Tl* the contact owns a 1997 chrysler sebring convertible. The contact stated that the driver side ball joint detached from the socket while the contact was driving. The dealer diagnosed that the lower ball joint need to be replaced. The vehicle was included in the recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number: 09e056000 (suspension:front:control arm:lower ball joint), but the manufacturer refused to cover the repairs. The manufacturer proposed that the contact pay 50 percent of the cost of the repairs due to the age of the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 115,000.
1997 Chrysler Sebring Convertible: ball joint or control arm failure
8 of the 77 complaints about the 1997 Chrysler Sebring Convertible describe ball joint or control arm failure.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 10%
- typical mileage
- 115,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Ball joint or control arm failure by model year
What owners say
I was backing out of a friends driveway in my 1997 chrysler sebring convertible when all of a sudden there was a loud noise and a grinding sound. When I got out to look, it turns out that the front lower ball joint assembly broke in half by the front hub assembly. I then called a tow truck to have my vehicle towed and when the tow company came they informed me this was the 4th chrysler convertible in two months that they have had to tow with the front lower ball joint breaking. I then decided to check for recalls and it turns out there are 2 recalls on this vehicle but when I contacted the loccal chrysler dealership they inform me that there is no recall on my car. How can that be when you list the following recalls 04v021000, 09e056000 and 10e059000 on your website. I am just very thankful that I was not driving at a higher rate of speed when this happened or it could have been serious, like two of the other accidents that happened the tow truck driver shared with me. Two of the other vehicles he towed, the drivers were injured when the ball joint broke and they crashed.
While driving a1997 chrys. Sebring convertible across a bridge over a lake, the left front ball joint broke resulting in loss of control. I almost didn't stop before going in the water. Car blocked the highway and a patrolman stayed with me until wrecker arrived . It did major damage to front fender, plastic bumper brakes and wheel.
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 chrysler sebring convertible. On july 9, 2007, while driving 10 MPH, the control arm detached from the vehicle. The failure caused the axle to fall off the vehicle. There were no warning indicators prior to the failure. The control arm and axle were replaced on july 11, 2007 for $1,080. The dealer stated that her VIN was excluded from recall # 00v421002 (suspension:front:control arm:lower ball joint). The current and failure mileages were 135,000.
Right front lower ball joint fractured and ripped out the drive shaft from the transmission causing loss of steering. A new lower control arm and drive shaft was installed to correct the problem.
Front lower ball joint failed while driving.
The lower control arm ball joints in the front end steering system (recall #750 on chrysler dealer invoice) were replaced and steering became defective. Ph
Right outer tie rod end broke completely away and right wheel pivoted nearly perpendicular to left wheel. Only traveling 5 MPH at time of incident . A higher normal speed could have resulted in dammage or injury or fatality. Car has only 34,400 miles and has been well maintained. Repair was made by replacing both right tie rod end{broken} and left tie rod end badly worn and alignment. These tie rod ends are non lubricatable. It is highly unusual for this specific problem to occur in a vehicle with such low mileage and that has never been operated in adverse conditions that would contribute to such a failure. Two acquaintances of mine have had front axles break on newer chrysler minivans. Could there be a common supplier of front end parts providing defective metals or common engineering flaws? Chryslers representative was totally unsympathetic to my problem/complaint.
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No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Chrysler Sebring Convertible ball joint
Is ball joint or control arm failure a common problem on the 1997 Chrysler Sebring Convertible?
8 of 77 owner complaints about the 1997 Chrysler Sebring Convertible (10%) mention ball joint or control arm failure. The model year with the most reports is 2002.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Chrysler Sebring Convertible?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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