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2008 Chrysler Sebring Conv Transmission Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA

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Transmission reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Sep 26, 2010
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
7%
of 114 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2008 Chrysler Sebring Conv submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming transmission

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Transmission
Filed Sep 26, 2010

MY WIFE DROVE HER 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING TO WORK YESTERDAY, EVERYTHING SEEMED TO WORK FINE. WHEN SHE TRIED TO DRIVE HOME THE CAR WAS STUCK IN PARK. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ONLINE I TOOK THE TRIM RING OFF OF THE SHIFTER AREA AND FOUND THE PINK PIECE OF PLASTIC ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SHIFTER. WITH A LONG SCREW DRIVER I WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE PINK PIECE OF PLASTIC BACKWARD AND COULD THEN MOVE THE SHIFTER OUT OF PARK. *TR

NHTSA ID
10357689
Incident
Sep 25, 2010
Mileage
60,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Sep 24, 2010

SHIFTER IN MY 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING TOURING SEDAN CONVERTIBLE FROZEN. ONLY GOES INTO REVERSE AND PARK. *TR

NHTSA ID
10357419
Incident
Sep 24, 2010
Mileage
40,380 mi
Transmission
Filed Aug 17, 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYLSER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR BECAME LODGED IN THE PARK POSITION. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000. UPDATED 11/16/10. *LJ

NHTSA ID
10350077
Incident
Aug 17, 2010
Mileage
18,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Aug 12, 2010

2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING STUCK IN PARK. CAN NOT SHIFT TRANSMISSION. *TR

NHTSA ID
10348939
Incident
Aug 12, 2010
Mileage
36,881 mi
Transmission
Filed Jul 15, 2010

SHIFT INTERLOCK SWITCH FAILURE DISABLED CAR AFTER PUTTING IT IN PARK. CAR WAS BLOCKING A DRIVEWAY, AND INTERIOR HAD TO BE DISASSEMBLED IN ORDER TO MANUALLY ACTUATE SHIFT INTERLOCK AND GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK. CHRYSLER REFUSED TO REPAIR IT UNTIL I CALLED CORPORATE. CHRYSLER TOOK A FULL WEEK TO REPAIR, CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS RUDE, UNWILLING. CASE MANAGER WAS CHANTEL, REF# [XXX] , PHONE # 1-800-247-9753. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID
10343402
Incident
Jul 10, 2010
Mileage
37,900 mi
Transmission
Filed Jun 15, 2010

VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT AFTER OPERATION. THE NEXT MORNING THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE PUT INTO GEAR. HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. A PART OF THE AUTOMATIC SHIFTER MECHANISM HAD BROKEN, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ID
10336455
Incident
May 25, 2010
Mileage
41,250 mi
Transmission
Filed May 12, 2010

CAR IS STUCK IN PARK. TRIED EVERYTHING TO GET IT OUT OF PARK INCLUDING PRESSING THE MANUAL OVERRIDE. HAD IT TOWED INTO DEALERSHIP ONLY TO FIND OUT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. *TR

NHTSA ID
10330182
Incident
May 11, 2008
Mileage
47,386 mi
Transmission
Filed Dec 13, 2009

2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE PINK PLASTIC BREAKS INSIDE SHIFTER CAUSING INTERNAL MECHANICAL FAILURE..CAR WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK HAPPENING WAY TO OFTEN IN CHRYSLER MODELS.. *TR

NHTSA ID
10295481
Incident
Dec 8, 2009
Mileage
46,000 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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