Chrysler SEBRING CONV steering problems
29 complaint narratives mention steering terms.
Key facts
195 owner complaints analyzed
0 distinct recall campaigns
52,322 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2006 to 2010 model years. Data snapshot: . 174 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Steering behavior evidence
29 of 195 complaints match this topic (14.9%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10314453 · 2010-02-25 (February 25, 2010)
MY HORN WILL GO OFF ALL BY ITSELF AND I HAVE TO POUND THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE IT STOP. THERE ISN'T ANY CONSISTENCY TO WHEN IT WILL GO OFF. IT'LL SOUND WITH OR WITHOUT THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION, TODAY IT WENT OFF WHEN I PUT THE KEY INTO THE DOORLOCK. IT ALSO DOESN'T WORK WHEN I NEED IT TO. IF I HIT THE HORN, NOTHING WILL HAPPEN UNTIL A COUPLE SECONDS LATER, AND THEN IT WON'T STOP. I'VE HAD 2 CLOSE CALLS WITH A VEHICLE COMING INTO MY LANE AND NOT BEING ABLE TO WARN THEM BY HONKING. ONE OF THOSE TIMES WAS AT 75MPH ON THE FREEWAY. IF I HADN'T HAD…
Owner-reported narrative. 32,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10314453 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10346792 · 2010-08-02 (August 2, 2010)
THE HORN ON MY 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE NO LONGER WORKS WHEN I PUSH THE HORN MANUALLY, BUT IT DOES BLOW WHEN IT WANTS TO, WITHOUT ANYONE TOUCHING IT. IT BLOWS WHEN IT IS PARKED IN THE GARAGE AT HOME, WHEN I AM WALKING INTO WORK, WHEN I AM SITTING AT A RED-LIGHT BEHIND SOMEONE, AND WHEN I AM JUST RIDING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THAT IS THE FIRST PROBLEM. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THAT SINCE MY HORN DECIDED TO DEVELOP A MIND OF ITS OWN, IT HAS TAKEN OVER THE REST OF THE CONTROLS LOCATED ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE RADIO CONTROLS NO LONGER WORK, …
Owner-reported narrative. 39,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10346792 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10376399 · 2011-01-12 (January 12, 2011)
FAILURE OF HORN. VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 45MPH. THE HORN STARTED OPERATING WITH OUT ANY INPUT FROM DRIVER. THE DRIVER COULD NOT TURN OFF HORN. DRIVER PULLED THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF IGNITION. THE HORN STOPPED OPERATING. AS SOON AS IGNITION WAS TURNED ON, THE HORN BEGAN TO SOUND ONCE AGAIN. DRIVER TURNED OFF IGNITION AND REMOVED THE FUSE FOR THE HORN. DRIVER CONTINUED ON WITH THE HORN DISABLED. CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP SAID THE CLOCK SPRING AND/OR HORN CONTACTS UNDER STEERING WHEEL COVER WERE THE PROBLEM…
Owner-reported narrative. 31,862 miles reported. Look up ODI 10376399 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10422347 · 2011-08-28 (August 28, 2011)
THE HORN ON MY 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE RANDOMLY GOES OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED AND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. THIS CAUSES A SAFETY ISSUE BY DISTRACTING THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE AND DRIVERS OF OTHER VEHICLES. THIS IS CAUSED BY A PROBLEM WHERE THE COMPANY LOGO THAT IS MOUNTED ON THE STEERING WHEEL NTERFERES WITH THE HORN PAD IN THE STERRING COLUMN. *TT
Owner-reported narrative. 32,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10422347 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10425011 · 2011-09-10 (September 10, 2011)
SEVERAL TIMES MY HORN CAME ON AND HONKED CONTINUALLY. IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING AS WELL AS WHEN MY CAR WAS JUST SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. I ALMOST GOT A TICKET FROM THE LOCAL POLICE ONE DAY BECAUSE OF IT. IT HAPPENED WHEN I HIT THE BUTTON ON THE REMOTE TO UNLOCK THE CAR DOOR, OR FOR NO REASON AT ALL... WHEN I WAS DRIVING, I HAD TO PUSH DOWN HARD ON THE CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL AS I STEERED WITH THE OTHER HAND. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE CAR DEALER, I WAS TOLD IT WAS CAUSED BY A "CLOCK SWITCH" THAT CONTROLS THE HORN AN…
Owner-reported narrative. 42,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10425011 at NHTSA ↗