Eight problems related to front suspension control arm have been reported for the 2004 Chrysler Sebring. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 2004 Chrysler Sebring convertible. While driving 40 mph, the lower control arm fractured and the front passenger side axle separated from the vehicle. The contact was not injured. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 10e059000 (suspension). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
Tl- the contact owns a 2004 Chrysler Sebring convertible. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds the vehicle would abnormally begin to shake. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the control arms needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact researched NHTSA campaign number: 10e059000 (suspension) which the contact stated that the failures of the recall are similar to the failures of the vehicle. The contact also stated that the remedy for the recall was similar to the diagnose of the dealer for the vehicle however, the vehicle was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that because the VIN was not included in the recall the vehicle would not receive the recall repair. The approximate failure mileage was 112,635. Gl.
I was driving down the street and the control arm snapped causing me to lose control of my vehicle. I had it towed to mechanic. The control arms and some other parts were replaced. Using my cars VIN there is not a recall but on this website there is a recall for same year make and model for the same reason. I called Chrysler 800-992-1997 and spoke with micah and she explained that she does not even see that there is a recall on 2004 Chrysler Sebrings case# 28647014. . Read more...
The right front ball joint separated from the lower control arm causing the wheel to become disjointed.
On my 2004 Chrysler Sebring touring conv. , while parked I observed the passenger rear tire leaning out at the bottom and leaning in at the top of the tire. It was very noticeable that something was wrong. I dropped the crossmember frame from the rear of the vehicle and found out that both bolts were broke off on the passenger rear upper control arm. Fortunately I was able to remove the broken bolts pieces without any problems.
The contact owns a 2004 Chrysler Sebring. The contact stated that the front drivers side of the vehicle rattled while driving at various speeds. The contact was unaware if the failure also occurred on the front passenger side. The manufacturer was notified and the contact was informed the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number 10e059000 (uspension:front:control arm:lower arm). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 82,000.
Front-end noises were reported to the selling dealer when the vehicle was under warranty. After three shop visits to a cary, nc, dealer during which the technicians "could not replicate the problem," we decided to just live with the noises. After moving from north carolina to florida, the noises got worse. A clermont, FL, Chrysler deal charged us $100 to check out the problem and "couldn't find anything," but they did offer to replace the ball joints and control arms for about $1100. By that time, of course, it was out of warranty. We took it to a private mechanic, who found that the ball joints and control arms did indeed need to be replaced, so we did. The disconcerting part of this is that the problem when the vehicle only had about 30,000 miles on it and that the techs at two dealers either couldn't determine or didn't bother to determine the cause of the problem. Then, the replacement that should have been done under warranty had to be done out of pocket at about 58,000. I understand that this sort of thing could be very dangerous. Now, from the front end sounds we're hearing again, we may need to have cv joints replaced. We have an extended drivetrain warranty, and that is supposed to be covered, so it will be interesting to see how the Chrysler dealer handles it.
Have loud clunck in front of vehicle, repair job was done, ball joint and control arm, driver's side front wheel, but one day later problem returned. I am being told cannnot do anything else until the problem returns, the problem is intermittent.