2004 Chrysler Sebring Complaint Log

THE PROBLEM BEGINS IN THIS ORDER OF OCCURRENCE: I CAN IMMEDIATELY FEEL A DRAG LIKE THE ENGINE IS WORKING REALLY HARD. THE TACHOMETER GOES UP TO 3 OR 3.5. SHORTLY THEREAFTER I FEEL A STRONG VIBRATION AND I CAN'T PICK UP SPEED. THE CAR STARTS BUCKING. IT JUST FEELS LIKE I AM BRAKING AND ACCELERATING AT THE SAME TIME. THE TACHOMETER STARTS FLUCTUATING FROM 1 TO 3 AND SOMETIMES UP TO 4. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS START TO FLICKER. I START LOSING POWER AND BEGIN TO DECELERATE RAPIDLY AND THE SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO ABOUT 10 MPH WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. TRYING TO ACCELERATE DOES NOTHING EXCEPT MAKE IT BUCK EVEN MORE. THERE WERE TWO TIMES WHEN A WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED, ONCE WHEN I WAS DOING 55 AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD TO AVOID HITTING ME BY GOING OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ANOTHER TIME WHILE ACCELERATING IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A LEFT TURN ON A GREEN ARROW, THE CAR LOST POWER AND 3 CARS BEHIND ME HAD TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES AND SWERVE OUT OF THE WAY. EVERYONE WAS APPARENTLY PAYING ATTENTION BOTH TIMES SO THERE WERE NO COLLISIONS, OR DAMAGE TO ANYONE'S VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM IS COMPLETELY INTERMITTENT. *JB UPDATED

MY VEHICLE HAS A LOUD RATTLE/CLUNK COMING FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FIREWALL. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP TWICE WITH NO RESULTS. THE SERVICE MANAGER HEARD THE NOISE DURING A TEST DRIVE WITH ME, BUT NOW CLAIMS THAT THERE ARE NO NOISES IN MY CAR "OUT OF THE NORM". I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD BE SOMETHING SERIOUS, SINCE NO ONE GAS DETERMINED THE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER CORPORATION WILL NOT GET INVOLVED BECAUSE THEY ARE CLAIMING THAT IT IS A DEALER PROBLEM. *NM

SHORTLY AFTER I TOOK DELIVERY ON MY 2004 SEBRING SEDAN IN JULY, 2004, I RETURNED TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD SHAKE AND STALL OUT AT LOW IDLE SPEEDS. THE DEALER ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM RECURRED AGAIN IN LATE 2005, BUT THIS TIME, IT DIDN'T ALWAYS STALL OUT. AT TIMES WHILE I WAS BREAKING OR EVEN STOPPED WITH MY FOOT ON THE BREAK, THE CAR WOULD SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT MY TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN, AND IT WAS FIXED, I WAS TOLD, BY A COMPUTER UPDATE, AND I GOT IT BACK ON 12/1/05. I NOTICED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS RECURRING AS I DROVE ABOUT 450 MILES ON JANUARY 3RD AND 4TH OF 2006. I PLANNED TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER DRIVING HOME ON 1/6. BUT ON THE LAST LEG OF THE TRIP, AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES COMING UP ON CARS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ENGINE SURGED AND THE CAR HURTLED FORWARD AS I YELLED AND TRIED TO GET THE BRAKES TO OVERRIDE THE ACCELERATION. I REAR-ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT THE LIGHT, BUT ONLY KNOCKED OUT HER LEFT BRAKE LIGHT. THE SEBRING SUSTAINED OVER $5000 IN DAMAGES. I DROVE THE CAR THE REST OF THE WAY TO MY HOME, BUT ON REFLECTION, I WAS TOO AFRAID TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS, AND THEY CAME AND DROVE IT TO BE REPAIRED. WHEN THEY CHECKED FOR THE SURGE I DESCRIBED, THIS TIME THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE IT, SO THEY SAID THEY COULD DO NOTHING. I HAVE NOT ACCEPTED THE CAR BACK. TOO DANGEROUS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND FILED A REPORT. UPON INSPECTION THE INSURANCE COMPANY DETERMINED THE ELECTRICAL WIRING IN THE REAR DEFROSTER CAUSED THE FIRE. PREVIOUSLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR BECAUSE THE REAR DEFROSTER, TURN SIGNALS AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAD FAILED.

ON A RECENT TRIP OUT OF TOWN I SMELLED SMOKE WHICH I THOUGHT WAS COMING FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AS I WENT FURTHER THE SMELL BECAME A BIT STRONGER AND I KNEW IT WAS COMING FROM MY CAR. I WOUND UP PULLING OFF THE INTERSTATE, PULLING INTO AN EMPTY LOT AND JUMPING OUT. WHEN I REACHED IN FOR MY POCKETBOOK I SAW SMOKE BILLOWING UP OUT OF THE PASSENGER SEAT OF MY CHRYSLER SEBRING. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND THE CONTROL TO THE SEAT, WHICH HAD BEEN TURNED ON ACCIDENTALLY, THE SMOKE DISSIPATED. I TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE AND THEY IN TURN UNPLUGGED THE HEATING ELEMENTS AND TOLD ME THEY WOULD ORDER A NEW ONE AND A NEW SEAT CUSHION SINCE THAT WAS DAMAGED IN THE FIRE. MY HUSBAND CALLED TO CHECK ON THE PARTS HE WAS TOLD THEY HAD RECEIVED THE HEATING ELEMENT BUT WERE WAITING ON THE CUSHION. WHEN HE ASKED IF THEY WERE GOING TO REPLACE ALL THE ELEMENTS HE WAS INFORMED THAT ONLY THE FAULTY ONE WOULD BE REPLACED AT THIS POINT. I THEN CONTACTED CHRYSLER ONLY TO GET THE SAME RESPONSE FROM THEM. MY FEELINGS ARE THAT IF ONE ELEMENT WAS FAULTY THEN THE REST MOST LIKELY ARE. THE DODGE CARAVANS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS REASON. WOULDN'T IT SEEM THEY'RE USING THE SAME COMBUSTIBLE ELEMENTS IN THE SEBRING AS IN THE CARAVAN? I KNOW OF 3 OTHER PEOPLE IN OUR SMALL COMMUNITY THAT HAVE HAD THEIR SEATS GO UP IN FLAME. HOW MANY PEOPLE OR INJURIES DOES IT TAKE BEFORE THEY'LL DO A RECALL? THE WORST CASE SCENARIO WOULD HAVE BEEN IF MY OXYGEN-TOTING MOTHER-IN-LAW HAD BEEN IN THAT SEAT AS SHE IS ON MOST OCCASIONS! *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHROME DOOR HANDLE ON THE INSIDE OF CAR CUT A PASSENGER'S FINGER WHILE EXITING. THE PASSENGER'S FINGER SLID DOWN THE HANDLE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED. THEY SAID THEY COULD REORDER HANDLES AT CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THEY SUGGESTED THAT SHE COVERED THE HANDLES WITH TAPE IF SHE DID NOT WANT TO REORDER THEM. *AK

2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING TOURING 20000 MILES. WHEN CAR IS STOPPED WITH FOOT ON BRAKE CAR JUMPS FORWARD FOR NO REASON LIKE SOME ONE HAD PUT THEIR FOOT ON THE GAS THIS HAS HAPPEN COUPLE TIMES TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. HE FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN AND WAS GOING TO DO IT WHEN I TAKE IT BACK. BUT AFTER READING IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM THERE SHOULD BE RECALL BEFORE SOME ONE IS KILLED!!!! ALSO WHEN IN TRACTION CONTROL IT MAKES A TERRIBLE NOISE LIKE THE BRAKES GRINDING ON THE ROTORS WHEN THE WHEELS ARE SPINNING DEALER NOT SURE WHAT IS WRONG AND IS GOING TO LOOK INTO IT. *JB

PURCHASED THE 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING IN NOVEMBER OF 04. HAVE HAD AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE SINCE THE PURCHASE. WHILE DRIVING THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS WILL FLICKER ON AND OFF, THE RADIO WILL MAKE A POPING NOISE, AND THE CAR WILL STALL OUT. HAS DOWN THIS NUMEROUS TIME WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE BATTERY, REFORMATTED THE MAIN COMPUTER AND STILL HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. *NM

THE FUEL LINE LEADING FROM THE FIREWALL AREA TO THE FUEL DISTRIBUTION RAIL LEAKING ALLOWING PRESSURIZED FUEL TO SPRAY IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS WAS NOT NOTICED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BUT WAS DETECTED BY THE ODOR AFTER SHUTTING CAR OFF.CHRYSLER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET ME THE CORRECT PART TO REPAIR AND SO AN AFTERMARKET PART WAS USED TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO SERVICE TEMPORARILY. *NM

2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING STALLS AND JUMPS FORWARD WHEN FOOT IS ON BRAKE. THEN IT CUTS OFF. *TR

1) PARKING GEAR GETS STUCK IN GEAR AND WILL NOT COME OUT OF GEAR AT TIMES. 2) EVEN WHEN CAR IN PARK THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OR GO INTO THE ACCESS KEY MODE. 3) CAR CUTS OFF AT THE SPARE OF THE MOMENT WITH NO NOTICE AND NO INDICATION WHY. *JB

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

I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AT IN 2005 WITH 23K MILES. AFTER ABOUT A MONTH WE NOTICED A HARD SHIFT PROBLEM BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND MAINLY. WE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS SEVERAL TIME BUT THE DEALER CLAIMED THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. FINALLY THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND DID A PARTIAL REBUILD ON THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER ABOUT TWO WEEKS THE PROBLEM RESURFACED AND THE DEALERS STILL COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. I TRIED A DIFFERENT DEALER JUST AFTER THE CAR HIT 36K AND THEY ALSO CLAIMED NO PROBLEM AND CHARGED ME FOR THE SERVICE SINCE IT WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. THE DRIVING LIGHTS ALSO QUIT JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT. AT THIS POINT I'M JUST LIVING WITH THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE DEALERS CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *TR

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED WITH 18,455 MILES ON IT. AFTER VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WE NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE WITH THE BRAKES. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE WARPED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE THE GRINDING SOUND, WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AGAIN WORK WAS DONE ON THE BRAKES. WE DID NOT HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO DRIVE IT MUCH AFTER AS OUR DAUGHTER GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT WITH THIS VEHICLE ON OCT 13, 2005, SHE WAS PULLING OUT OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARKING LOT (NO MORE THAN 5-10 MPH) TO GO ACROSS THE ROAD TO ENTER THE HIGH SCHOOL AND ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT HER FRONT CORNER PASSENGER SIDE (OTHER VEHICLE WAS GOING APPROX 40-45 MPH). THE REAL ISSUE IS THAT BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED...THAT IS WHAT CAUSED THE MAJORITY OF THE INJURIES TO MY CHILDREN. *JB

I HAVE HAD RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE STALLING WHEN THE ENGINE IS HOT. AFTER DRIVING FOR SOME TIME ON AN INTERSTATE, THE CAR WILL STALL WHEN TAKEN DOWN TO A LOWER SPEED- LIKE GETTING OFF THE EXIT RAMP, OR JUST BRAKING TO SLOW DOWN FOR TRAFFIC. THIS HAS HAPPENED NO LESS THAN 20 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT- THE CAR JUST STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY, EXIT RAMP, OR INTERSECTION. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THE PROBLEM, AND THEY SAY THEY CANNOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM AND JUST RESET THE ENGINE TIMING,ETC. IT HAS HAPPENED AS RECENTLY AS THIS WEEK. I HAVE JUST READ AT LEAST 24 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE- I HAD NO IDEA IT WAS COMMON. THE DEALERS SHOULD HAVE A REMEDY FOR THIS BY NOW. I AM SCARED SOMEONE WILL PLOW INTO ME. THIS IS MY FIFTH SEBRING CONVERTIBLE AND NOW I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ONE. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR ONE YEAR. SHE CALLED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ,AND BECAUSE SHE DID NOT HAVE A WARRANTY, NO ONE WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE COOLING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED SHORTLY AFTER SHE BOUGHT THE CAR. THEN, THE FOLLOWING YEAR, THE ENGINE WENT OUT. THE LABOR WILL BE $2,000 AND THE PARTS WILL COST $5,000.00. WHEN SHE BOUGHT THE CAR IT HAD 28,838 MILES ON IT. CURRENTLY, IT HAS 51,488 MILES ON IT.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYLSER SEBRING. ON SEVEN OCCASIONS SINCE SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JULY 2005, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE OR REPAIR IT. CHRYSLER ADVISED HER TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED BY ANOTHER DEALER. IN SEPTEMBER 2005, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CODE WAS CLEARED AND NO REPAIR AT PRESENT WAS NEEDED. ONE WEEK AFTER THE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. ONE MONTH LATER, THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THEY PERFORMED A BRB TEST, RESTORED THE CODE, CHECKED THE WIRING AND SEAT BELT PRETENTION. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE AND THE DEALERS STATED THAT THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT THE LIGHT AND THEY REPLACED THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE. ON JULY 16, 2007, THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO CODES AND THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING TO FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE AND THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AT HER EXPENSE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SEVEN ATTEMPTS SHE DOESN'T FEEL THE NEED TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED, IT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24237 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42000.

DT: CONSUMER HAS A 2004 CHRYSLER SEABRING. CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN INTERMITTENT STALLING PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS BEEN WORKED ON TWICE DUE TO STALLING. DEALER CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER ON AUGUST 12, 2005. THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN ON AUGUST THE 13, 2005. DEALER SAID THE PROBLEM WAS BUILD UP IN THE THROTTLE BODY. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED THERE WAS NO WARNING, AND THE VEHICLE STARTED UP WITH NO PROBLEM AFTER STALLING. SHE CONTACTED DEALER AUGUST 15, 2005 AND THE DEALERSHIP ASSURED HER THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE, AND DID NOT OFFER TO TRY TO DO ANYTHING ELSE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. SHE DID NOT THINK VEHICLE WAS SAFE, AND WAS SCARED TO LET HER FAMILY RIDE IN IT. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WILL BUCK , AND THE RPMS WILL GO UP TO 3000-4000 RPMS. IT WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND OR THIRD GEAR. IT WAS A HAZARD TO DRIVE. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. CHRYSLER CHANGED PARTS VENDORS TO TRY AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM . HE RECEIVED VEHICLE BACK YESTERDAY, AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE PROBLEM FIRST BEGAN IN AUGUST 2005. AND HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE THEN. *AK UPDATED 11/15/2005 - *NM

WE HAVE TWO CHRYSLER SEBRINGS, ONE IS A LXI AND THE OTHER IS A CONVERTIBLE. BOTH ARE 2004 MODELS AND BOTH OF THE HOSES TO THE WIPER SPRAYER BROKE AT THE BEND WHERE THE HOOD CLOSES, NEXT TO THE WINDOW. THEY HAVE USED A PLASTIC TUBE THAT IS NOT FLEXIBLE, AND AFTER A FEW HOOD OPENINGS, IT BREAKS. I WOULD THINK THAT ALL OTHER SEBRINGS WOULD HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT WHEN I CONTACTED CHRYSLER, THEY JUST BRUSHED ME OFF. *JB

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE AN ALUMINUM TAPE OR SHEET OVER THEM, AND IS COMING OFF ON THE EDGES, LEAVING A RAZOR SHARP EDGE THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE SLICED THEIR HANDS ON. I DON'T SEE ANYTHING IN THE RECALLS, BUT WONDER IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. ANY SUGGESTIONS HOW TO REMEDY THE SITUATION? THANK YOU.*AK

I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR 2 YEARS AND ALREADY THE TRANSMISSION HAS WENT OUT AND THE TIMING BELT BROKE. THE PANEL LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF, MY AIR AND HEAT STOP WORKING WHEN I STOP. THE BRAKES ARE HORRIBLE. WHEN I GOT THE CAR A WEEK LATER I WAS BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP TO GET MY BRAKES FIXED. NOW I HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKES ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO STOP AND IT SOUNDS LIKE A TRAIN WHEN I STOP. THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE WHEN I TURN OR SLOW DOWN AND RUN OVER THE SLIGHTEST LITTLE BUMP. MY RADIO VOLUME GOES UP AND DOWN ON ITS OWN. AND MY CAR SOUNDS LIKE A TRUCK THE MOTOR OR WHATEVER IT IS SOUNDS SO LOUD. I PERSONALLY DON'T THINK THE CAR SHOULD HAVE EVER BEEN MANUFACTURED.

DT: CONSUMER OWNED A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING TOURING. VEHICLE WAS CUTTING OFF WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS AT CROSS WALK AT QUEENS CHAPEL ROAD AND AGER ROAD WHEN CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO SLAM BRAKES TO STOP DUE TO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPING QUICKLY. VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT START WHEN TRYING TO START IT. CONSUMER TURNED HAZARD LIGHTS ON TO KEEP FROM GETTING HIT IN THE REAR, SHE WAITED A MINUTE THEN TRIED TO START VEHICLE AGAIN. VEHICLE STARTED AND SHOOK REAL HARD, THEN WAS ABLE TO PULL AWAY AND DRIVE HOME. THIS HAPPENED ON JULY 28, 2005 AT ABOUT 7:40 PM. VEHICLE STALLED 9 TIMES. DEALER RAN A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THIS WAS THE LAST TIME VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE STALLED THREE TIMES TODAY, AND CONSUMER WAS WORRIED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE. *AK *NM

I AM POA FOR JAMES HAMPTON OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION , JAMES HAMPTON SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURY , THE CONVERTIBLE TOP WAS DOWN AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. OBSERVING HIM PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT IN THE VEHICLE I MADE THE OBSERVATION THAT HE DIDN'T APPEAR TO FIT THIS CAR WELL, HE IS SIX FOOT THREE INCHES TALL, TOP OF WINDSHIELD IS ABOUT MID FOREHEAD IN HEIGHT ON HIM, AT TIME OF INCIDENT AIR BAG DID DEPLOY, STILL SEVERE HEAD INJURY TO FOREHEAD ON LEFT SIDE, OBSERVATION OF INJURY AND LOCATION LEADS ME TO QUESTION THAT HAD HE BEEN UNDER SIX FOOT IN HEIGHT AIR BAG WOULD HAVE AFFORDED MORE PROTECTION FROM IMPACT OF WINDSHIELD, OR IF HEIGHT OF WINDSHIELD WAS HIGHER IMPACT MIGHT HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT, CAR WAS DETERMINED A LOSS. I AM CONCERNED THAT CONSUMER HEIGHT, ABOVE AVERAGE COULD POSSIBLY PREDISPOSE ONE TO MORE SERIOUS OR FATAL INJURY DUE TO HEIGHT OF WINDSHIELD RELEVANT TO AREA OF IMPACT. *JB

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE BRAKES CAUSED BY THE ROTORS WHICH WERE CHIPPED AND SCRATCHED. *TS *JB

DRIVING 75 MPH AND THE RUBBER OF THE FRONT WHEEL ROLLS OFF....MECHANIC SAID TO GET ALL NEW TIRES

NO SUMMARY LISTED. *AK

DT: THE ABS BRAKES FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED WITH 19,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE WITH THE BRAKES. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE WARPED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE THE GRINDING SOUND, BUT BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT SUPPLY HER WITH A LOANER VEHICLE SHE DID NOT TAKE IT IN. ON MAY 31, 2005, SHE WAS GOING AROUND 40-45 MILES PER HOUR AND SHE TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES WHEN THE ABS FAILED. SHE SKID 75 FEET ON DRY PAVEMENT. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AND A TICKET WAS ISSUED, BUT SHE IS FIGHTING THE TICKET BECAUSE IT WAS DUE TO THE BRAKES FAILING. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HIT HER HEAD AND SHE HAS POST CONCUSSION SYNDROME WITH POSSIBLE SEIZURES AND IS OUT OF WORK. SHE ALSO HAD BRUISED RIBS AND A NECK AND SHOULDER INJURY, ALL ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE DOCTOR HAS PUT HER ON COMPLETE DISABILITY AND SHE CAN NOT EVEN DRIVE A VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. SHE IS CURRENTLY ON SEIZURE MEDICATION. THE VEHICLE IS IN NEW JERSEY, SHE WAS COMING HOME FROM MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND IN ATLANTIC CITY. THE DAMAGE IS ALL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT. THE VEHICLE IS CONSIDERED TOTALED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, MY RADIO WOULD PRODUCE A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND THEN THE DISPLAY WOULD GO BLANK. MY ODOMETER WOULD BEGIN BLINKING AND THE REST OF THE GUAGES WOULD GO DOWN. MY CAR STALLED AND I HAD TO RESTART IT. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE SECOND TIME, THEY REPLACED MY BATTERY. THE THIRD TIME, NOTHING WRONG. THE FOURTH TIME, THEY REFORMATTED THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR. THE FIFTH TIME NOTHING FOUND. TODAY WAS THE SIXTH TIME AND IT IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP. I'M BEGINNING TO FEAR FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY BECAUSE IT IS STALLING WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS BECOME EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEMS AT THE DEALERSHIP.

CONSUMER STATES: BACK CAME OFF CAR WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND SCREWS CAME OUT OF BUMPER. THE BUMPER RIPPED OUT OF THE SNAPS THAT HOLD IT IN PLACE. *AK

2004 SEBRING 4 DOOR SEDAN HAS OCCASIONALLY LUNGED OR SURGED FORWARD WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR IN TRAFFIC. THIS OCCURS WHILE MY FOOT HAS BEEN ON THE BRAKE AND I HATE TO THINK OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN IT LUNGES FORWARD. I COULD HIT SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THIS. THE 2ND TIME I HAD FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS WEBSITE DESCRIBING WHAT SHOULD BE DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.(THE FIRST TIME THEY JUST SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T MAKE THE PROBLEM HAPPEN)WHEN I BROUGHT THE SERVICE BULLETIN TO THEM LAST DEC 2005, THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED AGAIN, AND IS BACK INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS AT FIRST TOLD THAT IF THEY COULDN'T MAKE IT HAPPEN, THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. I TOLD THEM THIS WAS THE 3RD TIME IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY ARE GOING TO TRY REPLACING A THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR. I WAS READING OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE AND DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO WRITE ONE BECAUSE THIS IS DEFINITELY HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IS CHRYSLER WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET HURT BEFORE THEY FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS? SOMEONE NEEDS TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE. IT ONLY HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY SO IT IS HARD TO RECREATE IT WHEN YOU BRING IT TO THE DEALER, BUT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME TYPES OF PROBLEMS ON THIS SITE. *NM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. ONE YEAR AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE HORN FAILED. THE HORN HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALER SIX TIMES; THE MOST RECENT REPAIR WAS IN FEBRUARY OF 2008. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO DAYS LATER. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE TWO CONTACTS BEHIND THE AIR BAG THAT BECAME LOOSE OR WORN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

I RECENTLY SAW THAT YOU ARE INVESTIGATING CHRYSLERS FOR STALLING WHILE DRIVING. I HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN MY 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. I HAVE SINCE SOLD IT. I TOOK IT IN AND REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER OVER 3 TIMES TO WHICH THEY SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. ONCE TIME IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WHILE THE LIGHT WAS CHANGING. I WAS IN CONSTANT FEAR OF IT STALLING WHILE DRIVING. ANOTHER TIME IT STALLED WHILE I WAS GOING 15 MILES PER HOUR. IT MUST HAVE HAPPENED AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH. IT OFTEN HAPPENED AFTER REFUELING. I CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH THE VIN. I BOTH PURCHASED THE CAR AND TOOK IT HERE WITH COMPLAINTS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO: DADELAND DODGE CHRYSLER JEEPMORE 16501 SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY MIAMI, FL 33157 (305) 278-9994 *TR

RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V313000, AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE A SHORT DISTANCE CONSUMER SMELLED GAS, PULLED INTO A GAS STATION, AND THERE WAS GAS LEAKING OUT THE VEHICLE. DEALER REPAIRED THE FUEL LINE. THIS WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. *AK

DT CONSUMER STATES THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL BREAK WHILE SNAPPING INTO THE LATCH. CONSUMER STATES THE DEALER S FIXED THE SEAT BELT BUCKLES TWICE. ALSO WHEN PUTTING ON THE BRAKES THE BACK SEAT IS ALL ONE PIECE AND IT WILL GO FORWARD AND WILL RISE UP GOING TOWARD THE FRONT SEATS. CONSUMER STATES ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE THE AIR BAG COVER IS WARPED, AND THE DEALERSHIP STATED IF INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER STATED THEY STARTED NOTICING THESE PROBLEMS ON JANUARY 16, 2005. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED THE WIRING. ALSO, TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS, SUCH AS DOWN SHIFTING. WHILE DRIVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD GO INTO A LOWER GEAR AND REMAIN THEIR FOR AN EXTENSIVE PERIOD OF TIME. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. WITHOUT WARNING. DRIVER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVWE, MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

I PURCHASED MY 2004 SEBRING AT SHELLBY CHRYSLER JEEP\EAGLE DEALERSHIP. JUST A FEW SHORT MONTHS LATER ,MY CAR STARTED JUST CUTTING OFF. THEN IT STARTED JUMPING FORWARD WHILE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GET HIT IN SEVERAL INTERSECTIONS. I TOOK MY CAR IN MORE THAN 7 TIMES TO BE TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON THEREFORE IT WOULD NOT PULL A CODE. MEANWHILE, I HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK FOR A LEAK SOMEWHERE. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. NOW 2 YEARS LATER JUST AS MY WARRANTY HAS RAN OUT, THE CAR STARTS CUTTING OFF AND LEAVING ME STRANDED. I HAD TO HAVE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP ONLY FOR THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO SMART OFF AT MA AND TELL ME THAT IT WAS OUT OF GAS. I KNEW THIS WAS NOT TRUE BECAUSE THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE FIRST THING I DID WAS TRY TO PUT GAS IN IT. ALSO, WHEN I WAS HAVING TROUBLE ONLY A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE GAS GAUGE,BUT OF COURSE,THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THE CAR CUT OFF AGAIN AND I TOOK IT BACK,ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE GAS GAUGE AND THEN WAS TOLD THE SENDING UNIT IN THE GAS TANK WAS BAD,NOW THAT ITS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I HAVE TO PAY OVER 700.00 FOR THE PART TO BE REPLACED. OH YEAH,AND THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF! *NM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHENEVER SHE PUTS THE CONVERTIBLE TOP DOWN, THE REAR DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TWICE TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS TO HAVE IT REPAIRED ON EIGHT DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE TECHNICIAN ADMITTED THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND REPAIRED IT FREE OF CHARGE. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH ASSISTANCE. THE DEFROSTER WAS CURRENTLY INOPERATIVE AND NO DEALERS IN HER AREA WOULD ASSIST HER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,600. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,667.

WHEN COMING TO A STOP WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE IDLE WILL DROP DOWN AND THEN SURGE CAUSING THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD. IT HAS ALSO STALLED ON 2 OCCASIONS. I HAVE ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR AND A PEDESTRIAN WHEN THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY JUMPED FORWARD. I AM AFRAID I WILL HIT SOMETHING. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED NOW.*AK

MY CAR, 2004 SEBRING SEDAN WITH 19,000 HAS HAD A SURGING PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. AS I,M COMING TO A STOP, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR WILL SURGE FORWARD AS IF I WAS GIVING IT GAS. ON 10/28/04, I'VE HAD THE CAR EXAMINED COON RAPIDS CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP MECHANICS AND WAS TOLD THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT OUTSIDE OF MISFIRES IN THREE CYLINDERS. THEY SAID THEY ROAD TESTED THE CAR AND DID NOT EXPERIENCE WHAT I EXPERIENCE EVERY DAY DURING EVERY STOP. I WAS TOLD THEY RESET THE PCM AS THIS IS WHAT MANUFACTURER RECOMENDS. WHEN I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP, I EXPERIENCED THE SAME SURGING FROM THE VERY FIRST STOP AND ALL THE OTHER STOPS DURING THE FIFTEEN MILE DRIVE HOME.NEXTWEEK I'LL TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALER AND SEE IF THEY CAN FIX THIS. I'VE NOTICED THAT MYCARSTATS.COM HAS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND THE DEALERS/MANUFACTURER APPEARS TO NOT DEALING WITH IT. I'VE COME VERY CLOSE TO REAR-ENDING CARS DURING MY TRAVELS. I EXPECT THE SURGE AND PREPARE FOR IT BUT THERE HAS TO BE A FIX.*AK

I HAVE SEVERAL ACQUAINTANCES THAT ARE EMITS, AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THEY HAVE SPOKEN TO ME ABOUT RESPONDING TO ACCIDENTS IN WHICH DURING THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS AIRBAG SYSTEMS PASSENGERS AND DRIVERS HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED. FOR EXAMPLE, THE COVER ON THE STEERING WHEEL, WHEN ACTIVATED, AND DEPENDING ON THE POSITIONS OF THE DRIVERS HANDS ON THE WHEEL, DIGITS HAVE BEEN SEVERED. WHILE PASSENGERS ARE RIDING, THEY OFTEN PLACE THEIR FEET ON THE DASH, THEN WHEN THE AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED IF THEY DO NOT REACT AND MOVE THEIR FEET, THEIR KNEES ARE DRIVEN INTO THEIR FACE OR CHEST CAUSING SEVERE INJURY. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THESE INCIDENTS HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED IN ANY REPORT THAT I HAVE READ NOR HAS THE GENERAL PUBLIC BEEN NOTIFIED AS TO THE HAZARDS OF LEG OR HAND POSITION WHILE RIDING OR DRIVING. IS THIS NOT INFORMATION THAT THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF? YES, AIRBAGS SAVE LIVES, BUT LIVES WERE SAVED BY ONLY SEAT BELTS PRIOR TO AIRBAGS. LIVING IS ALWAYS BETTER THAN DYING, HOWEVER LOOSING DIGITS OR SUFFERING FACIAL OR RIB CAGE DAMAGE, WHEN UNNECESSARY IS UNCALLED FOR--DON'T YOU AGREE. THESE INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS IN VARIOUS MAKES AND MODELS OF VEHICLES, SO PLEASE DO NOT PAY ANY ATTENTION TO THE INCIDENT DATE, YEAR OF VEHICLE, TYPE OF VEHICLE, ETC., REQUIRED BY THIS FORM. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS A REPORT OR INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON THIS MATTER THAT I AM NOT AWARE OF, AND ITS LOCATION. IF NOT, COULD ACTION BE TAKEN TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC?*AK

HEATED SEAT FIRE ON 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING LIMITED. ON A TRIP WITH OUR FAMILY - THE PASSENGER HEATED SEAT WAS TURNED ON AT SOME POINT GETTING IN OUR OUT OF THE CAR. A STANDARD INSULATED COOLER WAS SITTING ON THE SEAT SO NOBODY KNEW IT WAS ON. WE CONTINUED TO SMELL A FOUL BURNING SMELL (SIMILAR TO DIESEL FUMES) AND BEGAN TO MOVE LANES, ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN, ETC. A SHORT TIME LATER, THE SMELL BECAME SEVERE AND THE CAR BEGAN FILLING WITH SMOKE (WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY). I PULLED OVER, MADE SURE EVERYONE WAS OUT OF THE CAR AND STARTED TO LOOK AROUND THE INTERIOR. FOUND A PORTION OF THE COOLER MELTED TO THE SEAT BOTTOM. SEVERAL SANDWICH BAGS HAD MELTED TO SEAT ALSO. I TURNED THE SWITCH OFF, AND LET IT COOL, THEN CONTINUED DOWN THE ROAD. WITHIN 5-7 MINUTES, THE CAR WAS FILLING WITH SMOKE AGAIN - I HAD TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY IMMEDIATELY AND REMOVE THE RELAY FROM THE PDB TO CUT THE POWER SUPPLY TO THE SEAT. WE CALLED POISON CONTROL THAT NIGHT SINCE OUR NEWBORN INFANT WAS IN THE CAR WITH US AND INHALED THE BURNING BY PRODUCTS. I SCHEDULED AN APPT AT THE DEALERSHIP SHORTLY THERE AFTER TO HAVE THIS ADDRESSED - IT TOOK MONTHS TO GET THIS REPAIRED - AND WHEN DELIVERED BACK TO ME - WAS SUPPOSEDLY CHECKED BY TECHNICIAN. THE RELAY WAS NOT EVEN INSTALLED IN THE PDB! I HAVE MORE INFORMATION AND PICTURES - THE WEBSITE LIMITED INFORMATION IN THIS BOX. *JB

ENGINE IDLES ROUGH AND OFTEN STALLS... VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT SERVICE DEALERSHIPS... THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS CHANGED 1ST....THEN THE PLENUM GASKET AND TSB 18-041-03 WAS RAN.....VEHICLE STILL STALLS AND CONTINUES TO IDLE ROUGH LIKE MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE PERFOMED A COMPLAINT....ANYBODY WANT TO COMPARE NOTES E-MAIL VW_NUT74@HOTMAIL.COM. *JB

AFTER BEING STRUCK HEAD ON AT 40 MPH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK DRIVING CAR DOWN ON PRINCETON ROAD IN HAMILTON. OHIO REACHED POSTED SPEED WHICH WAS 45 MPH SUDDENLY BRAKES LOCKED, AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED AN OLDER MODEL CAR, CUTLASS SUPREME DOING ABOUT 40 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. NO SERIOUS INJURIES, JUST ACHES AND BRUISING. *AK

DT VEHICLE HAS STALLED TWICE, CALLED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN BY THAT TIME IT HAD OVERHEATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THERMOSTAT WAS BAD, AND THEY REPLACED IT. THEN IT DID IT AGAIN. CALLED A TOW TRUCK, THEY TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. TTHEY NEEDED TO BLEED THE LINE. GOT THE VEHICLE BACK AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME . CURRENTLY, WAS MAKING FUNNY SOUNDS. IN THE BOOK IT SAID IF THE LIGHT WAS ON IT COULD BE ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE IS AT DEALER. *AK

MY 2004 SEBRING HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. TOMORROW 8/23/05 WILL BE MY FOURTH OR FIFTH ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE THE ON GOING PROBLEM OF MY CAR SURGING FORWARD WHILE AT IDLE/COMING TO A STOP OR WHILE SETTING AT A LIGHT HOLD THE BRAKE. THE CAR STALLED WHILE CROSSING TRAFFIC. THE CAR SHAKES AS IF THE ENGINE IS ABOUT TO ROCK OUT OF IT. IT MISS-FIRES ON A REGULAR BASES. THE LAST TIME I TOOK THE CAR IN THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE SPARK PLUGS THIS WAS 6/23/05.

I HAVE A 2004 SEBRING WITH AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE SURGING, DYING, REVING UP WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE DEALER HAS TRIED SEVERAL FIXES WITHOUT SOLVING THE PROBLEM, THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE CONCERN SO THEY SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I HAVE FOUND 19 COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE THAT SHARE THE SAME CONCERN. IF YOU HAVE ONE OF THESE PROBLEM CARS, LETS COMPARE NOTES. JJJGRUMPS@COX.NET.*AK

2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING , THE CAR WAS FOUND WITH SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. OIL CHANGES WERE DONE EVERY 7500 MILES WITH THE ECEPTION OF THE FIRST WHICH WAS AT 4800 MILES. THE DEALER CHANGED THE FIRST ONE BUT WAS TOLD NOT TO BRING THE CAR IN UNTIL EVERY 7500 MILES . THE NEXT TWO OIL CHANGES WERE DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP AT 13454 AND 20932. THE NEXT TWO WAS DONE BY THE CUSTOMER AT 26532 AND 33750. THE LAST ONE WAS DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP AT 41258 AND THEN THE CAR AT 46819 WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A KNOCKING SOUND AND CAR NOT BEING ABLE TO GO PAST 35 MILES AN HOUR.DEALER BLAMES CUSTOMER.AFTER CUSTOMER INVESTAGATION HE FOUND SERVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME "SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE". THIS SLUDGE WAS DUE TO SMALL OIL FLOW PASSAGEWAY CAUSING THE OIL TO HEAT UP TO A HIGH ENOUGH TEMPERATURE TO FORM INTO SLUDGE. THIS CAUSING NO OIL IN THE CAR WITH OIL LIGHT NEVER COMING ON AND THE SLUDGE CLOGGING THE FILTER CAUSING OIL STARVATION TO THE ENGINE.DEALER ACUSING CUSTOMER OF NOT CHANGING THE OIL THE TWO TIMES SINCE HE ONLY HAS IT WRITTEN IN A CALENDAR BOOK. CUSTOMER HAS TWO OTHER VEHICLES WITH 180,000 MILES AND 100,000 MILES THAT HE CHANGES THE OIL IN AND THEY RUN PERFECTLY FINE. IN FACT THE 180,000 MILE CAR ALWAYS RAN POWERFULTHAN THE SEBRING WITH LESS MILES. WARRENTY DENIES CLAIM AND BLAMES CUSTOMER FOR THE SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE.WHAT IS THE TRUTH BEHIND THE SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE ? IS THEIR A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE? DID THE DEALERSHIP CHANGE THE OIL AT 41,258 MILES?. *AK

I HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED ONE COMPLAINT AND THIS IS AN EXTENSION OF THAT PLUS A NEW COMPLAINT. ON 7/11/2004 MY VEHICLE SURGED AGAIN WHEN I STARTED TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE WHILE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN. WHEN WILL AN INVESTIGATION BEGIN ON THIS PROBLEM? INCLUDING MY PAST COMPLAINT I HAVE FOUND 10 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE AN INVESTIGATION IS STARTED? THE ODI ID# FOR JUST THE SURGING ISSUE ARE: 10075295, 10079965, 10079969, 10072311, 10063597, 10064593, 10074633, 10065378, 10075041, AND 10080475. I INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY LOOKED AT ALL THE SENSORS AND COMPUTERS AND SAID THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM OR RECORD OF A PROBLEM IN THE CAR'S COMPUTER, THIS WAS ON 7/12/2004. ALSO A PROBLEM FROM MONTHS AGO, THE CAR SUDDENLY DIED, LUCKILY MY WIFE WAS CRUISING THROUGH A PARK AND THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 10 MPH, SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AND IT HASN'T HAPPENED SINCE. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND AGAIN THEY CHECKED EVERYTHING AND FOUND NO PROBLEM. 3RD ISSUE, MY SEBRING HAS BEEN IDLING VERY ROUGH EVERY NOW AND THEN. I DRIVE MY CAR EVERY SINGLE DAY, BUT IT APPEARS TO DO IT MAINLY WHEN IT IS THE FIRST START OF THE DAY BUT IT HAS DONE IT AT OTHER TIMES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY REQUESTED WE LEAVE IT WITH THEM OVER NIGHT SO THEY COULD TEST IT ON THE FIRST START. SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIS ISSUE HAVE NOT BEEN MADE YET. I HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT ALL THREE OF THESE PROBLEMS ON THIS WEBSITE, BUT THERE IS NOT A SINGLE INVESTIGATION OPEN ON THIS MODEL OF CHRYSLER, WHY?*AK