Chrysler Sebring Sedan 2004

Model Sebring Sedan made in 2004 by Chrysler got 15 consumer complains as well as 1 recall. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to engine and engine and engine cooling. There was one recall concerning suspension .

Sebring sedan year 2004

Recalls
Consumer Complaints

Model 2004

Recalls

Campaign	Manufacturer	Type	# of units affected	Recall Initiated by	Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products	Report Recieved Date	Record Creation Date
SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER ARM
10E059000	FEDERAL-MOGUL CORPORATION	E (Equipment)	22689	MFR	CHRYSLER GROUP LLC	12/27/2010	12/27/2010
Defect Summary	Federal-mogul is recalling certain replacement control arm assemblies, part numbers k7425, 10945, fa4510x, k7427, 10946, and fa4611x, sold for use on various passenger vehicles listed above. the ball joint on the control arm assembly can fail causing the ball stud to wear through the control arm housing resulting in noise and/or separation of the ball stud from the housing.
Consequence Summary	If there is a separation of the ball stud from the housing, the driver can loose steering control, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
Corrective Summary	Federal-mogul will notify owners of record and replace the affected control arms free of charge. the safety recall is expected to begin during january 2011. owners may contact federal-mogul at 1-877-489-6659.
Notes	This recall only pertains to replacement control arm assemblies and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles manufactured by chrysler llc.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences
ENGINE
11/27/2009	87277	1
	Water housing outlet manifold leaks. this is the third time it has to be replaced. *tr
11/27/2009	87277
	Water housing outlet manifold leaks. this is the third time it has to be replaced.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
10/10/2010	46988
	*what happened? use as much space as you need. we own this 2004 chrysler sebring as we purchased it new in the fall of 2004 from westborn chrysler in dearborn. in the spring of 2005 we took a trip to florida, and as we were getting off the freeway, at the first stop light, the car was jerking to the point that if we did not put it in park it would hit the gar in front, then it stopped. it stopped several times in that trip. we took it to the dealer; they could not diagnose anything wrong with it. we drove the car short distances since, but recently started to drive about 20 miles one way, when it started to have the same symptoms. we experience several cases of sudden stalling, jerking and sudden stops when turning. it happens when have to stop after a highway drive. in one instance it almost hit our house. we took the car to the dealer again and were told that the right downstream o2 sensor, and the harness connector have to be replaced and the fuel injector needs to be serviced. also the power steering pump is noisy. chrysler would pay for the parts, but we would have to pick up the labor cost of $1,103, because the car has 47,000 miles, it is so far since the warranty expired. they claim this is not covered by the 70,000 miles or 7 years warranty. it is the engine and/or transmission that are malfunctioning, but they try to find different things to give me the run around and not to cover the expenses. after all, t really thing that this will not fix the problem, this is only the effect of a different cause, that is not even found. 2. another issue is that once it rains, the carpet on the driver side is always wet. 3. a third issue, we had to replace the blower motor resistor. all common problems with these cars, as i read complaints. why isn't chrysler stepping up and fixing tese problems?
POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
10/10/2010	46988
	*what happened? use as much space as you need. we own this 2004 chrysler sebring as we purchased it new in the fall of 2004 from westborn chrysler in dearborn. in the spring of 2005 we took a trip to florida, and as we were getting off the freeway, at the first stop light, the car was jerking to the point that if we did not put it in park it would hit the gar in front, then it stopped. it stopped several times in that trip. we took it to the dealer; they could not diagnose anything wrong with it. we drove the car short distances since, but recently started to drive about 20 miles one way, when it started to have the same symptoms. we experience several cases of sudden stalling, jerking and sudden stops when turning. it happens when have to stop after a highway drive. in one instance it almost hit our house. we took the car to the dealer again and were told that the right downstream o2 sensor, and the harness connector have to be replaced and the fuel injector needs to be serviced. also the power steering pump is noisy. chrysler would pay for the parts, but we would have to pick up the labor cost of $1,103, because the car has 47,000 miles, it is so far since the warranty expired. they claim this is not covered by the 70,000 miles or 7 years warranty. it is the engine and/or transmission that are malfunctioning, but they try to find different things to give me the run around and not to cover the expenses. after all, t really thing that this will not fix the problem, this is only the effect of a different cause, that is not even found. 2. another issue is that once it rains, the carpet on the driver side is always wet. 3. a third issue, we had to replace the blower motor resistor. all common problems with these cars, as i read complaints. why isn't chrysler stepping up and fixing tese problems?
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
01/15/2011
	I have a 2004 chrysler sebring. the problem is that it has door handles that have a metal covering on them. i have replaced them several times. the metal covering on the handles start to peel off and it cuts your hands if not careful. my granddaughter required stitches from opening the back door. i have also had serious cuts. after talking to other sebring owners i have found that they have the same problems with the door handles and being cut. i would like to she this changed to different handles, however i am only able to get the same type of handle for my car.