1995 CHRYSLER SEBRING Suspension Problems

MY 95 CHRYSLER SEBRING HAS A SQUEAKING NOISE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TOWARDS THE BACK TIRES I HAD IT CHECKED OUT THEY SAID THE RUBBER PIECE ON BY BALL JOINT IS GONE SO THE NOISE IS FROM THE METAL RUBBING AND TO BE CAREFUL CAUSE IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF NOT FIXED THE BALLJOINT WILL COME OFF AND TIRES. I ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY APR'S SHIFTING OUT OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING THAT I'VE ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT COUPLE TIMES I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE THE CAR THAT'S ALL I HAVE. *TR

Mileage: 189

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHRYSLER SEBRING. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE WHOLE WHEEL AND THE BALL JOINTS CAME OFF OF THE AXLE, THE VEHICLE FELL ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL AUTO SHOP TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT IT WAS THE BALL JOINT CV AXLE THAT FAILED. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY GAVE HER A CASE NUMBER STATING THAT SOMEONE WOULD CALL HER BACK . NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER, 00V421002, SUSPENSION FRONT CONTROL ARM, LOWER BALL JOINT IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, CHRYSLER STATED THAT THEY WOULD INFORM HER IF THE VEHICLE QUALIFIES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 152,000.

Mileage: 152,000

2 YEARS AGO, WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5-10 MPH THE RIGHT LOWER LATERAL BALL JOINT BROKE IN TWO, CAUSING $10,000.00 IN BODY REPAIRS, RECALL REPAIRS, ALL TO THE FRONT END OF MY CHRYSLER SEBRING.THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAD MY CAR FOR 3 MONTHS WORKING ON MY CAR. I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE!!! JUST MINUTES BEFORE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. NOW 2 YEARS LATER AND ONLY 18,000 MILES LATER MY CAR IS MAKING A NOISE IN THE WHEEL. I TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY IT IS THE BALL JOINT ,( THE OTHER SIDE) THEY SAID IT IS A NON SERVICEABLE , IT HAS RUST AND IS DRY. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME MY CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE!!!!!THAT THE WHEEL COULD FALL OFF AGAIN!!! BUT THE PART IS NOT DEFECTIVE YET!!!! WHEN IS IT DEFECTIVE?????? WHEN I"M KILLED IN A WRECK??????? I CALLED CHRYSLER , THEY SAID THE DEALERSHIP OVERCHARGED AND THEY WILL NOT PAY ANYTHING ELSE, THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY WON'T FIX IT UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY CHRYSLER, SO HERE I AM WITH A CAR THAT I CAN NOT DRIVE AND A CAR PAYMENT AND CAR INSURANCE. MY CAR ONLY HAD HALF THE RECALL DONE< THE SIDE THAT IS MAKING NOISE NOW WAS NEVER REPLACED< THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I HAD A WHOLE BRAND NEW FRONT END!!! I HAVE A CAR THAT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN AND I CAN NOT EVEN GET IT FIXED UNDER A RECALL NOTICE , MY CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN CHEAPER TO BUY BACK THAN PUT ALL THAT MONEY INTO IT ($10,000) AND NOW WITH ONLY 18,000 MILES FROM THE FIRST REPAIRS , I DON"T FEEL SAFE AT ALL DRIVING MY CAR!!!! MY CAR HAS SAT FOR MONTHS , I NEED THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED , I'M TIRED OF ALL THE RUN AROUNDS AND EXCUSES , IT IS A SAFETY RECALL!!!!! *JB

Mileage: 109,549

WHILE DRIVING FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO A BROKEN LOWER BALL JOINT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE DEALER, BUT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

Mileage: 98,000

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS SNAPPED. THIS CAUSED A VEHICLE COLLISION. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED,BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 108,000

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *LA THE AIR CONDITIONER IDLER WAS REPLACED. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER UNIT WAS REPLACED THE RECALL REGARDING THE LOWER LATERAL BALL JOINTS WAS PERFORMED, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER WAS NOT AWARE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL OR EVEN THAT THE WORK WAS DONE. THE BALL JOINTS NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, HOWEVER THE DEALER STATED IT WAS THE CONSUMER'S RESPONSIBILITY. *JB

Mileage: 70,000

PROBLEMS WITH REAR AXLE BEARINGS.*MR WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE LEFT AND BACK TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT INDICATION. THE CONSUMER THOUGHT ALL HE NEEDED WAS A NEW TIRE SINCE HE NOTICED THE TIRE WAS WORN, HOWEVER IT WAS THE AXLE THAT FAILED. *JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITH PRIOR WARNING THE LEFT WHEEL BEARING HUB WASN'T LUBRICATED AND CAUSED EXCESSIVE WOBBLING OF THE WHEEL. *AK THERE WAS EXCESSIVE HEAT DUE TO LUBRICATION FAILURE. *SCC *JB

Mileage: 57,286

ON 06-28-03 I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AT A SPEED OF 35 MPH, WHILE DRIVING MY LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE AND MY CAR LOST CONTROLL. I WAS LATER INFORMED OF THE RECALL ON THE LOWER BALL JOINT, WHICH I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF, AND WAS NEVER REPAIRED. I TOOK MY VEHICLE DIRECTLY TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP ON THAT SAME DAY 06-28-03. THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR OVER THREE WEEKS NOW AND I HAVE YET TO BE INFORMED OF WHAT WILL EXACTLY HAPPEN AS FAR AS REPAIRS GO. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT BODY DAMAGE NOT TO MENTION ANY OTHER DAMAGES THAT HAPPENED WHILE MY CAR WAS DRAGGING ON THE GROUND. I HAVE BEEN GETTING THE RUNAROUND BY THE COMPANY EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN RECALL BY THEM. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP FROM THE NHTSA IN RESOLVING THIS MATTER IN A MORE TIMELY MATTER THEN CHRYSLER IS CURRENTLY. *AK

Mileage: 96,000

LOWER RIGHT BALL-JOINT SEPERATION (FAILURE). *AK

THE BALL JOINTS WERE WORN. *JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY A SQUEAKY NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A LOW SPEED FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. AK PRIOR TO ACCIDENT, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GARAGE DUE TO A POPPING SOUND THAT CAME FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, THE GARAGE REPAIRED THE DISTRIBUTOR, SHORTLY AFTER THOSE REPAIRS WHILE DRIVING AROUND A SLOW TURN, STEERING WAS LOST AND THE VEHICLE ALSO ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, HITTING A FENCE, 1 WEEK LATER CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V421002. *SLC

AT 60 MPH AND HIGHER VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE.CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION (97V201000) TO HAVE REPAIRS DONE, WHEN CONSUMER PICKED THE VEHICLE UP SHE WAS INFORMED NOTHING WAS WRONG, HOWEVER AS CONSUMER PROCEEEDED HOME A NOISE BEGAN TO EMIT FRONT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BUT NOTHING WAS DONE TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A NEARBY GARAGE AND THAT IS WHEN CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINTS WERE BAD, EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG AND THE RECALL HAD BEEN SUCCESSFULLY DONE.*JB

LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE. *AK

ON TWO OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL ALMOST DETACHED FROM VEHICLE CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, INSTEAD OF PERFORMING SAFETY RECALL 00V-421, DEALER REPLACED A NUT AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING A REFUND. *TT

ON TWO OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL ALMOST DETACHED FROM VEHICLE CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, INSTEAD OF PERFORMING SAFETY RECALL 00V-421, DEALER REPLACED A NUT AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING A REFUND. *TT

LOWER LEFT BALL JOINT WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE DURING A STATE INSPECTION, CONSUMER HAD PART REPLACED AND THEN RECEIVED RECALL NUMBER 967, CONSUMER SENT A REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT, HOWEVER HAS BEEN DENIED. *SLC

LOWER LEFT BALL JOINT WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE DURING A STATE INSPECTION, CONSUMER HAD PART REPLACED AND THEN RECEIVED RECALL NUMBER 967, CONSUMER SENT A REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT, HOWEVER HAS BEEN DENIED. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HARD A RUBBING NOISE, LIKE BRAKES WERE DRAGGING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS WHEEL BEARING HUB. CONSUMER COULD SEE ONE WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY FAILING, BUT BOTH GOING AT THE SAME TIME, HE FELT IT WAS NOT NORMAL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL FELL OFF, LOWER BALL JOINT SEPARATED, CAUSING AXLE TO BREAK OFF, EVENTUALLY RESULTING IN WHEEL COMING OFF, RECALL 99V066003 WAS PERFORMED FIVE MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. *SLC

REAR WHEEL BEARINGS GO OUT, CAUSING WHEELTO FALL OFF. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK REAR BRAKE PADS REPLACED. *SLC

ON APRIL 9, 2000, MY VEHICLE LOST CONTROL OF ITSELF DUE TO A BALL JOINT SEPARATION, SINCE THAT ACCIDENT OCCURRED ANOTHER HAS HAPPEN INVOLING THE LOWER ARM CONTROL, NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS RECALL ISSUE FROM CHRYSLER, MY BACK SEAT PASSENGER SUFFERED ABNORMAL BLEEDING DURING DURING HER PREGNANCY TERM AND RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF HER INFANT WHILE SHE WAS PREGNAUNT, WILL IT TAKE FOR ONE OF THE PERSON INSURUED DRIVING THE CAR TO HAVE ANOTHER MISHAP BEFORE THEY SEE THIS IS A UNSAFE CAR TO DRIVE, PLEASE HELP ME, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *AK

I HAVE PURCHASED 2 SETS OF NEW TIRES...MICHELIN & GOODYEAR. EACH TIME I TRY TO GET THIS VEHICLE ALIGNED IT WILL NOT DRIVE STRAIGHT AT ANY SPEED. THE TIRE COMPANY SAYS IT IS ANY ALIGNMENT PROBLEM AND WILL NOT REPLACE THE TIRES DUE TO THE ABNORMAL WEAR(ONLY INSIDE OF TIRES WORN). THE CAR BOUNCES ALL OVER THE ROAD DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. IT SEEMS TO BE A FRONT END PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THE ALIGNMENT SHOP.

RECALL REPAIR INSPECTION COMPLETED AND DEALERSHIP DID NOT FIND IT NECESSARY TO REPLACE RECALL COMPONENT (99V-066), HOWEVER A FEW WEEKS LATER THE COMPONENT EXPERIENCED FAILURE. *MJS

RIGHT FRONT END OF VEHICLE CRASHED DOWN ON PAVEMENT WHILE DRIVING DUE TO BALL JOINT AND LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILURE. YH

RIGHT FRONT TIRE SEPERATED FROM THE CAR CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE

RECALL 99V066003, DEALER CHECKED VEHICLE FOR THIS RECALL AND SAID THAT LOWER CONTROL ARM DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE OFF, CAUSING WHEEL TO FALL OFF WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER. DEALER IS BROWNS JEEP EAGLE, PATCHOGUE NY, 631-289-8500. *AK

IN JULY 1999, THE DEALER CHECKED THE LOWER CONTROL BOOT AND THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACE THE BOOT. NOW, THE DRIVER'S LOWER CONTROL BOOT BROKE CAUSING THE WHEEL TO FALL OFF WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSE A CRASH. NHTSA RECALL 99V066033

IN SEPTEMBER OF 1999, THE FRONT LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS REPLACED AS SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL NOTICE(#97V201000). IN JANUARY OF 2000, THE PROBLEM RESURFACED AND THE SAME LOW PITCH GRINDING NOISE I HEARD PRIOR TO THE RECALL FIX HAD RETURNED . I PROMPTLY RETURN THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND ADVISED THEM THAT I WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS I HAD IN SEPTEMBER. THEY INSPECTED THE FRONT END AND ADVISED ME THAT BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I INFORMED THE SERVICE ADVISER THAT I HAD THIS PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY AND THAT AT LEAST THE LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD BEEN REPLACED ONLY A FEW MONTHS EARLY. THE SERVICE ADVISER THEN INFORMED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NO WAY RELATED TO THE RECALL AND I WOULD BE CHARGE $1400 TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED. I HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS BUT KNOW ONE SEEMS TO WANT TO RESOLVED THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT CHARGING ME A FORTUNE. I HAVE ALSO CALLED THE CHRYSLER RECALL HOTLINE BUT THEY WERE JUST AS BAD AS THE DEALERSHIPS. WHAT IS MY NEXT COURSE OF ACTION TO TRY AND HELP RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM? *AK

BALL JOINTS FAILED BUT DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE UNDER RECALL #97V201000 BECAUSE THE BOOTS HAD NOT FAILED. NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE BALL JOINT BROKE , THE WHEEL SEPERATED FROM THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN BODY DAMAGE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE . THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT AND DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS O.K. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *YC

WHILE DRIVING THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE, CAUSING THE FRONT WHEEL TO DROP . A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT AND DETERMINED THAT BALL JOINTS WERE OKAY. *AK

INSIDE DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK,AND ALL THE DOOR KNOBS DON'T WORK . ALSO, THERE IS A SQUEAKING NOISE AND VIBRATION COMING FROM VEHICLE DUE TO MISSING BALL JOINTS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING LOWER CONTROL ARM SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. THE DEALER IS REPAIRNG VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL AND TIRE BROKE LOOSE FROM THE SUSPENSION AND COLLAPSED UNDER THE VEHICLE CAUSING IMMEDIATE STEERING LOSE, VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL (CAMPAIGN # 97V201000) DUE TO VIN. NLM

THERE WAS A RECALL IN 1997 ON CHRYSLER SEBRINGS BUILT FROM JULY 1994 TO JULY 1995 FOR A LOWER CONTROL ARM DEFECT. THE FACTORY LUBRICATED BALL JOINT WOULD DRY OUT AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WOULD COLLAPSE. THIS HAPPENED TO MY 1995 SEBRING. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND EVEN THOUGH MY CAR WAS BUILT DURING THAT TIME THEY CLAIM THE VIN # WAS NOT ONE OF THE RECALLS THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS GOING TO REPLACE THE PART WITH A USED 96 PART, I AM AFRAID IT MY BE DEFECTIVE. ALSO, NOT THE TO MENTION THE LEFT CONTROL ARM STILL ON THE CAR AS ORIGINAL. I THINK THE LEAST THEY SHOULD DO IS ONCE THE PART IS ON MY CAR THEY SHOULD TEST THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE FREE OF CHARGE AND REPLACE THEM IF THEY FAIL. I ALSO SHOULD BE RE-IMBRUST FOR MY $500.00 I HAD TO PAY MY INSURANCE COMPANY, BECAUSE IF THAT PART DID FAIL, IT ALSO CAUSED THE SNAPPING OF MY HALF SHAFT ON THE LEFT SIDE. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH SUGGESTIONS AS TO0 WHAT I CAN DO I FEEL I WILL BE DRIVING AN UNSAFE CAR UNTIL I KNOW FOR SURE WHAT HAPPENED. *AK

RECALL 97V20100O; WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5MPH WHEN A DIP IN ROAD APPEARED. DROVE THROUGH DIP & THE ENTIRE FRONT END HAD COLLAPSED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY DEALER PRIOR TO SALE & NO PROBLEM. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. THE UPPER BALL JOINTS HAD SEPARTATED. HAD NO STEERING OR CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. INFORMED OWNER IT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. WOULD BE CALLING OWNER BACK. *AK

LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT SEPARATED FROM STEERING KNUCKLE CAUSING WHEEL TO FALL OFF RESULTING IN DAMAGE, RECALL ON OTHER YEAR MODELS HOWEVER VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL

WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 15 MPH, THE BALL JOINT SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE ROD DUE TO LOSS OF LUBRICATION. LOSS CONTROL OF POWER STEERING. CAME TO A STOP WITH THE VEHICLE ON TOP OF THE TIRE. *AK

THE RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM (BALL JOINT) SEPARATED/CAME OFF WHILE BACKING VEHICLE OUT OF CARPORT. NOTICED PIECES ON GROUND. WILL BE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE CHECKED OUT & REPAIRED UNDER RECALL (#97V201000). *AK

MOULDING ON FRON TWINDSHIELD SEPARATES/PEELS OFF, CAUSING AIRFLOW THROUGH WINDSHIELD. THIS IS A DIREC TCAUSE OF THE ADHESIVE USED TO SECURE THE MOULDING. ALSO, ABS BRAKES FAILED, AND FRONT BALL JOINTS FAILED DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW, RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. *AK

RIGHT AXLE SEAL FAILED.

VEHICLE PULLING WHILE DRIVING.

DEFECTIVE REAR WHEEL BEARING CAUSED WHEEL TO WOBBLE/FIRE. *DSH

FRONT END IS TOO LOW, CAUSING FRONT END BUMPER TO STRIKE ROAD WHEN HITTING A DIP IN STREET. *AK