2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONV Air Bags Problems

POSSIBLE TAKATA RECALL!!! WHILE COMING DOWN AND AROUND A CORNER ON A HIGHWAY THERE WAS A CAR TURNING AND I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIMES TO STOP. WHICH CAUSED ME TO REAREND THE OTHER VEHICLE. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY SO WE HAD MY 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE TOP DOWN. I WAS DRIVING WHILE MY 15 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. MY12 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DIRECTLY BEHIND HER AND MY 7 YEAR OLD NIECE BEHIND ME. THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. MY 15 YEAR OLD WHOM WAS WEARING HER SEATBELT WAS THROWN FORWARD DUE TO HER SEATBELT LOCKING MECHANISM NOT LOCKING. THANKFULLY THE SEATBELT EVENTUALLY CAUGHT HER BY THE RIGHT THIGH SAVING HER FROM BEING EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE SUBSTAINED WHAT COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN A LIFE THREATENING LACERATION TO LEFT SIDE (BUT MORE TOWARDS THE MIDDLE) OF HER FOREHEARD DIRECTLY ABOVE HER LEFT EYEBROW. THE LACERATION WAS 8CM, THE SHAPE OF A CROSS, AND IT WAS 3 LAYERS DEEP. MY YOUNGER DAUGHTER WHOM WAS DIRECTLY BEHIND HER HAD A PATCH OF SKIN ON TOP OF HER LEFT FOOT THAT WAS CUT OFF. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING SOMEONE TO COME AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE INSURANCE COMPANY GETS RID OF IT IN THE NEXT WEEK. WE ARE NOT SURE IF MY 15 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER'S HEAD WAS CUT FROM AIRBAG SHRAPNEL FLYING OUT SINCE THE SIZE, SHAPE, AND LOCATION OF THE LASERATION IS THE SAME SIZE, SHAPE AND LOCATION ON ONE OF THE BIGGER TRAKATA AIR BAG INJURIES THAT IS OUT THERE PUBLICLY. OR IF HER INJURY WAS DUE TO HER HITTING HER HEAD ON SOMETHING DUE TO THE FACT THAT HER SEATBELT LOCKING MECHANISM WAS NOT WORKING. EITHER WAY THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE IS INJURED OR WORSE YET KILLED... PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS...* THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD GO ON EVERY ONCE AND AWHILE BUT WOULD THEN GO OFF WHEN YOU MOVED THE PASSENGER CHAIR BACK OR FORTH. THE SAME PROBLEM THE 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLES ARE JUST NOW RECALLING.

Mileage: 120,000

2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING HORN BLOW INTERMITTENTLY. I SEE ON THE INTERNET THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND BECAUSE IT IS LOCATED WITH THE AIRBAG MAY BE A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE IN THE WINTER WHEN IT IS COLD , I HAVE HAD TO UNPLUG MY HORN IN THE WINTER SO THAT IT WILL NO SOUND

TAKATA RECALL:I WAS INVOLVED WITH A COLLISION. I WAS CROSSING A TWO LANE HIGHWAY THAT WAS SOUTHBOUND, AND I WAS GOING WESTBOUND CROSSING THE OTHER VEHICLE HIT MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, BOTH THE PASSENGER AND THE DRIVER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I WAS IN THE CAR ALONE. WHEN THE PLASTIC STEERING WHEEL COVER PARTIALLY POPPED OFF, AND THE AIRBAG CAME OUT, THE PLASTIC COVER CUT MY RIGHT HAND 3RD FINGER, 80% SEVERED THE TENDON AND CHIPPED THE BONE. HAD TO BE SURGICALLY REPAIRED. DATE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 8/29/2016. THAT WAS MY RIGHT HAND. MY LEFT HAND WAS BRUISED AND SCRATCHED. DUE TO THE ACCIDENT, THE CAR IS NOT REPAIRABLE. INCIDENT #16FL099929

Mileage: 102,000

I USED THE HORN AND IT DIDN'T SHUT OFF WHEN I REMOVED MY HAND FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSE TO GET IT TO TURN OFF. I REPLACED THE FUSE BUT THE HORN WOULD STILL GO OFF BY ITSELF AT RANDOM TIMES. A DEALER TOLD ME THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND IT IS VERY UNSAFE SINCE IT AFFECTS THE AIRBAGS AS WELL AS THE HORN.

Mileage: 65,000

HORN STARTED TO SOUND WHEN I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AT LOW TO NO SPEED. IT WOULD NOT STOP. I HAD TO PULL THE FUSE TO DISCONNECT. DEALER SAID ENTIRE HORN WITH AIRBAG ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I NOTICED THE REPAIR TICKET HAD A COST IN THE RANGE OF $700 TO $1,000 TO COMPLETE THE JOB. I BET A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST LEAVE HORN AND AIRBAG DISCONNECTED RATHER THAN PAY THAT MUCH MONEY. I HAVE SEEN MANY PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME.

Mileage: 73,500

HORN STARTED TO SOUND WHEN I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AT LOW TO NO SPEED. IT WOULD NOT STOP. I HAD TO PULL THE FUSE TO DISCONNECT. DEALER SAID ENTIRE HORN WITH AIRBAG ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I NOTICED THE REPAIR TICKET HAD A COST IN THE RANGE OF $700 TO $1,000 TO COMPLETE THE JOB. I BET A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST LEAVE HORN AND AIRBAG DISCONNECTED RATHER THAN PAY THAT MUCH MONEY, ESPECIALLY IF THE CAR IS OLDER.

Mileage: 20,000

I HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH CHRYSLER CS ABOUT THE TAKATA AIR-BAG RECALL. CHRYSLER HAS INFORMED ME THAT THEY ARE PLANNING A RECALL IN 4 STATES, ONE OF WHICH IS FLORIDA FOR "REGISTERED" VEHICLES, NO DEFINITE DATES, ETC. MY VEHICLE IS NOT REGISTERED IN FLORIDA BUT IS THERE ABOUT 6 MONTHS A YEAR. BECAUSE IT IS NOT "REGISTERED" IN FLORIDA, CHRYSLER HAS NO PLANS TO INCLUDE IT IN THEIR RECALL. PLEASE FORCE CHRYSLER TO RECALL ALL VEHICLES IN THE US, OR AT LEAST ALL OF THOSE THAT SPEND TIME IN THE AREAS OF GREATEST RISK. *TR

Mileage: 122,000

WHILE DRIVING THE HORN WILL INTERMITTENTLY TURN ON. NO AMOUNT OF PRESSING ON THE HORN BUTTON WILL MAKE IT STOP. THIS ESPECIALLY WILL HAPPEN ON COLD DAYS. IF THE HORN IS APPLIED, IT MIGHT ALSO STAY ON FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. AFTER CONSULTING WITH THE CHRYSLER DEALER, I AM BEING TOLD THAT THE REMEDY FOR THE SITUATION IS TO CHANGE THE ENTIRE AIRBAG MODULE, SINCE THE HORN BUTTON IS A PART OF THAT ASSEMBLY. THIS ASSEMBLY CAN NOT BE TAKEN APART FOR REPAIR. AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, I SEE THAT THIS IS A QUITE COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT CHRYSLER NEED TO ADDRESS. THE REPAIR COST IS ALSO SO HIGH $700-$1000 THAT MOST PEOPLE WILL RATHER DISCONNECT THE HORN THAN PAY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE STEERING WHEEL TO ACTIVATE THE HORN AND THE HORN WOULD NOT STOP BLARING AFTER I REMOVED MY HAND. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP WAS TO LEAN HEAVILY ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHERE THE HORN IS. I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH NO PLACE TO PULL OVER, SO IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. ULTIMATELY, I HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSE THAT CONTROLS THE HORN AND INCIDENTALLY THE AIR BAGS, RENDERING BOTH THE HORN AND AIR BAGS INOPERABLE. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

HORN RANDOMLY GOES OFF (LIKE THE ALARM).AT FIRST IT WAS AT UNLOCK, NOW IT IS ALSO WHEN DRIVING AT SPEED. TOTALLY RANDOM. TODAY IT WENT OFF IN THE DRIVEWAY, AT A PARKING LOT, AND THEN AGAIN WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME. TOOK TO A DEALERSHIP LAST WEEK, THEY COULD NOT LOCATE A FAULT. 5 MIN ON GOOGLE AND I SAW MANY COMPLAINTS ON A FOIL THAT GETS WORN OVER TIME CAUSING CONTACT SHORTS IN THE HORN ASSEMBLY OR PAD...APPARENTLY A $1100 FIX. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND IT IS A FAULTY PART, IT SHOULD MOST CERTAINLY BE A RECALL. I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN THIS CAR 31000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

WHILE EXITING THE DRIVEWAY, THE HORN JUST RANDOMLY BEGAN GOING OFF AND WOULD NOT STOP. NOTHING WE DID WOULD STOP IT. WE TURNED OFF THE CAR, AND BEGAN PULLING ALL FUSES AND RELAYS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HORN UNTIL IT STOPPED. WHEN WE PUT THE RELAY BACK IN, THE HORN WENT OFF AGAIN. THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP THE HORN OFF, IS TO PULL THE RELAY- OTHERWISE IT BLOWS 24/7. WE REPLACE THE RELAY WITH A NEW ONE; SAME THING- HORN BLOWING 24/7. SO NOW I AM DRIVING AROUND WITHOUT A HORN, WHICH IS A VERY DANGEROUS THING TO BE DOING. NOT TO MENTION I CAN NOT PASS A SAFETY INSPECTION WITHOUT IT. BASED ON OUR RESEARCH, THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT, IS TO REPLACE THE "GUTS" UNDER THE AIR BAG, WHICH MEANS REPLACING THE AIR BAG AS WELL. HOW IS THIS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? CHRYSLER SHOULD BE ISSUING A RECALL FOR THIS!!!! *TR

Mileage: 60,000

HORN/AIR BAG MODULE BROKEN. HORN GOES OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING, PARKING OR UNLOCKING/LOCKING THE DOORS. I DROVE INTO A GARAGE ON THE WAY TO WORK AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE HORN/AIRBAG MODULE WAS BROKEN. THE ESTIMATE WAS $1100; HOWEVER, I OPTED FOR THE LESS EXPENSIVE, UNSAFE REMEDY AND JUST HAD HIM DISCONNECT THE HORN. (BIG SAFETY HAZARD). THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS AND IM CURIOUS WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. ITS CLEARLY A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, I SCARED AN ELDERLY DRIVER THIS MORNING, MY HORN WAS BLOWING NON-STOP AND SHE FROZE IN THE INTERSECTION. VERY UNSAFE! *TR

Mileage: 50,000

HORN CONTINUOUSLY BLOWS. PULLED FUSE TO STOP HORN BLOWING AND DISABLING THE AIR BAG. *TR

Mileage: 115,634

THE HORN BEGIN BLOWING INTERMITTENTLY WHENEVER THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED, THEN WHENEVER THERE WAS A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THEN WHILE IN THE GARAGE. BANGING ON THE STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES STOPPED IT. LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE HORN CONTACTS THAT ARE PART OF THE AIRBAG IN THE STEERING WHEEL. REPLACEMENT COST QUOTED AS $998. ON SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I FIND MANY REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. CHRYSLER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND REFUND THE COST TO ANY WHO HAVE PAID TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 36,500

SEVERAL TIMES MY HORN CAME ON AND HONKED CONTINUALLY. IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING AS WELL AS WHEN MY CAR WAS JUST SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. I ALMOST GOT A TICKET FROM THE LOCAL POLICE ONE DAY BECAUSE OF IT. IT HAPPENED WHEN I HIT THE BUTTON ON THE REMOTE TO UNLOCK THE CAR DOOR, OR FOR NO REASON AT ALL... WHEN I WAS DRIVING, I HAD TO PUSH DOWN HARD ON THE CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL AS I STEERED WITH THE OTHER HAND. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE CAR DEALER, I WAS TOLD IT WAS CAUSED BY A "CLOCK SWITCH" THAT CONTROLS THE HORN AND THE AIR BAG. IT WOULD COST OVER $600 JUST FOR THE PART. IT WILL BE AROUND $1100 WITH LABOR. SINCE I DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH MONEY TO SPARE, MY THEY TOLD ME TO PULL THE HORN RELAY FUSE OUT. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID DOING THAT WOULD STOP THE HORN, BUT ALSO PREVENT THE AIR BAG FROM DEPLOYING. SO NOW I AM DRIVING WITHOUT A HORN OR AN AIR BAG, A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD, ESPECIALLY WHEN MY WIFE AND CHILDREN MUST RIDE IN OUR CAR. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER TO LODGE A COMPLAINT & THEY WERE VERY RUDE TO ME & THE REP TOLD ME TO DO WHATEVER AS THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A COMPLAINT, EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF GTC OWNERS THAT ARE COMPLAINING ALL OVER THE INTERNET OF THE EXACT SAME ISSUES!!! IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT I HAVE TO SACRIFICE MY FAMILY'S SAFETY DUE TO NO SUPPORT FROM CHRYSLER. I COULD UNDERSTAND IF IT WAS A PART THAT WEARS OUT , OR COULD BE BROKEN BY NEGLIGENCE, BUT IT'S NOT!! I INFORMED THEM THAT I WILL REGISTER A COMPLAINT WITH YOU.

Mileage: 42,000

2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE APPROX 45,000 MILES FOR NO REASON HORN GOES OFF AND WILL NOT STOP BLOWING. ONLY WAY STOP THE HORN IS BY REMOVING THE FUSE WHICH DEACTIVATES THE AIRBAG AS WELL AS THE HORN. TO STOP MY HORN I HAVE TO DRIVE WITHOUT AN AIRBAG. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER WHO SAYS WARRANTY IS UP AND IT WILL COST UP TO $1000 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE HORNPAD AND AIRBAG. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF OTHER SEBRING OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND CANNOT BELIEVE A SAFETY RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

THE HORN GOES OFF BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN OPENING THE CAR WITH THE REMOTE. IN ORDER TO DISCONNECT THE SWITCH FOR THE HORN IT ALSO MEANS DISCONNECTING THE AIR BAG. THIS IS UNSAFE AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY CHRYSLER. THE AVERAGE REPAIR COST IS $1000. WITH THOSE OF US UNEMPLOYED THIS IS WAY BEYOND REASONABLE. THE ALTERNATIVE TO DISCONNECT IT IS NOT AN ALTERNATIVE DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS OF NOT HAVING AN AIRBAG. CHRYSLER SHOULD POST A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR IT. *LN

Mileage: 43,464

HORN KEEPS GOING OFF BY IT SELF. NOW I HAVE NO HORN AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. I HAVE CHECKED OTHER WEB SITES AND THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE SEBRING WHY ISN'T THIS ON RECALL? I HAVE BEEN CUT OFF ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE A HORN WAS NEEDED I CAME VERY CLOSE TO BE RUNNING OFF THE ROAD SEVERAL TIMES DO TO THE OTHER DRIVER NOT LOOKING IN BLIND SPOTS WHERE AS IF I HAD A HORN I COULD HAVE USED IT INSTEAD OF BEING RAN OFF THE ROAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

Mileage: 55,000

THE HORN ON MY 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE NO LONGER WORKS WHEN I PUSH THE HORN MANUALLY, BUT IT DOES BLOW WHEN IT WANTS TO, WITHOUT ANYONE TOUCHING IT. IT BLOWS WHEN IT IS PARKED IN THE GARAGE AT HOME, WHEN I AM WALKING INTO WORK, WHEN I AM SITTING AT A RED-LIGHT BEHIND SOMEONE, AND WHEN I AM JUST RIDING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THAT IS THE FIRST PROBLEM. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THAT SINCE MY HORN DECIDED TO DEVELOP A MIND OF ITS OWN, IT HAS TAKEN OVER THE REST OF THE CONTROLS LOCATED ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE RADIO CONTROLS NO LONGER WORK, AND THE CRUISE CONTROLS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. OF COURSE IT WORKED FINE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. IT WAITED FOR THE WARRANTY TO RUN OUT FOR THESE PROBLEMS TO OCCUR. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE HORN TO STOP BLOWING IS TO BEAT ON THE STEERING WHEEL. SO....HERE IS A SCENARIO FOR YOU.....I'M RIDING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, MY HORN STARTS BLOWING BY ITSELF, I START BEATING ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET IT TO STOP, AND THE AIRBAG GOES OFF CAUSING ME TO WRECK (AND PROBABLY OTHER PEOPLE TOO).....I SUE YOUR COMPANY FOR NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM TO BEGIN WITH..... WHO DO YOU THINK WILL WIN THIS WHEN THERE ARE 100'S OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING? IT IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HAZARD, AND IT PUTS THE AIRBAG MODULE AT FAULT. LIVES ARE AT RISK HERE AND YOU NEED TO RECALL THESE CARS AND FIX THE PROBLEM!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 39,000

THIS IS THE DATE OF THE LAST INCIDENT, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 5 OTHER INCIDENTS BEFORE THIS. I OWN A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. MY HORN GOES OFF FOR NO REASON, A LONG (ABOUT 30 SECONDS AT A TIME) UNINTERRUPTED BEEP WHILE I'M DRIVING AND ALSO WHILE THE CAR IS PARKED AND OFF. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME. I RESEARCHED IT ON THE INTERNET AND APPARENTLY A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS ISSUE WITH 2005 AND 2006 CONVERTIBLES BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE AIRBAG HITS THE HORN. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF CONSTANTLY. CHRYSLER DOES NOT COVER THIS DEFECT, AND IT IS A COSTLY REPAIR, FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD. NOT RECALLING THIS CAR PART IS CAUSING HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE TO REMOVE THEIR HORN FUSE, WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE ALSO. *TR

DEFECTIVE HORN ASSEMBLY 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING TOURING CONVERTIBLE HORN GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY (BUT NOT WHEN I WANT IT TO) AND REMAINS ON FOR 30-60 SECONDS. THIS IS A MUCH COMPLAINED ABOUT PROBLEM FOR PEOPLE WITH 2005 AND 2006 SEBRINGS. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GOOGLE "2006 SEBRING HORN COMPLAINTS" AND YOU'LL SEE THE SAME EXACT COMPLAINT OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. AND YOU'LL ALSO SEE THAT CHRYSLER HAS TURNED A DEAF EAR TO THE PROBLEM. THIS IS ESP. DANGEROUS BECAUSE (ACCORDING TO OTHERS WHO'VE HAD THIS LOOKED AT) THE AIRBAG MODULE IS AT FAULT, ALTHOUGH THE AIRBAG LIGHT ISN'T ON. IMAGINE HOW SOMETHING LIKE YOUR HORN SUDDENLY GOING ON AND REMAINING ON FOR THAT PERIOD OF TIME MIGHT CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TO THE DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS. *TR

Mileage: 28,675