2006 Chrysler Sebring

WE NOTICED AT AROUND 40,000 MILES THAT THE HORN WILL JUST START HONKING BY ITSELF. IF YOU DRIVE DOWN THE STREET THE HORN HONKS. IT DOES MAKE FOR A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND SHOULD BE RECALLED IN MY OPINION. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I'VE ALMOST BEEN RUN OVER NOW BECAUSE I CAN'T USE MY HORN. ONLY WAY TO KEEP IT FROM BLOWING WHENEVER IT WANTS TO IS TO PULL THE FUSE. SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE IN COLDER WEATHER, BUT HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM ALSO AFFECTS THE AIRBAGS IN THE CAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY HORN. IF I PRESS THE HORN SOMETIMES IT WON'T WORK AND IF IT DOES IT WILL CONTINUE TO BLARE WITHOUT ME EVEN TOUCHING IT. RECENTLY IT STARTED TO JUST GO OFF BY ITSELF WHETHER THE CAR IS ON OR OFF, OR I'M IN IT OR NOT. IT WILL START BLARING WHEN I DRIVE SOMETIMES AND NO AMOUNT OF PUSHING THE HORN PAD WILL STOP IT, IT WILL STOP WHEN IT WANTS TO. SOMETIMES WHEN I AM IN MY HOUSE I HEAR MY CAR BEEP THE HORN A COUPLE OF TIMES. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM B/C THIS STARTLES THE DRIVER AND OTHERS AROUND THEM, I BELIEVE THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND IF NOT COULD POTENTIALLY MAKE THE WRONG PERSON MAD AND RESULT IN ME GETTING HURT. THIS REALLY CONCERNS ME AND AFTER DOING MUCH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND HONESTLY CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE TO FIX THIS B/C ITS OBVIOUSLY NOT THE CONSUMERS FAULT. DO PEOPLE REALLY HAVE TO DIE OR SOMETHING FOR THIS TO BE VIEWED AS A PROBLEM AND FOR SOMEONE TO FIX IT? I REALLY HOPE NOT AND I REALLY HOPE IT GETS RESOLVED. WE ALL PAY ENOUGH MONEY FOR OUR CARS, WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY MORE FOR A PROBLEM THAT WE DIDN'T CREATE. *TR

2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING HORN-GOES OFF BLARING WITH OUT WARNING REGARDLESS IF CAR IS ON OR NOT. AT FIRST I COULD PRESS HARD ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET IT TO STOP, NOW I HAVE TO PULL FUSE TO CUT IT OFF. FINALLY JUST PULLED FUSE OUT PERM. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY COULD DO NOTHING, AS IT DID NOT HAPPEN WHEN THEY HAD IT. ****THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AS IT COULD GIVE OTHER DRIVERS MIXED SIGNALS FROM YOU WHEN GOES OFF, CAUSES A MAJOR DISTRACTION FOR YOU AND OTHER DRIVERS OPERATING IN THE AREA AND MOST JUST PULL FUSE MAKING THE HORN INOPERABLE-GREAT SAFETY ISSUE AS A HORN IS A REQUIREMENT TO PASS INSPECTION IF ITS OPERATION WAS NOT IMPORTANT WOULD NOT BE ON INSPECTION STANDARD AND IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS IS DESIGN/PARTS ISSUE NOT ABUSE OF THE VEHICLE BY THE CONSUMER. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED BEFORE AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS. *TR

2006 SEBRING, ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE HORN GOING OFF BY ITSELF, MORE SO IN COLD WEATHER AND FOR AT LEAST A YEAR. WITH ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS THIS IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE A RECALL AS THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE IN TRAFFIC AND IT CONFUSES THE HORNS INTENT. HAVE COMPLAINED BUT HAVE GOTTEN THE BRUSH OFF FROM THE DEALER SAYING THEY COULD DO NOTHING UNTIL THEY HEARD THE HORN GO OFF. *TR

AT AROUND 40K MILES THE HORN ON MY 2006 SEBRING STARTED TO GO OFF WITHOUT BEING PRESSED. AT FIRST IT MALFUNCTIONED WHEN I UNLOCKED THE CAR WITH THE KEYLESS REMOTE. THEN IT BEGIN DOING IT WHILE DRIVING. IT DOESN'T JUST BEEP THE HORN GETS STUCK SO I AM POUNDING ON MY STEERING WHEEL TRYING TO GET IT TO STOP. MY WIFE WAS PULLED OVER ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE POLICE THOUGHT SHE WAS DRIVING AGGRESSIVELY BLARING THE HORN AT EVERYONE. LUCKILY WHILE SHE WAS EXPLAINING TO THE OFFICER THE PROBLEM THE CAR HAS THE HORN WENT OFF AND HE SAW FOR HIMSELF THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS I JUST HAD THE MECHANIC UNHOOK THE HORN, WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD, BECAUSE HE GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE NEAR $1000.00 TO REPAIR IT. SO ITS BEEN OVER A YEAR AND ABOUT 20K MILES THAT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH NO HORN. MY CAR IS DUE FOR SAFETY INSPECTION ON APRIL 25TH AND IT DEFINITELY WONT PASS WITHOUT A HORN, AND $1000 IS WAY TOO MUCH TO PAY TO GET A HORN FIXED. HAD I KNOWN ABOUT THIS SITE A COUPLE YEARS AGO I WOULD HAVE POSTED A COMPLAINT THEN, BUT I GUESS BETTER LATE THAN NEVER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING TOURING. WHILE PROCEEDING FROM A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE SAFETY ALARM SYSTEM SOUNDED WITHOUT WARNING, AND THEN DEACTIVATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. UPDATED 1/28/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE ALARM AND HORN WOULD SOUND. THEN IT WOULD START AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. UPDATED 02/03/10.*JB