2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING Complaints

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE (2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING 2.7L) ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 70 MILES PER HOUR WHEN IT SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE AND ANTIFREEZE IN THE OIL. THE $2000 GE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED HAS DENIED THE CLAIM DUE TO "POOR MAINTENANCE" WITHOUT EVEN SEEING ALL OF MY RECEIPTS. CHRYSLER MANUAL RECOMMENDS OIL CHANGE EVERY 7500 MILES AND THEY WERE ALL DONE WELL BEFORE THAT. NO WORK HAS CURRENTLY BEEN DONE ON THE VEHICLE AS GE IS REQUESTING COMPLETE TEAR DOWN OF THE MOTOR FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION, YET THEY WILL NOT PAY THE COST. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY, WHEN I CAME TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT AT EXIT 11, THE ENGINE MADE A HORRIBLE NOISE AND STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF A LEFT TURN TO GET OFF OF THE PARKWAY. *TR

THIS COMPLAINT IS REGARDING THE PAINT AND CLEAR COAT USE ON THE 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW FROM A CHRYSLER DEALER. ABOUT 3 YRS AFTER THE CAR WAS PURCHASED THE CLEAR COAT AND PAINT STARTED TO CHIP AWAY,THIS HAS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. THE RESULT IS THAT THE TRUNK, ROOF AND HOOD OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE NO CLEAR COAT, AND IT IS NOW STARTING TO CHIP AWAY ON THE DOORS AND QUARTER PANELS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES, THEY KEEP REFERRING US TO THE CORPORATE OFFICE. WE HAVE CONTACTED THE CORPORATE OFFICE A FEW TIMES, THEY SAY THEY WILL GET BACK TO US, AND THEY NEVER DO. ROUTINE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE WAS DONE ON THIS VEHICLE. WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO? *TR

ANTIFREEZE LEAKED INTO THE OIL DUE TO WATER PUMP FAILURE. THE OIL WAS CONTAMINATED WHICH RESULTED IN SLUDGING OF OIL. HENCE, THE UPPER ENGINE WAS NOT PROPERLY LUBRICATED. AS A RESULT OF NOT BEING LUBRICATED, THE ENGINE FAILED. SOLUTION: COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. SHE HAD A MECHANIC PERFORM AN OIL CHANGE AND REMOVE ALL OF THE SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. TWO DAYS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. SHE WAS RELATIVELY CLOSE TO HER HOME AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE; THEREFORE, SOME OF HER PEERS PUSHED THE VEHICLE BACK TO HER HOUSE. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A CONTINUOUS ISSUE WITH SLUDGE BUILD UP AND THEY ALSO NOTED THAT THE TIMING CHAINS WERE FAILING. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V299002 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 71,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY AN SUV. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED AND HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE IMPACT WAS GREAT ENOUGH FOR THE AIRBAGS TO HAVE DEPLOYED. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 86,000.

SMOKING (OIL BURNING EVERYWHERE) OIL PRESSURE SWITCH FAILED APR. 07. HAD MAJOR TUNE UP DONE IN AUG. 07. THEN HAD BATTERY TROUBLE CAR DIED HAD TOWED TO SHOP, MEC. CHECKED BATTERY AND RECHARGED IT SAID TO REPLACE IT SOON, THEN THE NEXT DAY HEARD A TICKING NOISE AND A BIG CLUNK ON MY WAY TO WORK BUT WENT TO THE SHOP INSTEAD THEY FOUND INTERMIX THROUGH-OUT, HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND THE CAR STARTED MAKING LOUD KNOCKING NOISES. WHEN I GOT HOME I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AS THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE, 2.7L V6 DOHC, IS KNOW TO HAVE DESIGN PROBLEMS THAT LEAD TO FAILURE. I HAD IT TOWED TO ANOTHER MECHANIC FOR A SECOND OPINION AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING ALMOST VERBATIM. THERE WERE 76,000 MILES ON THE CAR WHEN IT FAILED AND BECAUSE OF THE EXPENSE OF THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT, $5,800, AND THE AMOUNT I STILL OWE ON THIS CAR WHICH I HAVE ONLY HAD FOR 2 YEARS, $8,000, I AM AT A FINANCIAL LOSS HAVING TO CONTINUE TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON A CAR THAT WILL NOT RUN. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY THE DEALER AND MAINTAINED ON A ROUTINE SCHEDULE AS YOU COULD IMAGINE (BEING THAT THE DEALERS WIFE DROVE IT) AND THEN I PURCHASED IT IN 2006 AND KEPT ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AS WELL, DOING OIL CHANGES AS SUGGESTED. WELL, I WAS RECENTLY DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING OR ANYTHING, I JUST STARTED HEARING THIS LOUD KNOCKING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND THEN IT JUST DIED....RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY...I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE HIT. I HAD TO BE TOWED AND TOOK IT TO THE CLOSEST SERVICE SHOP AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE HAD JUST REPLACED AN ENGINE LIKE MINE IN ANOTHER CUSTOMERS CAR TWO WEEKS BEFORE THAT HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN. HE SAID THAT THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE FROM CLOGGED OIL PASSAGES, WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BE STARVED OF OIL, CAUSING THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE PARTS. I CALLED THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD MY CAR MAINTENANCE THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME "WELL THOSE WEREN'T THE BEST ENGINES THAT CHRYLSER EVER BUILT" BUT HE THEN PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE, TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT $7,000. I REGULARLY DID EVERYTHING I COULD TO KEEP THIS VEHICLE IN TIP TOP CONDITION AND HAD NO WARNING THERE WAS ANY ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE AND FEEL THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY CHRYSLER. *TR

ON MY 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING ONE OF THE BALL JOINTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL SEPARATED IN A PARKING LOT, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO BECOME DETACHED. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED IT WAS RUSTED OUT WHICH WAS SURPRISING SINCE THE CAR ONLY HAD 37K MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MICHIGAN AND OHIO FOR 5 YEARS AND CALIFORNIA FOR 2 YEARS. THE MECHANIC WAS SURPRISED AND HE SAID IT NORMALLY TAKES OVER 100K MILES FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE CAR WAS REPAIRED (WITH REPLACEMENT OF ALL BALL JOINTS AND THE CONTROL ARMS) AND I HAVE THE PARTS. *TR