There hasn't been an acccident that has happened but the unsafe part about this car is that everone of the lugs:nuts on the wheels were not the correct lugs:nuts for the car and therefore my wheels were not on my car securely. I have made road trips to florida and alabama with my car being very unsafe.
1997 Chrysler Sebring wheels problems
14 complaints (7% of all complaints for this car). 2 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 14
- of this car's complaints
- 7%
- crashes
- 2
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Rim7
- Lugs/nuts/bolts/studs2
- Hub2
At what mileage
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Chrysler Sebring wheels problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 1997 Chrysler Sebring owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
The rims bent under normal driving conditions resulting in deflated tires. The tire blowout occurred on one occasion while driving at highway speed.
While the consumer's wife was driving, the lug nuts sheared off the right front wheel of the vehicle. Consumer stated that poor design set up an irregular vibration in the wheel which gradually worked the lug nuts loose and failed.
I have had 8 tire failures during 15000miles of driving. Been to goodyear dealer 56 times and car dealer 6 times. Both say there is nothjing wrong, but aaa truck drivers all say it is faulty rims on the sebring. I have read of dozens of similar problems on the federal safety agency web sitre. Took copies to dealer who disputes the validity of persons' report to the federal safety agency. I have spoked to chrysler hotline 3 times and goodyear's once.all say there is no reported problem and to go to dealer. I told dealers I am afraid to drive this car on a freeway. The car has been farther than 30 miles from home. Most occurences happened during the warranty but dealer now says it is past warranty. I suspect cvhrysler is hiding information from other sebring owners and there have been no deaths from flat tires, so there has been no recall. I will continue to contact chrysler to get total failures of the tires on the sebrings. The federal safety agency has reports on wheel problems on 1998 and 1999 sebrings. I have all the records of aaa calls, dealer visits and tire dealer visits. *ak (tiresize: p215/50ri7)
Tires are deflating and rolling off wheels due to a problem with rim. *ak the consumer indicated that 12 tires deflated, but the dealer says it happens only to this vehicle. (goodyear tire p215/50r17 and dot # m6pclnwr0200).
The problem with the wheels on my sebring lxi is that they are all warped. I noticed the car had a bad vibration and when I went to get new tires installed, the tire dealer said that all four wheels were warped. The car shimmies all over the road at any speed. I have seen many complaints on the internet about this problem. There are wheel companies on ebay advertising replacement wheels for the lxi, saying "replacement wheels for the warp prone sebring lxi wheels". I have contacted chrysler about my problem and they said the car was out of warranty. The wheel manufacturer, weld wheels, has not responded to my email attempts.
Alluminum rims lose air. Has happened three times in three years - tire explodes. Dealer said that chrysler has problem with rims on sebrings. My out of pocket expenses to date are around $2,000 plus an increase in auto insurance. I want chrysler to recall the aluminum rims. They are dangerous. We've had three accidents in three years because of exploding tires in freeway driving. Please do something. (tiresize: standard)( dot number: tire size: standard )
Alluminum rims lose air. Has happened three times in three years - tire explodes. Dealer said that chrysler has problem with rims on sebrings. My out of pocket expenses to date are around $2,000 plus an increase in auto insurance. I want chrysler to recall the aluminum rims. They are dangerous. We've had three accidents in three years because of exploding tires in freeway driving. Please do something. *ak (tiresize: standard)( dot number: tire size: standard )
The right front and left front tires went flat while driving damaging the alloy wheel, a goodyear manager stated that the wheel design on the vehicle is faulty and is too large for the car. Nlm
Reported problem with transmission leakages and a loose wheel hub. Dealer notified and appointment received.
Questions about the 1997 Chrysler Sebring wheels
Does the 1997 Chrysler Sebring have wheels problems?
Owners have filed 14 complaints about the wheels of the 1997 Chrysler Sebring, 7% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1997 Chrysler Sebring wheels problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1997 Chrysler Sebring wheels?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Chrysler Sebring have bad wheels?
The Chrysler Sebring model years with the most wheels complaints are 1998 (22 complaints), 1997 (14 complaints) and 2001 (13 complaints).
Other 1997 Chrysler Sebring problems
Brakes 32Transmission 29Suspension 28Airbags 24Seat belts 23Engine 22Body 18Electrical 18Acceleration 16Visibility 14Steering 11Fuel system 6Tires 3Lights 2Seats 2Locks 1
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