2006 Chrysler Sebring Conv

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONV. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED MORE THAN HALF WAY FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

I USED THE HORN AND IT DIDN'T SHUT OFF WHEN I REMOVED MY HAND FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSE TO GET IT TO TURN OFF. I REPLACED THE FUSE BUT THE HORN WOULD STILL GO OFF BY ITSELF AT RANDOM TIMES. A DEALER TOLD ME THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND IT IS VERY UNSAFE SINCE IT AFFECTS THE AIRBAGS AS WELL AS THE HORN.

HORN STARTED TO SOUND WHEN I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AT LOW TO NO SPEED. IT WOULD NOT STOP. I HAD TO PULL THE FUSE TO DISCONNECT. DEALER SAID ENTIRE HORN WITH AIRBAG ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I NOTICED THE REPAIR TICKET HAD A COST IN THE RANGE OF $700 TO $1,000 TO COMPLETE THE JOB. I BET A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST LEAVE HORN AND AIRBAG DISCONNECTED RATHER THAN PAY THAT MUCH MONEY. I HAVE SEEN MANY PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME.

HORN STARTED TO SOUND WHEN I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AT LOW TO NO SPEED. IT WOULD NOT STOP. I HAD TO PULL THE FUSE TO DISCONNECT. DEALER SAID ENTIRE HORN WITH AIRBAG ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I NOTICED THE REPAIR TICKET HAD A COST IN THE RANGE OF $700 TO $1,000 TO COMPLETE THE JOB. I BET A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST LEAVE HORN AND AIRBAG DISCONNECTED RATHER THAN PAY THAT MUCH MONEY, ESPECIALLY IF THE CAR IS OLDER.

I HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH CHRYSLER CS ABOUT THE TAKATA AIR-BAG RECALL. CHRYSLER HAS INFORMED ME THAT THEY ARE PLANNING A RECALL IN 4 STATES, ONE OF WHICH IS FLORIDA FOR "REGISTERED" VEHICLES, NO DEFINITE DATES, ETC. MY VEHICLE IS NOT REGISTERED IN FLORIDA BUT IS THERE ABOUT 6 MONTHS A YEAR. BECAUSE IT IS NOT "REGISTERED" IN FLORIDA, CHRYSLER HAS NO PLANS TO INCLUDE IT IN THEIR RECALL. PLEASE FORCE CHRYSLER TO RECALL ALL VEHICLES IN THE US, OR AT LEAST ALL OF THOSE THAT SPEND TIME IN THE AREAS OF GREATEST RISK. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND THE HORN WENT OFF AND I COULD NOT GET IT TO STOP FINALLY AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUMTES AND CONSTANT HITTING THE HORN BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL IT DID. A FEW MOMENTS LATER ID DID THE SAME THING. THE NEXT DAY JUST GETTING IN THE CAR CAUSED THE HORN TOM GO OFF. I TALKED TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND WHILE THEY AGREED THERE IS A PROBLEM IT IS NOT HAD ENOUGH COMPLAINTS FOR CHRYSLER TO ADMIT THERE IS A DESIGN/SWITH PROBLEM. THE REPAIR COST IS TO EXPENSIVE AND THE SIMPLE SOLUTION COULD AND PROBABLY IS A DANGEROUS ONE AND THAT IS TO DISCONNECT THE HORN. I HOPE CHRYSLER ACTS ON SOMETHING THAT IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM BEFORE SOME IS SERIOUSLY HURT. I BOUGHT MY CAR AND TAKE CARE OF IT LIKE MOST DO BUT A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM IS SOMETHING THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD FIX I HOPE CHRYSLER AGREES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE HORN WILL INTERMITTENTLY TURN ON. NO AMOUNT OF PRESSING ON THE HORN BUTTON WILL MAKE IT STOP. THIS ESPECIALLY WILL HAPPEN ON COLD DAYS. IF THE HORN IS APPLIED, IT MIGHT ALSO STAY ON FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. AFTER CONSULTING WITH THE CHRYSLER DEALER, I AM BEING TOLD THAT THE REMEDY FOR THE SITUATION IS TO CHANGE THE ENTIRE AIRBAG MODULE, SINCE THE HORN BUTTON IS A PART OF THAT ASSEMBLY. THIS ASSEMBLY CAN NOT BE TAKEN APART FOR REPAIR. AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, I SEE THAT THIS IS A QUITE COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT CHRYSLER NEED TO ADDRESS. THE REPAIR COST IS ALSO SO HIGH $700-$1000 THAT MOST PEOPLE WILL RATHER DISCONNECT THE HORN THAN PAY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE DIGITAL READOUT ON THE DASH, INFORMATION PANEL AND RADIO LIGHTS FOR THE MILEAGE, GEAR SELECTOR, MILES TILL EMPTY AND RADIO DISPLAY WILL GET VERY DIM AND THEN GO BACK TO BRIGHT. I TOOK A VIDEO OF THIS HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN DIM THEY FLUTTER. HAVE HAD 3 DEALERSHIPS AND 2 MECHANICS LOOK AT IT AND NOBODY CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS! *TR

I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE STEERING WHEEL TO ACTIVATE THE HORN AND THE HORN WOULD NOT STOP BLARING AFTER I REMOVED MY HAND. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP WAS TO LEAN HEAVILY ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHERE THE HORN IS. I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH NO PLACE TO PULL OVER, SO IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. ULTIMATELY, I HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSE THAT CONTROLS THE HORN AND INCIDENTALLY THE AIR BAGS, RENDERING BOTH THE HORN AND AIR BAGS INOPERABLE. *TR