2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING Complaints

APPROXIMATELY A MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK VERY LATE AT NIGHT, MY LIGHTS WENT OUT ABOUT 4 OR 5 TIMES. THEY WOULD COME RIGHT BACK ON WHEN I HIT THE DIMMER SWITCH, BUT IT WAS REALLY FRIGHTENING. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND A LOOSE WIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. NOW, 2 YEARS LATER, MAY 2005, ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK AT 2A.M. MY LIGHTS WENT OUT TWO TIMES AND CAME BACK ON WHEN I HIT THE DIMMER SWITCH.

I HAD MY STARTER REPLACED IN SEP 04 AND TODAY IT WENT BAD AGAIN. THE FIRST REPAIR COST ME OVER $500 AND ONLY THE DEALER COULD GET THE PART.

DT CONSUMER STATES WHEN THE KEY IS OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE GEAR SHIFT CAN SLIP TO ANOTHER GEAR. *TT

I LEASED THE 2002 SEBRING CONVERTABLE LXI ON SEPT 9, 2002 SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN HAVING ON GOING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT SINCE JUNE 2003 TO THIS DATE MAY 2005. STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER 3 TIMES N THE DRIVER SIDE AND 2 ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, ALONG WITH THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE, SET BELT EXTRACTER. THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS REPLACING THESE PARTS BUT EVERY OTHER MONTH IT SEEMS THAT THE AIR BAG LIKE IS STILL COMING ON. AMONGST OTHER ISSUES I AM HAVING WITH THIS VEHICLE SUCH AS THE STEERING PULLING LEFT TO RIGHT OR WHEN I EXCEL {4 TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED} THE STEERING SPINS 3-4 TIMES COMPLETELY AROUND I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SINCE JUNE 2003. THE TRANSMISSION IS BUCKING, SLIPPING, AND/OR STICKING INTO GEAR, I HAVE BEEN COMPLANING ABOUT THIS ISSUE TO THE DEALERSHIP SINCE FEBRUARY 2004. TO THIS DAY MAY 15, 2005 ALL THE ABOVE COMPLAINTS ARE STILL AN ISSUE.

CONSUMER STATES: NOTICED AIR LEAKING FROM TIRES. CHROME WHEELS WERE CORRODED, AND IT CAUSED THE TIRES TO LEAK. HOWEVER, DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THEY WANTED TO CHARGE CONSUMER OUT OF POCKET TO FIX IT. *AK

CAR WAS AT DEALER AT LEAST 6 TIMES FOR FRONT END NOISE. THEY FINALLY REPLACED RIGHT FRONT STRUT AND BUSHINGS. NOISE IS BACK AGAIN.

IN NOVEMBER I NOTICED THAT IN THE MORNINGS WHEN I WOULD GET READY TO DRIVE TO WORK MY CAR WOULD REVERSE WHEN PUT IN DRIVE. SINCE I HAD JUST MOVE TO CALIFORNIA FOR MY NEW JOB AND WAS IN TRAINING I DIDN'T GET THE TIME OFF TO TAKE MY CAR TO A DEALERSHIP UNTIL JANUARY 06, 2003.

DRIVING DOWN A 4 LANE ROAD DOING AROUND 45 TO 50 MPH THE VEHICLE TOTALLY SHUT DOWN CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RE START THE ENGINE. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO GUESS ON THE COMPONENT AS I DID NOT TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT YET.

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYING ON, AND CLICKING NOISE IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED VEHICLE. THEY REPLACED A CLOCK SPRING. *AK

HOSE TO POWER STEERING IS CRIMPED BY A.C. UNIT PIPE ,CAUSING POWER STEERING FLUID TO LEAK AND POWER STEERING TO FAIL. *AK