1998 Chrysler Sebring complaints

THE OUTSIDE MOLDER PANEL ON THE DOOR IS HELD ON BY PLASTIC CLIPS THAT DO NOT HOLD. PANEL HAS FALLEN OFF VEHICLE WHEN DOOR WAS OPENED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

ELECTRICAL. HORN. BRAKES.

RIGHT-SIDE PASSENGER LOWER PANEL FELL OFF.

THE MAT ON THE DIRVER'S SIDE BECAME CAUGHT IN THE STEERING COLUMN BASE. THE MAT STARTED TO MOVE AND CAUSED DIFFCULTY WITH CONTROLLING THE CAR WHILE TURNING A CORNER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF OF THE ROAD AFTER COMPLETING THE TURN AND PULL THE MAT BACK OUT. THE BINDING OFF OF THE MAT HAD TO BE REMOVED BY THE SERVICE DEPT. AT THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO COVER THE STEERING COLUMN TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS HESITATING, CONSUMER HEARD NOISES, THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE ,DROVE IT FOR ABOUT 100 FEET ,HEARD EXPLOSION ,VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE, WHICH RESULTED IN TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL. CHRYSLER INVESTIGATOR FELT POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED ON TOP OF CATAYLIC CONVERTER, CAUSING FIRE. *YC

THE RIMS ON ALL FOUR WHEELS ARE BENT DUE TO A DEFECTIVE DESIGN WHICH MAY CAUSE A TIRE BLOWOUT. COMMON PROBLEM. *AK *ML

WHEN DRVING AT ANY SPEED THE OUTSIDE FRAME PANEL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE IS COMING OFF. ALSO, ALL FOUR WHEEL RIMS ARE BEND AND STICKING IN THE TIRES. *AK

WHILE IN A PARKING LOT THE SIDING ON THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR SIDE FELL OFF. ON JULY 19TH WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20-25 MPH THE SIDING FELL OFF. THE SIDING HAS BEEN COMPLETELY REPLACED ONCE AND REATTACHED TWICE BY THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

FLOOR MAT GOES UP THE UNIVERSAL JOINT. IT FRAYS AND IT PULLS THE FLOOR MAT. DRIVER NOT ABLE TO STEER.CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK

ON-GOING/INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATING CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK *ML

WHEN DISENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL WEENT TO FLOOR. DRIVER HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND SHIFT TO PARK TO STOP VEHICLE. ALSO, THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FLOOR MAT RAISED UP UNDER THE GAS PEDAL. THERE IS A BOLT FROM STEERING ON THE BOTTOM TO THE FLOOR. THE BOLT GOT CAUGHT ON THE FLOOR MAT WHICH DIDN'T ALLOW IT TO TURN. *AK

VEHICLE LOST CONTROL FROM HIGH SPEED ON A RURAL AREA ROAD, THE CONSUMER IS DEAD. *AK

WE HAD BEEN TOLD OUR BRAKE-PADS WERE LOW, BUT PROBABLY DIDN'T NEED TO BE REPLACED AS OF YET, THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS AGO. NOW THE VEHICLE IS MAKING A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE, AND IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH NUMEROUS OTHER 'SEBRING' OWNERS OF WHOM HAVE STATED THEY HAVE HAD TO HAVE THEIR BRAKES REPLACED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, AND HAVE HAD MAJOR ACCIDENTS AS A RESULTS OF THE BRAKES GIVING OUT IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. *AK

MY SEAT BELTS LOCK UP ON ME WHILE I'M DRIVING THE CAR. THE IS NO SPECIFIC SPEED OR ROAD SURFACE THAT CAUSES THIS. THEY WILL LOCK AND NOT RELEASE UNTIL I OPEN THE DOOR. EACH AND EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR THIS WILL HAPPEN AT SOME POINT IN MY DRIVE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED MANY THINGS - EVEN REPLACING THE SEAT BELTS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT LOCKS ME AGAINST THE SEAT AND I CANNOT LEAN FORWARD. MANY TIMES A DRIVER NEEDS TO LEARN FORWARD TO LOOK FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I'VE CALLED CHRYSLER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. CAN YOU HELP ME? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *AK

VEHICLE CAN BE SHIFTED FROM PARK AT ANY TIME (KEY OR NO KEY) MAY BE SIMILAR TO RECALL NUMBER 98V183000, ALTHOUGH THIS VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE RECALL DATES/VIN. *AK

TRANSAXLE/DIFFERENTIAL SEAL FAILED. NLM

CAR SUDDENLY ACCELLERATED WHEN PLACED IN DRIVE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

THE WHEELS ON THE FRONT OF THIS CAR BEND AT THE RIMS DUE TO THEIR LOW PROFILE AND THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM OF THIS AUTOMOBILE. THIS CAR DRIVEN FOR CASUAL USE ONLY HAS THE RIMS DENTED IN SEVERAL PLACES. THE DEALER STATED THIS WAS DUE TO DRIVING ROADS IN WEST VIRGINIA, AND THE TIRE WAS SO NARROW IT WOULD ALWAYS BEND THE RIM. I ASKED WHY WASN'T I INFORMED WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR AND HE SAID HE DID NOT KNOW. THIS COULD EASILY BREAK THE SEAL CAUSING A PREMATURE BLOW OUT AND A MAJOR WRECK. *AK

THIS WAS REPORTED TO NCDS AND WAS SETTLED BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS RESOLVED , NOW WE HAVE WARM WEATHER AGAIN IT HAS STARTED BACK UP. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

THE SEBRING HAS MULTIPLE STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL DEFECTS WHICH DEVALUE THE CAR. NO SAFETY DEFECT (S) MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

PASSENGER DOOR PANELS FALLEN OFF MULTIPLE (10+) TIMES. DEALER HAS NOT OFFERED A SOLUTION. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON A TOLL ROAD WHEN PASSENGER'S SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR PANEL DISCONECTED. DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY WILL REPAIR IT. *AK

RMPS WILL REV UP, AND ENGINE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON . THE DEALER HAS REPLACED STEERING PUMP AND SWITCH. THE DEALER HAS BEEN HAVING TROUBLE DUPLICATING THE PROBLEM. THE POWER STEERING RACK HAS BEEN REPLACED AND LIGHT HAS NOT COME BACK ON BUT VEHICLE PERFORMANCE HAS NOT IMPROVED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

BRAKE SYSTEM - CALIPER INSTALLED INCORRECTLY AT FACTORY CAUSING ROTOR AND PAD ON FRONT/DRIVER'S SIDE TO FAIL. REMAINING PADS/ROTORS IN FAIR CONDITION. PLASTIC EXTERIOR DOOR PANEL ON DRIVER'S SIDE FALLS OFF WILL SPEED ABOVE 45MPH. SUNROOF FAILS TO OPEN OR CLOSE. BATTERY DIED. ANTI-THEFT NOT WORKING

CONSUMER WAS MAKING A TURN ,DRIVING AT APPROX 5- 10 MPH WHEN CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY . ALL DAMAGE WAS DONE FROM ENGINE TO TRANSMISSION,TO THE FRONT OF VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN VEHICLE STRIKING OBJECTS. MJS

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE AND THE CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE. PULLED TO THE SIDE,AND NOTICED VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. CONSUMER POPPED OPEN THE HOOD, AND THE SAW THE FIRE. CONSUMER PUT OUT THE FIRE ON HIS OWN. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE SHAKES AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT. WNEN CONSUMER DRIVES OVER 15 MPH, VEHICLE STARTS TO VIBRATE. ALSO, WHEN SWITCHING INTO A DIFFERENT GEAR THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK

AT 300 MILES ALL INSIDE PANELS HAD BE REPLACED. ( THE PANELS HAD WHAT LOOKED LIKE SUN SPOTS IN THEM. BUT AFTER GETTING NEW PANEL'S WHICH HAD THE SAME SPOTS IN THEM. IT SEEMS TO BE A PRODUCTION PROBLEM. ON THE 3RD SET PANELS.) AT 400 MILES DRIVER'S WINDOW TRIM STARTED COMING LOOSE. THE CAR'S INSULATION OR LACK OF IS SO POOR THAT YOU HEAR THE EXHAUST SYSTEM GRINDING ON THE FRAME OF THE CAR. WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE BRAKES THE L/H FRONT WHEEL STARTS TO VIBRATE. BOTH DOOR'S LEAK WHEN IT RAIN'S OR WHEN YOU WASH THE CAR. ON DEC 24, 1998 IT RAINED AND WITH WEATHER DROPING DOWN BELOW FREEZING AND WITH NO ICE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR SHOWING I COULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR'S ON THE CAR FOR ABOUT ONE HOUR. ON DEC 23, 1998 I CALLED DAIMLERCHRSLER MOTORS CORPORTION CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER ( 1-800-992-1997 ) TO FIND OUT CHRYSLER MEANING OF QUALITY. THE ANSWER WAS MITSUBISHI BUILD'S THE SEBRING AND THAT CHRYSLER HAS NO CONTROL OVER THERE QUALITY AND THAT WHAT YOU HAVE WARRANTY FOR. *AK

WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR AT LOW SPEED VEHICLE WILL DOWNSHIFT. GEAR WILL GO FROM DRIVE TO THIRD GEAR BY ITSELF, WITHOUT MOVING IT BY HAND.DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE,AND IT HELPS TO PROTECT TRANSMISSION. *AK

CALIPER BOLTS WERE NOT PROPERLY PUT INTO THE BRAKES FROM THE FACTORY. THEY WERE NOT BOLTED IN ALL THE WAY, CAUSING ONE TO BE SHEARED OFF COMPLETELY AND THE OTHER ONE BENT INTO AN "S" SHAPE. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT BRAKES ARE UNDER A 13,000 MILE WARRANTY. MY CAR HAS 16,000 MILES, DEALERSHIP DID NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY. CAR WAS TAKEN & REPAIRED AT AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP. *AK

PURCHASED A 1998 CHRYSLER SEBRING JULY 1998. HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITHIN A FEW WEEK PERIOD THAT THE DEALER TOOK IT BACK, AND GAVE ME ANOTHER ONE IN AUGUST 1998. AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS, THE 2ND SEBRING DEVELOPED SIMILAR PROBLEMS. WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS PRIMARILY ON LEFT SIDE, A LOUD METALIC RAT-A-TAT-TAT SOUND COMING FROM WHEELS. ALSO, INTERMITTENT STEERING PROBLEMS. WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN, WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, STEERING WHEEL PULLS TO THE LEFT. SAME RESULTS WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN, STEERING WHEEL PULLS TO THE RIGHT. *AK

CAR IS FALLING APART, UNSAFE TO DRIVE, CAN'T SEE OUT OF IT DUE TO ICING AND OTHER PROBLEMS TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, REPAIRS WERE NOT COMPLETED

SUN VISOR FAILED.

BATTERY FAILED.

ALTERNATOR FAILED. *YC

BRAKES FAILED. NLM

FRONT END IS TO LOW, CAUSING FAILURE. *YC

ON THREE OCCASIONS THE EXTERIOR DOOR SIDE PANEL PLASTIC RIVETS FELL OFF. *YC

TIRES (WEAK) SIDEWALL BLOWOUT WHEN HITTING POT HOLE (P215/55R 16 915). *YC

BRAKES MAKE SQEAKING NOISE. YH

HEATER FAILED. YH

KEY SENSOR FAILED. YH

TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH

POWER STEERING HIGH PRESSURE AND RETURN POWER STEERING LINES FAILED. YH

LEFT REAR (MICHELIN XGT4) TIRE FAILED. YH

BRAKE CALIPER FAILED. YH

BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED DOWN AND ABS KICKED IN TO STOP THE CAR, ABS LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER CONTACTED FOUR TIMES AND REPAIRWORK WAS DONE. WARRANTY WITH 3,800 MILES. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK.ET

NO SUMMARY. *AK