Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2001 Chrysler Sebring submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 29 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 29, in the owner's own words
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V401000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 05/17/17*LJ UPDATED 09/07/2017*JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V401000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACTED CALLED THE DEALER MONTHS AGO AND THEY INDICATED THAT THE PART HAD NOT BEEN AVAILABLE TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED AND WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PARTS MAY BE SUPPLIED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED FACE INJURIES FROM THE PLASTIC COVER FROM THE AIR BAGS AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A POLICE LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO AN ANIMAL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000. *CN
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, IT MADE A BIT OF A CRUNCHING SOUND. LIGHT STAYED ON; SOUND HAPPENED WHENEVER STEERTING WHEEL TURNED. CALLED MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS THE AIR BAG MAY DEPLOY. FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC REVEALED THE NEED FOR A REPLACEMENT CLOCK SPRING FOR THE AIR BAG WHICH IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR BUT THE CAR WAS DEEMED TOO UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS IT IS. SOME TIME BACK, I WAS HEARING A SQUEAKING WHILE TURNING THE WHEELS VERY SLOWLY AND THOUGHT IT WAS A TIRE ISSUE, BUT NOTHING APPEARED TO BE A PROBLEM THERE. *JS
THE DASH, RADIO, & CD PLAYER LIGHTS FLASH OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY. THIS OCCURS ON RANDOM OCCASIONS. IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN OPERATING THE TURN SIGNAL. THE LIGHTS WILL DIM LOW AND WILL NOT RETURN TO A "NORMAL" BRIGHTNESS UNTIL YOU ADJUST THE TURN SIGNAL ARM. OR THE LIGHTS COMPLETELY GO OFF. TURN OFF THE CAR AND THE DISPLAYS WILL START UP. THE SUSPENSION PROBLEM IS THE NOISE OF METAL AND BANGING IN THE SUSPENSION. THE AIR BAGS, HORN DO NOT WORK AS WELL AS CRUISE CONTROL. THE A/C FAILS TO WORK MOST OF THE TIME.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CRACKING AND POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE AIR BAG THEN DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 00V306000 (AIR BAGS) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,300. *TR
I WAS GOING DOWN 250 AT 40 MPH AND A WOMAN STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME NOT GIVING ME ENOUGH TIME TO STOP AND I REAR-ENDED HER. THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WAS SMASHED AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS TAKING TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WITH INJURY TO MY BACK AND HEAD. *TR
STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT LITE UP AND I HEARD A CHIME, AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS IT WENT OFF AND THEN KEPT REPEATING THIS CYCLE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING AND COULD RESULT IN THE AIR BAGS NOT PROPERLY DEPLOYING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, ITEM NUMBER 082700, PERTAINING TO THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. WHEN THE HORN WAS ENGAGED IT FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE CLOCK SPRING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 109,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
BOUGHT USED IN 2007 SEBRING 2001 AT 87K MILES. AT ROUND 95K, WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE, HEARD CRACKING NOISE IN STEERING WHEEL..RESULTING IN NO HORN, AIR BAG LIGHT CONT ILLUMINATED SO CAN'T TELL IF THERE'S A PROBLEM, AND NO CRUISE CONTROL. TOOK CAR TO PRIVATE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED CLOCK SPRING, BUT CHRYSLER SAYS ITS NOT UNDER RECALL PROTECTION ANY LONGER!!! CRAZY, I KNOW! ALSO, SINCE PURCHASE HAVE MANY PROBS WITH ELECTRICAL DASH PROBS IE FLASHING ON/DIMMING AND RADIO JUST TURNING OFF...ALSO NOT COVERED! AND HAD STRANGE HUMMING NOISE SINCE PURCHASE WHILE DRIVING...FINALLY FOUND OUT WHAT IT WAS AND HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT HUBS. ALL OF THESE SAFETY ISSUES SEEM TO BE A CONTINUING PROB WITH OTHER DRIVERS AS PER THE COMPLAINTS I'VE READ HERE AT LEAST AS FAR BACK AS I READ (THRU 2006). WHY IS CHRYSLER NOT BEING MADE TO RECTIFY AT LEAST THE AIR BAG (CLOCK SPRING) ISSUE THEY ALREADY ADMITTED TO???? REALLY KIND OF THE SAME THING WITH THE ELECT ISSUES TOO, BUT I KIND OF UNDERSTAND POSS ISSUES WITH THAT AFTER SO MANY MILES. WOULD REALLY LIKE HELP/ADVICE ON HOW TO MAKE CHRYSLER TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT EXPENSIVE CLOCKSPRING/AIR BAD ISSUE. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SUDDENLY EXPLODED AND SHATTERED PART OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENTIRE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,299. UPDATED 08/28/09. *LJ UPDATED 08/31/09.*JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE SHOCK ABSORBER REPLACED AND THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DAY BEFORE, THE CONTACT MADE A RIGHT TURN IN THE VEHICLE AND HEARD A CRACKLING NOISE ACCOMPANIED BY THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 64,000. UPDATED 9/3/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED CHRYSLER AUTHORIZED THE REPAIR TO REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING, BUT SHE WAS CHARGED $155.00. UPDATED 09/04/09.*JB
HEARD SOMETHING RIP OR BREAK INSIDE STEERING WHEEL WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, FOLLOWED BY THE AIR BAG LIGHT TURNING ON. NO PROBLEMS WITH STEERING, BUT FEAR A COSTLY REPAIR FOR THE AIR BAG AND OR CLOCK SPRING MECHANISM. HAD TO REPLACE HUB BEARINGS 3 TIMES. *AK
CLOCKSPRING: I HAVE A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING AND MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, THEREFORE MY AIRBAG WILL NOT WORK. MY HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT WORK EITHER. *JB
MY WIFE WAS IN A FRONTAL CRASH WITH ENOUGH IMPACT TO NEARLY PUSH THE ENGINE INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE CAR WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. I BELIEVE THIS WAS DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT OR DESIGN. I DO HAVE DIGITAL PICTURES THAT SHOW THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE. *JB
I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES AND HAD A PASSENGER IN THE CAR WITH ME. NOTHING DEPLOYED...BUT THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON THE NEXT DAY...WELL I TOOK IT TO DINOVOS AND THEY SAID THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT PRE TENSIONER WAS OPEN...CLEANED IT AND GREASED IT AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF...IF I WAS IN AN ACTUAL WRECK..WOULD I HAVE HAD AN AIRBAG..THAT IS THE QUESTION OF THE DAY.*JB
DECEMBER OF 2002 - REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER QUIT. WIRE CONNECTOR CAME LOOSE FROM REAR WINDOW. COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. WINDOW HAD TO BE REPLACED TO FIX PROBLEM. MAY OF 2004 - AIR BAG INDICATOR CAME ON AND CHIME SOUNDED. SENSOR OR SOME SORT REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF OVER $300.00 JUNE OF 2005 - REPEAT OR ABOVE PROBLEM. APPOINTMENT TO BRING CAR IN FOR SERVICING ON JUNE 28TH. JUNE OF 2005 - REPEAT OF REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER. ITEM HAS NOT WORKED FOR MONTHS. I HAVE RUN A REPORT ON MYCARSTATS.COM AND HAVE FOUND BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL. APPEARS WE HAVE A PROBLEM HERE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR THE AIR BAG PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME AND I CERTAINLY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY NEXT WEEK WHEN I BRING IT IN FOR SERVICING.
DRIVER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK
AIRBAG/CLOCKSPRING FAILURE. WAS IN FRONT END CRASH AT 25-30MPH AND AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF. THIS WAS ON 06-26-04 GOT THE CAR FIX AT EARNHARDT AUTO BODY A FIVE STAR DEALER. ON 10-09-04 THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. SO I TOOK IT BACK THEY SAID THEY WOULD CALL MY INSURANCE TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER THE WORK. THEY WOULD IF IT WAS FROM THE CRASH. THE COMPUTER SHOWED NO ERROR CODE SO I HAD TO PAY. BODY SHOP SAID THEY CAN'T FIX I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE TO SERVICE.BUT THE TECH AT BODY SAID IT WAS A BAD CLOCKSPRING. SO ON 10-11-04 I TOOK TO SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH I HAD JUST PAID FOR AT THERE BODY SHOP. I TOLD THEM THIS BUT THIS DID'NT MATTER.BUT I NEED MY CAR GETTING TO WORK. SO I LET THEM KEEP IT FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. A FEW HOURS LATER THEY CALLED AND SAID IT WAS A BAD CLOCKSPRING AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $481.00. BECAUSE MY WARRANTY WAS UP IN TIME NOT MILES. WAS UP BY ABOT A MONTH AND WEEK OR TWO. I ASK THEM IF THIS WAS A SAFETY CONCERN AND THEY NO. CALL FOR MORE INFO ON THIS STORY.*AK
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH BRAKE PEDAL FELL APART, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT A TEMPORARY CONCRETE WALL IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND ARMS.*AK THE RUBBER GRIP ON THE BRAKES POPPED OFF WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. CONSUMER NOTED THE AIR BAGS WERE A DESIGN FLAW SINCE THEY DIDN'T DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE TWO SENSORS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. (FATHER ON BEHALF ON SON). *PH
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH AND THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OR WARNING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAGS BEFORE THE COLLISION. *AK *PH *NLM
WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT A DIP IN THE ROAD THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *NLM
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE CONSUMER HIT A POT HOLE IN THE ROAD AND WITH OUT ANY WARNING THE TWO FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WENT THROUGHT THE WINDSHIELD GLASS. MR
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