2002 Chrysler Sebring

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER SEABRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILD UP IN HIS ENGINE ,AND NOW THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE SLUDGE CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE KEPT MAKING NOISES, AND HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ON ONE OCCASION DURING A TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE ENGINE SHAKING AND MAKING NOISES AND WILL NOT USE THE VEHICLE, ALSO THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING. THE CONTACT HAD BEEN TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 12 HOURS THE PREVIOUS DAY WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN OVERHEATING THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY HAD MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE REGULARLY. THE WEATHER WAS NICE AND THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 65 - 70 MPH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE BOTH 73,298.*AK

TL* THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE NEAR HER FEET. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POP AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND TOWED IT TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,164. THE MECHANICS DIAGNOSIS STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CHRYSLER REFUSED TO AUTHORIZE THE ENGINE REPAIRS. *AK

I OWN A 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING WITH APPROX. 35K MILEAGE. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING FUNNY ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO. IT WOULD NOT BUDGE WHEN IN DRIVE GEAR OR WOULD STALL AT RED LIGHT. IT WAS WORSE WHEN COLD. I TOOK IT TO CHRYSLER DEALER IN GREENVALE, NEW YORK. THEY INDICATED A TRANSMISSION LEAK REQUIRING CHANGE OF TRANSMISSION OIL AND CLEANING, EVEN THOUGH CHRYSLER MANUAL ITSELF DOES NOT INDICATE TRANSMISSION SERVICE BEFORE 45K MILEAGE. THEY CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION LINES AND HOSES AND CHARGED ME OVER $400 FOR THE SERVICE. CHRYSLER FAILS TO ACKNOWLEDGE A DESIGN DEFECT REQUIRING THIS SERVICE. ULTIMATELY, I DISCOVERED THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE AND ALSO OUTRIGHT TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHICH CHRYSLER FAILS TO ADDRESS. I KNOW THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED BY NHSTA FOR 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING REGARDING SIMILAR ISSUES. PERHAPS IT IS TIME YOU ISSUE THE SAME RECALL FOR 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING. EVEN BETTER, PLEASE ISSUE A CEASE AND DESIST ORDER AGAINST ALL AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS OF CRAP THEY CALL MOTOR VEHICLES, SO WE NEED NOT MAKE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN THE FUTURE. *JB

UPON ROTATING TIRES ON JAN 2, 2007, I NOTICED SEVERE CORROSION ON THE REAR STRUT MOUNTS OF MY 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI. HAD THESE MOUNTS NOT BEEN REPLACED IT COULD HAVE CAUSED SEVERE INJURY TO THE PASSENGERS AS THE SPRINGS WOULD HAVE LET LOOSE THROUGH THE EXTERNAL WHEEL WELL AND ENTER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THIS COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS BODILY INJURY TO THE OCCUPANTS. FAILURE OF THESE PARTS ALSO COULD HAVE CAUSED THE DRIVER TO EXPERIENCE A DEGRADED RESPONSE IN HANDLING. I PURCHASED 2 NEW (MODIFIED BY MANUFACTURE) STRUT MOUNTS AND INSTALLED THEM. THE STRUT MOUNTS COST WERE MINIMAL. REAR STRUT MOUNTS ARE SEVERELY CORRODED, CRACKED AND BROKEN. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT WAS AT A STOP WITH THE GEAR IN PARK; WHEN SHE APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE GEAR SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL. THIS INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT HAS RESEARCHED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE RELATED TO THE 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT'S MECHANIC STATED THE FAILURE IS DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE DRIVE SHAFT. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC ON DECEMBER 18, 2006 FOR REPAIR. THE POWER TRAIN IS UNDER WARRANTY.

SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE, THERE IS COOLANT LIKE INTO THE OIL LINE. WHICH HAS MADE THE OIL SPIT OUT FROM UNDER THE HEAD GASKET AND SPIT OUT ON TOP OF THE MOTOR COVER. THE WATER PUMP AND TIME CHANGE NEEDS TO BE REPLACE WHEN THEY NOTICE THE SLUDGE IN THE OIL PAN OF THE CAR. THEY IN TURN TOOK OF THE TOP OF THE ENGINE AND THE SLUDGE WAS JUST THICK AND GRITTY. I WAS TOLD BY A CHRYSLER TECHNICIAN THAT CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINES. *NM