There are 4 stored owner reports matching the brakes leading-label group for the 2009 Chrysler Sebring in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL COULD NOT BE PROPERLY DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PEDAL FELT AS IF SOMETHING WERE LODGED BENEATH THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,199.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE ENGINE STALLED MOMENTS AFTER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED REPLACEMENT AND THAT THE ENGINE MANIFOLD HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,773 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,800.
I TOOK MY SEBRING IN FOR BRAKES AND THEY PUT NEW PADS ON. THEY ASK IF I WANTED AN OIL CHANGE. I DIDN'T NEED ONE SO THEY SAID THEY WOULD CHANGE THE COMPUTER TO TAKE THE REMINDER OFF. WHEN I LEFT THE DEALER, MY RADIO NO LONGER WORKED. I TOLD THEM I WOULD BRING IT BACK ON MONDAY. I PARKED MY CAR ON SAT MORNING AND DIDN'T START IT AGAIN UNTIL MON MORNING. WELL, THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD! NOT A GAUGE, IDIOT LIGHT OR ANYTHING WAS WORKING. I FINALLY GOT A HOT SHOT TO START IT AND I LEFT TO HEAD FOR THE DEALERSHIP. WELL THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF LOW SO I HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. AFTER THE CAR WAS UNLOADED, THE MECHANIC GOT IN AND TURNED THE KEY TO GET THE MILEAGE AND THE RADIO JUST CAME ON. THE DEALER WORKED ON THE CAR THE NEXT DAY AND SAID ALL THAT WAS WRONG WAS THE BATTERY HAD A WEAK CELL. I SAID HOGWASH! THERE WAS A SHORT OR A COMPUTER PROBLEM SOMEWHERE. IT'S THE DEAD OF WINTER AND IT'S BEEN VERY COLD, THE CAR HAD NEVER EVEN TURNED OVER SLOW BEFORE THIS. I COULD ALMOST SWEAR THAT A DEAD SHORT WAS DRAINING THE BATTERY. I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, WHERE COULD THE SHORT BE? ARE THERE WIRES ANYWHERE AROUND THE FRONT WHEEL WELL THAT COULD CAUSE THIS PROBLEM? OR COULD THE MECHANIC HAVE DONE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE COMPUTER TAKING OFF THE REMINDER? THE GUY SUGGESTED WE NEVER TURNED ON THE RADIO AND I WAS DRIVING AROUND IN MANUAL LOW. I WAS FLABBERGASTED. I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 40 YEARS AND USED TO BE A MECHANIC YEARS AGO. WHAT ARE THEY MISSING? HAS ANYONE EVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE? *TR
UNABLE TO STOP 2009 CHRYSLER SEBRING AT A STOPLIGHT AND REAR-ENDED THE SUV IN FRONT OF ME; CAR SHOULD HAVE STOPPED IN TIME BUT BRAKES APPEARED TO LOCK, CAUSING THE CHRYSLER TO "SKID" INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *TR
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