1999 Chrysler Sebring Complaints

LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT SEPARATED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY DOES NOT ALWAYS TURN WHEN INSERTING IT INTO THE IGNITION. THIS FREQUENTLY PREVENTS HER FROM OPERATING THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER BOTH TIMES AT THE COST OF $400 EACH. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,640 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I WAS IN A COLLISION WITH A STOPPED VEHICLE WHERE I REAR ENDED THEM. I WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 43 MPH AND HIT THEM HEAD ON YET MY AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT AXLE BROKE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE AXLE FAILED AND MADE THE REPAIR. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING (MPH UNKNOWN) THE FRONT AXLE BROKE AGAIN. AS OF JANUARY 7, 2008, THE MECHANIC HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 85,000. THE VIN WAS UNVAILABLE. UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE SIMILAR TO THAT OF A TIRE FAILURE AND THEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. SHE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GAS STATION. THE MECHANIC OBSERVED THAT THERE WERE METAL FRAGMENTS IN THE OIL PAN. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED REFERENCE NUMBER 16870242 AND STATED THAT BECAUSE SHE IS THE THIRD OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND HAS NO WARRANTY, THEY COULD NOT BE OF ASSISTANCE. THE FUEL SYSTEM AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 86,000.