2006 Chrysler Sebring Electrical System Problems

HORN GOES OFF ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING. SAME SOMETIMES WHEN IT'S PARKED UNATTENDED. THIS RECURS ONCE A WEEK OR SO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WITHOUT WARNING, THE HORN CONTINUED TO SOUND AND THE NOISE CONTINUED RANDOMLY FOR WEEKS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

I AM JOINING THE MANY OTHER OWNERS WHO'S HORNS GO OFF, WITH OUT WARNING CAR OFF OR CAR ON. AT THE SAME TIME THE HORN NOW SEEMS TO HAVE STOPPED WORKING ENTIRELY LEAVING ME NO WAY TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS THAT DO NOT SEE ME. I CAN CONFIRM THE COSTIVE A REPAIR IS ON THE $1100 RANGE AND MY LOCAL CHRYSLER REPORTS THEY DO THIS REPAIR 4 TIMES PER WEEK, NATIONWIDE. THIS REPAIR IS OUT OF MY BUDGET AND I THINK CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL AND REPAIR THESE VEHICLES. THE HORN HAS GONE OFF IN STATIONARY, MOTION, ON A CITY STREET AND HIGHWAY AND TURNING. EVEN WITH THE ENGINE SHUT OFF IN THE WEE HOURS OF THE MORNING. BELOW YOU ASK WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN? AT LEAST 20 TIMES. THE HORN SWITCH INDEED INCLUDES THE AIR BAGS. NO WAY TO TEST THEM BUT I FEAR THEY ARE NOT WORKING AS THIS SWITCH IS BAD. I HOPE I DON'T FIND OUT THE HARD WAY.

ABOUT 4:30 PM (RUSH HOUR) ON 20 OCTOBER 2015 I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON I-95 SOUTH OF WASHINGTON DC WHEN THE HORN SOUNDED CONTINUOUSLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, SURPRISING ME AND DRIVERS NEAR ME. I WAS GOING STRAIGHT AT ABOUT 60 MPH. IT STOPPED AFTER I FIRMLY DEPRESSED THE HORN PAD TWICE. AFTER I ARRIVED AT HOME THE HORN SOUNDED AGAIN FOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE. THE CAR WAS PARKED WITH THE WHEEL SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT. I DISCONNECTED THE HORN AND BEGAN RESEARCHING ON LINE. IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG TO FIND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER SEBRINGS FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS: WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHRYSLER/SEBRING/2006/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/HORN_GOES_OFF_BY_ITSELF.SHTML.

CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT AND HIT THE HORN, WHICH DID NOT WORK, AND NOW COMES ON ONLY INTERMITTENTLY, OR EVEN ON ITS OWN. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SEBRINGS AND FROM BLOGS SEEMS TO BE DUE TO A FAULTY SWITCH INSIDE THE AIRBAG COVER ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS IS A TERRIBLE SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. *TR

WITH SOOOO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE HORN ISSUE LOCATED IN THE SAME SPOT AS THE AIRBAG NO ONE HAS PUT THE PIECES TOGETHER ABOUT HOWS THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE AIRBAG ISSUE. THE HORN ONLY HAS MAJOR ISSUES WHEN THE HUMIDITY IS HIGH. THIS IS THE SAME REASON THE AIRBAGS ARE HAVING ISSUES AND DEPLOYING WITH SHRAPNEL. CAN SOMEONE FIGHT FOR THE CONSUMER HERE THERE IS OVER 70 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE HORN WHICH THE COMPONENT IS SHARED WITH THE AIRBAG. THIS IS OCCURRING DURING HIGH HUMIDITY MAYBE AS A WARNING SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE COMPONENT HARNESSING THE HORN AND AIRBAG????? OR THE AIRBAG PRESSURE IS TRIGGERING THE HORN BEFORE THE PRESSURE BUILDS TO DEPLOY FOR NO REASON OTHER THAN HUMID WEATHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING SEDAN. WHILE DRIVING 11 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

MY HORN SOUNDS CONTINUOUSLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WITH NO CAUSE OR PROMPTING, CAUSING UNNECESSARY ANGST FOR ME AND DISCOMFORT FOR MY NEIGHBORS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING. AFTER BEING PARKED FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN ACTIVATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE INSPECTED, DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

HORN GOES OFF BY ITSELF, EVEN SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY TURNED OFF. *TR

JUST PURCHASED THE CAR A YEAR AGO. HORN DID NOT WORK SINCE THE PURCHASE DATE. FINALLY DECIDED TO SEE IF I COULD FIX THE PROBLEM. WHEN TRYING TO REPAIR IT,DISCOVERED FUSE WAS REMOVED BECAUSE HORN BLOWS CONTINUOUSLY. *TR

HORN STARTED BLOWING ON ITS OWN. FINALLY SHUT OFF AFTER 4 MINUTES. HORN WENT OFF 5 TIMES ON MARCH 14, 2014. HORN WILL TURN ON WHETHER CAR IS ON OR NOT. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN MY HORN SUDDENLY STARTED GOING OFF. DID NOT TURN OFF UNTIL I BEAT ON THE STEERING WHEEL. CONTINUES TO DO THIS EVERY DAY NOW, SCARING DRIVERS AROUND ME AND THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE HORN ERRONEOUSLY SOUNDED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES BEFORE SHUTTING OFF INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

I HAVE A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING SEDAN. OVER THE PAST WEEK THE HORN MALFUNCTIONS WHERE IT WILL BLARE FOR 30-40 SECONDS WHILE IT IS PARKED AND UNTOUCHED. THIS ALSO HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AND I HAD TO PUNCH THE STEERING WHEEL A COUPLE TIMES FOR IT TO STOP. I HAD TO PULL OUT THE FUSE TODAY. WHY CHRYSLER DOESN'T RECALL THIS IS BEYOND ME. IT IS DANGEROUS AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

BACK IN JANUARY, MY HORN IN MY 2006 SEBRING STARTED BLOWING BETWEEN 9 & 11 PM FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON. IT LASTED FOR ABOUT 40 SECONDS. I DID THINK MUCH OF IT AT THE TIME, BUT IT STARTED HAPPENING NIGHTLY. PRACTICALLY EVERY NIGHT THE HORNS WILL BLOW FOR ABOUT 40 TO 60 SECONDS. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHENEVER THERE IS A TEMPERATURE DROP OUTSIDE. BUT NOW IT WILL GOING OFF SOMETIMES WHEN I START THE CAR AND SOMETIME WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE TO HIT THE HORN TO STOP IT WHILE DRIVING TO GET IT TO STOP. OTHER DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS SEEM TO PANIC WHEN IT GOES OFF BECAUSE IT IS SCARES THE HELL OF YOU WHEN IT GOES OFF AND THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY DANGER IN THE AREA. MY NEIGHBORS ARE GETTING A LITTLE ANNOYED WITH HORN GOING OFF AT NIGHT. IT EVEN WHEN OFF AT WORK WHILE PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT DURING THE DAY. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, BECAUSE FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED ON THIS MATTER SHOWS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY SEBRING OWNERS. MANY OF THEM DO NOT EVEN KNOW THAT THEY CAN REPORT THIS AND MOST LIKELY ARE FOOTING THE $1000 PRICE TAG FOR THE DEFECT. *TR

VEHICLE'S HORN BLOWS AT DIFFERENT TIMES, IE...WHEN TURN SIGNAL IS ON, WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE AND WHEN NOBODY IS IN THE CAR, USUALLY IN THE EARLY MORNING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WOULD ACTIVATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN SOUNDED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO REMOVE A FUSE TO STOP THE HORN FROM SOUNDING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.