Rear Suspension Problems of Chrysler Sebring

This is what is happening to the 2002 Sebring there should be a recall on these parts! rear upper shock mounts broke. Made of allum. Why? corrosion will happen if you install allum next to sheet metal, also they were not painted. The new ones are at least painted. It does not seem to me to be very Smart to have allum. Mounts and unprotected. " "the contact stated at various speeds, a noise was heard coming from the rear section of the vehicle. An independent repair shop determined the driver side rear strut mount was corroded and fell apart. The part was replaced. The vehicle was located in a salt belt state. " "the rear mount that holds the rear mcpherson strut in place, disintegrated. The consumer stated it was made of aluminum. It fell apart and the part made a rattle sound, which was the strut moving around. The consumer was going 20 mph. The vehicle was taken to the dealership, they replaced it. "I am especially concerned about the dealer statement that replacement mounts are not available and are "back ordered by the thousands"!!!!.

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Complaint of knocking noise from rear of vehicle. Found rear spring mount broke due to corrosion. Made of aluminum pot metal?.

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2002 Chrysler Sebring sedan. Consumer writes in regards to the catastrophic disintegration of the left rear suspension the consumer stated extensive corrosion led to the suspension failure. The consumer stated it was not the first time, he experienced the failure. The dealer replaced the left rear upper strut mounts and the right upper strut mount.

Rear upper strut mounts degraded due to oxidation and corrosion. This degradation causes the mounts to weaken and eventually to break, allowing the struts to detach at the top. The strut mounts must be replaced to correct the issue.

The contact owns a 2004 Chrysler Sebring. While driving 20 mph he heard a noise in the rear of the vehicle. Upon further inspection he noticed that the passenger rear tire failed. He removed the tire and discovered corrosion on the driver and passenger rear shackle. He speculated that the shackles failed since they were made out of aluminum. He replaced the left and right rear shackles with metal shackles. The vehicle identification number was not available. The failure and current mileages were 80,000.

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Rear shock mounting plate on 2004 Chrysler Sebring disintegrated from corrosion, causing the spring to rub on tire and tire failure at high speed. No injury.

I was driving along, and suddenly a rattling noise started coming from the right rear of the car when I would hit bumps. The car's handling was the same and the vehicle still felt stable, so I continued driving until I got to the dealership the next day. The y advised that the rear strut mounts had deteriorated, and that Chrysler had revised the mounts after my vehicle year because of so many people having the same problem. Now I have to pay $300 to get them fixed!.

Driving across rr tracks at less than the posted speed and the driver's side rear strut mount broke and began banging in the well area of my 2002 Chrysler Sebring convertible. I contacted several local garages, the Chrysler dealership where I purchased the car, and mopar parts online to get price and availability on the part. I've been told by everyone, the part # 4879071 ad is on national back order with no availability date. Per mopor some customers have been waiting over 5 months for the part. Per the dealership no recall or safety bulletin has been issued on this part. Per the dealership and mopar there are over 5,000 mounts on backorder and none are getting filled. I can not fix the failure due to unavailability of the part. With this many on back order, apparently there is a problem and no one is addressing or willing to admit there is a problem and correct it.

Upper rear strut mounts for 2004 Chrysler Sebring severe corrosion causing mounts to fail. If not caught in time strut assembly could wear through inside side-wall of tire and cause blowout, possibly wreck. Replacement parts are all but impossible to find.

The contact owns a 2002 Chrysler Sebring convertible. While driving approximately 25 mph, the contact heard a loud noise underneath the vehicle. There were no warnings prior to this failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and it was discovered that the rear strut mounts were corroded. The technician recommended that both strut mounts be replaced. The vehicle is currently being repaired for the malfunction. The failure and current mileages were 110,000.

I bought my 2001 Chrysler Sebring convertible brand new back in 2001. For the last few years, I'd been hearing a slight clunking coming from somewhere in my passenger side, rear suspension. On the night of July 10th, 2008 my wife and I were on the highway and starting hearing a major banging coming from the same area. I thought my shock had loosened as I had heard that before on a previous car. I was 140 miles from home on my way for a weekend vacation. Then on Monday I made an appointment with my mechanic telling him I thought I need new rear struts. After looking at my car, he tells me that it wasn't the strut that let go it was the strut mount plate that has rubber in the middle of it that rusted away and it punched through up into the rear dash compartment. He said he called around to the dealers and every one of them said that part was on backorder due to a factory closing and that as of that date there were over 11,000 cars that needed them and were waiting on Chrysler to get the part from an out of country factory. Then he said even worse, when the part was available to ship to a local dealer it would take 5 working days to get it into the country and another 5 working days to get it shipped to the dealer. I've been without my car now for over 2 weeks and my mechanic was told that the factory is only producing and shipping out only 500 every other week or so . . . . Where I'm about number 10,999 on the waiting list I'd say that puts me at around 10 months without a car !!!! unacceptable ! the fact that this part is so far back ordered tells me that Chrysler was using faulty parts to begin with or they wouldn't be rotting out like they are so consistently. My mechanic said he even tried to get the part from a network of junkyards and they all said that the exact same part were all half rotted out of all the Sebrings in the lot . . . . Help !!.

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On July 10th,2008 I heard a loud noise coming from the back of my 2002 Chrysler Sebring 4dr sedan. I pulled over and noticed the rear passenger strut had fallen from the mounting bracket. I took the car on July 11th to get it fixed. The repair shop told me that the bracket required (4879072ad) is on extreme backorder and it couldn't be fixed. I called all over the country searching for this part. It is only available through the dealers. There is no aftermarket replacement. All dealers everywhere are out and have orders placed on Chrysler but never get the parts. I called Chrysler customer service and they acted as if they didn't know of the problem. After being persistent, I found that there are over 10,200 on backorder in the us as of 7/17. Assuming 2 per car and some dealer "safety stock", this could add up to 4000 cars which are not being driven because of the parts availability or are being driven unsafe. Every Chrysler parts dealer I called said the potential exists for the wheel to fall off without the strut attached. It also causes damage to tires and other components. I checked with junk yards hoping to find a set. I did find them and they are in the same condition as mine. If the carpet in the trunk is pulled back you will see white dust and corrosion everywhere. I heard from a dealer that the parts come from mexico and the plant is on strike, there have been cars sitting and waiting for this part for up to 3 months, best case I can get parts in 1 month. From a parts, safety and awareness standpoint, Chrysler has dropped the ball on this one. Unacceptable. I am out car rental fees and have been on the phone for days! they could at least acknowledge the problem! I am certain they know of it.

Was driving home and hear loud noise got out and checked and found that the strut bracket had broken on the rear of my 2002 Chrysler seabring. I got home and called the dealer to get a new one they told me that the part was on backorder and that there was around 8000 on backorder so I called Chrysler and asked why they haven't recalled this part yet with 8000 parts needed there must be a problem with this part. They told me that there wasn't any of these parts in the USA. Now why is this? this part is known to go bad they told me. Then why can't they issue a recall and get these parts made so these cars can be fixed.

The contact owns a 2002 Chrysler Sebring convertible. While driving approximately 55 mph, the rear strut mount detached from the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that the rear strut was corroded, which caused it to fail. The technician also stated that the company that manufactured the parts was no longer in business; therefore, they could not provide her with an estimate of when the parts would be produced to make the repairs. As of July 24, 2008, the vehicle has not been repaired and cannot be driven. The manufacturer did not assist. The failure and current mileages were 90,000.

July 1 driving on bluewater bridge right rear strut snapped off. Two weeks later while in st. Thomas ontario the drivers side strut snapped off. Both of them had rotted right off. Replaced with reconditioned struts - $500. 00 + towing.

2003 Sebring rear mount assembly for strut crumbled while driving causing banging noise in rear passengers side. Was told by my dealer that thousands of replacement parts are on backorder. Was told that part may not be available for several weeks due to making them out of steel as the original aluminum ones were breaking down.

I had owned the car less than 4 years when the rear strut mount on the passenger side broke from corrosion and caused me to have to have the rear mounts and struts replaced. I emailed Chrysler and they responded that since the car was no longer under warranty for those parts that there was nothing they could do about it.

In may, while driving my passenger side rear strut mount on my 2002 Chrysler Sebring broke. I took my car in and had it fixed and had to leave it as the dealership (golling Chrysler) advised me that it was a safety hazard to drive with the broken strut mount. On 06/29/08, my driver side rear strut mount broke. This time, the dealership (clarkston Chrysler) stated that there are no replacement parts as there is a design flaw with the part and they had to be reengineered. So, I have been unable to drive my car since 06/29/08. My car only had 65,000 miles but it is parked and unusable. I have been told that this is a common problem and there is a backlog of 10,000 parts on order. Chrysler called to state that they estimate that the parts would be in on August 11th. This is obviously a safety hazard - or at least that what the dealership told me and I cant imagine that very many people can shelve their car for 6 weeks and instead - like me, have had to drive there car on occasion. I was able to burrow someone's vehicle but there were still times when I did have to drive my Sebring when another vehicle wasn't available. It should be noted that of those 65000 miles, well over 99 % were on highway and paved roads. There are no dirt roads in the area and it is rare that I ever drive on one.

Rear mounting bracket on the strut broke, car was making a banging noise in the rear. I was afraid to drive the car home from work and had the car towed. Could have resulted in a serious accident had the car not been towed. Part has been unavailable from Chrysler since 6/26 and will not be available until at least the first of August. I am told there are 8000 of these parts on back order nationally, and the way the part oxidized, I'm curious why there has not been a recall. I've done some research and this is not a common part to have to replace. Also Chrysler refuses to offer me a loaner car until the part is available.

Incident: outer, or upper plates for strut assembly deteriorated; vehicle deemed unsafe to operate; parts on nationwide backorder; approx. 3,000 vehicles affected by this.

The contact owns a 2003 Chrysler Sebring. While driving from maine to springfield, massachusetts at 30 mph, the rear strut on the passenger side failed. The vehicle dropped to the ground and the contact heard a terrible noise. The sales dealer informed her that the strut should not have been visible and was made out of aluminum instead of metal. The failure was not covered under the contact's warranty and she had to pay $130 for the repair. The manufacturer has not been notified. The current mileage was 76,000 and failure mileage was approximately 75,500. Updated 06/25/08.

The contact owns a 2004 Chrysler Sebring. On June 25, 2007, while driving approximately 50 mph, the contact heard a loud noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to the shop and found that the rear shock mounts were corroded. The rear passenger side shock mount had detached from the vehicle. The manufacturer stated that it was not their problem and the contact would have to pay for the repairs. The current and failure mileages were 71,931.

Driving 5 mile p/hr (luckily) upper control / arm bal joint, left rear, cracked, separated. . . Tire fell off tbd (probably replace both parts or more depending on extent of residual damage.

Loud clanging noise from rear. Mechanic advised that both both struts and shocks were broken and needed replacement. Estimated $600. 00 .

: the contact stated at various speeds, a noise was heard coming from the rear section of the vehicle. An independent repair shop determined the driver side rear strut mount was corroded and fell apart. The part was replaced. The vehicle was located in a salt belt state.

The rear mount that holds the rear mcpherson strut in place, disintegrated. The consumer stated it was made of aluminum. It fell apart and the part made a rattle sound, which was the strut moving around. The consumer was going 20 mph. The vehicle was taken to the dealership, they replaced it.

Back lateral went out, it snapped in half. The defect made consumer lose control of steering wheel and run into a ditch. Dealer referred consumer to call hotline.

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Ongoing/intermittent problem noise coming from rear of vehicle whenever vehicle came to a stop or at a slow speed. Vehicle been in / out of dealer shop on six occasions, and nothing could be found.

Rear compartment of vehicle misaligned.

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Misalignment, causing premature tire wear.