2006 Chrysler Sebring

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED A TOTAL OF TWO TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

CAR ALARM OR HORN WILL GO OFF IN THE MORNING WHEN ITS WET/DAMP WHENEVER I UNLOCK WITH CLICKER OR MANUALLY WITH A KEY. IT WILL GO OFF FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS THEN SHUT OFF. ONLY UNTIL RECENTLY DID THE HORN START GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING IN THE MORNING FOR 20-30SECOND SPURTS. THIS WOULD HAPPEN ON FREEWAYS AND RESIDENTIAL ROADS. HAD TO DISCONNECT THE HORN RELAY WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH THE AIRBAG TO STOP THE HONKING. I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING WITHOUT AN AIRBAG BUT THAT IS THE ONLY SHORT-TIME SOLUTION I HAVE. I ALSO UNDERSTAND TO FIX IT IS WELL OVER 1000 DOLLARS AND EVEN THEN IS NOT A PERMANENT FIX. *TR

PASSENGER DOOR MASTER SWITCH MALFUNCTION, DRIVER WINDOW ROLLED DOWN BY ITSELF DURING ICE STORM WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP. HAD TO PURCHASE AND REPLACE WITH NEW SWITCH. FAULTY REAR CAMBER IN BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT REAR WHEELS. BOTH LEANING INWARDS ABOUT 12 DEGREES, RUINED 2 NEW TIRES, HAD TO SPEND $670 FOR CAMBER KIT, AND $200 FOR (NEW) NEW TIRES. TRANSMISSION HERKY JERKY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY SOUND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,152.

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND THEN WHILE DRIVING, THE HORN WILL BEGIN TO BLARE (LIKE SOMEONE LAYING ON IT WITHOUT LETTING UP) FOR 30 SECONDS OR MORE. I INITIALLY TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT REDUPLICATED THE ISSUE AND EVEN PERFORMED AN ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSTIC TEST. ONE WEEK AFTER GETTING THE CAR BACK FROM THE MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT FIND THE ISSUE, THE HORN BLARED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AGAIN. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE, THIS MORNING, I WILL NEED TO DEACTIVATE THE HORN RELAY AGAIN. IF THE HORN GOES OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WHICH IT HAS DONE TO ME BEFORE, IT CAN CAUSE CONFUSION AND ANGER. WITHOUT THE HORN, HOWEVER, I DO NOT HAVE THE MEANS TO ALERT ANOTHER DRIVER OF A POTENTIAL INCIDENT (EXAMPLE, ANOTHER DRIVER ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES AND NOT REALIZING I AM IN LANE NEXT TO THEM). ALSO, I UNDERSTAND I AM NOT THE FIRST ONE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE. FROM OTHER COMPLAINANTS, I SEE THAT THE HORN IS TIED IN WITH THE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY IN THE STEERING WHEEL/COLUMN, SO APPARENTLY THE AIRBAG IS AFFILIATED IN THIS MALFUNCTION, AGAIN A SAFETY ISSUE AND VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR I CANNOT AFFORD TO MAKE. *TR

ON JULY 21ST I WAS HEADING HOME FROM WORK AND THE NOISE JUST OCCURRED AS SOON AS I WAS TURNING ONTO THE RAMP TO GET TO THE HIGHWAY. I INSTANTLY TOOK MY CAR TO FIRESTONE WHERE I ALWAYS TAKE MY CAR AND THEY DID A FULL INSPECTION AND REALIZED THAT MY BUSHING TO MY MOTOR MOUNT WENT OUT, MY MOTOR MOUNT WAS SHOT AND MY MOTOR MOUNT BRACKET WAS SHOT. THIS ISSUE IS VERY UNSAFE AND I CONTACTED BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, CHRYSLER CORPORATION, CHRYSLER CEO AND CHAIRMAN, GOVERNOR RICK SNYDER, CONGRESSMAN BILL HUIZENGA, AND ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME WITHOUT A CAR AND NO NORMAL HUMAN BEING CAN AFFORD SPENDING 600 DOLLARS A MONTH FOR A RENTAL CAR WHEN IT IS NOT THE CONSUMERS PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER DOESN'T MAKE A PART. THEIR NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS CAR. A MOTOR MOUNT SHOULD NEVER GO OUT ON A CAR. THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE FOUND IN A JUNK YARD AFTER A CAR HAS LASTED ITS AVERAGE LIFE TIME. THERE NEEDS TO BE RECALL NOBODY SHOULD BE ON A NATIONWIDE WAITING LIST FOR THIS ESPECIALLY WHEN NOW I AM LOOKING AT HAVING POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS LATER ON DOWN THE ROAD. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS AND I WON'T GIVE UP UNTIL SOMETHING IS. *TR

BOUGHT THE 2006 SEBRING WITH 32,000 MILES ON IT, JUST BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. IT NOW HAS 62,000 MILES ON IT, AND IT LEAKING OIL PROFUSELY. I HAD MY MECHANICALLY INCLINED FATHER LOOK AT IT, AND IT APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE CRANKSHAFT. AS I HAVE BEEN LOOKING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES, AND WORSE YET, IF IT STARTS TO BECOME A PROBLEM BEFORE THE WARRANTY IS UP, DEALERS ARE SIMPLY REPLACING THE SEAL, ESSENTIALLY PUTTING A BAND-AID ON THE BIGGER ISSUE AND LEAVING THE EXPENSE UP TO THE CONSUMER TO DEAL WITH. AT THIS TIME I THINK I CAUGHT IT BEFORE IT GOT THE CHANCE TO LOCK MY ENGINE UP, I JUST THANK MY LUCKY STARS THAT I HAD TO DROP MY SON OFF TO SCHOOL ON A COLD DAY AND HAD LEFT THE ENGINE TO IDLE WHILE I WALKED HIM TO THE DOOR, AS THE ENGINE ONLY LEAKS WHILE RUNNING. HAD THIS NOT HAVE BEEN THE CASE, I WAS ABOUT TO TRAVEL TO A TOWN THAT TAKES OVER AN HOUR TO GET TO, TAKING A ROAD WITH VIRTUALLY NO GOOD PLACES TO STOP, AND MANY "DEAD-ZONES" WHICH WOULD HAVE MADE GETTING ASSISTANCE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AND WILL NOT BE CHOOSING CHRYSLER FOR ANY FUTURE VEHICLES, UNLESS THIS PROBLEM IS RECTIFIED.

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

HORN STARTED GOING OFF WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVE. THEN STARTED GOING OFF AS YOU DRIVE THE CAR. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO TAKE OUT THE FUSE, WHICH DISABLES THE AIRBAG IN THE STEERING WHEEL. BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS ARE SAFETY ISSUES AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND CHRYSLER NEEDS TO BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE AS IT SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE AIRBAG WOULD HAVE TO BEE REMOVED TO GET TO THE HORN CONTACTS AND THIS WILL COST UPWARDS OF $800. WE LIVE ON DISABILITY DUE TO CANCER AND CAN NOT AFFORD THIS COST. CAR WAS BOUGHT TO GET HUSBAND BACK AND FORTH TO CANCER TREATMENT. THERE ARE 61 COMPLAINTS THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET.

S10 DIRECT REPLY- LETTER TO DOT FROM RE COMPLAINT AGAINST CHRYSLER FINANCIAL AND AN ARTICLE FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES NEWSPAPER *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE DID NOT TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHEN SHE PURCHASED IT. SHE RETURNED THE VEHICLE WITHIN A FEW MINUTES BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS EXHIBITING A ROUGH RIDE AND IT CAUSED HER NECK PROBLEM TO FLARE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THE DOORS WERE RUSTING. *JB