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 2005 Chrysler Sebring submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 21 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 HORN ON MY 2005 SEBRING WILL RANDOMLY SOUND AND WILL NOT STOP UNTIL THE STEERING WHEEL IS BEAT UPON OR VIOLENTLY SHAKEN UP AND DOWN. THE HORN DOES NOT WORK ON IT'S OWN AS A SAFETY FEATURE. IT WILL HAPPEN AT ANY GIVEN TIME, WHILE DRIVING OR SITTING PARKED. IN ORDER TO AVOID THIS, THE HORN MUST BE DISCONNECTED.
THE HORN GOES OFF AT ANY GIVEN TIME OF THE DAY. THE HORN RANDOMLY GOES OFF WHEN THE CAR IS POWERED ON AND IN MOTION (ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON A STREET), SOMETIMES WHILE STATIONARY AND POWERED OFF IN THE DRIVEWAY - THE VEHICLE BEING VACANT. THIS IS A REOCCURRING ISSUE, ALMOST EVERY DAY. I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 14 MONTHS. FOLLOWING SOME ONLINE RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS POSTED TO VARIOUS FORUMS BY OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ONLY PROPOSED PERMANENT SOLUTION BEING TO REPLACE THE CLOCK SWITCH, A COSTLY REPAIR (EST $1100). OTHERWISE, DISABLE THE FUSE CONTROLLING THE AIRBAG AND HORN, NOT SAFE!
TAKATA RECALL AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON WHICH MAY DISABLE AIRBAGS IS ON WHEN STATIONARY AND MOVING
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. WHILE DRIVING OR IDLE. *TR
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENING WHILE DRIVERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000...UPDATED 03/22/16 *BF CONSUMER STATED HE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL INFORMATION REGARDING THE PROBLEMS WITH STEERING MECHANISM. UPDATED 6/14/18*JB
THE MOST RECENT PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR IS THAT IT COMPLETELY TURNED OFF ....STALLED OUT WHEN I WAS DRIVING 70 MILES AN HOUR ON THE I-4 THANK GOD THAT I HAVE QUICK REFLEXES OR ELSE ME AND MY THREE CHILDREN WOULD BE DEAD HAD CAMSHAFT SENSOR MULTIPLE TIMES REPLACED ,BAD SUSPENSION AND HORN AGAIN IT HAS A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE SUSPENSION THE BALL JOINTS WEAR OUT A LOT ESPECIALLY ON THE LEFT SIDE FOR SOME REASON THE POWER WINDOWS GETS STUCK I SPEND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS PROBABLY MORE THAN THE CAR IS WORTH QUITE HONESTLY I'VE HAD THIS [XXX] CAR I WAS GOING TO GIVE IT TO MY SON NOW THAT X IS HERE I WAS GOING TO LEASE A NEW ONE FOR SAFETY BUT I WOULDN'T EVEN SELL THIS CAR TO ANYONE I'M GOING TO JUNK IT FOR PARTS THE MANUFACTURERS OF THIS CAR HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP ITS PUBLIC SAFE!! I DON'T THINK ITS RIGHT THAT AS A SINGLE MOTHER I HAD TO JEOPARDIZE MY ELECTRIC PAYMENT TO FIX A CAR THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THE RECALL LIST WHAT ROBBERY RIGHT NOW - HAD I NOT ACTED QUICKLY THANK GOD FOR MY CDL TRAINING TO BE IN THE LANE OF LEAST RESISTANCE... IF NOT I WOULD BE HERE MAYBE NOT EVEN MY CHILDREN ...IF ANYONE IS READING THIS AND YOU HAVE A SEBRING IT DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER WHAT MODEL OR YEAR ESPECIALLY A 2005 SEDAN PLEASE DO NOT DRIVE OVER 35 40 MILES AN HOUR WITH THAT CAR KEEP BOTH HANDS ON YOUR STEERING WHEEL AND PAY ATTENTION!! NO CELL PHONE NO RADIO NO TALKING NO DISTRACTIONS YOUR LIFE AND THE LIVES OF EVERYONE IN THAT VEHICLE VERY MUCH DEPEND ON IT AND THESE COMPANIES HAVE A WAY OF GETTING AROUND THESE RECALLS FOR NOT ADDING THE VEHICLES THAT THEY NO PARTS OR DAMAGE TO THE LIST IT'S ALL ABOUT MONEY AND BIG CORPORATION MEAN WELL OUR LIVES ON THE DEADLINE BE SAFE STAY AWAY FROM SEBRING IF YOU CAN FINANCIALLY AFFORD TO STAY AWAY FROM ONE I'M DRUNK IN THIS CAR IT'S RUNNING I'M JUST NOT GOING TO REST MY LIFE ANYMORE I'M GOING TO WALK AND TAKE THE METRO BE SAFE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V338000 (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 NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 04/04/16*LJ UPDATED 04/06/16.*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000. UPDATED 2/4/16 *CN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 02/16/16*JB
WHEN YOU PUSH THE HORN IT WILL NOT TURN OFF. I PULLED THE FUSE OUT SO THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE HORN HAVING A MIND OF ITS OWN. MY FIX WAS TO PURCHASE A SWITCH ABOUT $4-5 AT THE AUTO STORE AND REWIRE THE HORN IN ON MY OWN. IT LOOKS A LITTLE TACKY, I PUT THE SWITCH UNDER THE TURN SIGNAL, BUT IT IS FAR BETTER THAN BEING IN TRAFFIC OR AT A LIGHT AND HAVING THE HORN GO OFF FOR 5 MINUTES. STRAIGHT. I NEVER TOOK IT IN BUT I AM GUESSING IT IS AN ISSUE WITH THE HORN SWITCH WHICH IS UNDER THE AIRBAG. EXPENSIVE FIX WHICH IS WHY CHRYSLER WILL NEVER PAY TO FIX THE ISSUE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE HORN INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG AND THE HORN SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. MA 10/22/2015 UPDATED 12/4/2017*CN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 7/16/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE LEFT FRONT SEAT BELT TENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WAS THE REASON, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON. UPDATED 08/13/15*JB
I RECENTLY GOT PULLED OVER BECAUSE MY HORN KEEPS GOING OF UNCONTROLLABLY! I HAD TO TAKE THE FUSE OUT AND I'VE BEEN PULLED OVER TWICE BECAUSE THE HORN GOES OFF AND DISTRACTS DRIVERS UNINTENTIONALLY. THEY GET MAD AND CALL THE COPS.. THEN ONCE THIS FUSE IS PULLED THE GAS METER GOES CRAZY AND DUMB. IT SAID ONCE WE HAD HALF TANK AND WE RAN OUT AS SOON AS WE PULLED OUT THE DRIVEWAY! THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD!! THIS NEED TO BE RECALLED!! *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE HORN ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000. UPDATED 6/22/15*CN UPDATED 9/1/2017*CN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD SOUND INDEPENDENTLY WITH THE VEHICLE ON OR OFF. THIS FAILURE RECURRED FOR THREE MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE OR CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.
JUST AS EVERYONE ELSE IS COMPLAINING ABOUT MY HORN HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN AND GOES OFF ON ITS OWN AND LASTS FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. IT IS EMBARRASSING AND DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE REMAINDER OF TIME I HAVE NO HORN AT ALL. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I DESPERATELY NEEDED TO HONK MY HORN TO PROTECT MY SAFETY. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY AND UNINJURED THIS FAR. AS IS WELL KNOWN, TO FIX THE HORN I HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY. MY ESTIMATE WAS ABOUT $800 WHICH I SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD. I TOO THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD OWN ITS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS COMMON ISSUE AND COVER THE COSTS OF REPAIRS.. IT IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD AND WHOSE STUPID IDEA WAS TO CONNECT THE HORN TO THE AIR BAG ANYWAY? DUH! *TR
STARTED ENGINE,AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, AND STAYS ON. CHECKING FOR RECALL BEFORE GOING TO DEALER. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING TOURING. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH SHE HAD DIFFICULTY STEERING. THE STEERING COLUMN ALSO TURNED UPSIDE DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT FIRST, BUT THEN BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORST OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. ALTHOUGH SHE EXPERIENCED AN IDENTICAL FAILURE, HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL NUMBER 04V579000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM). THE "AIR BAG" WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.
THIS COMPLAINT IS ON BEHALF OF MY FATHER. ROBERT MULCAHY SR. HE OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING (TOURING) AUTO. I DON'T HAVE THE VIN NUMBER, BUT COULD GET IT. HE WAS JUST INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THAT HAD HIM IMPACTING ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THE FRONT OF HIS CAR AT OR AROUND 35-40 MPH. WE BOTH FIND IT INCREDIBLE THAT NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DOES THIS SOUND LIKE A NORMAL OPERATION OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT? THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN OAK LAWN, IL., ON THE 9TH OF AUGUST, 2007. *TR
I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING THAT I PURCHASED USED. AROUND THE END OF MARCH OF THIS YEAR THE HORN STARTED BLOWING INTERMITTENTLY. I TOOK IT TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING. ON APRIL 8, 2007 MY HORN STARTED GOING OFF AGAIN. THIS CONTINUED FOR THAT ENTIRE WEEK THE HORN WOULD BLOW EVEN DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT DISTURBING MYSELF AND MY NEIGHBORS. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THE HORN PAD AND AIRBAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $730. AFTER LETTING MY CAR SIT AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR OVER A WEEK I HAD TO CALL CHRYSLER MYSELF TO FIND OUT THAT THE PART WAS BACKORDERED. HAD I NOT CALLED, I NEVER WOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. DUE TO SUCH A LACK OF CUSTOMER SERVICE I TOOK MY CAR BACK. I EMAILED CHRYSLER AND TOLD THEM I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A DEFECTIVE HORN AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THEIR RESPONSE WAS OF NO HELP AT ALL. I AM ALSO GETTING THE BRAKES DONE FREQUENTLY, AND NOW MY DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW IS STUCK IT WILL NOT ROLL UP. I HAVE GONE ONTO THE CHRYSLER WEBSITE AND ENTERED MY VIN NUMBER FOR A RECALL SEARCH BUT THEY FIND NOTHING. I STILL FEEL THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. A TWO YEAR OLD CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS MANY ISSUES.
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL FRACTURED AND BROKE AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. IT CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL AND PROCEEDED TO TRAVEL OVER THE GUARD RAIL. NEITHER OF THE FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE FUEL TANK WAS PUNCTURED DURING THE PROCESS ,AND THE VEHICLE ERUPTED IN FLAMES. IT BECAME FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND BURNED TO THE GROUND. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE STATE POLICE WERE AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT AND PROVIDED WRITTEN REPORTS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND WAS DEEMED TOTALED. *AK
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