Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2004 Chrysler Sebring submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
THE SEAT WARMERS OVERHEAT. WHEN DRIVING, I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. THE SEAT WARMERS BURNED A QUARTER-SIZE PLACE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS SITTING IN IT. SHE GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND I TURNED THE SEAT WARMERS OFF, BUT THERE IS A BLACK MARK IN THE CENTER OF THE PASSENGER SEAT AND WE CAN NO LONGER USE THE SEAT WARMER SAFELY. WHY HASN'T THE CAR MODEL BEEN RECALLED BY CHRYSLER? *TR
2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING LX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DRIVERS SEAT MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HIS WIFE ENTERED THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS INTO THE BACK SEAT. APPARENTLY, BOLTS HAD BROKEN CAUSING THE SEAT TO COLLAPSE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR PREVIOUS MODELS.
PASSENGER SEAT HAD BEEN FEELING WARMER THAN USUAL FOR A COUPLE MONTHS SO KEPT THE SEAT AT HEAT LEVEL 3 INSTEAD OF 5. IT WAS OK FOR AWHILE BUT THEN BURNED A HOLE THRU THE SEAT AS WELL AS MY JACKET. SMELLED THE BURNING SO I TURNED THE SEAT OFF. TURNING THE SEAT OFF STOPPED THE BURNING. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, HE ACTIVATED THE FRONT DRIVER'S HEATED SEAT WARMER AND THE SEAT BECAME EXTREMELY HOT. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A BURNT HOLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR LOCK IS INOPERATIVE, PREVENTING HIM FROM OPENING THE DOOR FROM INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR; HOWEVER, THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER. THE CONTACT HAS TO WAIT 6-8 WEEKS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 38,000.
I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR 2 YEARS AND ALREADY THE TRANSMISSION HAS WENT OUT AND THE TIMING BELT BROKE. THE PANEL LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF, MY AIR AND HEAT STOP WORKING WHEN I STOP. THE BRAKES ARE HORRIBLE. WHEN I GOT THE CAR A WEEK LATER I WAS BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP TO GET MY BRAKES FIXED. NOW I HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKES ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO STOP AND IT SOUNDS LIKE A TRAIN WHEN I STOP. THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE WHEN I TURN OR SLOW DOWN AND RUN OVER THE SLIGHTEST LITTLE BUMP. MY RADIO VOLUME GOES UP AND DOWN ON ITS OWN. AND MY CAR SOUNDS LIKE A TRUCK THE MOTOR OR WHATEVER IT IS SOUNDS SO LOUD. I PERSONALLY DON'T THINK THE CAR SHOULD HAVE EVER BEEN MANUFACTURED.
INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE AN ALUMINUM TAPE OR SHEET OVER THEM, AND IS COMING OFF ON THE EDGES, LEAVING A RAZOR SHARP EDGE THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE SLICED THEIR HANDS ON. I DON'T SEE ANYTHING IN THE RECALLS, BUT WONDER IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. ANY SUGGESTIONS HOW TO REMEDY THE SITUATION? THANK YOU.*AK
DT CONSUMER STATES THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL BREAK WHILE SNAPPING INTO THE LATCH. CONSUMER STATES THE DEALER S FIXED THE SEAT BELT BUCKLES TWICE. ALSO WHEN PUTTING ON THE BRAKES THE BACK SEAT IS ALL ONE PIECE AND IT WILL GO FORWARD AND WILL RISE UP GOING TOWARD THE FRONT SEATS. CONSUMER STATES ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE THE AIR BAG COVER IS WARPED, AND THE DEALERSHIP STATED IF INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER STATED THEY STARTED NOTICING THESE PROBLEMS ON JANUARY 16, 2005. *AK
AIR BAG LIGHTS COME ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. DRIVER SIDE DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. CHRYSLER HAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THEY CLAIM THEY CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. *NM
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLICKERED ON AND OFF. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO TOLD THE CONSUMER TO COME BACK ONCE THE LIGHTS STAYED COMPLETELY OFF. *AK *NM
VEHICLE WAS VANDALIZED. THE THIEF BROKE INTO THE VEHICLE BY PULLING UP ON THE HANDLE OF THE AUTOMOBILE AND USING SOME TOOL TO POP OPEN THE LOCK. THEY STOLE OVER $130 WORTH OF CDS. CELL PHONE EQUIPMENT AND IRS PAPERS THAT CONTAINED MY SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER. *JB
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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