2004 Chrysler Sebring

I HAVE OWNED A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN SPORADIC THROUGHOUT THE TIME I'VE HAD THE CAR. AFTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THEN NEEDING TO COME TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, STOP SIGN, OR TOLL BOOTH, THE CAR PERIODICALLY DOES ONE OF TWO THINGS; IT EITHER STALLS, WHICH THEN I HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR AND ALL IS FINE, OR THE RPMS DROP AND THIS CAUSES THE CAR (BY ITSELF) TO REACT BY REVVING UP THE RPMS AND LUNGING FORWARD WHILE MY FOOT REMAINS ON THE BRAKE. IT'S NOT SO MUCH THE STALLING PART THAT BOTHERS ME, AS I RESTART THE CAR AND GO. HOWEVER, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I NEARLY HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHEN THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD. THE OCCURRENCES ARE INFREQUENT, BUT IT IS ONLY GOING TO TAKE ONE TIME THAT THE NEARLY BECOMES AN ACCIDENT. THIS ISSUE OCCURS MAYBE 15-20 TIMES PER YEAR. OUT 20 OCCURRENCES, IT WILL STALL 18 TIMES AND LUNGE 2 TIMES. NOTHING HAS EVER BEEN FOUND TO BE MECHANICALLY WRONG WITH THE CAR. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. I'VE SEEN ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO TAKE THE TIME TO SEND THIS TO YOU. *TR

CAR COLD STALLS, STALLS WHEN AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, ENGINE SHAKES VIOLENTLY, BRAKES SQUEAL AN GRIND, WHEN STARTING CAR FLOODS ITSELF AND CANNOT BE TURNED ON FOR A FEW HOURS, HAD AN ACCIDENT AT 44-50 MPH AND AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY,GEARS STICK AND DO NOT COME OUT OF GEAR AT TIMES:INSURANCE WAS CALLED AT TIME OF ACCIDENT AND SAID NO REASON COULD BE IDENTIFIED AS TO WHY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CAR HAS HAD NEW BRAKES EVERY 3-4 MONTHS,BRAND NEW COOLING SYSTEM, TUNE-UP, OIL CHANGE EVERY 2500-3000 MILES, DEALERSHIP UPDATED SOFTWARE, COLD START STALLING PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF AND NO PROBLEMS FOUND AT AUTO SHOP. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT SINCE THE CAR WAS USED THEY WERE NOT GOING TO AND COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND REFUSED TO CHECK ANYTHING OUT OR EVEN LISTEN TO MY CONCERNS. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE DOING ALL OF THESE THINGS. SINCE THE FIRST INITIAL TIME OF PROBLEM PROBLEMS HAVE CONTINUED. CAR IS AT 96,000 MILES BUT HAS LEFT ME STRANDEDED SINCE AND KEEP HAVING TO REPLACE PARTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH THE DRIVER SIDE HEATED SEAT ACTIVATED HE NOTICED THAT THE MECHANISM BURNED THROUGH THE SEAT WHICH CAUSED INJURY TO THE DRIVERS RIGHT LEG. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE HEATING ELEMENT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS AT 86,000.

FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS, MY 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING HAS BEEN HAVING WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN THE CAR IS PLACED INTO REVERSE TO BACK UP, THEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE GAS PEDAL PRESSED, THE CAR CONTINUES TO TRAVEL IN REVERSE. I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK, THEN SHIFTED TO DRIVE. THE CAR CONTINUED TO TRAVEL IN REVERSE. AGAIN, SHIFTED TO PARK AND BACK TO DRIVE. THE CAR THE DRIFTED FORWARD WHILE THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS REVVING. I CONTINUED TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE NUMEROUS TIMES, AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO DRIFT AND MAKE THE REVVING SOUNDS. FOR THE PAST 2 DAYS, I HAVE SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND HAVE TO STOMP ON THE GAS PEDAL, AT WHICH POINT THE ENGINE SEEMS TO LURCH INTO GEAR AND THEN DRIVES FINE. AND WHEN I SAY STOMP ON THE GAS PEDAL, I MEAN STOMP - HARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHENEVER SHE PUTS THE CONVERTIBLE TOP DOWN, THE REAR DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TWICE TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS TO HAVE IT REPAIRED ON EIGHT DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE TECHNICIAN ADMITTED THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND REPAIRED IT FREE OF CHARGE. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH ASSISTANCE. THE DEFROSTER WAS CURRENTLY INOPERATIVE AND NO DEALERS IN HER AREA WOULD ASSIST HER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,600. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,667.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH HE HEARD A NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION HE NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE FAILED. HE REMOVED THE TIRE AND DISCOVERED CORROSION ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER REAR SHACKLE. HE SPECULATED THAT THE SHACKLES FAILED SINCE THEY WERE MADE OUT OF ALUMINUM. HE REPLACED THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR SHACKLES WITH METAL SHACKLES. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS PROCEEDING TO MAKE A TURN; SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND RESUME OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE ALSO INTERMITTENTLY EXHIBITED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH DOWNHILL, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER NEAR THE SIDEWALK AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE CV JOINTS, AXLE, AND RIM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 72,300.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WAS LIFTING UP AND BECOMING WARPED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS WARPED DIRECTLY ON TOP OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 87,500.