Door Problems of Chrysler Sebring - part 1

The contact owns a 2008 Chrysler Sebring. The contact stated that the driver side door was jammed and required excessive force in order to open it. The contact stated that there was a gap in between the front fender and door. In addition, the air bag warning indicator had illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer regarding the door failure. However, the vehicle was taken to the dealer for the air bag warning indicator and was diagnosed that the air bag sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign numbers: 07v414000 (latches/locks/linkages) and 07v240000 (air bags) but the VIN was not included in both. The failure mileage was 121,056.

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Passenger grabbed interior door handle and had finger sliced open by chrome plating on the handle which had peeled back leaving exposed sharp strip of chrome facing away from handle. Finger bled profusely but did not require stitches. Cut was about 5/16th inch long.

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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?.

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The contact owns a 2004 Chrysler Sebring. The contact's daughter was severely cut when she opened the door from the outside. The chrome plating on the door handle was failing. The contact believed that the handle was faulty and a major safety issue. The dealer has not inspected the vehicle. The purchase date was unknown. The current mileage was 47,728 and failure mileage was 47,650.

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One evening while trying to exit my car, the driver's side door would not open from the inside. I took the car to the dealer, who had to order the part. This part has been on back order since July 19, 2007. As of Dec. 10, 2007, Chrysler says that there is not estimated delivery date for the part. No dealer anywhere has this part, so basically it doesn't exist. I still cannot open my driver's side door from the inside.

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: the contact stated the inside handle on the driver side door had chrome separation causing a cut on the hand. The vehicle was driven to the dealer who determined the handle needed to be replaced.

: the contact stated both outside door handles are plastic and have cracked. The doors will not open therefore; the vehicle has not been to a dealership.

Driver side door molding/paneling slid, becoming detached. Passenger side has detached and been repaired twice, driver side one other time prior to this incident.

1998 Chrysler Sebring. Last year sport moulding fell off passenger door. Two weeks ago, passenger door handle broke when opening door.

In April 2003 my exterior driverside doorhandle broke off. In june2003, my exterior passanger side doorhandle broke off. Both handles broke off in the same places. Very weak plastic, dealer told me the car was old(1998). I have owned older cars and had no problems with the handles breaking off. I am not that strong I didn't rip it off.

The chrome plate on the interior door handle has "split". This has caused me to cut my finger on several occasions when opening the door. I have asked two dealers to repair the handle. I am told that it will cost in excess of $500. 00 to replace the entire door panel. I find it difficult to believe this expense to replace a $10-15. 00 part. It was a "defect" in the production of the handle, not abuse, that has created this situation. I was in touch with customer "disservice" on one occasion, but they have not returned any of my calls since.

The inside door handle, where the chrome materials separated, cause cuts on the consumers finger every time the door was opened. The dealer was notified and notified the consumer that the warranty was expired.

I own a '99 Chrysler Sebring lxi coupe and I'm having problems with the door trim or cladding. I have experienced the door trim flapping at the rear edge of the passenger door and sliding forward getting caught clipping the front fender while opening the door. I understand that there was a recall regarding this problem and I called Chrysler corp. I was told that the recall covered vehicles manufactured up to August '98. My vehicle was manufactured on October '98. I believe my vehicle should be covered under this recall due to the fact that I'm experiencing the same problem and that my car was produced so close to the recall deadline. Apparently the defect that was to be corrected on cars produced after August '98 wasn't done on my vehicle.

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Outside driver door handle failure on 1997 Chrysler Sebring lxi.

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While driving passenger side door handle became detached from vehicle, consumer is no longer able to open the door from the outside. The cause of this failure is unknown.

Outside door handle broke upon attempting to open unlocked door. One junk yard informed me he has 10 calls a week on the Sebring door handles.

Consumer states that both outside door handles fell off, within three days apart. Dealer and the manufacturer have been notified. Feel free to provide any further information.

While driving down the interstate the door panel on the passenger side came partially unattached. We noticed this when we stopped at a gas station. When I opened the passenger side door the panel crushed into the front quarter panel and dented it. I contacted a local dealership and they said they could fix it for me but it was not under warranty for the door panel falling off. However, they did offer to fix it for me for a costly sum to be determined once they saw the vehicle and estimated the damage.

Exterior door handles break off and internal components fall inside of door. The door cannot be opened from an outside source. The door handle components are or appear to be made of some type of hard plastic, when exposed to elements it becomes brittle.

Door handles are breaking off -- both doors on my vehicle -- average 8 per month at the colonial Chrysler Plymouth dealership in mesquite, texas.

Consumer states after having recall repairs completed to the door garnish molding trim clip, there was a minor vibration that could be heard on the passenger side of the vehicle, consumer noticed the passneger door molding had moved toward the front of the vehicle, when opening the the passenger door, the molding contacted the front fender, when closing the door and moving the molding away from the fender toward the reaer of the vehicle approximately half an inch, the vibration no longer occured.

Both door handles broke off in consumers hand when attempting to open door.

Driver's side door panel popped off while driving 45mph. Problem had happened twice before and replaced by mechanic.

Door panels flew off vehicle while driving down road. This has happened 4 times since consumer has owned car.

More than 5 trips to the dealer for the same problem on both doors.

The trim on the outside of both driver side and passenger side doors have been fixed once and replaced once. The trim seems to fall of during the summer when tempuratures reach 105 or above for several days in a row. The trim has come loose from the passanger side door again. I have been talking with the dealer since September 15, 2000, I have brought my car into the dealer ship 3 since September, and I received a repair notice in the mail. The notice stated that Chrysler world replace the part free of charge for my car. The last time I brought my car in, the dealer handed me a qoute for $276. I was told they will not replace for free unless I had the card, which I can not find.

Inside door panel plastic is falling off, especially when weather changes. Dealer will fix it under warranty, but consumer feels that this has happened too many times.

We noticed "tarry droppings on ledge when we opened drivers door they seemed to be leaking from the door. We have power windows and locks. We were not too concerned I thought they were just caused by the extreme heat of the desert area here in phoenix. The only problems were my wife had to raise her dress to keep the tar from getting on the hem . Soon after my car reached 36,000 miles my locks got slow to work. Then about 37,000 miles my outside door handle just fell off when I shut the door. I have asked Chrysler to fix this obvious flaw in construction but they have told me since my car was not in warranty they were not responsible. I have owned many cars and have never seen or heard of anything close to this type of problem. I think Chrysler should stand behind teir product and fix this. If you have any records of similar complaints I would appreciate this information. Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter. Please me @ bdove123@aol. Com sincerely bill dove.

Window problem has been ongoing since the date of purchase (lease), windows have been replaced but still leak. Passenger power door lock does not work, must be manually operated 50% of the time, dealer could not diagnose problem, top motor and hydraulic pumps went out after putting the top down for the first time in the summer. Car has been out of commission over twenty times during possession. . . It was a demo, not a true "used car" .

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Passenger's side molding is hanging off side of door. There was a recall for this problem. Molding is plastic, and there is a defect in plastic . Dealership is aware of problem.

While in a parking lot the siding on the front passenger door side fell off. On July 19th while driving about 20-25 mph the siding fell off. The siding has been completely replaced once and reattached twice by the dealership.

Toxic tar substance leaks out of the doors.

The lower outside door (garnish)panels have parted from the car. The problem seems to advance when the outside air temp is high, causing panels to warp. At that point the plastic clips fail and panel parts from car. Dealer has made several attempts to repair but problems are not remediated. Design of molding clips may be defective.

Consumer was driving on a toll road when passenger's side exterior door panel disconected. Dealership says they will repair it.

Door's exterior panel doesn't stay on. Panel has been replaced before, but problem has reoccurred.