1996 Chrysler Sebring Problems

LOWER LATERAL ARM BROKE ON OUR 1996 CHRYSLER SEBRING. DEALER AND CHRYSLER HAVE REFUSED TO FIX THE CAR UNDER RECALL. THIS IS THE 3RD MAJOR FAILURE AND INCONVENIENCE OF THIS PART. THE LAST FAILURE WAS 8 MOTHS AGO. THERE IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE HERE AS WELL AS A MECHANICAL DEFECT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE FLIPPED SIDEWAYS, THE FRONT DRIVE SHAFT SHEERED OFF THE OIL FILTER AND KNOCKED IT FROM THE MANIFOLD. THIS OCCURRED ON AN ICY ROAD DURING NORMAL BRAKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE CONTACTS HOME. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED HOWEVER, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A DITCH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPAIRED THE BRAKE CHAMBER, BOTH REAR BRAKE LINES, AND THE ADJUSTER; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ON THE ENGINE I HAD THE PULLEY ON THE TIMING BELT COME APART AND JUST LAST MONTH I HAD THE HEAD GASKET START TO LEAK FROM THE BACK. TIMING BELT 28,000 HEAD GASKET 37,500. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES THAT WHERE ON THE CAR. ALL BY 29,000 MILES--SOME EARLIER AND THEN LATER. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACES AT THE SAME TIME AS THE TIMING BELT PULLEY. I KNEW THEY NEEDED REPLACEMENT AND HAD AN APPOINTMENT TO GET THEM REPLACED WHEN THE TIMEING BELT WENT OUT. IT IS A 1996 BUT I ONLY HAVE 37,500 MILES.

I TOOK MY CAR TO GET DIAGNOSTIC FOR SMOG. THE SHOP I TOOK IT TO SMOG SMART EXPLAIN THEY HAVE DISMATELED MY CAR CLAIMING ENGINE, COOLANT, AND TIMING BELT. THEY HAVE REMOVED PARTS AND CLAIM THEY CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND ITS COMPANY STATES ITS REPAIRS IS NOT WORTH THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE CLAIM, THE COOLANT CLAIM AND TIMING BELT THEY HAVE MADE AGAINST THE MANUFACTURE. THE ENGINE CHECKED FINE BEFORE DROPPING THE CAR OFF. THE CAR WOULD STOP DUE TO HEATING THE FUEL RUNNING SINCE THE CAR HAD BEEN A NON OP FOR 3 YEARS ANDREASON FOR SMOG. THE CAR WAS DELIBERATLEY DISMANTELED CAN I GET ITS INFORMATION OF THE CLAIM THE SMOG MART 7070STOCKTON SACRAMENTO CA 95820 IS MAKING SO I CAN SETTLE WITH THE SHERIFFS IN THERE DISTRUCTION OF MY PROEPRTY WITHOUT INVOICE SIGNATURE TO REMOVE ANY PARTYS ON MY CAR EXCEPT ORDERED TO RUN DIAGNOSITCIS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE THEN IMMEDIATELY STALLED. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR AND THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE FAILED AN EMISSIONS TEST DUE TO SMOG. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE PCM. ON FEBRUARY 21, 2008, THE VEHICLE HAD A SECOND EMISSIONS TEST AND FAILED AGAIN DUE TO SMOG. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 204,083.

1996 CHRYSLER SEBRING HAS PROBLEMS WITH ROOF LEAKING, FRONT PASSENGER TIRE SEPARATING FROM THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSAXLES FLOOR SHIFTER/PARK INTERLOCK WHICH CAUSED DRIVER TO HIT NINE CARS AND BE EJECTED THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE PARK /NEUTRAL START SWITCH BEING FAULTY. THE CONSUMER WANTS DAIMLER CHRYSLER TO COMPENSATE HER FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE. *BF *NM

2.4 HEAD GASKET. EXHAUST MANIFOLD. MILEAGE ILLUMINATION. POPPING NOISE FRONT SUSPENSION. RATTLE REAR SUSPENSION, POPING WHEN LFT DOOR GLASS WINDOW PUT UP.LOW FUEL LITE . CAR ONLY HAS 46805 MILES WHEN YOU CAN READ MILEAGE

1996 CHRYSLER SEBRING HAS PROBLEMS WITH ROOF LEAKING, FRONT PASSENGER TIRE SEPARATING FROM THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSAXLES FLOOR SHIFTER/PARK INTERLOCK WHICH CAUSED DRIVER TO HIT NINE CARS AND BE EJECTED THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE PARK /NEUTRAL START SWITCH BEING FAULTY. THE CONSUMER WANTS DAIMLER CHRYSLER TO COMPENSATE HER FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE. *BF *NM

THE FAILURE OF THE GEAR SHIFT INTERLOCK MECHANISM WAS FIXED UNDER CHRYSLER SAFETY RECALL FOR THE SECOND TIME, THE FAILED COMPONET CAUSED THE PASSENGER DOOR TO BE INOPERATIVE. *AK *JB

I was driving my car & listening to music. All of a sudden my passenger side dash speaker started smoking, then was shooting fire. I had a Bubbler drink & splashed it across the dash onto the speaker. It was scary, as I thought my engine might blow up. I took it to the shop, but they were so busy, it sat for a week, & I finally said forget it(I would have been too costly) & I needed my vehicle to get to work. Many things failed after that; gas gauge; speedometer needle; right turn signal; & radio.Other things but just can’t remember at the moment.

I was driving on the highway; all of a sudden my right dash speaker started on fire. I had a Bubbler in my vehicle, so I used that to put it out. Since then, my radio no longer works, nor does mileage show & gas gauge fluctuates, & cannot tell when it is actually empty.

AIR BAG COMES ON AND THE ALL DIALS ON THE DASHBOARD GO BLANK.

AIR BAG LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON WHEN STARTING AND DRIVING THEN THE GAGES ON THE DASHBOARD STOP WORKING. SOMETIMES JUST THE RED AIR BAG LIGHT GOES AND THE DIALS STILL WORK. WHEN THE RED AIR BAG LIGHT GOES OFF USUALLY THE DIALS COME BACK WITHIN 10 MINITES OR 5 MILES.

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE CONVERTIBLE TOP WAS UNRAVELING AT THE SEAMS. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *NM *NM

CONSUMER STATED THE THROTTLE STICKS, THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS FRAYED AND THE THROTTLE CABLE/BODY GASKET WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT, AND FEELS THAT HE WAS GIVEN WRONG INFORMATION FROM THE DEALER. *SCC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. SHE FINALLY GOT IT STOPPED BY PUTTING IT IN PARK, USING THE BRAKES HAD NO EFFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL ON HER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 200,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE THROTTLE CABLE FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AT A HIGH SPEED.*JB

TRANS CABLE BROKE CAUSED THE CAR NOT TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR AT ALL. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON A SIDE STREET HEARD A NOISE. WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AXLE BROKE, AND VEHICLE FELL TO THE GROUND. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS FAILED. THE SEAT BELTS WOULD RETRACT BACK INTO THE SEAT AND FAILED TO COME BACK OUT. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE THE SEAT BELTS IN ORDER TO CLICK THEM IN TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE DEALER, AND THE DEALER INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE SEAT BELTS HAD NO LIFE TIME WARRANTY. *AK THE MECHANISM RESETS ITSELF OVERNIGHT SO THE SEATBELTS WERE USABLE IN THE MORNING, BUT DRIVING OVER A ROUGH ROAD SURFACE WOULD LOCK THEM AGAIN. *SC *JB

CONSUMER STATED BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS LOCKED UP, AND THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO PULL THEM OUT OF THE HOUSING. *TS *TT *JB

THE VEHICLE'S RH TIE ROD WAS EXTREMELY RUSTED AND PITTED. AS A RESULT THE TIE ROD FAILED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. *NM THE CONSUMER HAD BOTH TIE RODS REPLACED. *TC *JB

CONSUMER LOSS THE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A WALL.*JB

MY 1996 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE ALMOST CAUGHT FIRE FROM THE DASH STEREO SPEAKERS MID 10/05 .. SCREECHING NOISES CAME FROM MY SPEAKERS AND THEN SMOKE BEGAN TO COME OUT OF THEM. I TURNED OFF THE STEREO AND SOON AFTER WENT TO MY MECHANIC. WHEN THEY TURNED MY STEREO ON SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE DASH SPEAKERS AGAIN. I ASKED THEM TO PULL THE FUSE SO THAT IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. ON 2/16/06 I CALLED CHRYSLER. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THEM DATED 2/21/06 STATING THAT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE THE TIME OR MILEAGE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. ON RECALL SIGHTS I HAVE FOUND WHERE THERE WERE RECALLS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN SLIGHTLY NEWER MODELS. THIS COULD HAVE ENDED IN INJURY OR EVEN DEATH TO MYSELF AND MY TWO NIECES THAT I WAS DRIVING TO SCHOOL THAT MORNING. I AM HOPING THAT YOU CAN HELP ME HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED BY CHRYSLER. THERE ARE ALSO OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND I'VE ALSO HAD A FEW PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING AND TIMING BELT. I AWAIT YOUR REPLY. *JB

THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRUNK LID OPENED AND DROPPED ON HIS HEAD AND CAUSED MINOR INJURIES. *AK THE TRUNK LID WOULD NOT STAY OPEN AT ALL. *SC *JB

1996 CHRYSLER SEBRING WHEEL CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE. WHILE THE DRIVER PULLED OFF TO THE RIGHT BERM, THE WHEEL CROSSED THE MEDIAN AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. *KB ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE LUG NUTS SHEARED OFF. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0734-90.

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE TIRE FROM VEHICLE BECAUSWE LUGS AND NUTS CORRODED AND OVERLOCKED THEMESELVES.*AK

ACCORDING TO THE SHOP WHO IS WORKING ON MY AIRCONDITIONING, THE HOSE IS ON BACKORDER NATIONWIDE. THEY SAID THE DEALER SAID IT IS ALMOST A RECALL BECAUSE THE AIR COND HOSES ARE FAILING SO OFTEN THAT THEY CAN'T GET THEM IN STOCK.

AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR QUIT WORKING AT 86,000 MILES. I AM UNABLE TO READ THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR . THE ODOMETER IS NOT LIT UP. THE TACHOMETER IS NOT WORKING EITHER.*AK

I TOOK MY CAR TO GET DIAGNOSTIC FOR SMOG. THE SHOP I TOOK IT TO SMOG SMART EXPLAIN THEY HAVE DISMATELED MY CAR CLAIMING ENGINE, COOLANT, AND TIMING BELT. THEY HAVE REMOVED PARTS AND CLAIM THEY CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND ITS COMPANY STATES ITS REPAIRS IS NOT WORTH THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE CLAIM, THE COOLANT CLAIM AND TIMING BELT THEY HAVE MADE AGAINST THE MANUFACTURE. THE ENGINE CHECKED FINE BEFORE DROPPING THE CAR OFF. THE CAR WOULD STOP DUE TO HEATING THE FUEL RUNNING SINCE THE CAR HAD BEEN A NON OP FOR 3 YEARS ANDREASON FOR SMOG. THE CAR WAS DELIBERATLEY DISMANTELED CAN I GET ITS INFORMATION OF THE CLAIM THE SMOG MART 7070STOCKTON SACRAMENTO CA 95820 IS MAKING SO I CAN SETTLE WITH THE SHERIFFS IN THERE DISTRUCTION OF MY PROEPRTY WITHOUT INVOICE SIGNATURE TO REMOVE ANY PARTYS ON MY CAR EXCEPT ORDERED TO RUN DIAGNOSITCIS.

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY, MOSTLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND USING ELECTRICAL PART, SUCH AS POWER WINDOWS. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP, BUT IT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK

ON THE ENGINE I HAD THE PULLEY ON THE TIMING BELT COME APART AND JUST LAST MONTH I HAD THE HEAD GASKET START TO LEAK FROM THE BACK. TIMING BELT 28,000 HEAD GASKET 37,500. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES THAT WHERE ON THE CAR. ALL BY 29,000 MILES--SOME EARLIER AND THEN LATER. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACES AT THE SAME TIME AS THE TIMING BELT PULLEY. I KNEW THEY NEEDED REPLACEMENT AND HAD AN APPOINTMENT TO GET THEM REPLACED WHEN THE TIMEING BELT WENT OUT. IT IS A 1996 BUT I ONLY HAVE 37,500 MILES.

AFTER BUYING A NEW TIRE AND PLACING IT IN THE TRUNK THE TIRE TREAD EXPLODED. THE EXPLOSION CAUSED THE REAR WINDOW TO SHATTER, AND BLEW A HOLE IN THE REAR SEAT. DEALERSHIP HAD BEEN NOTIFIED, BUT THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. FUTURE, SIZE 20565R15.*AK

I was driving my car & listening to music. All of a sudden my passenger side dash speaker started smoking, then was shooting fire. I had a Bubbler drink & splashed it across the dash onto the speaker. It was scary, as I thought my engine might blow up. I took it to the shop, but they were so busy, it sat for a week, & I finally said forget it(I would have been too costly) & I needed my vehicle to get to work. Many things failed after that; gas gauge; speedometer needle; right turn signal; & radio.Other things but just can’t remember at the moment.

HEADLIGHT COVER BECAME VERY CLOUDY, WHICH REDUCED THE ILLUMINATION OF THE HEADLIGHT, AND RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY.*AK *TT *JB