2005 Chrysler Sebring Convertible Owner Complaints

TAKATA RECALL ? SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING

NHTSA ID

11191319

Incident

Mar 23, 2019

Mileage

116,050 mi

I WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND THE PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINT CAME APART. THIS LET THE CONTROL ARM FALL IN TO THE RIM. BREAKING IT AND BLOWING OUT TIRE. ALSO DAMAGED CV AXLE AND PASSENGER SIDE FENDER. PRIOR TO THAT ABOUT 3 MONTHS BEFORE THE DRIVER SIDE BALL JOINT DID THE SAME THING. THIS TIME I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO TURN LEFT. ALSO DROPPED CONTROL ARM THROUGH THE RIM AND TIRE. THUS DAMAGING CV AXLE AND FENDER. AFTER THIS L CHECKED IN TO THIS AND SEEN THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS YEAR VEHICLE. AFTER CHECKING MY VIN# I SAW THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. AN PERHAPS MORE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE LIST FOR RECALL.

NHTSA ID

11030675

Incident

Sep 29, 2017

Mileage

130,000 mi

MY CAR LIGHTS ON THE INSIDE DO NOT TURN ON HAVE TRIED REPLACING ALL FUSES THE RADIO ALSO WILL NOT COME ON ALSO HAVE TRIED REPLACING FUSES THE RIGHT DOOR DOES NOT LATC AND CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE THE LEFT DOOR ONLY CAN OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A NOISE WHEN TRYING TO TURN AND TRIES TO LOCKED UP BUT I DO HAVE STEERING FLUID IN THERE THE RIGHT BACK BLINKER STOPS WORKING AT RANDOM TIMESSAGE EVEN WITH A NEW BULB THE SEAT BELT LIGHT BLINKS AND DINGS EVEN WITH SEAT BELTS ON ALSO THE OILAST LIGHT COMES ON EVEN WITH OIL IN IT AND THE HORN DOES NOT WORK.

NHTSA ID

10955369

Incident

Feb 14, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS UNSTABLE ON THE ROAD AND SUDDENLY SPUN OUT OF CONTROL. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL AND STOPPED FACING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF TRAFFIC. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR WHO STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT FAULTY BASED UPON THE SPEED AND LOCATION OF IMPACT. THE INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR AND THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED NO SPECIFIC DIAGNOSIS ON WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND SENT A LETTER WITH A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 10E059000 (SUSPENSION), 09E056000 (SUSPENSION), 04V579000 (STEERING), AND 15V338000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10838672

Incident

Jan 21, 2015

ON 1/3/11 THE HORN MALFUNCTIONED WORSE THEN EVER. IT WAS LIKE THE HORN HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN. IN THE PAST IT WAS ONLY WHEN I UNLOCKED IT AND THEN IT WOULD FINALLY STOP A FEW MINUTES LATER. BUT THEN I HONKED MY HORN AT SOMEONE COMING INTO MY LANE AND THE HORN WOULD NOT STOP. THEN IT WOULD DO A FEW SHORT HONKS AND THEN IT JUST STOPPED. I WENT TO RUN ERRANDS AND IT JUST KEPT HONKING AT ALL DIFFERENT TIMES. I TRIED HITTING THE HORN REALLY HARD BUT THAT DIDN'T ALWAYS WORK. THEN IT DIDN'T WORK WHEN I WANTED IT TO. I PULLED INTO THE DEALERSHIP, WITH IT HONKING, THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING, SAID THE FUSE WAS ALSO FOR THE STEERING COLUMN AND COULDN'T BE DISCONNECTED AND STILL BE DRIVE-ABLE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND CAN NOT BELIEVE HOW MANY PEOPLE WITH SEBRINGS FROM 2000-06 HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WITHOUT ANY RESOLUTION AND THEIR HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL FROM CHRYSLER. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY SINCE I DON'T KNOW IF MY AIRBAG STILL WORKS. I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE HORN FUSE (WHICH THE DEALER SAID COULDN'T BE DONE). BECAUSE THE MECHANICS THERE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO REPAIR THE HORN MALFUNCTION AND IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, I COULD NOT AFFORD TO PAY THEM TO TRY TO FIGURE IT OUT ON MY DIME. MY EX PUT IN A BUTTON AND CONNECTED IT THE HORN.THEY WAS AN OKAY FIX BUT THEN MY BATTERY STARTED DRAINING AND I WOULD FIND IT DEAD IF I DIDN'T DRIVE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. THE WAY MY EX WIRED THE BUTTON IS WAS PUTTING A DRAIN ON THE BATTERY. SO AGAIN, NO HORN!!! TOTAL SAFETY ISSUE!!! WELL, IT HAPPENED, WHICH SO MANY TIMES I WAS ABLE TO AVOID, YELL OR WHISTLE OUT THE WINDOW TO AN DRIVER NOT PAYING ATTENTION. WELL, ON 5/3/14, IT COULDN'T BE AVOIDED, I HAD NOWHERE TO GO, A DRIVER T-BONED RIGHT INTO ME. HAD MY HORN WORKED, IT MAY HAVE BEEN AVOIDED OR AT LEAST MINIMIZED. I WAS OUT OF WORK FOR MONTHS, STILL IN MAJOR NECK PAIN AND WHERE IS CHRYSLER WITH THE RECALL?????

NHTSA ID

10759026

Incident

Jan 3, 2011

Mileage

40,367 mi

THE HORN GOES OFF AT ANYTIME THAT IT WANTS. UNABLE TO STOP IT UNLESS I PULL THE HORN RELAY. MY AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM IN CHEVY TAHOE AND I KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. IT IS THE CLOCK-SPRING AND I HAVE SEARCHED AND MADE CALLS TO EVERYONE AND I WILL NOT PAY $700-$1,000 FOR A SMALL PEACE OF PLASTIC WHICH FROM MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS LIST IS ABOUT. FROM WHAT I UNDER STAND FROM THE DEALER THE PART THEY DO NOT MAKE ANYMORE AND THE CHEAPEST THAT I CAN FIND IT FOR IS$417.00. THAT IS A JOKE. CHRYSLER SHOULD DO A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE IS YOUR AIRBAG IS NOT WORKING AND YOUR HORN GOING OFF WITH IT FEELS LIKE IT IT IS TO DANGEROUS FOR MYSELF AND FOR OTHER DRIVERS. THIS IS A BIG ISSUE AND SHOULD BE FIXED. THEY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE MINIVANS AND CARAVANS FROM 98-2000 AND THEY DID A RECALL ON THOSE.

NHTSA ID

10726289

Incident

Jun 15, 2015

THE ARM SUSPENSION WENT OUT.

NHTSA ID

10717859

Incident

Jan 15, 2014

Mileage

92,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN SOUNDED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME AND WOULD NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MORE THAN ONE REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG MALFUNCTIONED, EXPANDED, INFLATED, AND CAUSED THE HORN TO SOUND AS THE WIRES FRACTURED INTERNALLY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING WHEEL TO ENSURE THE HORN AND AIR BAG WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10669689

Incident

Nov 15, 2014

HORN GOES OFF BY ITSELF AND CONTINUES TO SOUND, UNTIL POUNDING ON THE STEERING WHEEL CENTER. DEALER SAYS IT IS A BAD HORN SWITCH WHICH IS INTEGRAL WITH THE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY, WHICH IS NOT A COVERED PART WITH EXTENDED WARRANTY AND COSTS >$750. THIS WOULD BE VERY UNSAFE IN A HIGH TRAFFIC SITUATIONS, OR BAD NEIGHBORHOODS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10663246

Incident

Nov 26, 2014

Mileage

118,000 mi

THE HORN JUST RANDOMLY GOES OFF. TO GET IT TO STOP I HAD TO PULL THE FUSE WHICH ALSO DISCONNECTS THE AIR BAG. AFTER READING ABOUT THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM BY HUNDREDS OF SEBRING OWNERS, I FEEL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD REPLACE THE HORN AND AIR BAG (CHRYSLER MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS ALL ONE UNIT AND TO REPLACE IT WOULD BE OVER $700). THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, NOT ONLY FOR ME BUT FOR OTHERS ON THE ROAD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10480784

Incident

Jul 9, 2012

Mileage

49,682 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

NHTSA ID

10474000

Incident

Aug 22, 2012

Mileage

83,000 mi

HORN BLOWS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. USUALLY OCCURS WHEN USING THE REMOTE TO UNLOCK DOORS BUT HAS HAPPENED WHEN JUST OPENING THE CAR DOOR. CONTINUES TO SOUND FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. OCCASIONALLY WILL STOP IF HOLDING HORN PAD DOWN ON STEERING WHEEL BUT THEN RESUMES WHEN PRESSURE IS RELEASED. SERVICE DEPARTMENT UNABLE TO REPLICATE. STATES IT IS PROBABLY A FAULTY HORN PAD WHICH IS CONNECTED TO AIR BAG ASSEMBLY SO ALL MUST BE REPLACED. VERY EXPENSIVE FIX! APPARENTLY THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH SEBRINGS FOR THIS YEAR. WHY NOT A RECALL? *TR

NHTSA ID

10453741

Incident

Feb 12, 2012

Mileage

58,000 mi

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ON. *TR

NHTSA ID

10422354

Incident

Jul 15, 2011

Mileage

36,000 mi

THE SEAT BELT LIGHT/ CHIME LIGHTS UP AND SOUNDS WHEN DRIVING, EVEN THOUGH THE SEAT BELT SEEMS TO BE SECURELY BUCKLED. WIGGLING THE SEAT BELT MAKES THE LIGHT GO OFF. THIS OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE PER DRIVE 90% OF THE TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. THIS CAUSES A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. *TT

NHTSA ID

10411832

Incident

Feb 1, 2011

Mileage

100,000 mi

HORN WILL START WORKING ON IT'S ON AND WILL NOT STOP UNTIL FUSE BURNS OUT. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THIS IS BY REPLACING THE DRIVER AIRBAG SINCE THE HORN PAD IS INSIDE THE AIRBAG ASSY. NEEDLESS TO SAY, A VEHICLE WITHOUT AN HORN WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION AND SINCE THIS IS THE ONLY WAY A DRIVER HAS TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE SURROUNDING DRIVERS IN CASE THEY GET TOO CLOSE OR TO WARN THEM OF A DANGER A HEAD, THIS MOST CERTAINLY IS A SAFETY ISSUE. BY CHRYSLER AVOIDING THEIR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS BAD DESIGN, THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO ARE DRIVING SEBRINGS WITH NO HORNS (SINCE THEY CAN NOT AFFORD $800 FOR A NEW AIRBAG, WHICH BY THE WAY IS GOING TO BE NO MORE THEN A TEMPORARY SOLUTION SINCE NO CHANGE IN THE DESIGN HAVE BEEN MADE). THAT POSSES AS MUCH AS A THREAT ON ALL OF US WHO SHARE THE ROAD WITH THEM AS IT DOES ON THOSE SEBRINGS OWNERS... I HAVE TO ADMIT I'M SKEPTICAL ABOUT NHTSA MAKING SURE CHRYSLER MAKE THINGS RIGHT, BUT AT LEAST I'LL GIVE IT A TRY. TO SEE HOW BIG OF A PROBLEM THIS IS I SUGGEST YOU GOOGLE "CHRYSLER SEBRING HORN FIX". THANK YOU. P.S THERE WAS NO INCIDENT JUST YET, BUT I HAD TO CHOOSE A DATE OF THE "* APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE:" OR IT WILL NOT LET ME GO TO THE NEXT PAGE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10399380

Incident

May 6, 2011

Mileage

79,500 mi

2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING GTC CONV. AT 3:00 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, I AWOKE TO MY HORN JUST HONKING AWAY. THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. IT HAPPENED ANOTHER TIME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND THEN HAPPENED WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT. EVERYONE WAS LOOKING AT ME AS I *DRAMATICALLY* POUNDED ON THE STEERING WHEEL. I DON'T THINK THE POUNDING IS REALLY HELPING, AS IT SEEMS TO JUST STOP ON IT'S OWN. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS YESTERDAY. AS I PULLED UP TO MY FRIENDS HOUSE, AND WAS JUST ABOUT TO SHUT IT OFF, THE HORN STARTED HONKING SHORT HONKS THEN PROGRESSED TO LOOOOONNNGGGG HONKS. BEING LABOR DAY, NEEDLESS TO SAY ALL THE NEIGHBORS CAME OUT TO SEE WHAT ALL THE RACKET WAS ABOUT. AFTER POUNDING ON IT FOR A FEW, I DECIDED TO DRIVE AWAY AS I WAS SOOO HUMILIATED BY THIS TIME. IT STOPPED ABOUT 6 HOUSES DOWN THE STREET. GO FIGURE. HOWEVER, IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I WAS AWARE THAT THERE WAS A TICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE AREA WHERE THE CONTROL PANEL FOR THE MIRRORS WERE, ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FRONT OF DASHBOARD. *LN

NHTSA ID

10378321

Incident

Dec 25, 2010

Mileage

69,369 mi

THE HORN RANDOMLY BEGINS HONKING. IT OCCATIONALLY HAPPENS AS I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF IT CONTINUES HONKING. IT OCCATIONALLY BEGINS WHEN I PUSH THE BUTTON ON THE REMOTE TO OPEN THE LOCKED DOORS. IT WILL THEN SUDDENLY STOP HONKING, ONLY TO START AGAIN FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD. THE ONLY WAY I CAN GET IT TO STOP WHILE I'M DRIVING IS TO PUSH HARD ON THE CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL WITH ONE HAND WHILE I STEER WITH THE OTHER HAND. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS A SWITCH IN THE STEERING WHEEL THAT CONTROLS THE HORN AND THE AIR BAG. THE SWITCH COSTS AROUND $500 AND LABOR WILL COST ABOUT $500 MORE. SINCE I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY THAT NOW, THE TECHNICIAN SUGGESTED I REMOVE THE RELAY FOR THE HORN. HE TOLD ME THAT WOULD STOP THE HORN FROM HONKING, BUT ALSO DISABLE THE AIR BAG. SO NOW I AM DRIVING WITHOUT A HORN AND WITHOUT AN AIRBAG. THIS IS ALSO A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10369877

Incident

Oct 20, 2010

Mileage

63,000 mi

MY CHRYSLER SEBRING HAS HAD OIL CHANGES ON, AND THE LAST TIME IT WAS CHANGE THE MECHANIC HAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS SLUDGE IN THE NET AND IT IS PREVENTING THE CORRECT OIL PRESSURE TO GET TO THE ENGINE AND IT COULD BLOW THE ENGINE. THE COST HOWEVER IS MORE THAN I CAN AFFORD (2500.00) TO OVERHAUL THE ENGINE. I HAVE A 2005 SEBRING WITH APPROX 60,000 MILES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10354797

Incident

Jul 14, 2010

SEAT BELT INDICATOR LIGHT AND TONE WILL NOT STOP EVEN WITH SEAT BELT SECURELY ATTACHED. THIS CAUSES A MAJOR DISTRACTION WHEN DRIVING AND ALSO LEADS TO UNCERTAINLY AS TO THE AIR BAG INTERCONNECT SYSTEM. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED ON 05/15/09 AND DIAGNOSED IT AS A SEAT BELT BUCKLE/PRETENSIONER FAILURE AND THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND WANTED TO CHARGE $500.00 TO FIX IT. THIS IS A STANDARD SAFETY INTERCONNECT SYSTEM AND SHOULD NOT BE SUBJECT TO WARRANTY ISSUES AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED. IF THIS IS HAPPENING WITH THIS AUTOMOBILE, WHICH IS A VERY COMMON MODEL, THEN IT SURELY IS HAPPENING TO OTHERS AND MAY HAVE ALREADY CAUSED OR IS GOING TO CAUSE ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLE FAILURE OF AIR BAG, SAFETY BELT SYSTEMS AS THEY ARE INTERCONNECTED. THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM AND THE DRIVER HAS TRIED VARIOUS METHODS OF INTERFERING WITH THE WARNING SYSTEM SUCH AS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE SAFETY BELT, JIGGLING THE SAFETY BELT, HOLDING THE SAFETY BELT AWAY FROM THE BODY WHILE DRIVING ETC. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR DRIVERS TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH AS IT IS DISTRACTING AND COULD ALSO RESULT IN IMPROPER RESTRAINT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. CHRYSLER SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT QUESTION AND SHOULD INVESTIGATE TO SEE IF A RECALL IS WARRANTED. THIS BEGAN JUST OVER 30,000 MILES AND THE OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT 10,000 MILES LATER WHEN IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS GOING TO PERSIST AND THERE WAS NOTHING THE OWNER COULD DO TO MITIGATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE THE WARRANTY ON THIS ITEM EXPIRED AT 30,000. THIS VEHICLE HAS A 7 YEAR, 70,000 MILE DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE, A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE, WAS PURCHASED IN 2006 FROM WILLITS MOTORS IN SUSANVILLE, CALIFORNIA. WILLITS WAS PURCHASED BY SUSANVILLE AUTO CENTER, 530-257-5092 AND THAT DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN THE ONE THE OWNER HAS BEEN DEALING WITH AND WHO HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM UNLESS PAID THE OUTRAGEOUS SUM OF $500.00. *TR

NHTSA ID

10348367

Incident

May 15, 2009

Mileage

30,000 mi

I PURCHASED A USED 2005 SEBRING IN MAY 2010 SHORTLY AFTER AROUND JULY THE FIRST WEEK THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND NOW IT IS A NAGGING PROBLEM IT GOES ON FOR AWHILE AND THEN GOES OFF FOR AWHILE IS THIS A SAFETY PROBLEM DRIVING WITH NO AIR BAG PLEASE TELL ME IF IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY CAN I TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10346441

Incident

Jul 3, 2010

Mileage

48,000 mi

'ALL COMPUTER ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS PERIODICALLY, SPORADICALLY SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY: ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT FAILURE 'I AM TRAPPED, LOCKED IN MY CAR WITH NO SAFETY, DASH, WINDOW OR TEMPERATURE CONTROLS 'AT NIGHT, MY HEADLIGHTS FLICKER THEN GO OUT 'STEERING/UPPER CONTROL ARM APPEARS TO BE CRACKED 'TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT, IT SLAMS INTO GEAR AT TEN MILES PER HOUR OR 50 MILES P/H 'SOMETHING IN THE UNDERCARRIAGE IS SNAPPING LOUDLY WHEN TURNING OR GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS, SOMETHING IN STEERING COLUMN 'DRIVING OVER SPEED BUMPS: THE FRONT AND REAR LOUDLY CREAK AND GROAN 'AIR BAG LIGHT SPORADICALLY STAYS ON'THEN OFF'THEN ON AGAIN 'ENGINE LIGHT SPORADICALLY COMES ON'THEN OFF'THEN ON AGAIN 'RUNS LIKE A TRUCK, CHUGS, RATTLES 'CYLINDER ONE MISFIRE AT 45K. THESE ARE PLATINUM PLUGS WHICH DO NOT REQUIRE CHANGING UNTIL 100K 'COOLANT HOUSING CRACKED CAUSING COOLANT GAUGE TO APPROACH RED ZONE AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. CHRYSLER WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT DID NOT NOTIFY OWNER OF RECALL ITEM. MY COST: $200 'DRIVER'S WINDOW SHUDDERS WHEN ROLLING UP AND DOWN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10303807

Incident

Nov 4, 2005

Mileage

188 mi

[ 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING] I SMELLED AND SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF STEERING COLUMN, CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. TWO WEEKS LATER SAME ISSUE. THE CAR WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THE WIRING HARNESS BURNT UP. ABOUT 3000 IN DAMAGES..... *TR

NHTSA ID

10297381

Incident

Aug 18, 2009

Mileage

90,000 mi

THE HORN ON MY 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING GTC CONVERTIBLE STARTED HONKING INTERMITTENTLY SIX TIMES DURING THE PAST 2 MONTHS. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AT LEAST TO ME, THAT WHEN THE HORN STARTS HONKING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY THAT NOT ONLY AM I DISTRACTED TRYING TO SHUT THE THING UP BUT EVERYONE AROUND ME IS ALARMED BECAUSE A HONKING HORN SIGNALS DANGER. I HAVE TAKEN OUT THE FUSE FOR THE HORN, SO NOW I DO NOT HAVE A HORN BUT THAT IS PREFERABLE TO REPAIRING THE PROBLEM OR HAVING A HORN. I READ ON THE INTERNET OTHERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS NO ONE IS REALLY SURE HOW TO HANDLE IT AS THERE WERE DIFFERENT 'FIXES' AND SOME DIDN'T WORK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10283302

Incident

Jul 17, 2009

Mileage

33,000 mi

WE ALREADY HAD A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AT 58,000 MILES WITH OUR SEBRING IN 2008. THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND CHRYSLER REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WE HAD TO HIRE A LAWYER AND 5 MONTHS LATER WE HAD AN ENTIRELY NEW ENGINE PUT IN. ONE YEAR LATER, THE CAR IS BACK IN THE SHOP BECAUSE IT OVERHEATS EVERY 5 MILES. WE OUR ON OUR THIRD TRY AFTER THE DEALERSHIPS HAS BEEN SENDING IT BACK SAYING THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10280875

Incident

Aug 10, 2009

Mileage

68,000 mi

I HAVE 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE, PURCHASED IN 2006, USED FROM A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER WITH ONLY 9000 MILES. TODAY, JULY 16, 2009. IT HAD A WARRANTY OF 3 YEARS OR 36000 MILES. THE UPPER BALL JOINT IS RATTLING AROUND, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY GAVE ME A ESTIMATE OF 389.00. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THE PART IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE. MY BOYFRIEND IS A MECHANIC. BALL JOINTS SHOULD GO 100,000 MILES BEFORE REPLACEMENT. I WANT TO FILE A DEFECT COMPLAINT. *TR LAURIE TREADWELL

NHTSA ID

10277378

Incident

Jul 15, 2009

Mileage

38,075 mi