2006 Chrysler Sebring

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING. AFTER BEING PARKED FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING. UPON MAKING A TURN, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINTS DETERIORATED. AS A RESULT, THE BALL JOINTS AND THE CVC JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09E056000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY CONTROL ARM AND LOWER BALL JOINT SEPARATED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS LEFT BLOCKING A BUSY INTERSECTION BECAUSE I LITERALLY COULD NOT MOVE MY CAR BECAUSE THE TIRE HAD ALSO SEPARATED FROM THE AXLE. I HAD TO REPLACE THE RIGHT AXLE, RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM, LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT, AND REPLACE THE OUTER TIE ROD END. THIS COST ME OVER $1,000. I RECENTLY CAME ACROSS THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THESE VERY THINGS THAT HAPPENED TO ME, HOWEVER, I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS EXPENSE. *TR

CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT AND HIT THE HORN, WHICH DID NOT WORK, AND NOW COMES ON ONLY INTERMITTENTLY, OR EVEN ON ITS OWN. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SEBRINGS AND FROM BLOGS SEEMS TO BE DUE TO A FAULTY SWITCH INSIDE THE AIRBAG COVER ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS IS A TERRIBLE SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WOULD ACTIVATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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

THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE HAD A RECALL FOR THE BAD SUSPENSION AND FOR THE HORN. FIRST OF ALL I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN EARLY FEBRUARY 2007 FROM THE DEALER IT WAS A CERTIFIED USED 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING TOURING. FROM THE START THE HORN WOULD BLOW AT ANY GIVEN TIME. SECONDLY I HAVE REPLACED EVERY SUSPENSION PART FROM BALL JOINTS, LOWER &UPPER CONTROL ARMS, INNER &OUTER TIE RODS AND ON AND ON. I HAVE FRIENDS THAT HAVE THE SAME MODEL CAR AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. THAT'S NOT INCLUDING THE WHEEL BEARING, WATER FLANGE, OIL PRESSURE SENSOR.

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