2006 Chrysler Sebring Conv Owner Complaints

SEATBELT DRIVERS SIDE DOESN'T RETRACT. LIKE 2007 THE CAR RANDOMLY STALLS WHILE DRIVING. IN MOTION. BOTH ARE HUGE SAFETY ISSUES.

NHTSA ID

11219327

Incident

May 15, 2019

Mileage

119,741 mi

AT 121,000 MILES THE HORN BEGAN TO BLOW BY ITSELF AT VERY RANDOM TIMES, I HAD TO REMOVE THE RELAY TO STOP IT, NOT SAFE.

NHTSA ID

10993403

Incident

Jun 5, 2017

Mileage

121,000 mi

THE HORN STARTS HONKING FOR NO REASON AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, IT ALSO HONKS WHEN I UNLOCK THE DOOR USING THE REMOTE WITHOUT ANYONE BEING IN THE CAR.

NHTSA ID

10967049

Incident

Mar 15, 2017

Mileage

73,000 mi

POSSIBLE TAKATA RECALL!!! WHILE COMING DOWN AND AROUND A CORNER ON A HIGHWAY THERE WAS A CAR TURNING AND I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIMES TO STOP. WHICH CAUSED ME TO REAREND THE OTHER VEHICLE. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY SO WE HAD MY 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE TOP DOWN. I WAS DRIVING WHILE MY 15 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. MY12 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DIRECTLY BEHIND HER AND MY 7 YEAR OLD NIECE BEHIND ME. THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. MY 15 YEAR OLD WHOM WAS WEARING HER SEATBELT WAS THROWN FORWARD DUE TO HER SEATBELT LOCKING MECHANISM NOT LOCKING. THANKFULLY THE SEATBELT EVENTUALLY CAUGHT HER BY THE RIGHT THIGH SAVING HER FROM BEING EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE SUBSTAINED WHAT COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN A LIFE THREATENING LACERATION TO LEFT SIDE (BUT MORE TOWARDS THE MIDDLE) OF HER FOREHEARD DIRECTLY ABOVE HER LEFT EYEBROW. THE LACERATION WAS 8CM, THE SHAPE OF A CROSS, AND IT WAS 3 LAYERS DEEP. MY YOUNGER DAUGHTER WHOM WAS DIRECTLY BEHIND HER HAD A PATCH OF SKIN ON TOP OF HER LEFT FOOT THAT WAS CUT OFF. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING SOMEONE TO COME AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE INSURANCE COMPANY GETS RID OF IT IN THE NEXT WEEK. WE ARE NOT SURE IF MY 15 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER'S HEAD WAS CUT FROM AIRBAG SHRAPNEL FLYING OUT SINCE THE SIZE, SHAPE, AND LOCATION OF THE LASERATION IS THE SAME SIZE, SHAPE AND LOCATION ON ONE OF THE BIGGER TRAKATA AIR BAG INJURIES THAT IS OUT THERE PUBLICLY. OR IF HER INJURY WAS DUE TO HER HITTING HER HEAD ON SOMETHING DUE TO THE FACT THAT HER SEATBELT LOCKING MECHANISM WAS NOT WORKING. EITHER WAY THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE IS INJURED OR WORSE YET KILLED... PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS...* THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD GO ON EVERY ONCE AND AWHILE BUT WOULD THEN GO OFF WHEN YOU MOVED THE PASSENGER CHAIR BACK OR FORTH. THE SAME PROBLEM THE 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLES ARE JUST NOW RECALLING.

NHTSA ID

10954134

Incident

Aug 25, 2016

Mileage

120,000 mi

2 YEARS AGO MY HOOD AND THE DECORATIVE PIECES IN THE DOORS STARTED PEELING , THE TOP COAT IS COMING OFF ON THE ENTIRE HOOD, I HAD A BODY SHOP LOOK AT IT AND THEY STATED THAT WHEN IT HAD BEEN PAINTED THE PAINT HAD NOT DRIED BEFORE THE TOP COAT WAS APPLIED.

NHTSA ID

10946436

Incident

Jun 9, 2014

2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING HORN BLOW INTERMITTENTLY. I SEE ON THE INTERNET THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND BECAUSE IT IS LOCATED WITH THE AIRBAG MAY BE A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE IN THE WINTER WHEN IT IS COLD , I HAVE HAD TO UNPLUG MY HORN IN THE WINTER SO THAT IT WILL NO SOUND

NHTSA ID

10946428

Incident

Jan 5, 2015

TAKATA RECALL:I WAS INVOLVED WITH A COLLISION. I WAS CROSSING A TWO LANE HIGHWAY THAT WAS SOUTHBOUND, AND I WAS GOING WESTBOUND CROSSING THE OTHER VEHICLE HIT MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, BOTH THE PASSENGER AND THE DRIVER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I WAS IN THE CAR ALONE. WHEN THE PLASTIC STEERING WHEEL COVER PARTIALLY POPPED OFF, AND THE AIRBAG CAME OUT, THE PLASTIC COVER CUT MY RIGHT HAND 3RD FINGER, 80% SEVERED THE TENDON AND CHIPPED THE BONE. HAD TO BE SURGICALLY REPAIRED. DATE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 8/29/2016. THAT WAS MY RIGHT HAND. MY LEFT HAND WAS BRUISED AND SCRATCHED. DUE TO THE ACCIDENT, THE CAR IS NOT REPAIRABLE. INCIDENT #16FL099929

NHTSA ID

10903111

Incident

Aug 29, 2016

Mileage

102,000 mi

REAR DEFROSTER CLIP KEEPS FALLING OFF REAR WINDOW. CHRYSLER WON'T TOUCH IT, REFERS TO WINDOW REPAIR, THEY WON'T TOUCH IT BECAUSE EVIDENTLY THEY ARE HARD TO REPAIR PROPERLY. NOT BEING ABLE TO DEFROST REAR WINDOW IN SUB FREEZING WEATHER IS NOT SAFE.

NHTSA ID

10837743

Incident

Nov 11, 2015

Mileage

87,000 mi

THE HORN STARTS BLOWING RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF WITHOUT HITTING ON STEERING COL...REVIEWED PROBLEM ONLINE AND NOTICED THIS WAS A ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. HAD TO PULL THE FUSE TO STOP THE HORN FROM BLOWING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. . PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED WHILE SITTING STATIONARY WITH KEYS NOT IN IGNITION, WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE PARKED.

NHTSA ID

10808649

Incident

Dec 2, 2015

Mileage

81,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN BECAME INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO CONCERNED THAT DUE TO THE HORN FAILING TO FUNCTION, IT MIGHT RESULT IN AN AIR BAG FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

NHTSA ID

10781034

Incident

Oct 9, 2014

Mileage

150,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONV. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED MORE THAN HALF WAY FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

NHTSA ID

10778359

Incident

Nov 1, 2014

Mileage

32,000 mi

I USED THE HORN AND IT DIDN'T SHUT OFF WHEN I REMOVED MY HAND FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSE TO GET IT TO TURN OFF. I REPLACED THE FUSE BUT THE HORN WOULD STILL GO OFF BY ITSELF AT RANDOM TIMES. A DEALER TOLD ME THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND IT IS VERY UNSAFE SINCE IT AFFECTS THE AIRBAGS AS WELL AS THE HORN.

NHTSA ID

10749328

Incident

Oct 1, 2012

Mileage

65,000 mi

HORN STARTED TO SOUND WHEN I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AT LOW TO NO SPEED. IT WOULD NOT STOP. I HAD TO PULL THE FUSE TO DISCONNECT. DEALER SAID ENTIRE HORN WITH AIRBAG ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I NOTICED THE REPAIR TICKET HAD A COST IN THE RANGE OF $700 TO $1,000 TO COMPLETE THE JOB. I BET A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST LEAVE HORN AND AIRBAG DISCONNECTED RATHER THAN PAY THAT MUCH MONEY. I HAVE SEEN MANY PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME.

NHTSA ID

10722327

Incident

Nov 12, 2014

Mileage

73,500 mi

HORN STARTED TO SOUND WHEN I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AT LOW TO NO SPEED. IT WOULD NOT STOP. I HAD TO PULL THE FUSE TO DISCONNECT. DEALER SAID ENTIRE HORN WITH AIRBAG ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I NOTICED THE REPAIR TICKET HAD A COST IN THE RANGE OF $700 TO $1,000 TO COMPLETE THE JOB. I BET A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST LEAVE HORN AND AIRBAG DISCONNECTED RATHER THAN PAY THAT MUCH MONEY, ESPECIALLY IF THE CAR IS OLDER.

NHTSA ID

10721265

Incident

Mar 30, 2009

Mileage

20,000 mi

FIRST IS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. CODE SAY MISFIRE. SECOND PAINT IS PITTING AND WHITE AREAS APPEARING. THIRD HEADLIGHTS FOGGING UP. *JS

NHTSA ID

10669506

Incident

Jul 31, 2010

I HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH CHRYSLER CS ABOUT THE TAKATA AIR-BAG RECALL. CHRYSLER HAS INFORMED ME THAT THEY ARE PLANNING A RECALL IN 4 STATES, ONE OF WHICH IS FLORIDA FOR "REGISTERED" VEHICLES, NO DEFINITE DATES, ETC. MY VEHICLE IS NOT REGISTERED IN FLORIDA BUT IS THERE ABOUT 6 MONTHS A YEAR. BECAUSE IT IS NOT "REGISTERED" IN FLORIDA, CHRYSLER HAS NO PLANS TO INCLUDE IT IN THEIR RECALL. PLEASE FORCE CHRYSLER TO RECALL ALL VEHICLES IN THE US, OR AT LEAST ALL OF THOSE THAT SPEND TIME IN THE AREAS OF GREATEST RISK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10662365

Incident

Dec 4, 2014

Mileage

122,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING AND THE HORN WENT OFF AND I COULD NOT GET IT TO STOP FINALLY AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUMTES AND CONSTANT HITTING THE HORN BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL IT DID. A FEW MOMENTS LATER ID DID THE SAME THING. THE NEXT DAY JUST GETTING IN THE CAR CAUSED THE HORN TOM GO OFF. I TALKED TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND WHILE THEY AGREED THERE IS A PROBLEM IT IS NOT HAD ENOUGH COMPLAINTS FOR CHRYSLER TO ADMIT THERE IS A DESIGN/SWITH PROBLEM. THE REPAIR COST IS TO EXPENSIVE AND THE SIMPLE SOLUTION COULD AND PROBABLY IS A DANGEROUS ONE AND THAT IS TO DISCONNECT THE HORN. I HOPE CHRYSLER ACTS ON SOMETHING THAT IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM BEFORE SOME IS SERIOUSLY HURT. I BOUGHT MY CAR AND TAKE CARE OF IT LIKE MOST DO BUT A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM IS SOMETHING THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD FIX I HOPE CHRYSLER AGREES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10633102

Incident

Sep 3, 2014

Mileage

58,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE HORN WILL INTERMITTENTLY TURN ON. NO AMOUNT OF PRESSING ON THE HORN BUTTON WILL MAKE IT STOP. THIS ESPECIALLY WILL HAPPEN ON COLD DAYS. IF THE HORN IS APPLIED, IT MIGHT ALSO STAY ON FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. AFTER CONSULTING WITH THE CHRYSLER DEALER, I AM BEING TOLD THAT THE REMEDY FOR THE SITUATION IS TO CHANGE THE ENTIRE AIRBAG MODULE, SINCE THE HORN BUTTON IS A PART OF THAT ASSEMBLY. THIS ASSEMBLY CAN NOT BE TAKEN APART FOR REPAIR. AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, I SEE THAT THIS IS A QUITE COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT CHRYSLER NEED TO ADDRESS. THE REPAIR COST IS ALSO SO HIGH $700-$1000 THAT MOST PEOPLE WILL RATHER DISCONNECT THE HORN THAN PAY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10622536

Incident

Jan 1, 2013

Mileage

90,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE DIGITAL READOUT ON THE DASH, INFORMATION PANEL AND RADIO LIGHTS FOR THE MILEAGE, GEAR SELECTOR, MILES TILL EMPTY AND RADIO DISPLAY WILL GET VERY DIM AND THEN GO BACK TO BRIGHT. I TOOK A VIDEO OF THIS HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN DIM THEY FLUTTER. HAVE HAD 3 DEALERSHIPS AND 2 MECHANICS LOOK AT IT AND NOBODY CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS! *TR

NHTSA ID

10616148

Incident

Jul 24, 2012

Mileage

40,000 mi

I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE STEERING WHEEL TO ACTIVATE THE HORN AND THE HORN WOULD NOT STOP BLARING AFTER I REMOVED MY HAND. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP WAS TO LEAN HEAVILY ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHERE THE HORN IS. I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH NO PLACE TO PULL OVER, SO IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. ULTIMATELY, I HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSE THAT CONTROLS THE HORN AND INCIDENTALLY THE AIR BAGS, RENDERING BOTH THE HORN AND AIR BAGS INOPERABLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10569314

Incident

Feb 13, 2012

Mileage

87,000 mi

HORN GOES OFF BY ITSELF. WHEN I UNLOCKED DOOR WITH REMOTE HORN STARTED TO BLOW AND WOULD STOP WHEN STEERING WHEEL WAS PRESSED AND THEN START UP AGAIN FOR NO REASON. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME FIRST TIME WAS WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR USED FUSE HAD BEEN PULLED. AIRBAG SECTION WITH HORN WAS REPLACED WITH USED PART. THIS WORKED WELL FOR 1 1/2 YEARS NOW IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10569313

Incident

Mar 14, 2014

Mileage

127,000 mi

HORN RANDOMLY GOES OFF (LIKE THE ALARM).AT FIRST IT WAS AT UNLOCK, NOW IT IS ALSO WHEN DRIVING AT SPEED. TOTALLY RANDOM. TODAY IT WENT OFF IN THE DRIVEWAY, AT A PARKING LOT, AND THEN AGAIN WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME. TOOK TO A DEALERSHIP LAST WEEK, THEY COULD NOT LOCATE A FAULT. 5 MIN ON GOOGLE AND I SAW MANY COMPLAINTS ON A FOIL THAT GETS WORN OVER TIME CAUSING CONTACT SHORTS IN THE HORN ASSEMBLY OR PAD...APPARENTLY A $1100 FIX. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND IT IS A FAULTY PART, IT SHOULD MOST CERTAINLY BE A RECALL. I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN THIS CAR 31000 MILES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10566727

Incident

Feb 18, 2014

Mileage

31,000 mi

THE HORN STARTED GOING OFF BY ITSELF WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. IT HAS GONE OFF SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN WHILE DRIVING AND PARKED. WILL NOT HONK WHEN PUSHED BUT WILL START HONKING RANDOMLY AFTER PUSHING THE HORN OR WITHOUT PUSHING HORN. WILL EVENTUALLY STOP SOMETIMES AFTER BEATING THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10510763

Incident

Oct 24, 2012

Mileage

125,000 mi

WHILE EXITING THE DRIVEWAY, THE HORN JUST RANDOMLY BEGAN GOING OFF AND WOULD NOT STOP. NOTHING WE DID WOULD STOP IT. WE TURNED OFF THE CAR, AND BEGAN PULLING ALL FUSES AND RELAYS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HORN UNTIL IT STOPPED. WHEN WE PUT THE RELAY BACK IN, THE HORN WENT OFF AGAIN. THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP THE HORN OFF, IS TO PULL THE RELAY- OTHERWISE IT BLOWS 24/7. WE REPLACE THE RELAY WITH A NEW ONE; SAME THING- HORN BLOWING 24/7. SO NOW I AM DRIVING AROUND WITHOUT A HORN, WHICH IS A VERY DANGEROUS THING TO BE DOING. NOT TO MENTION I CAN NOT PASS A SAFETY INSPECTION WITHOUT IT. BASED ON OUR RESEARCH, THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT, IS TO REPLACE THE "GUTS" UNDER THE AIR BAG, WHICH MEANS REPLACING THE AIR BAG AS WELL. HOW IS THIS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? CHRYSLER SHOULD BE ISSUING A RECALL FOR THIS!!!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10500984

Incident

Oct 26, 2012

Mileage

60,000 mi

HORN BLOWS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IN TRAFFIC OR STANDING STILL. IS DISRUPTING AND A DISTRACTION TO SURROUNDING VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10499265

Incident

Feb 16, 2013

Mileage

47,600 mi