2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING WITH 2.7L V6 ENGINE. ENGINE HAS NOT FAILED YET, BUT ONLY BECAUSE I NO LONGER DRIVE CAR FOR FEAR ENGINE WILL SEIZE WHILE I'M DRIVING, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. OIL LIGHT STARTED FLICKERING BEGINNING OF AUG. 2009; REPLACED OIL PRESSURE SWITCH, WHICH DID NOT RESOLVE PROBLEM; MECHANIC RECOMMENDED REPLACING OIL PUMP; AFTER RESEARCHING, DISCOVERED OIL SLUDGE ISSUE, WHICH I AM 100% POSITIVE IS THE PROBLEM WITH MY SEBRING. 87,000 MILES ON CAR; HAVE CHANGED OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES; MORE OFTEN THAN RECOMMENDED BY CHRYSLER. *TR

ON APRIL 30, 2009, MY WELL MAINTAINED 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING EXPERIENCED TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. THE ENGINE IN QUESTION WAS THE DEFECTIVE 2.7 LITRE V6 ENGINE WHICH ARE PRONE TO OIL SLUDGE. A STALLED LAWSUIT CLAIMS AS WELL DO I, 'THE ENGINES WERE DEFECTIVE IN THAT THE ENGINE DESIGN CAUSED THE FORMATION OF ENGINE OIL SLUDGE TO AN UNACCEPTABLE AND IMPROPER DEGREE, THAT THE BUILD-UP OF SUCH OIL SLUDGE RESULTED IN EXCESSIVE HEATING OF THE ENGINE, EXCESSIVE WEAR AND TEAR OF THE ENGINE, EXCESSIVE FORMATION OF CARBON DEPOSITS WHICH BLOCKED OIL PASSAGEWAYS AND RESTRICTION OF OIL CIRCULATION IN THE ENGINE, AND RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL FAILURE OF THE ENGINE''. CHRYSLER CORP AND MY LOCAL DEALER REFUSE TO INVESTIGATE AND DENY KNOWLEDGE OF THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, WHICH IS STALLED DUE TO THE FILING OF CHAPTER 11. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 67,000.

WITH RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SMOKE. THEN THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN AT AN IDLE. NOW, THE ENGINE NEEDS REPLACED BECAUSE IT IS WORN OUT DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN WHEN OIL CHANGES ARE DONE AT CORRECT INTERVALS. *TR

FIRST I HAD CONTINUOUS OIL LEAK SO THE PAN OR SOME PART WAS ORDERED AND INSTALLED. THE OIL IS STILL LEAKING OUT OF THAT PAN OR PART? THAT WAS A COUPLE HUNDRED BUCKS INCLUDING CHECKING THE CONSTANT FLICKERING OIL LIGHT WHICH NOW JUST FLICKERS AND I PAY IT NO ATTENTION. THE SECOND ISSUE WAS A COMPUTER CHIP OR SOMETHING, THE CAR WOULD JUST NOT START SO I TOOK IT IN THAT WAS 800 SOMETHING BY THE TIME THE CAR WAS GOING AGAIN. THE THIRD ISSUE WAS THE CONNECTER THAT HAS THREE HOSES TO IT WENT BAD AND SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER HOOD AND WHEN I OPENED IT THE WATER WAS SPRAYING LEAKING AND OF COURSE EMPTY WHICH WAS ANOTHER 300 BUCKS AFTER TOWING PARTS LABOR ETC... THE CURRENT PROBLEM IS THE STEERING WHICH I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH I JUST DO MY BEST TO STAY IN THE LANE. ALSO...

SEBRING DEVELOPED SLUDGE PROBLEM, COST ALMOST $6,000 TO DROP IN A REPLACEMENT ENGINE. CHRYSLER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND REIMBURSE EVERYONE THAT'S HAD THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT SLUDGE BUILD UP AND A FROZEN ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE THE COST IS EXPENSIVE. THE CONTACT HAS YET TO NOTIFY DAIMLER CHRYSLER OR THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 101,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. AS OF DECEMBER 26, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 82,249.

MY 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING'S ENGINE SEIZED UP WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ONE NIGHT TO TAKE MY HUSBAND TO WORK. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY DEALER JUST TO FIND OUT THAT I WAS 32 MILES OUT OF MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THAT I HAD APPARENTLY NOT CHANGED MY OIL AND THAT CAUSED MY ENGINE TO LOCK UP. WHEN MY ENGINE LOCKED UP I HAD FLOORED IT TO GO AROUND A SLOW-MOVING SEMI ON A LITTLE 2 LANE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A TERRIBLE KNOCKING SOUND AND I NOTICED THAT EVEN THOUGH I WAS PUSHING DOWN ON MY GAS PEDAL, THE RPMS WERE GOING DOWN INSTEAD OF UP. I FINALLY GOT BACK INTO THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND MY CAR SORT OF WOBBLED A COUPLE TIMES. IT KEPT LOSING SPEED AND WHEN WE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT THE ENGINE DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. NOW I...

I PURCHASED THE 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING LX SEDAN IN OCTOBER 2003 USED WITH 43,000 MILES. I HAD RECEIVED FREE OIL CHANGES FROM THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR FOR TWO YEARS. I DID NOT RECEIVE ALL OF THE OIL CHANGES FOR THE TWO YEARS, BUT OIL WAS CHANGED ON A REGULAR BASIS. IN OCTOBER 2005 I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FOR THE WEEKEND WHEN I NOTICED A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE ,AND AS SOON AS I STOPPED, THE ENGINE DIED. I WAITED ABOUT TEN MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. I DROVE TO A GAS STATION AND CHECKED THE OIL, NO OIL. I PLACED TWO QUARTS OF OIL IN THE ENGINE AND DROVE HOME. OVER THE LAST 1 1/2 YEARS I HAD FOUR MECHANICS, INCLUDING CHRYSLER MECHANICS, TELL ME THAT IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE IN THE...

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

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

DT:CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING.. UPON TAKING THE ENGINE APART AND INSPECTING IT, THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A BUILDUP OF SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THE CONTACT REPLACE THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER NEEDED TO SEE THE OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS. THE CONSUMER SENT THE INVOICES TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE MANUFACTURER OR SERVICE DEALER WAS GOING TO DO ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK

OUR 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING'S ENGINE FAILED AT AN OFF RAMP OF A HIGHWAY. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. THE CAR STARTED TO SMOKE AFTER IT WAS DRIVEN FROM THE GARAGE THAT IT WAS TOWED TO. THE ENGINE NEEDS REPLACED. *BN

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING. *NM THE VEHICLE HAD A CONTINUING BRAKE PROBLEMS AND WOULD DIE WHILE IN MOTION. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST PURCHASED AT 92 MILES, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH LOW OIL. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION LEAKED. THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO LOSE POWER AND THE OIL LIGHT HAD COME BACK ON. OTHER PROBLEMS WERE: THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT, THE FRONT END WOULD VIBRATE, THE BRAKES SQUEALED, THERE WAS SLIGHT LEAK AT THE PROPORTIONING VALVE, THE TOP WAS PULLED DOWN AND THE RADIO HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE, THE SIDE MIRRORS AND THE POWER LOCKS HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE, AND THE BRAKE PADS HAD WORN DOWN TO 2/32. *SC *JB

2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING ENGINE FAILED. DIAGNOSED AS EXCESSIVE OIL SLUDGE. EXTENDED WARRANTY AND DEALER DENIED CLAIM DUE TO INADEQUATE OIL CHANGES. I BOUGHT CAR USED IN JULY, 2003. WHAT HAPPENED: THE CAR STOPPED AFTER A LOUD TAPPING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. I WAS DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHEN THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. I SENT COMPLAINT LETTER SENT TO CHRYSLER'S CEO ON 9/22/04. *AK

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN DRIVING 45-50 MPH, CONSUMER WOULD TAKE FOOT OFF THE GAS AND VEHICLE MADE A WHINING NOISE. DEALER REPAIRED PROBLEM. *JB