2001 Chrysler Sebring Convertible

WAS DRIVING MY 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE THAT I HAD ONLY OWNED FOR 2 MOS. FOR MY DELIVERY JOB. WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS SMOKING BAD AND ALSO STARTED RUNNING REALLY ROUGH WHEN STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS. ADDED QUART OF OIL AFTER LETTING THE ENGINE COOL AND IT SEEMED TO RUN FINE. TRIED TO USE FOR WORK THE NEXT DAY AND IT DID THE SAME THING + DIED 2X. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT ONE OF THE HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN AND WAS ALSO LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE AND A LOT OF SLUDGE. AFTER GETTING A QUOTE OF $850 I LEFT IT AT HIS SHOP HE DID FURTHER RESEARCH & CALLED TO INFORM ME THAT THE 2.7 DOHC V6 IN THE SEBRING CONVERTIBLE HAS A HISTORY OF PROBLEMS LIKE THIS AND THE ONLY SURE SORT OF LONG TERM SOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. ALSO HAVE FOUND OUT AFTER MY OWN RESEARCH THAT CHRYSLER IS DOING NOTHING TO REMEDY THIS DEFECT. I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO SEE CHRYSLER RECALL THESE PIECE OF JUNK ENGINES AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS DEFECT. *TR

WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A LOCAL STORE. WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I APPLIED GAS, CAR STALLED ( WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED). WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR STARTED, BUT NOW A LOUD NOISE IS COMING FROM THE FRONT END, AND WHEN I GO TO APPLY GAS, THE CAR WANTS TO STALL OUT. WAS ABLE TO COAST DOWNHILL AND PULL ONTO A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND DRIVE AT 5 MPH AND GET CAR INTO MY DRIVEWAY. THAT WEEK, WHILE WAITING FOR MY NEW EXTENDED WARRANTY PAPERS TO COME IN, LEFT CAR IN DRIVEWAY, TRIED STARTING IT BUT NOISE STILL THERE, SO LET THE CAR SIT. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, OPENED ENGINE, WAS TOLD CAR NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE, BECAUSE WARRANTY COMPANY WILL NOT REPLACE ENGINE. HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW BATTERY TO BE INSTALLED SINCE WHEN I LEFT CAR SITTING IN DRIVEWAY, THE BATTERY DIED. TO OPEN THE ENGINE UP FOR THE WARRANTY COMPANY TO SHOW THAT I MAINTAINED ENGINE ALSO COST AROUND 400.00. SINCE NOVEMBER, MY CAR WITH MY HANDICAP PLATES ON IT SITS AT THE DEALERSHIP. I SEE THAT THEIR IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT GOING ON FOR THE 2.75 LITER V6 ENGINE PUT IN THESE CARS BY CHRYSLER, BUT THIS IS A SERIOUS CONDITION, I WAS JUST LUCKY I WASN'T REAR-ENDED AND IT DIDN'T HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY CHILD IN THE CAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 CHRY SEBRING CONVT LIMITED WITH A 2.7 ENGINE. IT WAS PURCHASED FROM A DEALER WITH 38,000 MILES AND NOW HAS 72,000 MILES AND I HAD NO IDEAL THAT WHEN GETTING IN MY CAR TO GO TO WORK ONE MORNING THAT IT WOULD NOT START. THE MOTOR WOULD ONLY LIGHTLY TURN BUT NOT FULLY TURN OVER. I MADE SURE OF THE REGULAR OIL CHANGES AS WITH ANY OTHER CAR I'VE HAD IN THE PAST. THE MOTOR IS SLUDGE LIKE I'VE NEVER CHANGED THE OIL SINCE I'VE HAD IT. I PAID 11,000 CASH AND VERY DISAPPOINTED ! I TOO AM DISAPPOINTED AND UPSET THAT CHRYSLER ISN'T STANDING UP TO THIS PROBLEM. IT'S A VERY PRETTY CAR BUT THAT DOESN'T GET ME TO WORK BEING PRETTY.SO I'M GOING TO TRY TO REPAIR IT. FOR AROUND 3,000. I BELIEVE IF WE STAND TOGETHER THOSE WHO BELIEVE WILL PRAY JESUS WILL CHANGE CHRYSLER TO DO A RECALL. WE'LL ALL FEEL BETTER. OH, THIS WAS MY THIRD CHRYSLER VEHICLE A 1997TOWN & COUNTRY AND A 1999 SEBRING CONVT. I'M AT THIS POINT AFRAID TO GET ANY OTHER. EVEN TO REPAIR IT MAY LOCK UP IT SEEMS IN TWO YEARS READING OTHERS COMPLAINTS. I REALLY HATE THAT I'VE LOST ALOT OF HARD WORKING CASH ONLY TO PUT OUT MORE. I DON'T WANT ANOTHER USE MOTOR DUE TO MY FINDINGS WITH THE 2.7. I COULDN'T EVEN DO THE CLUNKER DEAL. I'M GLAD NO ONE AT THIS TIME HAS GOTTEN KILLED OR HURT. *TR

2001 SEBRING CONVERTIBLE NEEDS TO HAVE ENGINE REPLACED. WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND A SOUND LIKE A SODA CAN INSIDE THE ENGINE STARTED. MECHANIC SAYS ROD BARON GONE BAD. SEARCHED AND SAID THIS 2.7L ENGINE IS GARBAGE AND SAYS THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN WITH A REPLACEMENT ENGINE. THE ENGINE IS GARBAGE. CAR HAS SAT IN MY GARAGE WHILE I DECIDE WHAT TO DO...4K TO REPAIR AND BEING TOLD IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN...'!@#$% CHRYSLER HOW DO YOU STAY IN BUSINESS!!! *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE WITH A 2.7LITER ENGINE THREE MONTHS AGO FROM A PRIVATE OWNER. CAR SEEMED IN GOOD CONDITION, OIL CHANGES RUNS GOOD... ON 8/18/09 MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING AND OUT OF NOWHERE THE ENGINE SEIZED. WE PAID $100 FOR A TOW TO PEP BOYS. AT PEP BOYS WE PAID $100 PLUS TO HAVE THEM TELL US THERE IS NOTHING ELSE WE CAN DO WE NEED A NEW ENGINE. WE HAVEN'T REPLACED IT YET AS THIS JUST HAPPENED TWO DAYS AGO BUT WE ESTIMATE $2000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. I ONLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FOR $4800. *TR

DRIVING VEHICLE, NO SIGN OF PROBLEMS NO LIGHTS ON OR CHECK ENGINE DISPLAY, VEHICLE STARTED TAPPING NOISE. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, SAID NEED NEW ENGINE. HAD MAINTENANCE RECORDS OF OIL CHANGE EVERY 4000 MILES WHILE OWNERS MANUAL STATES DO EVERY 7500 UNDER NORMAL COND. VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT USED IN JUNE 2009 WITH 50,000 MILES ON IT, 9 MONTHS LATER WITH 65,000 MILES THIS HAPPENED. HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BOUGHT AT DEALERSHIP GOT THE BEST COVERAGE CALLED TOTAL CARE AND THEY WILL ONLY COVER A PARTIAL PART OF THE REPAIRS. VEHICLE HAS THE 2.7 ENGINE AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME NATURE AND CHRYSLER AND THE WARRANTY COMPANIES BLAME THE CONSUMER AND WILL NOT PAY FOR REPAIRS. *TR