2004 Chrysler Sebring Suspension Problems

“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.”

“I had just turned around in a parking lot when the drivers side lower ball joint separated from the control arm and the wheel collapsed and the inner cv joint separated. If I had been traveling on the street at the time, a major accident would have been likely. About a thousand miles later the passenger side ball joint separated from the control arm just as the car was put into reverse. This time the didn't move more than about 6 inches and no other damage was done.”

“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!”

“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. …”

“I was driving my vehicle and started to hear a knocking in the rear of my vehicle. I stopped at a muffler/shock dealer and they had to replace a broken upper strut plate and bearings on the right rear, because these parts had completely rusted away. My vehicle is only 4-years old. About a month later, the same thing happened to the left rear of my vehicle, but the shop could not locate any repair parts. There are so many of these parts breaking the dealers can't keep the parts on hand. …”