2002 Chrysler Sebring Convertible

CHROME ON RIMS OF 2002 SEBRING ARE FLAKING OFF. I HAVE HAD 6 FLAT TIRES IN THE 14 MONTHS I OWN THE CAR. I PUT AIR IN THE TIRES 2X WEEK. RIMS HAVE BEEN CLEANED BY A TIRE SHOP, BUT HE SAID THE CORROSION OF THE WHEELS ARE MAKING THE TIRES LEAK BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HOLD A SEAL. EACH TIME I HAVE THE CAR SERVICED (EVERY 3K MILES) I COMPLAIN THAT THE TIRES LEAK. DEALER SERVICE DEPT DOES NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH WHEELS, PUTS AIR IN THE TIRES. CAR HAS A FULL SIZE SPARE WITH SAME RIMS. WHEN I NEEDED TO FIX ONE OF THE FLATS AND PUT THE SPARE TIRE ON,THE SPARE WAS ALSO FLAT.. IT HAD BEEN RETURNED TO THE TRUNK AFTER BEING REPAIRED 6 MONTHS EARLIER, BUT IT HAD ALSO BEEN ON THE CAR, BECAME FLAT, WAS REPLACED BY THE SPARE, THAT WAS NOW FLAT AGAIN. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH ON A DRY SMOOTH HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE STARTED BACK, BUT THERE WAS A VERY LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE CONTACT MAINTAINED OIL CHANGES EVERY 3,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THIS WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MOTOR.

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY AT VARIOUS TIMES, WITH NO OBVIOUS TRIGGERS. SOMETIMES IT'S ON FOR DAYS OR WEEKS, OTHER TIMES IT COMES ON AND GOES OFF EVERY FEW SECONDS, OTHER TIMES IT STAYS OFF FOR MONTHS. TOTALLY BIZARRE. I'M SICK OF IT, BUT I CAN'T TRADE IT IN WITH THE LIGHT CONSTANTLY DOING STUPID STUFF LIKE THAT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2003. IT'S A 2002 SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 400 TIMES. *NM

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK ON JUNE 28TH THE CAR BEGAN TO KNOCK AND SHAKE WILDLY. MY ENGINE JUST BLEW, I HAD OIL CHANGES REGULARLY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH AND WORKING TO FIND ME A NEW ENGINE, MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THAT THIS ENGINE IS NOTORIOUS FOR BLOWING AND THEY USUALLY GO AT 50,000 MILES. AT LEAST I GOT 70,000. IT IS SITTING IN HIS SHOP RIGHT NOW, I CAN'T PAY FOR IT. THIS CAR COST $30,000. NEW. I LEASED IT NOW IT WILL COST $36,000. AND I WILL HAVE NOTHING TO SHOW FOR IT COME DECEMBER! *NM

I HAPPILY BOUGHT A NEW SEBRING CONVERTIBLE IN JULY 2002. I BOUGHT THE "COMPLETE" 7/70 EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE I AM A SINGLE WOMAN AND DO NOT WANT TO WORRY ABOUT REPAIRS. DURING 2003 AND 2004, I EXPERIENCED FREQUENT "SOFT" TIRES. DURING A RAIN STORM, I HYDROPLANED ON HIGHWAY 41 AND LOST CONTROL. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO ANYONE OR THE CAR. ONLY MY NERVES. I WOULD TEST AND FILL THE TIRES FREQUENTLY. I WAS FRIGHTENED TO DRIVE DURING RAIN/SNOW BECAUSE I DID NOT FEEL CONTROL DUE TO THE TIRES NOT GRIPPING THE HIGHWAY. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED NEW TIRES AND THAT THEY WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I BOUGHT NEW TIRES IN DEC. 2005 AT SEARS, HAD THE ALIGNMENT PERFORMED. I CONTINUED TO HAVE SOFT TIRES. SEARS REPLACED THE TIRE VALVES, AND HAD TO SMOOTH THE RIMS TWICE. I NOW HAVE TO CHECK AND FILL THE TIRES WITH AIR 2 - 3 TIMES A WEEK. I SPOKE TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD "THIS IS A FREQUENT COMPLAINT OF THE SEBRING CONVERTIBLE RIMS)AND WAS TOLD TO CALL CHRYSLER. AFTER BEING ON HOLD 30 MINUTES, I GOT THROUGH TO CHRYSLER, AND WAS TOLD THAT ALTHOUGH CHRYSLER RECOGNIZES THIS DEFICIENCY IN THE RIMS, THEY WILL NOT COVER THIS BECAUSE I DID NOT REPORT THE PROBLEM WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD. HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE RIMS AND NOT THE TIRES? I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TIRES!!! PLEASE CHECK THE ACCIDENT RECORD OF CHRYSLER SEBRINGS DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOUD RUMBLING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE WAS DEFECTIVE DUE TO THE POOR QUALITY OF THE MATERIAL. THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE WAS REPLACED. WITHIN 1,000 MILES LATER, THE NOISE AND THE VIBRATION RETURNED ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE LEFT FRONT AXLE WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT AXLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE IS STILL A NOISE PRESENT. UPDATED 08/14/06. *JB

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON SEVERAL TIMES FOR VARYING PERIODS OF TIME. UNDER WARRANTY THEY HAVE REPLACED RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT TENSIONER AND SEAT BELT BUCKLE. WARNING LIGHT STILL COMES ON SOMETIMES. THEY SAID THAT THE BAGS WILL NOT OPERATE WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. THE LIGHT MUST BE ON FOR THEM TO WORK ON IT AND IT WILL NORMALLY BE OUT BY THE TIME THAT I MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND GET IT IN. *JB