2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL SLIGHTLY SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THE ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS AND STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A WATER PUMP MALFUNCTION AND THE FUEL TANK FILLER NECK HAD CORRODED WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLES DRIVER SIDE REAR BALL JOINT AND THE FILLER NECK WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09E056000 (SUSPENSION) HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000. *TT *AS

DUE TO AN OIL SLUDGE ISSUE, MY ENGINE CUT OUT ON ME AND NOW I AM HAVING TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN AND POSSIBLY THE MOTOR. I HAVEN'T GOTTEN THE FULL REPORT BACK YET. *TR

BEARING BLEW NO WARNING HAVE HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK BEFORE STALLING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROADWAY AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

A QUIET SQUEALING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD OVER A PERIOD OF 3 TO 4 MONTHS GETTING LOUDER LEADING TO TROUBLE STARTING CAR AND FINALLY CAR WOULD NOT START WITH JUMP AND NEW BATTERY. TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE A SIMPLE FROZEN PULLEY EXCEPT FOR THE FACT IT WAS CONNECTED TO THE AIR-CONDITIONER SHAFT. THE PULLEY CAN NOT BE REMOVED WITHOUT REPLACING THE AC UNIT AND SERPENTINE BELT. THIS DESIGN IS APPARENTLY ON MANY CHRYSLER MODELS AND IS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX SHOULD AND WHEN IT OCCURS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH HIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS NOT WORKING AND THE CONTACT FEELS THAT IT IS DUE TO THE ENGINE KNOCKING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 153,775 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,800.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING. FOR MORE THAN THREE WEEKS, THE CONTACT HAS BEEN WAITING ON A PART TO REPAIR HER VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS OVER FIVE HUNDRED ORDERS WAITING FOR THE MAPPING SENSOR, WHICH IS THE MASS AIR FLOW PRESSURE SENSOR, THAT ALLOWS THE ENGINE TO START. WITHOUT THIS PART, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STALLS CONSTANTLY. SHE WAS INVOLVED IN THREE CRASHES DUE TO THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AFTER IT STALLS, THE VEHICLE RESTARTS WITHIN A MINUTE. THE DEALER CANNOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC TIME OF WHEN THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN, WHO STATED THAT THE MOTOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY DETERMINED THAT A TEAR DOWN HAD TO BE DONE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS ENGINE SLUDGE. THE COST FOR THE REPAIR WOULD BE $7,800. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT BECAUSE THERE WAS ENGINE SLUDGE, NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. WHEN ACCELERATING, THE SOUND WOULD INCREASE. HE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE KNOCKING SOUND WAS DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS 16,000 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY, THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 86,000.

I REGULARLY MAINTAIN THE OIL IN MY CAR, YET THE OIL SEEMS TO DISAPPEAR. I ADD OIL IN BETWEEN CHANGES AND THE TECHNICIANS AT THE OIL CHANGE HAVE NEVER SEEN ANY LEAKS. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND NOTICED A KNOCK IN THE ENGINE. I CHECKED THE OIL, AND IT WAS LOW. I WAS NOT DUE FOR A CHANGE, SO I PUT OIL IN THE ENGINE. THE KNOCK CONTINUED UNTIL ONE DAY IT BECAME AN AWFUL SOUND, AND SHUT OFF. I HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK TO MY HOUSE WHERE IT HAS SAT FOR A MONTH. I HAD A MECHANIC DIAGNOSE ,Y CAR AND HE SAID IT WAS A ROD, AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. I HAVE NOTICED WHERE SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CHRYSLER 2.7 VALVE ENGINE. I DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS IS MY PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY IF CHRYSLER HAS A FAULTY PRODUCT. *TR

THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE IN MY SEBRING ACQUIRED A LOAD KNOCKING NOISE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS ENGINE HAS A CHRONIC SLUDGE PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THIS FAILURE. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE ENGINE AT A COST OF $4,895.09. *TR

SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE- 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI SEDAN, 62,400 MILES- NO WARNING. TWO OPINIONS HAVE BOTH STATED TOTAL ENGINE REPLACEMENT IS THE ONLY OPTION- $3000 FOR A USED (60,000 MI) ENGINE. HAVE NOT YET DECIDED IF I WILL FIX, AND THEN IMMED UNLOAD, OR TRY AND TRADE- AND GET NOTHING! (STILL OWE $3500). *TR

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

WAS DRIVING ALONG US 27 SOUTH IN INDIANA WHEN THE CAR MADE A TERRIABLE NOISE AND STOPPED RUNNING....MOTOR LOCKED UP....(STILL HAD ABOUT 1200 MORE MILES BEFORE THE NEXT OIL CHANGE

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE MADE A KNOCKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS. THE FIRST DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND DEALERSHIP WAS TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT DID NOT FEEL REPAIRS WERE NEEDED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE THIRD DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE THIRD DEALERSHIP REPLACED AN UNKNOWN COMPUTER PART AND PERFORMED A TUNE UP, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ILLUMINATED AND THE KNOCKING NOISE WAS STILL PRESENT.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE MOTOR STALLED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN GEAR AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. A MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT SLUDGE BUILT UP IN THE ENGINE CAUSED THE MOTOR TO STALL. THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE'S PROPER OIL LEVELS HAVE NOT BEEN MAINTAINED, HOWEVER THE CONTACT DISAGREED

CHRYSLER SEBRING 2002 FAILED ENGINE TWICE - ONE WAS THE RESULT THAT NOT ENOUGH OIL CHANGE AND IT BLEW THE ENGINE. THE 2ND TIME - CLAIM THE TRANSMISSION BLEW THE ENGINE, WHICH WAS TO BE UNDER WARRANTY BUT HAVE REFUSED CLAIMING THE ABUSE OF THE DRIVER THAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. MY BELIEVE IS THAT THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE SEBRING ENGINES. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAVE 65,000 PLUS MILES AND WE HAD ONLY HAD THE CAR BACK 3 WEEKS WHEN THE ENGINE BLEW THE 2ND TIME. THE DEALER THAT REPAIRED THIS VEHICLE HAS FAILED TO PROVIDE ME WITH ALL THE WORK THAT WAS COMPLETED ON THIS VEHICLE. THE COMPANY IS BOB FRENSLEY CHRYSLER IN GOODLETTSVILLE, TN - 615 859-0000. I HAVE REQUESTED THIS INFOMTION ON SERVERAL TIMES AND HAS YET BEING FAXED. THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THIS CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP.

2.7 LITER V6 ENGINE- SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. REGULAR OILS CHANGES AT 3000 MILES. ENGINE FAILED AT 76000 MILES ON THE CAR DUE TO WATER MIXING WITH THE OIL..(A DIRECT RESULT OF A HEAD GASKET FAILURE- I ASSUME) THE MECHANIC NOTED THAT THERE WAS SEVERE OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST > $5000. HE ALSO INDICATED CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT PENDING. CHRYSLER HAS SINCE MODIFIED THIS ENGINE FOR ITS NEWER VEHICLES. *JB

2ND ENGINE FAILED IN 2002 SEBRING AT 50,000 MILES I WILL NEVER EVER BUY CHRYSLER AGAIN, THIS IS A SAFETY AS WELL AS ECONOMIC ISSUE. *JB

I WAS DRIVING ME CAR AND THE ENGINE LOCKED UP. I HAD NO WARNING FROM THE OIL AND ENGINE LIGHTS. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID A BEARING IN THE PISTON HAD SPUN FROM ENGINE SLUDGE. I SAW ON LINE THAT THEY ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS AND WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.*AK

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE. MY CAR STARTED ACCELERATING AND THEN THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED. IT WAS DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, AND DUE TO THE CONSTRUCTION THERE WAS NOWHERE FOR ME TO AVOID THE ONGOING TRAFFIC. A NICE GENTLEMAN ASSISTED ME TO THE OFF RAMP. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC (TUNEX). THEY SHARED WITH ME THAT I WOULD NEED TO TOW THE CAR TO THE DEALER SO THAT MY WARRANTY WOULD COVER THE PROBLEM. I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THE DEALER IS REFUSING TO COVER MY CAR, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE OIL CHANGE RECORDS AND MY MECHANIC WENT PERSONALLY TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE HIS COUSIN WORKS, AND TESTIFIED TO MY REGULAR MAINTENANCE. THE CAR IS SITTING IN MY GARAGE PENDING ARBITRATION. *JB

THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE TO COME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON 5 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER RESET THE TIMER THE FIRST TIME AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE OTHER 4 TIMES. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE SEIZED. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK