Seven problems related to ball joint have been reported for the 2004 Chrysler Sebring. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Drivers side ball joint broke while turning onto highway. Tire separated from car and axle separated from transaxle. Approximate speed less than 6mph. No contol of car after incident.
Tl the contact owns a 2004 Chrysler Sebring. While driving 5 mph, the front passenger side ball joint detached from the vehicle. The contact lost control of the vehicle and the front passenger tire turned sideways. The vehicle swerved on the road and the contact had to pull over quickly. The vehicle was immobilized and was not able to be driven. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 109,021.
Ball joint broke while leaving from in front of my home lucely.
The contact owns a 2004 Chrysler Sebring sedan. While driving at an unknown speed, the front driver side tire separated from the ball joint. In addition, the vehicle collapsed and the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 10e059000 (suspension). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 240,000.
The contact owns a 2004 Chrysler Sebring. While driving approximately 10 mph and making a left turn, the ball joint snapped and the front passenger side tire went beneath the vehicle. The vehicle crashed into a curb. The air bags did not deploy. It was unknown if a police report was filed. There was an injury that did not require medical assistance. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 96,000.
I bought my 2004 Chrysler Sebring sedan in February of 2014. Two months later in April the ball studs on my tires were popping off while while I was driving and my car started wobbling. I took my car to the place where I got it from and they fixed it. Two months later in June the same thing happened on the same tire. The ball studs flew off while I was driving and the tire was hanging on by one ball stud the others were broken off. I had the car towed to the shop and it was fixed. Now in August my ball joint snapped as I was backing out a parking space, with no warning. The whole car fell to the ground. This car is a safety hazard and there is no reason why the ball studs and ball joint should break so easily. If I was on a residential street or even on the parkway I would've lost control and crashed.
I was turning right after a stop, and my front right ball joint failed, causing the car suspension to fall onto the wheel rim, and I lost my steering. I backed up to get out of the way of cross-traffic, and inadvertently pulled the right boot out of the transmission, and the front passenger corner of the car fell all the way to the ground. Car was towed, inspected, and found tat the left ball joint was also loose, so I replaced both sides, as well as a new right drive axle and boot. The mechanic said that this model has greaseless bearings in the ball joints, which is a problem he has seen before. Total repair bill was over $770. I feel lucky, in that in another 5 miles I would have been on an interstate highway.