VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS LIT, HORN FAILED, SPEED CONTROL FAILED IN UNISON.
NHTSA complaint #11061459 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Chrysler Sebring Convertible acceleration problems
41 of the 987 complaints filed about the Chrysler Sebring Convertible are about the throttle and cruise control — 4% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1996.
41
Complaints
4%
Share of all complaints
13
Crashes
0
Fires
Acceleration & Cruise Control complaints by model year
What owners said
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE PULLING OUT OF A CAR WASH, THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT WERE IT WAS AWAITING INSPECTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 05/16/17*LJ
NHTSA complaint #10955085 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN CRUISE CONTROL ON, WHEN YOU STEP ON BRAKE AT STOPLIGHT, ACCELERATES UN- CONTROLLABLY. MUST SLAM ON BRAKES, SHIFT TO NEUTRAL, AND TURN IGNITION OFF. THEN WOULD ACCELERATE AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES WHEN TRYING TO RESTART CAR. I THINK CRUISE CONTROL FINALLY WENT OFF.
NHTSA complaint #10854546 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE BRAKES FAILED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE SHIFTER IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE ENGINE REVVED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.
NHTSA complaint #10837514 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CAR ACCELERATOR OR THROTTLE BEGAN TO STICK AND ACCELERATE INTENSELY, GOING UP TO 80MPH WITH THE BRAKE ENGAGED. I PULLED OFF THE MAIN ROAD, CONTINUING TO BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY SHUT DOWN THE CAR. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR AND NARROWLY AVOIDED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, MY CAR HAS HAD EVERY SERVICE RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER MANUAL.
NHTSA complaint #10486405 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE REVERSING OUT AT 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 4000 RPMS. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO REV. SHE THEN ENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKE, SHIFTED INTO PARK AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SIX TIMES IN ONE MONTH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, HER FOREHEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE ENGINE WAS CLEANED ALONG WITH OTHER REPAIRS (THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF WHAT THE OTHER REPAIRS WERE). THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,049.
NHTSA complaint #10358484 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING WEST ON JEFFERSON AVE IN DETROIT. THERE ARE TRAFFIC SIGNALS AT BOTH ENDS OF A SHORT BRIDGE WHERE IT PASSES OVER I-375. I STOPPED AT THE FIRST AND, WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED, STARTED FORWARD, THE SECOND TRAFFIC SIGNAL TURNED RED. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED, BUT, WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR AND PUT IT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR CONTINUED ACCELERATING AND, ALTHOUGH I WAS LITERALLY STANDING UP ON THE BRAKE, IT HAD NO EFFECT AND I HIT THE STOPPED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME GOING ABOUT 25 OR 30 MILES AN HOUR. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SIMILAR EVENTS HAVE OCCURRED A HALF DOZEN OR MORE TIMES BEFORE, BUT NEVER WITH THE SAME CONSEQUENCES. ON PREVIOUS OCCASIONS, THE CONTINUING ACCELERATION STOPPED AFTER A DELAY AND I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP, ON TWO PREVIOUS OCCASIONS, THERE WAS ANOTHER AUTO A CAR LENGTH OR MORE IN FRONT OF ME, AND THE DELAY BEFORE THE BRAKE TOOK OVER CAUSED ME TO BUMP INTO IT. IN NEITHER CASE WAS THERE ANY BODILY OR SERIOUS VEHICLE DAMAGE. IN OTHER INSTANCES, I WAS ABLE TO AVOID COLLISION, AFTER SUFFERING A SCARE. AFTER EACH EPISODE, I REPORTED THE PROBLEM WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER. ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT KEPT THE CAR SEVERAL DAYS TRYING TO REPLICATE THE OCCURRENCE. THEY WERE NEVER SUCCESSFUL. (IF THEY RETAIN COPIES OF THEIR SERVICE ORDERS, THEY WILL REFLECT THAT I REPORTED THE PROBLEM AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OR TO FIX IT.) MY VEHICLE IS SERIOUSLY DAMAGED AND, ALTHOUGH I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE PARKING LOT AT MY NEARBY OFFICE, I DO NOT EXPECT TO REPAIR IT OR, OF COURSE, TO EVER DRIVE IT AGAIN. WHEN CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS CALLED BY MY WIFE AFTER ONE OF THE EARLIER ACCELERATION EVENTS, THEY TOLD HER THERE WAS NO RECALL OR RECORD OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND TO TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALER.
NHTSA complaint #10340675 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1996 Chrysler Sebring Convertible
Tarzana, CA
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WELL WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THE BACK WINDOW WAS FULLY OUT, ALSO WHEN IM DRIVING IT SEEMS AS THO IM GOING SLOWER THAN WHAT MY SPEEDOMITER SAYS. THE ALARM DOESNT WORK AT ALL. MY BREAKS BONT FULLY BREAK ON TIME SO I HAVE TO STOP EARLYER THAN USUAL.ALSO ONE DAY I WAS IN THE CAR AND I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND THE CAR STARTED TO ROLL BACK SLOWLY ALSO THE STERING WHEEL LOCKED.ALSO WHEN I PUT GAS IN IT , IT SAYS ITS HALF EMPTY FAST WHEN I ONLY DRIVE AROUND THE CORNER,BUT WHEN I TURN IT OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR A WHILE THE MEETER GOES UP.
NHTSA complaint #10321795 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE CRUISE CONTROL COMES ON UNCOMMANDED. THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL COME ON AT A STOP, WHILE AT IDLE, AND AT ALL SPEEDS.
NHTSA complaint #10303900 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2001 Chrysler Sebring Convertible
Mesa, AZ
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CLOCK SPRING ON 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE DEFECTIVE. BEGAN FLASHING AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT AROUND 42,000 MILES. DURING THE NEXT YEAR THE HORN QUIT WORKING, THEN THE CRUISE CONTROL QUIT. THE AIRBAG LIGHT NOW STAYS ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES. MILEAGE ONLY 56,000.
NHTSA complaint #10273007 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ACCELERATION PROBLEM. GOING 35-40 IN RESIDENTIAL AREA, THOUGHT WE WERE SLOWING DOWN FOR STOP LIGHT, ACCELERATION PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. CAR SPED UP. BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR. EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS PULLED AND CAR PUT INTO NEUTRAL. STOPPED BEFORE REACHING TWO CARS AHEAD WAITING TO TURN.
NHTSA complaint #10146598 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: 2002 CHRYSLER SEA BRING CONVERTIBLE LX - THE CAR WAS BOUGHT USED. SINCE OWNING THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES AS APPROACHING A STOP THE VEHICLE WILL REV AND SURGE FORWARD. ONCE THE VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD HAS TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. TOOK IT TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALSO, WERE ARE UNABLE TO TELL THE CONSUMER WHY THE VEHICLE DID THIS. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS WHEN THE CONSUMER PULLED INTO MY GARAGE AND THE VEHICLE SURGED. THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, HITTING OBJECTS IN THE GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL.
NHTSA complaint #10137448 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V021000, ON MARCH 15, 2005. SHE HAD CALLED DEALER TO ARRANGE FOR REPAIRS, BUT THEY TOLD HER TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN AT HER CONVENIENCE. THE RECALL WORK WAS NEVER PERFORMED. ON MAY 7, 2005 SHE WAS PICKING HER DAUGHTER AND WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK IT WENT DOWN A SMALL HILL IN A PARKING LOT AND TRAVELED AT LEAST 200-300 FEET. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TURNED OFF. THIS HAPPENED SO FAST SHE COULD NOT REMEMBER WHETHER THE BRAKES WORKED AT THAT TIME. THERE WAS A TELEPHONE POLE THAT STOPPED THE VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN THE PASSENGERS. THE PASSENGERS HEAD WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AND HER KNEES HIT THE DASH BOARD. THE DRIVER'S RIGHT ROTOR CUFF AND NECK WERE INJURED. THERE WAS $8700 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, AND IT WAS TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. A INSPECTOR FROM DAIMLER CHRYSLER INSPECTED VEHICLE ON MAY 12, 2005 AT 2 PM. HE NEVER SPOKE TO THE CONSUMER, BUT THE MANUFACTURER SENT A REPORT.
NHTSA complaint #10129381 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
DT: WITHOUT WARNING THE ACCELERATOR CABLE UNRAVELED AND THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. THE CALLER HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, THEN TURN OFF THE CAR, AND PULL OFF THE ROAD. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER, WHO WAS EVALUATING THE PROBLEM TODAY. MANUFACTURER SAID TO CALL NHTSA.
NHTSA complaint #10124903 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF A VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL PROBLEM. BRAKE WOULD NOT WORK, VEHICLE REVVED, AND DID NOT STOP, VEHICLE OVER ACCELERATED, CAUSING IT TO RAM INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. AK
NHTSA complaint #10124434 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
DRIVER & VEHICLE LEAVING TOLL PLAZA ON THE DALLAS NORTH TOLLWAY, HEADED SOUTH TOWARDS I-635, ABOUT 6 PM ON INCIDENT DATE. DRIVER ACCELERATED OUT OF THE TOLL BOOTH, UP TO ABOUT 40-45 MPH, AND FELT A SURGE IN ACCELERATION. ATTEMPTED TO REDUCE SPEED BY TAKING FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL, BUT THERE WAS NO REDUCTION IN SPEED. APPLIED BRAKE, BUT STILL NO REDUCTION IN SPEED. PULLED HAND BRAKE, NO REDUCTION. THE ACCELERATOR SEEMED TO BE STUCK OR HUNG UP. FINALLY THOUGHT TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, AND AT SOME POINT THE ACCELERATOR FINALLY "LET GO." WAS ABLE TO EXIT FROM THE TOLLWAY. ON 635 ACCESS ROAD, ATTEMPTED ACCELERATION AGAIN, AND AGAIN THE ACCELERATOR SEEMED TO "STICK" AT ABOUT 15 MPH. BACKED OFF, AND MADE WAY SLOWLY TO A NISSAN AUTOMOTIVE DEALERSHIP OFF 635 IN NORTH DALLAS. THERE, A SERVICE REP LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND OBSERVED THE ACCELERATOR CABLE WAS BADLY FRAYED. AS THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE FURTHER, CALLED FOR A TOW AND HAD CAR TOWED TO CHRYSLER DEALER IN GRAPEVINE, TX. THE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE TO DECELLERATE ON A BUSY AND FAST-MOVING TOLLWAY AT RUSH HOUR COULD HAVE BEEN CATATROPHIC, BUT DUE TO LUCK OR GRACE, THERE WAS NO COLLISION. HOWEVER, THE DRIVER SUFFERED MENTAL AND PHYSICAL ANGUISH, STRESS, AND FRANK TERROR DURING THE EVENT. THIS CAR HAD BEEN SUBJECT TO A RECALL ISSUED IN AUGUST 2002, AND HAD BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE DEFECT AT THE DEALER IN GRAPEVINE. HOWEVER, THE ACCELERATOR CABLE FAILED ANYWAY. THE LOGICAL CONCLUSION IS THAT THE DEFECT REPAIR WAS ALSO FAULTY, OR THE DEFECT WAS NOT REPAIRED PROPERLY. OTHER SYSTEMS IN THE VEHICLE WERE MOST LIKELY IMPACTED: BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION.
NHTSA complaint #10114416 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. OWNER WAS DRIVING TO AN INTERSECTION. UPON APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION, DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. ALTHOUGH, THE DRIVER HAD THERE FOOT ON THE BRAKE.
NHTSA complaint #10112856 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FOR ABOUT A YEAR I HAVE HAD AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE TACHOMETER AND ODOMETER ON MY JXI. SOMETIMES THEY WORK AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 1996 AND 1997 'S AND THAT I NEED A NEW CIRCUIT BOARD AT A COST OF OVER $700.00. NOT REPLACED YET.
NHTSA complaint #10096038 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK INTERMITTENTLY WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TAKE OFF SUDDENLY. CONSUMER WAS WAITING ON THE DEALER TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION.
NHTSA complaint #10094521 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1996 Chrysler Sebring Convertible
Orion, MI
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FUEL INDICATOR, TACHOMETER AND ODOMETER OPERATE PROPERLY INTERMITTENTLY (TACH & ODO ARE MORE FREQUENTLY INOPERATIVE THAN OPERATIVE) USUALLY TACH IS AT 0 AND ODO DOES NOT INDICATE ANY NUMBERS. FUEL GAUGE USUALLY OPERATES, BUT DROPS SUDDENLY.
NHTSA complaint #10088201 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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101
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90
Chrysler Sebring Convertible seat belt problems
90
Chrysler Sebring Convertible suspension problems
78
Chrysler Sebring Convertible transmission problems
70
Chrysler Sebring Convertible body problems
65
Chrysler Sebring Convertible brake problems
52