2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING Complaints

ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2010, I PURCHASED A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING FROM A DEALERSHIP IN PLYMOUTH, WI. THE CAR HAD 19,204 MILES ON IT. THE CAR ALSO HAD BRIDGESTONE TURANZA TIRES. I TOOK MY CAR INTO TIRES PLUS FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT 22,700 MILES ON THE DASH. I WAS TOLD BY THE TECHNICIAN THAT I NEEDED NEW TIRES, BECAUSE MY TIRES HAD 3/32 OF TREAD ON THEM. ON JANUARY 28, 2011, THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CAR SO GANDRUD INSTALLED A AUTO TRANS SHIFT LEVER INTERLOCK SPRING.THEY ALSO CHECKED TIRE PRESSURE AND SET TIRE PRESSURE. A ABOUT A MONTH LATER, I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH GETTING MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. HAVING TO WIGGLE THE STEERING COLUMN TO GET IT OUT. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO GANDRUD TO HAVE THEM CHECK IT AND THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. ON MAY 11, 2011, I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR ANOTHER OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION. GANDRUD TOLD ME I HAD 4/32 TREAD ON THE TIRES AT 30,026 MILES. ON JUNE 24, 2011, I TOOK IT BACK TO GANDRUD FOR ANOTHER OIL CHANGE AT 33,572 MILES ON THE DASH AND WAS TOLD I HAD 4/32 OF TIRE TREAD LEFT ON THE TIRES. IT WAS NOT TWO MONTHS LATER, I MOVED TO MILWAUKEE, WI. ON AUGUST 18, 2011, AMATO HYUNDAI WAS RUNNING A SPECIAL FOR $12.00 AN OIL CHANGE. I WENT GOT AN OIL CHANGE AND THE TECHNICIAN THERE TOLD ME I NEEDED TO GET NEW TIRES FOR THE CAR. HE STATED AT THIS TIME I HAD LESS THAN 2/32 OF TREAD ON MY TIRE. I GOT A QUOTE FROM THE SERVICE GUY, DECIDED I CAN BEAT THAT PRICE.SET-UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH TIRES PLUS FOR FOUR TIRES AN ALIGNMENT. UNFORTUNATELY, I DID NOT MAKE IT TO GET MY NEW TIRES ON THE CAR. ON SEPTEMBER 03, 2011, I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY. I WAS TRAVELING IN FAR LEFT LANE, MANEUVERING TO THE MIDDLE LANE WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL AND MY TIRES WERE NO LONGER FUNCTIONING TOGETHER. I ALMOST LOST MY LIFE THAT DAY, BUT GOD SO FIT FOR ME TO LIVE TO TELL ABOUT IT. IT WAS THE MOST SHOCKING DAY OF MY LIFE. I THANK GOD I AM HERE TO MAKE A COMPLAINT. THESE DEALERSHIPS CAN'T CONTINUE TO SCAM US THIS WAY. IT'S NOT WORTH OUR LIFE. *TR

MY ACCELERATOR HAS BEEN STICKING AND BEGIN NOT LONG AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN 2010. I THOUGHT AT FIRST IT WAS THE CAR MAT GETTING IN THE WAY BUT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE THIS LAST TIME ON SUNDAY OCTOBER 2,2011. I WAS PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE AND HAD MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND I HIT THE CEMENT CURB WHICH WAS TALLER THAN MOST. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LOWER PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES GETTING IT TO STOP BEFORE FURTHER DAMAGE. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME BUT NO ONE WAS INJURED. IF THE CURB WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN TALL THE CAR WOULD HAVE MORE AND LIKELY JUMPED IT AND RAN INTO BUILDING, BUT BECAUSE OF HEIGHT OF IT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN. I THEN GOT OUT AND INSPECTED THE DAMAGE WHICH WAS LESS THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE AND NO AIR BAGS DISBURSED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING CHANGE LANES AT 55 MPH, THE STEERING BECAME LOOSE CAUSING THE WHEELS TO SEIZE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT THEN CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND ARM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL AUTO BODY GARAGE BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURED TWICE. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE SEAT BEALT FASTENED WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT UNFASTENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONLY ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER NOW WAS THE MANUFACTURER MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,479.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER REGARDING NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V152000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING), BUT WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 01/05/12*LJ UPDATED 01/09/12

2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING IS STUCK IN PARK. GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT MOVE AT ALL. WAS WORKING FINE YESTERDAY. CAME OUT THIS MORNING STARTED MY CAR AND COULD NOT GET OUT OF PARK. CAR IS TAKEN WELL CAR OF. WAITING FOR A TOW TO GET REPAIRED. *KB

IN AUGUST 2010, I BOUGHT A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING WITH ONLY 25,000 MILES. NOW WITH ONLY 32,000 MILES - THE THROTTLE PART HAS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF STALLING AND ALSO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM HAS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE READ THE COMPLAINTS THAT THE THROTTLE CAN MALFUNCTION AND SPEED UP THE VEHICLE! AND I HAVE READ THE COMPLAINTS THAT THE THROTTLE CAN STALL OUT THE VEHICLE. WHY HASN'T THE THROTTLE PART (CODE P2107) BEEN RECALLED? I WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE PART IS ONLY GUARANTEED FOR 1 YEAR. THIS SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND CHRYSLER IS PUTTING DEFECTIVE THROTTLES ON THIS MODEL OF SEBRING AND NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT. HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM? WHY DOESN'T CHRYSLER HAVE A WARRANTY IN EFFECT FOR THIS PROBLEM BEFORE MORE DRIVERS GET KILLED OR INJURED? PLEASE RESPOND. *TR

JUST IMAGINE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 25-30MPH AND YOUR HOOD FLIES UP AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD. FORTUNATELY FOR ME THE PERSON BEHIND BE WAS ALERT AND DID NOT PLOW INTO THE REAR OF ME. I PHONED THE INSURANCE COMPANY IMMEDIATELY, AND I WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE CAR TO A RECOMMENDED COLLISION CENTER WHICH REPAIRED MY CAR PRETTY QUICKLY....TOO QUICKLY I SUPPOSE BECAUSE WHEN I CALLED THE CHRYSLER, LLC OFFICE THEY SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR SAID IN ERROR THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THE EVIDENCE WAS DESTROYED. HE ESSENTIALLY SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THAT CHRYSLER COULD DO. THEY DON'T KNOW WHY IT HAPPENED BUT IT SEEMED AS IF THE LATCH WAS WORKING PERFECTLY NOW. WELL I NOW HAVE A NEW HOOD BUT THE SAME OLD LATCH. MY MAJOR CONCERN IS THAT IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHY IT HAPPENED TO BEGIN WITH HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT IT IS FIXED. SUPPOSE THAT IT IS NOT THE LATCHES AT ALL BUT SOMETHING CONNECTED TO THE LATCHES THAT MADE THEM BOTH FAIL. NO ONE IS LISTENING TO ME. I AM NOW VERY FEARFUL OF DRIVING MY CAR WHICH I MENTIONED TO THE CHRYSLER SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR AND HIS RECOMMENDATION TO ME WAS "IF YOU ARE THAT AFRAID YOU OUGHT TO JUST TRADE IT IN AND GET SOMETHING ELSE" HE SAID THAT THEY HAVE DONE ALL AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY INTEND TO DO AND HE HUNG UP THE PHONE WITH ME STILL TALKING. I JUST WANT THIS TO GO ON RECORD AS A PRETTY SERIOUS PROBLEM; BUT KNOW ONE IS LISTENING! *TR

2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE TOP NOT WORKING PROPERLY. TOP IS GETTING STUCK HALF WAY WHEN LOWERING. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR. ACCUSED ME OF DAMAGING AND WANTED TO CHARGE ME $700 TO REPAIR. I REFUSED TO PAY IT AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE THE TOP. LEASE IS NOW UP AND I AM AFRAID THEY ARE GOING TO COME AFTER ME FOR THE COST. *TR