1996 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE Complaints

DT:CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE WHILE IN CARPORT. HE PUT THE CAR REVERSE MOVED ABOUT 1 FOOT AND THE DASH BLEW UP. CONSUMER SAID IT WAS SO LOUD THAT NEIGHBORS HEARD IT FROM INSIDE THEIR HOUSES AND CAME RUNNING OUT. BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE CONSUMER SAID THAT SMOKE BELLOWED OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. PARTS OF THE CAR WERE BLOWN ALL OVER THE INTERIOR. CONSUMER SAYS INCIDENT WAS LIKE A BOMB GOING OFF. CONSUMER THOUGHT THAT HE HAD BEEN CAR BOMBED. CONSUMER SAID THAT THERE WAS NO PHYSICAL CONTACT TO VEHICLE TO CAUSE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER SAYS THERE ARE OTHER WITNESSES AVAILABLE. CONSUMER SAYS INVESTIGATOR THAT LOOKED AT VEHICLE TOLD CONSUMER THAT HE HAD INVESTIGATED 3 OTHER SUCH INSTANCES. *JB

TRUNK SPRINGS FOR TRUNK LID NO LONGER WORK. HAVE TO HOLD TRUNK OPEN MANUALLY. SPRINGS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE BECAUSE OF CHANGES CHRYSLER HAS MADE SO I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE SPRINGS REWELDED. TRUNK LID HAS HIT ME IN HEAD ON OCCASION.WHY SHOULD I PAY FOR REWELDING BECAUSE OF YOUR CHANGES ON SOMETHING SO SIMPLE

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH MANUAL TRANSMISSION WENT OUT OF SHIFT, AND THE IGNITION LOCKED. DEALER STATED THEY HAD DONE REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

THE ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE ENGINE WILL FALL OUT WHILE DRIVING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS, ELECTRICAL CONTROL MODULE, AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED THEM. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

(1) HEADLAMPS NOT ILLUMINATING SUFFICIENTLY. (2) THE MATERIAL USED IN THE LENSES FOR THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES ON MY 1996 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE HAVE YELLOWED AND FOGGED OVER TO THE POINT THAT THE ILLUMINATION FACTOR HAS DECREASED TO A TOTALLY UNSAFE LEVEL FOR NIGHT DRIVING. THIS COULD RESULT IN FAILURE TO SEE HAZARDS IN TIME TO CIRCUMVENT. (3) NOTIFIED DAIMLER CHRYSLER OF THIS CONDITION AND IT'S SAFETY IMPACT. THIS CONDITION SHOULD NOT OCCUR ON A MAJOR PIECE OF EQUIPMENT SUCH AS THE HEADLAMPS. THEIR RESPONSE WAS BASICALLY THAT THEY HAVE NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THEY INFORMED ME THAT I SHOULD REPLACE THE HEADLAMPS AT MY EXPENSE. THE CURRENT COST FOR A SINGLE HEADLAMP IS $335.00 EA. I HAVE THE EMAIL CORRESPONDANCES THAT WE HAVE SENT TO EACH OTHER IF YOU NEED THEM. AS OF NOW THIS VEHICLE IS NOT USED FOR NIGHT TIME OPERATION. I CANNOT AFFORD TO SPEND ALMOST $700.00 TO REPLACE THESE HEADLAMPS. THIS TYPE OF EQUIPMENT IS REQUIRED ON ALL VEHICLES AND IS CONSIDERED TO BE SAFETY EQUIPMENT.*AK

FOR ABOUT A YEAR I HAVE HAD AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE TACHOMETER AND ODOMETER ON MY JXI. SOMETIMES THEY WORK AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 1996 AND 1997 'S AND THAT I NEED A NEW CIRCUIT BOARD AT A COST OF OVER $700.00. NOT REPLACED YET.*AK

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

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