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15,000 miles · Oct 18, 2008

EquipmentService Brakes, HydraulicSteering

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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

NHTSA ODI #10245867

10,100 miles · Dec 27, 2007

Steering

POWER STEERING HOSE BURST ON 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING RELUSTING IN THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHICH COULD HAS RESULTED IN A CRASH. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10212986

Official recalls

08V152000 · Electrical System:wiring

Apr 2, 2008

CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 180,963 MY 2007-2008 SEBRING AND DODGE AVENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A STANDARD TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS). UNUSED ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS FOR THE TPMS MAY BECOME CORRODED AND COULD SHORT CIRCUIT, WHICH CAN CAUSE A VARIETY OF CONDITIONS INCLUDING ENGINE NO-START, DEAD BATTERY, AN INOPERATIVE CRUISE CONTROL OR REMOTE START SYSTEM, AND/OR ENGINE STALLING.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: ENGINE STALLING COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL SEAL THE WIRES FOR THE TPMS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 15, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

07V473000 · Engine And Engine Cooling:cooling System:radiator Assembly

Oct 10, 2007

ON CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.4 LITER ENGINES, THE ENGINE COOLANT MAY BE DRAWN INTO THE LEFT RADIATOR COOLING FAN MOTOR CONNECTOR.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS CAN CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT AND RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE CONNECTOR FOR CONTAMINATION OR DAMAGE, INSTALL A WIRING HARNESS OVERLAY, AND REPLACE THE FAN MOTOR FREE OR CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 19, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

07V414000 · Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch

Sep 12, 2007

ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE FRONT DOOR LATCH CABLE MAY BECOME PARTIALLY UNSEATED FROM THE INTERIOR RELEASE HANDLE HOUSING POSSIBLY CAUSING THE LATCH TO STICK IN THE UNLATCHED POSITION OR THE LOCK FUNCTION TO BECOME INOPERATIVE.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH AN UNLATCHED DOOR CAN RESULT IN AN UNBELTED FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT FALLING OUT OF THE VEHICLE OR BEING EJECTED IN A CRASH, CAUSING INCREASED RISK OF INJURY.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL ADD A SECONDARY RETENTION FEATURE TO BOTH FRONT DOORS. THIS ACTION WILL SUPERSEDE AND EXPAND A PREVIOUS SAFETY RECALL (PLEASE SEE 07V-104). THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 29, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

07V240000 · Air Bags:frontal

Jun 13, 2007

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FRONT SEAT TRACK POSITION SENSORS UTILIZED FOR THE AIR BAG SYSTEM MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY TO FRONT SEAT OCCUPANTS DURING CERTAIN CRASH CONDITIONS.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FRONT SEAT TRACK POSITION SENSORS AND REPLACE THEM FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALLBEGAN ON JUNE 18, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

06V493000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/traction Control/electronic Limited Slip:control Unit/module

Dec 29, 2006

ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE MAY CAUSE THE REAR BRAKES TO LOCK UP DURING CERTAIN BRAKING CONDITIONS.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 19, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

06V494000 · Visibility:defroster/defogger/hvac System

Dec 29, 2006

ON CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL (ATC) ONLY, THE SOFTWARE PROGRAMMED INTO THE HEATING VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC) MODULE MAY CAUSE THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING FUNCTIONS TO BECOME INOPERATIVE.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS CAN DECREASE THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS AND RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE HVAC MODULE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 2, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

06V431000 · Structure:body:hood

Nov 15, 2006

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE HOOD LATCH STRIKER MAY BREAK AND ALLOW THE HOOD TO OPEN WHILE DRIVING.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IF THE HOOD OPENS WHILE DRIVING, A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HOOD LATCH STRIKERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 27, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

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NHTSA investigations

AQ10001 · Fleet Vehicle Recall Completion Audit

Opened Nov 18, 2010 · Closed Dec 28, 2015

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Unknown Or Other

On November 18, 2010, NHTSA's Recall Management Division (RMD) opened an audit query (AQ10-001) to investigate recall remedy completion by rental car companies on safety recall campaigns.It was expected to provide the agency an indication of how completely and how quickly rental car fleets perform necessary recall-related remedies on the vehicles owned and then rented/leased for use on the roadways.RMD queried three (3) major motor vehicle manufacturers (Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors) and requested data regarding completion figures for fifteen (15) discreet safety recalls.Analysis of this data demonstrated that rental car recalls completion was neither complete nor consistent.The rental car companies representing the largest market share in the industry were then queried as to their respective policies for the rental, lease, and sale of vehicles with open recalls.The data and responses from the manufacturers and the rental car companies can be found in the document repository by accessing the ?Associated Documents link above.In December 2015, Congress enacted the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act.One section of the Act prohibits rental car companies from renting, leasing, or selling motor vehicles subject to open safety recalls.With the passage of the FAST Act and its prohibition, there is no continuing need for the agency to investigate rental car recall completions.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The agency reserves the right to open any future investigations, including audits of individual recalls, or groups of recalls, or rental car companies, to examine more closely safety recalls performance and completion issues in this area.