engine problem
7.7
pretty badTypical Repair Cost:
$207.00
Average Mileage:
84,945 miles
Number of complaints:
13 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (8 reports)
- change oil with full synthetic (1 reports)
- engine flush , replaced oil sensor (1 reports)
- put a Puralator Pure One Oil filter on your car (1 reports)
- replace radiator cap (1 reports)
- replaced engine (1 reports)
Helpful Websites About 2001 Chrysler Sebring oil light comes on when braking or at idle
2008Jan 03
Sebring LXI 2.7L
- Automatic transmission
- 140,000 miles
Oil light, sludge, paint problems, coolant leakage are just a few problems with this vehicle. To make the light go off don't mess with replacing pumps or sensors, Won't help. You need to put a Puralator Pure One Oil filter on your car. Advance, Pep Boys, and a few others carries this brand. This particular oil filter adds 5 pounds of pressure. Next get 4 quarts of 20/50 oil and add 1 quart of Lucas Oil Treatment. This also adds to the pressure. I also ran an oil flush through the engine whenever I change it to get the sludge out that these cars produce, though no one can explain why. My oil light hasn't been on since I did this.
2008May 09
Sebring LX 2.7L
- Automatic transmission
- 98,000 miles
We bought this car for our new teenage driver. She was supposed to pay for the majority of the cost, until we drove it home from the dealership...Then we decided we would buy it and she should look for something else-NOT A CHRYSLER. She got to drive it 20 miles and it was back to the dealer the next day. The oil light kept coming on at an idle and the dealer had just replaced the oil sensor, thinking that was the problem. Thankfully we bought it from a used dealership that replaced the engine at no cost to us (which they really didn't have to do). We are so sorry we didn't see this web site sooner and avoided buying this car. It really would have financially strapped us if we had to pay for another engine on top of the car loan. It really is shameful that Chrysler will not take any responsibility with this issue, when the more we read, this is definitely a class action lawsuit that should be in the works--
2008Jun 01
Sebring LX 2.7L
- Automatic transmission
- 100,000 miles
I'm glad I read this website. My girlfriend owns a Chrysler Sebring and we use it as a daily driver. When the oil light started coming on she would look at me a give me awful looks. I used to change her oil even before it was due, change all the filters, and still we had the oil light coming on. The car just went over 100k this month and has been acting very sluggish in traffic, especially off the start, where this car used to have a lot of power. I started pouring in jet fuel every week, it seemed to fix it. But, the oil light would still come on. You know I didn't know what I was doing wrong, and, I really got down on myself for destroying her car. But, after reading this website. "F" Chrysler. I took the car into the dealership and there was no mention of this problem or ENGINE failure. They told me I had a cracked oil pan and that it would cost somewhere like $1500 to fix. Again, are you with me? "F" Chrysler. I took it to mechanic shop and they said the pan was not cracked, that it was made of cast iron. He found the leak to be in the oil sending unit and quoted me $30 to replace it. He also pointed out the WATER JACKET on the top of the engine that leaked out coolant. He said that the 2001 Sebrings have a major problem with leaking and the tendency to overheat if this water jacket is not replaced with a new one issued by Chrysler. It's going to cost $350. Why does this come out of my pocket? It's not. Because we trading this POS in when my gf gets home. "F" Chrysler.
2006Jun 26
(reported on)Sebring Convertible
- 79,600 miles
The engine has developed a ticking sound, and is now showing an oil light flickering which other web sites say is a precondition for engine destruction. I will be taking it to the dealer before I drive it any more at all. Fortunately, I have another car, so I can live without the convertible for a while.
2008Mar 15
Sebring Convertible Ltd 2.7L
- Automatic transmission
- 42,000 miles
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The issue was the oil light was flashing when the car idled and was hot. I started with the usual, making sure the connectors on the sensors were connected. Then I connected a computer reader and even with the oil light flashing there where no codes being returned. At this point I started to worry. So I figured that maybe the oil pressure sensor went bad and I replaced that. Not very easy since it’s under the car, behind the engine by the fire wall. Still, oil light flashed. Then I remembered something like this on my Dad’s 82 Buick regal which was also a 6 cylinder. Turns out, it was a bad radiator cap. I replaced it with one that has a pressure release lever. After 200 miles I think that did the trick. So this Saturday I will flush out the radiator and put new coolant in. Doesn’t say much for Chrysler since the car is only 7 years old and only has 42k miles. I still love my 68 Cutlass Convertible more!!!
2007May 07
(reported on)Sebring 2.7
- Automatic transmission
- 100,000 miles
I have been told by two mechanics that the 2.7 Chrysler engine is pretty much done at around 100,000 miles once you start having problems with the oil and engine sounds. Don't let them tell you that you didn't maintain the engine regularly because I have had my oil changed faithfully and until it died on me 3 weeks ago it has been a great car. Thanks Chrysler for the disposable car you sold me and thousands of other unfortunate people.
2006Nov 16
Sebring LX 2.6L
- Automatic transmission
- 65,233 miles
The 2001 Chrysler Sebring is the worst car I ever bought. The oil light coming on was a major complaint until I saw this website and found other people having problems. It started when my heater hose blew out during Hurricane Katrina back in 2005. I have numerous problems with this car (to many to list and most of the problems Ive experienced have already been listed here). I had the car looked at, run on the computer, torn apart, cleaned, then exorcised by my parish priest (Im not kidding). I recently got rid of the car and moved on to a 2001 Pontiac Bonneville SLE.
2008Jan 16
Sebring LX V6
- Automatic transmission
- 87,000 miles
It feels like throwing money in the garbage. No results. I began to feel insecure, car will come to a complete stop while driving even on freeway. Some say it's computer, fixed problem comes right back, oil changes, alternator change..nothing works. My daughter begins to drive. I would not let her drive this car. I need a reliable car. The dealer should recall these cars and really look into this problem. It is not to their best interest to put this unreliable car on the road...Chrysler should reimburse at least up to a certain amount toward the purchase of another more reliable vehicle. It is not to Chrysler's benefit to keep getting these complaints about the Chrysler Sebring.
2007Oct 22
(reported on)Sebring LXI 2.7L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 56,000 miles
To start with, we bought this car brand new in 2001. The dealership has done all the oil changes on-time ever since then. This started back in July 07 at 50k+ miles. Oil light came on at idle. They replaced oil sensor. Early Oct 07 the oil light started coming on again. Friends told us of the sludge problem and I started checking up on it. Took the car back in for an engine flush and oil change, even though only at 2,500 miles since the last change. They didn't deny there was an oil sludge problem with the 2.7L engines, but said it was probably an oil sensor problem. Then they realized they already changed that out once. They proceeded to flush the engine twice and cleaned the Oil sensor. Two days later, the oil light is flickering on and off again at low idle. I fear the worst! I would change out the oil with full synthetic, but to be honest, they'd find a way to blame engine failure on me for doing that. To this point, no one but the dealership has ever touched this car. It has always had oil changes every 3k miles or less. There is no way they can pin this on anything but poor design!
2007Aug 16
(reported on)Sebring LXI 2.7L
- Automatic transmission
- 33,000 miles
I just recently bought my '01 Sebring 4 door sedan LXi. When my wife went to look at the car (I'm in Iraq so I couldn't look at it) the only problem she noticed was the oil light coming on in congested traffic in downtown Honolulu. So every time she would come to a stop light/sign the oil light would come on. She told me about the problem and I told her to take it to the dealership to have a diagnostic ran and to see what codes would come up. Well the dealership said it would be like $100 to run a diagnostic so she decided to take it somewhere else. The couple we bought the car from said that the light has came on like that for the whole time they owned the car and was not a problem, but to me... being a military vehicle mechanic myself, was somewhat concerned. I told her to have the oil pressure sensor replaced, which was done and the light went off. Well after that, we decided to buy the vehicle. The next day when my wife and the lady selling the car went to the DMV to transfer the title and give the lady the money, my wife was driving home and the light came back on. I have now done some research and am noticing a recurring problem with this 2.7L and seeing the same problems over and over. If anyone has any idea what the cause to this oil light could be, I would appreciate it. I don't want to keep the car only to have the engine seize at 50,000 miles. I thought I was getting a hell of a deal by buying this car for a couple thousand under blue book with only 33,000 miles on it, only to find out these engines are crap. Does anyone have any recommendations on how to get this oil light off, and what the cause to this annoying problem is? I've been seeing a lot of people concerned with the oil pressure and that, but not seeing a lot of corrective actions for the problems. Let me know if you have any ideas or if you know what the cause of the problem is before this engine decides to dump on me. Thanks
2007Mar 27
(reported on)Sebring LXI 2.7L
- Automatic transmission
- 137,453 miles
I have only recently acquired this vehicle. It has started to show the oil light when braking and at idle. I am desperately trying to get a diagnosis, in fear of a major engine problem. If anyone has experienced this problem, please let me know what the cause was and how much to fix. My crankcase is at the proper level, my oil is clean as new, no engine noises and does not smoke.
2007Jan 12
(reported on)Sebring 2.7L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 50,000 miles
i had a 2001 sebring convertible with 50,000 miles, i love that car. i noticed tha the oil light was flickering so i brought it to the 5 star chrysler dealer (i have an extended warranty). they said it was leaking transmission lines, so that was 420$ (of course not covered under warranty) then a week later my car didnt start, i got it towed again and they replaced the starter, that was 50$, the rest was covered under the warranty then 2 days later my car didnt start again
so we tried to jump it but it just made a clicking sound, so i got towed again,, now they said it was dirty battery cables and the charge was 120$ and i also had the oil changed because i was due.
thinking all is well now i was driving about 10 mi and my oil light when on when i braked. this is when i went online and discovered what a bad engine that car had. i went out the next day and tuned it in the honda dealer new how bad those cars are are . thank you for sharing your stories it really saved me;i called the 5 star dealer and voiced my opinion on such a bad product and taking a good customers to the cleaners. i am going to call the newspaper and see what i can do, since they advertise a 5 star dealership, what a joke. i now have a honda crv, so much for buy american, my father told me 30 years ago not to buy a chrysler, he was RIGHT.
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2008May 13
Sebring LXI 2.7L V6
I put 45,000 miles on this car in about 3 years and had very few problems until I stopped driving it as much. The oil light would start to flicker at stops and eventually it would not go off. After checking the oil levels (which were fine) I took it in have to engine flushed and had full synthetic oil put in. This worked great for a while until it started up again after about 12,000 miles with regular oil changes. With all the other problems starting to show up, this car is gone as soon as it is paid off. Looks nice, runs like crap.
Daniel K.
Rochester, NY, USA
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