2000 Chrysler Sebring

I HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE SECURITY SYSTEM ON MY 2000 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI IS MALFUNCTIONING AND CAUSING THE CAR TO NOT START. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THE ALARM GOES OFF AND I AM GETTING INTO MY TRUNK OR EVEN IN THE CAR AND DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. AFTER THE CAR'S SECURITY SYSTEM HAS BEEN SET, I AM EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY STARTING THE CAR. IF I DON'T LOCK MY CAR IT STARTS JUST FINE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTOR. BUT I FEEL IT MAY BE THE SECURITY SYSTEM NOT ALLOWING THE CAR TO START AS IT IS MALFUNCTIONING. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS KIND OUT THERE? *PH

THE CONSUMER BENT FORWARD TO ENGAGE THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT LEVER TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE BACK SEAT. WHEN THE LEVER WAS PULLED THE FRONT SEAT BACK REST HIT THE CONSUMERS FACE AND HEAD WITH TREMENDOUS FORCE. THE FORCE RESULTED IN A MILD CONCUSSION, WHIPLASH, CONSTANT HEAD PAIN, DIZZINESS, AND VISION IMPAIRMENT WHEN THE HEAD IS TURNED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INSTALLED/DESIGNED WITH A HEFTY SPRING AND THAT IS MET DESIGN REQUIREMENTS. *JB *CB *NLM

2000 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI, 51,000 MILES. CAR DOESN'T ALWAYS START. MAY TAKE UP TO 32 TRIES TO START. NOT THE STARTER. NOT THE BATTERY. SOMTIMES STARTS ON FIRST TRY, SOMEIMES UP TO 32 TRIES BEFORE IT STARTS. CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP REPLACED RELAY PLUG ($89.00) BUT DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. NOW TOLD IT IS THE ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTOR AND THE PART IS $720 AND LABOR $200! CHRYSLER SAYS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTIES. REFUSE ANY HELP. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS PART SHOULD HAVE GONE BAD ALREADY. THIS IS A LEASED VEHICLE AND I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. I UNDERSTAND TIRES, BATTERIES, BELTS, ETC. BUT NOT ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTOR. ARE THERE OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS KIND ON THIS VEHICLE? *AK

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES THAT CAME FROM THE FACTORY. THEY KEEP LOSING AIR. THE TIRES ARE GOODYEAR. AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE NEARED 20000 MILES ONE OF THE TIRES BLEW-OUT WHILE CONSUMER WAS IN MOTION. THE REASON THE TIRE BLEW WAS BECAUSE IT WAS WORN DUE TO AN IMPROPER ALIGNMENT.*GOODYEAR TIRES *JG

ON 7/26/02 I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND HEARD A THUDDING SOUND COMING FROM SOMEWHERE BELOW MY RIGHT FOOT. THE ENGINE DIED WHEN I CAME TO A STOP AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THERE WERE NO OTHER SOUNDS. THERE WAS NO ELECTRICAL RESPONSES. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO MY LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE PULLEY THAT MOVES ALL THE ELECTRICAL PERIPHERAL BELTS HAD BROKEN OFF. THE AUXILIARY BELTS SNAPED AND ONE OF THEM WENT THROUGH THE PLASTIC COVER (HOUSING) OF THE TIMING BELT. THEY CALLED CHRYSLER SERVICE (POWERTRAIN CARE PLUS) AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR ANY WORK SO FAR DONE AND SHOULD HAVE THE CAR TAKEN TO A CHRYSLER DEALER. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO OURISMAN CHRYSLER. THEY TORE DOWN THE ENGINE AND TRIED TO REBUILD IT. TOO MUCH DAMAGE WAS DONE. THE CALLED THE SERVICE CONTRACT (DAIMLER/CHRYSLER) PEOPLE WHO SAID THAT THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY SOMETHING EXTERNAL TO THE POWER TRAIN AND THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR IT. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE COST OF A NEW ENGINE INSTALLED WOULD BE $8,000. THEY SAID NEW NOT REMANUFACTURED. I FOUND THAT OUT LATER. I SHOPPED AROUND AND FOUND A SERVICE GROUP THAT SPECIALIZED IN INSTALLING REMANUFACTURED ENGINES AND THEY SAID " IT WOULD COST $4900 INSTALLED WITH A 3 YEAR, UNLIMITED MILE WARRENTY INCLUDING PARTS AND LABOR". I TELL THIS TO CHRYSLER AND THEY SAY THAT THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE. THEY CANNOT GET THEIR "REMANUFACATURED" ENGINE FOR AS LITTLE AS THAT. I NEED YOUR HELP. I HAVE BEEN DECEIVED BY CHRYSLER ABOUT THE ENGINE, ABOUT HOW MUCH "I" WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AND WHAT THE SERVICE CONTRACT COVERS. THE PULLY THAT THEY SAY IS NOT PART OF THE POWER TRAIN IS RUN OFF THE POWER TRAIN TO GENERATE THE ELECTRICITY TO RUN THE STARTER FOR ONE AND MANY OTHER COMPONENTS THAT MAKE THE CAR GO. I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AND PAID A GOOD PRICE FOR THE POWER TRAIN PROTECTION. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY ANY MORE BECAUSE OF THEIR MALFUNCTIONING PRODUCT. CAN YOU ASSIST ME?