2010 Chrysler Sebring Complaint Log

tHE HORN IS NOT WORKING AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, DIAGNOSED AS BROKEN CLOCKSPRING.

On 6/22/24 I made a left turn, stopped to park. I shifted the gear into reverse and heard a loud pop sound then smoke start coming from underneath the driver side of the hood. I put the car into park and lifted the hood, there were flames on the driver side of the car. The fire department was contacted and put the fire out. The car is totaled.

The contact owns a 2010 Chrysler Sebring. The contact stated that while the vehicle was idling, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer however, the vehicle had not yet been diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000.

Air bag light stays on at all times and it put fear of safety issue is a wreck is to happen. Driver seatbelt light doesn’t go off, it’s as though when putting the belt on even though it’s latched it isn’t and causes the warning light to stay on.

The steering wheel got stiff and hard to turn making turning a struggle. The shifting gears slipped and locked in place. The electronic throttle is is indicating a problem. These are just a problem over some time.

The driver seat has a part that wears out and causes the power seat to move forward and backward on its slide track. eventually the part will fail and the seat will slide right into the steering wheel which will impact the drivers chest. The power seat has two acme threaded rods that drive the seat rails forward/ backwards to allow driver to adjust the seat. the acme rods drive a custom screw block to allow the motion. when in static position only the screw block holds the seat and stops it from moving forward and backward. from what i can observe the acme rod is case hardened but the screw block is not. the screw block seems to wear out prematurely after four years. if left unaddressed the screw block could fail completely and allow the seat and passenger to hit the steering wheel while braking or in a front end collisdion.

The contact owns a 2010 Chrysler Sebring. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and the dealer performed a recall repair under NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V668000 (Seat Belts, Air Bags). The dealer informed the contact that the recall was not related to the failure. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that an unknown part of the driver's side air bag needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 101,462.

MY SON WAS DRIVING FORWARD UP A HILL. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS WHILE IN DRIVE GEAR. THEN WHILE THE VEHICLE DECIDED TO ROLL BACKWARDS IN DRIVE GEAR HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP. SINCE MY SON WAS UNABLE TO STOP HE PUT THE CAR IN PARK THE VEHICLE STILL CONTINUE TO ROLL BACKWARDS. AS A RESULT MY SON JUMPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE HILL AND HIT A TREE AND BOULDERS. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. HOWEVER A WITNESS SEEN WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO MY SON IN DISBELIEF. THIS VEHICLE IS VERY UNSAFE FOR ANYONE TO DRIVE,

JUMPED TO MINING CHAIN AT 159,000 MILES I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW OR WHY .

DRIVING VEHICLE ON INTERSTATE WITH NO WARNING CAR LOST SPEED, STALLED THEN SHUT OFF. WOULD NOT START BACK UP. VEHICLE TUT OWED TO LICENSE MECHANIC AND ENGINE PISTONS WAS BROKEN. ENGINE BLEW UP WITHOUT SIGNS. LESS THAN 64,000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK AND RESTARTED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 300,000.

THE CAR DIED ON THE ROAD WHILE I WAS MAKING THE TURN AND WHEN I WENT OUT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED THE CAR LEFT A TRAIL OF CLEARISH FLUID. KEEP IN MIND THAT MY CAR HAS ONLY 73,000 MILES ON IT

TAKATA RECALL - THERE HASN'T BEEN ONE ON THIS VEHICLE. WILL THERE BE A RECALL??

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WESTBURY JEEP EAGLE CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH (100 JERICHO TURNPIKE, WESTBURY, NY 11590, 516-333-2666), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL MULTIPLE TIMES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AT SLOW SPEEDS TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V009000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

PERIODIC LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL. THROTTLE LIGHT WILL COME ON USUALLY WHILE IDLING AT A STOP, CAR STARTS SHAKING, WILL NOT ACCELERATE. ALMOST GOT INTO A WRECK. I HAVE TWO KIDS WITH ME IN THE CAR. I THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE BECAUSE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED AND DIDNT HAVE PROBLEMS FOR A COUPLE WEEKS SINCE THEN! MECHANICS CANT EVEN FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM.

TAKATA RECALL-MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE AND THROTTLE PETAL IS NOT WORKING. IT STOPPED WORKING ON MONDAY AS I WAS DRIVING HOME. AS I WAS DRIVING HOME COMING DOWN GLENWOOD AVENUE IN RALEIGH. ALL OF A SUDDEN, I WAS NOT ABLE TO GIVE GAS TO THE CAR AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT SINCE WE WERE DRIVING AT A CERTAIN SPEED. I HAD TO GET IN THE RIGHT LANE AND COAST TO THE LIGHT AND TURNED THE CORNER TO PARK THE CAR TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. I HAD TO GET MY BROTHER TO DRIVE BEHIND ME AS I COAST HOME NOT ABLE TO GIVE THE CAR GAS BECAUSE IT WAS NOT WORKING. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE MECHANIC AROUND THE CORNER FROM MY HOME AND A DIAGNOSTIC HAS BEEN DONE ON THE CAR AND I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE AND A THROTTLE PETAL REPLACED. I KEEP EVERYTHING ON MY CAR CARE UP TO DATE. I SEEN A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BUT WAS TOLD THAT THAT INFORMATION IS INCORRECT FOR MY CAR. I NEED AN INVESTIGATION DOWN ON THIS SINCE THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. PLEASE GET BACK WITH MY WITH THIS INFORMATION. I WAS ABLE TO TAKE A PICTURE OF THE ERROR MESSAGE THAT CAME UP ON THE DASHBOARD.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I STARTED HAVING ERRACTIC SHIFTING, CODES CAME BACK AS PO755, P0700, P0716, P1607. THIS VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT. I HAVE TAKEN TO NUMEROUS SHOPS HALF OF THEM SAY IT THE PCM THE OTHER SAY IT NEEDS A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. I HAVE HAD THE SHIFT SOLENOID B REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP ONLY FOR THEM TO CHARGE ME THEN TELL ME IT NEED A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WILL STILL DRIVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD BUT WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS AT ALL. LOSSES ACCELERATION EVERY SO OFTEN THEN HARSELY GOES BACK INTO GEAR WHILE IN MOTION. RPM IS VERY HIGH BUT WILL STILL DRIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE THROTTLE BODY WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY, ALTERNATOR AND SENSOR HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND DIAGNOSED WITH A LOW VOLTAGE FAILURE, AND A DEFECTIVE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

TAKATA RECALL WHILE DRIVING MY AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND GOING OFF

TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET AN APPOINTMENT FOR THIS DEFECT. THEY SCHEDULE ME IN SEPTEMBER 19; 2017. THE MORNING OF THE APPOINTMENT BEFORE LEAVING, I GAVE THEM A CALL IT WAS THEN THAT I WAS TOLD THE PARTS DID NOT COME IN. I HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT FOR DECEMBER 5 2017. I HOPE THEY CAN REPAIR THE PROBLEM.

2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER REQUESTED INFORMATION ON HAVING A RECALL COMPLETED. UPDATED 10/04/2017*JS

2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL 16V-668. *LD *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (BILL BRYANT CHRYSLER) STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE NOTIFIED ONCE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS IN A CRASH WHICH HAD AN IMPACT ENOUGH TO SPLIT THE FRONT BUMPER ALMOST IN TWO ENOUGH TO JOLT ME AS WELL AS HAVE MY RIGHT HIP/BACK SO FAR HURT FOR TWO WEEKS, YET THE AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED. I WAS IN MOTION GOING THROUGH A GREEN LIGHT WHEN A PICKUP TRUCK TURNED LEFT ON A RED IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS GOING ABOUT 35 MPH.

TAKATA RECALL 16V-668 DATED OCTOBER 01, 2016 STILL INCOMPLETE WITH NO REPAIR PARTS AVAILABLE!!! WHAT IS A "REASONABLE TIME" TO WAIT FOR SUCH AN UNSAFE VEHICLE CONDITION TO BE REPAIRED???

CAR KEEPS LOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING AND THE ETC WARNING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON EVERY OTHER DAY, TAKE IT TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC CODE READING AND NOTHING COMES UP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED DUE TO A PCM FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

CONTACTED BY"FCA US LLC CONCERNING RECALL IN DECEMBER OF 2016 . TOLD PARTS WAS TOLD BY RECALL AGENT REPLACEEMENT PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN JANUARY 2017. CONTACTED DODGE DEALERSHIP CONCERNING REPLACEMENT PARTS . TOLD NOT IN AND WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN PARTS COME IN . HAVEN'T BEEN CONTACTED YET. DODGE DEALERSHIP STATED THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO OPERATE. UNTRUE....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL REPAIR EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT TIME. UPDATED 09/14/2017*JS

IGINATION ISSUES MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS ON ME. I HAVE TO SIT FOR AT LEAST 5 MINS BEFORE I CAN TURN THE KEY TO START MY CAR. AS IN DRIVING MY CAR ACTS AS IF IT WANTS TO STOP WHILE DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

ETC LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE IT HAPPENS WHEN I START THE VEHICLE WHEN I DRIVE IT HAPPENS CONSTANTLY I TOOK VEHICLE TO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WA THE THROTTLE BODY PAID 800 DOLLARS STILL HAVE THE ETC AND SAME ISSUE HAPPENING. THIS IS A LIBILITY AND ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE A VEHICLE AND HAVE IT LOSE ACCELERATION WHY DRIVING UP HILL OR HIGHWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. GOLLING CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LOCATED AT: 2405 S. TELEGRAPH RB, BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI 48302, TEL: (248)334-3600 WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REMEDY PARTS HAD NOT BEEN PROVIDED TO THE FACILITY BY FCA. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN TOOL CONFIRMED THE REMEDY WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS) WAS RECEIVED IN OCTOBER OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

CHRYSLER SEBRING RECALL IT'S BEEN 6 MONTHS SINCE I GOT THIS RECALL NOTICE. THANK FULLY I HAVE A SPARE CAR TO USE AS I HAVE A 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND I REFUSE TO DRIVE HER IN THIS CAR. I REFUSE TO BECAUSE IF SOMETHING DID HAPPEN, CHRYSLER WOULD BLAME ME FOR RIDING IN A RECALLED CAR THAT'S BEEN IN A RECALL FOR SIX MONTHS NOW! THIS IS RIDICULOUS! IF THE CAR WASN'T PAID FOR,I'D SELL IT TO GET RID OF IT. I'D NEVER SELL A CAR IN A RECALL SO I AM STUCK WITH IT UNTIL THE YEAR 2020 WHEN THEY FINALLY DECIDE TO MAKE THE PART TO FIX IT. I KNOW I WILL NEVER NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER. SHOULD HAVE JUST WENT WITH A NISSAN OR TOYOTA AND I WOULDN'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM!

I WAS NOTIFIED OF A RECALL BACK IN SEPTEMBER 2016. IT IS NOW AUGUST 2017 AND THERE IS STILL NOT A REMEDY. IT'S ENTIRELY TOO LONG OF A TIME FOR ME AND MY DAUGHTER TO RIDE IN THAT DANGEROUS CAR! TOO LONG AND THEY DON'T SEEM TO CARE AT ALL.

AIR BAG RECALL SEP 2016 HASN'T BEEN FIXED, REMEDY PART NOT AVAILABLE AND ITS JUNE 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (FOWLER DODGE, (877) 393-9410 LOCATED AT 55 W INTERSTATE 240 SERVICE RD, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73139) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 12/13/2017 *LN *JS

HAS HAD A RECALL SINCE 9/2016 PARTS STILL NOT AVAILABLE

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AUG 2016. GARAGE SAYS IT NEEDS A NEW INTEGRATED CONTROL MODULE, TOLD THEM TO ORDER ONE, THEY SAID IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS BECAUSE 100'S ARE ON BACK ORDER, THEY SAID TO GO AHEAD AND DRIVE THE CAR. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT WORKING NOW (JUNE 2017) AND THE GARAGE SAYS IT IS BECAUSE OF THE INTEGRATED CONTROL MODULE. THE MODULE IS STILL ON BACK ORDER AND WE ARE NUMBER 450 OR SUCH. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THE THE SEBRING (NOW CHRYSLER 200). WE WONDER WHAT WILL GO WRONG NEXT, WILL THE ENGINE DIE OR WORSE MAYBE IT WILL SPEED OUT OF CONTROL.

CAR WENT DEAD ON ROAD DUE TO A BAD TOTAL INTERGRATED POWER MODULE

DRIVING INTO WORK ON JUNE 27, 2016 AT 7:45 AM I PROCEEDED OFF THE HIGHWAY RAMP AND MY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON I PUSHED THE BRAKE AND PRESSED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE THINKING SOME HOW THAT WILL HELP; HOWEVER IT DIDN'T AND AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES IT WENT OFF. I WENT TO WORK AND IT WAS FINE. AGAIN THIS MORNING JULY 7 AT 8:20 THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED THIS MORNING AND NOW MY BACK BRAKES ARE SQUEAKING.

I PURCHASED A 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING WITH A 2.7 LITER LH ENGINE FROM MEADOR JEEP DEALERSHIP IN APPROXIMATELY 2014. IT HAD APPROXIMATELY 32K MILES ON THE ODOMETER. AS I AM RETIRED, AND NO LONGER HAVE A COMMUTE TO WORK, I DO NOT DRIVE MORE THAN 8K A YEAR. IN FEBRUARY 2016 I HEARD A RATTLING NOISE IN THE ENGINE AND TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. ON FEBRUARY 25, 2016 THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN ("TIMING TENSIONER") FOR A COST OF $795.83. WHEN I PICKED UP MY CAR, CHRIS, ONE OF THE SERVICE WRITERS, ADVISED ME TO DRIVE THE CAR MORE OFTEN, AND TO BE HARD ON THE ENGINE. ON APPROXIMATELY MAY 5, 2016 I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE FREEWAY, AND THE ENGINE STOPPED WORKING. AS I WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART IT, I HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK TO MEADOR JEEP FOR DIAGNOSIS. ACCORDING TO CHRIS, THE SERVICE WRITER, THE ENGINE WAS "BLOWN" AND COULD BE REPAIRED FOR $12,000. THE ENGINE HAD ONLY 40K MILES ON IT. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE CHRYSLER 2.7 LITER V6 ENGINE ONLINE, AND HAVE FOUND THAT THESE ENGINES ARE NOTORIOUS FOR WATER SEEPING INTO THE OIL, CREATING A THICK SLUDGE THAT LEADS TO CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE.

THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE RPM DECREASES THEN ENGINE STALLS. SEVERAL TIMES I WAS ABLE TO RESTART ENGINE AND IT HAS NOW COMPLETELY FAILED. I SEE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE ONLINE BUT NO SPECIFIC REPAIR FOR THIS DEFECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER SERBRING. WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER CONTROL MODULE AND THE BRAKE HYDRAULIC PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 10V009000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND 10V475000(STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

MY CAR'S ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON WHEN I AM IN MOTION. THE ETC TURNS OFF WHEN THE CAR IS CUT OFF AND RESTARTED. I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING THE EXPRESSWAY BEING THAT I DRIVE FOR A LIVING.

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN VISCLOSKY ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING SAFETY RECALL NOTICE- LOSS OF AIRBAG AND SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER DEPLOYMENT CAPABILITY DURING A CRASH MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY IN A CRASH. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME COMPLETING THE RECALL. UPDATED 08/31/2017*JS