2005 Chrysler Sebring Convertible Problems

TAKATA RECALL ? SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

'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

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.

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.

'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

PURCHASED 2005 SEBRING CONVERTIBLE IN EARLY 2006 WITH 18,000 MILES ON IT. WAS PUSHED INTO AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT HAS WENT OUT OF BUSINESS. CAR CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING, WAS A WIRING ISSUE, HAD TO HAVE STEERING WHEEL TORE APART AND REPAIRED. DEALER COST $374. INTERIOR LIGHTS IN CAR FLICKER AND CONTINUE TO FLICKER. CAR GOES INTO GEAR HARD SOMETIMES, LIKE A CLUNK. NO THE BLOWER MOTOR IN THE VEHICLE HAS WENT OUT AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 84,000 MILES ON IT. IF YOU GOOGLE THIS VEHICLE FOR BLOWERS IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET, A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM THAT ONLY HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN. HOW NICE OF CHRYSLER TO KNOW THEY HAVE THOUSANDS OF THIS ISSUE AND THEY DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. I AM VERY DISPLEASED WITH THE PROBLEMS I AM EXPERIENCING WITH THIS VEHICLE. SIGNED A VERY UPSET CUSTOMER. *TR

'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

PURCHASED 2005 SEBRING CONVERTIBLE IN EARLY 2006 WITH 18,000 MILES ON IT. WAS PUSHED INTO AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT HAS WENT OUT OF BUSINESS. CAR CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING, WAS A WIRING ISSUE, HAD TO HAVE STEERING WHEEL TORE APART AND REPAIRED. DEALER COST $374. INTERIOR LIGHTS IN CAR FLICKER AND CONTINUE TO FLICKER. CAR GOES INTO GEAR HARD SOMETIMES, LIKE A CLUNK. NO THE BLOWER MOTOR IN THE VEHICLE HAS WENT OUT AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 84,000 MILES ON IT. IF YOU GOOGLE THIS VEHICLE FOR BLOWERS IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET, A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM THAT ONLY HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN. HOW NICE OF CHRYSLER TO KNOW THEY HAVE THOUSANDS OF THIS ISSUE AND THEY DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. I AM VERY DISPLEASED WITH THE PROBLEMS I AM EXPERIENCING WITH THIS VEHICLE. SIGNED A VERY UPSET CUSTOMER. *TR

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.

THE ARM SUSPENSION WENT OUT.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SITTING IN THE VEHICLE FOR 30 MINUTES THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HAD NOT BEEN OPENED NOR HAD ANYTHING HIT THE WINDOW PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. GLASS WAS BLOWN BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE LOW TO MID 70'S ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED.

GOING DOWN CURVEY, HILL, WHEN STARTED TO BRAKE MY BRAKES MALFUNCTION. *TR

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.