2000 Chrysler Sebring complaints

I HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE SECURITY SYSTEM ON MY 2000 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI IS MALFUNCTIONING AND CAUSING THE CAR TO NOT START. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THE ALARM GOES OFF AND I AM GETTING INTO MY TRUNK OR EVEN IN THE CAR AND DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. AFTER THE CAR'S SECURITY SYSTEM HAS BEEN SET, I AM EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY STARTING THE CAR. IF I DON'T LOCK MY CAR IT STARTS JUST FINE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTOR. BUT I FEEL IT MAY BE THE SECURITY SYSTEM NOT ALLOWING THE CAR TO START AS IT IS MALFUNCTIONING. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS KIND OUT THERE? *PH

THE CONSUMER BENT FORWARD TO ENGAGE THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT LEVER TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE BACK SEAT. WHEN THE LEVER WAS PULLED THE FRONT SEAT BACK REST HIT THE CONSUMERS FACE AND HEAD WITH TREMENDOUS FORCE. THE FORCE RESULTED IN A MILD CONCUSSION, WHIPLASH, CONSTANT HEAD PAIN, DIZZINESS, AND VISION IMPAIRMENT WHEN THE HEAD IS TURNED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INSTALLED/DESIGNED WITH A HEFTY SPRING AND THAT IS MET DESIGN REQUIREMENTS. *JB *CB *NLM

2000 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI, 51,000 MILES. CAR DOESN'T ALWAYS START. MAY TAKE UP TO 32 TRIES TO START. NOT THE STARTER. NOT THE BATTERY. SOMTIMES STARTS ON FIRST TRY, SOMEIMES UP TO 32 TRIES BEFORE IT STARTS. CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP REPLACED RELAY PLUG ($89.00) BUT DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. NOW TOLD IT IS THE ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTOR AND THE PART IS $720 AND LABOR $200! CHRYSLER SAYS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTIES. REFUSE ANY HELP. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS PART SHOULD HAVE GONE BAD ALREADY. THIS IS A LEASED VEHICLE AND I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. I UNDERSTAND TIRES, BATTERIES, BELTS, ETC. BUT NOT ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTOR. ARE THERE OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS KIND ON THIS VEHICLE? *AK

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH AN INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR WITH ELECTRONIC SHADING FOR NIGHT DRIVING. THE SHADING FUNCTION HAS DECREASED AND THE SHADING AREA OF THE MIRROR HAS DECREASED IN AREA. IN OTHER WORDS, THE SHADED AREA OF THE MIRROR ONLY COVERS PART OF THE MIRROR SURFACE. *NLM

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING.*JB

THE LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT.*JB

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES THAT CAME FROM THE FACTORY. THEY KEEP LOSING AIR. THE TIRES ARE GOODYEAR. AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE NEARED 20000 MILES ONE OF THE TIRES BLEW-OUT WHILE CONSUMER WAS IN MOTION. THE REASON THE TIRE BLEW WAS BECAUSE IT WAS WORN DUE TO AN IMPROPER ALIGNMENT.*GOODYEAR TIRES *JG

CONSUMER STATES THAT BOOT HAS 2 PIECES OF VELCRO THAT EASILY BLOWS OFF AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CONSUMER ADVISED BOOT COVERS CONVERTIBLE TOP WHEN OPEN.*JB

ON 7/26/02 I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND HEARD A THUDDING SOUND COMING FROM SOMEWHERE BELOW MY RIGHT FOOT. THE ENGINE DIED WHEN I CAME TO A STOP AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THERE WERE NO OTHER SOUNDS. THERE WAS NO ELECTRICAL RESPONSES. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO MY LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE PULLEY THAT MOVES ALL THE ELECTRICAL PERIPHERAL BELTS HAD BROKEN OFF. THE AUXILIARY BELTS SNAPED AND ONE OF THEM WENT THROUGH THE PLASTIC COVER (HOUSING) OF THE TIMING BELT. THEY CALLED CHRYSLER SERVICE (POWERTRAIN CARE PLUS) AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR ANY WORK SO FAR DONE AND SHOULD HAVE THE CAR TAKEN TO A CHRYSLER DEALER. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO OURISMAN CHRYSLER. THEY TORE DOWN THE ENGINE AND TRIED TO REBUILD IT. TOO MUCH DAMAGE WAS DONE. THE CALLED THE SERVICE CONTRACT (DAIMLER/CHRYSLER) PEOPLE WHO SAID THAT THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY SOMETHING EXTERNAL TO THE POWER TRAIN AND THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR IT. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE COST OF A NEW ENGINE INSTALLED WOULD BE $8,000. THEY SAID NEW NOT REMANUFACTURED. I FOUND THAT OUT LATER. I SHOPPED AROUND AND FOUND A SERVICE GROUP THAT SPECIALIZED IN INSTALLING REMANUFACTURED ENGINES AND THEY SAID " IT WOULD COST $4900 INSTALLED WITH A 3 YEAR, UNLIMITED MILE WARRENTY INCLUDING PARTS AND LABOR". I TELL THIS TO CHRYSLER AND THEY SAY THAT THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE. THEY CANNOT GET THEIR "REMANUFACATURED" ENGINE FOR AS LITTLE AS THAT. I NEED YOUR HELP. I HAVE BEEN DECEIVED BY CHRYSLER ABOUT THE ENGI

HEADLIGHTS DO NOT WORK. EACH TIME WHEN CONSUMER HAS TO BLINK HEADLIGHTS, ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILS. ALSO, DEALER IN HER AREA WAS GIVING CONSUMER A HARD TIME IN REPAIRING ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.*AK

2000 CHRYSLER SEBRING.*MR THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A RAILROAD CROSSING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRES AND RIM. TORQUE BAR WAS DAMAGED ALSO. *CB

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEFECTIVE BENT RIMS CAUSED A TOTAL OF THREE TIRE BLOWOUTS BETWEEN THE MONTHS OF SEPTEMBER 2001 AND JANUARY 2002. *YD

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A TWO LANE DAMP ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. THE TAIL END OF THE CAR STARTED TO FISHTAIL, AND I WENT OFF THE ROAD, THROUGH SOME BUSHES, AND HEAD-ON INTO AN OAK TREE. NEITHER AIR-BAD DEPLOYED. I WOULD GUESS THAT I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40-30MPH AT THE POINT OF IMPACT. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT, AND ONLY SUFFERED BRUISED KNEES, AND SORE STIFF NECK.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 30-40 MPH WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES THEY LOCKED UP. RPMS WERE RACING UP TO 6000. TOOK TO DEALER, HAD BRAKE REPAIRED. PROBLEM STILL NOT REMEDY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

LEFT FRONT OUTBOARD BRAKE PAD APPARENTLY SEPATATED FROM THE BACKING PLATE WHILE STOPPING IN A PARKING LOT. THERE WAS NO ADVANCE WARNING NOISES. WHEN COMPLETING A STOP, I FELT A PULSE IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR AND STARTED HOME THE BRAKES WERE GRINDING VERY BAD. ICONTINUED HOME SLOWLY AND THE NEXT MORNING PULLED THE WHEELS AND BRAKES IN THE GARAGE. THE LEFT OUTBOARD BACKING PLATE HAD NO BRAKING MATERIAL AT ALL. THERE WAS NO RESIDUAL AS IS USUALLY PRESENT ON A WORN OUT PAD, JUST THE RIVETS AND BACKING PLATE. THE PADS HAVE WEAR INDICATORS THAT HADN,T GIVEN ANY WARNING SO I THINK IT WAS A SUDDEN FAILURE. EXCEPT FOR AN EARLY BRAKE JOB I HAD NO REAL DAMAGE(BRAKE WARRANTY IS 12 MONTHS12K). HOPEFULLY THIS IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT BUT I AM NOTIFYING NTSB IN CASE ANY TRENDS DEVELOP. *AK

CONCERNED ABOUT FAILURE OF BRAKES AND CAR IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD. *AK

BOTH FRONT TIRES HAVE GONE COMPLETELY FLAT. TIRE DEALER STATED THAT THIS IS DUE TO ALLOY RIMS CONTRACTING WITH THE LOW PROFILE TIRES. ONE WAS A NEWLY REPLACED TIRE, THE OTHER TIRE HAD 11,00 MILES ON IT. THE RIGHT WHEEL IS SLIGHTLY BENT, AND I AM TOLD THAT THIS CANNOT BE REPAIRED AND THIS COULD CAUSE AN INCOMPLETE SEAL AROUND THE BEAD/RIM. I AM CURRENTLY CHECKING TIRE PRESSURE EVERY TWO WEEKS, AND MOST RECENTLY HAD PRESSURE AS LOW AS 10 PSI ON REAR RIGHT, AND 15-25 ON ALL OTHERS. TIRE DEALER STATED THIS PROBLEM IS DUE TO COMBINATION OF ALUMINUM RIMS AND LOW PROFILE TIRES. THIS APPEARS TO BE QUITE AN UNSAFE COMBINATION IF HE IS CORRECT. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT I NEED TO REINFLATE MY TIRES EVERY THREE WEEKS! THANKS FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/50R17)

CONSUMER STATES POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED.*JB

AFTER BEING CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, MY VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL HEAD_ON AND I WAS GOING ABOUT 60 MPH, AND UPON IMPACT NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED.*AK

THE SEAT BELT MALE PART DOES NOT ALWAYS STAY ATTACHED WHEN INSERTED INTO FEMALE END. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEREOUS OCCASIONS WHEN THE SEAT BELT JUST POPPED OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. LAST AUGUST WHILE DRIVING TO FLORIDA THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT POPPED OUT AND I COULD NOT GET IT TO WORK FOR A WHOLE DAY. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP IN COLORADO SPRINGS (LITHIA COLORADO SPRINGS JEEP CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH, 719-475-1155) TOOK MY VEHICLE IN. THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO ACT UP SO THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING. I COMPLAINED TO THE MANAGER, CALLED THE CO ATTORNEY GENERAL, CHRYSLER HOME OFFICE AND NO ONE WOULD HELP, SAID THEY WOULD DO NOTHING. I'M STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY SEAT BELT ATTACHING PROPERLY. THE DEALER I LISTED, IS WHO WE PURCHASED THE CAR FROM. THE DEALER WHO HAS DONE ALL THE REPAIRS AND CHECKING IS IN COLORADO SPRINGS, @ 1250 S NEVADA AVE. (719)475-1155. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER. THANK YOU, SINCERELY, [XXX] PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

ALL FOUR ALUMINUM WHEELS WERE CAUSING LOSS OF AIR, DUE TO DEOXIDIZING OF WHEELS. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK *YD

MOLDING FOR DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOORS IS MELTING CAUSING WATER TO LEAK INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED BUT REFUSES TO REMEDY FREE OF CHARGE, WHEN THE POWER WINDOWS ARE DOWN HALF WAY THE APPEAR LOOSE AND RATTLE. *AK *NLM

UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A GRADUAL STOP, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A STOP SIGN. DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING 55-65MPH ON FREEWAY WITH TOP DOWN PART OF THE DEVICE THAT HOUSES HARD TOP FELL OFF INTO STREET, RESULTING IN DEBRIS FLYING ONTO ON COMING AND PROCEEDING TRAFIC. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER PRIOR TO THIS FOR SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHUR DETAILS. *AK

THE DEALER REFUSED RENTAL CAR DURING RECALL REPAIR 00V-652. NLM

SWERVED TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE, TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, CRASHED INTO GUARDRAIL. VEHICLE TOTALED.*AK

CAR WAS NOT DESIGNED WITH A RIM ABOVE WINDOWS TO CATCH RAINFALL. WHEN IT RAINS, IF YOU OPEN THE WINDOW A CRACK, THE WATER POURS IN ALL OVER THE SEAT AND FLOOR. *AK

SRS AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND REPLACED ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM. AIRBAG LIGHT IS STILL ON, AND DEALER HAS NO OTHER SOLUTION.*AK

THE FRONT BRAKE INNER PAD CAME APART ALL AT ONCE AND CAUSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO FEEL AS IF IT SANK TO THE FLOOR. A LOUD GRINDING SOUND WAS HEARD AND WE PARKED THE VEHICLE. UPON INVESTIGATION, I FOUND THE INNER PAD LINING COMPLETLY MISSING AND THE PLATE RIVITS GOUGING THE DISK ROTOR. MAYBE THE LINING WAS CRACKED AND IT FINALLY LET LOOSE? I DIDN'T HEAR ANY OF THE ASSOCIATED "SQUEAKING" YOU NORMALLY HEAR WHEN DISK BRAKE PADS ARE GETTING WORN. THE OUTER PAD LOOKED GOOD. $300.00 LATER, I HAVE NEW FRONT BRAKES. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING,CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND FLIPPING OFF ROAD. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED.*AK

COULD NOT TURN LEFT, ONLY RIGHT. DIAGNOSED WITH BROKEN GEAR IN RACK & PINION. ENTIRE RACK & PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

TRACK LIGHT ON DASHBOARD SHOWS OFF , ABS LIGHT SHOWS ON DASHBOARD, WHEN BRAKES APLLIED LIGHTLY THE BRAKE PEDAL IS HARD INDICATING ABS WENT INTO EFFECT.*AK

CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT, PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE, AND VEHICLE WOULD ONLY GO BACK. CONSUMER TRIED 4 TIMES, SAME RESULT. ON LAST TRY, SHE BACKED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, WHO COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. ALSO, CONTACTED CHRYSLER WHO SENT AN INDIVIDUAL TO EXAMINE VEHICLE. CHRYSLER WILL MAIL HER WHATEVER THEY FOUND OUT.*AK

RIM ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE HAS A GROOVE ON THE INSIDE WHICH CAUSES TIRE NOT TO CREATE A SEAL, RESULTING IN SLOW LEAK IN THE TIRE. THIS CAUSED TIRE TO RUB AGAINST RIM. DEALERSHIP GAVE OWNER A NEW RIM, BUT COULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRE. GOODYEAR WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRE. *AK *SLC

DRIVER'S RESTRAINT JAMMED. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND ORDERED REPLACEMENT PART. PART WAS ON BACK ORDER.*AK

OILY FILM IS BLOWN ON THE WINDSHIELD AND THROUGH OUT THE CAR FROM THE DEFROST VENTS. THIS BUILD UP IS CONTINOUS WHILE THE A/C IS ON DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. THE DEALER CAN NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM OR KNOW HOW TO FIX IT.

AFTER BEING CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THEN VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT PROPERLY, LEAVING OCCUPANT WITHOUT ANY RETRAINT IF NEEDED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND IS AWAITING ON PART SINCE THE ABOVE INCIDENT DATE. . *AK CONSUMERS SAID THAT SEAT BELT WORKS BUT THE ONE INSTALLED IS A REAR SEAT BELT LIES ON A SIDE OF A SEAT BACK CHEWING AND JAMS BETWEEN SEAT BACK. *YH

WHEN DRIVING DRIVER' S SIDE SEAT LATCH, WHICH HOLDS THE SEAT IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION, FAILED CAUSING THE SEAT TO RECLINE IN THE REST POSITION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO REPLACE PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 15 MPH AND WITHOUT INDICATION BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE WHEELS TO MAKE LOUD NOISE. ALSO, DEALER NOTICED THAT PARKING BRAKE MALFUNCATIONED AND REPAIRED IT. HOWEVER, PROBLEM DID RETURN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH RIGHT SIDE CALIPER LOCKING UP WHILE PULLING INTO PARKING LOT. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

THERE IS AN INTERFERENCE OR PUSHING OF REARVIEW MIRROR WHEN USING BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUNVISORS, CAUSING SAFETY HAZARD, DRIVER MUST READJUST MIRROR. *AK