2006 Chrysler Sebring Electrical Problems

HORN GOES OFF ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING. SAME SOMETIMES WHEN IT'S PARKED UNATTENDED. THIS RECURS ONCE A WEEK OR SO.

NHTSA ID

10861213

Incident

Apr 23, 2016

Mileage

103,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WITHOUT WARNING, THE HORN CONTINUED TO SOUND AND THE NOISE CONTINUED RANDOMLY FOR WEEKS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

NHTSA ID

10837131

Incident

Jan 15, 2016

Mileage

61,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HORN SOUNDED ON ITS OWN INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING, HORN PAD, AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,975.

NHTSA ID

10731743

Incident

Nov 10, 2014

Mileage

110,975 mi

HORN GOES OFF BY ITSELF, EVEN SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY TURNED OFF. *TR

NHTSA ID

10705943

Incident

Apr 9, 2014

Mileage

96,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING. AFTER BEING PARKED FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

NHTSA ID

10694943

Incident

Oct 1, 2014

Mileage

50,000 mi

CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT AND HIT THE HORN, WHICH DID NOT WORK, AND NOW COMES ON ONLY INTERMITTENTLY, OR EVEN ON ITS OWN. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SEBRINGS AND FROM BLOGS SEEMS TO BE DUE TO A FAULTY SWITCH INSIDE THE AIRBAG COVER ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS IS A TERRIBLE SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10667915

Incident

Dec 22, 2014

Mileage

75,632 mi

WITH SOOOO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE HORN ISSUE LOCATED IN THE SAME SPOT AS THE AIRBAG NO ONE HAS PUT THE PIECES TOGETHER ABOUT HOWS THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE AIRBAG ISSUE. THE HORN ONLY HAS MAJOR ISSUES WHEN THE HUMIDITY IS HIGH. THIS IS THE SAME REASON THE AIRBAGS ARE HAVING ISSUES AND DEPLOYING WITH SHRAPNEL. CAN SOMEONE FIGHT FOR THE CONSUMER HERE THERE IS OVER 70 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE HORN WHICH THE COMPONENT IS SHARED WITH THE AIRBAG. THIS IS OCCURRING DURING HIGH HUMIDITY MAYBE AS A WARNING SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE COMPONENT HARNESSING THE HORN AND AIRBAG????? OR THE AIRBAG PRESSURE IS TRIGGERING THE HORN BEFORE THE PRESSURE BUILDS TO DEPLOY FOR NO REASON OTHER THAN HUMID WEATHER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10662205

Incident

Dec 4, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WOULD ACTIVATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10655419

Incident

Nov 11, 2013

Mileage

50,000 mi

MY HORN SOUNDS CONTINUOUSLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WITH NO CAUSE OR PROMPTING, CAUSING UNNECESSARY ANGST FOR ME AND DISCOMFORT FOR MY NEIGHBORS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10654640

Incident

Oct 27, 2014

IN THE BEGINNING, THE HORN WOULD SOUND RANDOMLY WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED. IT WOULD CONTINUE TO SOUND UNTIL WE ADJUSTED THE STEERING WHEEL OR PUSHED ON THE HORN. HOWEVER, NOW THE HORN SOUNDS RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. IT DOESN'T STOP UNTIL I AM ABLE TO PULL OVER AND REMOVE THE FUSE. THIS CREATES AN UNSAFE SITUATION WITH OTHER DRIVERS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT WAS SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN THE HORN AND AIRBAG WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL. WE REPLACED THE FUSE THAT CONTROLS THIS MECHANISM, BUT IT DIDN'T WORK. THE HORN AND AIRBAG ARE AN INTEGRAL PIECE, SO IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE HORN, WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG. THIS WOULD COST MORE THAN $800. OUR EASIEST SOLUTION WAS TO REMOVE THE FUSE THAT CONTROLS THE HORN/ AIRBAG. THIS MEANS THAT I'M DRIVING IT WITHOUT AN AIRBAG OR HORN. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE FOR OTHER MOTORISTS AND MYSELF. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER. THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, BECAUSE THE HORN DOES NOT FALL UNDER ANY OF THE WARRANTIES AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PART. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING THE AIRBAG AND HORN! IT IS VERY UNSAFE AND COMMON, THEREFORE IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR A RECALL. I NOTICED THAT ON THE NHTSA SITE, PEOPLE ARE CATEGORIZING THIS PROBLEM AS "STEERING," "ELECTRICAL," OR "AIRBAG," BECAUSE THERE IS NO CATEGORY FOR "HORN." I HOPE THAT THIS IS NOT KEEPING THE NHTSA FROM RECOGNIZING HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE EFFECTED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10633445

Incident

Nov 11, 2013

Mileage

70,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN ACTIVATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE INSPECTED, DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

NHTSA ID

10616002

Incident

Jul 16, 2014

Mileage

125,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING AT MINIMUM SPEED TO TURN RIGHT AND THEN I LOST CONTROL OF MY STEERING WHEEL ALMOST HIT SOME CARS AND A POLE BUT THE SIDEWALK STOPPED THE CAR FROM GOING ANYWHERE I LOOKED UP ONLINE BECAUSE I SAW A RECALL THAT WAS RELATED TO MY SITUATION CALLED DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR MY CAR. CAR IS DRIVABLE LIKE IF NOTHING EVER HAPPENED BUT I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10577561

Incident

Mar 27, 2014

Mileage

127,000 mi

JUST PURCHASED THE CAR A YEAR AGO. HORN DID NOT WORK SINCE THE PURCHASE DATE. FINALLY DECIDED TO SEE IF I COULD FIX THE PROBLEM. WHEN TRYING TO REPAIR IT,DISCOVERED FUSE WAS REMOVED BECAUSE HORN BLOWS CONTINUOUSLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10573319

Incident

Mar 18, 2014

Mileage

122,044 mi

IN MARCH OR SO OF 2011, WHILE DRIVING, ALL OF A SUDDEN MY HORN JUST GOES OFF FOR NO REASON WHATSOVER AND WOULD NOT STOP. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT ITS A FACTORY PROBLEM WITH THE CLOCKSPRING. THIS PART HOWEVER IS ATTACHED TO THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY & TO REPLACE IT, THE ENTIRE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY MUST BE ALSO REPLACED WHICH IS OVER $600 JUST FOR THE PART & ANOTHER $1000 FOR LABOR. MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO COMPLETELY DISCONNECT THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY AS ITS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE HORN. SO NOW I HAVE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITHOUT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. THIS IS A DIRECT SAFETY DEFECT!! I SPOKE WITH A CHRYSLER REP & THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THAT YEARS MODEL, EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE SOOO MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE ALL OVER THE USA ABOUT IT... HOW CAN THIS NOT BE A SAFETY RECALL??? I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10573200

Incident

Mar 21, 2011

Mileage

45,000 mi

HORN STARTED BLOWING ON ITS OWN. FINALLY SHUT OFF AFTER 4 MINUTES. HORN WENT OFF 5 TIMES ON MARCH 14, 2014. HORN WILL TURN ON WHETHER CAR IS ON OR NOT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10572572

Incident

Feb 28, 2014

Mileage

98,185 mi

I WAS JUST GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE HORN STARTING GOING OFF ALL BY ITSELF. FINALLY TOOK OUT THE FUSE AND WENT AND BOUGHT A NEW FUSE. THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. IT WENT OFF WHEN HITTING UNLOCK BUTTON ON REMOTE. THEN TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THE HORN PAD ASSEMBLY WHICH WAS A DEALER ONLY PART HAD TO BE REPLACED. SO RIGHT NOW I HAVE JUST LEFT THE FUSE OUT, BECAUSE IT IS AN EXPENSIVE FIX.THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE PART AND CHRYSLER SHOULD FIX THIS ISSUE. THEY SAY IT WILL COST $1,000 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. THIS IS NOT THE FAULT OF WHAT I DID IT IS THE FAULT OF WHAT THEY MANUFACTURED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10568620

Incident

Mar 7, 2014

Mileage

102,000 mi

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN MY HORN SUDDENLY STARTED GOING OFF. DID NOT TURN OFF UNTIL I BEAT ON THE STEERING WHEEL. CONTINUES TO DO THIS EVERY DAY NOW, SCARING DRIVERS AROUND ME AND THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10563939

Incident

Feb 7, 2014

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE HORN ERRONEOUSLY SOUNDED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES BEFORE SHUTTING OFF INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

NHTSA ID

10563111

Incident

Feb 3, 2014

Mileage

140,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN SOUNDED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO REMOVE A FUSE TO STOP THE HORN FROM SOUNDING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

NHTSA ID

10558924

Incident

Oct 23, 2013

Mileage

48,000 mi

WHEN I UNLOCKED THE CAR REMOTELY, THE HORN SOUNDED CONTINUOUSLY FOR MORE THAN A FULL MINUTE. IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME ABOUT A WEEK LATER, BUT CONTINUED ON AND OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AFTER I DROVE A SHORT DISTANCE. I HAVE READ ONLINE OF MANY SIMILAR HAPPENINGS, AND IN MOST CASES, IT LOOKS LIKE A POSSIBLE REPAIR FOR ABOUT $1,000. MOST SEEM TO BE REMOVING A FUSE THAT ALSO DISABLES THE AIR BAG. IF THE AIR BAGS ARE LIFE SAVERS, DO WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR A DEATH FOR CHRYSLER AND THE GOVERNMENT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. ...UPDATED 11-06-13 *BF

NHTSA ID

10551307

Incident

Sep 12, 2013

Mileage

48,000 mi

COULD NOT USE MY HORN AND AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT. THE AIRBAG AND HORN DO NOT WORK BECAUSE THE FUSE HAD TO BE TAKEN OUT THE FUSE RUNS THESE FUNCTIONS. THE FUSE WAS TAKEN OUT BECAUSE THE HORN DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY WHICH ALSO MEANS THE AIRBAG HAS A FIFTY, FIFTY CHANCE OF WORKING WITH THE FUSE IN. BECAUSE NO INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN DONE ON THIS FUNCTION EVERYONE ON THE ROAD IS AT RISK. SAFETY IS AN ISSUE AND THIS NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL. STOP MAKING AMERICANS PAY FOR LEMONS!!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10547955

Incident

May 3, 2012

Mileage

74,000 mi

THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOT ONLY FOR THE DRIVER OF THE CAR THE OTHERS ON THE ROAD WITH THEM! I WAS JUST GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE HORN STARTING GOING OFF ALL BY ITSELF. FINALLY TOOK OUT THE FUSE. THE HORN JUST GOES OFF RANDOMLY. IT WENT OFF WHEN HITTING UNLOCK BUTTON ON REMOTE AND OR JUST DRIVING. THEN TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THE HORN PAD ASSEMBLY WHICH WAS A DEALER ONLY PART HAD TO BE REPLACED SOME SENSOR OR SOMETHING. SO RIGHT NOW I HAVE JUST LEFT THE FUSE OUT, BECAUSE IT IS AN EXPENSIVE FIX. $1000.00. I AGREE WITH ALL OF THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD BE FIXING THIS ISSUE. REMOVING THE FUSE HAS CAUSED THE AIR BAG FUNCTIONS TO BE UNKNOWN. REMOVING THE FUSE TO STOP THE HORN ALSO AFFECTS PART OF THE FUELING SYSTEM ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL (SAME FUSE). REMOVING THE FUSE HAS CAUSED US NOT TO BE ABLE TO USE OUR HORN INCASE SOMETHING RAN IN FRONT OF THE CAR OR TO ALARM OTHERS OF HARM. THE HORN IS A FUNCTION OF SAFETY AND WARNING. THIS IS STANDARD ON ALL CARS AS A PRECAUTION AND WARNING SYSTEM. THIS IS NOT A PART OF THE CAR THAT IS SPECIAL ORDERED, THESE COME STANDARD WITH ALL CARS. SO WHY IS CHRYSLER NOT PAYING FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE? YOUR COMPANY HAS BEEN RUN INTO THE GROUND WITH RECALLS AND SAFETY MEASURES NOT BEING TAKEN SERIOUSLY ENOUGH. TIME TO ACT ON THIS SITUATION; WITH OVER 70 COMPLAINTS THIS MUST NOT BE A WHIM. SAD PART IS THIS IS NOT THE ONLY ISSUE WITH THIS CAR THREE RECALLS ON IT AND THE DEALER SOLD THE CAR ANYWAY WITHOUT REPAIRING RECALLS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10547953

Incident

Oct 1, 2012

Mileage

74,000 mi

HORN WENT OFF WOULD NOT STOP ON CHRYSLER 2006 SEBRING. FUSE WAS PULLED TO STOP HORN DISABLED HORN & AIRBAG ACCORDING TO 3/4'S OF OTHERS REPORTS. PLEASE EXECUTE MANUFACTURER RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10520605

Incident

Nov 20, 2009

Mileage

61,000 mi

AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS MY OWN INEPT USE OF THE HORN THAT I WAS NOT PRESSING IT RIGHT, BUT THE HORN WOULD NOT SOUND WHEN WARNING OTHER DRIVERS OF A DANGEROUS SITUATION SO I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THE HORN WAS ACTUALLY DEFECTIVE. A CAR WAS TRAVELING THROUGH A RED LIGHT AND I NEEDED TO SOUND MY HORN TO WARN ON-COMING TRAFFIC THAT THERE WAS DANGER AND THE HORN WOULD NOT GO OFF AND THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. PERHAPS MY HORN MAY NOT HAVE PREVENTED THE ACCIDENT BUT IT WOULD HAVE HELPED. THE HORN SOMETIMES WORKED AND SOMETIMES DIDN'T BUT I JUST THOUGHT THAT I WAS ALWAYS PRESSING THE WRONG PLACE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. SINCE MAY 1, 2013, MY HORN JUST DECIDES TO SOUND AT ANY TIME. IT SEEMS TO BE MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME!?! IT NOT ONLY CAUSES ME TO PULL OVER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC BUT IT MAKES OTHER DRIVERS PULL OVER AS WELL. PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR DANGER WHEN THERE IS NONE. IT IS A REAL PROBLEM AND I KNOW OTHERS WITH MY MAKE AND MODEL HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE HORN MUST BE FIXED FOR SAFETY ISSUES AND REQUIRES THE HORN AND AIRBAG TO BE REPLACED (MEGA EXPENSIVE). BUT, IF THEY REPLACE THE HORN WITH THE SAME ASSEMBLY, WHAT PREVENTS IT FROM BEING DEFECTIVE AGAIN? IS THE AIR-BAG PART OF THE PROBLEM, IF SO, IS IT DEFECTIVE TOO? THESE ARE QUESTIONS THAT THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT ANSWER. THE PART NEEDS TO BE REDESIGNED SO THAT THIS ISSUE DOES NOT POSE A PROBLEM AGAIN AFTER BEING FIXED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10510762

Incident

May 1, 2013

Mileage

33,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE HORN STARTED BLOWING BY ITSELF! THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE!!!!! I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS HAPPENING. I AM HANDICAPPED AND HAVE MY GRANDCHILDREN IN MY CAR. THIS IS SUCH A DISTRACTION TO MY NEIGHBORS AND TO OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. OTHER DRIVERS ARE DISTRACTED BY THE NOISE WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD! I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 6 YRS AND HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. BUT IN DOING SOME RESEARCH THERE ARE MANY OTHER CARS LIKE MINE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A GRAVE SITUATION WITH THIS HAPPENING. WHY ISN'T CHRYSLER DOING ANYTHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IN THEIR CARS? WOULD CHRYSLERS UPPER ECHELON PUT THEIR FAMILIES IN THESE CARS AND SEND THEM OFF TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAYS WITH THE HORN RANDOMLY HONKING AND NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP IT WHILE DRIVING A VEHICLE? FUNNY HOW PEOPLE JUST CAN'T PUT THEMSELVES IN OTHER PEOPLES PLACES BECAUSE OF THEIR POMPOUSNESS AND NARCISSISM. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED YESTERDAY!!! I CAN PROMISE CHRYSLER, IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, TO ANYONE, BECAUSE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY IN MY FAMILY, BECAUSE THEY WE NEGLIGENT IN FIXING THE HORN PROBLEM, I WILL SEE THEM IN COURT WITH A GOOD LAWYER!!!!!!!! THAT YOU CAN BET ON! *TR

NHTSA ID

10503336

Incident

Feb 26, 2013

Mileage

7,600 mi