2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE Complaints

WE ALREADY HAD A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AT 58,000 MILES WITH OUR SEBRING IN 2008. THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND CHRYSLER REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WE HAD TO HIRE A LAWYER AND 5 MONTHS LATER WE HAD AN ENTIRELY NEW ENGINE PUT IN. ONE YEAR LATER, THE CAR IS BACK IN THE SHOP BECAUSE IT OVERHEATS EVERY 5 MILES. WE OUR ON OUR THIRD TRY AFTER THE DEALERSHIPS HAS BEEN SENDING IT BACK SAYING THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR

I HAVE 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE, PURCHASED IN 2006, USED FROM A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER WITH ONLY 9000 MILES. TODAY, JULY 16, 2009. IT HAD A WARRANTY OF 3 YEARS OR 36000 MILES. THE UPPER BALL JOINT IS RATTLING AROUND, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY GAVE ME A ESTIMATE OF 389.00. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THE PART IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE. MY BOYFRIEND IS A MECHANIC. BALL JOINTS SHOULD GO 100,000 MILES BEFORE REPLACEMENT. I WANT TO FILE A DEFECT COMPLAINT. *TR LAURIE TREADWELL

PURCHASED 2005 SEBRING CONVERTIBLE IN EARLY 2006 WITH 18,000 MILES ON IT. WAS PUSHED INTO AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT HAS WENT OUT OF BUSINESS. CAR CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING, WAS A WIRING ISSUE, HAD TO HAVE STEERING WHEEL TORE APART AND REPAIRED. DEALER COST $374. INTERIOR LIGHTS IN CAR FLICKER AND CONTINUE TO FLICKER. CAR GOES INTO GEAR HARD SOMETIMES, LIKE A CLUNK. NO THE BLOWER MOTOR IN THE VEHICLE HAS WENT OUT AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 84,000 MILES ON IT. IF YOU GOOGLE THIS VEHICLE FOR BLOWERS IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET, A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM THAT ONLY HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN. HOW NICE OF CHRYSLER TO KNOW THEY HAVE THOUSANDS OF THIS ISSUE AND THEY DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. I AM VERY DISPLEASED WITH THE PROBLEMS I AM EXPERIENCING WITH THIS VEHICLE. SIGNED A VERY UPSET CUSTOMER. *TR

WE HAVE 2 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLES IN THE FAMILY AND BOTH OF THEM HAVE AN AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON. PREVIOUSLY OUR HORN WOULD GO OFF SPORADICALLY BUT THE DEALER REPAIRED IT. IS THERE A RECALL ON THE PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHTS? *TR

MY HORN HAS STARTED GOING OFF FOR NO REASON. IT WILL NOT WORK WHEN I PRESS ON IT, BUT WILL SOUND ITSELF AT ANY TIME DURING THE DAY OR NIGHT. THE LIGHTS ON MY STEREO HAVE BEEN FLICKERING, AND THE COMPONENTS ON THE STEERING WHEEL (SUCH AS THE STEREO VOLUME AND CRUST CONTROL) WILL TURN THEMSELVES ON AND OFF OR UP AND DOWN. THE CAR HAS ALSO HAD PROBLEMS SHIFTING INTO GEARS LIKE IT IS SUPPOSED TO. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A YEAR THIS MONTH, AND I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. WHEN I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT, I AM TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I KNOW IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR THE HORN TO SOUND OFF LIKE IT DOES, AND FOR THE STEREO CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN THE VOLUME UP OR DOWN WITHOUT ANYONE PRESSING ON THE BUTTONS LIKE THEY DO. I READ ANOTHER PERSONS REPORT ABOUT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM THAT IS VERY SIMILAR TO MY PROBLEMS, AND I FEEL LIKE THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS. IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT THIS CAR WOULD END UP WITH PROBLEMS LIKE THIS, I NEVER WOULD HAVE BOUGHT IT! *TR

HORN GOES OFF WHEN DOOR IS OPENED, OR WHEN DRIVING . HAVE TO BEAT THE HORN TO TURN THIS OFF. I SMELL AN HOT ELECTRONIC SMELL. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. *TR

MY WIFE AND I HAD PURCHASED AN 05 CHRYSLER SEBRING TOURING CONVERTIBLE FROM THE HUNTINGTON DEALERSHIP WITH 22,800 MILE ON THE CLOCK. SEVERAL WEEKS AFTER OUR PURCHASE THE NIGHTMARE HAD BEGUN. THE ENGINE HAD OVER HEATED ON THE FREEWAY, WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND INSPECTED BY THE GLENDALE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. THEY RELEASED THE VEHICLE BACK TO USE. WE RAN INTO THE SAME PROBLEM ANOTHER 2 TIMES, AND THE EXACT SAME WAY AND PROBLEM. THE THIRD TIME THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEIR WAS AN AIR BUBBLE AND THEY HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM. GUESS WHAT HAPPENED RECENTLY THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME THE ENGINE HAS BEEN DAMAGED BUT CHRYSLER DOESN'T WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE SEMI VALLEY DEALERSHIP. EVEN THOUGH MY WARRANTY COVERS THIS, THEY DON'T WANT TO BE OUT OF POCKET. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR OVER A WEEK, WITH THEM NOT ALLOWING ME A RENTAL. I HAVE HAD TO SEEK OTHER TRANSPORT MEANS WHICH HAS COST ME. AT THE CURRENT MOMENT I AM STILL WITHOUT A VEHICLE I HAD TO APPROVE OF AN ENGINE TEAR DOWN TO FIND THE PROBLEM WHICH HAS TAKEN THREE DAYS AND WILL NEED AN INSPECTOR FROM CHRYSLER TO COME AND APPROVE THE FINDINGS AND THE REPAIR. ALL JUST SO CHRYSLER CAN TRY AND POINT THE FINGER (WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE FROM THE GET GO). AND I'M NOT EVER SURE IF CHRYSLER WILL APPROVE OF THE REPAIR. I HOPE THEY WILL DO WHAT'S IN THE CUSTOMERS INTEREST CONSIDERING THE STRESS AND HEARTACHE THIS HAS CAUSED. I DO KNOW THAT I WILL NEVER BUY A CHRYSLER AGAIN. *TR

THE HORN WILL NOT STOP BLOWING, I WILL BE DRIVING & THE HORN WILL GO OFF UNTIL I BEAT THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN IT OFF, IT HAS SCARED SEVERAL DRIVERS & UPSET SEVERAL DRIVERS AS WELL. IT ALSO WENT JUST SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY WAKING UP THE NEIGHBORS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP & AM BEING TOLD IT IS SOMETHING WITHIN THE AIRBAG & NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, @ MY COST NOT COVERED IN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAVE HEARD OF A FEW OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME THING. IT IS A COSTLY PROCEDURE & SOMETHING I CAN NOT AFFORD, THIS IS A SOMEWHAT NEW CAR, I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS, IT SOUNDS LIKE A MANUFACURING ISSUE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING MY 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONV/GT THE HORN STARTED BLOWING. I HAD TO REPEATEDLY PUNCH THE STEERING WHEEL UNTIL IT STOPPED. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY TOLD ME IT WASTHE AIR BAG, AND IT WAS NOT COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY WANT $750. 00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NO HORN, EXCEPT WHEN IT WANTS TO WORK, AND NO AIRBAG IN A GRAY 2-DOOR CONVERTIBLE - SCARY. THE CARWAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.*AK

SEAT BELT LIGHT/BELL GOES OFF WHILE DRIVING, EVEN THOUGH SEAT BELT IS BUCKLED. JIGGLING SEAT BELT LATCH TAKES CARE OF IT EACH TIME. *JB