1999 Chrysler Sebring complaints

VEHICLE HAD SEVERAL FLAT TIRES. THIS WAS DUE TO POOR SEALANT OF THE ALUMINUM RIMS AT THE FACTORY, CAUSING AIR TO LEAK OUT.*AK

ON DECEMBER 18,2003 , ONE THE WHEELS (RIMS) ON MY WIFE'S CAR BENT AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO DEFLATE VERY REPIDLY AND ALMOST CAUSED HER TO LOOSE CONTROL AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IN 2002 THE SAME THING HAD HAPPENED WITH ANOTHER OF THE WHEELS.*AK THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AFTER THE 2003 INCIDENT. WHILE HAVING THE WHEEL REPLACED IT WAS FOUND OUT THAT TWO OTHER WHEELS WERE BEND AND IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. MY WIFE FOUND OUT FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS AT THE TIRE PLACE THAT SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE SAME BAD EXPERIENCE WITH THE SAME TYPE SEBRING. I CALLED CHRSYLER AND THEY INSISTED THEY HAD NEVER HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, BUT I KNOW OF AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS COMPENSATED FOR HIS WHEELS. MY COMPLAINT IS SO THAT IT MAY BE NOTED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WHEELS ON 1999 SEBRINGS. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN THE METAL ALLOY USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE WHEELS.

REAR VIEW MIRROR HAS A FLOWING LIQUID INSIDE OF THE MIRROR IMPAIRING VIEW. THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO AFFECT THE AUTO DIMMING ABILITIES. ONE NIGHT IT WAS FINE, THE NEXT MORNING IT WAS THERE; NO DAMAGE TO MIRROR AT ALL; NO BUMPS; NO COLD TEMPS; NO HOT TEMPS TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. THERE IS NO LEAKING. THE LIQUID FLOWS UPHILL LEADING TO BELIEVE IT IS POSSIBLY MERCURY AND IF SO POSES AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD AS WELL AS POTENTIAL HARM TO HUMANS IF THE MIRROR IS TO START LEAKING. CHRYSLER 5 STAR DEALER IN RUSTON, LA HAS NEVER SEEN A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. THEY ALSO ARE CHARGING ALMOST $400 PLUS LABOR TO FIX. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AS THIS SEEMS LIKE A CLEAR DEFECT CASE.*AK

IN SEPT. 2003 MY DRIVER DOOR HANDLE BROKE-OFF. WITHIN 3 WEEKS, THE PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE AS WELL. I'VE CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS MY PROBLEM. TO REPLACE THE HANDLE / LATCH COST AROUND $125 FOR EACH DOOR.*AK

DURING THE SUMMER OF 2003, MY PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF UPON OPENING THE DOOR. I HAD NOT YET REPAIRED THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOW THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS FALLEN OFF. I HAVE TO KEEP MY WINDOWS OPEN TO OPEN MY CAR DOORS. I HOPE THE MANUFACTURER WILL COVER THESE COSTS AS I HAVE READ ABOUT FIVE SIMILAR CASES REPORTED ON THIS WEBSITE AND I'M SURE THERE ARE MANY MORE UNREPORTED CASES. I ONLY HAVE 33,000 MILES ON MY CAR, BUT THE 3-YEAR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. *LA

SEAT BELTS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES LOCKED UP AND FAILED TO RELEASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THE SEAT BELT MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SCC THE DEALER PAYED $400 AND THE CONSUMER PAID $108. *JB

AFTER HAVING DOOR PANELS FALL OFF, TAR DRIP FROM SIDE DOORS, TIRES CONTINUALLY GO FLAT AND NEED REPLACING PREMATURELY, AND A FRONT BUMPER BEING TORN FROM SCRAPING ON CURBS, I NOW HAVE A DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BREAK. IS THERE ANY WAY TO GET CHRYSLER TO ADDRESS AND FIX THESE PROBLEMS?

PLEASE ADD VIN# TO COMPLAINT I FILED EARLIER. I WOULD APPRECIATE A REPLY FROM YOU. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AND IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE HAS A BLOWOUT AND A MAJOR WRECK. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL THESE WHEELS, AND I BELIEVE THEY KNOW IT BUT ARE IGNORING THE CUSTOMERS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WHEELS ON THIS CAR ARE TOO SOFT AND BEND EASILY. WHEN BENT BADLY ENOUGH, THEY LOSE THE SEAL ON THE TIRE AND CAUSE A BLOWOUT. SO FAR I'VE HAD 9 WHEELS FAIL, WITH ONE BLOWOUT, 5 FLAT TIRES. MY TIRE DEALER TELLS ME THIS IS THE #1 REPLACED WHEEL IN THE NATION, WITH #2 VERY FAR BEHIND. CHRYSLER AND THEIR DEALER BOTH REFUSE ANY ASSISTANCE. *AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL APPLIED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD GONE OUT OF CONTROL APPROXIMATELY 55 FEET AND HIT THE GARAGE AND TWO PARKED VEHICLES. THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DID NOT SHIFT INTO ANY OTHER GEAR. *SCC *JB

THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS RECALL #01I012000 WHICH IS RELATED TO THE STEERING. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE VEHICLES VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *NLM

THE VEHICLES PASSENGER SIDE DOOR CAME OFF THE PIN AND CAUSED THE DOOR TO BECOME CAUGHT UNDER THE FENDER. *NLM

I OWN A '99 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI COUPE AND I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR TRIM OR CLADDING. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE DOOR TRIM FLAPPING AT THE REAR EDGE OF THE PASSENGER DOOR AND SLIDING FORWARD GETTING CAUGHT CLIPPING THE FRONT FENDER WHILE OPENING THE DOOR. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND I CALLED CHRYSLER CORP. I WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL COVERED VEHICLES MANUFACTURED UP TO AUGUST '98. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED ON OCTOBER '98. I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL DUE TO THE FACT THAT I'M EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT MY CAR WAS PRODUCED SO CLOSE TO THE RECALL DEADLINE. APPARENTLY THE DEFECT THAT WAS TO BE CORRECTED ON CARS PRODUCED AFTER AUGUST '98 WASN'T DONE ON MY VEHICLE. *NLM

I HAVE REPLACED 8 TIRES SO FAR IN THE 7 MONTHS I HAVE OWNED THE CAR...3 LOCAL MECHANICS BLAME PROBLEM ON SOFT ALUMINUM WHEELS OR MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN WHEELS (TIRES ARE NOT TO BLAME). *JB

THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM THIRD GEAR. THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AS WELL. THE DEALER STATED A SENSOR IN TRANSMISSION HAD BLOWN. THIS WAS CAUSED BY CHANGING THE BATTERY. *NLM

THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE REAR TIRES TO LOCK UP. *JB

THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPEED SENSOR ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHICH DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. *JB THE SPEED SENSOR FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERATIVE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON, AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD BECOME UNRESPONSIVE. SCC

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN WHO DETERMINED THE CAUSE TO BE THE TRANSMISSION. *NLM

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT BRAKE LINE AND FITTINGS. *JB THE CONSUMER WAS ROTATING HIS TIRES WHEN HE NOTICED THE FRONT LEFT RUBBER BRAKE LINE HAD FIVE BULDGES, AND ONE LEAKED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE HOSE, BLED THE BRAKES, AND RESURFACED THE TWO FRONT ROTORS. SCC

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SPRINGS FORWARD, AS IF IT'S GOING 80 MPH. DURING AN ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SCC

NHTSA#00-V-421-000:LOWER BALL JOINT BOOT: LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINTS OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION WERE DAMAGED DURING ASSEMBLY DIRT AND WATER CAN INTRUDE. ALSO MMC HAS ADDED THE POTENTIAL OF LEAKING MOISTURE WHICH CAN CAUSE BALL STUD TO CORRODE. CONSUMER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS RECALL AND THE RECALL FAILED. TS *TT

THE RIMS ON MY 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING BEND VERY EASY. I HAVE HAD 2 BLOWOUTS AND 5 FLAT TIRES BECAUSE OF THIS. BEFORE THIS CAR I NEVER HAVE HAD ANY BLOWOUTS. THE RIMS ARE DEFECTIVE IS WHAT A MECHANIC SAID ABOUT THESE.

WHILE DRIVING, WHEN CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLES DEFROSTER ON, THE BACK WINDSHIELD GLASS EXPLODED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, CAUSE THE BACK SEAT WAS NOT OCCUPIED AT THE TIME. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY SHOULD OF BEEN TOLD AT TIME OF PURCHASE THAT "THE DEFROSTER SHOULD NOT BE USED IN COLD WEATHER, CAUSE THE GLASS WILL EXPLODED". PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

NO SUMMARY. DT

WHILE DRIVING PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BECAME DETACHED FROM VEHICLE, CONSUMER IS NO LONGER ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE CAUSE OF THIS FAILURE IS UNKNOWN. *MR *TT *NLM

OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR FAILED, CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF LOW GEAR AND SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT WORK.*AK

CAR ACCELERATED, WENT INTO REVERSE - EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN DRIVE AND CRASHED. STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND.*AK

I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE PICTURES REVIEWED TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

8 YEAR OLD CHILD WAS ABLE TO RELEASE SEAT BELT BUTTON, AND IT COILED AROUND HIS NECK, STARTING TO CHOKE HIM. HAD TO CUT BELT TO RELEASE HIM. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFROMATION.*AK

THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GOODYEAR SERVICE CENTER BECAUSE IT APPEARED THAT TWO OF THE TIRES HAD A SLOW LEAK, AFTER INSPECTION IT WAS NOTED THAT ONLY ONE TIRE HAD A LEAK AND THE DEALER RESEALED THE TIRE AROUND THE RIM, THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING AND LATER THAT DAY THE CONSUMER WENT TO CHECK ON THE TIRE AND FOUND THAT IT WENT FLAT, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SERVICE CENTER WHERE NO PROBLEMS COULD BE FOUND AND THE TIRE WAS REMOUNTED ON THE VEHICLE, LATER THAT EVENING WHILE DRIVING THE TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT.(NO TIRE INFO WAS GIVEN.) NLM

SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS NOT BUCKLING UP CORRECTLY, WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING SEAT BELT WILL COME UNDONE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS NO DEFECT WITHIN BUCKLE, AND THAT CONSUMER NEEDED TO HEAR TWO CLICKS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS SECURE.*AK

TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION, AND COULD CAUSE BLOW UT WHILE DRIVING. SIZE P21550R17, DOT M6PCLNWR0200. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

HOOD S FLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING 65-70 MPH. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. AFTER INSPECTION DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS WITHIN TRANSMISSION. 6,000 MILES LATER, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE TAKING OFF. GEARS DO NOT ENGAGE UNTIL REACHING 3RD OR 4TH GEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE THE DOOR PANEL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE CAME PARTIALLY UNATTACHED. WE NOTICED THIS WHEN WE STOPPED AT A GAS STATION. WHEN I OPENED THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR THE PANEL CRUSHED INTO THE FRONT QUARTER PANEL AND DENTED IT. I CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULD FIX IT FOR ME BUT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE DOOR PANEL FALLING OFF. HOWEVER, THEY DID OFFER TO FIX IT FOR ME FOR A COSTLY SUM TO BE DETERMINED ONCE THEY SAW THE VEHICLE AND ESTIMATED THE DAMAGE.*AK

VEHICLE STALLS REGULARLY AFTER TAKING IT THROUGH CAR WASH. DEALER HAS REPLACED SPARK PLUGS AND SPARK PLUG WIRES. HAS NOT STALLED SINCE THESE WERE REPLACED. *AK

THE DOOR HINGE IS RUSTED OUT WHICH MEANS YOU CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR. THE MECHANISM IS OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. NLM

THERE IS A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE IGNITION KEY AND THE GEAR SHIFT IS ABLE TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION AND CHANGE GEARS. *AK *JB REF IE03013

WHILE DRIVING 60-70 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR, RPMS WENT TO RED, AND VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO 25-30 MPH. DEALER REPLACED O2 SENSOR. THIS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES, AT THIS TIME VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC FOUND METAL FLAKES IN TRANSMISSION FLUID, TRANSMISSON NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

THIS MAY ALSO BE RELATED TO ANOTHER CAMPAIGN , WHICH IS TSB NUMBER 984R, IF THAT HAS ANY MEANING. THIS DEALS WITH THE STEERING COLUMN PINCH BOLT REPLACEMENT. *AK

THERE IS A RECALL ON MY BALL JOINTS & MINE ARE BAD THEY ALSO CAUSED MY TIRE TO WEAR VERY THIN WHICH CAUSED THEM TO GO FLAT I CALLED CHRY. THEY SAID THERE RECALL HAD NO PREVISIONS ON TIRES WITH BAD WEAR BECAUSE OF BALL JOINT.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD COME OFF THE HINGES WHEN OPENED. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN STOPPING/ WANTS TO STALL. ALSO, VEHICLE IS NOT IDLING PROPERLY. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND DEALER REPAIRED IT, BUT DIDN'T REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK

ABS LIGHT STAYS ON. WHEN BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON ABS LIGHT ALSO COMES ON. BRAKES ARE CONSTANTLY SQUEAKING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND TOOK VEHICLE TO SHOP.*AK

THERE IS A NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END OF VEHICLE WHENEVER CONSUMER IS DRIVING, BUT VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

ON OCTOBER 16, 2001 THE CAR HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE RIGHT REAR PASSSENGER SIDE. UPON TAKING THE TIRE TO DISCOUNT TIRE, THEY STATED THE TIRE WAS FAULTY AND BLEW FROM WITHIN, AND WOULD RETURN THE TIRE TO THE COMPANY. THEN ON NOVEMBER 6, 2001, THE SECOND TIRE BLEW ON THE RIGHT REAR SIDE AGAIN, ON AN INTERSTATE AT 60MPH, THIS TIME THE CAR ROCKED BACK AND FORTH THEN SPUN AROUND THREE TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP NEXT TO THE CONCRETE WALL FACING ONCOMING TAFFIC. THE TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED AND THEY CHANGED THE TIRE, STATING THE TIRE HAD EXCELLENT TREAD AND THERE WERE NO HOLES OR ETC, BUT THE TIRE HAD BLOW FROM WITHIN AROUND ENTIRE BACK OF THE TIRE AND THE RIM WAS DESTROYED. *AK THE CONSUMER IS ASKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TIRES AND THE DAMAGED RIM. *YD (DOT NUMBER: M6PCLNWR-2 TIRESIZE: P215/SOR17)

WAS HAVING TIRES ROTATED WHEN MECHANIC NOTICED LEFT FRONT RIMS WERE BENT. WAS INFORMED NOT TO DRIVE VEHICLE, AND HAVE RIMS REPLACED. A FEW MONTHS LATER, HAD NOTICED REAR RIMS WERE BENT LIKE FRONT RIMS HAD BEEN.*AK *SLC

I AHVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIPABOUT THE HOT TAR THAT WAS LEAKING FROM MY DOOR AND THEY SAID THAT THEY FIXED IT. WELL THE NEXT SUMMER IT GOT HOT ONCE AGAIN AND THE HOT TAR GOT ON CLOTHING AND MY LEG. HOW EVER BY THIS TIME MY WARRANTY WAS OUT AND SO THEY SAID IT WAS NOT THERE RESPONSEBILITY AND I AHD TO COVER THE REPAIR SINCE THEY HAD NO RECORD OF THE REPAIR. I ALSO CONTACTED CHRYSLER ONTHE PROBLEM AND THE EMPLOYEE RESPONSE WAS "JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE HAVEING PROBLEMS DOES NOT MEAN ANYONE ELSE IS!"I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT I WOULD NEVER EVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT AGAIN! I HAVE GOTTEN NO CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM THE DEALERSHIP BUT I AHD AN AWESOME SALESAMAN WHO CAN NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP! BUT SELL ME ANOTHER CAR IN SIX MONTHS AFTER I PAY THIS ONE OFF MORE. ALL IN ALL THIS HAS BEEN A LEARNING ADVENTURE FOR ME.*AK

AFTER STOPPING AT A GAS STATION AND GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE, IT SUDDENLY LURCHED BACKWARD THROWING THE CONSUMER TO THE GROUND, CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES TO HER LEFT LEG AS IT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, VEHICLE ALSO COLLIDED WITH THE CEMENT BUFFER AT THE END OF THE FUEL ISLAND AND THE REAR BUMPER OF A PARKED VEHICLE, ATTORNEY STATES THIS INCIDENT IS IDENTICAL TO THE FAILURE OF THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SLC