2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING Complaints

WE HAVE 2 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLES IN THE FAMILY AND BOTH OF THEM HAVE AN AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON. PREVIOUSLY OUR HORN WOULD GO OFF SPORADICALLY BUT THE DEALER REPAIRED IT. IS THERE A RECALL ON THE PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHTS? *TR

I'VE BEEN A CHRSYLER PERSON ALL MY LIFE. ONE DAY ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO I NOTICED MY TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, IT STUCK IN LOW GEAR AND AFTER I GAVE THE VEHICLE MORE AND MORE GAS IT THEN FINALLY SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR. AFTER PARKING ON A SLIGHT GRADE ON A HILL SOMETHING WITH MY FLUID LEVEL WAS NOT PROPER. I CHECKED MY FLUID AND ALL WAS GOOD. I HAVE A ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN MECHANICS. SO, AFTER ANOTHER WEEK WENT BY MY TRANSMISSION AGAIN WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AFTER LEAVING WORK ON DAY. THIS TIME I WAS PARKED ON A LEVEL PARKING LOT. IT DONE THIS A COUPLE TIME BEFORE SENDING TO GET LOOKED AT. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP TO LOOK AT IT AT THIS POINT. I ADVISED THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING WEIRD AND IT DIDN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME. SO THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, ROAD TESTED AND WAS ADVISED NOTING WAS WRONG WITH IT. I ADVISED THEM THAT WHY WOULD I BRING MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE IF THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. AGAIN I ADVISED IT DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME AND I ALSO ASKED IF THEY HAD ANY SERVICE PROBLEMS WITH THAT TRANSMISSION? SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED ME- THEY HAD A FEW ISSUES. BUT UNTIL THEY COME UP WITH A DIAGNOSTIC PROBLEM THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THEY DID ADVISE ME TO CHANGE MY TRANNY OIL ALSO AT THAT TIME. I ONLY HAD 49,000 ON MY CAR AT THAT TIME. I AM STILL EXPERIENCING THIS SHIFTING PROBLEM TO THIS DATE. I HOPE NHTSA COULD HELP IN THIS MANNER. *TR

MY HORN HAS STARTED GOING OFF FOR NO REASON. IT WILL NOT WORK WHEN I PRESS ON IT, BUT WILL SOUND ITSELF AT ANY TIME DURING THE DAY OR NIGHT. THE LIGHTS ON MY STEREO HAVE BEEN FLICKERING, AND THE COMPONENTS ON THE STEERING WHEEL (SUCH AS THE STEREO VOLUME AND CRUST CONTROL) WILL TURN THEMSELVES ON AND OFF OR UP AND DOWN. THE CAR HAS ALSO HAD PROBLEMS SHIFTING INTO GEARS LIKE IT IS SUPPOSED TO. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A YEAR THIS MONTH, AND I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. WHEN I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT, I AM TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I KNOW IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR THE HORN TO SOUND OFF LIKE IT DOES, AND FOR THE STEREO CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN THE VOLUME UP OR DOWN WITHOUT ANYONE PRESSING ON THE BUTTONS LIKE THEY DO. I READ ANOTHER PERSONS REPORT ABOUT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM THAT IS VERY SIMILAR TO MY PROBLEMS, AND I FEEL LIKE THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS. IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT THIS CAR WOULD END UP WITH PROBLEMS LIKE THIS, I NEVER WOULD HAVE BOUGHT IT! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRES, SIZE P205\60\R16 (NA). THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE AND DAMAGED ONE OF THE WHEELS. HE INSTALLED A SPARE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH HAS BEEN IN USE FOR SIX MONTHS. HE IS WAITING FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO PROVIDE THE ORIGINAL TIRE FOR THE VEHICLE, BUT IT IS ON BACK ORDER. THE CONTACT HAS HAD TO REFILL THE TIRES EVERY WEEK WITH AIR. THE DOT NUMBER FOR EACH TIRE WAS (MGXV)(HMIR)(4604). THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

HORN GOES OFF WHEN DOOR IS OPENED, OR WHEN DRIVING . HAVE TO BEAT THE HORN TO TURN THIS OFF. I SMELL AN HOT ELECTRONIC SMELL. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING. ON DECEMBER 1, 2007, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH THAT CAUSED THE WHEEL TO FRACTURE. SINCE THAT TIME, HE HAS BEEN USING THE TEMPORARY SPARE TIRE, BUT THE TREAD HAS BECOME BARE. HE BELIEVES THAT THE TIRE WILL BE WORN TO THE TREAD IN APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS. THE PART FOR THE REPAIR HAS BEEN UNAVAILABLE AND HE CANNOT GET A TIMEFRAME FROM THE MANUFACTURER AS TO WHEN IT WILL ARRIVE OR ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEELS ALSO LEAK AND HE HAS TO PLACE AIR IN THEM EACH WEEK. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,975 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. UPDATED 04/23/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PART HAS BEEN UNAVAILABLE FOR 6 MONTHS. UPDATED.

MY WIFE AND I HAD PURCHASED AN 05 CHRYSLER SEBRING TOURING CONVERTIBLE FROM THE HUNTINGTON DEALERSHIP WITH 22,800 MILE ON THE CLOCK. SEVERAL WEEKS AFTER OUR PURCHASE THE NIGHTMARE HAD BEGUN. THE ENGINE HAD OVER HEATED ON THE FREEWAY, WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND INSPECTED BY THE GLENDALE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. THEY RELEASED THE VEHICLE BACK TO USE. WE RAN INTO THE SAME PROBLEM ANOTHER 2 TIMES, AND THE EXACT SAME WAY AND PROBLEM. THE THIRD TIME THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEIR WAS AN AIR BUBBLE AND THEY HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM. GUESS WHAT HAPPENED RECENTLY THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME THE ENGINE HAS BEEN DAMAGED BUT CHRYSLER DOESN'T WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE SEMI VALLEY DEALERSHIP. EVEN THOUGH MY WARRANTY COVERS THIS, THEY DON'T WANT TO BE OUT OF POCKET. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR OVER A WEEK, WITH THEM NOT ALLOWING ME A RENTAL. I HAVE HAD TO SEEK OTHER TRANSPORT MEANS WHICH HAS COST ME. AT THE CURRENT MOMENT I AM STILL WITHOUT A VEHICLE I HAD TO APPROVE OF AN ENGINE TEAR DOWN TO FIND THE PROBLEM WHICH HAS TAKEN THREE DAYS AND WILL NEED AN INSPECTOR FROM CHRYSLER TO COME AND APPROVE THE FINDINGS AND THE REPAIR. ALL JUST SO CHRYSLER CAN TRY AND POINT THE FINGER (WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE FROM THE GET GO). AND I'M NOT EVER SURE IF CHRYSLER WILL APPROVE OF THE REPAIR. I HOPE THEY WILL DO WHAT'S IN THE CUSTOMERS INTEREST CONSIDERING THE STRESS AND HEARTACHE THIS HAS CAUSED. I DO KNOW THAT I WILL NEVER BUY A CHRYSLER AGAIN. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING IN 2006 WITH APPROX. 25K MILES ON IT, 1 YR. LATER IT STARTED LEAKING OIL BADLY. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FRONT SEAL ON THE CRANKSHAFT WAS PUSHED OUT. THE GARAGE THROUGH THERE RESOURCES FOUND FOUND THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE 4 CYL. THAT CHRYSLER KNEW ABOUT AND EVEN KNEW THE SERIAL NUMBERS OF THE BEGINNING AND THE END OF THE DEFECT THAT HAD BEEN MACHINED IN THERE ENGINE BLOCKS. THIS DEFECT ALLOWS THE CRANKSHAFT TO FLOAT BACK AND FORTH LENGTH WISE AND PUSH THE SEAL OUT. THEY HAVE NOT DONE A RECALL FOR THIS AND REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE FIX FOR THIS DEFECT IS A NEW SHORT BLOCK THAT IS OVER $4K TO BE DONE. THE OIL LEAKS SO BAD THAT IT SOAKS THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND REAR OF THE CAR AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE BY THE EXHAUST BEING COVERED WITH OIL. *TR

2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING HOOD OPENED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND SMASHED AGAINST HER WINDSHIELD. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED BACK IN JULY SHE COULD NOT GET THE HOOD TO OPEN. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT)*JB

AS I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN THE CAR DID A QUICK SHUDDER. I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE FOR MAYBE 500 FEET WHEN THE CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER AND THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. I KNEW I WAS LOW ON GAS ,BUT THE FUEL LIGHT HAS NOT COME ON YET. THE GAUGE WAS SHOWING LESS THAN A QUARTER TANK BUT WAS STILL ABOVE THE BOTTOM LINES. (IN FACT, I WAS ON MY LINE TO FILL UP WHEN THIS HAPPENED.) LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE BUSY ROAD. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DISCOVERED IT HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL . THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. *TR UPDATED 10/11/07. *JB