FaultScore

1997 Chrysler Sebring window and wiper problems

16 of the 295 complaints about the 1997 Chrysler Sebring are about the glass, mirrors and wipers — 5% of everything reported for this model year.

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16

Complaints

0

Crashes

0

Fires

0

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Power Window Devices AND Controls 3 18.8%
Windshield 3 18.8%
Sun/Moon Roof Assembly 2 12.5%
Exterior 2 12.5%
Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System 2 12.5%
Rearview Mirrors/Devices 2 12.5%
Heater Core 1 6.3%
Interior 1 6.3%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers across every Chrysler Sebring year

1995 12 10.3%
1996 36 30.8%
1997 16 13.7%
1998 16 13.7%
2001 15 12.8%
2004 11 9.4%
2007 11 9.4%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

Hollywood, FL

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

I HAVE CALLED THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION ABOUT THE DRAINING HOLES OF MY SEBRING AND THEY HAVE SAID THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I'VE ASKED A COUPLE OF PEOPLE AND THEY SAID THAT THE HOLES ARE TOO SMALL. MY CAR WILL GET DESTROYED AT THIS RATE. WHEN IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM AT THE DEALER THEY THOUGHT IT WAS FROM THE CONVERTIBLE TOP OR THE SEALS OF THE WINDOWS. NOW I KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BUT THEY SAY THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE.

NHTSA complaint #10069490 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Dallas, TX

VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR

REAR VIEW MIRROR MALFUNCTIONED.

NHTSA complaint #568003 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Fort Gibso, OK

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOWS LEAKING AND NOT CLOSING PROPERLY, PASSENGER SIDE SPEAKER NOISE AND BRAKES SQUEAL, THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO RECTIFY DURING NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR ALL ITEMS. *MJS

NHTSA complaint #551935 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Weston, FL

VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES

3RD MIRROR FAILURE - IMMPOSSIBLE TO USE AT NIGHT - DANGEROUS.

NHTSA complaint #718687 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Washington, DC

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE IN USE THE CALIPERS FAILED TO OPEN. VEHICLE WOULD STOP UNTIL NOISE INDICATED A PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. WOULD TAKE TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC REPLACED BRAKES. THE BRAKE PROBLEM HAPPENED AT LEAST 5 TIMES SO FAR. LAST TIME BRAKES JUST GAVE WAY & NEEDED TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE. ON 5TH SET OF BRAKES. ALSO, REMOTE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK/ BOTH FRONT WINDOWS GLASS DISTORTED/REPLACED SPARK PLUGS/REPLACED TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK SYSTEM/REPLACED NOISY FRONT END/REPLACED STARTER, AND REALIGNED DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HINGE.

NHTSA complaint #852142 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Temperance, MI

VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM

POWER CONNECTOR DISCONNECTED FROM GLASS SIMILAR TO ODI 536146.

NHTSA complaint #708136 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Temperance, MI

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

POWER CONNECTOR DISCONNECTED FROM GLASS SIMILAR TO ODI 536146.

NHTSA complaint #708136 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

LOS Alamos, CA

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

FRONT WINDSHIELD HAS A GLAZE OVER CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY, UNABLE TO CLEAN OFF. MJS

NHTSA complaint #608123 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Beverly HI, CA

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

BATTERY FOR REMOTE UNIT REPLACED HOWEVER BATTERY FAILED IN ONE WEEK.

NHTSA complaint #543928 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Tuscaloosa, AL

VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY

MIRRORS & PLASTIC PARTS OF TRUNK ARE FADED - A GRAY COLOR. THE SUN ROOF VISOR KEEPS COMING OFF TRACK. THERE IS A NOISE IN THE FUEL SYSTEM COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE BACK SEAT. SOUNDS LIKE A HIGH PITCHED WHINE. CD PLAYER STOPPED ACCEPTING CDS. THERE IS A WHISTLING NOISE & LEAK FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW (UP FROM THE MIRROR).

NHTSA complaint #702568 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Tuscaloosa, AL

VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES

MIRRORS & PLASTIC PARTS OF TRUNK ARE FADED - A GRAY COLOR. THE SUN ROOF VISOR KEEPS COMING OFF TRACK. THERE IS A NOISE IN THE FUEL SYSTEM COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE BACK SEAT. SOUNDS LIKE A HIGH PITCHED WHINE. CD PLAYER STOPPED ACCEPTING CDS. THERE IS A WHISTLING NOISE & LEAK FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW (UP FROM THE MIRROR).

NHTSA complaint #702568 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Arlington, VA

VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM

REAR WINDOW DEFROST FAILED, POWER CONNECTOR KEEPS RIPPING OFF OF GLASS WHEN THE TOP IS PUT DOWN.

NHTSA complaint #536146 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Weston, FL

VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR

INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC CHROMATIC MIRROR. INTERIOR LIQUID LEAKED INTO INTERNAL WORKINGS OF MIRROR WHILE CAR WAS SITTING. INTERIOR SURFACE OF MIRROR FOGGED/DIRTY AND DIFFICULT TO USE DURING DAY. DURING NIGHT THE MIRROR WAS NOT USABLE UNDER ANY CONDITIONS AND THERE WAS NO READ VIEW AT NIGHT EXCEPT FOR GLARE. THERE IS NO 'MANUAL' MODE ON THIS MIRROR AND HAND ADJUSTMENT WAS USELESS. A SERVICE REP AT HOLLYWOOD-CHRYSLER MENTIONED THAT A 1999 MODEL WITH 1000 MILES ON IT HAS ITS MIRROR REPLACED THAT MORNING (UNDER WARRANTY.)

NHTSA complaint #700814 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Houston, TX

VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY

LOUD WIND NOISE IN SUN ROOF.

NHTSA complaint #533888 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Kansas City, MO

VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE

WHEN THE WINDOWS GET FOGGED UP THE DEFROSTER DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY, LEAVING LITTLE OR NO VISION TO DRIVER. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN.

NHTSA complaint #821540 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

George SCH, PA

VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR

VEHICLE SHIMMIES CONSTANTLY, THE INTENSITY VARIES THE THE RATE OF SPEED AND ROAD CONDITIONS. STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES CONSTANTLY AND JERKS RIGHT AND LEFT WHEN VEHICLE HITS BUMPS. THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS SHAKE WHEN VEHICLE TRAVELS ON ANY NON-SMOOTH ROAD CONDITIONS.

NHTSA complaint #527470 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Other 1997 Chrysler Sebring problems

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