2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING Complaints

REAR SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY PULLED THROUGH WHEN OWNER WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN REAR. OWNER WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THAT SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY WAS NEVER ATTACHED TO AN ANCHOR IN REAR ON ONE SIDE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

AFTER TEN DAYS OF PURCHASE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON EVEN AFTER DEALERSHIP REPLACED AIR BAG LIGHT MODULE. THIS PART WASN'T AVAILABLE FOR TWO MONTHS FROM THE MANUFACTURER. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE WAS FINE EVEN THOUGH AIR BAG LIGHT WAS STILL ON. DEALERSHIP STILL HAS VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

ENTERPRISE RENTAL, MOUNT KISCO, NY. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AT 25 MPH AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS NO BRAKING ACTION, AND VEHICLE REARENDED ANOTHER. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, ENGINE REVS UP REALLY HIGH. CONSUMER CAN BARELY CONTROL CAR, EVEN WITH FOOT ON BRAKES. *AK DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *TT

VEHICLE HAS A FOG HORN SOUND DUE TO BUILD UP IN AIR CONDITIONER'S EXPANSION VALVE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE BEYOND 45MPH VEHICLE FAILS TO KICK IN. VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE SEVERELY. WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED FROM BRAKES, VEHICLE WOULD STOP SHAKING.*AK

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE BETWEEN 50-60MPH AND TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED ON ITS OWN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS INFORMED "SMART CAR" HAS TO LEARN DRIVING HABITS OF OWNER.*AK

THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE SOUND SYSTEM. SPECIFICALLY, THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO THE BASS SOUND. WHENEVER THE RADIO OR CD IS ON, THERE IS A HORRIBLE BUZZING/DRONING NOISE ACCOMPANIED BY A VIBRATION IN THE SPEAKER PANEL ON THE DOORS. IT IS UNBEARABLE.*AK

VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, WHILE APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE ROARS UP. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK *TT

THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR, MY FIRST PROBLEM WITH THE CAR HAPPEN WHEN IT HAD ABOUT 1,300 MILES. WHEN I GO TO ACCELERATE CAR (PRESS ON THE GAS) THE CAR DOES NOT RESPOND, BUT THEN "LURCHES" FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, REQUIRING ME TO SLAM ON BRAKES. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED TO STOP THE CAR, IT THEN SHAKES AND STOPS OR ALMOST STOPS WORKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 4 TIMES SINCE BUYING MY CAR IN DECEMBER, 2001.ONCE, NEAR MY HOME, THE CAR STARTED LURCHING AT A VERY HIGH SPEED--WHEN MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE GAS, AND I ALMOST HIT A SMALL CHILD IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS CAR GIVES NO FORWARNING AND IF I TURN THE MOTOR OFF AND LET IT REST FOR SEVERAL HOURS, IT BEGINS TO DRIVE NORMALLY AGAIN. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE, IN THAT IT IS HARD FOR ME TO CONTROL WHEN IT MYSTERIOUSLY ACCELERATES AT HIGH SPEEDS AND THEN STOPS RUNNING. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN 3 TIMES FOR REPAIRS, AND ONCE A DIFFERENT COMPUTER PART WAS REPLACED, ETC. BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE OTHER TIMES I EXPERIENCED THIS PRBOLEM WAS ON DOWNTOWN BRIDGE, AND ON INNER CITY STREETS. EACH TIME, I WAS LUCKY NOT TO HAVE INJURED MYSELF OR OTHERS. PLEASE NOTE THAT VERY SIMILAR PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN RECORDED FOR THIS SAME MAKE AND MODEL FOR THE YEAR 2001. *AK