2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING Complaints

THE WATER OUTLET HOUSING ON A CHRYSLER SEBRING 2.7L ENGINE YEAR 2002. ACCORDING TO THE PARTS PERSONNEL, THERE IS A LARGE NUMBER OF FAILURES REGARDING THIS SPECIFIC HOUSING WHICH CAUSES OVERHEATING ETC. *JB

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN JERKING HARD WHEN SHIFTING TO 5TH GEAR SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE CAR. WHEN REPORTED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THE RESPONSE WAS THERE IS NO PROBLEM. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD LINGER ON INTERMITTENTLY BUT NO CODE RETURNED. AT 70,350 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, WHEN SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND NEUTRAL TO DRIVE, THE CAR JERKS HARD AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO AN AUTO SHOP (SPEEDY AUTO) AND LEFT THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON BUT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FINE. NO CODE AVAILABLE. PROBLEM WAS CLEAR FOR 3 DAYS THEN RECURRED. AFTER THE CAR SAT FOR OVER 12 HOURS, THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND CAR SHIFTED FINE. THE LIGHT HAS NOW BEEN ON FOR 8 DAYS AND STILL JERKS WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND NEUTRAL TO DRIVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAITED FIVE MINUTES, AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD, AND NOTICED OIL AND ANTIFREEZE LEAKING THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT FLUIDS BACKED UP INTO THE ENGINE. THE ROADS WERE WET DUE TO RAIN, HOWEVER THERE WAS NO WATER FOUND IN THE ENGINE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO ADDITIONAL FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 95,000. *AK

I PURCHASED THE 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING LX SEDAN IN OCTOBER 2003 USED WITH 43,000 MILES. I HAD RECEIVED FREE OIL CHANGES FROM THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR FOR TWO YEARS. I DID NOT RECEIVE ALL OF THE OIL CHANGES FOR THE TWO YEARS, BUT OIL WAS CHANGED ON A REGULAR BASIS. IN OCTOBER 2005 I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FOR THE WEEKEND WHEN I NOTICED A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE ,AND AS SOON AS I STOPPED, THE ENGINE DIED. I WAITED ABOUT TEN MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. I DROVE TO A GAS STATION AND CHECKED THE OIL, NO OIL. I PLACED TWO QUARTS OF OIL IN THE ENGINE AND DROVE HOME. OVER THE LAST 1 1/2 YEARS I HAD FOUR MECHANICS, INCLUDING CHRYSLER MECHANICS, TELL ME THAT IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. I HAVE BEEN PAYING ON THIS VEHICLE FOR OVER THREE YEARS, AND ONLY BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE IT FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS, I STILL OWE $5500.00 ON THE VEHICLE, AND AM NOT ABLE TO DRIVE. IF THIS WAS TO HAPPEN TO A PERSON IN THE RIGHT SITUATIONS IT COULD BE DEVASTATING, AND LIVES COULD BE LOST. CHRYSLER STATED IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE NOT TAKING CARE OF THEIR VEHICLES, BUT THEY WERE AWARE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE OIL RETURN HEATING UP THE OIL TOO FAST AND CAUSING THE OIL TO SLUDGE. TOYOTA, AUDI, VOLKSWAGEN HAVE ALL HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS, BUT THEY H OWNED UP TO THEM. THESE COMPLAINTS WERE BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS, AND WERE STARTING TO COME IN MORE DANGEROUS SITUATIONS, HOW LONG WILL THIS GO ON BEFORE SOMEBODY WAS ACTUALLY INJURED? I AM PERSONALLY OUT OF A LOT OF MONEY, AND WILL BE OUT OF THIS MONEY FOR AT LEAST 2 MORE YEARS, UNLESS I RUN INTO A WINNING LOTTERY TICKET TO PURCHASE A NEW ENGINE. EVERY BODY WAS MAKING MONEY OFF OF THESE ENGINES, EXCEPT THE CONSUMER. I KNOW IT SOUNDS BAD, BUT I HOPE SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE WILL GIVE THEIR LIFE TO GIVE YOU THE HINT THAT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR THESE 2.7 LITER V6 ENGINES IN THE SEBRINGS. *AK

MY 2002 CHRYSLERSEBRING WAS SITTING IN THE SHOP RIGHT NOW GETTUNG A NEW TIMING CHAIN AT 64,000 MILES. MY OUTSIDE EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER A NEW ENGINGE BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT CHRYSLER HAS THIS AS A DEFECT. IT'S NOT RIGHT, AND CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. WE ALL HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT ISSUE.*AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER SEABRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILD UP IN HIS ENGINE ,AND NOW THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE SLUDGE CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE KEPT MAKING NOISES, AND HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ON ONE OCCASION DURING A TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE ENGINE SHAKING AND MAKING NOISES AND WILL NOT USE THE VEHICLE, ALSO THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING. THE CONTACT HAD BEEN TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 12 HOURS THE PREVIOUS DAY WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN OVERHEATING THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY HAD MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE REGULARLY. THE WEATHER WAS NICE AND THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 65 - 70 MPH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE BOTH 73,298.*AK

HEARD CRACKING NOISES FROM STEERING COLUMN. AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON; HORN DOES NOT WORK; CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. NOTE: DEALER AWARE OF PROBLEM. "AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING" FAILURE. PART IS CURRENTLY ON NATIONAL BACKORDER FROM CHRYSLER, ACCORDING TO DEALER SERVICE MGR. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A FUNCTIONING AIR BAG SRS, HORN, OR CRUISE CONTROL. BASICALLY, THIS ONE PART FAILURE HAS RENDERED THE VEHICLE UNSAFE AND ILLEGAL TO OPERATE WHILE I AWAIT A MANUFACTURER'S BACK ORDERED PART. *NM

TL* THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE NEAR HER FEET. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POP AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND TOWED IT TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,164. THE MECHANICS DIAGNOSIS STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CHRYSLER REFUSED TO AUTHORIZE THE ENGINE REPAIRS. *AK

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK ON JUNE 28TH THE CAR BEGAN TO KNOCK AND SHAKE WILDLY. MY ENGINE JUST BLEW, I HAD OIL CHANGES REGULARLY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH AND WORKING TO FIND ME A NEW ENGINE, MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THIS ENGINE IS NOTORIOUS FOR BLOWING AND THEY USUALLY GO AT 50,000 MILES. AT LEAST I GOT 70,000. IT IS SITTING IN HIS SHOP RIGHT NOW, I CAN'T PAY FOR IT. THIS CAR COST $30,000. NEW. I LEASED IT NOW IT WILL COST $36,000. AND I WILL HAVE NOTHING TO SHOW FOR IT COME DECEMBER! *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND TRYING TO MAKE A TURN AT 5 MPH HEARD A POP, THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE DRIVER DETERMINED THAT THE TIE ROD SEPARATED INTO TWO PIECES. *AK