS NOT HELD TIGHT, CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD AND HIT ANYTHING IN FRONT OF IT. DEALER SAYS THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX PROBLEM AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, AND WITH DIFFERENT DEALERS. *AK

THE FRONT END IS TOO CLOSE TO THE GROUND AND THE UNIT CRACKS EVERY TIME PULLED INTO A PARKING AREA WITH CEMENT ABUTMENTS. THE WHOLE FRONT HAS TO BE REPLACED. SHOULD BE A SEPARATE UNIT! CRACKED TWO TIMES OVER $2K DAMAGE.

THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, DEFECTIVE OR NOT. CHRYSLER WILL NOT FIX SEAT BELT WITHOUT COST TO THE CONSUMER. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 45MPH AND TRYING TO AVOID AN OBJECT IN THE RAOD CONSUMER RAN OFF THE RAOD INTO A TREE AT 45MPH FRONT COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

FRONT BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED AS CAR WAS PROCEEDING INTO AN INTERSECTION. DRIVERS SIDE PADS AND ROTOR SHOWED EXTREME WEAR WHILE PASSENGER SIDE SHOWED LITTLE WEAR TO PADS OR ROTOR.

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS OUT OF THIS CAR!! THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN CHARLOTTE, BUT I LIVE IN SPARTANBURG, SO ALL SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN PERFORMED AT QUALITY CHRYSLER (1030 N. CHURCH ST., SPARTANBURG, SC 29303; PHONE: 864/596-4550). THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY IN 11/98, BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT AT THE DEALERSHIP. IT WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE. THEY FINALLY FOUND THE PROBLEM IN 6/98. STARTED HAVING ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS IN 11/99, AND THEY STATED ONCE AGAIN THAT THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM. - THE DOOR PANELS HAVE COME OFF OF BOTH DOORS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. BLEW A TIRE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH. RIM APPEARS TO HAVE CUT THROUGH SIDE WALL. - HORN ON RIGHT SIDE OF STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT WORK. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT I COULDN'T ALERT A VEHICLE THAT WAS ABOUT TO SHIFT INTO MY LANE. I HAD TO DRIVE ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. - I HAVE HAD OTHER PROBLEMS THAT ARE NOT SAFETY ISSUES, INCLUDING : SPOTS IN PAINT ON SPOILER, ALARM SOUNDING WHEN UNLOCKING PASSENGER DOOR WITH KEY, SPOTS ON BACK WINDOW. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE QUALITY OF THIS CAR, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS MY VERY FIRST NEW CAR. *AK

THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE DOOR PANELS FALL OFF CONTINUOUSLY. YH

MY BRAKE "DUMMY LIGHT" CAME ON SO I TOOK IT INTO A CHRYSLER SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $450 TO HAVE THE ROTORS REPLACED. MY FAIRLY NEW CAR ONLY HAS 27,300 MILES ON IT AND SHOULD NOT NEED THIS DONE SO EARLY. AFTER SOME INVESTIGATION, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL/MAKE OF CAR. I WAS TOLD THAT CHRYSLER HAS TOLD THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENTS THAT ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED, NOT TURNED. BUT SINCE, THEY FEEL THEY SHOULD BE REPLACED SO EARLY, IT SHOULD BE AT THE MANUFACTURER'S EXPENSE. *AK

OUTSIDE PANEL OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CAME LOOSE AND HUNG OUT ON THE SIDE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED DRIVER SIDE DOOR SEVEN TIMES, AND ONE TIME ON PASSENGER SIDE. BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

AFTER THE DEALER HAD THE CAR FOR 2 DAYS AND SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM THE CAR AGAIN WENT TOTALY DEAD, BUT THIS TIME WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON A MOUNTIN ROAD. TH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMPLETELY FAILED, RESULTING IN NO HEADLIGHTS AS WELL AS NO ABS OR POWER STEERING AND MY EMPLOYEE HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. *AK

DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW BURNED UP.*ET

WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND PLACED INTO REVERSE IT PULLED OFF ON ITS OWN WHILE CONSUMER HAD THE BRAKES APPLIED, BACKED INTO A BUILDING VERY FAST, JUMPING AT LEAST SEVEN FEET IN THE AIR, AND LANDING BACK ON ALL FOUR WHEELS BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS RAIN ENTERS THE VEHICLE FROM THE CONVERTIBLE TOP, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE INSTALLING A CSS IN THE REAR SEAT, THE LOCKING LATCH PLATE (MADE OF PLASTIC) POPPED APART AND FELL OFF. SINCE IT NO LONGER WAS LOCKING, IT BECOMES A SLIDING LATCH PLATE AND WOULD REQUIRE A LOCKING CLIP TO ENSURE THE CSS WOULD STAY IN PLACE. THE SERVICE DEPT. POPPED THE PIECE BACK ON. THE LOCKING LATCH PLATE IS EASY TO PULL APART....WILL THIS HOLD IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT?

THE LOWER OUTSIDE DOOR (GARNISH)PANELS HAVE PARTED FROM THE CAR. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO ADVANCE WHEN THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMP IS HIGH, CAUSING PANELS TO WARP. AT THAT POINT THE PLASTIC CLIPS FAIL AND PANEL PARTS FROM CAR. DEALER HAS MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR BUT PROBLEMS ARE NOT REMEDIATED. DESIGN OF MOLDING CLIPS MAY BE DEFECTIVE.

WHEN TAKING THE KEY OUT OF IGNITION, VEHICLE TOOK OFF AND RAN INTO SOME TYPE OF BUSHES. *AK

SIDE DOOR PANELS KEEP FALLING OFF. ADVISED BY DEALER DUE TO DESIGN FLAW AIR GETS UNDER PANELS DURING DRIVING AND CAUSES THE PANEL TO COME OFF. ADVISED BY DEALER THAT THERE IS NO PERMANENT FIX...THAT THEY HAVE SEVERAL CUSTOMERS WITH SAME PROBLEM...ONE MAN HAS HAD HIS DOOR PANELS REPLACED AT LEAST SIX OR SEVEN TIMES. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE IN THAT PANEL HAS NOT COME OFF DURING DRIVING. HOWEVER, IF IT DOES, IT COULD VERY EASILY CAUSE ANOTHER UNSUSPECTING MOTORIST TO HAVE A FATAL ACCIDENT SINCE PANEL IS VERY LARGE. I HAVE MY THIRD APPOINTMENT TO GET THIS FIXED AGAIN ON SEPT 29, 1999. PLEASE NOTE MY E-MAIL ADDRESS IS [email protected] (I WAS UNABLE TO GO BACK AND CORRECT THIS ERROR).

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY A T APPROX 30-40 MPH, GOT READY TO SLOW DOWN , AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE. APPLIED BRAKES, AND THE RPMS SHOT UP TO 4 OR 5. HAD TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK

THE CLIPS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THE DOOR PANEL ARE PLASTIC AND EASILY BREAK, CAUSING THE DOOR PANEL TO DISENGAGE FROM THE DOOR FRAME. PLESASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

DEFECTIVE THROTTLE LINKAGE CAUSED VEHICLE TO TAKE OFF UNEXPECTEDLY UP TO SPEEDS OF 50 MPH WHILE IN REVERSE, DRIVER SLAMMED ON BRAKES, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL HITTING A BUILDING. *AK

I HAVE HAD 3 OUT OF 4 MY RIMS BEND (AT SPEED FROM 40 - 55 MPH), WHICH CLAUSED FLAT TIRES. THESE RIMS ARE HIGHLY UNRELIABLE!!! PLEASE INVESTIGATE!!! I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER SEBRING OWNERS, AND ALL HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS!!!