This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Odometer and tachometer stop and start functioning intermittently. I understand this is a known and common probelm with this year/model. Why won't Chrysler recall and repair this obvious defect in the car?
Electronic gear selection indicator, electronic odometer, and tach. Guage do not work. Have to guess what gear vehile is in. Never works when car is started, but about 50% of time it will start working after driving for 10-15 minutes.
In short, my '97 sebring convt. (86,000 mi) is on its 3rd starter, needs a new fuel gauge & switch to light fog lamps (problem for va. Safety insp.). also tach, speedometer, & other gauges have stopped functioning temporaily while car is moving.
"electronic" odometer and other dashboared components failed intermittently while driving. Dealer diagnosed that the printed circuit board failed, and advised it was a common occurrence.
- Lake Bluff, IL, USA
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At any time, either when I first started the car or while driving digital odometer goes blank and the tachometer falls to 0 RPM. This occurs everytime I drive the car. Sometimes they will come back on and sometimes they won't. also, even though the odometer has went blank, it continues to count the milage of the car.
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- Phoenix, AZ, USA