Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2000 Chrysler Sebring Convertible 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AFTER PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, ENGINE STALLS. SOMETIMES ENGINE (CAR) STALLS WHEN STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN OR STOPPING BEFORE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY INTO THE STREET. NO CODES SHOW UP ON THE CAR COMPUTER. HAVE HAD CHECKED OUT TWICE.THIS IS ONGOING FOR TWO MONTHS AND HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR.
LETTER FROM SENATOR ISAKSON ON BEHALF OF RE HER 2000 CHRYSLER SEBRING THAT BURST INTO FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD *TGW
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING SLIGHTLY PAST 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAITED A FEW MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING THE VEHICLE AND THEN DROVE TO A NEARBY RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED APPROXIMATELY 6-7 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WHO SERVICED THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME IS CURRENTLY OUT OF BUSINESS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND IS NOT OPERATING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. BEGINNING IN AUGUST OF 2007, THE VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING INTERMITTENTLY. ON DECEMBER 11, 2007, WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. ON DECEMBER 12, 2007, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED WHILE IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. ON EACH OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AFTER 2-12 MINUTES. A MECHANIC AND THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. ON TWELVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START; HOWEVER, THE BATTERY WOULD TURN OVER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 69,760 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,600. THE CONSUMER STATED HE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP RELAY AND A AUTOMATIC SHUT DOWN RELAY. HE ALSO HAD ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHICH INDICATED IT MAY BE THE CAM SENSOR. THE CONSUMER DID HAVE IT REPLACED, HOWEVER HE DIDN'T KNOW IF THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED, SINCE THE STALLING HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. UPDATED
THE CAR IS DRAINING ANTI-FREEZE FROM THE FREEZE PLUGS, WHICH HAVE RUSTED >FROM THE INSIDE OUT. IF THEY GO COMPLETELY, ALL OF THE ANTIFREEZE BLOWS OUT >AND THE ENGINE BURNS UP. IT'S NOT A WARRANTY OR A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR >PROBLEM. IT'S A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM DATING BACK TO HOW CHRYSLER MADE THE >CAR. >> CHRYSLER MADE SEBRINGS FOR A WHILE DOWN IN MEXICO AND HAS BEEN FORCED >TO RECALL THE FREEZE PLUGS ON MANY OF THE IDENTICAL SEBRINGS AS THIS ONE. >SAME YEAR, SAME PLANT DOWN IN MEXICO, SAME MAKE, SAME MODEL. FOR SOME >REASON, THIS CAR'S VIN NUMBER WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND IT SHOULD >HAVE BEEN. IT'S HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM FOR THE SAME REASON AS THE OTHER >RECALLS CHRYSLER WAS FORCED TO MAKE BECAUSE OF SAFETY ISSUES. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE MANAGER, THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND IS A $3500 REPAIR JOB. *JB
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED A ROD WAS BLOWN AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON 5-27-05. THE DASH LIGHTS DID NOT WORK AT NIGHT. ONE WEEK LATER THE BATTERY WENT DEAD. THE BATTERY THAT WAS IN THE VEHICLE WAS THE ORIGINAL BATTERY FROM THE FACTORY. THEN, THE BRAKES FAILED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING THE SERPENTINE BELT BROKE ,AND THE ENGINE WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD HER THAT THEY WILL GET HER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH SHE PURCHASED IT WITHOUT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. . THEY WILL NOT TELL HER WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP. THEY DID TELL HER THAT THE ENGINE WAS OUT. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT DO ANY SAFETY CHECKS. CHRYSLER TOLD HER THAT IT APPEARED THAT THE CAR WAS NEVER LOOKED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THAT IF SHE DID NOT WANT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE ENGINE WITH ONE THAT WAS REAL CHEAP AND RESELL THE OLD ONE TO SOMEONE ELSE. THEY PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY IN HER NAME, AND DEALERSHIP INDICATED THEY NEEDED TO COLLABORATE THAT SHE NEEDED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK
MY A/C COMPRESSOR SHATTERED WHERE ONE OF THE PRESSURE LINES HOOKS UP TO THE HOUSING. THE COMPRESSOR WAS DEFECTIVE,WHICH YOU WILL SEE UPON INSPECTION. IT JUST CAME APART FOR NOW REASON. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HEARD OF THIS. THE GENTLEMEN SAID THAT IT WAS NOT UNCOMMON. HE ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT BACK WHERE I BOUGHT IT. YOU HAVE ALL MY RECORDS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. THE CHRYSLER HEADQUARTERS SAID THAT YOU WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. ( ITS A SAFETY HAZARD ). *NLM
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