2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONV Complaints

LIFE THREATENING SAFETY ISSUE TO MY 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. APPROX 2-3 MOS AGO WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE CUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHAT SO EVER. 3 WEEKS AGO (FROM 15JAN09) THIS HAPPENED WHILE ON I-95. WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU CAN NOT STEER OR USE BRAKES. THE CAR COASTED IN THE DIRECTION THAT IS WAS STEERING IN. THIS LEAD MY CAR HALF IN THE GRASS AND HALF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LANE. AGAIN, NO WARNING OF ANYKIND. THIS MONDAY (12JAN09) IT HAPPENED WHILE I HAD MY KIDS IN THE CAR, I WAS ABOUT TO TURN WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AGAIN. THIS WAS A REALITY CHECK SINCE MY KIDS COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED (LUCKILY NO ONE WAS COMING).I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TWICE THEY HAVE RUN DIAGNOSTICS,LOOKED IT OVER THOROUGHLY,AND DRIVEN THE CAR TWICE WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. TODAY THEY HAVE TOLD ME THEY HAVE TALKED TO THE CHRYSLER ENGINEERS WHO STATED THEY HAVE HEARD OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE NO SOLUTION. I HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS AS MINE OFF THE INTERNET DATED AS FAR BACK AS APRIL 2008. I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER TWICE AS WELL. THIS HAS BEEN NO HELP AT ALL. TODAY,AFTER TELLING THEM WHAT WAS TOLD TO ME BY THE TECHNICIANS,THEY SAID THEY WOULD FORWARD MY CASE ON AND I WOULD HERE BACK FROM SOMEONE IN TWO-FOUR BUSINESS DAYS. IN THE MEANTIME, I AM TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE MY CAR.I JUST CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT CHRYSLER WOULD KNOWINGLY PUT SOMEONE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION.I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BUT I NEED YOUR HELP. IN THE MEANTIME I AM IN A RENTAL CAR THAT I AM PAYING FOR AND HAVE TO TURN BACK IN TOMORROW (16JAN09) WHEN I PICKUP MY SEBRING. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR AND MAKE MY CAR PAYMENT AS WELL. PLEASE HELP ME! *TR

WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF TURNING OFF AND LOCKING CAR, ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. 2008 SEBRING LIMITED CCONVERTIBLE WITH 11,800 MILES. DEALER SERVICE-LUBE/OIL/FILTER- 7/25/08. *TR

AS OF SUNDAY (7/20/08), I WAS DRIVING AND MY ENGINE CUT OFF (NO WARNING), POWER STEERING & BREAKS LOCKED UP....I LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR. AFTER MY CAR CAME TO A STOP I ATTEMPTED TO RE-START AND IT FAILED. I THEN PLACED THE CAR IN PARK, TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, PUT IT BACK IN AND THE CAR CRANKED UP. I DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP MONDAY (7/21/08) MORNING AND GOT IT BACK LATER THE SAME DAY WITH ZERO HELP. THEY SAID NOTHING CAME UP WHEN THEY HOOKED IT UP TO THE COMPUTERS. SO IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN TO LET THEM KNOW. THAT CHRYSLER HAD NO RECALLS OR REPORTED ISSUES FOR THIS PROBLEM. I WENT ON-LINE YESTERDAY AND LEARNED A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED VISITING OTHER WEBSITES'INCLUDING YOURS (RECALL NUMBER: 08V152000) AND IT'S NOT POSTED ON CHRYSLER'S WEBSITE. I CALLED CHRYSLER TO NOTIFY THEM THAT I HAVE 2008 SEBRING AND NEED TO BE INCLUDED ON THIS RECALL AND THAT I HADN'T RECEIVED A NOTICE. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL AND I'M OUT OF LUCK. I THEN CALLED THE TALLAHASSEE, FL DEALERSHIP BACK AND TOLD THEM ALL THE INFORMATION I FOUND ONLINE AND THAT I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND I DON'T WANT TO END UP AS A STATISTIC ON THE SIDE OF THE RODE. THE DEALERSHIP THEN SAID FOR ME TO BRING THE CAR BACK SO THEY CAN LOOK AT IT AGAIN. I'M CURRENTLY DRIVING A RENTAL. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE LIMITED WITH A CLOTH TOP. THE TOP MECHANISM IS DEFECTIVE AS I JUST HAD TO HAVE THE TOP REPAIRED FOR THE THIRD TIME. IT SEEMS THAT EACH TIME ONE OR ANOTHER MECHANISM HAS FAILED. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AS THE TOP USUALLY FAILS HALF WAY UP AND HAS TO BE TOWED IN. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT DEFECT ON THESE NEW CARS. *TR

LTR RE REPAIRING DEFECTIVE PARTS IN THEIR VEHICLE, UNABLE TO GET ANY COOPERATION FROM DEALERSHIP; SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED SHE DOESN'T WANT TO DRIVE AROUND WITH RECALLED PARTS ON HER VEHICLE AND THERE WAS ALSO AN ODOR WHICH SMELLED LIKE FIRE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. *JB

WHILE RETRACTING THE CONVERTIBLE TOP, THE TOP RETRACTED INTO THE TRUNK AS USUAL, THE TRUNK LID REMAINED UPRIGHT AND WOULD NOT GO DOWN. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE CONVERTIBLE TOP SWITCH AND THE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. *TR