2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING Complaints

2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE WITH 2.7L, 6 CYL ENGINE. ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN MICHIGAN; WHEN I OPENED THE HOOD, THE RADIATOR WAS STEAMING/BOILING. NO WARNING, NO "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHTS, NO OIL PRESSURE OR TEMPERATURE WARNINGS. HAD CAR TOWED TO MICHIGAN DEALER, THEY COULDN'T GET THE ENGINE TO MOVE; SAID I NEEDED ENGINE REPLACEMENT. CHRYSLER WOULDN'T HONOR ANY WARRANTIES BECAUSE CAR WAS JUST OVER 70K MILES (WARRANTY TO 70K). ALSO, DEALER I TOWED THE CAR TO HAD JUST LOST THEIR CHRYSLER FRANCHISE 3 DAYS EARLIER AS DID THE DEALER I HAD PURCHASED THE CAR FROM; CHRYSLER SAID THEY WOULDN'T EVEN TALK TO THESE DEALERS ANYMORE ABOUT THE CAR, I WAS ON MY OWN. I FOUND NUMEROUS WEBSITES SHOWING COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ENGINE THAT WERE EXACTLY LIKE MINE. THERE'S BEEN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED IN NJ REGARDING THIS ENGINE FAILURE BUT I HAVEN'T FOUND ONE THAT I CAN PARTICIPATE IN YET. I SURRENDERED THE CAR TO CHRYSLER AS I WASN'T READY TO PAY OVER $8000 FOR A NEW ENGINE (MORE THAN THE CAR WAS WORTH). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH DOWNHILL, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER NEAR THE SIDEWALK AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE CV JOINTS, AXLE, AND RIM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 72,300.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WAS LIFTING UP AND BECOMING WARPED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS WARPED DIRECTLY ON TOP OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 87,500.

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. *TR

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. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THIS MODEL HAS GREASELESS BEARINGS IN THE BALL JOINTS, WHICH IS A PROBLEM HE HAS SEEN BEFORE. TOTAL REPAIR BILL WAS OVER $770. I FEEL LUCKY, IN THAT IN ANOTHER 5 MILES I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. *TR

ON SUNDAY MORNING I WAS TRAVELING NORTH BOUND ON I-35 PASSING THE I-35 & I-40 JUNCTION TRAVELING ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR, WHEN ON MY DRIVERS SIDE I NOTICED A WHITE DODGE NEON COMING OVER INTO MY LANE. I IMMEDIATELY HONKED HORN AND MOVED OVER SLIGHTLY. CAR CONTINUED TO COME OVER INTO MY LANE SO I HIT MY BRAKES WHICH SLOWED ME DOWN SOME TO ABOUT 50 MILES PER HOUR, AND THEN MY CARS FRONT END STARTED VIBRATING VIGOROUSLY AND CAR WENT INTO TAILSPIN AND HIT HEAD ON INTO CENTER HIGHWAY CONCRETE MEDIAN AND THEN TAILEND SWUNG AROUND AND ALSO HIT MEDIAN ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND I WANT TO INVESTIGATE IF THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY DEPLOYED AND WERE NOT RE-INSTALLED PROPERLY. OR IF THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER HAD A DEFECT IN THE AIRBAGS THEMSELVES. *TR

FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS, MY CAR HAS BEEN STALLING WHILE WAITING AT A STOP SIGN AND WHILE RUNNING SMOOTHLY ON THE HIGHWAY WILL SUDDENLY SKIP AND MISS. I ATTRIBUTED THIS TO "BAD GASOLINE" OR AS MY FATHER WOULD SAY, AIR IN THE LINE. I FINALLY TOOK THE CAR TO AN AUTOMOTIVE SHOP AND HE WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT TO A CHRYSLER DEALER TO CHECK FOR IDLE QUALITY ON THEIR COMPUTER. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL VERO BEACH CHRYSLER DEALER YESTERDAY AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. WHEN I WAS LEAVING, THE YOUNG WOMAN ADVISOR TOLD ME TO CALL AAA IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN, EVEN THOUGH I TOLD HER I HAD NO TROUBLE RESTARTING THE CAR. SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG HERE! *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME ON THE FREEWAY MY OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN WITHIN A COUPLE OF MINUTES THE CAR STOPPED, I DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING, THE BATTERY WAS FINE BECAUSE THE RADIO AND HEAD LIGHTS WERE WORKING, I KNEW HAD OIL, MY HUSBAND CAME OUT AND TRIED TO JUMP START IT BUT HAD NO LUCK, HAD IT TOWED TO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THE ENGINE WAS SEIZED. I HAD NO WARNING SIGN THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY ENGINE, THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE OIL LEVEL WAS FINE AND THAT IT LOOK PRETTY CLEAN AS WELL. THEY TOLD ME A NEED A NEW ENGINE AT A COST OF $5500 FOR A USED ONE WITH A 6 MO. PARTS ONLY WARRANTY OR A FACTORY RECONDITIONED ONE AT A COST OF $7200. I CAN NOT AFFORD EITHER, AND STILL OWE APROX $6500 ON MY CAR LOAN. I FOUND A WEB SITE CALLED AUTO BEEF AND WITH LITTLE SURPRISE THERE WERE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEMS. I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A FAULTY PRODUCT. NOW I HAVE TO PAY FOR A CAR I CANNOT USE OR INVEST ALMOST $7200 PLUS TAX ON A CAR THAT ISN'T WORTH THAT MUCH TO PUT INTO IT ANOTHER $7200.00. *TR

THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT FILED ON THIS WEBSITE. MY CAR HAS BEEN PLACED IN THE REPAIR SHOP AT LEAST 3 TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH NO RESOLUTION. CAR STALLED AGAIN ON 2/22/09 AND 2/24/09. *TR

04 CHRYSLER SEBRING 4 DOOR SEDAN V6 2.7L REAR STRUT TO BODY MOUNTS FAILED. THE MOUNTS APPEAR TO BE CAST ALUMINUM AND DISSOLVED TO NOTHING CAUSE SUSPENSION FAILURE. THIS THEN CAUSED THE FRONTS TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THE WHOLE CAR BECOME DANGEROUS TO DRIVE CAUSING THE CAR TO SWAY AND HAVE EXCESS PLAY IN STEERING. *TR