2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE Complaints

A FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED IN THE CAR. AFTER THE REPAIR THE CAR RAN BAD AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. DEALER ADVISED IT WAS ONLY OIL SLUDGE AND IT WAS OKAY TO DRIVE. THE CAR EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND WHILE BRAKING AND ACCELERATING. THE NOISE PERSISTED FOR THREE DAYS. ON THE FOURTH DAY, WHILE BRAKING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. IN ORDER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, SHE HAD TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO PARK. LATER THE SAME DAY, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY AND A DIAGNOSTIC INDICATED THAT THE MAP SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE, AND THE OXYGEN IN THE FUEL INJECTION WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. THE MECHANIC ADVISED HER THAT THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE THE FOLLOWING DAY; HOWEVER, SHE WAS LATER INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THIS MEANT THAT THEY HAD NO IDEA WHEN THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT IS UNABLE TO REACH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,500. UPDATED 10/30/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT VARIOUS TIMES. UPDATED 10/30/08. *JB

THE ENGINE DIED. TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP, NO COMPRESSION, ENGINE SHOT. 63,000. *TR

I PURCHASED 2 EACH EAGLE GA P205/65R15 TIRES FOR THE LOCAL GOODYEAR GARAGE ON JAN. 20, 2007. I INITIALLY WANTED TO PURCHASE 2 OTHER TIRES BUT SINCE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THOSE IN STOCK, THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD GIVE ME THESE TIRES FOR THE SAME PRICE AS THE OTHER TIRES. IN MAY OF 2007, I HAD TO HAVE BOTH VALVE STEMS REPLACED ON THE TIRES AND AGAIN IN NOVEMBER OF 2007 BECAUSE THE TIRES KEPT LEAKING AIR. I PURCHASED THE TIRES AT WITH 53861 MILES ON THE CAR. I CURRENTLY HAVE 74747 MILES AND WAS TOLD AUG 15, 2008 BY THE SAME GOODYEAR STORE THAT I NEEDED NEW TIRES BECAUSE THE TREAD WAS DOWN TO 3/32. AFTER THEY CALLED CORP AND I COMPLAINED, I WAS TOLD GOODYEAR WOULDN'T REPLACE THE TIRES UNTIL THE TREAD WAS AT 2/32. MY TIRES LEAK AIR CONSTANTLY AND THE TREAD WEAR IS VERY APPARENT. I WAS TOLD IT WAS PROBABLY A SUSPENSION/NON ROTATING TIRE PROBLEM. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED EVERY 4 MONTHS DURING THE OIL CHANGE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE SINCE GOODYEAR WON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT REPLACING THEM FOR ANOTHER MONTH DUE TO NOT ENOUGH TREAD WEAR!! *TR

DRIVING ACROSS RR TRACKS AT LESS THAN THE POSTED SPEED AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR STRUT MOUNT BROKE AND BEGAN BANGING IN THE WELL AREA OF MY 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. I CONTACTED SEVERAL LOCAL GARAGES, THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR, AND MOPAR PARTS ONLINE TO GET PRICE AND AVAILABILITY ON THE PART. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY EVERYONE, THE PART # 4879071 AD IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER WITH NO AVAILABILITY DATE. PER MOPOR SOME CUSTOMERS HAVE BEEN WAITING OVER 5 MONTHS FOR THE PART. PER THE DEALERSHIP NO RECALL OR SAFETY BULLETIN HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THIS PART. PER THE DEALERSHIP AND MOPAR THERE ARE OVER 5,000 MOUNTS ON BACKORDER AND NONE ARE GETTING FILLED. I CAN NOT FIX THE FAILURE DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF THE PART. WITH THIS MANY ON BACK ORDER, APPARENTLY THERE IS A PROBLEM AND NO ONE IS ADDRESSING OR WILLING TO ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND CORRECT IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR STRUT MOUNTS WERE CORRODED. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THAT BOTH STRUT MOUNTS BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

2.7 LITER ENGINES MY MECHANIC SAID THEY ARE BAD DESIGNS HE HAS HAD ALOT OFCOME IN HIS SHOP WITH RODS KNOCKING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE REAR STRUT MOUNT DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE REAR STRUT WAS CORRODED, WHICH CAUSED IT TO FAIL. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT THE COMPANY THAT MANUFACTURED THE PARTS WAS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS; THEREFORE, THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE HER WITH AN ESTIMATE OF WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE PRODUCED TO MAKE THE REPAIRS. AS OF JULY 24, 2008, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND CANNOT BE DRIVEN. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW, ADDED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND HAD SEVERAL THINGS GO WRONG. JUST TO NAME A FEW: ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED WHEN IT WAS JUST OVER THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH OIL CHANGES AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE WAS DONE 3-4000 MILES, TRANSMISSION PAN HAD METAL SHAVINGS IN IT WHICH RESULTED IN POOR PERFORMANCE, CONTROL ARM HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS THE MOTOR MOUNTS(I DID NOT NEED THE MOUNTS REPLACED AND THE REPAIR WAS NOT DONE UNDER WARRANTY), WATER PUMP & THERMOSTAT HOUSING(WAS TOLD BOTH WEREN'T COVERED AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN), REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER REPLACED AND/OR FIXED THREE TIMES, DRIVER POWER WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACED(GLASS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF DAMAGE FROM THE REGULATOR, WHICH I PAID), VISOR VANITY LIGHT-PART ORDERED BUT "TOO LATE" WHEN TRIED TO HAVE IT REPLACED(WAS NOT NOTIFIED THAT PART WAS IN), DASH LIGHTS-ON & OFF, HEADLIGHTS REPLACE SEVERAL TIMES, HUB SEAL REPLACED, PASSENGER SEAT ADJUST ARM BROKEN, LIGHTER INOPERATIVE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON FIRST MONTH I HAD THE CAR! *TR

MOTOR FAILED AT 75,600 MILES WHEN THE OIL HAD BEEN CHANGED EVERY 3-4,000 MILES. *TR