1996 CHRYSLER SEBRING Complaints

PROBLEMS WITH BALL JOINTS ON 1996 CHRYSLER SEBRING.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED IN DEC 1997 AND THE DEALER STATED THEY WERE ONLY REQUIRED TO VISUALLY INSPECT THE FRONT BALL JOINTS AND ELECTED TO REPLACE THE LEFT SIDE ONLY UNDER RECALL #750. IN NOV 2002 THE RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY FELL APART WITHOUT WARNING. *JB

THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRUNK LID OPENED AND DROPPED ON HIS HEAD AND CAUSED MINOR INJURIES. *AK THE TRUNK LID WOULD NOT STAY OPEN AT ALL. *SC *JB

FUEL INDICATOR, TACHOMETER AND ODOMETER OPERATE PROPERLY INTERMITTENTLY (TACH & ODO ARE MORE FREQUENTLY INOPERATIVE THAN OPERATIVE) USUALLY TACH IS AT 0 AND ODO DOES NOT INDICATE ANY NUMBERS. FUEL GAUGE USUALLY OPERATES, BUT DROPS SUDDENLY.*AK

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD APPROXIMATELY GOING 65 MPH. THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE, CAUSING THE WHOLE FRONT OF VEHICLE TO DROP TO THE GROUND. SLIDE A CROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC AND 1 BLOCK LATER VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH REAR STRUTS. I HAVE HAD ALL PARTS REPLACED. THE ONLY DAMAGE TO VEHICLE IS THE PAINT SCRAPES TO THE FRONT LOWER PART. *JB

WHEN DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPORTED, THE ENGINE HARNESS WIRING HAD BURNED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS FAILED. THE SEAT BELTS WOULD RETRACT BACK INTO THE SEAT AND FAILED TO COME BACK OUT. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE THE SEAT BELTS IN ORDER TO CLICK THEM IN TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE DEALER, AND THE DEALER INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE SEAT BELTS HAD NO LIFE TIME WARRANTY. *AK THE MECHANISM RESETS ITSELF OVERNIGHT SO THE SEATBELTS WERE USABLE IN THE MORNING, BUT DRIVING OVER A ROUGH ROAD SURFACE WOULD LOCK THEM AGAIN. *SC *JB

WHILE MERGING INTO THE INTERSTATE RIGHT FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT SNAPPED OFF FROM THE A- FRAME. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO NO LUBRICATION/GREASE BETWEEN THE SEATING OF THE BALL JOINTS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. THIS INDICATES A FAILURE IN THE AIR BAG THAT COULD RESULT IN PREMATURE OR NONE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NM

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE CONVERTIBLE TOP WAS UNRAVELING AT THE SEAMS. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *NM *NM

ALARM SYSTEM WIRING SHORTED DUE TO IT RUBBING AGAINST THE CAR BODY. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE KILL MECHANISM TO ACTIVATE THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND THE ALARM COULD NOT BE SHUT OFF. REPAIR SHOP HAD TO CUT AND RESPLICE THE WIRES SO THAT CAR WOULD START.*AK