34 of the
987 complaints filed about the Chrysler Sebring Convertible
are about the fuel system —
3% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 1999.
TAKATA RECALL. I AM HAVING SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE WHOLE BRAKING SYSTEM, AS IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT THE EXACT CAUSE OF HAVING NO BRAKES. I HAVE NO TYPE OF BRAKES AT ALL. WHEN TAKEN OFF PARKING, EVEN WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, CAR WILL BEGIN TO MOVE. THIS SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON IN THESE CARS. THE FUEL PUMP WAS ALSO REPLACED AS IT WAS LETTING LESS POWER GO THROUGH. THIS HAPPENS AS THE CAR SITS IN PARKING, AS WELL AS, WHEN DRIVING. ALSO, THE MECHANIC THAT LOOKED AT THE CAR SAID THAT THE PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARDS. THE LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES, SOMETIMES RADIO WORKS, SOMETIMES, LIGHTS GET STUCK ON.
NHTSA complaint #11184279 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PAST FEW WEEKS BEEN NOTICING ISSUES WITH THE CAR. 1. SUN VISORS HIT ME IN THE FACE 2. CAR STALLS TO START 3. LIGHTS HARDLY WORK EVEN WHEN YOU TRY TO PUT ON HIGH BEAMS 3. FLUID DOESN'T STAY IN THE CAR 4. CAR CUTS OFF IN MID DRIVING 5. CAR ALSO CAN CUT OFF WHEN YOU APPLY BRAKES . CAR BACK TIRE SMOKES. WAS NOT IN A ACCIDENT WITH ANYONE CAR CUT OFF ON ME WHILE DRIVING I WAS ABLE TO OWN MY OWN BRING CAR TO STOP
NHTSA complaint #11041918 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
HAD FUEL PUMP REPLACED A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. THEN AT GAS STATION WOULDNT START AT ALL, HAD A TOW TRUCK TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC AND THAT MECHANIC TAPPED ON GAS TANK AND IT STARTED AND SAID FUEL PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACE SO I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE THE NEW FUEL PUMP HAD A WARRANTY. THEY SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH FUEL PUMP BUT FOUND PROBLEM WIRH #2 SELINOID AND THEY REPLACED IT. TWO WEEKS LATER THS CAR WAS DRIVING FINE BUT WHEN I GOT HOME AND TURNED OFF THE CAR FOR A COUPLE HOURS IT STARTED RIGHT UP. SO I TURNED IT OFF AND ON A COUPLE TIMES THEN THE ENGINE SURGED THEN HESTITATED THEN DIED. IT DID IT TWICE AFTER STARTING IT THEN TURNING ITVON ABOUT 5 TIMES TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT COULD BE WRONG WITH IT. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN FEBRUARY 2017. I HAD BOTH STRUT MOUNTS FIXED, FUEL PUMP, AN AIR VALVE FROM COOLANT DO NOT REMEMBER EXACT NAME, #2 SELINOID NOW THIS PROBLEM. I STILL OWE ON THIS CAR AND ITS NOT RELIABLE AND SCARED TO DRIVE IT AND WRECK.
NHTSA complaint #11031652 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WE BOUGHT THIS CAR USED IN 2010 WITH 69,000. IT WAS GREAT FOR A MINUTE AND THEN...HOSES, WATER PUMP, TENSIONERS, A LOT OF TENSIONERS, DRIVE CHAIN, SENSOR FOR SOME TIMING ISSUE, THERMOSTAT, FUEL PUMP, A BOLT THAT SHEARED OFF THE OIL PAN. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, WITH THE CODED FOR GAS CAP. NO MATTER HOW MANY GAS CAPS (5). IT LEAKED OIL FROM DIFFERENT PLACES. GET ONE SEAL REPLACED , IT WOULD LEAK FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE. TOWED AT LEAST 6 TIMES. LAST TIME IT WAS 100 DEGREES, IT STARTED MISSING, SMOKING. IT ENDED UP BEING THE BATTERY, BUT I WAS WAY TOO PARANOID TO DRIVE THIS CAR ANY MORE. TOO MUCH MONEY AND STRESS. NOT SURE I EVER WANT TO OWN ANOTHER CHRYSLER. I TRADED IT IN AND I AM SORRY FOR THE NEXT PERSON THAT OWNS IT. THESE ISSUES STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 75,000. TRADED IN AT 132,000.
NHTSA complaint #10903051 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CAR WILL STALL AT ANY SPEED. WILL RESTART AFTER ABOUT 15 TRIES. HAPPENS AFTER FILLING TANK. 1ST THOUGHT IT WAS BAD GAS. BUT TRIED DIFFERENT STATIONS. SAME PROBLEM. SPORADIC. OFTEN HAPPENS WHEN I SHUT OFF CAR AND THEN ATTEMPT TO START IT AGAIN A FEW MINUTES LATER. DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR IS COLD. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ON HIGH SPEED ROADWAYS.
NHTSA complaint #10702127 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAVE THIS CAR FROM 2011, I WENT TO THE DEALER ON BAKERSFIELD CA, TO PROGRAM THE ALARM PAGER, THEY CHANGE THE SHIFT PART BECAUSE HAVE A RECALL, AFTER THAT DAY MY CAR START TO STOP, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF, I CHANGE THE SPEED SENSOR ON THE TRANSMISSION, THE CRAMCHACK SENSOR, THE DISTRIBUTOR, THE MAP SENSOR, THE EGR VALVE, THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER, ALL THE RELAYS, THE CAR WORKS FOR A LITTLE AND START TO STOP SUDDENLY, ANYWHERE. SOME TIMES I GO TO THE STORE TO BUY GROCERIES, HE START TO SHAKE FROM THE SUSPENSION, AND THE CAR STOP 2 OR 3 TIMES, ON ONE TRIP. ON AUGUST 15 I WENT TO BAKERSFIELD TO SEE MY DOCTOR BECAUSE I'M PERMANENTLY DISABLE, AND THE CAR STOP ON THE FREEWAY AT SPEED OF 65 MILES, I LET THE CAR FOR A WILE RESTING AND AFTER THAT HE START AGAIN, WHEN I GO OUT ON UNION EXIT THE CAR STOP AGAIN, TODAY I WENT TO THE MARKET AND I HAVE TO PUSH THE CAR ALL THE WAY TO MY HOME. THIS CLASS OF CARS GAVE TROUBLE TO EVERY BODY WHO HAD ONE OF THIS MAKE. NEED HELP TO SEE IF YOU CAN DO SOMETHING WITH THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION.
NHTSA complaint #10535989 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND HEARD A LOUD METAL TO METAL DRAGGING NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LATER NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS PARTIALLY DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
NHTSA complaint #10511289 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
ENGINE CUTS OUT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. SOMETIMES IMMEDIATELY RESUMES, SOMETIMES CAR SITS FOR UP TO 45 MINUTES TO PRESUMABLY COOL OFF. STARTED TO HAPPEN ONCE PER WEEK, AND WITHIN A FEW WEEKS WAS ONCE PER DAY. PRESENTS A PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY OR MAKING LOCAL ROAD MANEUVERS AS POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES LOOSE POWER. MECHANIC EXAMINED AND CONCLUDED THE FUEL PUMP AND OR FUEL PUMP WIRING WAS FAULTY.
NHTSA complaint #10421421 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
I HAVE A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE V6. THE CAR STALLS EVERY ONCE AND A WHILE, AFTER STOPPING OR WHILE RIDING AT LOWER SPEEDS, MOST OFTEN IN HOT SUMMER DAYS. THE MAIN CONCERN IS THAT WHEN IT STALLS WHILE RIDING, I LOSE POWER TO THE BREAKS AND THE STEERING WHEEL, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. IT ALSO HAS A PROBLEM THAT AFTER RUNNING FOR A WHILE ON A HIGHWAY USING THE CRUISE CONTROL, WHEN IT COMES TO A STOP, IT BEGINS TO STALL, BUT I GUESS THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM KICKS-IN AND THAT LEADS TO A VERY RAPID ACCELERATION. AT THAT MOMENT, IF I AM NOT PRESSING FIRMLY ON THE BREAKS, THE CAR MAY EVEN JUMP FORWARD AND HIT SOMETHING. I REPORTED THESE ISSUES TO THE DEALER WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY BUT THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE IT. SINCE THIS HAPPENS SPORADICALLY AND I AM ALWAYS PREPARED FOR SUCH EVENTS, I DID NOT INSIST TOO MUCH WITH THE DEALER. BUT LOOKING AT THE INTERNET, I CAN SEE THAT LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS AS I AM AND I AM GETTING TO THE CONCLUSION THAT SUCH ISSUES ARE DUE TO A CHRONIC FLAW IN THE SEBRING.
NHTSA complaint #10306468 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I WAS STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT IN MY 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE, 2.7L AUTOMATIC. I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AS USUAL AT THE LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED I SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE ENGINE WENT "WIDE OPEN." I LURCHED FORWARD, JAMMED ON BRAKES AND TURNED IGNITION OFF. I PAUSED A MINUTE (IN FRONT OF STARTELED ONLOOKERS), RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AND DROVE ON CAUTIOUSLY. NEXT DAY I TOOK CAR TO CHRYSLER DEALER AND THEY "COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR." THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN.
NHTSA complaint #10303510 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAVE A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CAR WILL START AT TIMES FINE WITH NO PROBLEM, BUT SOMETIMES IT WILL START AND THAN TURN OFF IMMEDIATELY. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. THE CAR WILL ALSO SOMETIMES NOT EVEN TURN ON AT ALL.
NHTSA complaint #10293640 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. HE BELIEVED THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. HE REMOVED THE FUEL TANK FROM THE VEHICLE AND FOUND BURNT WIRES, WHICH WERE CONTROLLING THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP WIRES AND THE FUEL PUMP ITSELF, BUT CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. HE STATED THAT THE DEALER OVERCHARGES HIM DURING EVERY VISIT AND THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
NHTSA complaint #10279130 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
A FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED IN THE CAR. AFTER THE REPAIR THE CAR RAN BAD AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. DEALER ADVISED IT WAS ONLY OIL SLUDGE AND IT WAS OKAY TO DRIVE. THE CAR EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE.
NHTSA complaint #10246943 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE IS TOTALLY UNMODIFIED! WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT, I HEARD A POP (LIKE A BALLOON POPPING) AND SMOKE AND FLAME BURST FROM UNDER THE HOOD. FIRE DEPARTMENT OBSERVED FIRE BEGAN IN THE AREA OF THE FUEL LINE AND SPREAD INTO THE DASHBOARD. POSSIBLE CAUSE WAS ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSING ARC WHICH COMPROMISED THE RUBBER FUEL HOSE.
NHTSA complaint #10240292 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY MOMS FUEL PUMP WENT OUT, I HAD IT REPLACED. THE MECHANIC TOOK THE OLD FUEL PUMP OUT AND DISCOVERED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED, ON BOTH SIDES. IN THE FUEL TANK AND OUTSIDE OF IT. IT IS ONLY A WONDER THAT THE CAR DID NOT CATCH FIRE. I HAD A NEW FUEL PUMP PUT IN.
NHTSA complaint #10207481 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. IN JULY OF 2006, WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE CONTACT PAID TO HAVE IT REPLACED. TWO WEEKS LATER IN AUGUST, THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AGAIN AND SHE PAID TO HAVE IT REPLACED. CHRYSLER WOULD NOT OFFER A RESOLUTION. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 152,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
NHTSA complaint #10196569 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.