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Engine And Engine Cooling Problem on the 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING

Car problem(s) with the 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. This database includes information received by NHTSA from consumers either directly or as recorded by the Vehicle Safety Hotline. This information may be used by NHTSA during the investigation process. You may file your own complaint by calling the NHTSA Monday-Friday 8am to 8pm at (888) 327-4236, TTY: (800) 424-9153. You can also file your complaint online.

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Problem with Engine And Engine Cooling

• Feb 03, 2012 - Long Beach, MS - Engine And Engine Cooling
  2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING - THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CHRYSLERS RECALLED LAST YEAR. EVERYONE WANTS TO TRY A BODY CONTROL MODULE, FUEL PUMP, NEW CRANK SHAFT BUT THE PROBLEM KEEPS OCCURRING - PERHAPS BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THIS RECALL/PROBLEM AS NOT EVEN MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP KNEW. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME FREQUENTLY OVER THE PAST 1.5-2 YEARS OR SO, IT COMES AND GOES. I WAS REAR ENDED ONCE BUT IT WAS LIGHT ENOUGH (THANK GOD) THAT IT DID NOT CAUSE ANY DAMAGE. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALMOST A QUARTER OF A MILLION CHRYSLER VEHICLES WERE RECALLED LAST YEAR FOR THIS PROBLEM. AS OF RIGHT NOW, I BELIEVE JUST VAN/CROSSOVER MODELS - WHY NOT ALL MODELS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM? PLEASE LEAVE YOUR COMPLAINTS ON THE MESSAGE BOARDS ALONE AND BRING THEM TO NHTSA SO THAT CHRYSLER CAN BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE ISSUES.
  
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• Nov 28, 2011 - Yankers, NY - Engine And Engine Cooling
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V299002 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: ENGINE) WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONTACT'S VIN. A LOCAL MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DIAGNOSED THAT ANTIFREEZE LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,000.
  
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• Oct 20, 2011 - Bellingham, WA - Engine And Engine Cooling
  THIS WAS THE SECOND FAILURE OF CHRYSLER'S 2.7 V-6 ENGINE. NEITHER ENGINE FAILURE WARRANTY WAS UPHELD BY PROVIDERS. FIRST ONE WAS AT 49000 MILES AND FAILED DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE, EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS NOT HONORED DUE TO OWNER NEGLECT, EVEN THOUGH I PROVIDED ALL RECEIPTS FOR ALL OIL CHANGES REQUIRED. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE COMMON FOR PREMATURE FAILURE OF THIS ENGINE. I PURCHASED A NEW ENGINE AND 3 YEARS AND 14000 MILES ANOTHER FAILURE OCCURRED. THIS TIME NO REASON COULD BE FOUND FOR THE FAILURE AND IN SPITE OF MECHANICS STATEMENT THAT ALL FLUIDS WERE PRESENT AT TIME OF ENGINE REMOVAL TO BE SHIPPED FOR INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE OWNER CAUSED AND WARRANTY NOT HONORED. CURRENTLY ENGINE IS BEING EXAMINED BY A THIRD PARTY INDEPENDENT FACILITY TO DETERMINE CAUSE FOR A FUTURE LEGAL ACTION.
  
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• Nov 28, 2010 - Mckinney, TX - Engine And Engine Cooling
  WHILE DRIVING MY NEWLY BOUGHT 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING, I STARTED HEARING SOME RATTLING SOUNDS AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND I PRAYED THAT IT WOULD DIE ON ME AS I TRIED TO EXIT TO THE NEXT GAS STATION. LUCKILY I MANAGED TO EXIT AND PARKED AT THE STATION. I QUICKLY TOOK OUT MY TWO SONS AND MY WIFE FROM THE CAR BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. I THEN CALLED A MECHANIC AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A CHRYSLER DODGE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR NEEDS A NEW ENGINE AT A COST OF $5000. I AM STILL IN SHOCK. LOOKING ONLINE I FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR ENGINE PROBLEMS ON THIS PARTICULAR 2.7L ENGINE. I THINK THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR INADEQUATE STANDARDS ESPECIALLY WITH THIS KIND OF ENGINE. MY FAMILY'S LIFE WAS IN DANGER AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL HELP ME RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY TO BUY A NEW ENGINE. THANKS.
  
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• Jun 30, 2010 - St. Louis, MO - Engine And Engine Cooling
  ON FRIDAY JUNE 11, 2010, I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. MY CAR, A CHRYSLER 2001 SEBRING LXI FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. I STEERED THE CAR AWAY FROM REAR-ENDING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AVOIDING A CRASH. HOWEVER, I STEERED MY CAR BETWEEN TWO LANES OF STATIONARY TRAFFIC.WHILE GOING INTO TRAFFIC EXITING OFF HIGHWAY 270. I TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T STOP. THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE CAR WOULDN'T STOP. MY CAR MADE CONTACT WITH A MINI VAN. MY PASSENGER SIDE VIEW MIRROR STRUCK THE MINI VAN CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH THE MINI VAN AND MY CAR. I CONTACTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY IMMEDIATELY. THE DRIVER OF THE MINI VAN AND I EXCHANGED INFORMATION AND I CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO TOW MY CAR TO MY HOME. THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY JUNE 16, 2010.. FARMERS INSURANCE ADJUSTER PAUL GALLAGHER CONTACTED ME. I RECEIVED A RENT-A-CAR FROM ENTERPRISE LEASING. TODAY, JUNE 16, I CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER COPORATION TO VOICE MY COMPLAINT AND I WAS TOLD THAT A CONTACT INVESTIGATOR WOULD CONTACT ME WITHIN 3 DAYS. I TOLD THEM I NEED AUTHORIZATION FOR A RENT-A-CAR WHILE THEY INVESTIGATE THE CRASH. I ASKED THAT A SUPERVISOR CONTACT ME TO ADVISE ABOUT THE RENT-A-CAR. SHORTLY AFTER, I WAS CONTACTED BY THE SUPERVISOR AND HE TOLD ME TO GET MY CAR FIXED AND I WOULD NOT RECEIVE ANY ASSISTANCE FROM CHRYSLER. I WENT ONLINE AND CONTACTED YOUR AGENCY AND FOUND THAT CHRYSLER KNEW THAT MY 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI, WAS ON THE RECALL LIST SINCE NOVEMBER 2000. I WOULD LIKE YOUR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS MATTER BECAUSE MY GRANDDAUGHTER, THE DRIVER OF THE MINI VAN, AND MYSELF COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. I NEED COOPERATION FROM CHRYSLER CORPORATION. I WILL CONTACT MY ADJUSTER TO INFORM HIM OF THE RECALL NOTICE THAT I DISCOVERED ON YOUR WEBSITE. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THAT CAR AND MY CAR ONLY HAS 68,000 MILES AND IS IN MINT CONDITION. I HAVE RECORDS OF EVERY OIL CHANGE AND OTHER REPAIRS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE. I NEED HELP.
  
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• Jun 16, 2010 - Garland, TX - Engine
  S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING-LETTER FROM REGARDING 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT, HE COULD HEAR A GRINDING SOUND. THE DEALER FOUND THE LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT WAS WORN, WHICH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE. ALSO, THE FRONT STRUTS, OIL PAN AND COOLER LINES WERE ALL LEAKING, AND THE DRIVE BELTS WERE CRACKED. THE HEATING AND AIR CONDITION CONTROLS WERE NOT PERFORMING AS DESIGNED.
  
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• Jun 16, 2010 - Garland, TX - Engine, Gasoline, Belts And Associated Pulleys
  S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING-LETTER FROM REGARDING 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT, HE COULD HEAR A GRINDING SOUND. THE DEALER FOUND THE LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT WAS WORN, WHICH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE. ALSO, THE FRONT STRUTS, OIL PAN AND COOLER LINES WERE ALL LEAKING, AND THE DRIVE BELTS WERE CRACKED. THE HEATING AND AIR CONDITION CONTROLS WERE NOT PERFORMING AS DESIGNED.
  
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• May 22, 2010 - Bowling Green, OH - Engine
  I HAVE A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING THAT STOPPED RUNNING ON THE EXPRESS WAY AND COME TO FIND OUT IT WAS MY MOTOR THAT HAD FAILED. THE ONLY THING THAT HAPPENED PRIOR TO THE ENGINE BLOWING WAS A SLIGHT NOISE AND THEN IT QUIT. I CHANGED MY OIL EVERY 3000 MILES LIKE RECOMMENDED BUT OBVIOUSLY THAT DIDN'T MATTER. I'VE REPLACED MY WHOLE ENGINE WITH A REBUILT ONE BUT I'M EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN CHRYSLER.
  
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• Jan 28, 2010 - Denver, CO - Cooling System
  TL CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI. WHILE CRUISING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WATER PUMP CAUSED THE RADIATOR FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE. HE WOULD ALSO NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENTLY MILEAGES WERE 137,000.
  
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• May 18, 2009 - Thorton, CO - Engine And Engine Cooling
  TL CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND HAD IT TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC NOTICED SLUDGE BUILD-UP. HE ALSO OBSERVED LEAKS IN THE HEAD GASKET AND RADIATOR, AND ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE A CRASH COULD HAVE OCCURRED ON THE FREEWAY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 98,000.
  
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• Apr 15, 2009 - Aggusta, GA - Engine
  TL CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO SERVICE SHOP. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE FAILED, WHICH WAS A COMMON ISSUE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE REPAIR SHOP AND WILL COST $6,000 TO REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 117,000.
  
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• Mar 25, 2009 - Fort Dodoge, IA - Engine And Engine Cooling
  MY SON BOUGHT HIS FIST CAR, A USED 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING WITH THE 2.7 ENGINE. DAY TWO OF DRIVING THE CAR HE BLEW THE MOTOR. DEALER SAYS HE CAN'T FIND A REPLACEMENT MOTOR SO I TALKED TO MY MECHANIC ABOUT IT AND HE SAID THE 2.7 CHRYSLER MOTOR HAS A PROBLEM WITH OIL SLUDGE THAT CAUSES THE MOTOR TO FAIL. IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. NOW MY SON IS MAKING CAR PAYMENTS ON A CAR THAT ISN'T FIXABLE.
  
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• Mar 20, 2009 - West Columbia, SC - Engine And Engine Cooling
  I HAVE A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI 2.7L V6 SEDAN. ON FEBRUARY 28, 2009, ENGINE OVERHEATED AND FAILED ON HIGHWAY I-77 NORTH. I PULLED OUT OF TRAFFIC AS ASAP. ENGINE LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT START. ENGINE RUINED. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED FROM HWY. CAR RAN PERFECTLY BEFORE GOING ON THE HWY. I HAVE SERVICE RECORDS TO PROVE THE OIL WAS CHANGED WITH SYNTHETIC OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES. I HAVE A RECEIPT TO PROVE I TOPPED OFF THE COOLANT PRIOR TO THE ENGINE FAILURE. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DENIED THE CLAIM ON MARCH 3. I FOUND THAT EXTENDED WARRANTIES EITHER REJECT THESE CLAIMS AUTOMATICALLY OR PAY THEM AND THEN CANCEL YOUR COVERAGE. AFTER DENIAL, I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THIS CHRYSLER MODEL HAS HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS DUE TO ENGINE AND COOLING DEFECTS, INCLUDING THE ENGINE ITSELF, THE WATER OUTLET/COOLANT ARM, AND HEAD GASKET. ENGINE FAILURE HAPPENS FREQUENTLY TO CONSUMERS DRIVING 60 MPH OR FASTER (HIGHWAY CONDITIONS). CONSUMERS REPORT THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURS DESPITE PROPER MAINTENANCE OF THE CAR. THERE IS NO WARNING PRIOR TO ENGINE OVERHEATING AND FAILURE. YOU DON+T KNOW THERE+S A PROBLEM UNTIL SMOKE STARTS. MY CAR SMOKED LONG BEFORE THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOWED RED HOT. THE HAND WAS STILL IN THE MIDDLE WHEN SMOKE FIRST STARTED. LOCAL MECHANICS, SALVAGE YARDS, AND EVEN CHRYSLER MASTER TECHS CONFIRMED THESE PROBLEMS AND THAT YOU CANNOT FORESEE THEM. CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL REGARDING THESE PROBLEMS BUT NEVER DID. THE ONLY ENGINE-RELATED RECALL ACTUALLY ISSUED WAS FOR THE HARNESS FOR THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. OBVIOUSLY, CHRYSLER HAS TRIED TO AVOID SUCH COSTLY REPLACEMENTS. A NEW, REMANUFACTURED ENGINE (WITHOUT THE ORIGINAL DEFECTS) COSTS AROUND $6200 IN MY AREA. MY PROBLEM CAME FROM CHRYSLER DEFECTS. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO INSTALL A BRAND NEW, REMANUFACTURED ENGINE AND ALL OTHER DAMAGED PARTS AT NO CHARGE TO ME. CHRYSLER SHOULD ALSO PAY FOR THE TOWING OF MY CAR TO A CHRYSLER SERVICE SHOP AND REIMBURSE ME FOR THE PREVIOUS TOWS.
  
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• Mar 12, 2009 - Warsaw, MO - Engine
  OIL LIGHT STARTED COMING ON WHEN CAR WAS IDLING OR DRIVING SLOW, KEPT OIL CHANGED REGULARLY AND HAD NO LEAKS OR ANYTHING. ENGINE WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.
  
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• Feb 11, 2009 - Gaffney, SC - Engine
  2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING 4.7LITER ENGINE. HAD OIL CHANGED TWO WEEKS AGO. THE NEXT MORNING OIL WAS ALL OVER TOP OF ENGINE. RETURNED TO SHOP AND DETERMINED THAT OIL PRESSURE LOW. MAKING LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WHEN IDLE SOUNDS LIKE DIESEL ENGINE! MECHANIC STATED ENGINE FIXING TO GO.IT HAS ONLY 92,000 MILES. UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A DESIGN ISSUE WITH ENGINE AND HAS STILL NOT BEEN RECALL. CHRYSLER IS WELL AWARE OF THIS CONTINUOUS ISSUE AND ASSUME THEY FEEL ITS THE CONSUMERS PROBLEM NOW SINCE YOU PURCHASED IT. WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM CHRYSLER.
  
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• Jan 02, 2009 - Paris, MI - Engine
  TL CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. INTERMITTENTLY, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE ALSO LOCKS UP WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT'S SON IS A MECHANIC AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE WITH THE OIL DIPSTICK. HE STARTED THE ENGINE AND HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND, AND THEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXPENSES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,100.
  
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• Oct 30, 2008 - Norwood, OH - Engine
  TL CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHENEVER THE CONTACT COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY RESTART. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL WHILE ACCELERATING PAST 60 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE RADIO AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS STOP WORKING WHENEVER THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 82,000. UPDATED 11/28/08 THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR WAS RUBBING THE WIRING CAUSING IT TO HEAT THE WIRING UNDER THE PROTECTIVE SHIELD AND SLOWLY GROUNDING OUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. UPDATED 12/02/08.
  
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• Oct 13, 2008 - Sellersville, PA - Engine
  ENGINE FAILURE ONLY 67,000 MI. CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE ENGINE 2.7L.
  
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• Jul 15, 2008 - West Chicago, IL - Engine
  ENGINE FAILURE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC- JUST LUCK I WAS NOT HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE... WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO CURBSIDE WITH FORWARD MOMENTUM AND THEN GET VEHICLE TOWED. COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC ON A BUSY DAY OR ON A MORE CROWDED HIGHWAY.
  
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• Jul 15, 2008 - West Chicago, IL - Engine And Engine Cooling
  ENGINE FAILURE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC- JUST LUCK I WAS NOT HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE... WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO CURBSIDE WITH FORWARD MOMENTUM AND THEN GET VEHICLE TOWED. COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC ON A BUSY DAY OR ON A MORE CROWDED HIGHWAY.
  
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• Apr 24, 2008 - East Point, MI - Engine
  TL CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. SHE HAD A MECHANIC PERFORM AN OIL CHANGE AND REMOVE ALL OF THE SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. TWO DAYS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. SHE WAS RELATIVELY CLOSE TO HER HOME AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE; THEREFORE, SOME OF HER PEERS PUSHED THE VEHICLE BACK TO HER HOUSE. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A CONTINUOUS ISSUE WITH SLUDGE BUILD UP AND THEY ALSO NOTED THAT THE TIMING CHAINS WERE FAILING. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V299002 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 71,000.
  
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• Apr 23, 2008 - Imperial Beach, CA - Engine And Engine Cooling
  SMOKING (OIL BURNING EVERYWHERE) OIL PRESSURE SWITCH FAILED APR. 07. HAD MAJOR TUNE UP DONE IN AUG. 07. THEN HAD BATTERY TROUBLE CAR DIED HAD TOWED TO SHOP, MEC. CHECKED BATTERY AND RECHARGED IT SAID TO REPLACE IT SOON, THEN THE NEXT DAY HEARD A TICKING NOISE AND A BIG CLUNK ON MY WAY TO WORK BUT WENT TO THE SHOP INSTEAD THEY FOUND INTERMIX THROUGH-OUT, HEAD GASKET FAILURE.
  
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• Mar 13, 2008 - Cassville, NY - Engine And Engine Cooling
  MY 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING JUST STOPPED RUNNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY MOTOR HAD SEIZED UP AND WAS JUNK.
  
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• Mar 12, 2008 - Mi, MI - Engine And Engine Cooling
  MY SEBRING DIED TODAY LITERALLY 6 SECONDS FROM HOME. I PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC FROM THE LOCAL MIJER AND IT DIED! I JUST SANK A BUNCH OF CASH INTO IT TO WHICH MAKES THIS REALLY GREAT. AROUND LAST JUNE I NOTICED A RATTLING THAT KIND OF MADE THE CAR SOUND LIKE A DIESEL SEMI. TROUBLE WAS IT WOULD HAPPEN DURING INITIAL STARTING AND KICK OUT AND GO BACK TO NORMAL AFTER 5 - 10 MIN. SO NATURALLY NO PROFESSIONAL EVER HEARD THIS RATTLE AS BY THE TIME I GOT IT INTO A SHOP IT SEEMED FINE!!! EVEN BETTER, IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS A NEW PROBLEM CROPPED UP YOU MIGHT BE FAMILIAR WITH THE FLICKERING LOW OIL PRESSURE GAUGE AT IDOL? THAT'S JUST THE BEGINNING. IT GRADUALLY REQUIRED HIGHER RPM TO MAKE IT FADE AWAY AND EVENTUALLY ALWAYS ON. WELL $200.00 REPLACES THE OIL SENSOR BUT DON'T EXPECT THAT TO FIX THE PROBLEM YOU JUST GET TO START THE PROCESS ALL OVER AGAIN!!! TWO DAYS AGO I HAD IT IN AGAIN FOR A CAM SHAFT SENSOR ANOTHER $200.00 AND THE MECHANIC WARNS ME NOT TO INVEST TOO MUCH MORE INTO THIS POS BECAUSE THE RATTLING AND THE LOW OIL PRESSURE ARE PROBABLY A SIGN THAT THE ENGINE IS GOING. "IT COULD BE TWO MONTHS IT COULD BE TWO YEARS BUT IT'S GOING GO." HOW ABOUT TWO DAYS. ENGINE FAILURE!!!!!!! TO ANY ONE WILLING TO GIVE IT A TRY, I WISH I DID IF ONLY FOR FEELING PROACTIVE IS YOU CAN PURCHASE A PURE ONE PURELITE OIL FILTER WHICH WILL ADD 5LBS OF PRESSURE TO THE SYSTEM AND RUN A THICKER OIL. THIS ADVICE I RECEIVED FROM CHRYSLER'S HEAD MECHANIC! A BUSY MAN IM GUESSING. HE SAID THAT THE RATTLING WAS BECAUSE LOW OIL PRESSURE WAS NOT PUSHING IT UP INTO THE (TECHNICAL MUMBO JUMBO) IM NO PRO. FOR THE RECORD I DID NOT DO THIS. IT'S WINTER HERE! AND THIS FANCY OIL FILTER IS NOT SOLD ANY WHERE I KNOW SHORT OF ORDERING ONLINE. THE BEST PART IS I WAS PLANNING TO FIGURE IT OUT TOMORROW ON MY ONLY DAY OFF IN TWO WEEKS! MY WIFE'S FORD HAS TWICE THE MILES MY SEBRING DOES AND AT LEAST IT STILL RUNS!!!! A FORD!!!!
  
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• Feb 25, 2008 - Amissville, VA - Engine
  2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING 2.7L 24V DOHC ENGINE FAILURE- COMPLETELY DEAD AND LEFT ME ON HIGHWAY. WATER PUMP FAILED, TIMING CHAIN INSIDE ENGINE BROKE RUINED ENGINE. HAD TO REPLACE FOR $8000.00.
  
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• Feb 15, 2008 - Madison Heights, MI - Engine
  I DRIVE A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. I AM STILL UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY (FEWER THAN 80,000 MILES). THE ENGINE, 2.7L, FAILED ON 2/7/08 WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MY FAULT BECAUSE I DID NOT PROPERLY MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE. CHRYSLER HAS ALREADY PUBLICLY ADMITTED THAT THIS ENGINE IS FAULTY WHICH CAN CAUSE PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE. YET, CHRYSLER IS QUICK TO POINT THE FINGER AT ME. I WAS TOLD TO GATHER ALL OF MY OIL-CHANGE RECEIPTS (FROM 2002 - 2008) AND FORWARD TO CHRYSLER FOR RECONSIDERATION. FIRST OF ALL, IF THE ENGINE IS FAULTY FROM THE BEGINNING, HOW CAN I BE JUDGED FOR PROPERLY MAINTAINING AN INFERIOR PRODUCT? WHAT TYPE OF GUIDELINES DOES ONE FOLLOW FOR TAKING CARE OF A FAULTY ENGINE?
  
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• Feb 11, 2008 - Martinez, CA - Engine
  ENGINE FAILURE, OIL LIGHT COMES ON. CHRYSLER HAS INSTALLED A MITSUBISHI ENGINE IN SEBRING MODEL 2001. THIS ENGINE HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH OIL BLOCKAGE. THEY CALL IT SLUDGE. THIS IS A DESIGN FAILURE IN THE ABILITY FOR THE ENGINE TO MAINTAIN RELIABLE OIL PRESSURE TO THE TOTAL ENGINE COMPONENTS AND HAS CAUSE NUMEROUS ENGINE REPLACEMENTS. IT IS A HAZARD FOR THESE VEHICLES TO BE ON THE ROAD. MITSUBISHI HAS A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM TO SUPPORT REPLACEMENT FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND.
  
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• Feb 11, 2008 - Cincinnati, OH - Cooling System
  I HAVE A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING WITH 2.7 LITER ENGINE THAT HAS FAILED.
  
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• Jan 25, 2008 - Cranberry Twp., PA - Engine, Gasoline
  THE 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING WITH THE 2.7L ENGINE BURNT OUT. IT HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS WITH THE OIL LIGHT COMING ON. I TOOK IT TO KASING DODGE IN HERMITAGE PA. AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A WIRE AND FIXED IT FOR ALMOST 200 DOLLARS. A WEEK LATER THE ENGINE MADE NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE IT WOULD EXPLODE. I HAD TO TOWED TO KADING DODGE AGAIN AND THEY SAID THAT THE CRANKCASE BEARING BROKE FROM OIL STARVATION. THEY SAID THAT IT WOULD BE OVER 4000 DOLLARS TO PUT A NEW ENGINE IN. WHAT THEY DID INSTEAD WAS A FIX OF THE BROKEN BEARING WHICH COST ME ANOTHER 250 DOLLARS AND TOLD ME THAT MAY WORK FOR AWHILE BUT THEY WOULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT WORK. WELL IT DID NOT WORK. WHY DID THEY ONLY DO SAME JOBS THAT COST ME MONEY WHEN THEY ALL KNOW THAT CHRYSLER IS HAVING A POSSIBLE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM FOR THIS VERY ENGINE?
  
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• Jan 01, 2008 - Baltimore, MD - Engine And Engine Cooling
  WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 CHRSYLER SEBRING ALL OF SUDDEN KNOCKING AND TAPPING NOISE STARTED. PROCEEDED TO PULL OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. ATTEMPTED TO RESTART VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START. CALL TOWING COMPANY AND HAD IT TOWED TO CHRSYLER DEALERSHIP. PAID FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL SLUG. CAR IS INOPERABLE. THIS 2.7L ENGINE HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR ENGINE FAILURE AND CHRSYLER INDICATED THAT IT WAS DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE. OIL CHANGES WERE MADE ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS MANUAL AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED.
  
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• Nov 19, 2007 - Spotsylvania, VA - Engine
  APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO, I HAD MY OIL PAN GASKET REPLACED (AT THE ADVICE OF THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IN FREDERICKSBURG, VA). WHEN THE OIL PAN WAS REMOVED, THERE WAS SLUDGE AT THE BOTTOM OF IT (WHICH WAS CLEANED OUT). THE NEW GASKET AND PAN WERE REPLACED (WHICH SEEMED TO FIX ANY PROBLEMS MY CAR WAS HAVING). NOW, MY CAR IS BURNING OIL AND COOLANT AND STALLS WHEN I SLOW DOWN. MY SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED YESTERDAY AND EVERYTHING SEEMED OKAY AS IT SAT IDLING IN THE DRIVEWAY; HOWEVER, THIS MORNING, MY CAR STALLED WHILE I WAS TURNING THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION! I HAVE THE 2.7L ENGINE AND AM CONCERNED THAT MY CAR FALLS INTO THE SAME CATEGORY AS THE REST OF THE 2.7L ENGINES (THAT HAVE SLUDGE BUILD-UP FROM COOLANT GETTING INTO THE ENGINE OIL). I DON'T WANT MY ENGINE TO SEIZE UP BEFORE I CAN AFFORD TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT (WHICH WILL NOT BE ANOTHER CHRYSLER) SINCE I CAN BLATANTLY READ THAT NO ONE IS GETTING ANY SATISFACTION OUT OF CHRYSLER IN REPLACING THEIR FAULTY ENGINES. I'M SENDING THIS AS A PREVENTABLE MEASURE.
  
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• Nov 14, 2007 - Elmhurst, IL - Engine And Engine Cooling
  TL CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SLUDGE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE ENGINE FAILURE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FAILURE WHEN SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT MADE A TERRIBLE SOUND. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS ROUTINELY SERVICED FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. THROUGH RESEARCH, SHE DISCOVERED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME FAILURE, BUT NO RECALLS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 17,000.
  
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• Oct 04, 2007 - Falling Water, WV - Engine
  TL CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE RISING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKET APPEARED TO HAVE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE CYLINDER WALL AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 103,000.
  
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• Jul 09, 2007 - Sarrell, PA - Engine And Engine Cooling
  TL CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE GARAGE AND THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE TIMING CHAIN AND HOUSING. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 53,813.
  
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• Jun 17, 2007 - Knoxville, TN - Engine
  2.7 LITER CHRYSLER ENGINE DECLARED DESTROYED BY SLUDGE BUILDUP.
  
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• Jun 13, 2007 - Troy, OH - Engine
  WE OWN A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING THAT HAD BEEN WELL MAINTAINED BY US FOR THE TWO YEARS THAT WE OWNED IT. WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING BACK TO SCHOOL THE ENGINE SEIZED IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY, LEAVING HER STRANDED. WE WERE TOLD THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT UNCOMMON IN ENGINE 2.7L). SO WE FOLLOWED THROUGH BY CONTACTING ISG. (CHRYSLER) WERE ONLY OFFERING US A VERY SMALL PORTION OF THE COST TO REPLACE THE ENGINE, SO WE ARE OUT A LOT OF MONEY, BESIDES THE FACT THAT THEY DRUGGED THEIR FEET IN THIS MATTER ,AND OUR DAUGHTER HAS BEEN WITHOUT A CAR SINCE 3/28. I JUST BELIEVE THAT THEREWAS A DEFINITE ENGINEERING PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE , FROM WHAT ALL I SAW. AND CHRYSLER NEEDED TO TAKE A LITTLE MORE RESPONSIBILITY! WE WILL BE HAVING A JASPER ENGINE INSTALLED SHORTLY.
  
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• Apr 30, 2007 - Richmond, VA - Engine And Engine Cooling
  NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE - ENGINE FAILURE - COOLANT IN ENGINE - 2.7 LITER ENGINE CHRYSLER SEBRING 2001 CHRYLSER WANTS $7000 TO FIX. THEY KNOW THESE ARE BAD ENGINES AND THEY ARE ALLOWED TO SELL THEM .
  
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• Apr 10, 2007 - Toccoa, GA - Engine
  THE DODGE/CHRYLSER 2.7L ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING PREMATURE. ESTIMATED COST OF NEW ENGINE THAT WILL ALSO FAIL, $7400.00. CAR THAT FAILED WAS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING WITH 91000 MILES.
  
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• Feb 17, 2007 - Folsom, PA - Engine
  WHILE DRIVING, CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BOULEVARD; RESTART AND DROVE TO NEAREST PARKING LOT. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO AUTOMOTIVE SHOP. UPON INVESTIGATION FOUND WATER IN OIL, 544 OTHER CASES FILED 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING WEAK ENGINE BLOCK FAILURE AFTER 34K MILES, WE LUCKED OUT AFTER 66K MILES.
  
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• Jan 26, 2007 - Hammond, LA - Engine
  SINCE I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE IN 2001 I HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY WINDOW, STEERING CLICKING, POWER TRAIN COMPUTER AND TRANSMISSION COMPUTER, TAPPING IN THE ENGINE, ENGINE FAILURE, CRANKSHAFT, NOW SERVERE KNOCKING. I WILL NOT ADVICE ANYONE TO PURCHASE A SEBRING FROM CHYSLER. IT'S SAD THAT CHYSLER NOT HELPING CORRECT THE PROBLEMS THAT THEIR VEHICLE HAS.
  
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• Dec 19, 2006 - Houston, TX - Engine
  TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WATER OUTLET HOUSING FAILED AND ALL OF THE WATER IN THE ENGINE CAME OUT ALONG WITH A LOT OF STEAM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED AND THAT THE GASKETS WERE WORN AND LEAKING OIL.
  
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• Nov 09, 2006 - Beaver, PA - Engine
  2.7 LITER ENGINE OF SEBRING LXI SEIZED UP WITHOUT WARNING. HAD CHANGED OIL 1400 MILES PRIOR TO FAILURE. PURCHASED VEHICLE FROM AUTO AUCTION WITHIN LAST 2 MONTHS.
  
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• Oct 17, 2006 - Alabaster, AL - Engine
  GOING TO TOWN ABOUT TWO MILES FROM HOME WHEN THE ENGINE MADE A NOISE AND STOPPED. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RECRANK SO HAD THE CAR TOWED. FIND OUT THAT THE TIMING CHAIN JUMPED TIME AND RUIN THE ENGINE. HAVE NOT REPAIRED YET. FINDING THAT THE 2.7 ENG HAS A MUTITUDE OF PROBLEMS.
  
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• Oct 12, 2006 - Homewood, AL - Engine And Engine Cooling
  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE BLEW UP ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHOP WHO DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE BLOW OUT WAS DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP AND THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.
  
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• Sep 15, 2006 - Ambridge, PA - Engine
  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON A DRY HIGHWAY, A VERY LOUD NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE THE ENGINE REVVED WAS HEARD. THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE OIL CHANGES WERE MAINTAINED EVERY 3,000 MILES. UPDATED 10/4/2006 - THE WHEELS CORRODED CAUSING THE TIRES TO LOSE AIR. EACH TIME THE TIRES WERE ROTATED THE WHEEL CAPS CAME LOOSE AND FELL OFF. THE CAPS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE.
  
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• Sep 07, 2006 - Oneonta, AL - Engine
  I AM ANOTHER 2001 SEBRING OWNER WITH A 2.7L ENGINE THAT HAS DIED. MY WIFE WAS ON HER WAY HOME ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE MOTOR DIED WITH NO WARNING AND APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES FROM THE NEAREST EXIT. HAVING SEEN CHRYSLER'S LACK OF CONCERN FOR THE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS, I NOW HAVE A WORTHLESS AUTOMOBILE THAT IS WORTH ABOUT $250-500 FOR A TRADE OR A $4000-8000 ENGINE REPLACEMENT. IT SEEMS THAT WHETHER YOU HAVE MAINTAINED THIS CAR OR NOT, THERE IS NO PROMISE OF SATISFACTION FROM CHRYSLER. MY PROMISE TO CHRYSLER IS THAT WE WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER OF THEIR VEHICLES!
  
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• Aug 20, 2006 - Toledo, OH - Engine
  CAR OVERHEATED, MECHANIC SAYS A NEW ENGINE IS NEEDED, NO REPAIR AT THIS TIME NOT DRIVABLE.
  
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• Aug 01, 2006 - Bourbonnais, IL - Engine
  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS AT AN IDLE, THE ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL #00V299002 REGARDING THE ENGINE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
  
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• Jul 13, 2006 - Philadelphia, PA - Engine
  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP FOR AN OIL CHANGE WHEN THE LUBE SPECIALISTS HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND AND SUGGESTED THAT VEHICLE BE INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAILING AND THAT IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEALERS FOR THE PARTS TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT VIEWED ONLINE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING SIMILAR SYMPTOMS OF RECALL.
  
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• Mar 24, 2006 - Gadsden, AL - Engine, Gasoline
  I BOUGHT A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING WITH A 2.7 L ENGINE IN NOVEMBER 2005. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE 59 FROM LOUISIANA TO ALABAMA ON JAN. 2, 2006 MY ENGINE SEIZED AND STOPPED. I HAD TO PULL OFF OF THE INTERSTATE IMMEDIATELY TO KEEP FROM GETTING HIT. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY FOUND IT HAD SLUDGE ALL OVER THE ENGINE. I HAVE KEPT MY CAR MAINTAINED AND HAD AN OIL CHANGE THE FRIDAY BEFORE THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. THIS LEFT ME VULNERABLE TO HAVE INJURED MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. I WAS OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR, BUT WAS TOLD SLUDGE WAS NOT COVERED. I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS.
  
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• Mar 02, 2006 - Canonsburg, PA - Engine
  PURCHASED A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING NEW WITH 101 MILES IN AUG 2001. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 42,000 MILES AND THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. THE CHRYSLER'S 2.7L ENGINE HAS MANY INTERNET DOCUMENTS SHOWING THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. NOT COVERED BY CHRYSLER OR EXTENDED WARRANTY. WAS DRIVING VEHICLE 65 MPH ON A HIGHWAY AT 8:00 AM WHEN THE CAR JUST DIED. FORTUNATELY (ALTHOUGH RUSH HOUR) NO ONE WAS DIRECTLY BEHIND THE VEHICLE. CAR HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS CHRYSLER WANTS $6,000 TO FIX THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE IS ONLY WORTH $8,800. CAR IS STILL SITTING AT DEALERSHIP. CHRYSLER HAS NOT MADE ANY CHANGES TO THIS ENGINE SO EVEN IF REPAIRS ARE MADE THIS PROBLEM WILL KEEP OCCURRING.
  
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• Feb 17, 2006 - Du Quoin, IL - Engine, Gasoline, Belts And Associated Pulleys
  TIMING CHAIN FAILURE CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE ON MY 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING MY ONLY SOLUTION IS TO LET THE CAR SIT FOR THE TWO YEARS I OWE ON IT BECAUSE THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE BECAUSE IT IS APPARENTLY A DESIGN FLAW.
  
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• Jan 23, 2006 - Ravenna, MI - Engine And Engine Cooling
  I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN I HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. MY CAR STALED, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND DRIVE HOME. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ROD BEARING HAD GONE OUT AND THE MOTOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER A FEW DAYS OF TALKING TO CHRYSLER THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO ONE OF THEIR DEALERSHIPS SO THEY CAN LOOK AT IT AT MY COST. THE CAR HAD 82,121 MILES ON IT SO THERE WAS NO WARRANTY. CHRYSLER GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND FOR ABOUT A WEEK. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME 200 TO 400 $ JUST TO LOOK AT IT. I WAS TOLD THAT CHRYSLER WOULD NOT PAY FOR ANY THING BECAUSE OF EXCESS SLUDGE IN THE MOTOR. NEED LESS TO SAY I WENT TO A DIFFERENT COMPANY TO PUT IN A REMANUFACTURE MOTOR. THESE 2.7 LITER APPARENTLY HAS A LOT A DEFECTS.
  
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• Jan 23, 2006 - Ravenna, MI - Engine And Engine Cooling
  I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN I HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. MY CAR STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND DRIVE HOME. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ROD BEARING HAD GONE OUT AND THE MOTOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER A FEW DAYS OF TALKING TO CHRYSLER THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO ONE OF THEIR DEALERSHIPS SO THEY CAN LOOK AT IT AT MY COST. THE CAR HAD 82,121 MILES ON IT SO THERE WAS NO WARRANTY. CHRYSLER GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND FOR ABOUT A WEEK. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME 200 TO 400 $ JUST TO LOOK AT IT. I WAS TOLD THAT CHRYSLER WOULD NOT PAY FOR ANY THING BECAUSE OF EXCESS SLUDGE IN THE MOTOR. NEED LESS TO SAY I WENT TO A DIFFERENT COMPANY TO PUT IN A REMANUFACTURE MOTOR. THESE 2.7 LITER APPARENTLY HAS A LOT A DEFECTS.
  
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• Jan 17, 2006 - St. George, UT - Engine
  ENGINE FAILURE IN 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING WITH 2.7 L. ENGINE AT APPROX. 65,000 MILES WITHOUT ANY FOREWARNING. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR OVERHEATING OCCURRED. ENGINE MUST NOW BE REPLACED DUE TO CRACKED BLOCK. CHRYSLER WILL NOT PAY FOR ANY OF THE REPAIRS.
  
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• Dec 07, 2005 - N St Paul, MN - Engine
  OIL CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES. KNOCKING STARTED TO OCCUR. AS I WAS DRIVING TO GET IT LOOKED AT, MOTOR JUST STOPPED. 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING 2.7L MOTOR. 69000 MILES. DIAGNOSED AS BROKEN TIMING CHAIN, NEW MOTOR NEEDED $6,000-$7,000. GARAGE HAD SEEN QUITE A FEW RECENTLY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. ONE OPTION WAS TO BUY A NEW ENGINE THAT HAD BEEN MODIFIED TO CORRECT ORIGINAL MANUFACTURING PROBLEM, OR TO PURCHASE A NEW OR REBUILT ENGINE. SINCE REBUILT ENGINE WAS $1000 LESS THAN OTHER OPTIONS WENT WITH THAT OPTION.
  
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• Dec 06, 2005 - New Cumberland, PA - Engine
  2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING WITH A 2.7 LITER ENGINE PREMATURELY FAILED AT 74,000 MILES. STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AT 64,000 MILES WITH EXCESSIVE ENGINE NOISE AND SMOKE FROM THE TAIL PIPE. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW BY MYSELF AND MAINTAINED PER THE SERVICE SCHEDULE IN THE CHRYSLER MANUAL. THE ENGINE GAVE OUT ABOUT 4 BLOCKS FROM OUR HOME WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT, FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS INJURED. WE HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE MOTOR WITH A JASPER REMANUFACTURED ENGINE WHICH HAS SEVERAL DESIGN MODIFICATIONS AND A BETTER WARRANTY THAN THE FACTORY ENGINE.
  
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• Nov 02, 2005 - Philadelphia, PA - Cooling System
  CONSUMER REPLACED REAR DEFROST ON CHRYSLER SEBRING ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE REAR DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK. THE REAR VISION GLASS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CHRYSLER OFFERED THE CONSUMER A 50/50 SPLIT. ALSO THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW RATTLED, RED FLUID WAS FOUND IN THE CONSUMER'S DRIVEWAY DUE TO TRANSMISSION PAN AND COOLER LINE LEAKAGE, THE CONVERTIBLE WAS LEAKING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AREA DUE TO WEATHER STRIP AND THERE WAS A SLOW LEAK IN THE R/R TIRE DUE TO A HOLE.
  
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• Nov 01, 2005 - Houston, TX - Engine
  CONSUMER HAD A LEAK IN ENGINE, DUE TO SLUDGE IN CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONSUMER READ AN ARTICLE WHICH MENTIONED THAT THERE ARE AT LEAST 797,000 QUESTIONABLE CHRYSLER ENGINE THAT COULD EXPERIENCE SLUDGE PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY REFUSED TO PROVIDE THE CONSUMER WITH ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE SLUDGE WAS THE RESULT OF OIL MAINTENANCE NEGLECT.
  
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• Oct 18, 2005 - Huntington Woods, MI - Engine And Engine Cooling
  2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING 2.7L MOTOR. 69000 MILES. MOTOR QUIT. DIAGNOSED AS BROKEN TIMING CHAIN, NEW MOTOR NEEDED $6,900. FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING, MOTOR JUST STOPPED. I WAS FORTUNATE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT.
  
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• Sep 13, 2005 - Fish Creek, WI - Engine, Gasoline, Belts And Associated Pulleys
  2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING 2.7 LITER DOHC PERFORMED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON 9-11-05, DUE TO A LONG TRIP. EVERYTHING WAS GOOD AS FAR AS FLUID LEVELS, PERFORMED AN OIL CHANGE, VEHICLE RAN FINE OIL WAS NOT BURNT OR LOW OIL CHANGE INTERVAL WAS ON SCHEDULE. ON 9-12-05 AT 9:30 A.M., AT INTERSTATE SPEED VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, AS IT SHUT DOWN TEMP. GAUGE WENT TO THE MAX. MY WIFE AND SEVEN MONTH OLD CHILD WERE STUCK ON HIGHWAY OFF-RAMP. VERY HOT AND HUMID DAY ABOUT ONE-HUNDRED MILES FROM HOME. TOWED VEHICLE BACK TO HOME AREA. VEHICLE ACTED AS IF TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKE. UPON REMOVAL OF INTAKE AND VALVE COVER, TWELVE INTAKE VALVES ARE BENT AND STUCK OPEN DO TO THE TIMING CHAIN JUMPING OR WATER PUMP FAILURE. HAVE NOT INSPECTED ANY LOWER IN THE ENGINE YET. VEHICLE HAS 88,374 MILES ON IT. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM. MADE CONTACT WITH CHRYSLER TO SEE IF THEIR WAS A POSSIBLE RECALL. CHRYSLER SAID THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY TIMING PROBLEMS WITH THIS ENGINE, BUT WERE VERY EVASIVE WHEN CHALLENGED WITH QUESTIONS. OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE.
  
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• Aug 12, 2005 - Mcdonough, GA - Engine
  DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN IRREGULAR ENGINE SNAPPING SOUND COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS A NAIL IN THE TIRE, BUT UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO NAIL IN THE TIRE. THE ENGINE FIRST STARTED WITH THE SNAPPING SOUND, THEN VIBRATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN. THE NOISE HAS BEEN THE SAME SINCE IT STARTED. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER; THEY STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL.
  
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• Aug 02, 2005 - Warren, MI - Engine And Engine Cooling
  AFTER I RECEIVED A TUNE UP OF MY VEHICLE, IT STARTED A PROBLEM. AFTER MY CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR ABOUT 20 MIN, THE ENGINE STARTS TO ALMOST DIE OUT, THEN COME BACK TO LIFE. THIS IS W/O USING AC OR HEAT. HOWEVER, IF I USE MY A/C OR HEAT, IT BECOMES MUCH WORSE. IN BOTH SITUATIONS, W/OR W/O AC & HEAT, THE PROBLEM BECAME SO BAD MY CAR DIED OUT. THE DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY CAR, AND CLAIMED IT DID NOT DO THIS TO THEM WHEN THEY HAD IT IN THEIR POSSESSION. I MYSELF, HAVE CHANGED THE AIR FILTER, GOT AN OIL CHANGE, CHANGED MY TRANS FLUID, PCV VALVE, & PUT IN FUEL INJECTOR CLEANER. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT STOPPED. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO MURRAYS AUTO PARTS, THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, GIVING IT THE CODE P1391 MISFIRE CODE. I CALLED THE DEALER TO FIND OUT THIS CODE, NOBODY HAD ANY IDEA WHAT IT MEANT. EVERY TIME I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE DEALER, THEY DENY THEY HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT, AND PUT ME OFF LIKE I DON'T KNOW WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT. I JUST WANT MY CAR FIXED.
  
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• Jul 12, 2005 - Winfield, IL - Engine, Gasoline, Belts And Associated Pulleys
  DT: WHILE DRIVING MY CHRYSLER SEBRING THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED. IT STARTING MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND THEN THE CONSUMER HEARD A CRUNCH. WHEN THE CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD THE TIMING CHAIN HAD CUT A SLICE OUT OF THE PLASTIC VALUE COVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN DID BREAK. HE ALSO TOLD THE CONSUMER TO SEARCH THE INTERNET TO FIND OUT IF THERE WERE ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME MOTOR. THE CONSUMER HASN'T DONE ANY RESEARCH TO SEE IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE YET.
  
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• May 01, 2005 - Holbrook, NY - Engine And Engine Cooling
  ENGINE ON MY 2001 SEBRING SEDAN IS IDLING ROUGHLY FROM LOSS OF COMPRESSION IN ONE OR TWO CYLINDERS. CAR HAD JUST OVER 60,000 MILE WHEN IT STARTED AND DEALER TOOK CAR FOR TWO DAYS, CHARGED ME HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO CLEAN INJECTORS AND REPLACE THE INJECTOR IN THE LOW COMPRESSION CYLINDER, AND COULDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN STATED IT'S PROBABLY THE ENGINE BUT I JUST WENT OVER THE 60,000 COVERAGE AND A REPAIR WOULDN'T BE COVERED. I MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE AND HAVE RECORDS FOR ALL WORK DONE ON IT SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW. CHRYSLER SHOULD MAKE GOOD TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE PROBLEM WHATEVER IT IS SINCE I'M NOW BECOMING AWARE OF MANY OTHER SLUDGE PROBLEMS IN THE SAME 2.7 6 CYL ENGINE WHICH APPARENTLY HAS DEFECTS IN ITS MANUFACTURING.
  
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• Mar 30, 2005 - Columbia, MD - Engine And Engine Cooling
  HEARD KNOCKING COMING FROM THE ENGINE AT AROUND 59,000 MILES. SAID TO BE THE RESULT OF OIL SLUDGE. WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE AT A COST OF $6000.00. HAVEN'T REPLACED ENGINE. STILL HAVE TO MAKE THE CAR PAYMENTS ON A CAR THAT DOES NOT WORK.
  
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• Mar 16, 2005 - Chambersburg, PA - Engine And Engine Cooling
  WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.
  
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• Feb 25, 2005 - Dale City, VA - Engine
  WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON AND PARKED, THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.
  
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• Feb 25, 2005 - Bealeton, VA - Engine And Engine Cooling
  WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE SEIZED UP. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THE BLOCKED HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
  
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• Feb 08, 2005 - Mcclelland, IA - Engine, Gasoline
  I HAVE A SLUDGE BUILD UP IN MY 2.7 CHRYSLER SEABRING LXI 2001. I HAVE FAITHFULY CHANGED THE OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES. THE CHRYSLER FACTORY WARRANTY AND MOST OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PLANS WILL NOT COVER ENGINE REPAIRS IF THEY FIND SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. MY CAR FAILED WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHICH COULD HAVE LEAD TO A SERIOUS INJURIES.
  
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• Jan 24, 2005 - Kansasville, IL - Engine And Engine Cooling
  I HAVE A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING WITH THE 2.7 LITER V6 ENGINE. IT HAS RECENTLY EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS UP TO AND WILL PROBABLY INCLUDE COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE FROM OIL SLUDGING IN THE ENGINE. THE OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY 5000 MILES AND WE HAVE DOCUMENTATION OF THESE OIL CHANGES. THE CAR ONLY HAS 29500 MILES RIGHT NOW. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY CAN NOT WARRANT THE PRODUCT BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF THEIR WARRANTY PERIOD. THEY EVEN WENT AS FAR AS TO SAY THAT EVEN IF IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THEY CAN'T BE HELD RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. SO BASICALLY I AM JUST REPORTING TO YOU MY COMPLAINT. I KNOW YOU PROBABLY HAVE RECEIVED HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THIS ENGINE. PLEASE URGE CHRYSLER TO EXTEND THEIR WARRANTIES OR OFFER A RECALL. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF AN ENGINE FAILING BECAUSE OF OIL SLUDGE WITH ONLY 29500 MILES ON IT. THANKS, JOE RAGUSE.
  
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• Dec 06, 2004 - Rocky Hill, CT - Cooling System
  CAR ENGINGE SHOWS NORMAL RUNNING TEMPERATURE BUT WHEN ITS AT IDLE BLOWS COLD HEAT. WITH RPMS UP IT BLOWS HOTTER AIR. BEEN IN SHOP SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO CASES FILED IN DODGE'S DATABASE THAT SHOWS REASON FOR SUSPISION. EVEN SWITHCED DEALERSHIPS TO NO AVAIL. ALL TEST RAN SHOWS NORMAL BUT CAR IS ABOUT TO HIT ITS 75000 MILE WARRENTY SO IM NOT SURE IF THEY ARE TRYING TO LIMP ME ALONG FOR FUTURE GAINS. IT STARTED IN THE FALL OF 2002 AND CONTINUES TO THIS DAY HAD REPLACED THERMOSTAT FLUSHED COOLING SYSTEM TESTED PRESSURE BUT NOTHING.. IVE BEEN TOLD IT COULD BE THE HEATER CORE BUT THYE WONT GO THERE UNLESS THEY HAVE REASON TO BUT THATS THE ONLY THING THAT HASNT BEEN CHECKED IT NEVER OVERHEATS ETC..GREAT CAR BUT JUST HAS TO KEEP RPMS UP FOR HEAT.
  
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• Dec 01, 2004 - Tampa, FL - Engine
  VEHILCE IS A CHYRSLER SEABRING CONVERTIBLE (2001). CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO SCHEDULE. WHILE DRIVING, CAR DIED WITHOUT WARNING. CLANKING NOISE HAPPENED UNDER HOOD AND CAR STALLED APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS LATER. TWO MECHANICS HAVE DIAGNOSED THE NEED TO REPLACE THE MOTOR. QUOTES TO REPAIR RANGE FROM $3,700 TO $8,700. CALLED CHYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE. WAS TOLD THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. SENT LETTER TO CEO OF CHRYSLER USA AND HAVE NOT REC'D RESPONSE TO DATE.
  
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• Nov 02, 2004 - Hudson, MA - Engine
  WHEN DRIVING ANY SPEED, THE CONSUMER HEARD A TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS PERTAINING TO ENGINE SLUDGE.
  
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• Oct 22, 2004 - Chesapeake, VA - Engine And Engine Cooling
  TWO WEEKS AFTER A REGULAR OIL CHANGE, THE 2.7L ENGINE ON MY '01 SEBRING MADE A LARGE CLUNK. THE DEALERSHIP MECHANIC SAID IT HAD BLOWN A ROD (RUINED). CAUSE OF THE FAILURE ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP WAS "OIL SLUDGE." NOT COVERED IN WARRANTY. PRICE QUOTED FOR REPLACEMENT WAS $7-8000. MILEAGE AT THE TIME WAS 47443.
  
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• Oct 21, 2004 - Maple Valley, WA - Engine
  2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI 2.7L V6. VEHICLE PURCHASED APRIL 2002 AS CERTIFIED 8/80. LOUD KNOCKING FROM ENGINE. ENGINE SIEZED UP ON FREEWAY AND DIED. DEALER FOUND TIMING CHAINS BROKEN, THEW A ROD, ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP. CHRYSLER REFUSED TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY CLAIMING LACK OF OWNER MAINT. RECORDS. HAD ENGINE REPLACED FOR $7500.00.
  
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• Sep 21, 2004 - Milford, MI - Engine
  WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING IT IN. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE CHRYSLER TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE ALL THE OTHER CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE.
  
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• Jul 09, 2004 - Brooklyn, NY - Engine And Engine Cooling
  WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ENGINE SEIZED. AS RESULT, VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC, AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. DEALER STATED THAT SLUDGE BUILT UP IN THE ENGINE.
  
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• Jun 29, 2004 - Urbandale, IA - Engine
  PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SLUDGE. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN STOP RUNNING, THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS.
  
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• May 19, 2004 - Grand Ledge, MI - Engine, Gasoline, Belts And Associated Pulleys
  THE ENGINE ON MY CHRYSLER SEBRING (2.7) QUIT DUE TO EXCESS SLUDGE FROM A DEFECTIVE DESIGN. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME ANY COSTS. I HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE ON MY VEHICLE. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY HAVE TO REPAIR 6 OR 7 CARS A YEAR DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. I HAD THE ENGINE REBUILT AT A COST OF NEARLY $2,500. IF THE DEALERSHIP HAD PERFORMED THE WORK IT WOULD HAVE COST NEARLY $7,000 AND THEY WOULD HAVE PUT A NEW, BUT THE SAME DEFECTIVE ENGINE IN MY CAR. A JASPER ENGINE EMPLOYEE DOCUMENTED THAT CHRYSLER HAS NEVER DONE THE UPDATES THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE PROBLEM.
  
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• May 18, 2004 - Urbandale, IA - Engine, Gasoline
  OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ANY TYPE OF WARNING WHEN MY ENGINE FAILED AFTER ONLY 43,000 MILES. IT IS A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING SEDAN. AFTER RESEARCHING I FOUND THAT THESE ENGINES 2.7 LITER FOUND IN THE SEBRING AND INTREPID ARE PRONE TO SLUDGE AND PREMATURE FAILURE. MY WARRANTY WAS UP AT 36,000 MILES AND I AM GOING BACK AND FORTH TRYING TO GET SOME HELP WITH THESE REPAIRS CONSISTING OF $4988.45. A NEW ENGINE SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED IN A VEHICLE WITH 43,000 MILES. (AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE) I HAVE SPOKEN TO 5 DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND THEY ARE ALL AWARE OF THESE ENGINE PROBLEMS. I WAS STRANDED 150 MILES FROM HOME, IT WAS GRADUATION WK-END SO NO HOTEL ROOMS AND NO RENTAL CARS AVAILABLE. I WAS OUTSIDE OF KIRKSVILLE MO. AND HAD TO RIDE WITH A STRANGER TO GET TO SOMEWHERE THAT I COULD PHONE SINCE MY CELL PHONE WAS OUT OF RADUIS.
  
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• May 05, 2004 - Toledo, OH - Engine And Engine Cooling
  ON OR ABOUT MARCH 30, 2004 MY CAR DEVELOPED A TICKING NOISE. I DISCOVERED THE NOISE WHEN ORDERING FOOD AT A DRIVE THROUGH WINDOW. THE NOISE WAS ONLY EVIDENT WHEN I HAD MY WINDOW DOWN. MY CAR ALSO HAD NO HEAT BY THIS TIME. OVER THE LAST TWO WINTERS I WOULD NOT HAVE HEAT WHEN THE CAR WAS IDLE, BUT THIS YEAR IT HAD GRADUALLY DETERIORATED TO NO HEAT WHEN IDLE OR UPON ACCELARATION. ACCORDING TO THE OWER'S MANUAL NO ANTIFREEZE WOULD CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS LOW ON OIL AND HAD NO ANTIFREEZE. I TOOK THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TO CHECK THE ANTIFREEZE. THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATED YOU NEEDED TO DO SOMETHING SPECIAL TO ADD ANTIFREEZE, BUT THE MANUAL FAIL TO TELL YOU WHAT THAT SOMETHING SPECIAL WAS. THE OIL WAS CHANGED AND THE ANTIFREEZE WAS FILLED. THE TICKING NOISE PERSISTED AND THEN THE RED OIL LAMP CAME ON ONE WEEK AFTER HAVING THIS SERVICE PERFORMED. I MADE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO SEE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE TICKING NOISE. AFTER CHECKING MY CAR OVER I RECEIVED A CALL SAYING THAT IT APPEARED I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE, THE ANITFREEZE THAT HAD BEEN PUT IN TWO WEEKS PRIOR WAS COMPLETELY GONE. MY CAR HAD NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF LEAKAGE. WHERE DID THE ANTIFREEZE GO? WHY IS MY LOW OIL LIGHT COMING ON AS WELL? IT APPEARS THAT THE 2.7L ENGINE FAILS REGARDLESS OF MAINTENANCE DUE TO DESIGN OF THE ENGINE (LIMITING PASSAGE OF OIL) AND THIS FAILURE IS ALSO LINKED TO THE ANTIFREEZE LEAKAGE OVER TIME, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVER HEAT AND BUILD UP SLUDGE. THE DEALER THEN TELLS YOU THAT ENGINE PROBLEM IS DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD-UP OR RATHER POOR MAINTENANCE ON YOUR PART AND VOIDS THE WARRANTY OR REFUSES ANY ASSISTANCE IN THE REPAIR EXPENSE. MY ENGINE FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 52,000 MILES. THIS PROBLEM IS COSTING CONSUMERS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
  
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• Jul 25, 2003 - Tyrone, GA - Engine
  ENGINE SURGES AND DIES OUT. STANDED ON INTERSTATE, NO ACCIDENT. AFTER REPLACEMENT OF CAMSHAFT AND CRANKSHAFT SENSORS, DETERMINED THAT PROBLEM WAS WITH WIRING HARNESS. IDENTIFIED RECALL NOTICE FROM NHTSA, 00V29902. AFTER CONTACTING CHRYSLER SEVERAL TIMES, THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THE RECALL NOR ACKNOLEDGE ANY RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE.
  
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• Jun 10, 2003 - Toledo, OH - Engine
  ENGINE QUIT AT 34,000 MI , TOOK TO DEALER THEY STATED THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE AND THAT THE CAR WAS NEGLECTED DO TO LACK OF OIL CHANGES "VOIDING WARRANTY". THERE APPERS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE. OIL CHANGES WERE PERFORMED AT REGULAR INTERVALS BETWEEN 3K-5K MILES.
  
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• Jun 03, 2003 - Columbus, OH - Engine
  THE ENGINE IS GONE OUT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS.
  
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• Jun 03, 2003 - Columbus, OH - Engine
  ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE.
  
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• Mar 17, 2003 - Carson, CA - Engine And Engine Cooling
  AFTER IT RAINED, WATER COLLECTED IN A PUDDLE ON THE BACK INTERIOR FLOORBOARD. THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY SUSPECTED THE WATER CAME FROM THE DOOR SEALS AND REPLACED THEM, HOWEVER THE LEAK RESURFACED AND IT DID NOT COME FROM DOOR SEALS. CONSUMER BELIEVED THE LEAK CAME FROM THE CHASSIS. OTHER PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWED: CD PLAYER MALFUNCTIONED, A/C UNIT FAILED AND WAS REPAIRED TWO TIMES, THE DOOR PANEL WAS REPLACED, THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED/SQUEALED WHEN TURNED/REPAIR KIT WAS INSTALLED/CLOCKSPRING WAS REPLACED, THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START, THERE WERE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, A LOUD SOUND HAD COME FROM THE BRAKES, THE WINDOW BUTTONS WERE LOOSE AT THE SWITCH, AND THE ENGINE CRANKED BUT DID NOT START AND WAS FOUND TO BE FLOODED. SCC
  
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• Jan 24, 2003 - Wanaque, NJ - Engine And Engine Cooling
  WHEN DRIVING AT 60 TO 70 MPH, CONSUMER STATES THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. CONSUMER HAS NO BRAKES AND STEERING IS VERY HARD. CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
  
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• Jan 30, 2002 - Fair Lawn, NJ - Engine, Gasoline
  LEASED NEW CAR FOR 6 MONTHS, HAD OIL AHCNGE AT 3,000 MILES, HAVE 5,000 MILES NOW. ENTIRE OIL LEAKED OUT OF THE ENGINE AND ENGINE STOPPED. CHRYSLER'S WARANTY WILL NOT COVER THE DAMAGE SINCE THE PLASTIC GUARD UNDER THE CAR WAS LITTTLE BROKEN MAYBE BY HITTING A POTHALL AND THEREFORE IS MY NEGLIGENCE. COST $2,500 TO FIX ENGINE.
  
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• Nov 09, 2001 - Toms River, NJ - Exhaust System
  SVC ENGINE COOLANT LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING ENGINE AND/OR EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. DEALER CAN NOT SAY WHY. LIGHT IS RESET (BY DISCO. BATTERY). DIAG CODE PROVIDES LITTLE TRBL ANALY. INFO. CAR SEEMS TO RUN/OPERATE NORMALLY, BUT TDICATE A MALFUNCTION IN EMISSIONS CONTROL SUBSYSTEM. GAS CAP IS SECURE AT TIME OF INDICATION. LIGHT DOES NOT RESET AUTOMATICALLY EVEN AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF CONTINUED DRIVING. MUST DISCO. BATTERY TO CLEAR LIGHT. NO IDEA IF THIS IS FALSE INDICATION, INDICATION OF MINOR PROBLEM, OR INDICATION OF MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM.
  
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• Mar 25, 2001 - Desoto, TX - Engine
  HAVE A BRAND NEW CAR AND ENGINE OIL NOW LEAKING. DEALER SAID IT IS OIL GALLEY PLUG AND CYLINDER HEAD MUST BE REMOVED TO FIX.
  
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