1995 CHRYSLER SEBRING

229 complaints filed with NHTSA.

229
Complaints
27
Crashes
4
Fires
23
Injuries
1
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT24
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP22
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL12
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE11
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION9
AIR BAGS6
SEATS6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE5
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR5
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM5
SUSPENSION5
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM4
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING3

Recent Complaints

20050707CrashELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

AS I WAS LEAVING I PUT MY CAR ON REVERSE TO DRIVE OFF.I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL IT TOOK OFF AND HIT A POLE.WHAT I MEAN BY TOOK OFF IS THAT I ONLY HAD A SMALL AREA TO REVERSE IN SO I GENTLY PUSHED THE PEDAL AND IT LIKE JERKED AND AT A FASTER PACE REVERSED INTO THE POLE.I THEN HAD TO PUT IT IN DRIVE TO MOVE IT AWAY FROM WRECKED POLE I PUT THE CAR ON DRIVE THEN I PUSHED THE PEDAL TO DRIVE AWAY THE CAR ALONE WENT AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED I COULD NOT CONTROL IT TO STOP IT.I HIT THE BRAKES AND IT DID STOP

20040728CrashPOWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT

WHILE DRIVING VEHICAL SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL DUE TO LOWER LATERAL ARM OF SUSPENSION BREAKING ON PASSENGER'S SIDE WHICH IN TURN CAUSED EXTENSIVE OTHER DAMAGE TO SUSPENSION...ETC. REPLACED CV BOOTS, ALSO NOTICED DAMAGE TO OTHER PARTS. RECENTLY LEARNED ABOUT RECALL AND WOULD LIKE MORE INFO ON HOW TO HAVE REPAIRS PERFORMED.*AK

20040312CrashSUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT

2 YEARS AGO, WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5-10 MPH THE RIGHT LOWER LATERAL BALL JOINT BROKE IN TWO, CAUSING $10,000.00 IN BODY REPAIRS, RECALL REPAIRS, ALL TO THE FRONT END OF MY CHRYSLER SEBRING.THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAD MY CAR FOR 3 MONTHS WORKING ON MY CAR. I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE!!! JUST MINUTES BEFORE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. NOW 2 YEARS LATER AND ONLY 18,000 MILES LATER MY CAR IS MAKING A NOISE IN THE WHEEL. I TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY IT IS T

Mileage: 109,549

20040223CrashSUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS SNAPPED. THIS CAUSED A VEHICLE COLLISION. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED,BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 108,000

20020724CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A LOW SPEED FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. AK PRIOR TO ACCIDENT, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GARAGE DUE TO A POPPING SOUND THAT CAME FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, THE GARAGE REPAIRED THE DISTRIBUTOR, SHORTLY AFTER THOSE REPAIRS WHILE DRIVING AROUND A SLOW TURN, STEERING WAS LOST AND THE VEHICLE ALSO ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, HITTING A FENCE, 1 WEEK LATER CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V421002. *SLC

20020724CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A LOW SPEED FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. AK PRIOR TO ACCIDENT, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GARAGE DUE TO A POPPING SOUND THAT CAME FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, THE GARAGE REPAIRED THE DISTRIBUTOR, SHORTLY AFTER THOSE REPAIRS WHILE DRIVING AROUND A SLOW TURN, STEERING WAS LOST AND THE VEHICLE ALSO ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, HITTING A FENCE, 1 WEEK LATER CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V421002. *SLC

20020724CrashFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A LOW SPEED FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. AK PRIOR TO ACCIDENT, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GARAGE DUE TO A POPPING SOUND THAT CAME FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, THE GARAGE REPAIRED THE DISTRIBUTOR, SHORTLY AFTER THOSE REPAIRS WHILE DRIVING AROUND A SLOW TURN, STEERING WAS LOST AND THE VEHICLE ALSO ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, HITTING A FENCE, 1 WEEK LATER CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V421002. *SLC

20020724CrashSUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A LOW SPEED FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. AK PRIOR TO ACCIDENT, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GARAGE DUE TO A POPPING SOUND THAT CAME FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, THE GARAGE REPAIRED THE DISTRIBUTOR, SHORTLY AFTER THOSE REPAIRS WHILE DRIVING AROUND A SLOW TURN, STEERING WAS LOST AND THE VEHICLE ALSO ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, HITTING A FENCE, 1 WEEK LATER CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V421002. *SLC

20020724CrashSTEERING

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A LOW SPEED FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. AK PRIOR TO ACCIDENT, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GARAGE DUE TO A POPPING SOUND THAT CAME FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, THE GARAGE REPAIRED THE DISTRIBUTOR, SHORTLY AFTER THOSE REPAIRS WHILE DRIVING AROUND A SLOW TURN, STEERING WAS LOST AND THE VEHICLE ALSO ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, HITTING A FENCE, 1 WEEK LATER CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V421002. *SLC

20020603CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE PARKING VEHICLE AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD, CAUSING AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY/ A HEAD-ON COLLISION.*AK

20020603CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES

WHILE PARKING VEHICLE AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD, CAUSING AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY/ A HEAD-ON COLLISION.*AK

20010111FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN 60 MPH FIRE IGNITED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WITHIN HEAVY CABLE THAT WAS CONNECTED TO BATTERY. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN IN TRAFFIC. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTTHER DETAILS. *AK

20001103CrashSUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM

ON APRIL 9, 2000, MY VEHICLE LOST CONTROL OF ITSELF DUE TO A BALL JOINT SEPARATION, SINCE THAT ACCIDENT OCCURRED ANOTHER HAS HAPPEN INVOLING THE LOWER ARM CONTROL, NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS RECALL ISSUE FROM CHRYSLER, MY BACK SEAT PASSENGER SUFFERED ABNORMAL BLEEDING DURING DURING HER PREGNANCY TERM AND RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF HER INFANT WHILE SHE WAS PREGNAUNT, WILL IT TAKE FOR ONE OF THE PERSON INSURUED DRIVING THE CAR TO HAVE ANOTHER MISHAP BEFORE THEY SEE THIS IS A UNSAFE CAR TO DR

20000924CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FRONTAL SIDE AND A ROLLOVER COLLISION FROM A IMPACT OF 55 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

20000419SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM

RECALL 99V066003, DEALER CHECKED VEHICLE FOR THIS RECALL AND SAID THAT LOWER CONTROL ARM DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE OFF, CAUSING WHEEL TO FALL OFF WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER. DEALER IS BROWNS JEEP EAGLE, PATCHOGUE NY, 631-289-8500. *AK

19991012CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE TRAVELING 20-25MPH & HAD "T-BONED" ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. NO INJURIES. *AK

19990719CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHLE DRIVING 25 MPH HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT, DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT OCCUPANT IN THIS ACCIDENT. CHRYSLER INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND STATED THAT AIRBAG SYSTEM SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

19990407CrashAIR BAGS

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG AND FAILURE OF SHOULDER BELT TO LOCK UPON FRONT END COLLISION CAUSED DRIVER TO HIT HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL AND SUSTAIN CUTS AND SCRAPES TO FORHEAD AND BRUISE TO THE LEFT HIP.

19990407CrashSEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG AND FAILURE OF SHOULDER BELT TO LOCK UPON FRONT END COLLISION CAUSED DRIVER TO HIT HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL AND SUSTAIN CUTS AND SCRAPES TO FORHEAD AND BRUISE TO THE LEFT HIP.

19990407CrashSEATS

AT TIME OF IMPACT 40 LB TOOL BOX CAME THROUGH FOLDABLE BACK SEATS AND HIT BACK SEAT OF FRONT PASSENGER SEAT.