Chrysler Sebring Convertible window and wiper problems
48 of the
987 complaints filed about the Chrysler Sebring Convertible
are about the glass, mirrors and wipers —
5% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2002.
48
Complaints
5%
Share of all complaints
1
Crashes
1
Fires
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers complaints by model year
I HAVE A 2002 SEBRING LIMITED CONVERTIBLE THAT HE HAD PURCHASED IN AUGUST 2012 WITH AT THE TIME JUST OVER 64K ON THE DIGITAL CLOCK. IT NOW HAS JUST OVER 71K ON IT. A FEW MONTHS BEFORE THIS I HAD AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT LOOKED LIKE A BURNED WIRE SOMEWHERE AND A PUFF OF SMOKE UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I TIGHTENED UP THE LOOSE REMOTE GROUND ON THE STRUT TOWER AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. A FEW WEEKS LATE I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED AND IT WAS FINE. WELL ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO I WENT DOWN TO THE DOCTORS OFFICE AND BACK AND ARMED THE SECURITY SYSTEM LIKE NORMAL. LATER I HAPPENED TO LOOK IN THE CAR AND THE SECURITY LIGHT WAS NOT FLASHING. I OPEN THE DOOR AND THERE IS NO MILES ON ODOMETER, NO DASH RESPONSE FROM THE GAUGES, WARNING LIGHTS EXCEPT FOR THE E-BRAKE LIGHT AND OIL PRESSURE LIGHT. ALSO NO HORN, WIPERS, DOME LIGHTS, TRUNK RELEASE, POWER DOOR LOCKS/KEYLESS ENTRY, AC, REAR DEFROSTER, DASH LIGHTS, WARNING LIGHTS, THE TRIP COMPUTER INDICATES THE COMPASS HEADING BUT NOTHING ELSE, NO POWER TOP OR HEATED SEATS EITHER. NOW, HERE'S WHAT'S WORKING. THE CAR STARTS AND SEEMS TO DRIVE AS NORMAL, I HAVE AS I SAID THE E-BRAKE LIGHT AND THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ON THE DASH, THE POWER WINDOWS, OUTSIDE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARDS, REVERSE LIGHTS, RADIO/AMP, POWER MIRRORS. THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR ON THE DASH. I BASICALLY NOW OWN A 2500LB PAPERWEIGHT.
NHTSA complaint #10550313 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
RECALL #717, POWER MIRROR SWITCH, ALLEGED REPAIRED 03-20-97 ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER VIP SUMMARY REPORT. RETURN TO DEALER 12-01-09 DUE TO ALL 4 POSITIONS NOT WORKING. INVOICE STATES "CHECK RECALL #717," "NO LONGER COVERED," "NEEDS MIRROR SWITCH." GUESS I'M SUPPOSE TO BUY THE RECALLED MIRROR SWITCH.
NHTSA complaint #10294201 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CAR TAKES FOREVER FOR THE ENGINE TO WARM UP, SOMETIMES STALLING & HARD TO START. THE HEATER MOST OF THE TIME DOES NOT WORK IN MY 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI, IT ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR. THE SEAT HEATER WORKS, HOWEVER IT HAS A LOUD NOISE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEN OPERATING.
NHTSA complaint #10261087 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I AM FED UP WITH THIS CHRYSLER SEBRING I BOUGHT 2 YEARS AGO. ITS HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS AND NOW A MAJOR ONE AND A POPULAR ONE I SEE IS HAPPENING AND BEFORE AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS LORD WILLING I WILL MAKE IT TO THE DEALER TOMORROW. MY STEERING IN MY 2001 SEBRING STARTED UP LAST WEEK WHEN I WENT TO TURN THE WHEEL IT WAS SUPER TIGHT AND I KNEW INSTANTLY SOMETHING WAS WRONG. NOW IT IS MAKING CRACKING SOUNDS AND IS STILL HARD TO TURN. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE ITS MY RACK AND PINION. I HAD TAKEN IT TO MY OWN MECHANIC WHO COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING VISIBLY WRONG WITH IT AND SAID IT MIGHT BE THE RACK AND PINION. AFTER READING ALL THE PROBLEMS THIS CAR HAS HAD WITH THE STEERING I AM NOT SURPRISED MINE IS RIGHT THERE WITH THEM ALL. I HAVE ONLY 51,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I AM FURIOUS. I DON'T WANT TO PAY TO GET THIS FIXED. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO. ITS CHRYSLERS FAULT. MY AIR BAG LIGHT IS ALSO ON. WHO KNOWS WHAT THAT IS ALL ABOUT. MY CAR STARTED LEAKING OIL FROM THE OIL PAN GASKET A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT IT AT 32,000 MILES AND 2 OF THE MOTORS HAVE GONE OUT IN THE POWER WINDOWS. THIS IS REALLY A PIECE OF JUNK!
NHTSA complaint #10232461 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW, ADDED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND HAD SEVERAL THINGS GO WRONG. JUST TO NAME A FEW: ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED WHEN IT WAS JUST OVER THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH OIL CHANGES AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE WAS DONE 3-4000 MILES, TRANSMISSION PAN HAD METAL SHAVINGS IN IT WHICH RESULTED IN POOR PERFORMANCE, CONTROL ARM HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS THE MOTOR MOUNTS(I DID NOT NEED THE MOUNTS REPLACED AND THE REPAIR WAS NOT DONE UNDER WARRANTY), WATER PUMP & THERMOSTAT HOUSING(WAS TOLD BOTH WEREN'T COVERED AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN), REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER REPLACED AND/OR FIXED THREE TIMES, DRIVER POWER WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACED(GLASS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF DAMAGE FROM THE REGULATOR, WHICH I PAID), VISOR VANITY LIGHT-PART ORDERED BUT "TOO LATE" WHEN TRIED TO HAVE IT REPLACED(WAS NOT NOTIFIED THAT PART WAS IN), DASH LIGHTS-ON & OFF, HEADLIGHTS REPLACE SEVERAL TIMES, HUB SEAL REPLACED, PASSENGER SEAT ADJUST ARM BROKEN, LIGHTER INOPERATIVE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON FIRST MONTH I HAD THE CAR!
NHTSA complaint #10230570 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING REAR WINDOW BROKE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON AND THE REAR WINDOW BROKE INTO PIECES WITHOUT WARNING. THE REAR WINDOW ALSO BROKE WHEN PUTTING THE CONVERTIBLE TOP DOWN.
NHTSA complaint #10223940 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE CONNECTION FOR THE REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER HAS BROKEN 4 TIMES, FIXED 3 TIMES, AND HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT THEY CAN DO NOTHING BUT FIX IT AT OUR COST EACH TIME. IT HAS BEEN RECONNECTED ONCE, AND TWICE AT A COST OF JUST UNDER $100 EACH TIME.
NHTSA complaint #10213232 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2002 SEBRING CONVERTIBLE LXI WITH MULTIPLE STILL YET UNRESOLVED "ELECTRICAL" PROBLEMS : DOOR LOCKS (8+ TIMES ATTEMPTED REPAIR) FRONT PASSENGER POWER WINDOW(2X ATTEMPTED REPAIR) , AIRBAG LIGHT RESULTING FAILED SEAT BELT TENSIONER(2X), WIPER MOTER FAILED, STEREO SYTEM (2X), OTHER ISSUES.
NHTSA complaint #10192847 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2002 SEBRING CONVERTIBLE LXI WITH MULTIPLE STILL YET UNRESOLVED "ELECTRICAL" PROBLEMS : DOOR LOCKS (8+ TIMES ATTEMPTED REPAIR) FRONT PASSENGER POWER WINDOW(2X ATTEMPTED REPAIR) , AIRBAG LIGHT RESULTING FAILED SEAT BELT TENSIONER(2X), WIPER MOTER FAILED, STEREO SYTEM (2X), OTHER ISSUES.
NHTSA complaint #10192847 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I PURCHASED A USED CHRYSLER, 2004, SEBRING GTC CONVERTIBLE JUST THIS WEEKEND. ON THE WAY HOME , I LIVE SOME DISTANCE FROM THE DEALER, I NOTICED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR ONLY OPERATED IN HIGH SPEED. UPON RETURNING HOME THE FIRST THING I DID WAS LOG ON TO THE INTERNET, AND DISCOVERED THAT MANY OWNERS HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH ALL MAKES OF SEBRING FROM 2001 TO 2006. I READ THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB )FOR THE PROBLEM, AND CONTACTED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY ADMITTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM, BUT WON'T DISCUSS THE MATTER THAT IT WAS DEFECTIVE, NOR WAS IT COVERED. IN FACT, I WAS INFORMED THAT EVEN IF THE CAR WAS BRAND NEW THAT CHRYSLER HAS NOT OFFERED TO REIMBURSE COSTS OR TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM FOR THE OWNER. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE RAISED HIS VOICE AND CHALLENGED ME, WHEN I CALMLY INFORMED HIM I WOULD BE IN TOUCH WITH COMPANY OFFICIALS AND WITH MY STATE'S ATTORNEY GENERAL, SO THAT SINCE THERE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS SYSTEM, BUT NO RECALL. HE COULD ENFORCE THE LEMON LAW ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL FOR FUTURE AUTOMOBILE CONSUMERS. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WAS RUDE, AND VERY IMPOLITE---ALMOST THREATENING. ALSO, DESPITE MY DOCUMENTATION, INCLUDING A RECEIPT FOR PAYMENT AND CONTRACT, CHRYSLER DENIED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #10189984 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE CONVERTIBLE TOP WAS RETURNED TO AN UPRIGHT POSITION, THE REAR DEFROSTER WIRE WAS PULLED OUT OF PLACE. THIS RESULTED IN THE REAR DEFROSTER BEING INOPERABLE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECONNECTION. THIS OCCURRED EVERY FALL.
NHTSA complaint #10173933 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PROBLEMS STARTED EVEN BEFORE THE FIRST PAYMENT WAS DUE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE AND STILL JOLTS WHEN DRIVING AND SLIPS OUT OF GEAR. ON THE THIRD OCCASION I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THE SEBRING'S DRIVE THAT WAY AND IT WAS NOT FIXED. OVER TIME THE FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ROOF HAS LEAKED. THE DOORS SHAKE. AUTOMATIC WINDOWS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. BOTH FRONT SEATS DO NOT LOCK INTO PLACE. THE KEY IS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE ON OCCASION. I HAVE HAD TWO ALIGNMENTS DONE BUT THE FRONT END SHAKES WHEN DRIVING AND HAS A RUBBING/GRINDING NOISE. THE CAR HAS 43,000 MILES AND I CONSIDER IT UNSAFE AND UNRELIABLE FOR LONG DISTANCES.
NHTSA complaint #10164462 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SITTING IN THE VEHICLE FOR 30 MINUTES THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HAD NOT BEEN OPENED NOR HAD ANYTHING HIT THE WINDOW PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. GLASS WAS BLOWN BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE LOW TO MID 70'S ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED.
NHTSA complaint #10157029 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING THE TOP, OFTEN TIMES THE SIDES OF THE TOP FOLD UNDERNEATH THE REAR WINDOW. THIS CAUSES A CREASE WHICH MAKES IT MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR AGAIN. WHEN FOLDED UNDER THE TOP OFTEN LEAKS IN THE RAIN. WHEN MANUALLY PULLED OUT INTO IT'S RIGHTFUL PLACE, THE PORTION OF THE TOP PULLED OUT BECOMES RUFFLED AND UNSIGHTLY. DAMAGES WERE CAUSED TO THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER. ON ONE SIDE, THE WIRE CONNECTED TO THE ELECTRONIC DEFROSTER WAS BROKEN OFF. ALSO, THE TOP HAS TORN LOOSE FROM THE BOTTOM WINDOW OVER HALFWAY ACROSS THE WINDOW. THE TOP HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THE SAME PROBLEM HAS NOW RECURRED.
NHTSA complaint #10148726 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ON 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE THE WIRES AND CONNECTORS FOR THE REAR WINDOW DEFROST GET PULLED OF THE REARVIEW WINDOW EVERYTIME THE TOP IS BEING LOWERED / RAISED. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW AND AT THE END OF THE SUMMER WE HAVE IT REATTACHED BY THE DEALER AT A COST OF NEARLY $100.-. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME, AND IT CANNOT BE FIXED ANYMORE WITHOUT CHANGING THE GLASS. EVEN AFTER THE GLASS WILL BE REPLACED THE SAME PROBLEM WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THE WIRES FOR THE REAR DEFROST ARE EITHER TOO SHORT OR ROUTED WRONG. THE DEALER HAS INFORMED US THAT THEY HAVE MORE CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER SAYS THEY TRIED TO CONTACT CHRYSLER BUT THEY ARE UNABLE / UNWILLING TO FIND A FIX. DEALER IS TOWN & COUNTRY CHRYSLER, 13733 AURORA AVE N, SEATTLE WA, TEL# 206 365 3530. THE SILVER TEAM (JEFF) IS THE ONE THAT HAS SERVICED THE CAR AND HAS BEEN DEALING WITH THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10139213 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOWS LEAK DURING A RAIN. I HAVE HAD THIS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED 3 TIMES AND JUST TOOK IT BACK IN AGAIN. THE FLOOR ON THE REAR OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE GETS SOAKED, BUT NOT THE PASSENGER SIDE.
NHTSA complaint #10124321 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.