2006 Chrysler Sebring

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

I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 CHYRSLER SEBRING. IT STARTED IN 2008 OR 2009 WHEN CAR RAN HOT ON THE INTERSTATE. I ADDED COOLANT BUT IT SEEMS TO EVAPORATE OR LEAK. I WENT INTO LANDERS DODGE FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THEY FOUND A LEAKAGE FROM WHAT THEY SAY IS CALLED A COOLANT INLET TUBE WHICH WILL COST ME OVER $400 TO REPAIR. I FEEL THAT WITH MY CAR BEING ONLY 2 OR 3 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME SHOULD NOT BE TAKING PLACE. I HAVE ALSO FOUND OTHERS THAT HAVE THE SAME VEHICLE TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM OR HAVING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRINGS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THE SITUATION CAN BE LOOKED INTO.

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

LOW POWER WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. I WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS GETTING TOO MUCH FUEL. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE SHOP BECAUSE OF WATER IN MY BACK FLOOR BOARD AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK OUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND THAT WHEN HOOKED TO THE A READOUT METER THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING OTHER THAN 1 TIME ABOUT MISFIRING. WHEN THEY DID SOME RATHER EXPENSIVE TESTS, I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR IS GETTING TOO MUCH FUEL. IT FEELS LIKE IT JUST KIND OF BOGS DOWN AT TIMES WHEN TRYING TO INCREASE THE SPEED...YOU PUSH THE GAS PEDAL AND IT JUST DOESN'T WANT TO INCREASE THE SPEED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS CAR IS MADE TO GO FAST AND THAT IT DOESN'T LIKE GOING SLOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION, THERE WAS A LOW POWER RESPONSE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE (MIL) MALFUNCTION INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, WHICH REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CONTROL SENSOR WIRING WAS CHEWED UP, POSSIBLY BY MICE OR SQUIRRELS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE SERVICE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE SENSOR WIRING WAS MADE FROM A SOY BASE PRODUCT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 20,000.