2006 Chrysler Sebring

My passenger airbag spontaneously deployed without an impact when it was parked. This shattered the windshield and expelled plastic dashboard pieces and glass everywhere. My daughter and I had just exited the car so there were no injuries. Had we not stopped this may have deployed on the road or if my passenger had waited in the car caused serious injuries. I contacted Chrystler to report this safety issue and they said this is no longer their responsibility due to my cars age and environmental factors. This happened 7/9/25 and the damages and airbag system is available to inspect. I have witnesses to seeing the deployment without impact and awaiting video footage from the business. No warning lights on the dashboard occurred. This is a very well maintained vehicle with very low miles.

At the time of collision the airbags did not deploy correctly. The airbag seems to have burst at the seams and projectlies of debris and chemicals came from the air bag instead. I hit my head on the windshield and hit my chest on steering wheel. I was burned on my arms, hands and ribs/chest. I have pulmonary and neurological injury. as well as changes to my sight and hearing. My car filled with thick "smoke" that was hot and made us choke and gasp for air. We breathed in these chemicals. My two disabled children were also injured by the chemicals.

The contact owned a 2006 Chrysler Sebring. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact vehicle was involved in a crash. The contact rear-ended the vehicle that was in front of the contact vehicle. The contact's vehicle was damaged to the front driver's side of the vehicle. In addition, the air bags were deployed. The contact stated that the vehicle had a burning odor and lots of smoke. The Police and paramedics were at the crash scene. A Police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a local tow yard. The vehicle was condemned to total loss by the insurance company. The contact's two minor children were occupants in the vehicle at the time of the crash. The contact was transported to the local hospital. The contact sustained burns to both left and right forearms, her right thumb, nerve damage to her left forearm, and bruised ribs. In addition, the chemical from the air bags entered the contact's nose and the contact had a continuous cough. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 96,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HORN SOUNDED ON ITS OWN INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING, HORN PAD, AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,975.

WITH SOOOO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE HORN ISSUE LOCATED IN THE SAME SPOT AS THE AIRBAG NO ONE HAS PUT THE PIECES TOGETHER ABOUT HOWS THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE AIRBAG ISSUE. THE HORN ONLY HAS MAJOR ISSUES WHEN THE HUMIDITY IS HIGH. THIS IS THE SAME REASON THE AIRBAGS ARE HAVING ISSUES AND DEPLOYING WITH SHRAPNEL. CAN SOMEONE FIGHT FOR THE CONSUMER HERE THERE IS OVER 70 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE HORN WHICH THE COMPONENT IS SHARED WITH THE AIRBAG. THIS IS OCCURRING DURING HIGH HUMIDITY MAYBE AS A WARNING SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE COMPONENT HARNESSING THE HORN AND AIRBAG????? OR THE AIRBAG PRESSURE IS TRIGGERING THE HORN BEFORE THE PRESSURE BUILDS TO DEPLOY FOR NO REASON OTHER THAN HUMID WEATHER. *TR

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

IN THE BEGINNING, THE HORN WOULD SOUND RANDOMLY WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED. IT WOULD CONTINUE TO SOUND UNTIL WE ADJUSTED THE STEERING WHEEL OR PUSHED ON THE HORN. HOWEVER, NOW THE HORN SOUNDS RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. IT DOESN'T STOP UNTIL I AM ABLE TO PULL OVER AND REMOVE THE FUSE. THIS CREATES AN UNSAFE SITUATION WITH OTHER DRIVERS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT WAS SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN THE HORN AND AIRBAG WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL. WE REPLACED THE FUSE THAT CONTROLS THIS MECHANISM, BUT IT DIDN'T WORK. THE HORN AND AIRBAG ARE AN INTEGRAL PIECE, SO IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE HORN, WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG. THIS WOULD COST MORE THAN $800. OUR EASIEST SOLUTION WAS TO REMOVE THE FUSE THAT CONTROLS THE HORN/ AIRBAG. THIS MEANS THAT I'M DRIVING IT WITHOUT AN AIRBAG OR HORN. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE FOR OTHER MOTORISTS AND MYSELF. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER. THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, BECAUSE THE HORN DOES NOT FALL UNDER ANY OF THE WARRANTIES AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PART. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING THE AIRBAG AND HORN! IT IS VERY UNSAFE AND COMMON, THEREFORE IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR A RECALL. I NOTICED THAT ON THE NHTSA SITE, PEOPLE ARE CATEGORIZING THIS PROBLEM AS "STEERING," "ELECTRICAL," OR "AIRBAG," BECAUSE THERE IS NO CATEGORY FOR "HORN." I HOPE THAT THIS IS NOT KEEPING THE NHTSA FROM RECOGNIZING HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE EFFECTED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE IT. *TR

IN MARCH OR SO OF 2011, WHILE DRIVING, ALL OF A SUDDEN MY HORN JUST GOES OFF FOR NO REASON WHATSOVER AND WOULD NOT STOP. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT ITS A FACTORY PROBLEM WITH THE CLOCKSPRING. THIS PART HOWEVER IS ATTACHED TO THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY & TO REPLACE IT, THE ENTIRE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY MUST BE ALSO REPLACED WHICH IS OVER $600 JUST FOR THE PART & ANOTHER $1000 FOR LABOR. MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO COMPLETELY DISCONNECT THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY AS ITS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE HORN. SO NOW I HAVE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITHOUT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. THIS IS A DIRECT SAFETY DEFECT!! I SPOKE WITH A CHRYSLER REP & THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THAT YEARS MODEL, EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE SOOO MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE ALL OVER THE USA ABOUT IT... HOW CAN THIS NOT BE A SAFETY RECALL??? I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER!! *TR