2001 Chrysler Sebring Convertible

STARTER FUSE KEEPS BLOWING. STARTED A YEAR AGO. I HAVE GONE THROUGH 25 FUSES IN ONE YEAR. CALLED LAST YEAR, CHRYSLER SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW. BROUGHT CAR IN ON OCTOBER 27TH, 2004. WAS SENT HOME WITH NOTHING DONE. THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM GETTING WORSE. AFRAID I WILL NOT HAVE A VEHICLE SOON. I AM BRINGING IT IN ON DEC 17TH. HAVE DONE RECEARCH AND FOUND MANY, MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT IS DESIGNED WRONG? EVERYONE SEEMS TO HAVE TO SPEND $500.00 TO BUY A NEW STARTER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. WHY CAN'T THE STARTER BE PERFECT? WHY DO WE NEED TO BUY A NEW ONE IN ORDER FOR THIS PROBLEM TO GO AWAY? MY CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. HERE ARE SOME MESSAGE BOARDS YOU SHOULD REVIEW. HTTP://WWW.AUTOMOTIVEFORUMS.COM/T199009.HTML HTTP://WWW.ALLPAR.COM/FORUMS/INDEX.PHP?SHOWTOPIC=48124&PID=366607&ST=0&#ENTRY366607 HTTP://P207.EZBOARD.COM/FCHRYSLERSEBRINGCONVERTIBLEMESSAGEBOARDFRM1.SHOWMESSAGE?TOPICID=425.TOPIC HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/REVIEW_65179.HTML HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/REVIEW_64862.HTML HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWCOMMENTS_REVIEW_54698.HTML HTTP://P207.EZBOARD.COM/FCHRYSLERSEBRINGCONVERTIBLEMESSAGEBOARDFRM12.SHOWMESSAGE?TOPICID=549.TOPIC HTTP://P207.EZBOARD.COM/FCHRYSLERSEBRINGCONVERTIBLEMESSAGEBOARDFRM1.SHOWNEXTMESSAGE?TOPICID=889.TOPIC THANK YOU LISA. *AK

I OWN A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE THAT I BOUGHT NEW FOR MY WIFE. SHE DRIVES IT DAILY AND I HAVE IT SERVICED REGULARLY. THE CAR HAS 63,000 MILES ON IT. THIS PAST WEEK I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC TO HAVE NEW FRONT BRAKES REPLACED. AFTER HE ROAD TESTED IT, HE TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TWO NEW OUTSIDE TIE RODS. HE EXPLAINED THAT BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY TO LUBRICATE THEM, THEY WILL WEAR OUT AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. MY CONCERN IS THAT I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES OVER MY LIFE (55 YEARS OLD) AND THIS IS ONE AREA THAT I HAVE NEVER HAD TO DEAL WITH. I FIND IT DISTURBING THAT MANUFACTURERS CAN BUILD A CAR WITH SOL LITTLE REGARD TO THE POTENTIAL THAT YOU COULD NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL A CAR DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN. HOW DIFFICULT WOULD IT HAVE BEEN FOR TIE RODS TO HAVE GREASE FITTINGS TO KEEP THEM FROM PREMATURE WEAR OUT. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE FROM YOUR AGENCY'S PERSPECTIVE TO FORCE MANUFACTURERS TO MAKE A VEHICLE THAT IS MECHANICALLY SAFE? THE ACCIDENT THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN IS WHY I AM WRITING TO YOU. I WOULD HATE TO HAVE TO EXPLAIN THAT MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF A LACK OF A GREASE FITTING. YOUR RESPONSE AND WHETHER CHRYSLER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE IS REQUESTED. THANK YOU.

7 TIMES SINCE PURCHASING MY CAR NEW THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER HAS BOKEN LOOSE FROM THE GLASS , CAUSING THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER TO NOT FUNCTION. CAUSING NO VISIBILITY OUT THE REAR WINDOW OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN REPAIRD REPAIR LAST AROUND 3 DAYS AND THEN BREAKES AGAIN. CAUSING NO VISIBILITY OUT THE REAR WQINDOW DURING THIS CONDITION.*AK

PURCHASED FOUR DUNLOP SP SPORT A2 TIRES FOR 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE, SIZE P205/60HR16, FROM TIRERACK. AFTER INSTALLATION, CAR HAD A SEVERE VIBRATION AND STEERING WOBBLE ABOVE 45 MPH. INSTALLER, HUB CAP HEAVEN IN CARY, NC, REINSTALLED FOUR TIMES IN ATTEMPT TO BRING ALL TIRES INTO ADJUSTMENT WITH REGARD TO ROAD FORCE, INCLUDING ONE TIRE BEING REPLACED BY TIRERACK. CAR WOULD BE OK FOR FOUR TO EIGHT HOURS, AND THEN TIRES WOULD BEGIN TO VIBRATE STRONGLY AGAIN. SENT BY TIRERACK AND DUNLOP TO LOCAL GOODYEAR DEALER TO VERIFY, AND TWO TIRES WERE CONSIDERED DEFINITELY DEFECTIVE AND ONE BORDERLINE. THIS MEANS THREE OUT OF THE FIVE TIRES WOULD NOT STAY IN ROUND AFTER INSTALLATION, AND ONE OR BOTH OF THE REMAINING ARE LIKELY TO GO OUT OF ROUND AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE. STILL PURSUING ADJUSTMENT WITH TIRERACK. CURRENTLY HAVE ALL FOUR TIRES INSTALLED ON CAR.

CONSUMER NOTICED A DEEP SCRATCH ON THE WOOD PANELING. (NAR) *LA WHILE LOWERING THE CONVERTIBLE TOP THE VEHICLE'S REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. THE BRAKES SQUEALED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 12000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAD VARIOUS ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD BOUNCE FROM 0 - 120 MPH. THE DEALER WAS NEVER ABLE TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM. THE RADIO, CD PLAYER AND SPEAKERS WERE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITH NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN. *NM