2000 Chrysler Sebring Convertible

I AM THE NOT SOO HAPPY OWNER OF A 2000 CHRYSLER SEBRING JXI CONVERTIBLE. THE LATEST PROBLEM WITH THIS POOR EXCUSE FOR RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION IS THAT NOW NONE OF THE 3 KEYS THAT CAME WITH THE CAR ARE ABLE TO TURN THE LOCK CYLINDER EVEN WHEN ALL OTHER PREREQUISITES ARE ENABLED. AAA SENT OUT A LOCKSMITH WHO PROVIDED ME WITH A NEW KEY WHICH MUST BE USED IN CONJUCTION WITH THE ORIGAINAL COMPUTER CHIP KEYS, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THIS HAS NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. THE LOCKSMITH INDICATED TO ME THAT HE IS CALLED OUT FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM FOR MANY CHRYSLER MODELS AND ADVISED ME TO CHECK FOR A MFG RECALL, WHICH I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS ONE FOR THIS PROBLEM. HE ALSO INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM IS BECAUSE OF A DEFECT IN THE LOCK CYLINDER. I HOPE THIS HELPS YOU IN YOUR EFFORTS. THANK YOU.

VEHICLE LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID, DEALER STATED THAT THEY TRIED A NEW GASKET ON TRANSMISSION SWITCH ASSEMBLY. LEAK PERSISTED, DEALER STATED SWITCH (OR VALVE) WAS BAD BUT THERE WAS A NATIONWIDE BACKORDER OF AT LEAST 10,000 UNITS. I WAS ALLOWED TO TAKE VEHICLE BUT MADE AWARE TO CHECK TRANSMISSION FLUID OFTEN. THERE IS NO TSB OUT ON THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH IT IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM. DEALER WILL HONOR THE WARRANTY WHENT HE VALVE COMES IN.

WE LEASED A 2000CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTABLE BRAND NEW. THIS PAST NOVEMBER WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE 30000 MILES ON THE CAR AND WITH NO WARNING AT ALL OUR BRAKES WERE GONE TO THE POINT THAT THE 2 FRONT DRUMS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE REAR PASSENGER DRUM HAD TO BE REPLACED. WE HAVE OWNED MANY CARS AND NEVER HAD TO REPLACE DRUMS AND VERY FEW TIMES HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES. WE HAD NO LOSS OF BRAKE PEDAL AND NO SQUEALIONG OR GRINDING AT ALL. THEY HAVE BEEN CHECKED EACH TIME IT WAS INT HE GARAGE.

THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS DESIGNED TO RETURN TO ITS PREVIOUSLY LOCKED POSITION AFTER BEING FOLDED AND MOVED FORWARD TO ALLOW ENTRY/EXIT OF REAR PASSENGERS. THE RETURN TO PREVIOUS LOCKED POSITION IS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE WITHOUT FURTHER DISENGAGING THE SEAT LOCKING LEVER. INSTEAD, IT IS NECESSARY TO DISENGAGE THE FOLDING SEAT LEVER, FOLD THE SEAT BACK TO A NEW POSITION, AND THEN RE-ENGAGE THE SEAT LOCK. AS THE SHOULDER OF THE SEAT BELT IS ANCHORED TO THE TOP OF THE SEAT, THERE WILL BE NO SEAT BELT PROTECTION SHOULD THE SEAT BACK DISENGAGE AT A SUDDEN STOP. SINCE THE SEAT BACK LOCK MECHANISM IS OBVIOUSLY NOT WORKING PROPERLY ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL, THE RISK OF SEAT BACK UNLOCKING IS SERIOUSLY INCREASED. BY THEIR INDIFFERENCE TO MY OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE DESPITE THIS DEFECT, THE DEALER HAS DEMONSTRATED IGNORANCE OF THE RISK JUST DESCRIBED. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER AT FIRST MINIMIZED THE REPAIR PROBLEM. THEN FAILED TO REPAIR IT. THEN ORDERED "THE WRONG PART". THE CAR IS WITH THE DEALER TODAY, HAVING INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR IS READY TO BE DRIVEN AWAY BY ME UNTIL THE NEW PART ARRIVES. THE VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED IN THIS CONDITION, PRESUMABLY AFTER A DEALER SAFETY INSPECTION. I SUGGEST INSPECTION OF CHRYSLER RECORDS FOR SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *AK