9.4
really awfulTypical Repair Cost:
$600.00
Average Mileage:
86,485 miles
Total Complaints:
10 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (5 reports)
- recall needed! (3 reports)
- class action lawsuit (2 reports)
engine problem
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2008Sep 01
Sebring Conv 2.7L
- Automatic transmission
- 32,000 miles
Bought car used for $6,200 with 32,000 miles. Tried car for 1 hr test drives twice, no problems. Driving home once in a while some oil light flickering. Changed oil went away. Engine light went on. Car would not accelerate. Replaced: fuel pump, cam sensor, crank sensor, oil sending unit. Went to 4 mechanics. last one said to just drive till it drops. Its a shame because the car is a nice riding, fun car. Based on what I am reading, it will probably die sometime soon. I am keeping the title in the glove box so when it dies I can get rid of it.
2009Aug 20
Sebring Limited 2.7L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 91,000 miles
I purchased a car that I thought would last me for many years. I know how to maintain a vehicle, my last was a Dodge B2500 conversion van with 375,000 miles on the vehicle when it bit the dust. I am disabled, on a social security check and work part time. I am 2 payments form owning this vehicle and it took a dump. The best guess is that iit is the timing chain an/or guides that have caused the problem. Unheard of to me being that I hav ehad 3 vehicles in my life that hav ein excess of 200,000 miles and at least 4 others with ove 200.000 miles and hav enever had to replace a timing chain. I started having a problem with the oil pressure indicator light flickering at idle about 10 months ago. i was assured by the dealer that it was a sensor and nothing to worry about. Two weeks after spending 4400 to replace serpentine belts and a very expensive little part that was leaking coolant the thing took a dump. I put a bit of money down on this car, social security settlement, to get the payments to whee I could afford them and have done all the required maintenance to assure that I would have a car that would last for many years. I now find out that I have bee screwed by Chrysler and they won't admit they have a defectively designed engine and I am not even in a situation shere I can have it repaired. My daughter is sending me some money so I can, hopefully get it running again and not have to take the bus to work at a part time job that keeps me afloat. It goes to the mechanic, hopefully tomorrow, to see what it will cost to get it running again, but I now know that it will only be a matter of time til it does another malicious thing to cost me even more because it has an engine that should never have been made. Thanks for the opportunity to vent.
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2009Feb 23
Sebring Convertible 2.7L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 45,000 miles
2001 Chrysler Sebring Convertible w/2.7L V6 engine. Same problem frequently reported - engine starts knocking, then gets worse. While it is technically "running" at present it sounds like it's going to throw a rod at any moment. it went from a tapping on Monday on the way to work to a punding on the way home - a total distance of 2 miles. Car is presently sitting in the driveway until I can determine how to either have the engine repaired or replaced, no doubt at considerable cost. While the car is 8 years old I do not live far from work and it only has 45,000 miles on it.
2008Sep 05
Sebring LXI 2.7L
- Automatic transmission
- 110,000 miles
Engine oil light flickers all the time. Check engine light is on constantly.Huge cloud of smoke out of the exhaust whenever I leave a stoplight. Engine smells like burnt oil and the smell comes into the passenger compartment. Engine has shut down randomly on some occasions. I talked to some people who had the same problem and they almost crashed their car when it shut off driving on the freeway. I'm scared of driving it. I took very good care of it, and it's not right that the engine is dying.I had the engine oil changed every 3000 miles and always chose the expensive oils. It makes no sense that there should be sludge buildup. I'm hoping for a recall. Can't afford another car, i hope this one will run for at least a few more months but i doubt it. Will never buy another chrysler again if they don't own up to their mistakes. I regret buying this car!!!!!
2008Oct 05
Sebring Unknown 3.2L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 95,882 miles
This issue originally happened when they car was still under warranty in December of 07. The last month of warranty the oil light kept coming on when the car was braked. Had the oil changed twice that month and the final time the dealership did a check and told me it was the oil gauge sensor. They replaced it and one month later it started happening again. Took it to an independent repair shop and they told me that the oil didn't look like it had been changed in a long time so they changed it again and I drove for a few more weeks. The oil light came back on so I took it back to the dealership and they told me that the oil gauge sensor was not working. I said that they had just replaced it a month ago under warranty so they agreed to do it again under the warranty even though warranty was done. The oil light will now come on every once and a while if it is a hot day and the dealership told me that it is not an issue to worry about it is just slightly low oil and to keep checking the level. Now this Sunday October 5/08 I had the oil changed like normal at about 5500km and the independent shop told me that they had never seen oil that looked that bad and the next time I got the oil changed to get an engine flush done. While driving home the car stalled on a toll bridge and I had to be pushed down to their customer service parking lot. When I looked there was no antifreeze in it after the independent shop had topped up all the fluids!!!! I was ready to call them and complain majorly but I took it to another independent and they told me that my engine was shot and I needed to get a new one and that this is a common issue on this model of car!!!!!! I was dumbfounded!!!!!! What would have happened if I was on a highway when it happened it could have caused a major accident. Now looking at this website I find out that A LOT of other people have the same issue!!!!! This has to stop, we should not have to pay for Chrysler's problem!!!!! I'm never buying a domestic car again this car has been nothing but a lemon from the beginning while under warranty there were about 7 major repairs that had to be made on the car including this issue which also covers the no heat issue because of the Antifreeze leaking. There is no heat in the car and the last independent told me to just over fill the antifreeze!!!!! This is pathetic!!!!!!! A recall needs to be done NOW so that others don't have to go through the pain that we all apparently are right now.
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2008Mar 05
Sebring LX 2.7L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 103,000 miles
The whole Chrysler story since Iacoca, was as American as it gets. The situation with this iconic American company, turning their backs on thousands of Americans, who put their trust in Chrysler products housing the 2.7L V6, just turns my stomach!!!
2008Aug 10
Sebring LX 2.7L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 100,066 miles
I had the same sludge problem. I am fortunate that I could buy another vehicle. I am now the proud owner of a 2008 Toyota RAV4. My only problem now is what to I do with a 3500lb silver pile of sh*t. I am tired of american auto manufacturers, sales tactics and service departments.
2007Mar 15
Sebring Coupe 2.7L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 106,000 miles
Just finished paying off my 2001 Chrysler Sebring that I've been walking past for more than a year now on my way to work. If I only knew when I was car shopping what I know now....
The car had plenty of oil in it when it broke down, but it now needs a new engine due to "Lack of oil" says the dealership. Freakin thing clogged up with sludge in spite of the regular scheduled maintenance. I just found this site while I was looking for a new motor to put in it so I might sell it and recoup some of my losses.
Other that the fact that the 2.7l V6 motor they use has a habit for taking a dump on it's owners, it was a great car! Awesome ride, very comfortable, and extremely good looking. I loved that car, but the love affair is over. I got soaked by this POS, and I'm not very happy about it.
It's grossly apparent that this is a design flaw on the part of Dodge/Chrysler. I'm not asking for a free replacement (it did have over 100,000k on it) but I think $4,000+ is a little steep for something that I had little or nothing to do with.
2007Jul 17
(reported on)Sebring LXI 2.7L
- Automatic transmission
- 73,900 miles
I bought a used car at Stokes Toyota here in town. I've had the car approximately 10 months and started to hear a knocking noise in the engine. I took it in for an oil change and was told that the knocking noise was coming from behind the timing compartment. I had a family friend (who is a mechanic) look at it and he told me that it was the hydraulic (spelling??) tensioner. Three weeks later, the knocking has stopped, but the sludge was so thick in the car that it took that long to soak all the parts and get the sludge out. Then to find out on the computer that it will happen all over again, and soon!
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2010Jan 15
Sebring LS 2.7L V6
i had never had a problem with my car before and i had only had it for not even 6 months yet and i had driven it all day no problems then im going threw and intersection and it just stopped i was able to get it to the side of the road . i had a friend look at it he told me fuel pump . then i had it taken to a shop they told me there was antifreeze in my oil. before buying this car i had a Toyota corolla never had any problems with it the only reason why i got rid of it was because i had just had a baby and i wanted something bigger and safer to drive around it since it was a little small . well now i would have just kept that car and the money that i spent on this Chrysler because if i would have known the problems with the engine this car has i would have never bought this car. im a single parent barely making it. i don't have the money for a new car or a new engine.
Ashley P.
Swartz Creek, MI, USA
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