2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE SHOCK ABSORBER REPLACED AND THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DAY BEFORE, THE CONTACT MADE A RIGHT TURN IN THE VEHICLE AND HEARD A CRACKLING NOISE ACCOMPANIED BY THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 64,000. UPDATED 9/3/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED CHRYSLER AUTHORIZED THE REPAIR TO REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING, BUT SHE WAS CHARGED $155.00. UPDATED 09/04/09.*JB

I WENT TO MY REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE MY 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN MY STEERING WHEEL WAS MAKING SOUNDS WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL. THE REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A CLOCKSPRING THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, IT DISABLES YOUR AIRBAG, HORN, AND CRUISE CONTROL WHEN IT IS BROKEN. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A FEDERALLY MANDATED PART THEREFORE WAS NOT COVERED. SO, THEN I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND CHRYSLER TOLD ME THAT SINCE I DIDN'T HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THROUGH THEM THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO ABOUT IT. AIRBAGS ARE INSTALLED FOR A PERSONS SAFETY AND A PART THAT CAN DISABLE IT SHOULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT THE MANUFACTURERS COST AND NOT THE CONSUMERS. WHY DOES IT MATTER WHAT TYPE OF WARRANTY I HAVE WHEN IT CONCERNS A SAFETY ISSUE? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO SERVICE SHOP. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE FAILED, WHICH WAS A COMMON ISSUE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE REPAIR SHOP AND WILL COST $6,000 TO REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 117,000.

MY SON BOUGHT HIS FIST CAR, A USED 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING WITH THE 2.7 ENGINE. DAY TWO OF DRIVING THE CAR HE BLEW THE MOTOR. DEALER SAYS HE CAN'T FIND A REPLACEMENT MOTOR SO I TALKED TO MY MECHANIC ABOUT IT AND HE SAID THE 2.7 CHRYSLER MOTOR HAS A PROBLEM WITH OIL SLUDGE THAT CAUSES THE MOTOR TO FAIL. IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. NOW MY SON IS MAKING CAR PAYMENTS ON A CAR THAT ISN'T FIXABLE. *TR

DRIVING VEHICLE, NO SIGN OF PROBLEMS NO LIGHTS ON OR CHECK ENGINE DISPLAY, VEHICLE STARTED TAPPING NOISE. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, SAID NEED NEW ENGINE. HAD MAINTENANCE RECORDS OF OIL CHANGE EVERY 4000 MILES WHILE OWNERS MANUAL STATES DO EVERY 7500 UNDER NORMAL COND. VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT USED IN JUNE 2009 WITH 50,000 MILES ON IT, 9 MONTHS LATER WITH 65,000 MILES THIS HAPPENED. HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BOUGHT AT DEALERSHIP GOT THE BEST COVERAGE CALLED TOTAL CARE AND THEY WILL ONLY COVER A PARTIAL PART OF THE REPAIRS. VEHICLE HAS THE 2.7 ENGINE AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME NATURE AND CHRYSLER AND THE WARRANTY COMPANIES BLAME THE CONSUMER AND WILL NOT PAY FOR REPAIRS. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI 2.7L V6 SEDAN. ON FEBRUARY 28, 2009, ENGINE OVERHEATED AND FAILED ON HIGHWAY I-77 NORTH. I PULLED OUT OF TRAFFIC AS ASAP. ENGINE LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT START. ENGINE RUINED. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED FROM HWY. CAR RAN PERFECTLY BEFORE GOING ON THE HWY. I HAVE SERVICE RECORDS TO PROVE THE OIL WAS CHANGED WITH SYNTHETIC OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES. I HAVE A RECEIPT TO PROVE I TOPPED OFF THE COOLANT PRIOR TO THE ENGINE FAILURE. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DENIED THE CLAIM ON MARCH 3. I FOUND THAT EXTENDED WARRANTIES EITHER REJECT THESE CLAIMS AUTOMATICALLY OR PAY THEM AND THEN CANCEL YOUR COVERAGE. AFTER DENIAL, I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THIS CHRYSLER MODEL HAS HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS DUE TO ENGINE AND COOLING DEFECTS, INCLUDING THE ENGINE ITSELF, THE WATER OUTLET/COOLANT ARM, AND HEAD GASKET. ENGINE FAILURE HAPPENS FREQUENTLY TO CONSUMERS DRIVING 60 MPH OR FASTER (HIGHWAY CONDITIONS). CONSUMERS REPORT THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURS DESPITE PROPER MAINTENANCE OF THE CAR. THERE IS NO WARNING PRIOR TO ENGINE OVERHEATING AND FAILURE. YOU DON'T KNOW THERE'S A PROBLEM UNTIL SMOKE STARTS. MY CAR SMOKED LONG BEFORE THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOWED RED HOT. THE HAND WAS STILL IN THE MIDDLE WHEN SMOKE FIRST STARTED. LOCAL MECHANICS, SALVAGE YARDS, AND EVEN CHRYSLER MASTER TECHS CONFIRMED THESE PROBLEMS AND THAT YOU CANNOT FORESEE THEM. CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL REGARDING THESE PROBLEMS BUT NEVER DID. THE ONLY ENGINE-RELATED RECALL ACTUALLY ISSUED WAS FOR THE HARNESS FOR THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. OBVIOUSLY, CHRYSLER HAS TRIED TO AVOID SUCH COSTLY REPLACEMENTS. A NEW, REMANUFACTURED ENGINE (WITHOUT THE ORIGINAL DEFECTS) COSTS AROUND $6200 IN MY AREA. MY PROBLEM CAME FROM CHRYSLER DEFECTS. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO INSTALL A BRAND NEW, REMANUFACTURED ENGINE AND ALL OTHER DAMAGED PARTS AT NO CHARGE TO ME. CHRYSLER SHOULD ALSO PAY FOR THE TOWING OF MY CAR TO A CHRYSLER SERVICE SHOP AND REIMBURSE ME FOR THE PREVIOUS TOWS. *TR

OIL LIGHT STARTED COMING ON WHEN CAR WAS IDLING OR DRIVING SLOW, KEPT OIL CHANGED REGULARLY AND HAD NO LEAKS OR ANYTHING. ENGINE WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING COUPE. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE ON 11/15/2008. THE "CHECK ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON 3 MONTHS LATER, ON 2/15/09 AND I GOT THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT THE SHERIDAN FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY CLAIMED THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK THAT WAS LEAKING INTO MY ENGINE, AND WERE GOING TO FIX THAT. THEN, 4 DAYS LATER (I DROVE THE VEHICLE TWICE), THE CAR BROKE DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY AND HAD TO BE TOWED. I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION DIED DUE TO A RING THAT BROKE AND CLOGGED A PIPE WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. ALSO, WHEN MY CAR WAS BEING FIXED, ANOTHER OIL LEAK WAS FOUND AND AN ANTIFREEZE LEAK HAD ALSO OCURRED. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 3 MONTHS AND FOR 1,455 MILES. I HAVE HAD TO BUT OVER $3100 WORTH OF WORK INTO IT ALREADY, GETTING A NEW TRANSMISSION AND FIXING THE OIL AND ANTIFREEZE LEAKS. *TR

LIGHT TAPPING FROM ENGINE TURNED INTO VERY LOUD KNOCKING. VEHICLE IS STILL RUNNING, BUT ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE IT WILL COME APART EVEN AT IDLE SPEED. OIL AND FILTER CHANGED AT A SERVICE CENTER THE WEEK PRIOR. *TR

2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. I HAD AN ENGINE BLOW AT 71,850 MILES. CHANGED OIL EVERY 3,00 MILES AND HAVE SERVICE RECORDS TO PROVE IT. *TR