Bulletins


BulletinBulletin dateReplacement BulletinItem no.SummaryAdded
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
080100105/25/2001620059Subject regarding airbag / clock spring service for various models including 2002 model year jeep liberty. *tt07/10/2001
0800600REV12/29/2000080600618049Subject regarding wire splice repairs. *sb04/03/2001
083209709/19/19976088834Information regarding nhtsa authorized airbag deactivation for medical necessity. *nlm01/10/2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING
08060002/25/2000609995This bulletin provides a revised wire splice procedure and related parts. *tt04/12/2000

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
10/07/1999307/01/1998
 After the dealer had the car for 2 days and said there was no problem the car again went totaly dead, but this time while being driven on a mountin road. th electrical system completely failed, resulting in no headlights as well as no abs or power steering and my employee hit a telephone pole. *ak
08/01/19984
 Electrical. horn. brakes.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
04/01/1998103/01/1998
 Alternator failed. *yc
108/01/1997
 Alternator failed. mjs
12/01/1997110/08/1997
 Alternator failed.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY
09/01/2001208/01/2001
 Cruise control from purchase didn't work, salesman told me i needed to be traveling 55 mph for it work. turned out, it was broken, cost me $100 to repair. one month after purchase, car dead, turned out it needed a batery. dealership paid the cost. 2nd month after purchase, check enging light came on, car running sluggish and popping noise, turned out i needed a spark plug. i requested they change them all. they wouldn't. 3 months after purchase check enging light on again, car running very sluggish, popping noise again, filled up with gas, car wouldn't start, had to have it towed it. this is rediculous. i want to file a lemon. law. i can't afford a $400/mo paymnet and pay for my car to be repaired on a monthly basis. what can i do?*ak
308/01/1997
 Vehicle has had three battery replacements. mjs
06/01/1998112/31/1997
 Battery failed.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION
1
 The key could not be removed from the ignition when in the park position. the dealer was notified and indicated that the component was recalled but the consumers vehicle was not included due to vin. *nlm
09/01/2001208/01/2001
 Cruise control from purchase didn't work, salesman told me i needed to be traveling 55 mph for it work. turned out, it was broken, cost me $100 to repair. one month after purchase, car dead, turned out it needed a batery. dealership paid the cost. 2nd month after purchase, check enging light came on, car running sluggish and popping noise, turned out i needed a spark plug. i requested they change them all. they wouldn't. 3 months after purchase check enging light on again, car running very sluggish, popping noise again, filled up with gas, car wouldn't start, had to have it towed it. this is rediculous. i want to file a lemon. law. i can't afford a $400/mo paymnet and pay for my car to be repaired on a monthly basis. what can i do?*ak
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH
54020112/29/2001
 The ignition had locked up, and the key wouldn't unlock the steering wheel. the dealer has been contacted. ts the shifter was able to moved. scc
09/12/1998
 Due to defective pcv valve vehicle stalled and almost caused an accident. also problems with the boot for the convertible top and ignition. cause unknown. please provide further information. *ak
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING
12/18/2003206/29/2000
 Service engine light came on oct 2003. took it to the goodyear (gy) service center put on a diagn. machine. indicated misfires. major tune-up performed. picked car up 4:30 p.m. service eng light was off. by 8:00 p.m. it was on again. took back next day & another tune-up done w/ chrysler points & plugs this time. picked up that afternoon. light was off. car ran rough & made loud roaring noise. next day light came on. took car back. noise stopped. light off for a few hours & car was still running rough. cost incl. tires - $1480.00. in richmond, va for 5 wks for trng for new job. dec 4, car idled erratically. every time slowed down it cut off. took it to meineke service center in richmond. diag. indicated errors w/ fuel injectors & misfiring. told me take back to gy for them to correct. that day took to gy service center. they contacted warranty person & gy service center in danville, va & told me danville gy said when i brought car to them it didn't have injector problem & warranty person said id have to pay for any work. made an appt. haynes chrysler jeep in richmond to check car 12/9. invoice stated 5 different codes present. multiple misfire, injector #2, #4 & #6 control circuit, map sensor won't change on start up. performed diag test w/serv manual 4 every single code. no prob found. called ed tecconect for help. we figure that egr valve was causing all the problem. removed & replaced egr valve. test drove. car runs normal. the cost was $452.43. made appt. wi/chrysler service home for recall work onball joints. 12/18-husband leaving for work car wouldn't go in gear at 1st. service engine soon light back on. the car hesitating before going into gear has occurred 2 or 3 times in the last 2 months. tried trading vehicle. owe approx $12,000 on it, trade in value about $5,000.dealers want $9,000-$10,000 down payment. *ak
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD
10/29/2003500001006/29/2000
 I am so disgusted. i will never buy another chrysler vehicle, nor will i encourage anyone else to do so. i purchased a 1998 chrysler sebring lxi on 6/29/2000. since that time i have had the following problems: key won't work in trunk all the time. lack of air bag deployment - 2 different incidents (reported in a previous complaint) passenger side seat belt will open if you just push against it - i have taken the vehicle to the certified service agent (over a year ago) who was supposed to order the part and contact me when it arrived. he never did and now that dealership is not the service agent anymore.*ak driver's side seatbelt twists inside the covered area attached to the interior wall of the vehicle. high-pitched whining sound coming from front driver's side tire area. have replaced rotors twice. have had to purchase those expensive ($600 - $800) goodyear tires about 4 - 6 times. one day, about 18 months ago, i was on the highway driving to work, going uphill and my car just slowly died. all the lights went out, i could not give it any gas, i could barely steer it and it just rolled to a stop. i kept trying to crank it and nothing happened. i was still partly in the road, so i put it in neutral and tried to back it onto the shoulder. after doing that, i tried to crank it again and it started right up. i drove it to a garage nearby, but they could find nothing wrong. hesitation when going from park to drive. more complaints are being submitted in a subsequent form.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
08/17/1998207/26/1998
 Power locks and power trunk release button failed due to failure of the body control module.