2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING Complaints

MY CAR (2001 CHRYLSER SEBRING) CAME EQUIPPED WITH CHROMED WHEELS. APPARENTLY THE CHROME OVER TIME CRACKS ALLOWING AIR TO LEAK FROM THE TIRES. AS I WAS DRIVING I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A STRANGE VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT SO I PULLED OVER AND DISCOVER THE LOW TIRE. I REINFLATED THE TIRE AND TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP. THEY TOLD ME WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND PATCHED THE TIRE. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE PATCH WAS ONLY TEMPORARY AND THAT EVENTUALLY ALL THE WHEELS WOULD FAIL. I WOULD EITHER NEED TO RECHROME THE WHEELS OR REPLACE THEM. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS NORMALLY WEAR AND THE WHEELS WERE ONLY COVERED FOR 3 YEARS EVEN THOUGH I HAVE AN 7 YEAR WARRANTY. I HAVE NOT YET DECIDED WHICH OPTION TO DO BUT I FEEL THAT WHEELS THAT CAN FAIL LIKE THIS ARE A DANGER. THIS TIME I WAS NOT DRIVING THAT FAST AND THE LEAK WAS NOT THAT BAD BUT IT COULD BE WORSE IN THE FUTURE. ALSO RESEARCHING THE ISSUE OVER THE INTERNET, I DISCOVERED MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM ACROSS MANY MAKES AND MODELS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP FOR AN OIL CHANGE WHEN THE LUBE SPECIALISTS HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND AND SUGGESTED THAT VEHICLE BE INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAILING AND THAT IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEALERS FOR THE PARTS TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT VIEWED ONLINE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING SIMILAR SYMPTOMS OF RECALL.

I HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK END OF MY 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. I NEEDED TO PICK UP CHILDREN AND INTENDED TO LOOK INTO NOISE WHEN I GOT HOME. ABOUT A MILE FROM HOME ON A BUMPY COUNTRY ROAD, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. WHILE CHANGING THE TIRE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE STRUT SUPPORT HAD CORRODED AND BROKEN, THROWING THE SHOCK INTO MY TIRE. TIRE IS DESTROYED AND STRUT/SHOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC LOOKS AT THE OTHER SIDE AND FINDS THAT IT TOO IS CORRODED AND READY TO BREAK. A FRIEND IS A MECHANIC FOR A CHRYSLER DEALER AND SAYS HE HAS SEEN THIS BEFORE AND CHRYSLER KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM, BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THIS MALFUNCTION SENT MY CAR INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE, AND I WAS JUST LUCKY THAT I WAS IN THE COUNTRY AND NO ONE WAS COMING THE OTHER WAY! THE WARRANTY ON MY CAR EXPIRED 2 MONTHS AGO. IS CHRYSLER IN ANY WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS? *JB

I HAVE A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING 4 DOOR SEDAN. SINCE THE PURCHASING THE NEW CAR DIRECTLY FROM THE DEALER THE CAR HAS FREQUENTLY EXPERIENCED UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. I FORTUNATELY HAVE NOT BE INJURED AS A RESULT HOWEVER, THIS IS A WELL KNOW PROBLEM AS MY PREVIOUS CHRYSLER DID THIS AS WELL. IT WILL HAPPEN WHILE SITTING AT A STAND STILL THE CAR WILL PROPEL ITSELF FORWARD AND IF YOUR FOOT IS NOT ON THE BRAKE IT WILL TAKE OFF. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHROME ON THE WHEELS FLAKE OFF. AS A RESULT, THERE IS A LOSS OF AIR. WHEN THIS FIRST OCCURRED AIR WAS ADDED ONCE A WEEK NOW AIR MUST BE ADDED DAILY. THIS OCCURS ON ALL FOUR WHEELS HOWEVER THE REAR IS WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO UNDER WARRANTY AND SOMETHING WAS ADDED AROUND THE WHEELS TO SEAL OFF THE LEAK. SINCE THIS THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AND ROTATED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED AGAIN.

2001 SEBRING AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES. *TS THE DEALER REPLACED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SEAT BELT SENSOR, HOWEVER AFTER ABOUT A WEEK, THE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AGAIN. THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE MAKING TURNS. *JB

I OWN A CHRYSLER SEBRING WITH A 2.7L ENGINE, MY AUTO BODY REPAIR DRIVER WAS TAKING THE CAR TO HAVE A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT WHEN THE ENGINE SEIZED WHILE HE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO WARNING THE ENGINE JUST QUIT. I HAD A FACTORY REBUILT ENGINE PUT IN THE CAR FOR THE COST OF $4500.00 AND THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP STATED THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO SLUDGE. *JB

I BOUGHT A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING WITH A 2.7 L ENGINE IN NOVEMBER 2005. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE 59 FROM LOUISIANA TO ALABAMA ON JAN. 2, 2006 MY ENGINE SEIZED AND STOPPED. I HAD TO PULL OFF OF THE INTERSTATE IMMEDIATELY TO KEEP FROM GETTING HIT. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY FOUND IT HAD SLUDGE ALL OVER THE ENGINE. I HAVE KEPT MY CAR MAINTAINED AND HAD AN OIL CHANGE THE FRIDAY BEFORE THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. THIS LEFT ME VULNERABLE TO HAVE INJURED MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. I WAS OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR, BUT WAS TOLD SLUDGE WAS NOT COVERED. I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER AND THE CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 4/11/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE ENGINE DUE TO INTERNAL PARTS WITHIN THE ENGINE FAILING. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT HAD TO PAY $250.00 DEDUCTIBLE AND $150.00 FOR A NEW ENGINE MOUNTING BRACKET. *AK