1998 CHRYSLER SEBRING Complaints

WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT FELT PEDAL PULSATING, AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PROBLEM CAUSED BY WARPED ROTORS, WHICH WERE REPLACED, AND THE NEW ROTORS BECAME WARPED AS WELL. *ML

FRONT AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS ARE EXCESSIVELY WARPING WHICH IS CAUSING SEVERE SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK *ML

PERSON PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME, I T-BONED THE OTHER CAR AT APPROXIMATELY 35 - 40 MILES PER HOUR. AIRBAGS DID NO DEPLOY, ENTIRE BUMPER WAS SPLIT IN HALF ON MY VEHICLE. FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO REMOVE ME FROM VEH. DOOR ON DRIVERS SIDE JAMMED. SEVERE FRONT IN DAMAGE TO MY CAR. FIREMAN ASKED WHY MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, SAID AS I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD OF. *AK

RECALL 98V183000; SELF ADJUSTING SHIFT CABLE REMEDY MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE SHIFT INTERLOCK TO MOVE WHILE THE KEY WAS OUT OF IGNITION. CHRYSLER ADMITTED THERE WAS NO SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM. DEALER IS GALLOWAY GULF COAST DODGE, 15565 SOUTH TAMIAMI TRAIL, FT MEYERS, FL 33908 941-415-2147. THIS VEHICLE FELL UNDER THE LEMON LAW FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

TIRE RIMS ARE TOO SOFT!!!! HAVE REPLACE 2 RIMS AND HAVE OWNED VEHICLE LESS THAN 18 MONTHS. DOOR PANELS ARE DEFECTIVE!!! SUNROOF UPHOLSTERY IS DEFECTIVE. ENGINE ROARS. OVER DRIVE BUTTON IS LOCATED IN A BAD PLACE. INSTRUCTIONS ARE CONFUSING BETWEEN PANEL INSTRUCTIONS AND O/D MANUEL. I LOVE TO DRIVE THIS CAR....BUT I HATE IT! AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED!!!( DOT NUMBER: )

YOU HAVE A PREVIOUS RECALL FOR THIS ON MY CAR. I TESTED THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS INOPERATIONAL. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO A DODGE DEALER 4 TIMES BEFORE A FINAL REPAIR ATTEMPT. AT THIS POINT THEY HAD PUT IT IN 1 NEW PART, WHICH IS A SELF ADJUSTING CABLE. THIS DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM THOUGH. THEIR OTHER ATTEMPTS AT FIXING MY CAR WAS TO BEND A PIN BACK INTO PLACE THAT HAD BENT. ON THE FINAL REAPAIR ATTEMPT THEY AGAIN PUT A WHOLE NEW ASSEMBLY IN, AGAIN IN 2 DAYS MY CAR WAS INOPERATIONAL. CHRYSLER SAID THAT I WAS BREAKING MY CAR AND IT WAS ALL MY FAULT. I WOULDN'T BUY IT SO I TOOK THEM TO ARBITRATION TO TRY TO GET MY MONEY BACK FOR THIS LEMON OF A CAR. AT THE HEARING CHRYSLER SAID THAT THEY THEMSELVES NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH THEIR CABLE AND STARTED TO INSTALL A NEW SELF ADJUSTING CABLE *AS PER YOUR RECALL NOTICE STATED* IN ALL THE NEW CARS COMING OFF OF THE ASSEMBLY LINE AS WELL AS IN THE RECALLED VEHICLES. THE NEW CAR ARBITRATION BOARD WHERE I LIVE DETERMINED THAT THIS NEW PART WAS AN ENGINEER FLAW AND WAS NOT DOING ITS JOB AND PRODUCED A SAFETY HAZZARD AS STATED IN YOUR RECALL NOTICE. I AM SERIOUSLY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHER MOTORISTS WHO DID NOT RECEIVE SUCH A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL AND ARE UNAWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. CHRYSLER HAS BECOME AWARE OF IT AT THE HEARING, AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY CHOOSE TO DIVULGE THIS INFORMATION I AM NOT SURE. I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD DIVULGE IT TO YOU SO THAT MAYBE SOME FURTHER ACTION CAN BE TAKEN. ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT NOT ALL OF THE MECHANICS AND SERVICE ADVISORS ARE SURE AS TO HOW TO PERFORM THIS TEST CORRECTLY. I WENT INTO GULF COAST DODGE ON CLEVELAND AVE. IN FT. MYERS FLORIDA, TO HAVE MY VEHICLE FIXED, ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS. I WAS UPSET AND CRYING, MY SERVICE ADVISOR ASSURED ME THAT HE WOULD MAKE SURE THAT MY CAR WAS OPERATIONAL. UPON RETURNING TO PICK UP MY VEHICLE THEY DIDN'T REPAIR MY CAR AT ALL, SAYING THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM FOUND AT THIS TIME. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK

THE FRONT END IS TOO CLOSE TO THE GROUND AND THE UNIT CRACKS EVERY TIME PULLED INTO A PARKING AREA WITH CEMENT ABUTMENTS. THE WHOLE FRONT HAS TO BE REPLACED. SHOULD BE A SEPARATE UNIT! CRACKED TWO TIMES OVER $2K DAMAGE.

WHEN STOPPING AND ENGINE REACHES 750 RPM, ENGINE SURGES BY 300 RPM BEFORE DECREASING TO IDLE AT ABOUT 650 RPM. IF BRAKE IS NOT HELD TIGHT, CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD AND HIT ANYTHING IN FRONT OF IT. DEALER SAYS THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX PROBLEM AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, AND WITH DIFFERENT DEALERS. *AK

THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, DEFECTIVE OR NOT. CHRYSLER WILL NOT FIX SEAT BELT WITHOUT COST TO THE CONSUMER. *AK