2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING Complaints

I AM WRITING IN REGARDS TO MY 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING WHICH CONTAINS A 2.7L ENGINE THAT FAILED IN DECEMBER 2006 WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON I-75, A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN OHIO (CINCINNATI) DURING A BUSY HOUR OF THE DAY (BETWEEN 6PM & 7PM). THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. I HAD MY OIL CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES AT A DEALERSHIP. I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND MY ENGINE LOCKED UP. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE FAILURE. IT WOULD COST MORE TO GET THE ENGINE FIXED THAN THE CAR IS WORTH, AND I HAVE NOT FOUND ANYONE (BESIDES A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, WHICH QUOTED ME $8,900 TO REPAIR MY ENGINE) THAT WOULD AGREE TO REPAIRING MY CAR BECAUSE NO ONE WANTS TO WORK ON THAT ENGINE MODEL. MY ENGINE HAD 80,000 MILES ON IT WHEN IT FAILED. I HAD MY OIL CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES AT A DEALERSHIP, THERE IS NO REASON MY ENGINE SHOULD HAVE FAILED. MY ENGINE IS STILL NOT FIXED. NOT ONLY DID THIS ISSUE PUT ME IN HARMS WAY WHEN THE CAR STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY, BUT IT HAS CAUSED A FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. PLEASE ADVISE IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO. *TR

MY 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING JUST STOPPED RUNNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY MOTOR HAD SEIZED UP AND WAS JUNK. *TR

MY SEBRING DIED TODAY LITERALLY 6 SECONDS FROM HOME. I PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC FROM THE LOCAL MIJER AND IT DIED! I JUST SANK A BUNCH OF CASH INTO IT TO WHICH MAKES THIS REALLY GREAT. AROUND LAST JUNE I NOTICED A RATTLING THAT KIND OF MADE THE CAR SOUND LIKE A DIESEL SEMI. TROUBLE WAS IT WOULD HAPPEN DURING INITIAL STARTING AND KICK OUT AND GO BACK TO NORMAL AFTER 5 - 10 MIN. SO NATURALLY NO PROFESSIONAL EVER HEARD THIS RATTLE AS BY THE TIME I GOT IT INTO A SHOP IT SEEMED FINE!!! EVEN BETTER, IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS A NEW PROBLEM CROPPED UP YOU MIGHT BE FAMILIAR WITH THE FLICKERING LOW OIL PRESSURE GAUGE AT IDOL? THAT'S JUST THE BEGINNING. IT GRADUALLY REQUIRED HIGHER RPM TO MAKE IT FADE AWAY AND EVENTUALLY ALWAYS ON. WELL $200.00 REPLACES THE OIL SENSOR BUT DON'T EXPECT THAT TO FIX THE PROBLEM YOU JUST GET TO START THE PROCESS ALL OVER AGAIN!!! TWO DAYS AGO I HAD IT IN AGAIN FOR A CAM SHAFT SENSOR ANOTHER $200.00 AND THE MECHANIC WARNS ME NOT TO INVEST TOO MUCH MORE INTO THIS POS BECAUSE THE RATTLING AND THE LOW OIL PRESSURE ARE PROBABLY A SIGN THAT THE ENGINE IS GOING. "IT COULD BE TWO MONTHS IT COULD BE TWO YEARS BUT IT'S GOING GO." HOW ABOUT TWO DAYS. ENGINE FAILURE!!!!!!! TO ANY ONE WILLING TO GIVE IT A TRY, I WISH I DID IF ONLY FOR FEELING PROACTIVE IS YOU CAN PURCHASE A PURE ONE PURELITE OIL FILTER WHICH WILL ADD 5LBS OF PRESSURE TO THE SYSTEM AND RUN A THICKER OIL. THIS ADVICE I RECEIVED FROM CHRYSLER'S HEAD MECHANIC! A BUSY MAN IM GUESSING. HE SAID THAT THE RATTLING WAS BECAUSE LOW OIL PRESSURE WAS NOT PUSHING IT UP INTO THE (TECHNICAL MUMBO JUMBO) IM NO PRO. FOR THE RECORD I DID NOT DO THIS. IT'S WINTER HERE! AND THIS FANCY OIL FILTER IS NOT SOLD ANY WHERE I KNOW SHORT OF ORDERING ONLINE. THE BEST PART IS I WAS PLANNING TO FIGURE IT OUT TOMORROW ON MY ONLY DAY OFF IN TWO WEEKS! MY WIFE'S FORD HAS TWICE THE MILES MY SEBRING DOES AND AT LEAST IT STILL RUNS!!!! A FORD!!!! *TR

2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING 2.7L 24V DOHC ENGINE FAILURE- COMPLETELY DEAD AND LEFT ME ON HIGHWAY. WATER PUMP FAILED, TIMING CHAIN INSIDE ENGINE BROKE RUINED ENGINE. HAD TO REPLACE FOR $8000.00. *TR

MY CAR HAD JUST REACHED 100,000 MILES WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A KNOCK SOUND. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE . SEEMS THERE IS A PLASTIC COVER THAT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE CARS. ONCE THIS HAPPENS REQUIRES A NEW ENGINE AND FACTS SHOW THAT A REPLACEMENT ENGINE WILL DO THE SAME THING WITHIN THE 70,000-100,000 MILE RANGE. I HAVE HAD THE CAR LESS THEN 2YRS. I CAN'T TRADE IT DUE TO OWING TOO MUCH. WHY IS CHRYLSER NOR BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS KNOWN DEFECT. LOOK AT THE HISTORY. *TR

I DRIVE A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. I AM STILL UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY (FEWER THAN 80,000 MILES). THE ENGINE, 2.7L, FAILED ON 2/7/08 WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MY FAULT BECAUSE I DID NOT PROPERLY MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE. CHRYSLER HAS ALREADY PUBLICLY ADMITTED THAT THIS ENGINE IS FAULTY WHICH CAN CAUSE PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE. YET, CHRYSLER IS QUICK TO POINT THE FINGER AT ME. I WAS TOLD TO GATHER ALL OF MY OIL-CHANGE RECEIPTS (FROM 2002 - 2008) AND FORWARD TO CHRYSLER FOR RECONSIDERATION. FIRST OF ALL, IF THE ENGINE IS FAULTY FROM THE BEGINNING, HOW CAN I BE JUDGED FOR PROPERLY MAINTAINING AN INFERIOR PRODUCT? WHAT TYPE OF GUIDELINES DOES ONE FOLLOW FOR TAKING CARE OF A FAULTY ENGINE? *TR

ENGINE FAILURE, OIL LIGHT COMES ON. CHRYSLER HAS INSTALLED A MITSUBISHI ENGINE IN SEBRING MODEL 2001. THIS ENGINE HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH OIL BLOCKAGE. THEY CALL IT SLUDGE. THIS IS A DESIGN FAILURE IN THE ABILITY FOR THE ENGINE TO MAINTAIN RELIABLE OIL PRESSURE TO THE TOTAL ENGINE COMPONENTS AND HAS CAUSE NUMEROUS ENGINE REPLACEMENTS. IT IS A HAZARD FOR THESE VEHICLES TO BE ON THE ROAD. MITSUBISHI HAS A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM TO SUPPORT REPLACEMENT FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND. *TR

THE 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING WITH THE 2.7L ENGINE BURNT OUT. IT HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS WITH THE OIL LIGHT COMING ON. I TOOK IT TO KASING DODGE IN HERMITAGE PA. AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A WIRE AND FIXED IT FOR ALMOST 200 DOLLARS. A WEEK LATER THE ENGINE MADE NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE IT WOULD EXPLODE. I HAD TO TOWED TO KADING DODGE AGAIN AND THEY SAID THAT THE CRANKCASE BEARING BROKE FROM OIL STARVATION. THEY SAID THAT IT WOULD BE OVER 4000 DOLLARS TO PUT A NEW ENGINE IN. WHAT THEY DID INSTEAD WAS A FIX OF THE BROKEN BEARING WHICH COST ME ANOTHER 250 DOLLARS AND TOLD ME THAT MAY WORK FOR AWHILE BUT THEY WOULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT WORK. WELL IT DID NOT WORK. WHY DID THEY ONLY DO SAME JOBS THAT COST ME MONEY WHEN THEY ALL KNOW THAT CHRYSLER IS HAVING A POSSIBLE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM FOR THIS VERY ENGINE? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, HE HEARD BANGING NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED TWICE AND SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. AS OF JANUARY 10, 2008, THE MECHANIC HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75,000.

THE REAR SHOCK MOUNTS COMPLETELY CORRODED AWAY AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I NOTICED A KNOCKING SOUND WHEN I WOULD HIT A BUMP AND THE SHOCK AND SPRING WAS COMPLETELY LOOSE FROM THE FRAME BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY BRACKETS THAT HAD FAILED. ALSO THE RADIO STOPPED WORKING WHEN THE BATTERY FAILED AND THE ONLY THING IT WILL DO NOW IS FLASH THE TREBLE/BASS LIGHTS AND WILL NOT FUNCTION.*CN