2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING Complaints

REAR UPPER SHOCK MOUNTS BROKE. MADE OF ALLUM. WHY? CORROSION WILL HAPPEN IF YOU INSTALL ALLUM NEXT TO SHEET METAL, ALSO THEY WERE NOT PAINTED. THE NEW ONES ARE AT LEAST PAINTED. IT DOES NOT SEEM TO ME TO BE VERY SMART TO HAVE ALLUM. MOUNTS AND UNPROTECTED. *TR

PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETER, CAR IS IN DRIVEWAY IN PARK,THE IDLE WILL GO UP A LITTLE , BUT THE SPEEDOMETER WILL GO UP TO 80-100 KM WILL SITTING STILL. IF YOU GIVE THE VEHICLE GAS IN PARK THE SPEEDOMETER WILL GO TO 240 KM AGAIN WHILE IN PARK AND NOT MOVING. I HAVE HAD IT THE VEHICLE RESCANNED,BUT THE ISSUE DID NOT GO AWAY..I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR, AND THE PUT ALMOST 200 KM ON THE CAR AND THE PROBLEM NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED MORE THAT ENOUGH TIMES, BUT WHEN IT WENT INTO SERVICE TO GET CHECKED OUT THEY COULD NOT SOLVE OR GET THE CAR TO DO THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WAS VERY FRUSTRATING ,AND OUR CONCERN WAS THAT WHEN THE WARRANTY RAN OUT AND THERE WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THERE WILL BE A COSTLY BILL. I AM ALSO CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING. ON JUNE 25, 2007, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WILL COST BETWEEN $1,500-$2,300. THE VIN, PURCHASE DATE, AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 64,800.

GAS CAP LEAK IS DETECTED AND ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AND STAYS ON. TRIED AFTER MARKET CAP AND 2 DIFFERENT CAPS FROM DEALER AND PROBLEM DOES NOT GO AWAY. DASH LIGHT HAS BEEN RESET NUMEROUS TIMES, MECHANIC THINKS THE FILLER PIPE MUST BE BENT AND LEAKING SOMEWHERE ELSE BELOW THE CAP. ACTUALLY, JUST HAD LIGHT RESET WITH CAP SEALED TIGHT, DID NOT TOUCH IT, AND 3 DAYS LATER LIGHT CAME ON ANYWAY. EASY SOLUTION CHANGE THE LAW, SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO TRY AND CORRECT THE LOSS OF A LITTLE GAS VAPOR WHILE HUMMERS DRIVE AROUND AT 5- 10 MILES A GALLON IS THE TRUE CRIME HERE. CHANGING THE LAW INCREASES THE TOLERANCES AND LET'S MOVE ON TO BETTER THINGS. CAR WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION WITH STUPID DASH LIGHT ON. *AK

RIGHT REAR TOP STRUT MOUNT BECAME NOISY/CREAKING/THUMPS) DURING THE WINTER. 2 WEEKS AGO WHILE DRIVING HOME WE HEARD EXCESSIVE NOISE/CREAKING/THUMPING FROM RIGHT REAR. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THE NEXT DAY NOISE WAS EVEN LOUDER. UPON INSPECTION I FOUND THE SHOCK HAD DROPPED THROUGH THE MOUNT AND WERE WEDGED IN THE COIL. TEMPORARILY PUSHED IT BACK UP, PURCHASED A NEW MOUNT FROM DEALER WHICH WAS INSTALLED. OLD MOUNT, ALUMINUM), HAD COMPLETELY DETERIORATED. NOW THE LEFT SIDE WAS GETTING LOUDER. WILL REPLACE BEFORE SHOCK DAMAGE AS WELL. *AK

2002 SEBRING CONVERTIBLE LXI WITH MULTIPLE STILL YET UNRESOLVED "ELECTRICAL" PROBLEMS : DOOR LOCKS (8+ TIMES ATTEMPTED REPAIR) FRONT PASSENGER POWER WINDOW(2X ATTEMPTED REPAIR) , AIRBAG LIGHT RESULTING FAILED SEAT BELT TENSIONER(2X), WIPER MOTER FAILED, STEREO SYTEM (2X), OTHER ISSUES.

DRIVING 5 MILE P/HR (LUCKILY) UPPER CONTROL / ARM BAL JOINT, LEFT REAR, CRACKED, SEPARATED...TIRE FELL OFF TBD (PROBABLY REPLACE BOTH PARTS OR MORE DEPENDING ON EXTENT OF RESIDUAL DAMAGE.

IN 12/2001 I PURCHASED A 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI AND DISCOVERED THE INTERIOR LIGHTS BLINKED. I REPORTED TO THE DEALER, WHO NEGLECTED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. ON APRIL 26, 2007 THE RADIO INTERMITTENTLY STOPPED OPERATING AND BEGAN TO BLINK EVEN WHILE TURNING OFF AND/OR NOT OPERATING THE VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON 05/18/07 FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR, AND AS IT TURNED OUT THE RADIO WAS CAUSING THE INTERIOR LIGHT TO BLINK. ONCE THE RADIO WAS REPLACED THE INTERIOR LIGHTS NO LONGER BLINKED. THE PROBLEM WITH THE RADIO WAS ELECTRONICALLY BACK FEEDING INTO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS , CAUSING THE RADIO AND EVERYTHING IT BACK FEED INTO TO BECOME CHARGED BY THE BATTERY AND ON CONSTANTLY. THIS WAS A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE. THIS WAS A PROBLEM CHRYSLER WAS AWARE OF BY ISSUANCE OF THEIR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #08-026-01 DATED 12/14/01 FOR 2001-2002 SEBRING/SEBRING CONVERTIBLE/STRATUS AND 2002 LIBERTY. CHRYSLER REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THEY KNEW THE PROBLEM EXISTED. OTHER THAN THE INTERIOR LIGHTS BLINKING, THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM DID NOT BECOME EVIDENT UNTIL APRIL 26, 2007. I WAS LEFT TO PAY FOR FACTORY DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT. IT TOOK THIS PROBLEM 5 YEARS TO SURFACE, BUT IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A GREAT DEAL OF DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLES AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AS WELL AS CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH BY FIRE. PLEASE HELP ME AND ANYONE ELSE WHO OWN THESE VEHICLES.*AK

LOUD CLANGING NOISE FROM REAR. MECHANIC ADVISED THAT BOTH BOTH STRUTS AND SHOCKS WERE BROKEN AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. ESTIMATED $600.00 . *AK

PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END, STEERING. IT LOCKS UP AND BECOMES VERY TIGHT THEN VERY LOOSE. I WAS TOLD POSSIBLY RACK-AND-PINION BY A MECHANIC. AFTER LOOKING AT THESE COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB SITE, I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE 2002 SEBRING W/87,000 MILES. I WILL HAVE IT CHECKED OUT MONDAY FOR SURE. HOW DO I GET CHRYSLER TO FIX THIS? *JB