1998 CHRYSLER SEBRING Complaints

I AM THE OWNER OF A 1998 CHRYSLER SEBRING, AND RECENTLY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION (AUTOMATIC) NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND THE SHOP SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THEY SAID THAT WHEN THE ECT MODULE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION GOES BAD, IT CAUSES THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION TO BURN OUT. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER TO GET A SECOND OPINION AND THEY TOO CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE BAD, DUE TO THE MODULE GOING OUT. MY BOYFRIEND WORKS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE PARTS BUSINESS AND HE TALKED TO A FEW SHOPS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE AND THEY ALL SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 112K MILES. WE WERE QUOTED 3K TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT THE CHRYSLER DEALER. TS

CONSUMER STATES WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPED AT A LIGHT, THE THROTTLE CONTROL WILL NOT RETURN TO IDLE. PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENLY. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE RIM IS CUTTING THE TIRE CAUSING THE TIRE TO LOSE AIR AND THE CONSUMER IS FORCE TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

FRONT BUMPER GETS CAUGHT ON PARKING STOPS. DESIGN ALLOWS BUMPER TO EASILY SLIDE OVER STOP, BUT GETS CAUGHT WHEN CAR IS BACKING OUT. BOLTS HOLDING BUMPER UNDER AIRDAM BROKEN AND BUMPER MATERIAL TORN AT STRESS POINT. NO REPAIR POSSIBLE. STAYED STABLE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT THEN DAMAGED SECTION BROKE FREE WITHOUT WARNING. HAD TO CUT SECTION FROM BUMPER TO AVOID UNDERCARRIAGE DAMAGE. NLM

LEAKAGE OF OILY SUBSTANCE FROM MIRROR. DISTORTION OF MIRROR REFLECTIVE SURFACE. INTERIOR LIGHTS FILLED WITH SUBSTANCE. DAMAGE TO CAR INTERIOR AROUND GEAR SHIFT. DRIPPED ON HAND WHILE SHIFTING TO REVERSE. VERY DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM SKIN. NLM

OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE UPON ATTEMPTING TO OPEN UNLOCKED DOOR. ONE JUNK YARD INFORMED ME HE HAS 10 CALLS A WEEK ON THE SEBRING DOOR HANDLES. *AK

THIS VEHICLE IS (20) DAYS BEYOND RECALL SCOPE. NHTSA RECALL 98V183000, IGNITION KEY SHIFT INTERLOCK; WITH NO KEY IN THE IGNITION, A CHILD WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT WHICH ALLOWED VEHICLE TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO SOMEONE ELSES DRIVEWAY HITTING A TREE. MANUFACTURE NOT CLAIMING ANY RESPONSIBLITY EVENTHOUGH VEHICLE IS EXHIBITING SAME FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPRIENCED THE SAME THROTTLE PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL # 02 V 186 000,WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. BUT THIS RECALL WAS FOR YEARS 1995/1996, NOT ON 1998.CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL RAIL WAS LEAKING FUEL ONTO ENGINE. *AK THE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THEN THE VEHICLE HAD BLOWN UP. THE CONSUMER SEEKS HELP IN RESOLVING THIS PROBLEM. *SCC

ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WITHIN A FEW THOUSAND MILES OF EACH OTHER I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARINGS. EACH TIME THEY WERE REPLACED WITH THE IDENTICAL WRONG PART WHICH CAUSED THE LOSS OF THE ABS AND TRACK SYSTEM. CHRYSLER PROVIDED BOTH THE WRONG PART AND INCORRECT PART INFO. CHRYSLER IS USING 50+ OF THESE 1998 PARTS PER WEEK . THEY HAVE SINCE IDENTIFIED THERE ERROR AND HAVE WARNED THERE PARTS MGRS. AND CORRECTED THE INFO PROVIDED TO BCA FOR THEIR OEM PARTS CATALOGUE. I MET BY COINCIDENCE ANOTHER 1998 SEBRING OWNER THAT LOST THEIR ABS SYSTEM AFTER A REAR WHEEL BEARING REPAIR. MY CONCERN IS THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS THAT THERE WERE REPAIRS MADE WITH THE WRONG PART. THERE CUSTOMERS LOST A VALUABLE SAFETY SYSTEM. CHRYSLER HAS NOT NOTIFIED THEIR CUSTOMERS OF THE ERROR. IT TOOK A GREAT DEAL OF INVESTIGATION ON MY PART TO FIND AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM. STILL AT THIS TIME THEIR IS STILL INCORRECT INFO IN THE HANDS OF MANY AUTO REPAIR SHOPS.