2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING. HE STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD RACE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE. SURGE FORWARD. THE ENGINE WOULD RAIL UNTIL HE TURNED THE KEY OFF. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,500 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING STALLS AND JUMPS FORWARD WHEN FOOT IS ON BRAKE. THEN IT CUTS OFF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM TO DRIVE IT AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF APPROXIMATELY THIRTY TIMES TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT OBEYED AND THE FAILURE STOPPED FOR APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS BEFORE IT RECURRED. THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND NO RECALLS WERE FOUND FOR THE AIR BAG. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 32,000. UPDATED 09/05/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 35,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING. ON JUNE 25, 2007, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP AND FOUND THAT THE REAR SHOCK MOUNTS WERE CORRODED. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SHOCK MOUNT HAD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 71,931.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT WAS BURNED ON THE SEAT ITSELF AND ON THE REAR OF THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR NINE HOURS IN SUNLIGHT, HOWEVER, THE WINDOWS WERE TINTED. THE HEAT FUNCTION HAD NOT BEEN USED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 83,000.

I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR 2 YEARS AND ALREADY THE TRANSMISSION HAS WENT OUT AND THE TIMING BELT BROKE. THE PANEL LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF, MY AIR AND HEAT STOP WORKING WHEN I STOP. THE BRAKES ARE HORRIBLE. WHEN I GOT THE CAR A WEEK LATER I WAS BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP TO GET MY BRAKES FIXED. NOW I HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKES ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO STOP AND IT SOUNDS LIKE A TRAIN WHEN I STOP. THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE WHEN I TURN OR SLOW DOWN AND RUN OVER THE SLIGHTEST LITTLE BUMP. MY RADIO VOLUME GOES UP AND DOWN ON ITS OWN. AND MY CAR SOUNDS LIKE A TRUCK THE MOTOR OR WHATEVER IT IS SOUNDS SO LOUD. I PERSONALLY DON'T THINK THE CAR SHOULD HAVE EVER BEEN MANUFACTURED.

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE AN ALUMINUM TAPE OR SHEET OVER THEM, AND IS COMING OFF ON THE EDGES, LEAVING A RAZOR SHARP EDGE THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE SLICED THEIR HANDS ON. I DON'T SEE ANYTHING IN THE RECALLS, BUT WONDER IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. ANY SUGGESTIONS HOW TO REMEDY THE SITUATION? THANK YOU.*AK

I PURCHASED A USED CHRYSLER, 2004, SEBRING GTC CONVERTIBLE JUST THIS WEEKEND. ON THE WAY HOME , I LIVE SOME DISTANCE FROM THE DEALER, I NOTICED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR ONLY OPERATED IN HIGH SPEED. UPON RETURNING HOME THE FIRST THING I DID WAS LOG ON TO THE INTERNET, AND DISCOVERED THAT MANY OWNERS HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH ALL MAKES OF SEBRING FROM 2001 TO 2006. I READ THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB )FOR THE PROBLEM, AND CONTACTED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY ADMITTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM, BUT WON'T DISCUSS THE MATTER THAT IT WAS DEFECTIVE, NOR WAS IT COVERED. IN FACT, I WAS INFORMED THAT EVEN IF THE CAR WAS BRAND NEW THAT CHRYSLER HAS NOT OFFERED TO REIMBURSE COSTS OR TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM FOR THE OWNER. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE RAISED HIS VOICE AND CHALLENGED ME, WHEN I CALMLY INFORMED HIM I WOULD BE IN TOUCH WITH COMPANY OFFICIALS AND WITH MY STATE'S ATTORNEY GENERAL, SO THAT SINCE THERE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS SYSTEM, BUT NO RECALL. HE COULD ENFORCE THE LEMON LAW ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL FOR FUTURE AUTOMOBILE CONSUMERS. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WAS RUDE, AND VERY IMPOLITE---ALMOST THREATENING. ALSO, DESPITE MY DOCUMENTATION, INCLUDING A RECEIPT FOR PAYMENT AND CONTRACT, CHRYSLER DENIED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY VEHICLE. *AK

AT 30,987 MILES, MY 2004 CHRYSLER CONVERTIBLE 2.7L V6 ENGINE SEIZED UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGH SPEED LANE OF INTERSTATE RT 95 IN PHILADELPHIA, PA. I HAD JUST LEFT PHILA. CITY AND WAS DRIVING ONLY 5-10 MINS WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO ENGINE LIGHT OR OIL LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR JUST DIED. LUCKILY TRAFFIC WAS VERY LIGHT AND I COULD COAST SAFELY OVER TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. ENDED UP AFTER TOWING TO LOCAL SHOP OF PEPBOYS AND THEN AGAIN TO A 5-STAR CHRYSLER DEALER, THE ENGINE WAS DIAGNOSED AS FREEZING UP DUE TO SLUDGE IN OIL. HAD TO REPLACE WHOLE ENGINE AT COST OF $4,855 ON A VIRTUALLY BRAND NEW CAR. WARRANTY COVERAGE DENIED SINCE I COULD NOT PROVIDE PROOF OF OIL CHANGES THROUGH RECEIPTS. *JB