2000 CHRYSLER SEBRING Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT FRACTURED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE LOWER BALL JOINT WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT WAS REPLACED ONE YEAR AGO FOR THE SAME FAILURE THAT OCCURRED WHILE BRAKING FROM 5 MPH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BUTTON TO THE CONVERTIBLE TOP WOULD NOT WORK UNLESS IT WERE PRESSED REPEATEDLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPRESSOR TO THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FAILED; YET, THEY WERE NOT SURE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CONVERTIBLE TOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2000 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE JXI - SEATBELTS MALFUNCTION SEATBELT RETRACTOR LOCKS UP (BOTH SEATS AT THE SAME TIME) SO THE SEAT BELTS CANNOT BE USED. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM BUT VERY PROBLEMATIC. I HAVE REPLACED THE SEATBELT FUSE. I HAVE CONSULTED WITH A CHRYSLER SERVICE DEPT. TECHNICIAN WHO STATED THAT REPLACING THE RETRACTOR WOULD BE $508 PER SEAT BUT COULDN'T GUARANTEE THAT THIS WOULD BE THE SOLUTION. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET; HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F11C283 WHICH HAS NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND WWW.ALLEXPERTS.COM. *TR

I OWN A 2000 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE JXI. THE SEAT BELTS OCCASIONALLY WILL NOT RETRACT FROM BOTH FRONT SEAT. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS FOR ANYWHERE BETWEEN AN HOUR AND SEVERAL DAYS. BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS LOCK AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

I WAS JUST DRIVING MY CHRYSLER SEBRING 2000 THIS AFTERNOON WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. I WAS LUCKY TO BE IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND I DON'T WANT TO IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY! THERE WAS NO WARNING AT ALL, NO LIGHT COMING ON, NOTHING, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL JUST COLLAPSED COMPLETELY. I WILL HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE GARAGE ON TUESDAY. I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT THAT TO BE SURE THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN....IT'S SCARY TO THINK THAT YOU CAN DRIVE A CAR 65 MILES AN HOUR WITH SUDDENLY NO BRAKES AT ALL!! I WAS JUST VERY LUCKY THIS TIME! *TR

LETTER FROM SENATOR ISAKSON ON BEHALF OF RE HER 2000 CHRYSLER SEBRING THAT BURST INTO FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD *TGW

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE "AIR BAG" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE WAS $90. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I HAVE A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE WITH EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM: THE HORN GOES OFF WHENEVER IT WANTS TO. THE FIRST TIME IT COMPLETELY BURNED OUT BOTH OF THE HORNS, WHICH I HAD TO PAY FOR TO BE REPLACED, SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS LONG OUT OF WARRANTY. OF COURSE, THE HORN ALWAYS ACTIVATED ITSELF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. THE CHRYSLER DEALER DIAGNOSIS REVEALED THAT THE HORN SWITCH IS SOMEHOW DEFECTIVE, SOMETHING I FIGURE OUT AFTER BANGING ON THE PAD DURING ONE SCENARIO ONLY TO DISCOVER THIS CAUSED THE HORN TO TURN OFF. THE HORN SWITCH IS DESIGNED AS SOME SORT OF MEMBRANE AND IS NON-CONVENTIONAL BY ANY MEANS. TEMPERATURE EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION CAUSES THE TWO SIDE OF THE SWITCH TO CONNECT ON THEIR OWN. TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, YOU CAN ONLY REPLACE THE SWITCH IF YOU REPLACE THE ENTIRE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY, A PART WHICH IS QUITE COSTLY. SO, INSTEAD OF PAYING THE OVER ONE GRAND REPAIR COST FOR SOMETHING THAT IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, I WIRED IN A SWITCH TO THE SIDE DASH FUSE COMPARTMENT IN BETWEEN THE HORN RELAY AND THE CONNECTOR AND MOUNTED THE SWITCH IN THE CENTER OF THE PANEL DOOR. NOW, WHEN I LEAVE THE VEHICLE, I SIMPLY THROW THE SWITCH AND MY HORN WORRIES ARE OVER. A HASSLE? MAYBE, BUT AT LEAST I DON'T HAVE TO RUN OUT TO THE CAR IN MY UNDERWEAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TO TAP THE STEERING WHEEL PAD TO STOP THAT INFERNAL BLARING OF THE HORN. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL BY CHRYSLER--WHICH IT NEVER WAS--AS THE SWITCH DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE. SLIPSHOD ENGINEERING IS MY ANALYSIS. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS BUT THEY ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY, PROBABLY BECAUSE THIS MODEL HAS SO MANY ELECTRICAL, COMPUTER, AND ALARM ISSUES THAT THEY WOULD HAVE GONE BROKE FIXING ALL OF THEM. MY DASH LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF AT RANDOM AND I'M ALSO HAVING ALARM AND KEY FOB ISSUES. I REALLY LOVE MY CONVERTIBLE, BUT I'LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER SEBRING JXI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WEBBING OF THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BELT COULD NOT BE EXTRACTED WHEN WORN BY AN OCCUPANT. IF THE OCCUPANTS ARE NOT SECURED IN THE VEHICLE, THEY COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, IN WHICH THE TECHNICIANS HAVE REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS, SEAT BELT BUCKLE, AND SEAT BELT RETRACTOR. THE REPAIRS HAVE NOT REMEDIED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 10/21/09. *LJ UPDATED 10/23/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAFETY BELT CABLE FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT LATCH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO NATURAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE VEHICLE; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE REPAIR WOULD COST OVER $200. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 85,000. UPDATED 09/14/09. *LJ UPDATED 09/15/09.*JB