1996 Chrysler Sebring Convertible Problems

I JUST SPENT 12.95 ON GETTING A CAR HISTORY REPORT BECAUSE MY TITLE SAYS THE CAR IS A RECONSTRUCTED,TOTALED TITLE,BUT RECEIVING YOUR REPORT IT SAYS THEY CAN'T EVEN FIND TITLE AND LOW AND BEHOLD IT ISN'T A RECONSTRUCTED CAR????I'M CONFUSED ...WHAT THE HELL DID I PAY FOR..THE FAMILY DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS,IT'S THERE DECEASED MOM'S CAR..I'M WRITING YOU AND COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SITE,EITHER I GET THE RIGHT REPORT SINCE I'M HOLDING THE TITLE IN MY HAND THAT SAYS OPPOSITE OF YOUR FINDINGS,OR MY MONEY BACK? I REALLY WANTED TO FIND OUT WHY THE CAR IS RECONSTRUCTED TOTALED TITLE YOUR SITE DOES NOT GIVE ANYONE ANY OTHER PLACE TO GET AHOLD OF YOUR SCAM ,WHEN SOMEONE HAS BEEN TOOK FOR THERE MONEY AND GIVING NO INFORMATION... *TR

WELL WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THE BACK WINDOW WAS FULLY OUT, ALSO WHEN IM DRIVING IT SEEMS AS THO IM GOING SLOWER THAN WHAT MY SPEEDOMITER SAYS. THE ALARM DOESNT WORK AT ALL. MY BREAKS BONT FULLY BREAK ON TIME SO I HAVE TO STOP EARLYER THAN USUAL.ALSO ONE DAY I WAS IN THE CAR AND I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND THE CAR STARTED TO ROLL BACK SLOWLY ALSO THE STERING WHEEL LOCKED.ALSO WHEN I PUT GAS IN IT , IT SAYS ITS HALF EMPTY FAST WHEN I ONLY DRIVE AROUND THE CORNER,BUT WHEN I TURN IT OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR A WHILE THE MEETER GOES UP.

THE SHIFTER IS NOT WORKING

WELL WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THE BACK WINDOW WAS FULLY OUT, ALSO WHEN IM DRIVING IT SEEMS AS THO IM GOING SLOWER THAN WHAT MY SPEEDOMITER SAYS. THE ALARM DOESNT WORK AT ALL. MY BREAKS BONT FULLY BREAK ON TIME SO I HAVE TO STOP EARLYER THAN USUAL.ALSO ONE DAY I WAS IN THE CAR AND I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND THE CAR STARTED TO ROLL BACK SLOWLY ALSO THE STERING WHEEL LOCKED.ALSO WHEN I PUT GAS IN IT , IT SAYS ITS HALF EMPTY FAST WHEN I ONLY DRIVE AROUND THE CORNER,BUT WHEN I TURN IT OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR A WHILE THE MEETER GOES UP.

THIS CAR IS A NIGHTMARE WHEN IT RAINS. I TRAVELED ONE AND A HALF HOURS IN A STORM. THE WATER ON THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR WHERE I HAD CLOTHES IN A SMALL PILE..THEY WERE LITERALLY FLOATING FROM SO MUCH WATER THAT WAS POURING IN. AT ANY TIME THAT I HAD TO STOP AT A LIGHT THE WATER WOULD THEN COME TO THE FRONT IN A HUGE WAVE OF WATER. WHAT THE HECK IS THAT? *TR

TRUNK SPRINGS FOR TRUNK LID NO LONGER WORK. HAVE TO HOLD TRUNK OPEN MANUALLY. SPRINGS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE BECAUSE OF CHANGES CHRYSLER HAS MADE SO I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE SPRINGS REWELDED. TRUNK LID HAS HIT ME IN HEAD ON OCCASION.WHY SHOULD I PAY FOR REWELDING BECAUSE OF YOUR CHANGES ON SOMETHING SO SIMPLE

THE SHIFTER IS NOT WORKING

RECALL #750 FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT ALLEGED REPAIRED 02-10-98. THIS IS A NEW (10-08-09) RECALL. DUE TO MY VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER, IT WAS ASKED IF THE NUMBERS OF THE BALL JOINTS AND CONTROL ARMS NUMBERS COULD BE CHECKED TO SEE IF ORIGINAL CHRYSLER OR AFTERMARKET QUALITY PARTS WERE USED. THOUGH THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, LOSS OF STEERING, THE SERVICE ADVISOR ADVISED I'D NEED TO CHECK THE ORIGINAL REPAIR ORDER (02-10-98). THE ORIGINAL OWNER IS DECEASED. SO I GUESS I SHOULD CRAWL UNDER THE CAR AND LOOK FOR WHEREVER THESE PARTS ARE, LET ALONE THE NUMBERS, OR PAY SOMEONE ELSE TO CHECK THEM, OR JUST HOPE CHRYSLER HAD AND USED THEIR OWN PARTS. *TR

PURCHASED VEHICLE IN APR 05 FROM FRIENDS. WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE BUTTON CAN BE PRESSED AND THE SHIFT LEVER MOVED. WHILE RUNNING, THE BUTTON CAN BE PRESSED AND THE SHIFT LEVER MOVED WITHOUT HAVING TO PUT FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. VEHICLE BROUGHT IN TO DEALER AND RECALL C45 ALLEGED TO BE COMPLETED 10-25-05. DUE TO MY CHILDREN NOW USE THE CAR, A RETURN WAS MADE TO A DEALER 12-01-09 FOR RECALL. INVOICE STATES "REINSPECT RECALL #C45." WHILE WAITING, SERVICE ADVISOR APPEARED TO DISCUSS RECALL AND STATE THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE INTERLOCK CABLE. INVOICE STATED "DID RECALL C45 REPLACE SHIFTER ROD," "NEED TO REPLACE INTERLOCK CABLE, $227.00." SO IT APPEARS AFTER DOING ANOTHER SHIFTER ROD, MAYBE THE RECALL SHOULD BE FOR THE INTERLOCK CABLE AS IN ANOTHER COMPLAINT # 10126915. THOUGH I SAID THIS WAS A RECALL AND A SAFETY ISSUE, HE REPEATED I'D HAVE TO PAY FOR THE INTERLOCK CABLE. ABOUT TO LEAVE, A LONG SPRING WAS FOUND ON DRIVERS FLOOR AREA. SERVICE ADVISOR WAS SHOWN SAME AND SAID A NEW ONE WAS PUT IN, HOPEFULLY WITH A NEW SHIFTER ROD, THOUGH MAYBE THAT'S THE WRONG FIX FOR THIS SAFETY DEFECT. *TR

DT: THE CONTACT COULD TAKE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE OF A SAFETY DEFECT. HE NOTIFIED THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID THE RECALL HE GOT SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE RECALL, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. HE HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE SHIFT INTERLOCK WAS NOT AVAILABLE ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. UPDATED 11/16/05. *JB

THE SHIFTER IS NOT WORKING

BRAKES FAILED AND IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN BRAKING SOMEWHAT HARD WHILE HWY TRAFFIC WAS SLOWING QUICKLY. IF I HADN'T PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE QUICKLY, THERE IS NO TELLING WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED TO MY FAMILY AND I. BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH. *LN

I HAVE A 96 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE JXI AND THE SEATBELTS "LOCK" IN THE RETRACTED STAGE AT VARIOUS TIMES. BOTH BELTS LOCK AND UNLOCK AT THE SAME TIME. I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS HAPPENS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I NEED NEW SEAT BELTS BUT I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT BOTH BELTS WENT BAD AT THE EXACT SAME TIME, AND THAT THE RELEASE AT THE SAME TIME. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF THE SEBRING. *TR

WISHING TO INSTALL AN INFANT CAR SEAT IN BACK SEAT, DISCOVERED THAT NO LOCKS ARE PRESENT ON THE BACK SEAT SEAT BELTS ALLOWING ANY PASSENGERS TO BE THROWN FROM VEHICLE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IN A CONVERTIBLE. *TR

RECALL #750 FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT ALLEGED REPAIRED 02-10-98. THIS IS A NEW (10-08-09) RECALL. DUE TO MY VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER, IT WAS ASKED IF THE NUMBERS OF THE BALL JOINTS AND CONTROL ARMS NUMBERS COULD BE CHECKED TO SEE IF ORIGINAL CHRYSLER OR AFTERMARKET QUALITY PARTS WERE USED. THOUGH THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, LOSS OF STEERING, THE SERVICE ADVISOR ADVISED I'D NEED TO CHECK THE ORIGINAL REPAIR ORDER (02-10-98). THE ORIGINAL OWNER IS DECEASED. SO I GUESS I SHOULD CRAWL UNDER THE CAR AND LOOK FOR WHEREVER THESE PARTS ARE, LET ALONE THE NUMBERS, OR PAY SOMEONE ELSE TO CHECK THEM, OR JUST HOPE CHRYSLER HAD AND USED THEIR OWN PARTS. *TR

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH TIE ROD ENDS FRACTURED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME, WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE FRONT TIRES WENT IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. THE TIE ROD END WAS REPLACED. THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE OTHER SIDE AND THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THE SEALED PIVOT JOINTS WERE NOT LUBRICATED AND RESULTED IN THESE FAILURES. *JB

WELL WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THE BACK WINDOW WAS FULLY OUT, ALSO WHEN IM DRIVING IT SEEMS AS THO IM GOING SLOWER THAN WHAT MY SPEEDOMITER SAYS. THE ALARM DOESNT WORK AT ALL. MY BREAKS BONT FULLY BREAK ON TIME SO I HAVE TO STOP EARLYER THAN USUAL.ALSO ONE DAY I WAS IN THE CAR AND I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND THE CAR STARTED TO ROLL BACK SLOWLY ALSO THE STERING WHEEL LOCKED.ALSO WHEN I PUT GAS IN IT , IT SAYS ITS HALF EMPTY FAST WHEN I ONLY DRIVE AROUND THE CORNER,BUT WHEN I TURN IT OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR A WHILE THE MEETER GOES UP.

VEHICLE IS TOTALLY UNMODIFIED! WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT, I HEARD A POP (LIKE A BALLOON POPPING) AND SMOKE AND FLAME BURST FROM UNDER THE HOOD. FIRE DEPARTMENT OBSERVED FIRE BEGAN IN THE AREA OF THE FUEL LINE AND SPREAD INTO THE DASHBOARD. POSSIBLE CAUSE WAS ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSING ARC WHICH COMPROMISED THE RUBBER FUEL HOSE. *TR

ON JULY 11, 2005 I DROVE FROM MY HOME IN BOLIVIA, NC TO DUNN, NC (APPROX. 125 MI) TO PICK UP MY GRANDSON & A FRIEND. WHILE PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE CRACKERBARRELL RESTAURANT AT THE INTERSECTION OF RT 421 & I95, I STARTED THE ENGINE AND LEANED OUT THE WINDOW TO SAY GOODBYE TO MY DAUGHTER. SUDDENLY BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS EXPLODED FILLING THE CAR WITH SMOKE AND FUMES. ALL THREE OF US IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE AUTOMOBILE. I SUFFERED A SEVERE BRUSED AND CUT RIGHT ARM AND BRUSING TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY NECK & SHOULDER AND A TWISTED RIGHT KNEE. I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN DUNN BY THE PARAMEDICS & RELEASED. THE CHILDREN WERE NOT INJURED. HAD THE INCIDENT OCCURRED FIVE MINUTES LATER, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAVELLING SOUTH ON #421, A 2 LANE HWY USED MOSTLY BY 18 WHEELERS AND OTHER LARGE TRUCKS. NO DOUBT I WOULD NOT BE HERE WRITING THIS REPORT. I CAN'T IMAGINE BEING ABLE TO RETAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR IF THE AIRBAG HAD EXPLODED IN MY FACE WHILE TRAVELLING AT 55 MPH. THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE EXPLODED WITH SUCH FORCE THAT IT BROKE THE WINDSHIELD. THE AIRBAG ON THE DIRVERS SIDE COMPLETELY BROKE OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL MECHANISM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE DUNN POLICE DEPARTMENT (CASE # OCA 2005 01833). THE CAR WAS LEFT IN THE PARKING LOT UNDISTURBED UNTIL WEDNESDAY THE 13TH, WHEN IT WAS TOWED TO MARTIN'S AUTO BODY SHOP ON BEACH ROAD IN SOUTHPORT, NC. IT REMAINS THERE UNDISTURBED. ON JULY 15TH A MR JAMES WILLIAMS, SENT BY CHRYSLER, INSPECTED THE CAR. (FILE # 13779399). ON JULY 19TH STATE FARM SENT AN INSPECTOR. (CLAIM # 330713425, TEAM #44). I AM AWAITING NEWS FROM CHRYSLER AS TO WHAT ACTION THEY WILL TAKE TO REPLACE, REPAIR OR OTHERWISE COMPENSATE ME FOR THE LOSS OF THIS VEHICLE AND TRAUMA TO ME AND THE CHILDREN.

DT:CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE WHILE IN CARPORT. HE PUT THE CAR REVERSE MOVED ABOUT 1 FOOT AND THE DASH BLEW UP. CONSUMER SAID IT WAS SO LOUD THAT NEIGHBORS HEARD IT FROM INSIDE THEIR HOUSES AND CAME RUNNING OUT. BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE CONSUMER SAID THAT SMOKE BELLOWED OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. PARTS OF THE CAR WERE BLOWN ALL OVER THE INTERIOR. CONSUMER SAYS INCIDENT WAS LIKE A BOMB GOING OFF. CONSUMER THOUGHT THAT HE HAD BEEN CAR BOMBED. CONSUMER SAID THAT THERE WAS NO PHYSICAL CONTACT TO VEHICLE TO CAUSE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER SAYS THERE ARE OTHER WITNESSES AVAILABLE. CONSUMER SAYS INVESTIGATOR THAT LOOKED AT VEHICLE TOLD CONSUMER THAT HE HAD INVESTIGATED 3 OTHER SUCH INSTANCES. *JB

VEHICLE STALLS OR NEARLY STALLS DURING OPERATION IN AN UNPREDICTABLE MANNER. VEHICLE WILL RESTART. THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITHOUT IMPROVEMENT: EGR VALVE, AIS MOTOR, PCM, DISTRIBUTOR. *TR

THE ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE ENGINE WILL FALL OUT WHILE DRIVING. *AK

RECALL #717, POWER MIRROR SWITCH, ALLEGED REPAIRED 03-20-97 ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER VIP SUMMARY REPORT. RETURN TO DEALER 12-01-09 DUE TO ALL 4 POSITIONS NOT WORKING. INVOICE STATES "CHECK RECALL #717," "NO LONGER COVERED," "NEEDS MIRROR SWITCH." GUESS I'M SUPPOSE TO BUY THE RECALLED MIRROR SWITCH. *TR

CONVERTIBLE TOP FRAYED AT EDGES AND BACK GLASS WINDOW WAS BECOMING LOOSE. *AK

THIS CAR IS A NIGHTMARE WHEN IT RAINS. I TRAVELED ONE AND A HALF HOURS IN A STORM. THE WATER ON THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR WHERE I HAD CLOTHES IN A SMALL PILE..THEY WERE LITERALLY FLOATING FROM SO MUCH WATER THAT WAS POURING IN. AT ANY TIME THAT I HAD TO STOP AT A LIGHT THE WATER WOULD THEN COME TO THE FRONT IN A HUGE WAVE OF WATER. WHAT THE HECK IS THAT? *TR

(1) HEADLAMPS NOT ILLUMINATING SUFFICIENTLY. (2) THE MATERIAL USED IN THE LENSES FOR THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES ON MY 1996 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE HAVE YELLOWED AND FOGGED OVER TO THE POINT THAT THE ILLUMINATION FACTOR HAS DECREASED TO A TOTALLY UNSAFE LEVEL FOR NIGHT DRIVING. THIS COULD RESULT IN FAILURE TO SEE HAZARDS IN TIME TO CIRCUMVENT. (3) NOTIFIED DAIMLER CHRYSLER OF THIS CONDITION AND IT'S SAFETY IMPACT. THIS CONDITION SHOULD NOT OCCUR ON A MAJOR PIECE OF EQUIPMENT SUCH AS THE HEADLAMPS. THEIR RESPONSE WAS BASICALLY THAT THEY HAVE NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THEY INFORMED ME THAT I SHOULD REPLACE THE HEADLAMPS AT MY EXPENSE. THE CURRENT COST FOR A SINGLE HEADLAMP IS $335.00 EA. I HAVE THE EMAIL CORRESPONDANCES THAT WE HAVE SENT TO EACH OTHER IF YOU NEED THEM. AS OF NOW THIS VEHICLE IS NOT USED FOR NIGHT TIME OPERATION. I CANNOT AFFORD TO SPEND ALMOST $700.00 TO REPLACE THESE HEADLAMPS. THIS TYPE OF EQUIPMENT IS REQUIRED ON ALL VEHICLES AND IS CONSIDERED TO BE SAFETY EQUIPMENT.*AK

WELL WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THE BACK WINDOW WAS FULLY OUT, ALSO WHEN IM DRIVING IT SEEMS AS THO IM GOING SLOWER THAN WHAT MY SPEEDOMITER SAYS. THE ALARM DOESNT WORK AT ALL. MY BREAKS BONT FULLY BREAK ON TIME SO I HAVE TO STOP EARLYER THAN USUAL.ALSO ONE DAY I WAS IN THE CAR AND I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND THE CAR STARTED TO ROLL BACK SLOWLY ALSO THE STERING WHEEL LOCKED.ALSO WHEN I PUT GAS IN IT , IT SAYS ITS HALF EMPTY FAST WHEN I ONLY DRIVE AROUND THE CORNER,BUT WHEN I TURN IT OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR A WHILE THE MEETER GOES UP.

LARGE RUBBER BOOT COVER DETACHES AT HIGH SPEEDS AND FLYS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. HELD ON ONLY WITH 2 SMALL VELCRO TABS. DEALER INSTALLATION AND RECALL FOR NEW INSTRUCTION STICKER DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM

AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR SEIZED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING BELT TO BURN AND BREAK.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, A/C COMPRESSOR SEIZED, AND RESULTING FRICTION CAUSED BELT TO SMOLDER AND BREAK, DISABLING THE VEHICLE.

MY NAME IS [XXX]. I HAVE A 1996 SEBRING CONVERTIBLE I PULLED INTO A FILLING STATION AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. WHEN I STARTED IT, IT REVVED UP AND ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN. I PRESSED THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD BUT COULDN'T STOP THE CAR. I WENT THROUGH THE DOORS OF THE STATION AND FINALLY CAME TO A STOP IN THE COFFEE MACHINES. I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. I WAS IN FLORIDA AT THE TIME AND I RECEIVED A TICKET FOR CARELESS DRIVING. THE POLICE OFFICER SAID NO MATTER WHAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE CONTROL OF YOUR CAR. THERE WAS NO WAY TO HAVE CONTROL OVER THE CAR. I HAD ONLY OWNED THIS CAR 5 MONTHS. IT SHOWS THAT THE CAR WAS IN FOR A RECALL IN AUG OF 2002 FOR THROTTLE REPAIR. ON MARCH 17 IN SAVANNAH GA THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO A 1996 SEBRING CONVERTIBLE AND HE HIT 9 PEOPLE. I HAVE TALKED TO THE GENTLEMAN. HIS SEBRING REVVED UP, ACCELERATED AND HE COULDN'T GET IT STOPPED. HIS HAD ALSO BEEN IN FOR RECALL IN 2002. MY CAR IS STILL IN THE DEALER SHIP IN FLORIDA AND IS BEING REPAIRED FOR THE DAMAGES CAUSED IN THE ACCIDENT. I DON'T THINK I COULD EVER DRIVE THIS CAR AGAIN IN FEAR THAT IT WILL DO IT AGAIN AND MAYBE CAUSE A INJURY OR DEATH. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW, ELECTRICAL ISSUES, ABS, DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALER 4 TIMES. STILL NOT FIXED, LEAKS WATER, ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH DOOR LOCKS AND LIGHTS COMING ON AND OFF, AND LIGHTER ALSO PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED, STILL A PROBLEM, BRAKES AND ROTORS MUST BE CHANGED ONCE A YEAR, LEAKS OIL. MINOR ACCIDENT A FEW YEARS AGO DUE TO SUSPECTED BRAKE ISSUES HOWEVER, THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND TOO LATE TO PROVE WHAT I KNOW.*JB