2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE Complaints

WELL THE FIRST TIME MY WATER PUMP FAILED,I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. THEN AFTER A 1400$ REPAIR, I GOT ME VEHICLE BACK AND AFTER ANOTHER 5000 MILES. I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND THERE WAS NO NOISE NO NOTHING IT JUST STOPPED. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CONNECTING ROD HAD GOTTEN HOT AND BROKE DESTROYING THE BLOCK. I WAS ALSO TOLD IT WOULD BE A 8,000$ REPAIR JOB. I WAS ALSO TOLD IT WAS STARVED OF OIL,THE TEMPERATURES GAUGE NEVER GOT HOT NOTHING,MY VEHICLE BROKE DOWN AFTER 4 BLOCKS OF DRIVING. *TR

I AM FED UP WITH THIS CHRYSLER SEBRING I BOUGHT 2 YEARS AGO. ITS HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS AND NOW A MAJOR ONE AND A POPULAR ONE I SEE IS HAPPENING AND BEFORE AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS LORD WILLING I WILL MAKE IT TO THE DEALER TOMORROW. MY STEERING IN MY 2001 SEBRING STARTED UP LAST WEEK WHEN I WENT TO TURN THE WHEEL IT WAS SUPER TIGHT AND I KNEW INSTANTLY SOMETHING WAS WRONG. NOW IT IS MAKING CRACKING SOUNDS AND IS STILL HARD TO TURN. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE ITS MY RACK AND PINION. I HAD TAKEN IT TO MY OWN MECHANIC WHO COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING VISIBLY WRONG WITH IT AND SAID IT MIGHT BE THE RACK AND PINION. AFTER READING ALL THE PROBLEMS THIS CAR HAS HAD WITH THE STEERING I AM NOT SURPRISED MINE IS RIGHT THERE WITH THEM ALL. I HAVE ONLY 51,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I AM FURIOUS. I DON'T WANT TO PAY TO GET THIS FIXED. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO. ITS CHRYSLERS FAULT. MY AIR BAG LIGHT IS ALSO ON. WHO KNOWS WHAT THAT IS ALL ABOUT. MY CAR STARTED LEAKING OIL FROM THE OIL PAN GASKET A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT IT AT 32,000 MILES AND 2 OF THE MOTORS HAVE GONE OUT IN THE POWER WINDOWS. THIS IS REALLY A PIECE OF JUNK! *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE (2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING 2.7L) ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 70 MILES PER HOUR WHEN IT SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE AND ANTIFREEZE IN THE OIL. THE $2000 GE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED HAS DENIED THE CLAIM DUE TO "POOR MAINTENANCE" WITHOUT EVEN SEEING ALL OF MY RECEIPTS. CHRYSLER MANUAL RECOMMENDS OIL CHANGE EVERY 7500 MILES AND THEY WERE ALL DONE WELL BEFORE THAT. NO WORK HAS CURRENTLY BEEN DONE ON THE VEHICLE AS GE IS REQUESTING COMPLETE TEAR DOWN OF THE MOTOR FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION, YET THEY WILL NOT PAY THE COST. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY, WHEN I CAME TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT AT EXIT 11, THE ENGINE MADE A HORRIBLE NOISE AND STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF A LEFT TURN TO GET OFF OF THE PARKWAY. *TR

ANTIFREEZE LEAKED INTO THE OIL DUE TO WATER PUMP FAILURE. THE OIL WAS CONTAMINATED WHICH RESULTED IN SLUDGING OF OIL. HENCE, THE UPPER ENGINE WAS NOT PROPERLY LUBRICATED. AS A RESULT OF NOT BEING LUBRICATED, THE ENGINE FAILED. SOLUTION: COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY AN SUV. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED AND HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE IMPACT WAS GREAT ENOUGH FOR THE AIRBAGS TO HAVE DEPLOYED. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 86,000.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND THE CAR STARTED MAKING LOUD KNOCKING NOISES. WHEN I GOT HOME I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AS THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE, 2.7L V6 DOHC, IS KNOW TO HAVE DESIGN PROBLEMS THAT LEAD TO FAILURE. I HAD IT TOWED TO ANOTHER MECHANIC FOR A SECOND OPINION AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING ALMOST VERBATIM. THERE WERE 76,000 MILES ON THE CAR WHEN IT FAILED AND BECAUSE OF THE EXPENSE OF THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT, $5,800, AND THE AMOUNT I STILL OWE ON THIS CAR WHICH I HAVE ONLY HAD FOR 2 YEARS, $8,000, I AM AT A FINANCIAL LOSS HAVING TO CONTINUE TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON A CAR THAT WILL NOT RUN. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY THE DEALER AND MAINTAINED ON A ROUTINE SCHEDULE AS YOU COULD IMAGINE (BEING THAT THE DEALERS WIFE DROVE IT) AND THEN I PURCHASED IT IN 2006 AND KEPT ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AS WELL, DOING OIL CHANGES AS SUGGESTED. WELL, I WAS RECENTLY DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING OR ANYTHING, I JUST STARTED HEARING THIS LOUD KNOCKING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND THEN IT JUST DIED....RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY...I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE HIT. I HAD TO BE TOWED AND TOOK IT TO THE CLOSEST SERVICE SHOP AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE HAD JUST REPLACED AN ENGINE LIKE MINE IN ANOTHER CUSTOMERS CAR TWO WEEKS BEFORE THAT HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN. HE SAID THAT THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE FROM CLOGGED OIL PASSAGES, WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BE STARVED OF OIL, CAUSING THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE PARTS. I CALLED THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD MY CAR MAINTENANCE THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME "WELL THOSE WEREN'T THE BEST ENGINES THAT CHRYLSER EVER BUILT" BUT HE THEN PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE, TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT $7,000. I REGULARLY DID EVERYTHING I COULD TO KEEP THIS VEHICLE IN TIP TOP CONDITION AND HAD NO WARNING THERE WAS ANY ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE AND FEEL THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY CHRYSLER. *TR

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 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