2001 Chrysler Sebring Convertible Owner Complaints

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS LIT, HORN FAILED, SPEED CONTROL FAILED IN UNISON.

NHTSA ID

11061459

Incident

Jan 5, 2018

Mileage

48,400 mi

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON

NHTSA ID

10851928

Incident

Mar 11, 2016

Mileage

64,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON SAVANNAH SPRINGS DRIVE (A PATIO HOME COMMUNITY) AND I HEARD A HORRIBLE NOISE AND STOPPED. I THOUGH I HAD A FLAT TIRE BUT WHEN I GOT OUT AND LOOKED, MY LEFT FRONT WHEEL HAD OFF. (THE BALLJOINT CAME LOOSE FROM THE CONTROL ARM) THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. WE JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR ON 4/23/2015 FROM NEW LIFE AUTO IN NOBLESVILLE, IN AND DROVE IT HOME TO LOUISVILLE, KY ON I65. THE CAR DROVE GREAT AND I TOOK IT OUT FOR A DRIVE AND TURNED INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD LESS THAN 1/2 MILE FROM MY HOUSE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I WAS ON A VERY BUSY ROAD PRIOR TO THIS AND THANK THE LORD THAT I WAS NOT ON THAT ROAD WHEN IT HAPPENED. THE TOW DRIVER SAID I WOULD HAVE TOTALED THE CAR AND HIT SOMEONE ELSE. NO INJURIES OCCURRED AND NOT OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED. WE SEE THERE IS A RECALL ON THE CONTROL ARM AND WONDER IF WE ARE COVERED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10714241

Incident

Apr 29, 2015

Mileage

89,200 mi

JUST TURNING OFF THE MAIN BUSY ROAD FROM DRIVING 40-45MPH AND ONTO A SMALL RESIDENTIAL NARROW STREET DOING 25MPH I SUDDENLY HEARD VERY LOUD CLUNKING NOISES SI I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE CAR AND GOT OUT AND NOTICED THAT MY REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE WAS SLANTING INWARD. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THAT MY REAR UPPER BALL JOINT HAD BUSTED . WAS TOLD BY THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER THAT IF IT WOULD OF HAPPENED A FEW SECONDS EARLIER WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON THE MAIN ROAD, THAT I WOULD OF HAD A SERIOUS CRASH. DUE TO MY TIRE BUCKLING IN FROM THE BALL JOINT BREAKING IN HALF. THE ENTIRE SUSPENSION ON THE CAR NEEDS REPAIRED. FRONT AND BACK. ALL BUSHINGS, BALL JOINTS ARE TOTALLY WORN DOWN TO ALMOST NOTHING. SHOCKS/STRUTS ALL NO GOOD. *JS

NHTSA ID

10617438

Incident

Jun 27, 2014

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING WHILE OUT OF STATE ON A SUMMER TRIP IN JULY 2010 WHEN THE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON. IT HAS STAYED THAT WAY FOR ALMOST FOUR YEARS. SHORTLY AFTER I RETURNED FROM THIS TRIP I TOOK THE CAR TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP (07-29-2010) WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2001. I WAS TOLD (1) THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE AND (2) TO FIX IT WOULD REQUIRE THE REPLACEMENT OF TWO SELDOM USED PARTS THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE ORDERED AND WHICH TOGETHER WOULD COST ME AROUND $800. I DECLINED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AS (1) IT IS A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY AND (2) I FEEL THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT I CERTAINLY DID NOT CAUSE, THAT THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECTS, AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY CHRYSLER AT NO CHARGE TO ME. I CHECKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN THIS WEEK AND WAS TOLD THERE STILL IS NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. THE CAR HAD JUST UNDER 70,000 MILES WHEN THE PROBLEM APPEARED AND IT CURRENTLY HAS JUST UNDER 97,000 MILES. I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR NEARLY 30,000 MILES WITHOUT AIR BAG PROTECTION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10585075

Incident

Jul 15, 2010

Mileage

69,900 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD BEEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES WHEN SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. A FIRE DID NOT ERUPT. ONE WEEK LATER THE VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 01V011002 (POWER TRAIN) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000. *TR

NHTSA ID

10564237

Incident

Mar 14, 2012

Mileage

123,000 mi

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE GOING TO A FRIEND'S HOUSE. ON THE WAY THE ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING LOUDLY. HE PULLED OVER TO CHECK ALL OF THE FLUIDS AND EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE FINE. WHEN I GOT HOME I RESEARCHED THE ISSUES AND ABOUT 99% OF 2001 SEBRING CONVERTIBLE OWNERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME ENGINE PROBLEMS AND IT STATED THAT IT WAS DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND INFORMED THEM OF THE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE CAR THE A DEALERSHIP NEAR ME. I WAS ABLE TO ENJOY MY CAR FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS. THEY WILL CONTINUE HEARING FROM ME FOR A LONG TIME BECAUSE I AM A PERSON THAT NEVER GIVES UP. I WILL PESTER THEM EVERYDAY UNTIL MY DEMANDS ARE MET WITH FIXING OR REPLACING MY ENGINE. IT IS NOT ANYONE'S FAULT THAT THEY MADE A CRAPPY ENGINE FOR THIS MODEL. LET THE GAMES BEGIN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10520014

Incident

Jun 14, 2013

Mileage

139,765 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND HEARD A LOUD METAL TO METAL DRAGGING NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LATER NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS PARTIALLY DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10511289

Incident

Apr 10, 2013

Mileage

145,000 mi

CAR STARTED MAKING ENGINE NOISE SO IT WAS PULLED OVER AND THEN WOULD NOT RESTART. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10499655

Incident

Feb 18, 2013

Mileage

80,000 mi

THE BALL JOINT ON THE CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY CAN FAIL CAUSING THE BALL STUD TO WEAR THROUGH THE CONTROL ARM HOUSING RESULTING IN NOISE AND/OR SEPARATION OF THE BALL STUD FROM THE HOUSING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10483906

Incident

Sep 14, 2012

Mileage

75,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND AFTER INSPECTING THE FAILURE, THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DESTROYED BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH OIL IN THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE OIL HAD BECOME SLUDGE AS A RESULT OF OIL BUILD-UP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THE ENGINE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10478190

Incident

Sep 9, 2012

Mileage

92,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED.THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT IT CONTINUED TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF AT THE TIME SO THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY.THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V299002 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,400.

NHTSA ID

10461786

Incident

Jun 13, 2012

Mileage

68,400 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE HORN DID NOT FUNCTION AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE MECHANIC STATED THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,600.

NHTSA ID

10412114

Incident

Jul 8, 2011

Mileage

25,600 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10404177

Incident

Feb 12, 2008

Mileage

56,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10403532

Incident

May 20, 2011

Mileage

74,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10392492

Incident

Mar 20, 2011

Mileage

100,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10375374

Incident

Dec 13, 2010

Mileage

50,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10365267

Incident

Sep 24, 2010

Mileage

240,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10358279

Incident

Nov 8, 2009

Mileage

72,315 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10356784

Incident

Apr 16, 2010

Mileage

83,200 mi

ON 7/27 BEFORE LEAVING HOME, CAR WAS SERVICED BY PALMER DODGE (ROSWELL, GA ). EXPLAINED THAT I WAS GOING ON TRIP FROM ALPHARETTA, GA-OSSINING, NY (2000 MILES ROUNDTRIP). TOLD DEALER CAR HAD APPROX. 85,000 & WAS WILLING TO RENT A CAR. "PLEASE GO OVER CAR & TELL ME IF I WAS YOUR WIFE...WOULD YOU HAVE ME RENT A CAR OR TAKE MY 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE LTD. TO NY & BACK."LEFT THE DEALERSHIP WITH AN OIL CHANGE & A 24 POINT SAFETY CHECK W/NO CONCERNS ABOUT CAR. WE ARRIVED IN NY ON 7/29 SAFELY (9 YR. OLD TWINS & MALTESE ARRIVED IN NY). ON JULY 31 WE DROVE FROM THE HOTEL IN TARRYTOWN TO OSSINING VISITED MY MOTHER, FATHER GRAVES. WHILE AT THE LAST GRAVE THE OIL LIGHT FLICKERED WHILE THE CAR SAT RUNNING. I PRESSED GAS PEDAL IT WENT OUT. WE STARTED BACK TO HOTEL VIA ROUTE 9., A NARROW, 2 LANE HIGHWAY. GOT ABOUT 3 MILES TO BRIARCLIFF MANOR WHEN I HEARD THE CAR MAKE A TAPPING SOUND. DESPITE TRAFFIC AND NO WARNING...NO OIL LIGHT, ENGINE LIGHT ETC. I MAKE A SHARP TURN TO SIDE STREET & TURNED OFF CAR. MY CHILDREN ARE CRYING, MY SISTER & DOG ARE FREAKED OUT & THERE WE ARE STRANDED WITH 1.5 HRS BEFORE MY NEPHEWS BABY DEDICATION. I START THE CAR BACK UP & PUT THE FLASHERS ON /DRIVE THE CAR MOSTLY IN NEUTRAL PRAYING ALL THE WAY TO THE ENTRANCE TO SLEEPY HOLLOW AUTOMOTIVE WHO QUICKLY TOLD ME THE ENGINE IS SHOT & THE CAR WHICH I THOUGHT WAS WORTH AT LEAST $5000 WAS NOT WORTH FIXING. I CALLED JENKIN ENGINES & WAS TOLD ME THERE ARE 3 MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THIS CHRYSLER 2.7 ENGINE AND IT WOULD COST $3600 FOR A REMAN. ENGINE & $1800 FOR LABOR (MINIMUM)- 3 WEEKS TO FIX... I WAS NOW STRANDED IN NY, VACATION RUINED, CHILDREN FREAKED OUT. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS. HOW IN 2010 CAN AN ENGINE "DIE" WITH NO WARNING? THIS IS RECALL CAND. & NHTSA SHOULD MAKE CHRYSLER REPAIR OR REIMBURSE CAR OWNERS. MY CAR IS STILL IN NY...GA DEALER NOT RETURNING CALLS. RECOM OIL TOO THIN? OIL SLUDGE? EASY TO BLAME OWNERS FOR OIL CHANGES WHEN CHRYSLER THIS IS YOUR FAULT. BE RESPONSIBLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10352583

Incident

Jul 31, 2010

Mileage

86,234 mi

ENGINE FAILURE- I HAVE A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING LIMITED WITH THE 2.7 LTR ENGINE OF WHICH I HAVE FAITHFULLY HAD SERVICED. THE ENGINE, WITH NO WARNING, WENT OUT JUST AS I AM SEEING WITH OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB. *TR

NHTSA ID

10350599

Incident

Aug 1, 2010

Mileage

103,000 mi

CLOCKSPRING ON MY 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE WENT OUT. WHEN I CHECKED THE INTERNET I FOUND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAD THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THE EXACT SAME MODEL AND YEAR AS MINE. THIS PROBLEM DISABLES THE AIR BAG. *TR

NHTSA ID

10350110

Incident

Aug 2, 2010

Mileage

69,000 mi

I BOUGHT MY 2001 SEBRING LXI CONVERTIBLE IN DEC 2003, WITH JUST OVER 500 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. IT HAD SUFFERED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT THE ORIGINAL DEALER, HAD NEVER BEEN SOLD TO A CUSTOMER, WAS RETURNED TO CHRYSLER FOR A REPLACEMENT, THEN SAT ON A BACK LOT FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS BEFORE BEING RESOLD TO ANOTHER DEALER. I BOUGHT IT WITH A NEW CAR WARRANTY AND BOUGHT THE EXTENDED (7 YEAR/70,000 MILE) WARRANTY. AFTER INITIAL PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, HEATER AND WARPED BRAKE ROTORS (ALL FIXED BY THE DEALER), THE CAR SERVED ME VERY WELL FOR 50,000 MILES--NO SERIOUS ISSUES AT ALL. AT EACH SERVICE AFTER ROUGHLY 20,000 MILES, I WOULD TELL THE CHRYSLER SERVICE DEPT THAT THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT WAS COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. THEY WOULD DULY CHECK THE OIL LEVEL AND TELL ME NOT TO WORRY. THEN I TOOK IT TO A CHRYSLER DEALER (ROSENTHAL, ARLINGTON, VA) FOR THE 50K SERVICE AND TOLD THEM THAT THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT HAD BEEN COMING ON FREQUENTLY AT IDLE OR VERY LOW RPMS FOR THE PAST 10,000 MILES OR SO, BUT THE OIL LEVEL WAS FINE, AND ALSO THAT THE ENGINE HAD BEGUN TO USE OIL AT ABOUT 1 QUART EVERY COUPLE OF THOUSAND MILES. THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY, THAT THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE (2.7L) WITH THAT MUCH MILEAGE TENDED TO USE OIL. HE SAID JUST TO KEEP IT TOPPED UP. I KEPT CHECKING AND ADDING OIL FOR THE NEXT 5,000 MILES. JUST BEFORE I INTENDED TO TAKE THE CAR IN FOR ANOTHER OIL CHANGE, THE ENGINE BLEW WITHOUT WARNING ON AN INTER-STATE HIGHWAY. I HAD IT HAULED TO THE NEAREST CHRYSLER DEALER AND PAID TO HAVE THE OIL PAN PULLED AND ASSESSED. THE MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND THE CAUSE WAS SLUDGE BUILD-UP, AND THAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THAT CAUSE FOR ENGINE FAILURE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10349074

Incident

Jun 28, 2010

Mileage

56,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING WEST ON JEFFERSON AVE IN DETROIT. THERE ARE TRAFFIC SIGNALS AT BOTH ENDS OF A SHORT BRIDGE WHERE IT PASSES OVER I-375. I STOPPED AT THE FIRST AND, WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED, STARTED FORWARD, THE SECOND TRAFFIC SIGNAL TURNED RED. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED, BUT, WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR AND PUT IT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR CONTINUED ACCELERATING AND, ALTHOUGH I WAS LITERALLY STANDING UP ON THE BRAKE, IT HAD NO EFFECT AND I HIT THE STOPPED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME GOING ABOUT 25 OR 30 MILES AN HOUR. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SIMILAR EVENTS HAVE OCCURRED A HALF DOZEN OR MORE TIMES BEFORE, BUT NEVER WITH THE SAME CONSEQUENCES. ON PREVIOUS OCCASIONS, THE CONTINUING ACCELERATION STOPPED AFTER A DELAY AND I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP, ON TWO PREVIOUS OCCASIONS, THERE WAS ANOTHER AUTO A CAR LENGTH OR MORE IN FRONT OF ME, AND THE DELAY BEFORE THE BRAKE TOOK OVER CAUSED ME TO BUMP INTO IT. IN NEITHER CASE WAS THERE ANY BODILY OR SERIOUS VEHICLE DAMAGE. IN OTHER INSTANCES, I WAS ABLE TO AVOID COLLISION, AFTER SUFFERING A SCARE. AFTER EACH EPISODE, I REPORTED THE PROBLEM WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER. ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT KEPT THE CAR SEVERAL DAYS TRYING TO REPLICATE THE OCCURRENCE. THEY WERE NEVER SUCCESSFUL. (IF THEY RETAIN COPIES OF THEIR SERVICE ORDERS, THEY WILL REFLECT THAT I REPORTED THE PROBLEM AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OR TO FIX IT.) MY VEHICLE IS SERIOUSLY DAMAGED AND, ALTHOUGH I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE PARKING LOT AT MY NEARBY OFFICE, I DO NOT EXPECT TO REPAIR IT OR, OF COURSE, TO EVER DRIVE IT AGAIN. WHEN CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS CALLED BY MY WIFE AFTER ONE OF THE EARLIER ACCELERATION EVENTS, THEY TOLD HER THERE WAS NO RECALL OR RECORD OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND TO TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10340675

Incident

May 25, 2010

Mileage

46,700 mi