2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING Complaints

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON SEVERAL TIMES FOR VARYING PERIODS OF TIME. UNDER WARRANTY THEY HAVE REPLACED RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT TENSIONER AND SEAT BELT BUCKLE. WARNING LIGHT STILL COMES ON SOMETIMES. THEY SAID THAT THE BAGS WILL NOT OPERATE WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. THE LIGHT MUST BE ON FOR THEM TO WORK ON IT AND IT WILL NORMALLY BE OUT BY THE TIME THAT I MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND GET IT IN. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45MPH A DEER AND TELEPHONE POLE WERE STRUCK WITH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THE ACCIDENT HOWEVER, AN HOUR LATER BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE THEREFORE, IT IS UNCERTAIN IF THERE WAS PRE-IMPACT BRAKING. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS THE VEHICLE PERFORMING AN INVESTIGATION. THE POLICE WERE ALERTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE IS A 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ALUMINUM WHEELS HAVE BECOME PITTED OVER TIME WITH NORMAL USE. THE PITS ALLOWED AIR TO ESCAPE THROUGH THE SIDEWALL, WHERE THE RIM AND TIRE MEET. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE WHEELS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH STAINLESS STEEL IN ORDER TO AVOID THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE.

I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY TIRES. THEY KEEP LEAKING AND LUG NUTS WON'T TIGHTEN. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY TWO GARAGES THAT MY RIMS ARE DEFECTIVE AND OF POOR QUALITY. RIMS ARE OXIDATED AND CORRODED ON MY 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT DRIVING THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS. *JB

CONSUMER 2002 SEBRING AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SEAT BELTS WERE INOPERABLE. *TS ***NAR*** THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WAS DEFECTIVE. *NM

IN FEB. 2006 THE FRONT WHEEL FEEL OFF MY 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING BECAUSE OF A BALL JOINT FAILURE (NON GREASEABLE JOINT). LUCKILY NO ONE WAS KILLED OR INJURED, BUT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN! I HAD THE FRONT JOINTS REPLACED AND OTHER DAMAGE REPAIRED. TWO MONTHS LATER (APRIL 2006) THE BALL JOINTS IN THE REAR OF THE CAR FAILED AND THE REAR WHEEL FELL OFF. AGAIN NO ONE WAS KILLED OR INJURED, BUT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN! *NM

BACK BUMPER ASSEMBLY HAS COME LOOSE FROM THE BODY. THERE HAS BEEN NO UNDO STRESS PUT ON THIS COMPONENT. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS AS OF THIS DATE. ADEQUATE MEANS WILL BE TAKEN TO INSURE THE INTEGRITY OF THIS COMPONENT. *NM

2.7 LITER V6 ENGINE- SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. REGULAR OILS CHANGES AT 3000 MILES. ENGINE FAILED AT 76000 MILES ON THE CAR DUE TO WATER MIXING WITH THE OIL..(A DIRECT RESULT OF A HEAD GASKET FAILURE- I ASSUME) THE MECHANIC NOTED THAT THERE WAS SEVERE OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST > $5000. HE ALSO INDICATED CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT PENDING. CHRYSLER HAS SINCE MODIFIED THIS ENGINE FOR ITS NEWER VEHICLES. *JB

WHILE SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL. I MUST SHIFT BACK AND FORTH TO GET VEHICLE MOVING AGAIN. THIS USUALLY IS NOT A PROBLEM BECAUSE IT USUALLY HAPPENS IN A PARKING STALL, WHERE NOT A LOT OF MOVING CARS ARE AROUND TO HIT ME. ALMOST ALWAYS AFTER THE NEUTRAL/DRIVE PROBLEM, THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT DOWN HARD WHEN GOING FROM SECOND DOWN TO FIRST GEAR, CAUSING A JERKING MOTION. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO TAKE IT INTO THE SHOP TWICE NOW, AND IT WAS DIFFERENT PROBLEMS EACH TIME. THE FIRST WAS A SENSOR, THE SECOND, A "TSB" NEEDED UPDATING. EACH TIME I TAKE IT IN, I AM GUARANTEED ABOUT A $200 CHARGE. *JB

I AM EXTREMELY DISSATISFIED WITH A PARTICULAR QUALITY OF MY 2002 SEBRING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I AM BRINGING THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF CHRYSLER AND I AM DEMANDING FURTHER INQUIRY AND RESOLUTION BE OFFERED ON MY REQUEST. I AM VERY ADAMANT ABOUT THIS REQUEST AS IT HAS PUT MY CHILDREN IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND COULD CAUSE HARM OR EVEN DEATH TO OTHERS. THE PROBLEM ITSELF IS RATHER SIMPLY TO UNDERSTAND BUT CAN HAVE VERY DANGEROUS RAMIFICATIONS. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK DOES NOT HAVE A SAFETY FEATURE PREVENTING THE DRIVER DOOR TO BE LOCKED WHILE THE KEYS ARE IN THE IGNITION OR IN THE VEHICLE. ON EVERY OTHER MANUFACTURER VEHICLE I'VE OWNED THERE WAS A FEATURE THAT PREVENTED THIS FROM HAPPENING - WHETHER THE CAR WAS RUNNING OR NOT. IN THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION, MY 1 1/2 SON WAS IN HIS CAR SEAT AS MY WIFE PARKED OUR SEBRING IN FRIENDS DRIVE WAY. SHE ACCIDENTALLY DEPRESSED THE CAR LOCK WHILE CLOSING THE DOOR. THE CAR WAS LOCKED, WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND MY CHILD INSIDE THE CAR. IT TOOK OVER A 1/2 HOUR FOR ME TO DRIVE TO THE LOCATION WITH THE SPARE KEYS TO UNLOCK THE CAR. THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND NERVE RACKING AND COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE IN EXTREME HEAT OR WINTER CONDITIONS WITHOUT PROPER VENTILATION. I WOULD VERY SURPRISED IF CHRYSLER HAS NOT BE NOTIFIED OF THIS COMPLAINT AND WILL BE EXTREMELY DISSATISFIED IF I DON'T RECEIVE RESOLUTION TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR AT THE VERY LEAST A COMPENSATION FOR THE SITUATION, FRUSTRATION, TIME AND MONEY SPENT. UNFORTUNATELY TO DATE, CHRYSLER HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING OTHER THAN TO GUIDE ME TO THIS SITE. THIS SERIES OF EVENTS (IF UNRESOLVED) WILL SERIOUSLY SWAY MY DECISION OF CHRYSLER PRODUCTS IN THE FUTURE. *JB