NHTSA Complaint #10247193 — 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10247193 |
| Vehicle | 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 90,500 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | IN |
Consumer Description
PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE, 2.7 LITER CHRYSLER NO WARNING LIGHTS LEADING UP TO INEVITABLE ENGINE FAILURE. 10/27/08, 6:30 P.M. HEATER ABRUPTLY STOPPED WORKING. 10/28, 2 MILES INTO A.M. COMMUTE; STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, TURNED RIGHT ONCE TRAFFIC CLEAR. UPON ACCELERATION ENGINE HESITATES, NEARLY CAUSING DRIVER BEHIND TO REAR END ME. PULLED OFF STREET TO CHECK THAT CAR WAS RUNNING OK, SEEMED FINE. 9 MILES INTO COMMUTE. OIL LIGHT FLICKERS, PULLED INTO GAS STATION WITHIN 4 BLOCKS, SCARED ENGINE WOULD LOCK UP OR BLOW. CHECKED OIL, DRY DIPSTICK! PURCHASED 2 QUARTS, ADDED 1 & BARELY REGISTERED ON DIPSTICK. ADDED 2ND, NOW REGISTERED OVER FILLED (OIL IN ENGINE WAS HELD BACK DUE TO SLUDGE, & RELEASED WHILE ADDING NEW OIL?). OIL LIGHT STOPS FLICKERING & IS OFF. 1 MORE MILE TO WORK. ENGINE HESITATED A COUPLE OF TIMES DURING A.M. & P.M. COMMUTES. 9:58 P.M., 11 MILES INTO P.M. COMMUTE STOP AT GAS STATION, CHECK OIL. BEFORE OPENING HOOD, NOTICED ANTIFREEZE ODOR, COULDN'T TELL IF COMING FROM MY CAR OR OTHERS NEARBY. OIL STILL REGISTERED ON DIPSTICK AS OVERFILLED. NOTICED STEAM COMING FROM ENGINE NEAR MID FRONT OF CAR, PASSENGER SIDE, COULD NOT FIND EXACT LOCATION. PURCHASED COOLANT JUST IN CASE. FINAL 2 MILES OF COMMUTE, TEMP GAUGE REGISTERED HIGHER THAN NORMAL. 10/29, 8:00 A.M. TAKE CAR TO DEALERSHIP. DRIP MARKS ON DRIVEWAY FROM EVENING BEFORE. ARRIVED AT DEALERSHIP SERVICE, INFORMED ME THEY WERE NO LONGER CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP/SERVICE AS OF OCT. 1, (SIGN OUTSIDE & CARS IN THE LOT HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN AWAY). DIAGNOSIS: REPLACE WATER PUMP, OIL, AC & POWER STEERING BELTS, OIL SENDING UNIT, TIMING CHAIN & GEARS, TENSIONERS & UPPER CONNECTORS. ESTIMATE: $1,548. 2ND OPINION: REPLACE WATER PUMP, VALVE COVER GASKET, THERMOSTAT, BELTS, & OIL FOR $1,371. ALSO SUGGESTED REPLACING TIMING CHAIN, TOTAL $2,500. HOWEVER, THE SHOP HAD 15-YEAR FORMER CHRYSLER SERVICE VETERAN ON STAFF WHO SUGGESTED I NOT MAKE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE ENGINE WILL SEIZE SOON, AND I'D BE WASTING MONEY. STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON CAR. *TR
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