Mt ball joint separated from control arm housing
2006 Chrysler Sebring: ball joint or control arm failure
11 of the 120 complaints about the 2006 Chrysler Sebring describe ball joint or control arm failure.
- owner complaints
- 11
- of this car's complaints
- 9%
- typical mileage
- 85,000
- 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
Front ball joint came off and caused car to come to crash into road. It is now in a repair shop where I had it towed as it was causing problems sitting on road. If I had been going faster I m not sure how serious a problem to me or others on road it would cause. Possible death. It is being inspected by Advanced Automotive, 503‑364‑2046. The car has less than 50,000 miles on it and I don't understand how a front end (ball Joint) can go wrong that quickly. The only warning I had was a squeaking in the front end. Is this something normal? The mechanic said that there was a RECALL on this problem. Since I bought it used from a Chrysler dealer you would think they would clue me to the problems. HA HA.
While driving I was hearing noise under car. Then front drivers wheel came off damaging car above the tire while I was driving on the street at about 35 miles. Car was towed in to firestone where they had to replace ball joint and arm. Among the maintenance after that I was then told on passengers side the lower control arm ball joint was about to fall off.
Ball joint cracked badly which is causing the ball stud to wear through the control arm housing resulting in noise and/or separation of the ball stud from the housing.
Turned corner at less than MPH and heard a thunk and car slammed to sudden and complete stop sending my son and I flying forward toward windshield. Got out of car and tire was completely sideways and control arm on ground. Scary thing is we were 1 corner away from being on frwy going 60 MPH and if that would've happened I dont see us getting out of that alive. The car dead stopped when that happened. At 65 MPH that would have either flipped us or sent us flying thru windshield. Was told my VIN not on recall list yet the exact same thing happened that almost could have killed us if we turned that corner and went on frwy. Unacceptable for front tire and arm to just fall off.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler sebring. While driving 8 MPH, the ball stud separated from the socket of the ball joint housing which caused the control arm to collapse and the wheel to fold in. As a result, the power steering seized. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed there was a catastrophic failure of the ball stud. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler sebring. Upon making a turn, there was a loud noise coming from the front end of the vehicle and the steering wheel. The contact stated that the failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the front control arm and ball joints deteriorated. As a result, the ball joints and the cvc joints needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 09e056000 (suspension). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was unavailable.
My control arm and lower ball joint separated while I was driving. I was left blocking a busy intersection because I literally could not move my car because the tire had also separated from the axle. I had to replace the right axle, right lower control arm, left lower ball joint, and replace the outer tie rod end. This cost me over $1,000. I recently came across that a recall was issued for these very things that happened to me, however, I was never notified. I would like to be reimbursed for this expense.
This car should have had a recall for the bad suspension and for the horn. First of all I bought this car in early february 2007 from the dealer it was a certified used 2006 chrysler sebring touring. From the start the horn would blow at any given time. Secondly I have replaced every suspension part from ball joints, lower &upper control arms, inner &outer tie rods and on and on. I have friends that have the same model car and they have the same problems. That's not including the wheel bearing, water flange, oil pressure sensor.
Driving on I-91 , vermont at 65 MPH when car suddenly surged and lost control /o warning able to stop on side of road w/o hitting other vehicles ( traffic light). Replacement part federal mogul , ball joint, control arm assembly.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler sebring. The contact stated that a loud metal-on-metal scraping sound was continuously heard from outside the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who stated that the lower control arm would need to be replaced. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign id number 09e056000 (suspension) however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was scheduled for repairs. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 105,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2006 Chrysler Sebring ball joint
Is ball joint or control arm failure a common problem on the 2006 Chrysler Sebring?
11 of 120 owner complaints about the 2006 Chrysler Sebring (9%) mention ball joint or control arm failure. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2006 Chrysler Sebring?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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