2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING Complaints

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ETC LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED CAR OFF, THEN BACK ON AND IT RAN FINE. IT HAS DONE THIS AT LEAST 30 TIMES SINCE. NOW MY ETC LIGHT BLINKS AND CAR WILL ONLY GO 10-20 MPH, SLOWS TO 5MPH GOING UP ANY GRADE. IDLE IS ROUGH AND IDLES BETWEEN 1500 AND 2000. SOMETIMES WHEN I FIRST START THE CAR IT WILL RUN OKAY FOR ABOUT 2-3 MINUTES THEN ETC LIGHT SUDDENLY COME ON, CAR DECELERATES AND I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT SEVERAL TIMES. NOW THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF AS DOES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM, ALWAYS SAY THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE BATTERY WAS JUMP-STARTED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING SPORADICALLY WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V473000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

AFTER DRIVING MY CAR FOR A 30 MIN OR MORE, PARK, TURN OFF, COME BACK 20 MIN TO 1HR STARTER CRANKS AND CRANKS AND CRANKS. IT EVENTUALLY STARTS. *TR

I GOT READY TO LEAVE WORK AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START. IT KEPT TURNING BUT WOULD NOT START. I HAD IT TOWED FROM VIRGINIA TO MARYLAND TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC TEST IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL PUMP PIN MELTED OUT OF THE MODULE. WHEN I ASKED THE DEALER WHAT CAUSES THE PIN TO MELT, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A WIRING PROBLEM AND THAT IT COULD HAVE POSSIBLY CAUSED THE CAR TO CATCH ON FIRE. I HAD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AND IT WAS EXPENSES. AS I COMPLETED A SEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE ELECTRIC THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR LOSES POWER AND THEN WILL ONLY GO 5MILES P/HR. .VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN YOU ARE ON THE FREEWAY IN BUSY TRAFFIC. *TR

WHEN TURNING ON THE HEADLIGHTS, THE DASH LIGHT (INSTRUMENT CLUSTER) WILL NOT COME ON RIGHT AWAY. IF/WHEN THE DASH LIGHT DOES TRY TO COME ON, IT FLICKERS AND BLINKS. THIS IS A HAZARD WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AS YOU CANNOT SEE YOUR SPEED, GAS LIMIT OR ENGINE TEMPERATURE. *TR

EACH TIME I FILL UP MY FUEL TANK, IT SMELLS LIKE GAS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE WHO DIAGNOSED IT AS "GASCAP". I HAD THE GAS CAP REPLACED BUT IT STILL SMELLS LIKE GAS, THE ODOR IS STRONGEST WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. I DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. I HAVE GREAT CONCERN FOR MY SAFETY. PLEASE HELP! *TR

ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE IN THE MORNING, TURNED THE KEY TO CRANK MOTOR AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START BUT CONTINUED TO CRANK. EVENTUALLY IT STOPPED CRANKING, I ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE AGAIN THEN IT STARTED. BEGAN DRIVING MY CAR DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE AIR BAGS LIGHT STARTED GOING OFF AND STAYED ON FOR THE REST OF MY DRIVE. ALSO WHILE DRIVING AROUND CORNERS THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL GO OFF AS WELL AS GOING DOWN SOME HILLS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WIRE HAD MELTED ONTO THE FUEL PUMP. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,770 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

ENGINE IS STALLING ONCE CAR IS CRANKED. WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKES TO PUT CAR IN REVERSE OR DRIVE, THE CAR CUTS OFF. ONCE ABLE TO GET INTO DRIVE AND TRY TO DRIVE, THE CAR'S BRAKES CAN NOT BE TOUCHED OR THE CAR WILL STOP INSTANTLY. THE CAR ALSO DOES STOP AND GO DRIVING LIKE IT'S PULLING ON SOMETHING HEAVY. *TR