Front Suspension Upper Ball Joint Problems of Chrysler Sebring

The contact owns a 2001 Chrysler Sebring convertible. While driving approximately 55 mph the contact lost control of the vehicle, resulting in a crash. The police appeared on the scene and the driver was injured. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to an independent mechanic who stated that the rear drivers side upper ball joint fractured from the control arm. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 240,000.

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There was a creaking sound underneath the front passenger side seat when all of a sudden the front of the car dropped down and I had difficulty controlling the car. The right front ball joint had broken. Prior to this event I had been driving 55mph with 2 children in the car. Thankfully, I had dropped the children off and was traveling at 25 mph when the failure occurred.

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On my 2001 Chrysler Sebring one of the ball joints on the passenger side front wheel separated in a parking lot, causing the wheel to become detached. The mechanic determined it was rusted out which was surprising since the car only had 37k miles. The vehicle was in michigan and ohio for 5 years and California for 2 years. The mechanic was surprised and he said it normally takes over 100k miles for this type of problem. There were no injuries and the car was repaired (with replacement of all ball joints and the control arms) and I have the parts.

Turning into a parking space the driver side wheel feel off with out any warning! I had to get it towed. The tow truck driver and the mechanic both said I was a very lucky person that it did not happen on the interstate I had just gotten off of. The upper ball joint on the control arm popped out. When this happened the axil pulled out and the break cable was damaged. The estimate I have to fix the ball joint, axil, and break line is $900.

June 30 2005 the left front ball joint broke while driving. The consumer was driving 35 mph. There was a noise, sparks were flying, and the consumer lost steering control and bounced off a curve. There were no warning lights on the vehicle. The vehicle was recently inspected in may and no problems were reported. There was a recall, but the consumer was not aware of it. The consumer noticed there was a corrosion problem with the ball joint. The consumer didn't have the recall number. The vehicle is now having repair work done. Chrysler is willing to pay the repairs. The bearings had to be replaced, the left front wheel bearing was replaced twice.

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Caller said the wheel fell off in driveway without warning. The top upper ball joint gave way, leaving the bottom ball joint to hold the tire. Dealer said this was normal. Manufacturer has not been contacted yet. Caller has not had it fixed.

While pulling inside the parking lot vehicle collaspsed to the ground. Driver noticed that right side collasped,but the left side was normal. Driver had the vehicle towed to the residence, and then contacted a mechanic. The mechanic determined that the right upper ball joints needed to be replaced due to corrosion.

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While driving over a speed bump in cold weather consumer heard a rattling noise coming from the front end. Dealership informed the consumer that front upper control arm prematurely wore out.

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While driving 15 mph, the consumer heard a loud knocking noise coming from the front of the vehicle, then suddenly, the top of upper ball joint on left front wheel came off, which caused the consumer to lose control of the vehicle. The vehicle was driven slowky to a body shop for inspection. The mechanic informed the driver that the upper ball joint was broken and needed to be replaced. . . .

While driving consumer heard a loud noise coming from the front of the vehicle. Consumer took the vehicle to the dealership, and mechanic determined that the right upper ball joint failed.

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While driving 25 mph consumer heard a sound coming from the rear. Consumer pulled to the side, and noticed that the vehicle was leaning to the left. Vehicle was taken to the mechanic for inspection, and mechanic determined that the ball joints needed to be replaced.

The left front came off while traveling 40 mph. Vehicle was towed. Dealer made the repairs to the upper ball joint. Manufacturer told the consumer to take the vehicle to another dealer. On 12/31/04 the left front wheel dislocated from vehicle, cause was due to failure of lower lateral ball joint which is noted in safety recall 00v421002. Daimler Chrysler has refused to provide compensation for damages to vehicle and expenses.

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Due to problems with ball joint and vibrations when trying to stop vehicle I ran into the back of a truck and pushed that truck into the back of a mercedes. The impact was significant and resulted in a hole in the front of my 98 Chrysler Sebring lxi. Luckily, no one was hurt. The driver of the mercedes was anxious to leave the scene and since there was no damage to the truck I hit, everyone agreed not to stick around for the police. The air bag did not deploy. About a year and a half ago my son, who was 18 years old at the time, was driving and when he failed to stop at a stop sign he ran into the side of someone else's car. This incident was reported to the police and there was a couple thousand dollars worth of damage to my car, not counting the damage to the other vehicle. The air bag did not deploy. My son bumped his head, but thankfully, was not seriously hurt.

In Feb. 2006 the front wheel feel off my 2002 Chrysler Sebring because of a ball joint failure (non greaseable joint). Luckily no one was killed or injured, but they could have been! I had the front joints replaced and other damage repaired. Two months later (April 2006) the ball joints in the rear of the car failed and the rear wheel fell off. Again no one was killed or injured, but they could have been!.

Consumer contacted dealer in reference to recall number 99v066003/ manufacturer's recall 827. Dealer stated recall work needed no correction. Consumer stated when driving at 5 mph and upon making a left hand turn, right front wheel came off the axle. Please provide any further details.

While driving down town inside steering wheel was squaeking really badly, mechanic said front left ball joint has gone bad. Took vehicle to dealer, and dealer was very rude and could not help.