2002 Chrysler Sebring Convertible

SECOND FAILURE OF 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT . MY WIFE HAD A HEAD -ON COLLISION OF LEFT FENDER WHILE TURNING. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS IS A THE SECOND TIME OF AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MY WIFE SUFFERED A SEVERE CONCUSSION AGAIN FROM THE STEERING WHEEL ALTHOUGH SHE WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. IS THERE A SEBRING AIR BAG PROBLEM SIMILAR TO THE CHRYSLER MINI-VAN DEPLOYMENT. CAR IS CURRENTLY LOCATED AT DEALER UNDERGOING REPAIRS. *NLM

MY CHRYSLER SEBRING GTC, WITH STANDARD TRANSMISSION, WITHOUT WARNING WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO SHIFT THE CAR. I HAD TO COME TO A STOP ON A BUSY STREET. THE CAR WOULD NOT LET ME SHIFT TO ANY GEAR, IT WAS STILL RUNNING. THIS WAS CAUSED MY THE FAILURE OF A DISC MODULAR (ELECTRICAL DEVICE) PART NUMBER SPD 05062200AA. IT DOES NOT MAKE SINCE THAT THIS ELECTRICAL PART FAILURE WOULD MAKE THE CAR INOPERATIVE. THIS IS NOT SAFE. THIS COULD HAVE HAPPEN DRIVING AT A HIGHER SPEED. I WAS IN TOWN ON RT. 7 IN SLOWER TRAFFIC WHEN IT HAPPENED. I COULD SEE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON WITH THE FAILURE OF THIS PART, BUT NOT THE CAR BEING TOTALLY INOPERATIVE THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 3,500 MILES OF USE WHEN THIS HAPPENED.*JB

WINSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WHEN SWITCH TURNED TO HIGH POWER UNDER TERRIBLE CONDITIONS POURING RAIN, GOING THROUGH CONSTRUCTION SITE, NO BREAKDOWN LANE. WIPERS WERE FROZEN IN A NON-PARRALEL POSITION, SWITCH UNRESPONSIVE AND VISIBLITY WAS 0. MANAGED TO GET OFF HIGHWAY AND WAS ASSISTED BY A GENTLEMAN WHO PUSHED THE WIPER BLADES DOWN. THEN TRIED SWITCH AND IT WORKED. WIPERS HAVE WORKED SINCE AND REPAIR DEALER (CROWLEY) WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE FAILURE. CROWLEY REPLACED WIPER ARM SYSTEM BUT THEY ARE UNCLEAR AS TO WHAT HAPPENED AND CONSEQUENLT IF THE PROBLEM IS SOLVED. LACK PIECE OF MIND NOW ABOUT DRIVING AND NEEDING WIPERS AFRAID THEY MIGHT FAIL AGAIN WHEN MOST NEEDED. DT

THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR, MY FIRST PROBLEM WITH THE CAR HAPPEN WHEN IT HAD ABOUT 1,300 MILES. WHEN I GO TO ACCELERATE CAR (PRESS ON THE GAS) THE CAR DOES NOT RESPOND, BUT THEN "LURCHES" FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, REQUIRING ME TO SLAM ON BRAKES. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED TO STOP THE CAR, IT THEN SHAKES AND STOPS OR ALMOST STOPS WORKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 4 TIMES SINCE BUYING MY CAR IN DECEMBER, 2001.ONCE, NEAR MY HOME, THE CAR STARTED LURCHING AT A VERY HIGH SPEED--WHEN MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE GAS, AND I ALMOST HIT A SMALL CHILD IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS CAR GIVES NO FORWARNING AND IF I TURN THE MOTOR OFF AND LET IT REST FOR SEVERAL HOURS, IT BEGINS TO DRIVE NORMALLY AGAIN. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE, IN THAT IT IS HARD FOR ME TO CONTROL WHEN IT MYSTERIOUSLY ACCELERATES AT HIGH SPEEDS AND THEN STOPS RUNNING. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN 3 TIMES FOR REPAIRS, AND ONCE A DIFFERENT COMPUTER PART WAS REPLACED, ETC. BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE OTHER TIMES I EXPERIENCED THIS PRBOLEM WAS ON DOWNTOWN BRIDGE, AND ON INNER CITY STREETS. EACH TIME, I WAS LUCKY NOT TO HAVE INJURED MYSELF OR OTHERS. PLEASE NOTE THAT VERY SIMILAR PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN RECORDED FOR THIS SAME MAKE AND MODEL FOR THE YEAR 2001. *AK

ON 1/15/2002 CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 55 MILES PER HOUR. SUDDENLY, THE CAR BEGAN DECELERATING RAPIDLY. CONSUMER PUSHED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. INSTEAD, IT CONTINUED ITS RAPID DECELERATION. IT FELT AS THOUGH THE ENGINE HAD SIMPLY DIED. THERE WAS A VEHICLE BEHIND CONSUMER WHICH CAME VERY CLOSE TO MY REAR END. THIS EXPERIENCE NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PROCEED AT A NORMAL SPEED. CONSUMER CONTACTED A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY, DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM, AND BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR TESTING. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM. JLG *AK