2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE FROM A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL AND AFTER A FEW WEEKS HAD THE CAR IN THE GARAGE FOR A QUICK CHECKUP. MY MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE WITH ONLY 50,000 ORIGINAL MILES LOOKS LIKE IT IS FROM A VEHICLE WITH 150,000 MILES BECAUSE OF THE SLUDGE BUILDUP. I AM AFRAID TO PURCHASE A USED ENGINE (WHICH IS HARD TO FIND TO BEGIN WITH) BECAUSE IT MAY FAIL BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES FROM SLUDGE AND ALSO THE TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM I HAVE DISCOVERED AFTER MUCH RESEARCH OF THE 2.7L ENGINE ON THE INTERNET. INSTEAD I HAVE TO PAY OVER $5000.00 TO HAVE A REMANUFACTURED ENGINE INSTALLED IN MY USED VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE EXITING OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT STRUGGLED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HE WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW ENGINE WOULD BE NEEDED AT THE COST OF $3,000. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DID NOT WANT TO RESTART THE ENGINE BECAUSE THERE WAS TOO MUCH OIL ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE CAUSED BY A JUMP TIMING AND FAULTY PARTS. THERE WERE NO CRASHES, INJURIES, OR PROPERTY DAMAGE DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE REPAIR SHOP, BUT NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

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...

2.7 LITER ENGINES MY MECHANIC SAID THEY ARE BAD DESIGNS HE HAS HAD ALOT OFCOME IN HIS SHOP WITH RODS KNOCKING. *TR

MOTOR FAILED AT 75,600 MILES WHEN THE OIL HAD BEEN CHANGED EVERY 3-4,000 MILES. *TR

I AM YET ANOTHER OWNER OF A CHYRSLER SEBRING WITH THE 2.7L MOTOR GOING BAD DO TO ENGINE OIL SLUDGING THAT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ADDRESS WITH A RECALL. IT IS IN A 2002 ITH 72,000 MILES ON THE ENGINE. BRIAN KLESHINSKIO OD *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS OIL SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE THAT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 81,000. UPDATED 03/18/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. UPDATED 03/18/08 *TR

DRIVING ON THE MORNING OF AUGUST 6, 2007 AND MY CAR'S OIL CAME ON, WHICH IT HAS IN THE PAST AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND WRONG. A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD MY CAR'S ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK AND SMOKE. WHEN I OPENED THE ENGINE THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF OIL. AND THERE WAS NO LEAK. WHEN I GOT THE CAR TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT MY ENGINE WAS GONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAITED FIVE MINUTES, AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD, AND NOTICED OIL AND ANTIFREEZE LEAKING THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT FLUIDS BACKED UP INTO THE ENGINE. THE ROADS WERE WET DUE TO RAIN, HOWEVER THERE WAS NO WATER FOUND IN THE ENGINE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO ADDITIONAL FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 95,000. *AK

DRIVING ON I-295 IN THE EVENING WHEN ENGINE SUDDENLY, DRAMATICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING LOST POWER AND STARTED STALLING. MY WIFE WAS VERY NEARLY STRUCK BY TRAFFIC FROM BEHIND DUE TO THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. WE WERE INFORMED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC THAT THE ENGINE IS BLOWN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *NM

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK ON JUNE 28TH THE CAR BEGAN TO KNOCK AND SHAKE WILDLY. MY ENGINE JUST BLEW, I HAD OIL CHANGES REGULARLY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH AND WORKING TO FIND ME A NEW ENGINE, MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THAT THIS ENGINE IS NOTORIOUS FOR BLOWING AND THEY USUALLY GO AT 50,000 MILES. AT LEAST I GOT 70,000. IT IS SITTING IN HIS SHOP RIGHT NOW, I CAN'T PAY FOR IT. THIS CAR COST $30,000. NEW. I LEASED IT NOW IT WILL COST $36,000. AND I WILL HAVE NOTHING TO SHOW FOR IT COME DECEMBER! *NM

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH DRIVER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND VIBRATED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

AUTO WAS RUNNING NORMAL.. THEN HEARD NOISE FROM CAR.. STARTED TO FEEL HESITATION AS I PRESSED ON GAS PEDAL. IT WOULD RUN OK FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN HESITATION FELT AGAIN. DROVE TO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP NEARBY..DAYS LATER I WAS CALLEDTO BE TOLD A NEW ENGINE IS REQUIRED..DEALERSHIP AND CHRYSLER REFUSING TO HONOR WARRANTY, DESPITE FACT THAT CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED PROPERLY..TOLD BY DEALERSHIP CAR IS TOO DANGEROUS TO START OR DRIVE WITHOUT NEW ENGINE..HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED OFF THEIR LOT APRIL 04..FEARFUL TO EVEN TURN THE IGNITION ..IT SITS IN MY GARAGE..OWNED CAR FOR 18 MONTHS AT TIME OF FAILURE WITH LESS THAN 28,000 MILES.. PLEASE HELP.. EDC. *AK

AUTOMOBILE WAS RUNNING NORMALLY, SUDDENLY THERE WAS A LOUD "CLACKING SOUND" FROM THE ENGINE, OIL LIGHT WENT ON, CAR SHUT OFF AS I SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED OFF OF THE TURNPIKE. CHRYSLER IS REFUSING TO HONOR WARRANTY, DESPITE FACT THAT CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED PROPERLY. A NEW ENGINE IS REQUIRED (THIS IS THE INFAMOUS 2.7 CHRYSLER/DODGE ENGINE). *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY SHE HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND SHE LOST POWER. VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR