2009 CHRYSLER SEBRING Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT NOTICED A RED LIGHT BLINKING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND HEARD A BANGING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK ON FRIDAY JUNE 22ND, THE CAR WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH AND I HAD TROUBLE BRAKING. ON MONDAY JUNE 25. I HAD BEEN AT A STOPLIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I ACCELERATED AND WHEN I WAS AT ABOUT 25 MPH I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL, AND HAD TROUBLE GAINING SPEED AND THE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. I TURNED ON MY FLASHERS AND MADE IT TO A MECHANIC, BUT BY THAT TIME THE LIGHT HAD GONE OFF. EVERY MECHANIC I HAVE TALKED TO TELLS ME THEY CAN NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM IS AND FIX IT UNLESS THE LIGHT IS ON WHEN I BRING IN THE CAR. WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON I HAVE TROUBLE ACCELERATING AND BRAKING IS VERY HARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO TO GET THIS FIXED - NO ONE SEEMS TO WANT TO DEAL WITH THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL COULD NOT BE PROPERLY DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PEDAL FELT AS IF SOMETHING WERE LODGED BENEATH THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,199.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE SEAT BELT INDEPENDENTLY BECAME DISENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT MECHANISM WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 06/05/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED AS OF 05/15/12 NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELT WAS ORDERED ON MAY 9, 2012.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE DIED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE ENGINE STALLED MOMENTS AFTER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED REPLACEMENT AND THAT THE ENGINE MANIFOLD HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,773 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,800.

I TOOK MY SEBRING IN FOR BRAKES AND THEY PUT NEW PADS ON. THEY ASK IF I WANTED AN OIL CHANGE. I DIDN'T NEED ONE SO THEY SAID THEY WOULD CHANGE THE COMPUTER TO TAKE THE REMINDER OFF. WHEN I LEFT THE DEALER, MY RADIO NO LONGER WORKED. I TOLD THEM I WOULD BRING IT BACK ON MONDAY. I PARKED MY CAR ON SAT MORNING AND DIDN'T START IT AGAIN UNTIL MON MORNING. WELL, THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD! NOT A GAUGE, IDIOT LIGHT OR ANYTHING WAS WORKING. I FINALLY GOT A HOT SHOT TO START IT AND I LEFT TO HEAD FOR THE DEALERSHIP. WELL THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF LOW SO I HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. AFTER THE CAR WAS UNLOADED, THE MECHANIC GOT IN AND TURNED THE KEY TO GET THE MILEAGE AND THE RADIO JUST CAME ON. THE DEALER WORKED ON THE CAR THE NEXT DAY AND SAID ALL THAT WAS WRONG WAS THE BATTERY HAD A WEAK CELL. I SAID HOGWASH! THERE WAS A SHORT OR A COMPUTER PROBLEM SOMEWHERE. IT'S THE DEAD OF WINTER AND IT'S BEEN VERY COLD, THE CAR HAD NEVER EVEN TURNED OVER SLOW BEFORE THIS. I COULD ALMOST SWEAR THAT A DEAD SHORT WAS DRAINING THE BATTERY. I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, WHERE COULD THE SHORT BE? ARE THERE WIRES ANYWHERE AROUND THE FRONT WHEEL WELL THAT COULD CAUSE THIS PROBLEM? OR COULD THE MECHANIC HAVE DONE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE COMPUTER TAKING OFF THE REMINDER? THE GUY SUGGESTED WE NEVER TURNED ON THE RADIO AND I WAS DRIVING AROUND IN MANUAL LOW. I WAS FLABBERGASTED. I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 40 YEARS AND USED TO BE A MECHANIC YEARS AGO. WHAT ARE THEY MISSING? HAS ANYONE EVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE? *TR

I HAVE A 2009 CHRYSLER SEBRING THAT I BOUGHT NEW ON 8=10=2009. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE SAFETY SENSORS AND WARNING LIGHTS GOING OFF. THE CAR LOSES POWER AND STALLS. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR REPAIRS 4 TIMES WITH THE LAST TIME BEING 09-02-10 THE DEALERSHIP PULLED THE TRANNY TO PUT IN A NEW "SENSOR MODULE" WITHIN 24 HOURS IT IS DOING THE SAME THING AND NOW THE STARTER GRINDS AND HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN AND WONT STOP TURNING OVER....CALLED THE CORP AND THEY SAID SORRY IT IS A HOLIDAY GET A HOLD OF YOUR DEALER. *TR

ON MON., JULY 26, 2010 I WAS DRIVING WHEN THE DECK LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER, CLOSED THE TRUNK AND CONTINUED DRIVING. AS I PULLED INTO MY STREET, (LESS THAN 10 MIN. DRIVE), THE DECK LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, WHICH IS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, PUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, LEFT IT RUNNING AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND CLOSED THE TRUNK AGAIN,STANDING BEHIND THE CAR. I THEN LEANED INTO THE CAR TO CHECK THE LIGHT THAT SAYS "DECK." AT THAT POINT THE CAR SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND STARTED ROLLING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. MY PASSENGER WAS ABLE TO JUMP OVER THE CONSOLE AND APPLY THE BRAKE. I SUFFERED SEVERE BRUISING, SCRAPES AND RELATED INJURIES. MY ENTIRE RIGHT SIDE OF MY BODY SUFFERED INJURIES AND SOME ON THE LEFT SIDE, WHEN I HIT THE PAVEMENT. THE NEIGHBORS, POLICE AND EMT'S ALL CHECKED THE CAR TO MAKE SURE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ON. IT DEFINITELY WAS. YOU CANNOT TAKE THE GEAR OUT OF PARK WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKE. *TR

UNABLE TO STOP 2009 CHRYSLER SEBRING AT A STOPLIGHT AND REAR-ENDED THE SUV IN FRONT OF ME; CAR SHOULD HAVE STOPPED IN TIME BUT BRAKES APPEARED TO LOCK, CAUSING THE CHRYSLER TO "SKID" INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *TR