2007 Chrysler Sebring

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE PERIODICALLY. SHE WAS ALSO UNABLE TO SHIFT TO ANY GEAR DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED NOR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED. SHE HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.

WHEN BRAKING MODERATELY, THE FRONT WHEELS SHIMMY AND CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TO VIBRATE SO BADLY THAT YOU CAN NOT HOLD ON TO IT. COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN BRAKING LIGHTLY OR HARD UNLESS YOU HAD ALREADY BEEN BRAKING MODERATELY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS CAUSED BY WARPED ROTORS AND SINCE THIS WAS A COMPONENT OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM, IT WAS ONLY COVERED BY WARRANTY FOR 12 MONTHS/12,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN SERVICE FOR 17 MONTHS AND HAD 19,000 MILES ON IT. THIS COULD BE A REAL SAFETY HAZARD. I WOULD THINK THE WARRANTY WOULD COVER THE ROTORS, CALIPERS, AND BRAKE LINES BUT NOT THE DISK PADS OR SHOES. ROTORS SHOULD NOT WARP IN 17 MONTHS OR 19,000 MILES. *TR

INTERMITTENT ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATE DURING DRIVE PAVEMENT CONDITIONS. HAVE TAKEN THIS TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY THIS IS NORMAL. FOUND REAL NOTICE (CAMPAIGN 06V493000). APPARENTLY THEY STILL CAN NOT GET THIS CORRECTED WITH THIS RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THIS VEHICLE TWICE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN THIS HAPPEN THE ABS ENGAGES AND IT ALMOST PULLED ME OFF THE ROAD IT WAS BRAKING SO HARD! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHAKES. THE BRAKES FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY AND FEEL AS IF THEY ARE TAPPING ON SOMETHING WHEN THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNS THE VEHICLE, THERE IS A RUBBING SENSATION. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. THE CONTACT COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED. THE VEHICLE WILL ONLY BE REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,751 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I OWN A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING BOUGHT NEW IN OCT 2007. I HAVE BEEN HAVING A CONSTANT VIBRATING PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND/OR TIRES SINCE MAY 2008 AND I DID NOT KNOW MY BRAKE SYSTEM WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY UP TO 18,000 MILES SO I TOOK IT A FIRESTONE DEALER. AT THE TIME I HAD 15,000 ON MY SEBRING AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY BRAKES WERE WEARING DOWN DUE TO MY ROTORS EATING MY BRAD PADS AND I WOULD NEED THEM TO BE RESURFACED. SO I PAID OUT OF POCKET $120 TO HAVE THEM RESURFACED AND CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM THEN WHEN I HAD TIME I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN AUGUST 2008 AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD NEED NEW ROTORS AND BRAKES BECAUSE FIRESTONE DID NOT PROPERLY PUT THE BRAKES BACK ON OR SOMETHING WITH THE BRAKER SLIDER BRIDGE. WELL COME TO FIND OUT FROM THE MANAGER AT FIRESTONE, THAT MY ROTORS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE AND IT IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT FROM THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION. WELL I HAD TO HAVE THEM REPLACED BECAUSE I WORK AN HOUR AWAY FROM MY HOME AND DEPEND ON MY VEHICLES LIABILITY. I COULD NOT STAND DRIVING 2 HOURS EVERYDAY WITH CONSTANT VIBRATION. SO I PAID $288.00 TO HAVE MY ROTORS REPLACED AND FIRESTONE WAS KIND ENOUGH TO THROW IN THE BRAKES FOR FREE. WELL HERE IT IS OCTOBER 18, 2008 AND I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I CALLED CHRYSLER CORPORATION AND INFORMED THEM OF MY PROBLEMS AND THEY JUST DO NOT SEEM TO CARE. I HAVE BEEN THE ROUTE OF THE DEALER AND I KEEP GETTING THE RUN AROUND. WELL WHEN I STEP ON MY BRAKE MY VEHICLE SOUNDS LIKE IT IS REVVING UP AS IN ACCELERATION BUT STILL SLOWS DOWN, WHEN I MAKE LEFT HAD TURNS I HEAR A CLUNK IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BECAUSE APPARENTLY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I AM AFRAID THAT ONE DAY MY BRAKES MAY FAIL WHEN I AM DRIVING AND I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT. I NEED THIS CONSTANT PROBLEM RESOLVED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 10 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO ALLOW A PEDESTRIAN TO CROSS. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND SHE COULD HEAR THE ENGINE REVVING. THE VEHICLE STOPPED, BUT HESITATED AS IF IT WANTED TO PROCEED FORWARD. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT LEAST SIX TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000. UPDATED 10/16/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL WERE DESIGNED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. UPDATED 10/20/08.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, SHE SPORADICALLY HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE ACCOMPANIED BY VIBRATION. SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE BRAKE SHOES BECAUSE IT HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 15,000.

2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING SEDAN CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE CAR STARTED SMOKING AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE IN FRONT OF THE DEALERSHIP**CC THE CONSUMER THE TIRES AND THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WERE REPLACED. THE BRAKES WERE NOT GRABBING AND THE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR. THE CD PLAYER WOULD NOT EJECT THE CD'S. THE COOLING FAN CAUGHT ON FIRE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE CONTACT IS ALSO EXPERIENCING SUSPENSION FAILURE. WHENEVER SHE DRIVES OVER A POTHOLE OR A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE SHAKES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO INSPECT THEY VEHICLE UNTIL JULY 5TH. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO READ THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND THAT THE FAILURE SHOULD WORK ITSELF OUT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 500. UPDATED 08/29/07. *JB