1996 CHRYSLER SEBRING Complaints

VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED AND AT ANY TIME. VEHICLE WAS AT DEALER'S 20 TIMES. CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK

I HAD THE VEHICLE IN 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO 7/9/01 FOR REGULAR SERVICE AND A RECALL ON THE BOOTS, THE RIGHT BEING WORSE THAN THE LEFT SIDE. I ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT THE REAR END SWAYING WHEN I DRIVE OVER A ROUGH ROAD. THERE WAS NO EVEN FLOW. IT TURNED OUT THE INNER TIE ROD ENDS HAD TO BE REPLACED. WITHIN 2 DAYS OF RECEIVING THE VEHICLE BACK THERE WAS STILL A SWAY IN THE REAR END BUT NOT AS BAD. I PARKED THE CAR FOR 6 DAYS BECAUSE I USED MY FATHER'S NEW VEHICLE. WHEN I USED THE CAR AGAIN ESPECIALLY ON 7/9/01 I MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO A PARKING LOT AND HEARD A LOUD METAL THUMPING SOUND. I HEARD THE SOUND AGAIN WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO MY RESIDENCE AND NOTICED THE STRUT NOT ONLY CAME UNDONE BUT ALSO BROKE THE BODY FRAME UNDER THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL WELL. VEHICLE WAS FLAT BEDDED BACK TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY THOUGHT WORK COULD BE DONE. UNFORTUNATELY, IT HAD TO GO TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP. I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM BODY SHOP TO SEE HOW THIS JOB WILL BE DONE AS WELL AS WHAT EXPENSE IT WILL BE TO ME. I SAW ON NHTSA'S WEB SITE UNDER COMPLAINTS THAT THERE WERE 5 OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE NOISE AS WELL AS THE STRUT ACTUALLY BREAKING OFF. I CALLED TO COMPLAIN TO CRASH, A DATA BASE SITE FOR VEHICLE PROBLEMS WHO ADVISED ME THEY HAD JUST TAKEN THE SAME REPORT ON THE SAME SIDE ON A DODGE NEON. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS STRUT BROKE. WHEN I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP HOW THIS HAPPENED, THEY ADVISED ME NORMAL WEAR & TEAR. NOW I AM IN THE INSURANCE BUSINESS FOR 12 YEARS AND HAVE OWNED 2 OTHER VEHICLES IN MY LIFE, THIS IS NOT A "NORMAL" WEAR AND TEAR. YOU HAVE TO HAVE A SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENT WITH EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS TO HAPPEN. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT ALL THE RECALLS THAT CHRYSLER HAS HAD ON THE SEBRINGS IN PARTICULAR, ARE MAINLY THE FRONT SUSPENSION. MAYBE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WHITH MANUFACTURING. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED. I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED.*AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 35-40 MPH AND TOOK FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN, ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK, AND VEHICLE KEPT MOVING. CONSUMER WENT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, AND WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS NOT INJURED. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 5422.00. CHRYSLER INVESTIGATOR WILL LOOK AT VEHICLE.*AK CHRYSLER SENT CONSUMER A LETTER STATING THAT THE THROTTLE SYSTEM WAS THOROUGHLY INSPECTED AND ALL CABLES AND LEVERS WERE FOUND FREE AND MOVING WITHOUT ANY RESTRICTIONS, THEY ALSO FOUND NO STORED OR ACTIVE CODES IN THE SYSTEM. *SLC

LAP AND SHOULDER BELT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE LOCKS UP. WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF MOVEMENT BELT LOCKS UP. SEATBELT HAS TO BE UNLOCKED, AND ROLLED ALL THE WAY BACK TO CORRECT PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. THIS CAUSES PASSENGER TO REPEAT THE PROCESS OVER AND OVER. ALSO, BELT MAKES A REELING SOUND BEFORE IT STARTS TO LOCK UP. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL REGARDING THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. *SLC

FRONT DISC ROTORS WARP WITHIN 3,000 MILES OF REPAIR CAUSING POOR BRAKING CONTROL AT 40+ MPH. CAUSED BY BAD BRAKE DESIGN. ALSO ABS MODULE FAILED AT 90,000 MILES , LEAVING NO ABS IMPLEMENTATION ON VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH COULD FEEL BUMPING IN FRONT WHILE MAKING A LEFT. THEN, VEHICLE WILL GO TO RIGHT.*AK

THE VEHICLE BALL JOINT AND LATERAL CONTROL ARM HAD FAILED AND THE CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSMENT OF REPAIR COST. *YH

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE AFTER RECALL 00V421002 HAD BEEN PERFORMED TO CORRECT A DEFECT IN VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00V421002. CONTACTED DEALER AND TOOK VEHICLE IN. WAS KEPT FOR OVER 3 WEEKS. VEHICLE HAD AN EXTRA 480 MILES ON IN AND 1/4 FUEL TANK. HAD CHECKED MILEAGE AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK. MECHANIC REFUSED TO REPAIR AS ACCORDING TO RECALL. FAILED TO CLEAN AND PUT SPECIAL SEALANT ON BALL JOINTS FOR PREVENTION OF MOISTURE. BEEN IN CONTACT WITH MANUFACTURER. *AK

CONSUMER STATES FRONT WHEEL BEARING WENT BAD TWICE, AND THE REAR WHEEL BEARING ALSO WENT OUT TWICE.*JB