NHTSA Complaint #10322784 — 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10322784 |
| Vehicle | 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 40,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | VA |
Consumer Description
AT AROUND 40K MILES THE HORN ON MY 2006 SEBRING STARTED TO GO OFF WITHOUT BEING PRESSED. AT FIRST IT MALFUNCTIONED WHEN I UNLOCKED THE CAR WITH THE KEYLESS REMOTE. THEN IT BEGIN DOING IT WHILE DRIVING. IT DOESN'T JUST BEEP THE HORN GETS STUCK SO I AM POUNDING ON MY STEERING WHEEL TRYING TO GET IT TO STOP. MY WIFE WAS PULLED OVER ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE POLICE THOUGHT SHE WAS DRIVING AGGRESSIVELY BLARING THE HORN AT EVERYONE. LUCKILY WHILE SHE WAS EXPLAINING TO THE OFFICER THE PROBLEM THE CAR HAS THE HORN WENT OFF AND HE SAW FOR HIMSELF THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS I JUST HAD THE MECHANIC UNHOOK THE HORN, WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD, BECAUSE HE GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE NEAR $1000.00 TO REPAIR IT. SO ITS BEEN OVER A YEAR AND ABOUT 20K MILES THAT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH NO HORN. MY CAR IS DUE FOR SAFETY INSPECTION ON APRIL 25TH AND IT DEFINITELY WONT PASS WITHOUT A HORN, AND $1000 IS WAY TOO MUCH TO PAY TO GET A HORN FIXED. HAD I KNOWN ABOUT THIS SITE A COUPLE YEARS AGO I WOULD HAVE POSTED A COMPLAINT THEN, BUT I GUESS BETTER LATE THAN NEVER.
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