27 of the
105 complaints filed about the Chrysler Sebring Sedan
are about the electrical system —
26% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2006.
I AM JOINING THE MANY OTHER OWNERS WHO'S HORNS GO OFF, WITH OUT WARNING CAR OFF OR CAR ON. AT THE SAME TIME THE HORN NOW SEEMS TO HAVE STOPPED WORKING ENTIRELY LEAVING ME NO WAY TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS THAT DO NOT SEE ME. I CAN CONFIRM THE COSTIVE A REPAIR IS ON THE $1100 RANGE AND MY LOCAL CHRYSLER REPORTS THEY DO THIS REPAIR 4 TIMES PER WEEK, NATIONWIDE. THIS REPAIR IS OUT OF MY BUDGET AND I THINK CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL AND REPAIR THESE VEHICLES. THE HORN HAS GONE OFF IN STATIONARY, MOTION, ON A CITY STREET AND HIGHWAY AND TURNING. EVEN WITH THE ENGINE SHUT OFF IN THE WEE HOURS OF THE MORNING. BELOW YOU ASK WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN? AT LEAST 20 TIMES. THE HORN SWITCH INDEED INCLUDES THE AIR BAGS. NO WAY TO TEST THEM BUT I FEAR THEY ARE NOT WORKING AS THIS SWITCH IS BAD. I HOPE I DON'T FIND OUT THE HARD WAY.
NHTSA complaint #10786104 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ABOUT 4:30 PM (RUSH HOUR) ON 20 OCTOBER 2015 I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON I-95 SOUTH OF WASHINGTON DC WHEN THE HORN SOUNDED CONTINUOUSLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, SURPRISING ME AND DRIVERS NEAR ME. I WAS GOING STRAIGHT AT ABOUT 60 MPH. IT STOPPED AFTER I FIRMLY DEPRESSED THE HORN PAD TWICE. AFTER I ARRIVED AT HOME THE HORN SOUNDED AGAIN FOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE. THE CAR WAS PARKED WITH THE WHEEL SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT. I DISCONNECTED THE HORN AND BEGAN RESEARCHING ON LINE. IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG TO FIND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER SEBRINGS FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS: WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHRYSLER/SEBRING/2006/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/HORN_GOES_OFF_BY_ITSELF.SHTML.
NHTSA complaint #10785449 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUSE 8 UNDER HOOD, 20A FUSE. CHRYSLER HAS A COUPLE OF BRANCH CIRCUITS DOWNSTREAM OF THIS AND COLLECTIVELY AN INCREASED LOAD CONDITION CAUSES AN OVERLOAD ON STARTUP ONLY. INSTANT BURN FUSE CANT COPE. THE PROBLEM IS DESIGN, THERE ARE 4 CIRCUITS FED DOWNSTREAM ON THAT FUSE, IF THE COLLECTED LOAD BUILDS SOME RESISTANCE IT WILL EXCEED THE CAPACITY OF THE FUSE. I AM CURRENTLY CHANGING THE FUSE DAILY JUST TO START MY CAR AND GO. AND SOMETIMES HAVE TO CHANGE IT AGAIN BEFORE LEAVING MY DESTINATION. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE BY RESULTING TO GOOGLE AND THERE ARE COUNTLESS OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD NOT TO PUT A LARGER FUSE IN THERE FOR IT MAY CATCH FIRE BECAUSE OF NOT ALLOWING THE FUSE TO BLOW WHEN IT NEEDS TO BLOW. IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER SET UP AND TO BE NOT ACTUALLY ANYTHING BROKEN WITH MY CAR. WHAT DO I DO?
NHTSA complaint #10758483 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING SEDAN. WHILE DRIVING 11 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
NHTSA complaint #10744219 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING SEDAN. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.
NHTSA complaint #10731551 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHRYSLER SEBRING SEDAN. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN, HORN, AND CRUISE CONTROL WERE FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
NHTSA complaint #10701669 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHRYSLER SEBRING SEDAN. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN, HORN, AND CRUISE CONTROL WERE FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
NHTSA complaint #10701669 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I WAS CROSSING 4 LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND MY CAR STALLED AND DIED. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAD HAPPENED SO I WAS UNSURE WHAT TO DO. THANK GOODNESS I PUT MY CAR IN P AND RESTARTED IT IN ENOUGH TIME TO GET OUT OF THE WAY BEFORE I WAS HIT. THIS HAS AGAIN HAPPENED MANY TIMES OVER THE LAST 10+ YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. FUNNILY ENOUGH, AS I PULLED UP TO MY BANK TO MAKE MY FINAL CAR PAYMENT, THE CAR ALSO STALLED. IT WAS TOO IRONIC. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH IS SUCH A HASSLE AND OF COURSE, THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. NOW, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN GOES OFF WITH NO APPARENT REASON. PLEASE ISSUE SOME SORT OF RECALL SO NO ONE IS HURT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE.
NHTSA complaint #10660887 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THERE IS A DEFECTIVE PART IN THE STEERING WHEEL THAT COSTS AROUND $1000 DOLLARS TO FIX. THE HORN WILL GO OFF WITH ANY WARNING. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 49 COMPLAINTS ON THE CAR COMPLAINTS WEBSITE FOR THE SEBRING MODEL. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHRYSLER/SEBRING/2006/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/HORN_GOES_OFF_BY_ITSELF.SHTML THE HONKING CAUSED THE PERSON TO SWERVE IN FRONT OF ME THINKING THAT THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY AND ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH.
NHTSA complaint #10596108 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
BACK IN JANUARY, MY HORN IN MY 2006 SEBRING STARTED BLOWING BETWEEN 9 & 11 PM FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON. IT LASTED FOR ABOUT 40 SECONDS. I DID THINK MUCH OF IT AT THE TIME, BUT IT STARTED HAPPENING NIGHTLY. PRACTICALLY EVERY NIGHT THE HORNS WILL BLOW FOR ABOUT 40 TO 60 SECONDS. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHENEVER THERE IS A TEMPERATURE DROP OUTSIDE. BUT NOW IT WILL GOING OFF SOMETIMES WHEN I START THE CAR AND SOMETIME WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE TO HIT THE HORN TO STOP IT WHILE DRIVING TO GET IT TO STOP. OTHER DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS SEEM TO PANIC WHEN IT GOES OFF BECAUSE IT IS SCARES THE HELL OF YOU WHEN IT GOES OFF AND THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY DANGER IN THE AREA. MY NEIGHBORS ARE GETTING A LITTLE ANNOYED WITH HORN GOING OFF AT NIGHT. IT EVEN WHEN OFF AT WORK WHILE PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT DURING THE DAY. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, BECAUSE FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED ON THIS MATTER SHOWS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY SEBRING OWNERS. MANY OF THEM DO NOT EVEN KNOW THAT THEY CAN REPORT THIS AND MOST LIKELY ARE FOOTING THE $1000 PRICE TAG FOR THE DEFECT.
NHTSA complaint #10575283 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1ST TIME JUT GOT OUT OF DRIVEWAY IN A.M. AND CAR HORN WENT OFF AND STAYED ON THROUGH MOST OF STREET AND THEN TURNED CORNER AND WENT OFF AGAIN FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AS I APPROACHED 1ST STOPLIGHT. 2ND TIME AS I VERY BRIEFLY BEEPED HORN AT FRIEND TWICE, NEAR MY LOCAL DONUTS PLACE & MCD'S, BUT IT CONTINUED ! I WAS TOO EMBARRASSED TO STOP. 3RD TIME NO ONE AROUND IT PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WHEN I WAS SHOVELING SNOW. NEXT & WORST TIME AS I WAS PULLING IN TO STOP AT PLAZA AND IT CONTINUED AS I SHUT OFF CAR AND EVEN RESTARTED IT AND LOCKED DOOR & UNLOCKED IT BY KEY AND NOTHING! WENT INSIDE CAR AND PRESSED COAST BUTTON AND FINALLY IT STOPPED. COPS IN CAR ,WERE NEARBY WHEN I CAME OUT LATER, SAID NOTHING, ASSUMED IT WENT OFF AGAIN WITH NO ONE AROUND ! 3 OTHER TIMES SUPPOSEDLY NO ONE ELSE AROUND IN DRIVEWAY SOMETIME WITHIN MY EARLIER DESCRIPTIONS. RECALL THIS THING!
NHTSA complaint #10568281 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAVE A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING SEDAN. OVER THE PAST WEEK THE HORN MALFUNCTIONS WHERE IT WILL BLARE FOR 30-40 SECONDS WHILE IT IS PARKED AND UNTOUCHED. THIS ALSO HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AND I HAD TO PUNCH THE STEERING WHEEL A COUPLE TIMES FOR IT TO STOP. I HAD TO PULL OUT THE FUSE TODAY. WHY CHRYSLER DOESN'T RECALL THIS IS BEYOND ME. IT IS DANGEROUS AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #10563578 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING,HORN RANDOMLY GOES OFF EITHER WHILE VEHICLE ENGINE IS ON OR OFF....I TOOK OUT THE HORN FUSE AND NOW HAVE BEEN DRIVING UNSAFELY WITHOUT HORN AND APPARENTLY AIRBAGS. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN A FEW ACCIDENTS AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER WENT OFF.THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND NOT ONLY ARE WE DRIVING AROUND WITHOUT A HORN, BUT ALSO NO AIRBAGS. IF I OR ANYONE ELSE GETS INJURED IN MY CAR DUE TO THIS MATTER THERE WILL BE A LAWSUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER, AND I AM NOT THE SUING TYPE, BUT I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW AND SHOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE SAFE AND DUE TO THIS ISSUE, I CANNOT. WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR A RECALL....SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH?
NHTSA complaint #10562980 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING,HORN RANDOMLY GOES OFF EITHER WHILE VEHICLE ENGINE IS ON OR OFF....I TOOK OUT THE HORN FUSE AND NOW HAVE BEEN DRIVING UNSAFELY WITHOUT HORN AND APPARENTLY AIRBAGS. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN A FEW ACCIDENTS AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER WENT OFF.THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND NOT ONLY ARE WE DRIVING AROUND WITHOUT A HORN, BUT ALSO NO AIRBAGS. IF I OR ANYONE ELSE GETS INJURED IN MY CAR DUE TO THIS MATTER THERE WILL BE A LAWSUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER, AND I AM NOT THE SUING TYPE, BUT I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW AND SHOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE SAFE AND DUE TO THIS ISSUE, I CANNOT. WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR A RECALL....SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH?
NHTSA complaint #10562980 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE HORN ON THE VEHICLE STARTS TO RANDOMLY GO OFF AND WILL NOT STOP. HORN WILL BLOW EVEN WHILE DRIVING AT RANDOM TIMES. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS THERE IS ALSO A CLICKING NOISE THAT IS EMITTING FROM UNDERNEATH THE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY AS THE HORN STARTS TO GO OFF. I AM CONCERNED THAT AT SOME POINT DURING DRIVING THE AIRBAG MAY DEPLOY AT THE SAME TIME AS THE HORN IS RANDOMLY GOING OFF. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAY THEY ARE UNAWARE OF THIS ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE LISTED WITH THE NHTSA AND DO NOT CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY CONCERN. REPAIR IS QUOTED AT $750+. THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA AND CHRYSLER NEEDS TO BE MADE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND ADDRESS FOR ME AND OTHER CUSTOMERS WHO ARE DEALING WITH THIS PARTICULAR SAFETY ISSUE.
NHTSA complaint #10557109 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE'S HORN BLOWS AT DIFFERENT TIMES, IE...WHEN TURN SIGNAL IS ON, WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE AND WHEN NOBODY IS IN THE CAR, USUALLY IN THE EARLY MORNING.
NHTSA complaint #10552445 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
HORN STARTS BLOWING SPONTANEOUSLY IN COLD WEATHER AND WILL NOT STOP UNTIL CAR IS WARMED UP. THIS PRESENTS A HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVERS AND IS A TRAFFIC VIOLATION. HORN SHARES A FUSE WITH THE FUEL PUMP, SO NO EASY WAY TO DISABLE IT AND DRIVE THE CAR, AND CAR WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION IF THE HORN IS UNPLUGGED. A WEB SEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR, BUT SINCE THE HORN SWITCH IS PART OF THE AIRBAG UNIT THE REPLACEMENT COST IS ALMOST $1000.
NHTSA complaint #10549665 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
HORN STARTED GOING OFF BY ITSELF AND WOULD NOT STOP WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET IT TO STOP (HAVE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL AND CONTINUOUSLY PRESS HORN DOWN UNTIL STOPS). I'VE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME AND THINK THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO NUMBER OF PEOPLE IMPACTED.
NHTSA complaint #10502047 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE DASH, RADIO, & CD PLAYER LIGHTS FLASH OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY. THIS OCCURS ON RANDOM OCCASIONS, BUT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN IN WET WEATHER. IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN OPERATING THE TURN SIGNAL. THE LIGHTS WILL DIM LOW AND WILL NOT RETURN TO A "NORMAL" BRIGHTNESS UNTIL YOU ADJUST THE TURN SIGNAL ARM. ANOTHER ALARMING ISSUE IS ON OCCASION, SMOKE WILL APPEAR FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING ON THE LIGHTS. THE OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IS WHEN TURNING A CORNER AND ACCELERATING AFTER A STOP, THE CD PLAYER HESITATES, OR SKIPS AS IF THE POWER HAS BEEN SWITCHED OFF. THE SUSPENSION PROBLEM IS THE NOISE OF METAL AND BANGING IN THE SUSPENSION. WE HAD A VERY DANGEROUS INCIDENT HAPPEN WHILE ON A TRIP WHEN THE UPPER DRIVERS SIDE CONTROL ARM DISINTEGRATED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (65 MPH). I FOUGHT TO CONTROL THE CAR AND MANAGED TO GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR INDICATION THAT A PROBLEM WAS ABOUT TO OCCUR. WE NEARLY DIED. THE REPAIR WAS EXPENSIVE, AND NOW IT APPEARS A SIMILAR PROBLEM MAY BE OCCURRING ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
NHTSA complaint #10458856 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE HORN GOES OFF BY ITSELF AND CONTINUED TO SOUND UNTIL THE FUSE WAS PULLED. THE FUSE IS CONNECTED TO THE AIR BAG AND THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY NOW THAT THE FUSE IS OUT. THE COST OF REPAIR IS OVER $1000.00. A QUICK SEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWS MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE. THE HORN BEING CONNECTED TO THE AIR BAG IN WHICH THE HORN IS DEFECTIVE MAKING THE AIR BAG USELESS. THIS IS NOT A RESULT OF WEAR ON THE CAR AND IS A RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE SWITCH CONNECTED TO THE AIR BAG. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THE ISSUE.
NHTSA complaint #10457150 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.