1998 CHRYSLER SEBRING Complaints

ALL FOUR RIMS ARE CAUSING THE TIRES TO LOSE AIR PRESSURE. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE AIR IN RIGHT FRONT TIRE EVERY MORNING, LEFT FRONT TIRE ONCE A WEEK, AND BOTH REAR TIRES EVERY 3-4 WEEKS. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE UNLOADING THE VEHICLE TRUNK LID FELL DOWN . *AK THE COMPONENT HIT THE CONSUMER SHARPLY ON THE WRIST AND HIS WIFE ON THE HEAD. *SC

RIGHT TIE ROD END BROKE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING, WITH RIGHT FRONT WHEEL NOT STEERING WHEN STEERING WHEEL TURNED. FORTUNATELY IT HAPPENED JUST AFTER EXITING A HIGH SPEED EXPRESSWAY. CAR IS WELL CARED FOR, NOT ABUSED, AND HAS ONLY 58000 MILES ON IT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH REAR RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT FROM THE INSIDE. THIS RESULTED IN CONSUMER LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THEN, VEHICLE WENT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND ROLLED ONTO A FIELD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC,WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK

RECALL 98V183000 CONCERNING IGNITION KEY SHIFT INTERLOCK: AFTER HAVING RECALL REPAIRS DONE ON AUGUST 27, 2004 VEHICLE CAME OUT OF PARK WHILE PARKED AT AN INCLINE. VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THROUGH SOME TREE LINE AND LANDED IN A DITCH. 9 YEAR OLD GRAND CHILD , WHO WAS IN THE VEHICLE, SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, RIB AND BOTH ANKLES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AN AMBULANCE TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. *AK

THE DRIVER PLACED THE KEY INSIDE OF IGNITION THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING BUT PARKED. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME. THE DRIVER INJURED HIS SHOULDER. THE DRIVER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER. *LA *NM

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER WAS AT AN INTERSECTION AND SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

SAFETY RECALL NOTICE RELATED TO A FLOOR MOUNTED SHIFTER AND AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLES ON 1998 CHRYSLER SEBRING. *MR RECALL# 04V021000. *SC *JB

THE CLOTH TOPS ON THE SEBRING CONVERTIBLE IS IN MY OPINION DEFECTIVE AND A HAZARD. THE THREAD HOLDING THE TOP TOGETHER, AND THE GLUE HOLDING THE BACK, GLASS WINDOW, DISINTEGRATE AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. ALTHOUGH MY WINDOW IS STILL O.K., THE THREADS ON MY CLOTH TOP HAVE ALMOST ALL DISINTEGRATED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS. *AKORIGINALLY I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST MY CAR, BUT ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO I WATCHED A REPORT ON A LOCAL TV STATION ABOUT MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME COMPLAINTS. THIS IS NOT ONLY A COSMETIC PROBLEM, BUT COULD POTENTIALLY BECOME A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD IF THE CLOTH TOP OR THE BACK WINDOW BECOME DISLODGED WHILE DRIVING.

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER, DEALING WITH THE GEAR SHIFT. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL FIXED. HOWEVER, GEAR SHIFT COULD STILL BE MOVED WITHOUT THE KEY BEING INSIDE THE IGNITION. *AK