1998 CHRYSLER SEBRING Complaints

UPON ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR, I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL OR JIGGLE THE GEAR IN PARK IN ORDER TO START THE CAR. I REPLACED THE STARTER THINKING THAT WAS WHY THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I WAS INFORMED BY SEVERAL AUTO PART STORES THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH, HAD THAT REPLACED AND THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT START. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO GANLEY DODGE TO HAVE THEM PUT THE TRANSMISSION BACK INTO MY CAR, WHICH COST ME $70 PLUS $180 DIAGNOSTIC. THE GANLEY DODGE GAVE ME A QUOTE OF $3500 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. THAT WAS NOT IN MY BUDGET, I THEN HAD MY CAR TOWED BY TRANSMISSION WORLD TO THEIR SHOP, I EXPLAINED TO THEM THE PROBLEMS I WAS HAVING WITH MY CAR, PRIOR TO THIS I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT TOOK TRANSMISSION WORLD A WEEK BEFORE THEY COULD GET THE TRANSMISSION OUT OF THE CAR, TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION TAKEN OUT AND TAKEN APART TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG IT COST ME $2,037.00 FOR A 3 YEAR WARRANTY ON A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT TEN MINUTES FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC, BUT IT DID NOT PROVIDE A READING. THE DEALER WAS ALSO UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY PERFORMED A TUNE UP ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC. A FUEL INJECTION SERVICE WAS PERFORMED, BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STOPPED DRIVING THE VEHICLE. SHE REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 06E088000, 06E091000, AND 07E055000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP), IN WHICH SHE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICES. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V421002 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT) AND TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, BUT NO REPAIR WAS EVER MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,922.

I BOUGHT A USED CAR FROM A LICENSED INSPECTION STATION AND USED CAR DEALER 28 DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR I FOUND OUT THE FRAME WAS ROTTED AND IT SHOULD HAVE NEVER PASSED INSPECTION THE PLACE I BOUGHT THE CAR INSPECTED IT WHEN I TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT IT HE REFUSED TO REFUND MY MONEY OR RETURN MY CALLS I DON'T BELIEVE THAT A USED CAR DEALER LIKE THIS SHOULD BE IN BUSINESS AND WOULD LIKE SOMETHING DONE THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURIES TO MY FAMILY. *TR

LOWER BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY CAME APART FROM THE HOUSING RESULTING IN THE CAR FALLING ON THE GROUND. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS OFF FOR TEN MINUTES, IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE, BUT THE ENTIRE IGNITION SYSTEM WAS LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. SHE IS STILL UNABLE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL NEARLY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE CONTACT HEARD A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED. SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND MANAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. SHE THEN NOTICED THAT THE WHEELS WERE MOSTLY OUT OF PLACE. SHE CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY NOTIFIED HER OF A RECALL FOR THE SAME FAILURE THAT HER VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED AGAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NEVER BEFORE BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000. UPDATED 01/03/08. *LJ RECALL# 00V421002 THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE LOWER BALL JOINTS, HOWEVER IT HAD ALREADY BEEN FIXED ON THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 12/31/07. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LATCH HAS FAILED THREE TIMES WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE, THE KEY TURNS, BUT DOES NOT UNLOCK THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND THEY REPLACED THE LOCKS AND LATCHES TWICE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 139,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

AFTER EXPLAINING TO MY MECHANIC THAT MY FRONT END WAS RUBBING AND GRINDING AT A SPEED OF 40 AND ABOVE, AND THAT IT WAS WORSE WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT OR BEARING LEFT, WHILE BEARING RIGHT THE RUBBING AND GRINDING LESSENED A LOT. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT HE REPLACED FRONT BRAKES & BALANCED WHEELS. THE SAME SITUATION STILL EXISTED. HE STATED THAT MY FRONT AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, & HE WOULD REPLACE IT WHEN HE CAME BACK FROM VACATION. I EXPLAINED TO THE MECHANIC THAT IT WAS GETTING WORSE AND IF MY CHILDREN AND I WOULD BE SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL HE RETURNED, HE SAID IT WOULD BE FINE TO DRIVE. ON JUNE 30TH 2007 ,THE CHILDREN AND I NOTICED IT WAS GETTING WORSE. I DROVE THE CAR HOME. I THEN DECIDED TO GO FOR A RIDE WITH IT, ALONE. I STARTED DRIVING ON ROUTE 195 EAST IN THE HIGH SPEED LANE WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 65 MPH. SHORTLY AFTER CROSSING THE RI/MA LINE THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY LOOSE AND I HEARD A VERY LOUD BANG. MY CAR THEN STARTED TO LIFT OFF THE GROUND. LIFTING THE RIGHT SIDE & THEN THE RIGHT. I TRIED TO APPLY MY BRAKES BUT WITH TWO TIRES OFF THE GROUND THEY WERE NOT WORKING. I TRIED STEERING THE CAR IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION THAT WAS BEING LIFTED OFF THE ROAD. I HAD NO STEERING AT ALL. THE CAR ROCKED SIDE TO SIDE WHILE HEADING INTO THE NEXT LANE OF TRAVEL AND AS IT DID THE ROCKING TURNED THE CAR OVER AND OVER AND OVER SEVERAL TIMES. AFTER THE FIRST ROLL OVER I DO NOT REMEMBER ANYTHING. I BECAME UNCONSCIOUS. THE STATE POLICE WHO INVESTIGATED THE ACCIDENT STATED, THE CAR WAS GOING IN ALL DIRECTIONS ACROSS THE HIGHWAY WHILE ROLLING OVER SEVERAL TIMES LANDING IN THE BUSH OFF THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. HE STATED THAT THERE WERE 6 WITNESS AND ONE OF THEM HAD PULLED ME OUT OF MY CAR AND CARRIED ME AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE A FEW FEET (I WAS NOT CONSCIOUS). I DID BECOME SOMEWHAT COHERENT,AND HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION AND SAW MY CAR BURST INTO FLAMES. I THEN BECAME UNCONSCIOUS AGAIN UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING IN THE HOSPITAL. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DOOR CLIPS WERE NOT TIGHTLY SECURED AND OFFERED TO REPLACE THE DOOR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 138,000.

VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE HAS STALLED IN TRAFFIC AND IN INTERSECTIONS. *TR