2000 CHRYSLER SEBRING Complaints

I AM THE NOT SOO HAPPY OWNER OF A 2000 CHRYSLER SEBRING JXI CONVERTIBLE. THE LATEST PROBLEM WITH THIS POOR EXCUSE FOR RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION IS THAT NOW NONE OF THE 3 KEYS THAT CAME WITH THE CAR ARE ABLE TO TURN THE LOCK CYLINDER EVEN WHEN ALL OTHER PREREQUISITES ARE ENABLED. AAA SENT OUT A LOCKSMITH WHO PROVIDED ME WITH A NEW KEY WHICH MUST BE USED IN CONJUCTION WITH THE ORIGAINAL COMPUTER CHIP KEYS, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THIS HAS NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. THE LOCKSMITH INDICATED TO ME THAT HE IS CALLED OUT FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM FOR MANY CHRYSLER MODELS AND ADVISED ME TO CHECK FOR A MFG RECALL, WHICH I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS ONE FOR THIS PROBLEM. HE ALSO INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM IS BECAUSE OF A DEFECT IN THE LOCK CYLINDER. I HOPE THIS HELPS YOU IN YOUR EFFORTS. THANK YOU.

VEHICLE LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID, DEALER STATED THAT THEY TRIED A NEW GASKET ON TRANSMISSION SWITCH ASSEMBLY. LEAK PERSISTED, DEALER STATED SWITCH (OR VALVE) WAS BAD BUT THERE WAS A NATIONWIDE BACKORDER OF AT LEAST 10,000 UNITS. I WAS ALLOWED TO TAKE VEHICLE BUT MADE AWARE TO CHECK TRANSMISSION FLUID OFTEN. THERE IS NO TSB OUT ON THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH IT IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM. DEALER WILL HONOR THE WARRANTY WHENT HE VALVE COMES IN.

THE VEHICLES' REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER IS INOPERATIVE. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE VEHICLE PER THE TSB, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. SCC

WE LEASED A 2000CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTABLE BRAND NEW. THIS PAST NOVEMBER WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE 30000 MILES ON THE CAR AND WITH NO WARNING AT ALL OUR BRAKES WERE GONE TO THE POINT THAT THE 2 FRONT DRUMS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE REAR PASSENGER DRUM HAD TO BE REPLACED. WE HAVE OWNED MANY CARS AND NEVER HAD TO REPLACE DRUMS AND VERY FEW TIMES HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES. WE HAD NO LOSS OF BRAKE PEDAL AND NO SQUEALIONG OR GRINDING AT ALL. THEY HAVE BEEN CHECKED EACH TIME IT WAS INT HE GARAGE.

NAR 1/15/2003. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET THE ABS TO ACTIVATE OR THE WHEELS TO LOCK UP ON DRY PAVEMENT. THE CONSUMER STATED ON WET SURFACES, THE PROBLEM WAS MAGNIFIED BECAUSE WHEN THE ABS DID ACTIVATE, IT REDUCED THE BRAKE PRESSURE TO THE POINT THAT THEY WERE COMPLETELY USELESS. *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 ENGINE, ABOUT HOW MUCH "I" WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AND WHAT THE SERVICE CONTRACT COVERS. THE PULLY THAT THEY SAY IS NOT PART OF THE POWER TRAIN IS RUN OFF THE POWER TRAIN TO GENERATE THE ELECTRICITY TO RUN THE STARTER FOR ONE AND MANY OTHER COMPONENTS THAT MAKE THE CAR GO. I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AND PAID A GOOD PRICE FOR THE POWER TRAIN PROTECTION. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY ANY MORE BECAUSE OF THEIR MALFUNCTIONING PRODUCT. CAN YOU ASSIST ME?

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