2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING Steering Problems

ON FEBRUARY 14 2012 SOMETHING ON MY LEFT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL BROKE, I COULD NO LONG STEER AND THE WHEEL LAID OUTWARD TOWARD THE GROUND. THERE IS A LONG ARM LIKE PART, THAT WAS LITERALLY HANGING OFF THE WHEEL. IT IS NOW UNOPERABLE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I AM SO GLAD I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 30 MPH DUE TO TRAFFIC, I WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT A AUTO ACCIDENT. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING 5 YEARS AGO. NICE LOOKING CAR, BUT THE ENGINE IS TOTAL JUNK. TRANSMISSION LEAKS, LEAKS OIL, POWER STEERING, MASSIVE VIBRATION WHEN AT A STOP, MASSIVE ENGINE NOISE. ENGINE IS JUNK. HAD TO TRADE IN FOR A MUCH BETTER AND RELIABLE CAR. I WILL NOT PURCHASE CHRYSLER AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY DETACHED WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, HE REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT AXLE AND BOTH FRONT BALL JOINTS. APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT FOR IT TO PERFORM NORMALLY. AS OF DECEMBER 17, 2007, THE MECHANIC HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,888.

SINCE I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE IN 2001 I HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY WINDOW, STEERING CLICKING, POWER TRAIN COMPUTER AND TRANSMISSION COMPUTER, TAPPING IN THE ENGINE, ENGINE FAILURE, CRANKSHAFT, NOW SERVERE KNOCKING. I WILL NOT ADVICE ANYONE TO PURCHASE A SEBRING FROM CHYSLER. IT'S SAD THAT CHYSLER NOT HELPING CORRECT THE PROBLEMS THAT THEIR VEHICLE HAS. *NM

I AM HAVING ISSUE WITH MY TRANSMISSION, (THE ELECTRONIC AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) PART WHICH I HAD AN ESTIMATE OF CLOSE TO $2000 TO BE REPAIRED.

FRONT END SUSPENSION, WHEEL BEARING & STEERING - GRINDING NOISE WHEN GOING OVER SMALL HOLES OR HILLS SUCH AS SPEED BUMPS & POT HOLES. ALMOST NEVER WHEN DRIVING DIRECTLY FORWARD, BUT OFTEN WHEN TURNING. DEALER MADE 4 (FOUR) REPAIR ATTEMPTS AND STILL HAS NOT GOTTEN IT RIGHT. NOT 2 MONTHS AFTER LAST REPAIR, WHICH TOOK SIX WEEKS TO GET ALL THE PARTS TOGETHER (DURING WHICH THE LEMON LAW COVERAGE FOR MY CAR EXPIRED - GO WONDER ABOUT THAT..) THE NOISES HAVE RETURNED AGAIN. OTHER ISSUES, I HAVE SEEN 6 TOTAL ISSUES MENTIONED IN THIS SITE THAT I CAN IDENTIFY WITH. AS FOR THOSE SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS SOME HAVE MENTIONED, YES I AGREE THE PEDALS ARE TOO CLOSE WHICH MAKES IT EASY TO MASH BOTH BRAKE & GAS PEDALS. *JB

AFTER IT RAINED, WATER COLLECTED IN A PUDDLE ON THE BACK INTERIOR FLOORBOARD. THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY SUSPECTED THE WATER CAME FROM THE DOOR SEALS AND REPLACED THEM, HOWEVER THE LEAK RESURFACED AND IT DID NOT COME FROM DOOR SEALS. CONSUMER BELIEVED THE LEAK CAME FROM THE CHASSIS. *JB OTHER PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWED: CD PLAYER MALFUNCTIONED, A/C UNIT FAILED AND WAS REPAIRED TWO TIMES, THE DOOR PANEL WAS REPLACED, THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED/SQUEALED WHEN TURNED/REPAIR KIT WAS INSTALLED/CLOCKSPRING WAS REPLACED, THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START, THERE WERE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, A LOUD SOUND HAD COME FROM THE BRAKES, THE WINDOW BUTTONS WERE LOOSE AT THE SWITCH, AND THE ENGINE CRANKED BUT DID NOT START AND WAS FOUND TO BE FLOODED. SCC

STEERING WHEEL IS VERY LOOSE AND MAKING A GIRDING NOISE SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE . CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER AND A REPAIR SHOP, AND WAS TOLD THAT PARTS HAD BEEN OMITTED DURING MANUFACTURING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HAVE POOR STEERING CAPABILITIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WAS GOING AROUND A CURB THROUGH A DRIVE THROUGH WINDOW WHEN STEERING LOCKED UP. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP , AND WAS ABLE TO TAKE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT CAUSE OF STEERING LOCK UP COULD NOT BE FOUND.*AK *JB