2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

AIR CONDITIONER STOPS WORKING. *TR

I BOUGHT MY USED TOURING MODEL SEBRING IN MAY OF 2011, AND SINCE THEN IT HAS REPEATEDLY JUMPED OR LEAPED FORWARD WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR IDLING, EVEN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I HAVE ALMOST CAUSED A FEW ACCIDENTS BY RAMMING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT A STOP LIGHT AND SUCH. AS WELL, IT STALLED OUT ON ME WHEN I MADE A COMPLETE STOP ON 10/11/11. I HAVE SEEN MANY, MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS AND WISH I KNEW WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. WILL BE TAKING IT INTO THE REPAIR SHOP TOMORROW. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A POPPING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND NOTICED THAT THE RADIATOR OVERFLOW TANK WAS PUNCTURED AND SPILLING COOLANT OVER THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHERE THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE RADIATOR OVERFLOW TANK AND GASKET FOR THE UPPER INTAKE VALVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,737.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING THE CONTACT THEN COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET AND TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE OIL PUMP, THE CAM SHAFT, AND ADDITIONAL VALVES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 131,000.

MY CAR HAS CUT OFF ON ME 4 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN EVERY 2-3 WEEKS, WHEN I COME TO A FULL STOP. ALSO, WHEN MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR WILL VIBRATE VIOLENTLY AND THEN LUNGE FORWARD BY A FOOT OR SO. I HAVE ALMOST HIT CARS IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE OF THIS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES AS WELL. I'VE GOTTEN MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER CHECKED- NO PROBLEM, I'VE GOTTEN RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION CHECKED- ALL FINE. I'VE HAD AN A/C FLUSH, TRANSMISSION FLUSH, AND AIR INDUCTION/.FUEL SYSTEM CLEANED OUT. EVERYONE SAYS THAT THE CAR IS FINE, AND I'VE HAD HALF A DOZEN MECHANICS CHECK EVERYTHING OUT. NO ONE CAN FIND A PROBLEM. AND A NEW THING HAPPENED, JUST THE OTHER DAY, WHEN I HAD STARTED MY CAR UP FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE DAY, THE CAR DIDN'T WANT TO SHIFT...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS PROCEEDING TO MAKE A TURN; SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND RESUME OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE ALSO INTERMITTENTLY EXHIBITED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT FILED ON THIS WEBSITE. MY CAR HAS BEEN PLACED IN THE REPAIR SHOP AT LEAST 3 TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH NO RESOLUTION. CAR STALLED AGAIN ON 2/22/09 AND 2/24/09. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING. FOR 1 YEAR BEGINNING IN OCTOBER 2006, I HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT WOULD COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. I WAS UNABLE TO BRING IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT WAS OVER THE WARRANTY MILEAGE. I HAVE HAD STALLING PROBLEMS, WHEN I WOULD APPLY THE BRAKES THE CRA WOULD EITHER STALL OR JERK FORWARD. ON JULY 26, 2008, I HAD TO HAVE THE TIE RODS REPLACED. SINCE I HAD THE VEHICLE I ALSO HAD TO HAVE A BEARING REPLACED. I DO A LOT OF HIGHWAY DRIVING, BUT, HAVE HAD VEHICLES IN THE PAST THAT NEVER HAD THESE PROBLEMS. WHEN I HAD THE TIE RODS REPLACED (AT STS), THEY ALSO CHECKED ON THE STALLING. THE ONLY THING THEY WERE ABLE TO FIND WAS "DIRTY THROTTLE PLATES" WHICH DID NOT FIX THE SITUATION. I HAVE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH ON MY VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED...

TL*- THE CONTACT TOOK THE 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING WITH CURRENT MILEAGE 50,084 TO DAIMLER CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IN ORLANDO FLORIDA. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE CONTACTS VEHICLE BECAUSE THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS VEHICLE. HE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAGS, HORN, FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW, AND OIL LIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS FIRST NOTICED ON FEBRUARY 1, 2007. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NORMALLY DRIVEN AT 45 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,084.*AK UPDATED 05/21/07 *TR

ENGINE WAS LEAKING SOME TYPE OF RED FLUID. TURNED OUT TO BE TRANSMISSION FLUID, PAPERWORK SAID REPLACED TRANS HOSES, CLAMPS, AND SOLENOID PACK (2/6/07). BLOWER MOTOR ONLY WORKED ON HIGHEST SETTING, THE REPLACED THE BAD BLOWER MOTOR FOR HEAT/COOLING(10/17/06). REPLACED RESONATOR PIPE AND MUFFLER AFTER NOTICING ACCELERATION WAS SLUGGISH AND LOUD (3/22/06). *NM

THE MOTOR IN MY 2004 SEBRING FAILED ON MY WAY TO WORK ONE MORNING ALMOST A MONTH AGO. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO IMMEDIATELY ASKED ME ABOUT OIL CHANGES. I SAID THAT I DIDN'T HAVE ANY RECEIPTS BUT COULD FIND THEM AT HOME IF NECESSARY. 4 DAYS LATER THEY WANTED THE RECEIPTS. I FAXED THEM OVER AND THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT SUFFICIENT AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $7000 FOR A NEW MOTOR BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT UNDER THE WARRANTY. THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE MOTOR AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE TIMING CHAIN. THEY SAID THAT THE RECEIPTS I HAD SENT THEM WERE NOT IN THE PROPER FORMAT AND THEY WOULD NOT ACCEPT THEM. I TOLD THEM THAT THOSE WERE THE RECEIPTS I WAS GIVEN BY A LICENSED GARAGE IN THE STATE OF NEVADA AND THEY COULD...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE DEVELOPED SLUDGE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO DIE. THE SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THE CONTACT MUST NOT HAVE CHANGED THE OIL OFTEN ENOUGH. THE CONTACT STATED THE OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES.

I PURCHASED MY CAR IN NOV 2005 AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE CAR HAS STALLED ON ME I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP IMMEDIATELY. ON OTHER OCCASIONS THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT OR EITHER IN A DRIVE THRU LANE AT A RESTAURANT. THE CAR WAS NOT IN PARK IT SCARED ME TO DEATH. I DON'T KNOW THE REASON FOR THIS. THE CAR ISN'T UNDER WARRANTY ANY LONGER AND I KNOW THE WONT FIX IT PROBLEM. *JB

I WANT TO GET AS MUCH INFORMATION AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. ON THE WAY TO TOWN, MY CAR STALLED AT A STOP LIGHT. STARTED IT, STALLED AGAIN, RESTARTED AND NOW I CAN HEAR A LOUD KNOCKING(THE ROD) I EASED IT IN TO THE LOCAL GROCERY STORE, WHERE THE KNOCKING PERSISTED. I THEN WENT TOWARDS HOME, GOT ON TO MY ROAD AND CALLED MY FATHER IN LAW AND WE DECIDED TO PUSH IT IN TO THE DRIVEWAY. I CALLED THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS (2) AND THE FIRST WORDS OUT OF THEIR MOUTHS WAS, "AS LONG AS WE DON'T FIND ANY SLUDGE, THIS WILL BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY." IN RESEARCHING THE ENGINE ON THE INTERNET, THERE ARE SOMETHING LIKE 1500 OR MORE COMPLAINTS REGARDING CHRYSLER NOT FIXING THIS CAR, ON CARS THAT ARE UNDER THEIR WARRANTY. THEY ARE DENYING UNDER THE "GUISE" THAT THE OWNERS ARE NOT MAINTAINING THEIR VEHICLES. THIS IS...

THE PROBLEM BEGINS IN THIS ORDER OF OCCURRENCE: I CAN IMMEDIATELY FEEL A DRAG LIKE THE ENGINE IS WORKING REALLY HARD. THE TACHOMETER GOES UP TO 3 OR 3.5. SHORTLY THEREAFTER I FEEL A STRONG VIBRATION AND I CAN'T PICK UP SPEED. THE CAR STARTS BUCKING. IT JUST FEELS LIKE I AM BRAKING AND ACCELERATING AT THE SAME TIME. THE TACHOMETER STARTS FLUCTUATING FROM 1 TO 3 AND SOMETIMES UP TO 4. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS START TO FLICKER. I START LOSING POWER AND BEGIN TO DECELERATE RAPIDLY AND THE SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO ABOUT 10 MPH WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. TRYING TO ACCELERATE DOES NOTHING EXCEPT MAKE IT BUCK EVEN MORE. THERE WERE TWO TIMES WHEN A WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED, ONCE WHEN I WAS DOING 55 AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD TO AVOID HITTING ME BY GOING OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ANOTHER...

1) PARKING GEAR GETS STUCK IN GEAR AND WILL NOT COME OUT OF GEAR AT TIMES. 2) EVEN WHEN CAR IN PARK THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OR GO INTO THE ACCESS KEY MODE. 3) CAR CUTS OFF AT THE SPARE OF THE MOMENT WITH NO NOTICE AND NO INDICATION WHY. *JB

DT: CONSUMER OWNED A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING TOURING. VEHICLE WAS CUTTING OFF WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS AT CROSS WALK AT QUEENS CHAPEL ROAD AND AGER ROAD WHEN CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO SLAM BRAKES TO STOP DUE TO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPING QUICKLY. VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT START WHEN TRYING TO START IT. CONSUMER TURNED HAZARD LIGHTS ON TO KEEP FROM GETTING HIT IN THE REAR, SHE WAITED A MINUTE THEN TRIED TO START VEHICLE AGAIN. VEHICLE STARTED AND SHOOK REAL HARD, THEN WAS ABLE TO PULL AWAY AND DRIVE HOME. THIS HAPPENED ON JULY 28, 2005 AT ABOUT 7:40 PM. VEHICLE STALLED 9 TIMES. DEALER RAN A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THIS WAS THE LAST TIME VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE STALLED THREE TIMES TODAY, AND CONSUMER WAS WORRIED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE. *AK *NM

2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING HAS A RECURRING AIR BAG PROBLEM.*MR THE AIR BAG LIGHT WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING. A SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER WAS REQUIRED, BUT THAT DID NOT RESOLVE THE AIR BAG LIGHT PROBLEM. THE A/C WOULD ONLY BLOW ON THE HIGHEST SETTING. THE LEFT FRONT WINDOW MADE A CREAKING NOISE WHEN GOING UP OR DOWN. THE THERMOSTAT AND GASKET WERE REPLACED DUE TO A COOLANT LEAK. THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR WAS LOOSE. *JB

DT VEHICLE HAS STALLED TWICE, CALLED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN BY THAT TIME IT HAD OVERHEATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THERMOSTAT WAS BAD, AND THEY REPLACED IT. THEN IT DID IT AGAIN. CALLED A TOW TRUCK, THEY TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. TTHEY NEEDED TO BLEED THE LINE. GOT THE VEHICLE BACK AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME . CURRENTLY, WAS MAKING FUNNY SOUNDS. IN THE BOOK IT SAID IF THE LIGHT WAS ON IT COULD BE ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE IS AT DEALER. *AK

VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP ABOUT SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES WITH SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL, WHEREBY THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTED. *AK........VEHICLE SINCE ACKNOWLEDGED BY CHRYSLER UNDER LEMON LAW, AND IN PROCESS OF REPURCHASING. TWO SUBSEQUENT CHRYSLER SEBRING RETURNE DTO DEALER FOR SAME STALLING PROBLEM. *AK

2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING , THE CAR WAS FOUND WITH SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. OIL CHANGES WERE DONE EVERY 7500 MILES WITH THE ECEPTION OF THE FIRST WHICH WAS AT 4800 MILES. THE DEALER CHANGED THE FIRST ONE BUT WAS TOLD NOT TO BRING THE CAR IN UNTIL EVERY 7500 MILES . THE NEXT TWO OIL CHANGES WERE DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP AT 13454 AND 20932. THE NEXT TWO WAS DONE BY THE CUSTOMER AT 26532 AND 33750. THE LAST ONE WAS DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP AT 41258 AND THEN THE CAR AT 46819 WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A KNOCKING SOUND AND CAR NOT BEING ABLE TO GO PAST 35 MILES AN HOUR.DEALER BLAMES CUSTOMER.AFTER CUSTOMER INVESTAGATION HE FOUND SERVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME "SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE". THIS SLUDGE WAS DUE TO SMALL OIL FLOW PASSAGEWAY CAUSING THE OIL TO HEAT UP TO A...

CAR HAS 5500 MILES ON IT AND HAS STALLED THREE TIMES UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. IT HAS LUNGED FORWARD ON TWO SEPARATED OCCASIONS ALONG WITH IDLING ROUGH AT TIMES. I AM PICKING IT UP AT DEALER THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE ABOVE PROBLEMS. THEY HAVE RESET THE COMPUTER. I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED. AFTER READING THIS SITE I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS. *LA

WHEN COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT HOME. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON AND THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED ENGINE REVS HIGH. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT, BUT DANGEROUS PROBLEM. DRIVER HAS TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT.*AK CONSUMER ALMOST CRUSHED SOME PEDESTRIANS AGAINST THE CROSS TRAFFIC. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TO FOUR TIMES IN FOUR DAYS. *PH