2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING Complaints

MY AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON FREQUENTLY AND REMAINS ON MOST OF THE TIME. I TOOK IT TO GOLDSTEIN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE IN LATHAM NY. I WAS CHARGED $120 FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS AN AIRBAG SENSOR THAT WOULD COST UPWARD OF AN ADDITIONAL $450 TO REPAIR. I FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ASSOCIATION FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING BACK IN JUNE OF 2007. THE RECALL CAMPAIGN # IS NHTSA-07V240000. I CALLED DIAMLER CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403 TO GET THE PROBLEM RESOLVED AND TO RECOVER THE $120 I PAID TO THE GOLDSTEIN DEALERSHIP FOR AN ISSUE THAT WAS COVERED IN A RECALL. DIAMLER CHRYSLER SAID THEY HAD NO RECALL FOR AN AIRBAG SENSOR ON THE 2007 SEBRING. I CALLED BACK THE NHTSA AT 1-888-327-4236 AND CONFIRMED THE RECALL WAS IN FACT ISSUED. I FILED A CASE WITH THE NHTSA, AND THEY REFERRED ME TO THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION AT 1-877-382-4357 WHERE I ALSO FILED A REPORT. THE FTC ALSO REFERRED ME TO THE NYS CONSUMER PROTECTION BOARD. COMPLAINTS TO THEM MUST BE FILED IN WRITING. I REQUESTED A COMPLAINT FORM. I CALLED DIAMLER CHRYSLER BACK AND FILED A CASE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGEMENT BACK, WHERE I SENSED THERE WASN'T THE LEAST BIT OF SYMPATHY OR CONCERN FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER DISPLAYED A DIM LIGHTING AND THEN SUDDENLY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY AND ALSO WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE SECOND FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON. MOVING THE SEAT WILL SOMETIMES CAUSE IT TO GO OFF. RECALL #07V240000 DESCRIBES THIS PROBLEM BUT SMITH AUTO PLEX IN AMERICAN FORK, UTAH (WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR) REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PERMANENTLY UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. ALSO, WHENEVER DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY INFORMED THERE WAS NOT A RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

FUEL PUMP CONNECTOR MELTED THOUGH AT THE GAS STATION AFTER A FILL UP. THE CAR STARTED BUT IMMEDIATELY STOPPED. FAILED TO START AFTER THAT. AFTER A TOW THE REAR SEAT WAS REMOVED AND THE FUEL PUMP CONNECTOR REMOVED. THE CONNECTOR WHEN REMOVED STILL CONTAINED THE PIN THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MOLDED INTO THE FUEL PUMP. FUEL RUSHED OUT OF THE CONNECTOR, FELT VERY LUCKY IT WAS GAS AND NOT FUMES. IF THE TANK HAD NOT BE FULL A FIRE WOULD HAVE BEEN INEVITABLE BASED ON THE MELTED BLACK PLASTIC ON THE FUEL PUMP. *JS

WHEN TURNING STEERING-WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE. THE FIX IS THE REPLACEMENT OF "GEAR-RACK" WITH INNER-TIE-RODS, AND FRONT-END REALIGNMENT AT A COST OF $1000.00. THIS SEEMS TO BE A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THIS SERIES OF THE CHRYSLER SEBRING. HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF THE ONLINE CHATTER: HTTP://WWW.SEBRINGCLUB.NET/BOARD/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?F=32&T=26163 *JS

AS I APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT AND HAD TO STOP, THE ENGINE STALLED, AND I HAD TO RESTART IT FROM THE IGNITION. IT HAPPENED ON THREE OTHER OCCASIONS (ONCE IN A LEFT TURN AT A STOP SIGN). THE STEERING PROBLEM IS PROGRESSIVELY AGGRAVATING TO THE POINT OF LOOSING POWER ASSIST WHEN I MAKE A LEFT TURN, AND OCCASIONALLY A RIGHT TURN, ALSO. IT STARTED AS A SMALL INCONVENIENCE, BUT AT THIS POINT, IF I AM NOT VERY CAREFUL WHEN I MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE CAR WOULD GO STRAIT INSTEAD OF TURNING. *TR

AS I WAS SLOWING FOR A RED SIGNAL AT AN INTERSECTION, MY ENGINE SHUT OFF AS IF I TURNED OFF THE KEY. IT DIDN'T SHUDDER OR GIVE ANY INDICATION THAT THERE WAS DIFFICULTY WITH THE ENGINE PERFORMANCE, IT SIMPLY CEASED RUNNING. I READ A AP ARTICLE ON THE CHRYSLER 200 ENGINE STALL IN THIS MORNINGS PAPER AND NOTED THAT MOTOR BEING INVESTIGATED BY YOUR AGENCY WAS THE SAME MOTOR THAT IS IN MY SEBRING. I WANTED TO NOTIFY YOU OF MY PROBLEM TO MAKE A WRITTEN RECORD IN THE EVENT THAT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES OR EXACERBATES AND THERE IS A NEED FOR ME TO BRING MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE PROBLEM REPAIR. *TT

I WAS GOING PARK UNDER MY CARPORT AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP, I KEPT PRESSING THE BRAKES DOWN AS HARD AS I COULD BUT THE CAR KEPT MOVING UNTIL I PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ALMOST WENT INTO MY HOUSE. ANOTHER INCIDENT WHERE I WAS CROSSING THE THRUWAY AND THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION WITH CARS COMING, CLOSE TO GETTING HIT BY MULTIPLE CARS, OTHER INCIDENTS WHERE THE CAR KILLS WHILE UNDER THE RED LIGHT, HAVE TO RESTART IT. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING BRAND NEW APRIL 2007. AFTER ABOUT A YEAR (OR LESS) AND WELL UNDER 20,000 MILES THE GAS CAP LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT OFF SPORADICALLY EVEN IN THE "OFF" POSITION, GOT STUCK IN PARK, FUEL TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED (WHICH WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING), AIR BAG LIGHT WON'T GO OFF, ETC. HAD ALL THESE PROBLEMS FIXED ONLY TO HAVE MANY OF THEM RECUR. THEY WERE ALL FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW AFTER 36,000 MILES AND NO WARRANTY, THE PROBLEMS I HAVE NOW ARE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STILL WON'T GO OFF, MY ELECTRIC WINDOWS SOMETIMES WON'T WORK AT ALL (DRIVER'S SIDE SPECIFICALLY), AIR BAG LIGHT WON'T GO OFF BUT OCCASIONALLY WHEN DRIVER'S SEAT IS MOVED BACKWARD AND FORWARD BUT ALWAYS RETURNS, CAR WILL STALL AT TIMES WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL WHILE DRIVING. AFTER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN GOING OFF AGAIN, TOOK IT TO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IN MY TOWN...THEY CONTACTED CHRYSLER TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REPLACE IT AGAIN AND THEY REFUSED. ALL THE RECALLS I READ ABOUT THAT APPEAR TO PERTAIN TO MY VEHICLE, CHRYSLER SAYS MY VIN IS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL (EVEN THOUGH IT'S HAPPENING TO MY CAR TOO)! I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLE FOR MYSELF, OR ANYONE IN MY FAMILY AGAIN! PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR STARTED EARLY AND NEVER WENT AWAY. *TR