2006 Chrysler Sebring

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BALL BEARINGS HAD DISLOCATED AND CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BALL BEARING, THE RIM AND WHEEL ARM NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 151,000.

I WAS DRIVING AT MINIMUM SPEED TO TURN RIGHT AND THEN I LOST CONTROL OF MY STEERING WHEEL ALMOST HIT SOME CARS AND A POLE BUT THE SIDEWALK STOPPED THE CAR FROM GOING ANYWHERE I LOOKED UP ONLINE BECAUSE I SAW A RECALL THAT WAS RELATED TO MY SITUATION CALLED DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR MY CAR. CAR IS DRIVABLE LIKE IF NOTHING EVER HAPPENED BUT I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING 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

I WAS JUST GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE HORN STARTING GOING OFF ALL BY ITSELF. FINALLY TOOK OUT THE FUSE AND WENT AND BOUGHT A NEW FUSE. THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. IT WENT OFF WHEN HITTING UNLOCK BUTTON ON REMOTE. THEN TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THE HORN PAD ASSEMBLY WHICH WAS A DEALER ONLY PART HAD TO BE REPLACED. SO RIGHT NOW I HAVE JUST LEFT THE FUSE OUT, BECAUSE IT IS AN EXPENSIVE FIX.THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE PART AND CHRYSLER SHOULD FIX THIS ISSUE. THEY SAY IT WILL COST $1,000 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. THIS IS NOT THE FAULT OF WHAT I DID IT IS THE FAULT OF WHAT THEY MANUFACTURED. *TR

HORN OR ALARM RANDOMLY GOES OFF. IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP, IT DOES SO EVENTUALLY ON ITS OWN. THIS IS ON ENTRY TO THE CAR, WHETHER BY KEY, KEY FOB, OR EVEN OPENING TRUNK..AND WHEN DRIVING AT SPEED RANDOMLY. IS THIS NOT A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE? *TR DID A DEALER CHECK AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. NO RECALLS, NO PROBLEMS FROM CHRYSLER...HARD TO BELIEVE SINCE I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE THAT POINT TO A HORN PAD ASSEMBLY PROBLEM THAT COSTS $1000 TO FIX. THIS IS A LOW MILEAGE LOW USED CAR, I AM THE SECOND OWNER, THE FIRST BEING MY FATHER. NOT A LOT OF HORN BLOWING. TOOK IN AGAIN TO DEALER, CALLED CHRYSLER, NO INFO FROM EITHER. RETURNED TO THE DEALER WITH MECHANIC AND REPLICATED THE PROBLEM, AND HE FINALLY AGREED IT MIGHT BE THE HORN ASSEMBLY, AND REMOVED THE HORN FUSE. APPARENTLY THERE IS A FOIL THAT GETS WORN THROUGH CAUSING A SHORT ACTIVATING THE HORN, AND THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IS A REASSEMBLY. THIS IS NOT A FIX, THIS IS A FAULTY MANUFACTURING ISSUE (MATERIALS SKIMPING TO CUT CORNERS). THIS IS NOT A WAY TO BE A LONG TIME MANUFACTURER AND MAINTAIN THE QUALITY EXPECTED OF AMERICAN CARS. ITS AWFUL AND UNSAFE. THEY ALSO LED THE MECHANIC AROUND IN CIRCLES TESTING COMPUTERS AND ALL SORTS OF THINGS WHEN 5 MIN ON THE INTERNET DIRECTED ME TO THE PROBLEM AND AFTER A QUICK TEST PROVED TRUE. SUCH A WASTE OF TIME. *TR