Chrysler recalls 77,233 Sebring convertibles, Avengers

[Gm786]

Wow! Talk about terrible build quality. From a faulty fuel tank straps that can break to door latch problems. I'm probably going to be dead by the time I get ejected from my Dodge before I can even notice that I was in an accident. Chrysler seriously needs to build their vehicles with better quality and safety. The Dodge Avenger does look ugly in my opinion. It looks like a bloated frog.

[paul8488]

Originally Posted by blank disk

I am surprised they sold that many.

That was my thought! Hertz must be angggggggry that so many of their cars are recalled!

[osv_alero]

Originally Posted by Minnesota Nice

This kind of thing is just unacceptable and embarassing. If I were someone in charge of Cerberus I would be swallowing a very large knot in my throat. I hope they have a lot of money to invest over the next twenty years, because it'll be at LEAST that for people to consider buying Chrysler again seriously, and that's presuming they can actually turn the company around.

If those at Cerberus have a knot in their throat, imagine what the people at toyota and Volkswagen must feel.

[ByTheLake]

Originally Posted by stevecmh

oh here i thought they were recalling them for being ugly

I was thinking the same thing ... that they were being recalled to correct the styling.

[HoeyHimself]

Originally Posted by regfootball

avenger has awd?

Yes. Havent you seen the Smoke On The Water commerical where its on 4 rollers and being accelerated from a control room?

[GMCSonoma]

Peoples...let's play nice...

Basic rules for the RECALL Forum:

[ponchoman49]

It's interesting that these 2 cars are selling pretty good. They may not have the best interiors and the engine lineup leaves a lot to be desired but they do look distinctive. No boring plain slab sides here. No Camry copycat styling there. They just need to improve quality and fix those terrible stone hard seats and some of the cheap interior plastic.

[prototype66]

The Avenger is a nice (even kinda cool) looking car but Chryslers quality has not been up to par for decades. a decent product here and there but over all been crap.

[stevecmh]

Originally Posted by genjy

Chrylser is the funniest car company ever.

yeah.. this is def. one of the worst recalls ever..

how did both of those things get passed over b4 selling..

its actually laughable.. but really frikin scary at the same time

[ksr]

Originally Posted by CamaroCrazy

That is just poor. I can't believe Chrysler fell so far so fast. Just three years ago they seemed to be on a roll. 2007 was a miserable product year for them.

It is quite a plummet. Not so long ago, Mercedes-Benz was losing billions and Chrysler was the profitable one.

The Sebring is just so ugly. The Avenger isn't so bad.

Have they had any issues with the convertible hardtop?

Has Pontiac ever had any recalls on the G6 convertible? It was delayed so long in launch, I hope they got it right. Nice looking car (the G6 conv).

[rueben44]

Originally Posted by stevecmh

oh here i thought they were recalling them for being ugly

LOL! So true.

[skylark68]

Well, this was one of the last cars that is currently in production that was designed under Daimler's lead... I think things can only get better now. The Germans wanted to ruin this company.

[MaxLegroom]

I'm not utterly surprised at this recall. I went to the local Chrysler dealer a few months ago to look at the new Sebring convertible, and the first car they intended on showing me was out of the picture when the top jammed. Aside from the addition of new technologies and/or safety features, there are few if any real improvements in the new Sebring. Certainly looks are not to counted among them.

[SUPERBADD75]

Originally Posted by blank disk

I am surprised they sold that many.
Bottom-drawer in it's segment.

they're really not bad cars, and the Avenger especially has some thoughtful little features. i don't think i'd buy one, but it would be considered at least.

[JeffInDFW]

i'm finding it strange that they are not advertising the poop out of their "lifetime powertrain warranty". I really thought they would be pounding this, but they are not....I don't even know how it works. If I sell the car in two years, does it revert back to what would be remaining of a 3 year 36,000 mile powertrain warranty? I know the lifetime is not transferable....and not available on any SRT vehicles, so basically, anything worth owning....