2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON AN INCLINE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED. AN OPPOSING VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT OF THE HIM AND SUDDENLY, PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, FOLLOWED BY NO POWER RESPONSE OR MOVEMENT OF THE PEDAL. THE DRIVER APPLIED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME IN OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER TRAVELING ON AN INCLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS REPLACED AFTER ADDITIONAL TESTING WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DRIVES THE VEHICLE AT A SPEED OF 10MPH THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT HAD THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED, HOWEVER THE FAILURE IS STILL OCCURRING. THE CONTACT HAS NOTICED THE FAILURE SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56000. UPDATED 05/07/10.*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER. UPDATED 08/26/10*JB

WHILE MY 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING WAS UNDER WARRANTY ATT AROUND 20000. MILES I REPORTED A NOISE/VIBRATION ON THE LEFT REAR WHEEL. THE DEALER FIXED SOMETHING BUT I CONTINUED TO HEAR NOISE. SO BEFORE WARRANTY WAS UP IN AUGUST 2008 I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY REPLACE THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARINGS. IN MARCH 2009 WHILE I WAS AT THE TIRE STORE TO PURCHASE TIRES THE SALESMAN THERE SAID MY LEFT REAR WHEEL WAS DANGEROUSLY READY TO FALL OFF. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID TO BRING IT RIGHT OVER AND THEY FIXED IT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. NOW, ONE YEAR LATER MY LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING IS GONE AGAIN. THE DEALER IS APPREHENSIVE ABOUT REPAIRING IT AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID WE SHOULD NOT DRIVE IT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY IT IS GOING OUT ALL THE TIME IT HAS 60000. MILES ON IT AND NEEDS IT'S 4TH LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING. NONE OF THE OTHER WHEELS ARE AFFECTED. PLEASE HELP NOW. *TR

THE VEHICLE STALLS OR RUNS ROUGH WHENEVER IT IS RAINING OR HIGH HUMIDITY. ALSO THE REMOTE STARTING SYSTEM ACTS UP BY NOT STARTING CORRECTLY OR SHUTTING OFF AT DIFFERENT INTERVALS AFTER IT STARTS. SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE SOMETIMES AFTER A MINUTE AND COULD STALL AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. IT IS NEVER SEEMS TO HAVE A PATTERN WHEN THESE SYMPTOMS OCCUR WITH STARTING WITH THE REMOTE OR STALLING WHEN DRIVING. THE PLUGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AS WELL AS THE COILS BEING CHECKED ON THE PLUGS. THE VEHICLE USES NO SPARK PLUG WIRES SO THESE WOULD NOT APPLY OR BE AN ISSUE WITH THESE PROBLEMS. THIS VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW AND ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES CURRENTLY ON IT. IT IS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING WITH A 4 CYLINDER 2.4 L ENGINE. I HAS BEEN BACK TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND ALL OF THEM SAY IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL H07. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THE LETTERS I COPIED OFF YOUR WEBSITE "ALL VEHICLES" HAD 100% DEFECT THAT WERE MANUFACTURED FROM 3/7/06 - 1/24/08. I WAS NEVER ISSUED A RECALL LETTER FROM CHRYSLER BUT THE CAR HAS THE SAME SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED IN THIS RECALL. IT NOW STALLS VERY FREQUENTLY WHENEVER IT IS RAINING OR DAMP OUTSIDE. IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN GET CHRYSLER TO LOOK INTO REPAIRING THIS ISSUE? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE PERIODICALLY. SHE WAS ALSO UNABLE TO SHIFT TO ANY GEAR DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED NOR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED. SHE HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.

THIS IS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING TOURING SEDAN WITH 2.7 L "FLEX-FUEL" ENGINE PURCHASED USED (ONE PRIOR OWNER IN WI) ON 05-22-09 WITH 31554MI. ACCORDING TO "CARFAX" THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAD REGULAR TIMELY MAINTENANCE DONE. ON 07-11-08 AT 21199MI THE FIRST COMPLAINT WAS MADE AT PURCHASING DEALERSHIP ABOUT ENGINE "STUTTER" OR "JITTER" AT 30MPH PARTICULARLY WHEN ENGINE WAS COLD. NO RECORD AS TO WHAT WAS SERVICED. ON 10-24-08 AT 25276MI THE EGR VALVE WAS REPLACED PER A CHRYSLER SERVICE BULLETIN. THEN ON 01-30-09 AT 27988MI CONCERNING THE SAME SORT OF "STUTTER" OR JITTER" COMPLAINT, A "CO-PILOT" WAS ATTACHED FOR 1 MONTH WHICH RECORDED NO FAULTS. THE VEHICLE WAS OFFERED FOR SALE ON 05-14-09. I HAVE NOTED THE SAME SORT OF PROBLEM SINCE MY PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE ON 05-22-09. WHEN COMING TO A SLOW OR STOP, PARTICULARLY IF THE ENGINE IS COLD (BUT NOT ALWAYS), THE RPM RISES TO OVER 2000, THE CAR "SURGES" AHEAD UNTIL I PRESS THE BRAKE HARDER. (THIS CONDITION CAUSES A MUCH HIGHER CHANCE OF A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER STOPPED CAR, PEDESTRIAN IN A CROSSWALK OR A STATIONARY OBJECT - LIKE A LIGHT POST IN A PARKING LOT.) SOMETIMES THE ENGINE WILL STOP AFTER THIS AND REQUIRE RESTARTING. ONE TIME I OBSERVED THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LAMP COME ON FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS AFTER THE "SURGE". I HAD THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP (TOYOTA) WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE CONCERNING THE "SURGING" PROBLEM. THEY CHECKED FOR SERVICE CODES (INCLUDING SOFT CODES) AND FOUND NONE. THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROCEED FROM THERE AND SUGGESTED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A CHRYSLER DEALER TO CONTINUE DIAGNOSIS. THIS WILL BE DONE AT THE EARLIEST AVAILABLE TIME. *TR

THE ILLUMINATION OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER BOARD HAS WENT OUT. IT KEPT FLICKERING ON AND OFF, BUT NOW IT STAYS OFF. I CAN NOT DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT BECAUSE I CAN NOT SEE THE SPEEDOMETER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. SHE ALSO SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM FAILED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 66,000.

MY CAR LOST PRESSURE WITHOUT WARNING DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE AND JUST CAME TO A STOP AND THE ENGINE WAS BARELY RUNNING EVENTHOUGH IT NEVER CUT OFF. IT WOULD CRANK FINE BUT WOULD NOT MOVE, NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU MASH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON , THEN BLINKED A FEW TIMES AND WENT BACK OUT. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AND ABOUT 4 HOURS LATER, I WENT TO CHECK IT AGAIN AND IT STARTED BACK TO DRIVING FINE. I JUST NEW I WOULD GET SLAMMED INTO ON THAT INTERSTATE. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS MATTER THANK YOU. *TR

WHEN BRAKING MODERATELY, THE FRONT WHEELS SHIMMY AND CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TO VIBRATE SO BADLY THAT YOU CAN NOT HOLD ON TO IT. COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN BRAKING LIGHTLY OR HARD UNLESS YOU HAD ALREADY BEEN BRAKING MODERATELY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS CAUSED BY WARPED ROTORS AND SINCE THIS WAS A COMPONENT OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM, IT WAS ONLY COVERED BY WARRANTY FOR 12 MONTHS/12,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN SERVICE FOR 17 MONTHS AND HAD 19,000 MILES ON IT. THIS COULD BE A REAL SAFETY HAZARD. I WOULD THINK THE WARRANTY WOULD COVER THE ROTORS, CALIPERS, AND BRAKE LINES BUT NOT THE DISK PADS OR SHOES. ROTORS SHOULD NOT WARP IN 17 MONTHS OR 19,000 MILES. *TR