2009 Chrysler Sebring

The contact owns a 2009 Chrysler Sebring. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the transmission was shifted to drive (D), and the vehicle lost motive power. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was able to be restarted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but no trouble code was retrieved. The mechanic related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 08V528000 (Power Train); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

WHILE DRIVE THE CAR LOSES POWER AND WILL STALL AT RANDOM TIMES CAUSE THE CAR TO SHUT OFF, WILL RESTART RIGHT AWAY AND DRIVE FINE AGAIN CAN NOT IDLE FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME LIKE AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN CAUSE WHEN YOU ACCELERATE YOU WILL HAVE NO POWER AND HAVE TO TRY TO GET TO SIDE OF THE ROAD SO YOU DON'T GET HIT, TOOK TO MECHANIC SAID PCM PROBLEM THAT IT NEEDED A NEW PCM, LOOKED UP PCM PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR YEAR AND MAKE AND MODEL AND THERE IS A RECALL BUT WHEN I PUT MY VIN IN IT'S NOT ONE OF THEM BUT MY CAR IS DOING EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED FOR THE RECALL ON THE 2009 CHRYSLER SEBRING PCM RECALL NOT SURE WHY MINE IS NOT INCLUDED! THE GUY THAT OWNED THE VEHICLE HAD THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM AND THE CAR HAD BEEN PARK SINCE 2014 ONLY DRIVEN IF IT WAS AN EMERGENCY CAUSE OF SAFETY CONCERNS AS THE CAR WILL STALL ON A HIGHWAY GOING 60MPH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND TOOK THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION AND STARTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL AWAY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND REMAINED WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED UNTIL THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED TO TOW THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED OR NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY FAILED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH CAUSED THE BATTERY TO DRAIN EXCESSIVELY. THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED DUE TO THE PART BEING ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS PROGRESSING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE IN ORDER TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2009 CHRYSLER SEBRING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES PER HOUR WHEN ALL THE INDICATOR LIGHTS IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ALL BEGAN TO FLASH ERRATICALLY. THE CAR BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER AND THEN STALLED WHILE SHE WAS TRYING TO REMAIN IN CONTROL. SHE WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN A AREA THAT HAS BARELY ANY SHOULDER TO STOP ON WITH MUCH EFFORT SINCE NO POWER MAKES A CAR WITH POWER STEERING VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. IT TOOK ANOTHER 15 MINUTES TO GET IT RESTARTED ALL WHILE MANY CARS WHIZZED BY AT HIGH SPEED, WITH GREATLY DIMINISHED POWER AS THE POWER TRAIN DID NOT KNOW IF IT WAS COMING OR GOING. IT LIMPED BACK TO OUR HOUSE STALLING AGAIN IN OUR DRIVEWAY. WE CALLED CHRYSLER AND MADE APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT TAKEN TO NEUWIRTH CHRYSLER IN WILMINGTON NC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. TOM CHAPPELL, CALLED US AND RELAYED THE FOLLOWING, THE POWER TRAIN MODULE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE ALSO TOLD US THAT THIS PART WAS ON CHRYSLER'S NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND WE COULD NOT EXPECT DELIVERY UNTIL MAY 5, 2014. IF YOU NOTICE TODAY'S DATE IS 21 NOVEMBER 2013. THAT IS ALMOST 6 MONTHS FROM NOW. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. I HAVE SINCE SPOKEN TO THE GENERAL MANAGER AT NEUWIRTH CHRYSLER AND HE AGREES THAT THE CAR SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN AND THAT THE DEALERSHIP IS TRYING TO INTERCEDE WITH CHRYSLER CORPORATION ON OUR BEHALF TO GET A RENTAL CAR AND SOMETHING IN ORDER TO ALLEVIATE THIS SITUATION. THE GENERAL MANAGER CAUTIONED THAT ALL HE OUR ANYONE AT NEUWIRTH COULD DO WAS "YELL AND JUMP UP AND DOWN" ON OUR BEHALF, BUT THE FINAL AUTHORITY WOULD THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION IN MICHIGAN. CHRYSLER CORPORATION MAINTAINS IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE FOR THE NEXT 6 MONTHS. PLEASE HELP THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

ON MON., JULY 26, 2010 I WAS DRIVING WHEN THE DECK LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER, CLOSED THE TRUNK AND CONTINUED DRIVING. AS I PULLED INTO MY STREET, (LESS THAN 10 MIN. DRIVE), THE DECK LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, WHICH IS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, PUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, LEFT IT RUNNING AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND CLOSED THE TRUNK AGAIN,STANDING BEHIND THE CAR. I THEN LEANED INTO THE CAR TO CHECK THE LIGHT THAT SAYS "DECK." AT THAT POINT THE CAR SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND STARTED ROLLING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. MY PASSENGER WAS ABLE TO JUMP OVER THE CONSOLE AND APPLY THE BRAKE. I SUFFERED SEVERE BRUISING, SCRAPES AND RELATED INJURIES. MY ENTIRE RIGHT SIDE OF MY BODY SUFFERED INJURIES AND SOME ON THE LEFT SIDE, WHEN I HIT THE PAVEMENT. THE NEIGHBORS, POLICE AND EMT'S ALL CHECKED THE CAR TO MAKE SURE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ON. IT DEFINITELY WAS. YOU CANNOT TAKE THE GEAR OUT OF PARK WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKE. *TR