2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING Complaints

BOUGHT USED IN 2007 SEBRING 2001 AT 87K MILES. AT ROUND 95K, WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE, HEARD CRACKING NOISE IN STEERING WHEEL..RESULTING IN NO HORN, AIR BAG LIGHT CONT ILLUMINATED SO CAN'T TELL IF THERE'S A PROBLEM, AND NO CRUISE CONTROL. TOOK CAR TO PRIVATE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED CLOCK SPRING, BUT CHRYSLER SAYS ITS NOT UNDER RECALL PROTECTION ANY LONGER!!! CRAZY, I KNOW! ALSO, SINCE PURCHASE HAVE MANY PROBS WITH ELECTRICAL DASH PROBS IE FLASHING ON/DIMMING AND RADIO JUST TURNING OFF...ALSO NOT COVERED! AND HAD STRANGE HUMMING NOISE SINCE PURCHASE WHILE DRIVING...FINALLY FOUND OUT WHAT IT WAS AND HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT HUBS. ALL OF THESE SAFETY ISSUES SEEM TO BE A CONTINUING PROB WITH OTHER DRIVERS AS PER THE COMPLAINTS I'VE READ HERE AT LEAST AS FAR BACK AS I READ (THRU 2006). WHY IS CHRYSLER NOT BEING MADE TO RECTIFY AT LEAST THE AIR BAG (CLOCK SPRING) ISSUE THEY ALREADY ADMITTED TO???? REALLY KIND OF THE SAME THING WITH THE ELECT ISSUES TOO, BUT I KIND OF UNDERSTAND POSS ISSUES WITH THAT AFTER SO MANY MILES. WOULD REALLY LIKE HELP/ADVICE ON HOW TO MAKE CHRYSLER TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT EXPENSIVE CLOCKSPRING/AIR BAD ISSUE. *TR

I OWN CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE, 2001. THE ENGINE GOT BROKEN ON THE HIGHWAY AS A RESULT OF OIL SLUDGE. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 CHRY SEBRING CONVT LIMITED WITH A 2.7 ENGINE. IT WAS PURCHASED FROM A DEALER WITH 38,000 MILES AND NOW HAS 72,000 MILES AND I HAD NO IDEAL THAT WHEN GETTING IN MY CAR TO GO TO WORK ONE MORNING THAT IT WOULD NOT START. THE MOTOR WOULD ONLY LIGHTLY TURN BUT NOT FULLY TURN OVER. I MADE SURE OF THE REGULAR OIL CHANGES AS WITH ANY OTHER CAR I'VE HAD IN THE PAST. THE MOTOR IS SLUDGE LIKE I'VE NEVER CHANGED THE OIL SINCE I'VE HAD IT. I PAID 11,000 CASH AND VERY DISAPPOINTED ! I TOO AM DISAPPOINTED AND UPSET THAT CHRYSLER ISN'T STANDING UP TO THIS PROBLEM. IT'S A VERY PRETTY CAR BUT THAT DOESN'T GET ME TO WORK BEING PRETTY.SO I'M GOING TO TRY TO REPAIR IT. FOR AROUND 3,000. I BELIEVE IF WE STAND TOGETHER THOSE WHO BELIEVE WILL PRAY JESUS WILL CHANGE CHRYSLER TO DO A RECALL. WE'LL ALL FEEL BETTER. OH, THIS WAS MY THIRD CHRYSLER VEHICLE A 1997TOWN & COUNTRY AND A 1999 SEBRING CONVT. I'M AT THIS POINT AFRAID TO GET ANY OTHER. EVEN TO REPAIR IT MAY LOCK UP IT SEEMS IN TWO YEARS READING OTHERS COMPLAINTS. I REALLY HATE THAT I'VE LOST ALOT OF HARD WORKING CASH ONLY TO PUT OUT MORE. I DON'T WANT ANOTHER USE MOTOR DUE TO MY FINDINGS WITH THE 2.7. I COULDN'T EVEN DO THE CLUNKER DEAL. I'M GLAD NO ONE AT THIS TIME HAS GOTTEN KILLED OR HURT. *TR

2001 SEBRING CONVERTIBLE NEEDS TO HAVE ENGINE REPLACED. WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND A SOUND LIKE A SODA CAN INSIDE THE ENGINE STARTED. MECHANIC SAYS ROD BARON GONE BAD. SEARCHED AND SAID THIS 2.7L ENGINE IS GARBAGE AND SAYS THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN WITH A REPLACEMENT ENGINE. THE ENGINE IS GARBAGE. CAR HAS SAT IN MY GARAGE WHILE I DECIDE WHAT TO DO...4K TO REPAIR AND BEING TOLD IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN...'!@#$% CHRYSLER HOW DO YOU STAY IN BUSINESS!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. HE NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT CLOCK SPRING MALFUNCTIONED AND ALSO CAUSED THE HORN TO FAIL. THE CLOCK SPRING HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER FOR OVER SIX MONTHS. THE DEALER WAS UNSURE WHEN THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE CONVERTIBLE COVER LEFT LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THE AIR BAG AND HORN SINCE THEY ARE NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

THE TIMING CHAIN/GUIDES/TENSIONER HAS FAILED IN THE VEHICLE WITH ONLY 91000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE OIL LIGHT COMING ON AT IDLE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE ISSUE IS THE SENSOR. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE WITH A 2.7LITER ENGINE THREE MONTHS AGO FROM A PRIVATE OWNER. CAR SEEMED IN GOOD CONDITION, OIL CHANGES RUNS GOOD... ON 8/18/09 MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING AND OUT OF NOWHERE THE ENGINE SEIZED. WE PAID $100 FOR A TOW TO PEP BOYS. AT PEP BOYS WE PAID $100 PLUS TO HAVE THEM TELL US THERE IS NOTHING ELSE WE CAN DO WE NEED A NEW ENGINE. WE HAVEN'T REPLACED IT YET AS THIS JUST HAPPENED TWO DAYS AGO BUT WE ESTIMATE $2000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. I ONLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FOR $4800. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SUDDENLY EXPLODED AND SHATTERED PART OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENTIRE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,299. UPDATED 08/28/09. *LJ UPDATED 08/31/09.*JB

CLOCK SPRING ON 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE DEFECTIVE. BEGAN FLASHING AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT AROUND 42,000 MILES. DURING THE NEXT YEAR THE HORN QUIT WORKING, THEN THE CRUISE CONTROL QUIT. THE AIRBAG LIGHT NOW STAYS ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES. MILEAGE ONLY 56,000. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND HAD IT TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC NOTICED SLUDGE BUILD-UP. HE ALSO OBSERVED LEAKS IN THE HEAD GASKET AND RADIATOR, AND ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE A CRASH COULD HAVE OCCURRED ON THE FREEWAY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 98,000.