2005 Chrysler Sebring

WHILE DRIVING OR SITTING STILL THE SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM (HORN BLOWS OFF & ON) GOES OFF. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO PULL OVER, GET OUT OF THE CAR ,OPEN FUSE BOX AND REMOVE THE SMALL YELLOW FUSE MARKED FOR THE HORN. UPON REPLACING THE FUSE I HAVE DRIVEN AS MUCH AS A DAY OR UP TO (3) WEEKS BEFORE HAPPENING AGAIN. THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY SO I TOOK THE CAR TO (3) DIFFERENT REPAIR FACILITIES AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM OR SOLUTION. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORPORATION AND THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A CHRYSLER DEALER RUN A DIAGNOSTIC BUT THAT DID NOT FIND THE PROBLEM ($106.90) . THEY KEPT THE CAR OVERNIGHT AND THE NEXT DAY CALLED AND SAID THAT I WOULD NEED A HORN MODULE ($600.00) PART AND 2 1/2 HOURS LABOR ($320.00). I CALLED TO FIND A COST ON A HORN MODULE BUT NO PARTS STORE EVER HEARD OF IT, EVEN OTHER DEALERS NEVER HEARD OF IT. ON A WEB SITE CALLED CARCOMPLAINTS.COM IT SEEMS THAT A LOT OF US 2005 CAR OWNERS ARE HAVING THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM. CAN A CLASS ACTION SUIT BE PRESENTED TO CHRYSLER? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE HORN WOULD HONK AND WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSE FROM THE FUSE BOX. ALSO WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEN PARALLEL PARKING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 04V579000 (STEERING: LINKAGES: KNUCKLE: SPINDLE: ARM) AND THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIR EXPENSES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

MY VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT JULY 2010, DAMAGE WAS TO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. UPON PICKING UP CAR I COMPLAINED OF AN ENGINE KNOCK AND AXLE NOISE. GEICO DETERMINED THIS WAS NOT DUE TO THE ACCIDENT. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE MY CAR BACK TO WHERE THE AXLE WAS REPLACED IN APRIL 2010 BY PEP BOYS. WHILE WAITING TO BE SEEN BY AN ADJUSTER FROM GEICO, MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I THEN HAD MY BATTERY AND STARTER REPLACED BY PEP BOYS. MY VEHICLE STILL HAD ENGINE KNOCK WHICH GEICO SAID WAS NOT CAUSE BY ACCIDENT. I THEN HAD MY CAR TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED AN OIL PUMP PROBLEM. THEY LATER DETERMINED BEFORE REPLACING THE OIL PUMP THAT THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS IN OIL PAN. THEY INSPECTED MY ENGINE BLOCK AND DETERMINE THAT ENGINE BLOCK WAS CLEAN DUE TO MY USE OF SYNTHETIC OIL, BUT WAS NOT OPERABLE. THE WARRANTY REGARDING THIS WAS NOT COVERED FOR THIS BY CHRYSLER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING TOURING (N/A). THE HORN WOULD SUDDENLY SOUND OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF; THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE HORN BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000.

I HAVE HAD TO DISCONNECT THE HORN ON MY 2005 SEBRING, BECAUSE IT WAS GOING OFF ANYTIME ANYWHERE AND IT WAS CAUSING HUGE PROBLEMS FOR ME. IT JUST STARTED FOR NO REASON ONE DAY. DOES SO RANDOMLY WITH NO WARNING. IT DOES THIS WHEN I AM PARKED OR DRIVING, MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. IT?S BEEN DOING THIS FOR MONTHS. THE TEMPORARY FIX WAS JUST TO HAVE IT DISCONNECTED, BUT THEN I AM LEFT WITHOUT A HORN. THE ESTIMATES TO FIX IT ARE QUITE PRICEY. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE HORN IS MADE WITH THE WIRES TOO CLOSE. IF YOU TAP ON IT WHEN IT?S GOING OFF IT WILL STOP BEEPING. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.... THE HORN IS A SAFETY FEATURE OF THE CAR AND IF THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM OR WHATEVER WITH IT SHOULDN'T THERE BE A RECALL ON THIS? I HAVE SPOKEN TO CHRYSLER AND THEY HAVE DENIED FIXING THIS SAYING THAT MY CAR IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SINCE IT IS OVER 3 YEARS OLD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000. UPDATED EVOQ 12/17/10