Ticking noise coming from passengers compartment glove box seat belt light on and seat moves when come to a stop and driver side door handle just came off on the passenger side can't open the door from outside of vehicle there should be recall for this
Chrysler Sebring door locks problems
46 of the 2,832 owner complaints about the Chrysler Sebring describe doors won't lock, open or latch, most of them for the 1998 model year.
- owner complaints
- 46
- worst model year
- 1998
- typical mileage
- 88,000
By model year
Often reported together
Won't start 2Fire or smoke 1Knocking 1Grinding brakes 1Ball joint 1Airbag light 1
What owners say
The door locking machanizism has failed . The air bag lite stays on...
Air bag lights and door locking mechanizism failing
The door lock . The piece that pop's up and down . If you have the window down and got your resting on the door when you start down the road and the doors lock automatically the piece that moves up and down when it goes down it will pinch your skin bad as it trys to pull your skin down in the hole. On both sides of the front doors. Bad enough to bring your skin. It really hurts. I have never had a car to do that. Its not just me other people have drove the car and says the same thing. After a few hundred times I remember to watch for it. I have tried everything to get it not to do that. The only way I see is cut the piece off but that would be unsafe. I don't think the piece comes off in a easy way.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chrysler sebring. The contact stated that the front passenger's side door latch failed to lock the door without warning. The contact also stated that the door did not unlock from the inside. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and was repaired but the details were unknown. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 75,000. The VIN was not provided.
Having continual issues with lights on dash flickering: 2 repairs completed in last 18 months and still broke. Cosmetically, the car is crappy since the day I bought it; paint flaking off, tire rims have pitted, inside door handles flaking off paint too, among a few others. However, my heated seats burning through is what has me very irate! I was driving and had two adult passengers with me. Both of us in the front had the heated seats turned on returning home from running errands in the city 45 miles away. My passenger is 8 months pregnant and I have low lumbar issues, so heated seats are always used. We had both complained that we found it weird that if we made quick stops during our running, when we got back into the car and turned the heated seats on, it felt warmer than usual. However, if we were somewhere for a longer period of time, the seats didn't get terribly hot right away. The car sat for 48 hours before it was time for me to pack up and head back to my own home, when I noticed what I thought to be a stain on my seat (from my daughters dog thinking he was going with me). After trying to clean it and nothing happening, I touched it with my finger tip, only to find that it was a burn spot. If that would have caught fire while driving, I could have crashed! I could have killed my pregnant passenger, her hubby and her unborn baby! Since today is a holiday, you can bet that I will be calling the dealership first thing tomorrow. I am the first and only owner of this car.
When we acquired our 1998 chrysler sebring june 2010, both outside door handles were broken. We could only open the door through an open window. The dealer wanted $500 to install them. In april 2012, the passenger handle broke again. Now, june 2012, the driver handle broke again. The parts installed two years ago have both broken again. These parts are plastic and apparently do not last very long. Is there a recall? What do we do?
Tl* the contact owns a 1998 chrysler sebring. The contact stated that both the driver and passenger side door latches malfunctioned and could not be utilized to open the doors. The contact stated that the only way to open the doors was to leave the windows open and unlatch the doors from the interior of the vehicle. The vehicle was diagnosed by a private mechanic but not repaired. The dealer was contacted and notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 96,000 and the current mileage was 110,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chrysler sebring. The contact stated that after using her keyless entry and pulling on the drivers side door handle, the entire handle fractured from the vehicle. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer and she was advised that they were unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 48,000.
Http://www.arfc.org/complaints/2004/chrysler/sebring/latches_locks_linkages/problem.aspx I also want to report that the chrome metal on my 2007 sebring severely cut my hand like grabbing razor blades. Cut down to the bone. This comes off interior door handles. The above link has another exact complain.
Related recalls
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- What is wrong
- On certain vehicles, the front door latch cable may become partially unseated from the interior release handle housing possibly causing the latch to stick in the unlatched position or the lock function to become inoperative.
- Risk
- Driving a vehicle with an unlatched door can result in an unbelted front seat occupant falling out of the vehicle or being ejected in a crash, causing increased risk of injury.
- Remedy
- Dealers will add a secondary retention feature to both front doors. This action will supersede and expand a previous safety recall (please see 07v‑104). The recall began on october 29, 2007. Owners may contact chrysler at 1‑800‑853‑1403.
Recall number 07V414000 · Recall details
Questions about the Chrysler Sebring door locks
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The model years with the most reports are 1998 (15 complaints), 1999 (7 complaints) and 2001 (4 complaints).
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