2002 Chrysler Sebring Convertible

ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK THE LEFT FRONT BALL JOINT SOCKET SEPARATED. I WAS GOING 50 MPH. ON A STRAIGHT ROAD, NO POT HOLES OR BUMPS. THERE WAS A LOUD BANG, FRONT END DROPPED DOWN, LEFT FRONT TIRE FLIPPED SIDEWAYS AND THERE I WAS STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAVE 35 YEARS IN THE COLLISION INDUSTRY AND DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS HAPPENS, OTHER THAN A POOR PART FROM THE START. THESE PARTS SHOULD NEVER SEPARATE. I CHECKED FOR RECALLS AND THERE ARE NONE ON MY CAR. BUT I WOULD THINK THERE SHOULD BE. I HAVE INSURANCE THAT WILL PAY FOR REPAIRS OTHER THAN THE BALL JOINT. GOING TO HAVE THE OTHER SIDE REPLACED ALSO. THIS HAPPENED AT 5PM ON A BUSY ROAD, THERE WAS LOTS OF TRAFFIC. I WAS PLEASED THAT NOBODY CREAMED ME WHILE I TRIED TO GAIN CONTROL OF CAR AND MAN HANDLE IT OFF THE ROAD. I SEE MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ON HERE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE. *TR

MY 2002 CONVERTIBLE CHRYSLER SEBRING LIMITED EDITION LEFT STEERING AXLE BALL JOINT FELL OUT OF PLACE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 25 MILE PER HOUR. THE VEHICLE HAS MILEAGE OF 80,000. I MADE A COMPLAINT TO CHRYSLER CORPORATION AFTER I FOUND THAT THERE IS A RECALL SINCE OCTOBER 2009 ON THE SAME PART THAT FAILED AND THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. I WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT MY VIN WAS NOT ON THE LIST OF CARS RECALLED. I HAVE ALREADY PAID FOR THE REPAIR AND SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FROM CHRYSLER CORPORATION. *TR

I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW, ADDED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND HAD SEVERAL THINGS GO WRONG. JUST TO NAME A FEW: ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED WHEN IT WAS JUST OVER THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH OIL CHANGES AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE WAS DONE 3-4000 MILES, TRANSMISSION PAN HAD METAL SHAVINGS IN IT WHICH RESULTED IN POOR PERFORMANCE, CONTROL ARM HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS THE MOTOR MOUNTS(I DID NOT NEED THE MOUNTS REPLACED AND THE REPAIR WAS NOT DONE UNDER WARRANTY), WATER PUMP & THERMOSTAT HOUSING(WAS TOLD BOTH WEREN'T COVERED AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN), REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER REPLACED AND/OR FIXED THREE TIMES, DRIVER POWER WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACED(GLASS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF DAMAGE FROM THE REGULATOR, WHICH I PAID), VISOR VANITY LIGHT-PART ORDERED BUT "TOO LATE" WHEN TRIED TO HAVE IT REPLACED(WAS NOT NOTIFIED THAT PART WAS IN), DASH LIGHTS-ON & OFF, HEADLIGHTS REPLACE SEVERAL TIMES, HUB SEAL REPLACED, PASSENGER SEAT ADJUST ARM BROKEN, LIGHTER INOPERATIVE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON FIRST MONTH I HAD THE CAR! *TR

I LEASED THE 2002 SEBRING CONVERTABLE LXI ON SEPT 9, 2002 SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN HAVING ON GOING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT SINCE JUNE 2003 TO THIS DATE MAY 2005. STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER 3 TIMES N THE DRIVER SIDE AND 2 ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, ALONG WITH THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE, SET BELT EXTRACTER. THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS REPLACING THESE PARTS BUT EVERY OTHER MONTH IT SEEMS THAT THE AIR BAG LIKE IS STILL COMING ON. AMONGST OTHER ISSUES I AM HAVING WITH THIS VEHICLE SUCH AS THE STEERING PULLING LEFT TO RIGHT OR WHEN I EXCEL {4 TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED} THE STEERING SPINS 3-4 TIMES COMPLETELY AROUND I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SINCE JUNE 2003. THE TRANSMISSION IS BUCKING, SLIPPING, AND/OR STICKING INTO GEAR, I HAVE BEEN COMPLANING ABOUT THIS ISSUE TO THE DEALERSHIP SINCE FEBRUARY 2004. TO THIS DAY MAY 15, 2005 ALL THE ABOVE COMPLAINTS ARE STILL AN ISSUE.

DRIVING NORTH ON I-75 I LOST CONTROL OVER MY 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE - THE CAR VEERED LEFT CROSSED ONE LANE AND HIT THE MEDIAN CONCRETE DIVIDER. 2 FAILURES WERE THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AS I WAS UNABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND UNABLE TO STEER THE CAR. THERE WAS NO SKID MARKS REPORTED BY THE POLICE REPORT. THE DRIVER AIRBAG RIPPED AND DID NOT SUCCESSFULLY BLOW. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED PROPERLY. I SUSPECT THAT THE MAIN CAUSE CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF STEERING, WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO VEER LEFT AND HIT THE CENTER CONCRETE DIVIDER. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY IN STORAGE IN ROYAL OAK, MICHIGAN AND IS A TOTAL LOSS.*AK