2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THREE YEARS LATER, THE IDENTICAL FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE OIL SLUDGE ISSUE WITH THE CHRYSLER 2.7 L ENGINE. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITH LOW MILES, AND HAD MY TENSION ARM GO OUT A FEW MONTHS LATER DUE TO SLUDGE BUILDUP. THIS SECOND INSTANCE CAME UP PRETTY QUICKLY. THE STARTED KNOCKING ON HARD ACCELERATION, THEN 2 DAYS LATER STARTED MISSING BADLY GOING UPHILL ON MY WAY HOME FORM WORK. THE ENGINE DIES ON THE DOWNHILL SIDE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS ROAD IN PORTLAND (GERMANTOWN RD.). THIS IS A VERY STEEP EXTREMELY CURVY ROAD AND I CAME ALL TOO CLOSE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO MAKE THE FIRST TURN WITH NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. MAKING MY WAY DOWN THE REMAINDER OF THE HILL WAS A BIT FRIGHTENING, TO SAY THE LEAST. AFTER GETTING TOWED AND FINDING OUT THE DAMAGE WAS BLOWN BEARINGS AND REPLACE THE ENGINE, IT WAS SUGGESTED I LOOK ONLINE FOR CHRYSLER 2.7 L ENGINE TO FIND THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED A DEFECT AND THE ENGINE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED OR REPAIRED BY CHRYSLER, BUT CHRYSLER CLAIMS THE ENGINE IS FINE, IT'S THE OWNER'S FAULT.

2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING, CONVERTIBLE 2.7, VIN [XXX] ENGINE FAILURE, NO WARNING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

WHEN I PARK MY CAR OR STOP AT INTERSECTION IT DOES NOT MOVE WHEN I GIVE GAS, I GIVE MORE AND MORE GAS THEN CAR START MOVES. WHAT COULD BE THE PROBLEM I DON'T KNOW. DTC IS P0007 SHOWING TRANSAXLE. *LN

HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/L.PHP?U=HTTP%3A%2F%2FWWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM%2FCHRYSLER%2FSEBRING%2F2001%2FENGINE%2FOIL_SLUDGE_RESULTING_IN_ENGINE_FAILURE.SHTML&H=08196 THIS HAPPENED TO MY SEBRING TWICE! IT FAILED THE FIRST TIME, AND WE PUT A NEW ENGINE IN IT, THEN THIS ENGINE FAILED. CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE DEFECT IS THEIR ENGINE! I SPENT $8000 ON THE NEW ENGINE, NOW I AM IN DEBT FOR A NEW CAR BECAUSE IT FAILED AGAIN! PLEASE HELP! THERE ARE CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS BUT NOT IN MY STATE - VA. THANKS YOU! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. UPON EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BECAME LOOSE. THE BALL JOINT FRACTURED FROM THE CONTROL ARM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 104,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY NEWLY BOUGHT 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING, I STARTED HEARING SOME RATTLING SOUNDS AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND I PRAYED THAT IT WOULD DIE ON ME AS I TRIED TO EXIT TO THE NEXT GAS STATION. LUCKILY I MANAGED TO EXIT AND PARKED AT THE STATION. I QUICKLY TOOK OUT MY TWO SONS AND MY WIFE FROM THE CAR BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. I THEN CALLED A MECHANIC AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A CHRYSLER DODGE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR NEEDS A NEW ENGINE AT A COST OF $5000. I AM STILL IN SHOCK. LOOKING ONLINE I FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR ENGINE PROBLEMS ON THIS PARTICULAR 2.7L ENGINE. I THINK THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR INADEQUATE STANDARDS ESPECIALLY WITH THIS KIND OF ENGINE. MY FAMILY'S LIFE WAS IN DANGER AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL HELP ME RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY TO BUY A NEW ENGINE. THANKS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A CRASH. THE POLICE APPEARED ON THE SCENE AND THE DRIVER WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE UPPER BALL JOINT FRACTURED FROM THE CONTROL ARM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 240,000.

I WENT TO THE LOCAL 7-11 LESS THEN 1 MIN. BY CAR TO GET SOMETHING. CAR WAS QUIET & SMOOTH RUNNING LIKE IT SHOULD BE - SINCE I MAINTAINED MY CAR & TOOK EXTRA SPECIAL CARE OF IT SINCE IT IS MY CAR & HAS MY HANDICAP PLATES ON IT. I PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT OF THE 7-11 - CAME TO A RED LIGHT, WAS 1ST CAR AT RED LIGHT- LIGHT CHANGED TO GREEN, WENT TO APPLY GAS, CAR STALLED - WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR RESTARTED- WHEN IT DID RESTART, THE CAR WAS NOW MAKING A FUNNY NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. WENT TO APPLY GAS, COULD FEEL THAT THE CAR WANTED TO STALL AGAIN - WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY APPLY GAS, AND THEN BE ABLE TO COAST DOWN THE LITTLE HILL TO MY SIDE STREET & ABLE TO GET THE CAR SAFELY INTO MY DRIVEWAY. I WAS VERY LUCKY I WASN'T REAR ENDED AT THE LIGHT- THE ROAD ON WHICH IT STALLED THEY HAVE A 40 MPH SPEED LIMIT- I WAS ALSO VERY LUCKY MY CHILD WASN'T IN THE CAR WITH ME. THE FAILURE OF THIS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE- BECAUSE THE CAR WAS TOWED FROM MY HOME TO THE DEALERSHIP - WHERE IT STILL SITS ALMOST 1 YEAR LATER - THIS ENGINE FAILURE IS A CHRYSLER ISSUE - THEY ARE THE ONES THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR THE CAR REPAIRS & REPLACE THE ENGINE - CONSIDERING THE FACT THEY HAVE KNOWN OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR ENGINES FOR MANY MANY YEARS & STILL CONTINUE FROM WHAT I HAVE READ BY DOING GOOGLE SEARCHES ON THIS 2.7L V6 ENGINE. YOU ARE THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC & SAFETY COMMISSION AND HAVE THE PWER TO RECALL THESE ENGINES BEFORE SOMEONE DIES FROM DRIVING THESE CARS WITH THESE ENGINES OR BEFORE A CHILD IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE-. *TR

2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONV - LXI , 2.7 LITER 83,000 MILES , WATER PUMP QUIT AS WORKING ON IT REALIZED THE PUMP BLEW MOST OF THE WATER IN TO THE ENGINE , REPLACED THE TIMING IDLER , FLUSHED THE ENGINE OUT , REPLACED THE OIL , RAN THE ENGINE , THEN REPLACED TO FRESH OIL , FEW DAY LATER NOTICED THE CAR WAS SHOWING LOW OIL CAUSING THE LIGHT TO TURN ON , CHECKED THE OIL CAME OUT BEING FINE 5 QUARTS AS ITS SUPPOSED TO HAVE , REPLACED OIL AND FILTER TO BE SURE ALL WAS 100% FINE OIL LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AT IDLE MOMENTS AFTER THE ENGINE BE GONE TO MAKE A VERY LOUD RATTLING SOUND ,CALLED CHRYSLER THEY SAID THIS IS A TYPICAL ISSUE WITH THE MODEL ENGINE AND SINCE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WERE NOT OBLIGATED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE ENGINE AS I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET I NOTICE I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE THERE IS A VERY HIGH AMOUNT OF OWNERS OF THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE WITH THE SAME ISSUE OF THE LOUD RATTLING IN THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE , CHRYSLER CLAIMS IT'S DUE TO IMPROPER OIL CHANGES AND THE ENGINE BREAKS DOWN DUE TO SLUDGE , I WOULD LIKE TO LET MY CAR BE USED AS AN EXAMPLE FOR A FARE RECALL AS I HAVE NO ENGINE SLUDGE AND HAVE A VALID TRACK RECORD OF OIL CHANGES AT 3,000 OR BEFORE 3,000 MILES WITH WAL-MART HERE IN MY TOWN MY CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND HAS BEEN ALL OVER THE USA AND NEVER ONCE HAD A MAJOR ISSUE OF ANY SORT TILL THE PUMP MALFUNCTIONED AS IT DOES IN MANY OTHER CARS OUT THERE BUT SINCE THIS ISSUE HAS COME TO THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED. *TR