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2006 Chrysler SEBRING SEDAN problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

18 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

86,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2006 model year. Data updated: . 16 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Electrical System is the most frequently named component, appearing in 12 of 18 complaints (66.7%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Steering behavior527.8%
Engine operation15.6%
Braking behavior15.6%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Electrical System
12
Air Bags
5
Electrical System:Horn
3
Steering
3
Latches/Locks/Linkages
1
Power Train
1
Service Brakes
1
Structure:Frame And Members
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Electrical System12
Air Bags5
Electrical System:Horn3
Steering3
Latches/Locks/Linkages1
Power Train1
Service Brakes1
Structure:Frame And Members1

Electrical System: 12; Air Bags: 5; Electrical System:Horn: 3; Steering: 3; Latches/Locks/Linkages: 1; Power Train: 1; Service Brakes: 1; Structure:Frame And Members: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
1
25,000 to 49,999
1
50,000 to 74,999
4
75,000 to 99,999
3
100,000 to 149,999
6
150,000 and above
1
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0001
25,000 to 49,9991
50,000 to 74,9994
75,000 to 99,9993
100,000 to 149,9996
150,000 and above1

Under 25,000: 1; 25,000 to 49,999: 1; 50,000 to 74,999: 4; 75,000 to 99,999: 3; 100,000 to 149,999: 6; 150,000 and above: 1

100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (6). 2 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2011
4
2012
3
2013
1
2014
5
2015
3
2016
1
2017
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20114
20123
20131
20145
20153
20161
20171

2011: 4; 2012: 3; 2013: 1; 2014: 5; 2015: 3; 2016: 1; 2017: 1

Pattern summary

Electrical System leads the component reports. Steering behavior appears in 5 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 1 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10394091 · 2011-04-03 (April 3, 2011)

ON MY 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING WITH THE 2.4 LITRE ENGINE. IT IS A SEDAN. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING AND WHEN WE TOOK IN INTO A MECHANIC, HE FOUND THAT THE BRACKET BETWEEN THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNT TO THE ENGINE WAS BROKEN. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY WILL NOT BE MANUFACTURING THE PART UNTIL THE END OF JUNE. *TR

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Owner report 10454753 · 2012-04-10 (April 10, 2012)

HORN STARTED GOING OFF WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVE. THEN STARTED GOING OFF AS YOU DRIVE THE CAR. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO TAKE OUT THE FUSE, WHICH DISABLES THE AIRBAG IN THE STEERING WHEEL. BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS ARE SAFETY ISSUES AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND CHRYSLER NEEDS TO BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE AS IT SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW. *TR

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Owner report 10744219 · 2015-07-28 (July 28, 2015)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING SEDAN. WHILE DRIVING 11 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

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Owner report 10983535 · 2017-05-04 (May 4, 2017)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING SEDAN. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND LATER IMPOUNDED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY, INTERNAL STOMACH INJURY, AND A MIGRAINE HEADACHE D…

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Data completeness

18 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

88.9%Usable mileage16 / 18 records
100.0%Valid incident date18 / 18 records
100.0%Valid filing date18 / 18 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates18 / 18 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component2000200120022003200420052006
Electrical System
00.0%

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233.3%
ODI 10410430 · 52,000 mi

2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI NO HORN, NO CRUISE CONTROL, AND AIR BAG DEACTIVATED (LIGHT ON) ALL THREE OF THESE ISSUES ARE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING PART# 4649092AC BY CHRYSLER CORP. THEY HAD THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR LATE 90'S TO EARLY 2000 MINI VAN'S. THIS IS A REAL THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY, AND THERE NEED TO BE ACTION TAKEN; DO TO THE FACT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THESE CLOCK SPRINGS (4649092AC) ON THE ROAD. DO TO THE COST OF THIS REPAIR (CHECK ALLDATA AUTO REPAIR GUIDE), A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL OPT OUT OF DOING THIS REPAIR. *KB

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19.1%
ODI 10731551 · 121,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING SEDAN. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

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133.3%
ODI 10701669 · 130,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHRYSLER SEBRING SEDAN. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN, HORN, AND CRUISE CONTROL WERE FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

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110.0%
ODI 10660887 · 500 mi

I WAS CROSSING 4 LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND MY CAR STALLED AND DIED. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAD HAPPENED SO I WAS UNSURE WHAT TO DO. THANK GOODNESS I PUT MY CAR IN P AND RESTARTED IT IN ENOUGH TIME TO GET OUT OF THE WAY BEFORE I WAS HIT. THIS HAS AGAIN HAPPENED MANY TIMES OVER THE LAST 10+ YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. FUNNILY ENOUGH, AS I PULLED UP TO MY BANK TO MAKE MY FINAL CAR PAYMENT, THE CAR ALSO STALLED. IT WAS TOO IRONIC. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH IS SUCH A HASSLE AND OF COURSE, THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. NOW, MY CHECK ENGI…

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654.5%
ODI 10421113 · 56,689 mi

I WAS DRIVING I CAME TO THE RED LIGHT ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEAR THIS DING AS IF MY SEAT BELT WAS NOT ON AND THE RADIO GOES COMPLETELY OUT. I TRY TURNING IT BACK ON AND NOTHING. I GET TO MY DESTINATION AND GET OUT OF THE CAR AND PRESS THE DOOR LOCK ON THE REMOTE CONTROL AND NOTHING HAPPENS. I PRESS THE TRUNK RELEASE IN THE CAR AND ON THE REMOTE CONTROL AND STILL NOTHING HAPPENS. I GET OUT OF THE CAR, SO I PRESS THE DOOR LOCK ON THE REMOTE CONTROL AND CAR AND STILL NOTHING, I HAD TO PRESS THE SINGLE DOOR LOCK TO LOCK THE DOORS. I GET HOME AND …

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1266.7%
ODI 10376355 · 92,000 mi

HORN GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY IN COLD WEATHER. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS AT APROX 3AM AND AGAIN AT 6AM. I'VE HAD TO START PULLING THE FUSE EVERY NIGHT. IT WILL ALSO RANDOMLY GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. NOT ONLY IS IT HUMILIATING BUT IT IS DANGEROUS. I WAS SHOCKED AND VERY DISAPPOINTED TO FIND ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON LINE BUT WHEN I CALLED CHRYSLER THEY HAD RECEIVED NONE. PEOPLE, NOTHING CAN BE ADDRESSED IF YOU DON'T COMPLAIN TO THE SOURCE. PLEASE EVERYONE WITH THIS ISSUE CALL YOU CHRYSLER CANADA OR US AND MAKE A FORMAL COMPLAINT SO THIS ISSUE CAN B…

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Air Bags
00.0%

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116.7%
ODI 10845828 · 100,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING AROUND TOWN AND MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. NOW THE STEERING WHEEL KINDA CLUNKS WHEN YOU TURN IT AND IS STIFF WHEN MAKING TURNS. SINCE THIS HAS HAPPEN MY HORN NOR MY CRUISE CONTROL WORKS. CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND MY VIN ISN'T IN THE RECALL FOR AIR BAG ISSUES. SEEMS UNSAFE

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19.1%
ODI 10731551 · 121,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING SEDAN. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

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133.3%
ODI 10701669 · 130,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHRYSLER SEBRING SEDAN. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN, HORN, AND CRUISE CONTROL WERE FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

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110.0%
ODI 10680329 · 45,000 mi

WARMING THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY AND BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PRIVATE DRIVEWAY, NO COLLISION OR OTHER POSSIBLE SHOCK. THE AIR BAG INDICATOR HAD BEEN LIT FOR APPROX 2 MONTHS AND I HAD SCHEDULED REPAIRS BUT HAD NOT HAD THEM COMPLETED. CAR WAS AT IDLE AFTER APPROX 10 MINUTES OF IDLE RUNNING. *TR

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436.4%
ODI 10443704 · 62,000 mi

THE HORN GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND EVENTUALLY THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE IS TO DISCONNECT IT, BECAUSE OF POOR ASSEMBLY FROM CHRYSLER, THEY ATTACHED THE HORN TO THE AIRBAG AND THE ENTIRE SYSTEM HAS TO BE REPLACED- IF THE HORN DOES NOT WORK, NEITHER DOES THE AIRBAG. A DEATH TRAP. POOR DESIGN OF THE 2.7 ENGINE BY CHRYSLER..OIL LIGHT FLICKERS... OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP WHICH WILL CAUSE CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AND RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

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527.8%
ODI 10457150

THE HORN GOES OFF BY ITSELF AND CONTINUED TO SOUND UNTIL THE FUSE WAS PULLED. THE FUSE IS CONNECTED TO THE AIR BAG AND THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY NOW THAT THE FUSE IS OUT. THE COST OF REPAIR IS OVER $1000.00. A QUICK SEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWS MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE. THE HORN BEING CONNECTED TO THE AIR BAG IN WHICH THE HORN IS DEFECTIVE MAKING THE AIR BAG USELESS. THIS IS NOT A RESULT OF WEAR ON THE CAR AND IS A RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE SWITCH CONNECTED TO THE AIR BAG. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THE ISSUE. *JS

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Suspension
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

233.3%
ODI 10458856

THE DASH, RADIO, & CD PLAYER LIGHTS FLASH OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY. THIS OCCURS ON RANDOM OCCASIONS, BUT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN IN WET WEATHER. IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN OPERATING THE TURN SIGNAL. THE LIGHTS WILL DIM LOW AND WILL NOT RETURN TO A "NORMAL" BRIGHTNESS UNTIL YOU ADJUST THE TURN SIGNAL ARM. ANOTHER ALARMING ISSUE IS ON OCCASION, SMOKE WILL APPEAR FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING ON THE LIGHTS. THE OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IS WHEN TURNING A CORNER AND ACCELERATING AFTER A STOP, THE CD PLAYER HESITATES, OR SKIPS AS IF THE POWER H…

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218.2%
ODI 10608135 · 102,000 mi

COMING TO A STOP AND TURNING RIGHT. NOISE AND WHEEL JUST FELL FLAT ON ROADWAY. LOWER BALL JOINT DISCONNEDTED AND MADE STEERING IMPOSSIBLE AND CAR UNCONTROLLABLE. AFTER REPAIR ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER THE SAM WHEEL TOP BALL JOINT DISCONNECTED AND NEARLY RESULTED IN A ACCIDENT ON A BUSY STREET. THE MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED ALSO CHECKED THE DRIVER SIDE BALL JOINTS AND I WAS TOLD THEY WERE WITHIN SPECS. IN MAY OF 2014 WHILE DRIVING AROUND 50 MILES AN HOUR THE BOTTOM BALLJOINT ON THE DRIVER SIDE DISENGAGED AND THE STEERING WAS LOST AND THE TIRE FELL FLAT A…

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00.0%

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330.0%
ODI 10629410 · 108,000 mi

I BOUGHT MY 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING SEDAN IN FEBRUARY OF 2014. TWO MONTHS LATER IN APRIL THE BALL STUDS ON MY TIRES WERE POPPING OFF WHILE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND MY CAR STARTED WOBBLING. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE PLACE WHERE I GOT IT FROM AND THEY FIXED IT. TWO MONTHS LATER IN JUNE THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE SAME TIRE. THE BALL STUDS FLEW OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THE TIRE WAS HANGING ON BY ONE BALL STUD THE OTHERS WERE BROKEN OFF. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE SHOP AND IT WAS FIXED. NOW IN AUGUST MY BALL JOINT SNAPPED AS I WAS BACKING OUT A PARKI…

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19.1%
ODI 11144551 · 106,000 mi

SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE IN 2006 THE HORN HAS BEEN GOING OFF BY ITSELF.. WHETHER DRIVING OR SITTING STATIONARY. I HAVE HAD TO BANG ON THE HORN PAD AREA TO GET IT TO STOP. AFTER YEARS OF HAVING TO DO THIS TO STOP THE BLARING HORN, IT NOW HAS A SHORT.. RUNS DOWN MY BATTERY BUT WILL NOT BLOW AT ALL. I HAVE HAD TO PULL THE FUSE TO SAVE MY BATTERY, HOWEVER, BECAUSE IT WILL NOT BLOW, I CANNOT GET AN INSPECTION STICKER. THEREFORE, I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE WITH AN EXPIRED STICKER SINCE AUGUST 2016 AS I CANNOT AFFORD THE HUNDREDS IT WOULD COST TO FIX THE HOR…

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15.6%
ODI 10909500 · 141,500 mi

BALL JOINT AND BALL STUD, SEPARATED AND BROKEN, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THIS OCCURED ON THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. BACK SIDE ALSO HAS BECOME EXTREMELY LOOSE AND GRINDING, ADVISED IT ALSO WILL SEPARATE AND BREAK, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. IT HAPPENED AT THE SAME TIME THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE BROKE DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT AND HAS NOT BEEN IN A PASSENGER SIDE ACCIDENT.

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Steering
00.0%

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00.0%

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19.1%
ODI 10652066

THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ON ALL THE CHYSLERS IF THIS IS AN KNOWN ISSUE ABOUT THE SUSPENSION AND STEERING OF PARTS. IT IS TOO EXPSENIVE TO FIX . *TR

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133.3%
ODI 10308389 · 60,000 mi

CLOCK SPRING BROKE IN STEERING WHEEL. AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. CALLED DEALER AND MADE APPOINTMENT. VERIFIED BROKEN SPRING . NOT IN STOCK. 10 DAYS LATER CALLED DEALER STILL NO PART. AM DRIVING WITHOUT AIR BAG, LIGHT STILL ON. *TR

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00.0%

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218.2%
ODI 10557109 · 87,000 mi

THE HORN ON THE VEHICLE STARTS TO RANDOMLY GO OFF AND WILL NOT STOP. HORN WILL BLOW EVEN WHILE DRIVING AT RANDOM TIMES. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS THERE IS ALSO A CLICKING NOISE THAT IS EMITTING FROM UNDERNEATH THE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY AS THE HORN STARTS TO GO OFF. I AM CONCERNED THAT AT SOME POINT DURING DRIVING THE AIRBAG MAY DEPLOY AT THE SAME TIME AS THE HORN IS RANDOMLY GOING OFF. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAY THEY ARE UNAWARE OF THIS ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE LISTED WITH THE NHTSA AND DO N…

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316.7%
ODI 10568281 · 121,000 mi

1ST TIME JUT GOT OUT OF DRIVEWAY IN A.M. AND CAR HORN WENT OFF AND STAYED ON THROUGH MOST OF STREET AND THEN TURNED CORNER AND WENT OFF AGAIN FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AS I APPROACHED 1ST STOPLIGHT. 2ND TIME AS I VERY BRIEFLY BEEPED HORN AT FRIEND TWICE, NEAR MY LOCAL DONUTS PLACE & MCD'S, BUT IT CONTINUED ! I WAS TOO EMBARRASSED TO STOP. 3RD TIME NO ONE AROUND IT PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WHEN I WAS SHOVELING SNOW. NEXT & WORST TIME AS I WAS PULLING IN TO STOP AT PLAZA AND IT CONTINUED AS I SHUT OFF CAR AND EVEN RESTARTED IT AND LOCKED DOOR & UNLOCKE…

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Engine
00.0%

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116.7%
ODI 10481508 · 102,008 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND EVERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED FOUR QUARTS OF OIL. AFTER PUTTING THE OIL IN THE VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE WHICH MADE A RATTLING NOISE BEFORE IT SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO …

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19.1%
ODI 11002021 · 156 mi

I TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY CAR IT'S MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION TO TAKE MY NEW BORN BACK AND FORTH TO OUR APPOINTMENTS I BRING MY CAR IN EVERY 4 MOTHS TO MAKE SURE MY CAR IS STILL SAFE FOR MY CHILD. MY ENGINE KNOCKS IT'S REALLY LOUD 3 DIFFERENT PEOPLE TOLD ME 3 DIFFERENT THINGS SO I BROUGHT IT INTO A CHRYSLER SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD JUST BUY A NEW CAR THAT THIS HAPPENS TO A LOT OF THE 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRINGS. SO I ASKED THEM WHAT'S WRONG AND THEY TOLD ME I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE

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00.0%

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330.0%
ODI 10490662 · 87,277 mi

WATER HOUSING OUTLET MANIFOLD LEAKS. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IT HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

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19.1%
ODI 10616969 · 71,000 mi

DRIVING ON 195 WEST HEAVY RAIN VEHICLE HYDROPLATES IN FRONT OF US NO WHERE TO GO BUT TO HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE IMY MAIN QUESTION IS MY AIRBAGS NEVER CAME OUT..QUESTIONING DEFECT...MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOWED AWAY I AM THE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE.... UPDATED 4/24/2015 *JS

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00.0%

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Unknown Or Other
00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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436.4%
ODI 10758483 · 120,000 mi

FUSE 8 UNDER HOOD, 20A FUSE. CHRYSLER HAS A COUPLE OF BRANCH CIRCUITS DOWNSTREAM OF THIS AND COLLECTIVELY AN INCREASED LOAD CONDITION CAUSES AN OVERLOAD ON STARTUP ONLY. INSTANT BURN FUSE CANT COPE. THE PROBLEM IS DESIGN, THERE ARE 4 CIRCUITS FED DOWNSTREAM ON THAT FUSE, IF THE COLLECTED LOAD BUILDS SOME RESISTANCE IT WILL EXCEED THE CAPACITY OF THE FUSE. I AM CURRENTLY CHANGING THE FUSE DAILY JUST TO START MY CAR AND GO. AND SOMETIMES HAVE TO CHANGE IT AGAIN BEFORE LEAVING MY DESTINATION. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE BY RESULTING TO GOOGLE AND T…

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15.6%
ODI 10786104 · 105,000 mi

I AM JOINING THE MANY OTHER OWNERS WHO'S HORNS GO OFF, WITH OUT WARNING CAR OFF OR CAR ON. AT THE SAME TIME THE HORN NOW SEEMS TO HAVE STOPPED WORKING ENTIRELY LEAVING ME NO WAY TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS THAT DO NOT SEE ME. I CAN CONFIRM THE COSTIVE A REPAIR IS ON THE $1100 RANGE AND MY LOCAL CHRYSLER REPORTS THEY DO THIS REPAIR 4 TIMES PER WEEK, NATIONWIDE. THIS REPAIR IS OUT OF MY BUDGET AND I THINK CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL AND REPAIR THESE VEHICLES. THE HORN HAS GONE OFF IN STATIONARY, MOTION, ON A CITY STREET AND HIGHWAY AND TURNING. EVE…

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Electrical System:Horn
00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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133.3%
ODI 10701669 · 130,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHRYSLER SEBRING SEDAN. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN, HORN, AND CRUISE CONTROL WERE FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

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00.0%

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00.0%

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316.7%
ODI 10407135 · 78,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE HORN WENT OFF ALL BY ITSELF. I QUICKLY PRESSED THE HORN IN RESPONSE AND IT WENT OFF. IT HAS CONTINUED TO DO THIS AND CONSIDERABLY GOTTEN WORSE. IT GOES OFF EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS NOT STARTED. WHEN I REMOVE THE FUSE IT STOPS...HOWEVER I CANNOT GET IT INSPECTED FOR FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE WITH THE FUSE OUT. *TR

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Engine And Engine Cooling
00.0%

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00.0%

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19.1%
ODI 10304095 · 82,758 mi

I HAD OVER $968.00 OF REPAIR WORK DONE AT MACHAIK CHRYSLER (GEORGETOWN,TEXAS ). THE MANAGER STATED THEY FOUND OIL LEAKING ONTO THE SPARK PLUG, HAD TO PERFORM A COMBUSTION CHAMBER CLEANING,CHEMICALLY CLEANS INTAKE CHAMBER .MOPAR FUEL INJECTION AND FUEL RAIL. REMOVE THE THROTTLE BODY AND CHEMICALLY CLEAN CARBON FROM THROTTLE BODY. AFTER I HAD THIS WORK DONE I DROVE 5-7MILES DOWN THE ROAD, AND MY 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING TIMING BELT BROKE AT 82,758 WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD NO POWER, LIGHTS,ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WORKED, AND ALMOST GOT K…

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00.0%

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110.0%
ODI 10360543 · 46,988 mi

*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 REC…

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218.2%
ODI 10401114 · 60,400 mi

MY CAR, 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING, 2.4 DUAL OVER HEAD (VIN [XXX]) HAS A BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT BRACKET (FRONT). IT IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND CANNOT BE ATTAINED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. OVER 250 PEOPLE ARE WAITING FOR THIS PART AND ARE CURRENTLY ON THE WAITING LIST, AS AM I. I CANNOT ATTAIN THIS PART AND FURTHER DAMAGE IS BEING DONE TO MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE IT WITHOUT THE BRACKET. CHRYSLER CORP. REFUSES TO PROVIDE ME WITH A RENTAL FOR THE TIME BEING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 …

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Electrical System69,000–104,500 mi92,000 mi11
ODI 10376355 · 92,000 mi

HORN GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY IN COLD WEATHER. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS AT APROX 3AM AND AGAIN AT 6AM. I'VE HAD TO START PULLING THE FUSE EVERY NIGHT. IT WILL ALSO RANDOMLY GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. NOT ONLY IS IT HUMILIATING BUT IT IS DANGEROUS. I WAS SHOCKED AND VERY DISAPPOINTED TO FIND ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON LINE BUT WHEN I CALLED CHRYSLER THEY HAD RECEIVED NONE. PEOPLE, NOTHING CAN BE ADDRESSED IF YOU DON'T COMPLAIN TO THE SOURCE. PLEASE EVERYONE WITH THIS ISSUE CALL YOU CHRYSLER CANADA OR US AND MAKE A FORMAL COMPLAINT SO THIS ISSUE CAN B…

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ODI 10454753 · 51,000 mi

HORN STARTED GOING OFF WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVE. THEN STARTED GOING OFF AS YOU DRIVE THE CAR. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO TAKE OUT THE FUSE, WHICH DISABLES THE AIRBAG IN THE STEERING WHEEL. BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS ARE SAFETY ISSUES AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND CHRYSLER NEEDS TO BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE AS IT SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW. *TR

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ODI 10552445 · 104,000 mi

VEHICLE'S HORN BLOWS AT DIFFERENT TIMES, IE...WHEN TURN SIGNAL IS ON, WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE AND WHEN NOBODY IS IN THE CAR, USUALLY IN THE EARLY MORNING. *TR

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Air BagsToo few reports for a range87,500 mi4 (sparse)
ODI 10562980 · 70,000 mi

2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING,HORN RANDOMLY GOES OFF EITHER WHILE VEHICLE ENGINE IS ON OR OFF....I TOOK OUT THE HORN FUSE AND NOW HAVE BEEN DRIVING UNSAFELY WITHOUT HORN AND APPARENTLY AIRBAGS. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN A FEW ACCIDENTS AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER WENT OFF.THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND NOT ONLY ARE WE DRIVING AROUND WITHOUT A HORN, BUT ALSO NO AIRBAGS. IF I OR ANYONE ELSE GETS INJURED IN MY CAR DUE TO THIS MATTER THERE WILL BE A LAWSUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER, AND I AM NOT THE SUING TYPE, BUT I PURCHASED TH…

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ODI 10575283 · 68,000 mi

BACK IN JANUARY, MY HORN IN MY 2006 SEBRING STARTED BLOWING BETWEEN 9 & 11 PM FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON. IT LASTED FOR ABOUT 40 SECONDS. I DID THINK MUCH OF IT AT THE TIME, BUT IT STARTED HAPPENING NIGHTLY. PRACTICALLY EVERY NIGHT THE HORNS WILL BLOW FOR ABOUT 40 TO 60 SECONDS. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHENEVER THERE IS A TEMPERATURE DROP OUTSIDE. BUT NOW IT WILL GOING OFF SOMETIMES WHEN I START THE CAR AND SOMETIME WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE TO HIT THE HORN TO STOP IT WHILE DRIVING TO GET IT TO STOP. OTHER DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS SEEM TO…

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ODI 10786104 · 105,000 mi

I AM JOINING THE MANY OTHER OWNERS WHO'S HORNS GO OFF, WITH OUT WARNING CAR OFF OR CAR ON. AT THE SAME TIME THE HORN NOW SEEMS TO HAVE STOPPED WORKING ENTIRELY LEAVING ME NO WAY TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS THAT DO NOT SEE ME. I CAN CONFIRM THE COSTIVE A REPAIR IS ON THE $1100 RANGE AND MY LOCAL CHRYSLER REPORTS THEY DO THIS REPAIR 4 TIMES PER WEEK, NATIONWIDE. THIS REPAIR IS OUT OF MY BUDGET AND I THINK CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL AND REPAIR THESE VEHICLES. THE HORN HAS GONE OFF IN STATIONARY, MOTION, ON A CITY STREET AND HIGHWAY AND TURNING. EVE…

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Electrical System:HornToo few reports for a range70,000 mi3 (sparse)
ODI 10407135 · 78,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE HORN WENT OFF ALL BY ITSELF. I QUICKLY PRESSED THE HORN IN RESPONSE AND IT WENT OFF. IT HAS CONTINUED TO DO THIS AND CONSIDERABLY GOTTEN WORSE. IT GOES OFF EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS NOT STARTED. WHEN I REMOVE THE FUSE IT STOPS...HOWEVER I CANNOT GET IT INSPECTED FOR FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE WITH THE FUSE OUT. *TR

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ODI 10446037 · 40,000 mi

HORN GOES OFF BY ITSELF. IT HAPPENED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND WAS FIXED BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY (REPLACED HORN PAD). IT IS NOW DOING IT AGAIN. *TT

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ODI 10562980 · 70,000 mi

2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING,HORN RANDOMLY GOES OFF EITHER WHILE VEHICLE ENGINE IS ON OR OFF....I TOOK OUT THE HORN FUSE AND NOW HAVE BEEN DRIVING UNSAFELY WITHOUT HORN AND APPARENTLY AIRBAGS. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN A FEW ACCIDENTS AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER WENT OFF.THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND NOT ONLY ARE WE DRIVING AROUND WITHOUT A HORN, BUT ALSO NO AIRBAGS. IF I OR ANYONE ELSE GETS INJURED IN MY CAR DUE TO THIS MATTER THERE WILL BE A LAWSUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER, AND I AM NOT THE SUING TYPE, BUT I PURCHASED TH…

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SteeringToo few reports for a range121,000 mi3 (sparse)
ODI 10568281 · 121,000 mi

1ST TIME JUT GOT OUT OF DRIVEWAY IN A.M. AND CAR HORN WENT OFF AND STAYED ON THROUGH MOST OF STREET AND THEN TURNED CORNER AND WENT OFF AGAIN FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AS I APPROACHED 1ST STOPLIGHT. 2ND TIME AS I VERY BRIEFLY BEEPED HORN AT FRIEND TWICE, NEAR MY LOCAL DONUTS PLACE & MCD'S, BUT IT CONTINUED ! I WAS TOO EMBARRASSED TO STOP. 3RD TIME NO ONE AROUND IT PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WHEN I WAS SHOVELING SNOW. NEXT & WORST TIME AS I WAS PULLING IN TO STOP AT PLAZA AND IT CONTINUED AS I SHUT OFF CAR AND EVEN RESTARTED IT AND LOCKED DOOR & UNLOCKE…

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ODI 10596108 · 80,000 mi

THERE IS A DEFECTIVE PART IN THE STEERING WHEEL THAT COSTS AROUND $1000 DOLLARS TO FIX. THE HORN WILL GO OFF WITH ANY WARNING. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 49 COMPLAINTS ON THE CAR COMPLAINTS WEBSITE FOR THE SEBRING MODEL. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHRYSLER/SEBRING/2006/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/HORN_GOES_OFF_BY_ITSELF.SHTML THE HONKING CAUSED THE PERSON TO SWERVE IN FRONT OF ME THINKING THAT THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY AND ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. *TR

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ODI 10983535 · 177,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING SEDAN. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND LATER IMPOUNDED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY, INTERNAL STOMACH INJURY, AND A MIGRAINE HEADACHE D…

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Latches/Locks/LinkagesToo few reports for a range24,000 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 10390106 · 24,000 mi

WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT I PUT THE CAR IN PARK. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN THE SHIFT LEVER WOULD NOT LEAVE PARK. THE CAR BECAME AN INANIMATE OBSTACLE TO FLOW OF TRAFFIC THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. *TR

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Power TrainToo few reports for a range24,000 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 10390106 · 24,000 mi

WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT I PUT THE CAR IN PARK. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN THE SHIFT LEVER WOULD NOT LEAVE PARK. THE CAR BECAME AN INANIMATE OBSTACLE TO FLOW OF TRAFFIC THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. *TR

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Service BrakesToo few reports for a range177,000 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 10983535 · 177,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING SEDAN. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND LATER IMPOUNDED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY, INTERNAL STOMACH INJURY, AND A MIGRAINE HEADACHE D…

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-112026-10

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-10 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 21 reports

2005: 1 complaints · 2006: 1 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2005011
2006001
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
20051100
20061800

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentElectrical SystemAir BagsElectrical System:HornSteeringLatches/Locks/LinkagesPower TrainService BrakesStructure:Frame And Members
Electrical System—
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ODI 10457150

THE HORN GOES OFF BY ITSELF AND CONTINUED TO SOUND UNTIL THE FUSE WAS PULLED. THE FUSE IS CONNECTED TO THE AIR BAG AND THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY NOW THAT THE FUSE IS OUT. THE COST OF REPAIR IS OVER $1000.00. A QUICK SEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWS MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE. THE HORN BEING CONNECTED TO THE AIR BAG IN WHICH THE HORN IS DEFECTIVE MAKING THE AIR BAG USELESS. THIS IS NOT A RESULT OF WEAR ON THE CAR AND IS A RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE SWITCH CONNECTED TO THE AIR BAG. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THE ISSUE. *JS

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ODI 10562980 · 70,000 mi

2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING,HORN RANDOMLY GOES OFF EITHER WHILE VEHICLE ENGINE IS ON OR OFF....I TOOK OUT THE HORN FUSE AND NOW HAVE BEEN DRIVING UNSAFELY WITHOUT HORN AND APPARENTLY AIRBAGS. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN A FEW ACCIDENTS AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER WENT OFF.THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND NOT ONLY ARE WE DRIVING AROUND WITHOUT A HORN, BUT ALSO NO AIRBAGS. IF I OR ANYONE ELSE GETS INJURED IN MY CAR DUE TO THIS MATTER THERE WILL BE A LAWSUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER, AND I AM NOT THE SUING TYPE, BUT I PURCHASED TH…

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ODI 10575283 · 68,000 mi

BACK IN JANUARY, MY HORN IN MY 2006 SEBRING STARTED BLOWING BETWEEN 9 & 11 PM FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON. IT LASTED FOR ABOUT 40 SECONDS. I DID THINK MUCH OF IT AT THE TIME, BUT IT STARTED HAPPENING NIGHTLY. PRACTICALLY EVERY NIGHT THE HORNS WILL BLOW FOR ABOUT 40 TO 60 SECONDS. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHENEVER THERE IS A TEMPERATURE DROP OUTSIDE. BUT NOW IT WILL GOING OFF SOMETIMES WHEN I START THE CAR AND SOMETIME WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE TO HIT THE HORN TO STOP IT WHILE DRIVING TO GET IT TO STOP. OTHER DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS SEEM TO…

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ODI 10562980 · 70,000 mi

2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING,HORN RANDOMLY GOES OFF EITHER WHILE VEHICLE ENGINE IS ON OR OFF....I TOOK OUT THE HORN FUSE AND NOW HAVE BEEN DRIVING UNSAFELY WITHOUT HORN AND APPARENTLY AIRBAGS. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN A FEW ACCIDENTS AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER WENT OFF.THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND NOT ONLY ARE WE DRIVING AROUND WITHOUT A HORN, BUT ALSO NO AIRBAGS. IF I OR ANYONE ELSE GETS INJURED IN MY CAR DUE TO THIS MATTER THERE WILL BE A LAWSUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER, AND I AM NOT THE SUING TYPE, BUT I PURCHASED TH…

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ODI 10568281 · 121,000 mi

1ST TIME JUT GOT OUT OF DRIVEWAY IN A.M. AND CAR HORN WENT OFF AND STAYED ON THROUGH MOST OF STREET AND THEN TURNED CORNER AND WENT OFF AGAIN FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AS I APPROACHED 1ST STOPLIGHT. 2ND TIME AS I VERY BRIEFLY BEEPED HORN AT FRIEND TWICE, NEAR MY LOCAL DONUTS PLACE & MCD'S, BUT IT CONTINUED ! I WAS TOO EMBARRASSED TO STOP. 3RD TIME NO ONE AROUND IT PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WHEN I WAS SHOVELING SNOW. NEXT & WORST TIME AS I WAS PULLING IN TO STOP AT PLAZA AND IT CONTINUED AS I SHUT OFF CAR AND EVEN RESTARTED IT AND LOCKED DOOR & UNLOCKE…

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ODI 10596108 · 80,000 mi

THERE IS A DEFECTIVE PART IN THE STEERING WHEEL THAT COSTS AROUND $1000 DOLLARS TO FIX. THE HORN WILL GO OFF WITH ANY WARNING. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 49 COMPLAINTS ON THE CAR COMPLAINTS WEBSITE FOR THE SEBRING MODEL. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHRYSLER/SEBRING/2006/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/HORN_GOES_OFF_BY_ITSELF.SHTML THE HONKING CAUSED THE PERSON TO SWERVE IN FRONT OF ME THINKING THAT THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY AND ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. *TR

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Air Bags
4
ODI 10457150

THE HORN GOES OFF BY ITSELF AND CONTINUED TO SOUND UNTIL THE FUSE WAS PULLED. THE FUSE IS CONNECTED TO THE AIR BAG AND THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY NOW THAT THE FUSE IS OUT. THE COST OF REPAIR IS OVER $1000.00. A QUICK SEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWS MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE. THE HORN BEING CONNECTED TO THE AIR BAG IN WHICH THE HORN IS DEFECTIVE MAKING THE AIR BAG USELESS. THIS IS NOT A RESULT OF WEAR ON THE CAR AND IS A RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE SWITCH CONNECTED TO THE AIR BAG. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THE ISSUE. *JS

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ODI 10562980 · 70,000 mi

2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING,HORN RANDOMLY GOES OFF EITHER WHILE VEHICLE ENGINE IS ON OR OFF....I TOOK OUT THE HORN FUSE AND NOW HAVE BEEN DRIVING UNSAFELY WITHOUT HORN AND APPARENTLY AIRBAGS. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN A FEW ACCIDENTS AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER WENT OFF.THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND NOT ONLY ARE WE DRIVING AROUND WITHOUT A HORN, BUT ALSO NO AIRBAGS. IF I OR ANYONE ELSE GETS INJURED IN MY CAR DUE TO THIS MATTER THERE WILL BE A LAWSUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER, AND I AM NOT THE SUING TYPE, BUT I PURCHASED TH…

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ODI 10575283 · 68,000 mi

BACK IN JANUARY, MY HORN IN MY 2006 SEBRING STARTED BLOWING BETWEEN 9 & 11 PM FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON. IT LASTED FOR ABOUT 40 SECONDS. I DID THINK MUCH OF IT AT THE TIME, BUT IT STARTED HAPPENING NIGHTLY. PRACTICALLY EVERY NIGHT THE HORNS WILL BLOW FOR ABOUT 40 TO 60 SECONDS. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHENEVER THERE IS A TEMPERATURE DROP OUTSIDE. BUT NOW IT WILL GOING OFF SOMETIMES WHEN I START THE CAR AND SOMETIME WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE TO HIT THE HORN TO STOP IT WHILE DRIVING TO GET IT TO STOP. OTHER DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS SEEM TO…

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1
ODI 10562980 · 70,000 mi

2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING,HORN RANDOMLY GOES OFF EITHER WHILE VEHICLE ENGINE IS ON OR OFF....I TOOK OUT THE HORN FUSE AND NOW HAVE BEEN DRIVING UNSAFELY WITHOUT HORN AND APPARENTLY AIRBAGS. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN A FEW ACCIDENTS AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER WENT OFF.THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND NOT ONLY ARE WE DRIVING AROUND WITHOUT A HORN, BUT ALSO NO AIRBAGS. IF I OR ANYONE ELSE GETS INJURED IN MY CAR DUE TO THIS MATTER THERE WILL BE A LAWSUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER, AND I AM NOT THE SUING TYPE, BUT I PURCHASED TH…

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1
ODI 10983535 · 177,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING SEDAN. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND LATER IMPOUNDED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY, INTERNAL STOMACH INJURY, AND A MIGRAINE HEADACHE D…

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1
ODI 10983535 · 177,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING SEDAN. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND LATER IMPOUNDED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY, INTERNAL STOMACH INJURY, AND A MIGRAINE HEADACHE D…

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Electrical System:Horn
1
ODI 10562980 · 70,000 mi

2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING,HORN RANDOMLY GOES OFF EITHER WHILE VEHICLE ENGINE IS ON OR OFF....I TOOK OUT THE HORN FUSE AND NOW HAVE BEEN DRIVING UNSAFELY WITHOUT HORN AND APPARENTLY AIRBAGS. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN A FEW ACCIDENTS AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER WENT OFF.THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND NOT ONLY ARE WE DRIVING AROUND WITHOUT A HORN, BUT ALSO NO AIRBAGS. IF I OR ANYONE ELSE GETS INJURED IN MY CAR DUE TO THIS MATTER THERE WILL BE A LAWSUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER, AND I AM NOT THE SUING TYPE, BUT I PURCHASED TH…

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1
ODI 10562980 · 70,000 mi

2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING,HORN RANDOMLY GOES OFF EITHER WHILE VEHICLE ENGINE IS ON OR OFF....I TOOK OUT THE HORN FUSE AND NOW HAVE BEEN DRIVING UNSAFELY WITHOUT HORN AND APPARENTLY AIRBAGS. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN A FEW ACCIDENTS AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER WENT OFF.THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND NOT ONLY ARE WE DRIVING AROUND WITHOUT A HORN, BUT ALSO NO AIRBAGS. IF I OR ANYONE ELSE GETS INJURED IN MY CAR DUE TO THIS MATTER THERE WILL BE A LAWSUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER, AND I AM NOT THE SUING TYPE, BUT I PURCHASED TH…

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Steering
2
ODI 10568281 · 121,000 mi

1ST TIME JUT GOT OUT OF DRIVEWAY IN A.M. AND CAR HORN WENT OFF AND STAYED ON THROUGH MOST OF STREET AND THEN TURNED CORNER AND WENT OFF AGAIN FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AS I APPROACHED 1ST STOPLIGHT. 2ND TIME AS I VERY BRIEFLY BEEPED HORN AT FRIEND TWICE, NEAR MY LOCAL DONUTS PLACE & MCD'S, BUT IT CONTINUED ! I WAS TOO EMBARRASSED TO STOP. 3RD TIME NO ONE AROUND IT PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WHEN I WAS SHOVELING SNOW. NEXT & WORST TIME AS I WAS PULLING IN TO STOP AT PLAZA AND IT CONTINUED AS I SHUT OFF CAR AND EVEN RESTARTED IT AND LOCKED DOOR & UNLOCKE…

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ODI 10596108 · 80,000 mi

THERE IS A DEFECTIVE PART IN THE STEERING WHEEL THAT COSTS AROUND $1000 DOLLARS TO FIX. THE HORN WILL GO OFF WITH ANY WARNING. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 49 COMPLAINTS ON THE CAR COMPLAINTS WEBSITE FOR THE SEBRING MODEL. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHRYSLER/SEBRING/2006/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/HORN_GOES_OFF_BY_ITSELF.SHTML THE HONKING CAUSED THE PERSON TO SWERVE IN FRONT OF ME THINKING THAT THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY AND ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. *TR

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1
ODI 10983535 · 177,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING SEDAN. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND LATER IMPOUNDED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY, INTERNAL STOMACH INJURY, AND A MIGRAINE HEADACHE D…

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ODI 10983535 · 177,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING SEDAN. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND LATER IMPOUNDED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY, INTERNAL STOMACH INJURY, AND A MIGRAINE HEADACHE D…

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ODI 10390106 · 24,000 mi

WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT I PUT THE CAR IN PARK. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN THE SHIFT LEVER WOULD NOT LEAVE PARK. THE CAR BECAME AN INANIMATE OBSTACLE TO FLOW OF TRAFFIC THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. *TR

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ODI 10390106 · 24,000 mi

WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT I PUT THE CAR IN PARK. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN THE SHIFT LEVER WOULD NOT LEAVE PARK. THE CAR BECAME AN INANIMATE OBSTACLE TO FLOW OF TRAFFIC THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. *TR

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ODI 10983535 · 177,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING SEDAN. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND LATER IMPOUNDED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY, INTERNAL STOMACH INJURY, AND A MIGRAINE HEADACHE D…

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ODI 10983535 · 177,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING SEDAN. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND LATER IMPOUNDED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY, INTERNAL STOMACH INJURY, AND A MIGRAINE HEADACHE D…

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Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

2 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

2 mentions · 11.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 102,500 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10744219 · 100,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING SEDAN. WHILE DRIVING 11 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

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ODI 10786104 · 105,000 mi

I AM JOINING THE MANY OTHER OWNERS WHO'S HORNS GO OFF, WITH OUT WARNING CAR OFF OR CAR ON. AT THE SAME TIME THE HORN NOW SEEMS TO HAVE STOPPED WORKING ENTIRELY LEAVING ME NO WAY TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS THAT DO NOT SEE ME. I CAN CONFIRM THE COSTIVE A REPAIR IS ON THE $1100 RANGE AND MY LOCAL CHRYSLER REPORTS THEY DO THIS REPAIR 4 TIMES PER WEEK, NATIONWIDE. THIS REPAIR IS OUT OF MY BUDGET AND I THINK CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL AND REPAIR THESE VEHICLES. THE HORN HAS GONE OFF IN STATIONARY, MOTION, ON A CITY STREET AND HIGHWAY AND TURNING. EVE…

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Brake response concerns

1 mentions · 5.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 177,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10983535 · 177,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING SEDAN. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND LATER IMPOUNDED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY, INTERNAL STOMACH INJURY, AND A MIGRAINE HEADACHE D…

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b