2007 Chrysler Sebring

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE RPM'S WOULD SPORADICALLY INCREASE AND DECREASE WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH. SECONDLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE WHEN DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HE EITHER HAS TO CONTINUALLY APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN OR PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL. A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD NOT DECELERATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000. UPDATED 09/15/08 *BF WHEN THE CONSUMER REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. THE DEALER STATED IT SOUNDED AS IF THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS NOT DISENGAGING. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER IT WAS A DESIGN ISSUE. UPDATED 09/17/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING ON JUNE 21, 2008 THERE WAS SMOKE PRESENT UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND A LARGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. SHE OBSERVED THAT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE UNDER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE DEALER CONFIRMED WITH THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO HER VIN. THE DEALER INSTRUCTED THE TOW TRUCK COMPANY TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THEM; HOWEVER, THE DEALER LATER ADVISED THEM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE AWAY SINCE THE DAMAGE WAS SO MASSIVE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL MONDAY TO OBTAIN A RENTAL CAR. THE DEALER LATER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE HER WITH A RENTAL CAR UNTIL AN INVESTIGATOR INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. AN INVESTIGATOR HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SINCE THE FIRE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 32,000.

THERE WERE NO ACTUAL EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE PROBLEM. THE CAR IS A 2007 MODEL CHRYSLER SEBRING SEDAN WITH A 2.4L, 4 CYLINDER ENGINE. THE CAR HAS 36,505 MILES ON IT. THE CAR WAS ACTING PERFECTLY NORMAL UP UNTIL I WENT TO START IT. ONCE I STARTED IT, I COULD NOT GET IT OUT OF PARK. I CALLED AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO STATED THAT THE ENTIRE "SHIFTER" HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR WAS 505 MILES PAST THE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY, SO I HAD TO PAY A DEDUCTIBLE ON MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE CAR BACK YET, BUT I WILL BE ASKING FOR THE OLD PARTS BACK. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP ON MAY 30, 2007. ON JULY 25, 2007 I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND IT WAS SHAKING WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES. I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED THE CAR TO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD TO RESURFACE BOTH ROTORS AND RESURFACED BOTH REAR DRUMS. THE MILEAGE WAS 4108. IN NOVEMBER 15, 2007 I RETURNED MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON WHEN COMING DOWN ANY HILL. VIBRATION WAS ALSO NOTED AT THIS TIME. DEALER CHECKED AND STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. ON MARCH 24, 2008 I WAS COMING OFF A HILL FROM MY JOB SITE WHEN MY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON THE CAR WAS MAKING A GRINDING SOUND AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP AT THE LIGHT IN THE INTERSECTION DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP DID A ROAD TEST AND ADVISED THAT THE BRAKES WERE PULSATING WHEN HOT. PULLED BRAKES AND HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS DUE TO DETERIORATION. ON JUNE 9, 2008 WHILE DRIVING THE INTERSTATE MY CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE WHEN I WOULD APPLY THE BRAKES. WHILE EXITING FROM THE FREEWAY I WAS UNABLE TO STOP AT THE INTERSECTION. THE BRAKES WERE MAKING A GRINDING SOUND AND DID NOT ALLOW ME TO STOP AT THE STOP SIGN IN THE INTERSECTION. ONCE AGAIN I HAD NO BRAKES. I RETURNED THE CAR TO MY DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY AND THEY CHECKED THE BRAKES. THEY ADVISED ME THAT THEY NEEDED TO RESURFACE THE ROTORS THAT WERE REPLACED BY THEM IN MARCH 2008. THIS VEHICLE IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND I FEAR THAT MYSELF OR MY CHILDREN ARE GOING TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE WE WILL EITHER BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. MY SON WHO IS DISABLED WOULD HAVE DIFFICULTY SURVIVING ANY TYPE OF IMPACT CRASH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COULD NOT AFFORD TO HAVE THE DEALER DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND HE IS UNABLE TO HAVE THE FAILURE REPAIRED. HE PLANS ON NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 41,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RELEASE THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE, BUT THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE TRUNK RELEASE MECHANISM. SHE THEN ATTEMPTED TO USE THE KEYLESS DEVICE TO OPEN THE TRUNK, BUT IT ALSO FAILED TO OPERATE. WITHIN TWO TO THREE MINUTES, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE. THERE WERE NO OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS AJAR AND WAS DRAGGED 10 TO 15 FEET. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO DRIFT AND CRASHED INTO THE PORCH OF A NEARBY RESIDENCE. THE PORCH STEPS WERE DAMAGED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOWED THE VEHICLE AND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 28,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHENEVER THE CONTACT STARTS THE VEHICLE, THE MAIN HEADLIGHTS AUTOMATICALLY ILLUMINATE. IN ADDITION, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE STOPPED WORKING AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ARE VERY DIM. THE FAILURES OCCUR SIMULTANEOUSLY AND INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURES STILL PERSIST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.