1996 CHRYSLER SEBRING Complaints

THE CLIPS WHICH HOLD THE DRIVERS SIDE OUTER PANEL FAILED CAUSING THE PANEL TO FALL OFF WHILE DRIVING. NLM

AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR QUIT WORKING AT 86,000 MILES. I AM UNABLE TO READ THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR . THE ODOMETER IS NOT LIT UP. THE TACHOMETER IS NOT WORKING EITHER.*AK

CHECKED FOR RECALL, GIVEN OK. AT 55 MPH WITHOUT WARNING BOLT "BROKE OR FELL OUT" CAUSING WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM CAR, ARM DROPPED, RESULTING IN SEVERE BODY AND MECHANICAL DAMAGE. *AK

AFTER DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR PREVIOUS SUSPENSION RECALLS AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG ON VEHICLE IN 1999, CONSUMER WAS STARTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP SIGN AND TURNING RIGHT. FRONT RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM DISCONNECTED FROM VEHICLE, AND RIGHT FRONT WHEEL KICKED OUT FROM VEHICLE ALSO, TIE ROD SEPARATED, AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AXLE BECAME DISLODGED FROM TRANSAXLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIR 99V-215 BECAUSE THE FRONT END WAS MAKING NOISE, THE CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE RECALL BECAUSE HE HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. NLM

TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING , ODOMETER, TACOMETER ARE ALSO NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A SCRAPING SOUND FROM FRONT END, THEN A NOISE. FRONT AXLE HAD BROKEN. *AK PRIOR TO RECALL 97V-201 THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINTS FAILED. CONSUMER NOT SURE HOW THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINTS WORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE AXLE. HOWEVER, CONSUMER QUESTION WHETHER OR NOT THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM. *YH

WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AFTER COMING TO A STOP,VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. *AK LEAKING FROM BELLHOUSING DUE TO TORQCONVERTOR FAILURE. *YH

I HAVE HEARD OF QUITE A FEW SEBRING OWNERS HAVING THIS PROBLEM......ANY RECALLS? NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED.

FRONT SUSPENSION WOULD WEAROUT EXCESSIVELY. FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, LOWER LEFT BALL JOINT/ OUTER TIE ROD END/ SWAY BAR LINK, AND BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED BY MECHANIC. IN ADDITION, HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING WATER AND OIL, AND THEY WERE REPLACED.*AK *SLC