2002 Chrysler Sebring Convertible

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHENEVER THE CONTACT LIFTS UP THE TRUNK, IT DOES NOT REMAIN OPEN AND THE TRUNK SLAMS BACK DOWN. THE CONTACT CANNOT LEAN INTO THE TRUNK BECAUSE IT WILL FALL DOWN ON HER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT BELIEVES THE REPAIRS SHOULD BE THE MANUFACTURER'S RESPONSIBILITY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000. UPDATED 1/8/09 *CN UPDATED 01/14/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE TECHNICIAN SPECULATED THAT THE OIL PUMP LOCKED UP, WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT THE COST OF $4,700. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE, 2.7 LITER CHRYSLER NO WARNING LIGHTS LEADING UP TO INEVITABLE ENGINE FAILURE. 10/27/08, 6:30 P.M. HEATER ABRUPTLY STOPPED WORKING. 10/28, 2 MILES INTO A.M. COMMUTE; STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, TURNED RIGHT ONCE TRAFFIC CLEAR. UPON ACCELERATION ENGINE HESITATES, NEARLY CAUSING DRIVER BEHIND TO REAR END ME. PULLED OFF STREET TO CHECK THAT CAR WAS RUNNING OK, SEEMED FINE. 9 MILES INTO COMMUTE. OIL LIGHT FLICKERS, PULLED INTO GAS STATION WITHIN 4 BLOCKS, SCARED ENGINE WOULD LOCK UP OR BLOW. CHECKED OIL, DRY DIPSTICK! PURCHASED 2 QUARTS, ADDED 1 & BARELY REGISTERED ON DIPSTICK. ADDED 2ND, NOW REGISTERED OVER FILLED (OIL IN ENGINE WAS HELD BACK DUE TO SLUDGE, & RELEASED WHILE ADDING NEW OIL?). OIL LIGHT STOPS FLICKERING & IS OFF. 1 MORE MILE TO WORK. ENGINE HESITATED A COUPLE OF TIMES DURING A.M. & P.M. COMMUTES. 9:58 P.M., 11 MILES INTO P.M. COMMUTE STOP AT GAS STATION, CHECK OIL. BEFORE OPENING HOOD, NOTICED ANTIFREEZE ODOR, COULDN'T TELL IF COMING FROM MY CAR OR OTHERS NEARBY. OIL STILL REGISTERED ON DIPSTICK AS OVERFILLED. NOTICED STEAM COMING FROM ENGINE NEAR MID FRONT OF CAR, PASSENGER SIDE, COULD NOT FIND EXACT LOCATION. PURCHASED COOLANT JUST IN CASE. FINAL 2 MILES OF COMMUTE, TEMP GAUGE REGISTERED HIGHER THAN NORMAL. 10/29, 8:00 A.M. TAKE CAR TO DEALERSHIP. DRIP MARKS ON DRIVEWAY FROM EVENING BEFORE. ARRIVED AT DEALERSHIP SERVICE, INFORMED ME THEY WERE NO LONGER CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP/SERVICE AS OF OCT. 1, (SIGN OUTSIDE & CARS IN THE LOT HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN AWAY). DIAGNOSIS: REPLACE WATER PUMP, OIL, AC & POWER STEERING BELTS, OIL SENDING UNIT, TIMING CHAIN & GEARS, TENSIONERS & UPPER CONNECTORS. ESTIMATE: $1,548. 2ND OPINION: REPLACE WATER PUMP, VALVE COVER GASKET, THERMOSTAT, BELTS, & OIL FOR $1,371. ALSO SUGGESTED REPLACING TIMING CHAIN, TOTAL $2,500. HOWEVER, THE SHOP HAD 15-YEAR FORMER CHRYSLER SERVICE VETERAN ON STAFF WHO SUGGESTED I NOT MAKE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE ENGINE WILL SEIZE SOON, AND I'D BE WASTING MONEY. STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND WHILE BRAKING AND ACCELERATING. THE NOISE PERSISTED FOR THREE DAYS. ON THE FOURTH DAY, WHILE BRAKING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. IN ORDER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, SHE HAD TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO PARK. LATER THE SAME DAY, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY AND A DIAGNOSTIC INDICATED THAT THE MAP SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE, AND THE OXYGEN IN THE FUEL INJECTION WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. THE MECHANIC ADVISED HER THAT THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE THE FOLLOWING DAY; HOWEVER, SHE WAS LATER INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THIS MEANT THAT THEY HAD NO IDEA WHEN THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT IS UNABLE TO REACH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,500. UPDATED 10/30/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT VARIOUS TIMES. UPDATED 10/30/08. *JB

I PURCHASED 2 EACH EAGLE GA P205/65R15 TIRES FOR THE LOCAL GOODYEAR GARAGE ON JAN. 20, 2007. I INITIALLY WANTED TO PURCHASE 2 OTHER TIRES BUT SINCE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THOSE IN STOCK, THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD GIVE ME THESE TIRES FOR THE SAME PRICE AS THE OTHER TIRES. IN MAY OF 2007, I HAD TO HAVE BOTH VALVE STEMS REPLACED ON THE TIRES AND AGAIN IN NOVEMBER OF 2007 BECAUSE THE TIRES KEPT LEAKING AIR. I PURCHASED THE TIRES AT WITH 53861 MILES ON THE CAR. I CURRENTLY HAVE 74747 MILES AND WAS TOLD AUG 15, 2008 BY THE SAME GOODYEAR STORE THAT I NEEDED NEW TIRES BECAUSE THE TREAD WAS DOWN TO 3/32. AFTER THEY CALLED CORP AND I COMPLAINED, I WAS TOLD GOODYEAR WOULDN'T REPLACE THE TIRES UNTIL THE TREAD WAS AT 2/32. MY TIRES LEAK AIR CONSTANTLY AND THE TREAD WEAR IS VERY APPARENT. I WAS TOLD IT WAS PROBABLY A SUSPENSION/NON ROTATING TIRE PROBLEM. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED EVERY 4 MONTHS DURING THE OIL CHANGE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE SINCE GOODYEAR WON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT REPLACING THEM FOR ANOTHER MONTH DUE TO NOT ENOUGH TREAD WEAR!! *TR

DRIVING ACROSS RR TRACKS AT LESS THAN THE POSTED SPEED AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR STRUT MOUNT BROKE AND BEGAN BANGING IN THE WELL AREA OF MY 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. I CONTACTED SEVERAL LOCAL GARAGES, THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR, AND MOPAR PARTS ONLINE TO GET PRICE AND AVAILABILITY ON THE PART. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY EVERYONE, THE PART # 4879071 AD IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER WITH NO AVAILABILITY DATE. PER MOPOR SOME CUSTOMERS HAVE BEEN WAITING OVER 5 MONTHS FOR THE PART. PER THE DEALERSHIP NO RECALL OR SAFETY BULLETIN HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THIS PART. PER THE DEALERSHIP AND MOPAR THERE ARE OVER 5,000 MOUNTS ON BACKORDER AND NONE ARE GETTING FILLED. I CAN NOT FIX THE FAILURE DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF THE PART. WITH THIS MANY ON BACK ORDER, APPARENTLY THERE IS A PROBLEM AND NO ONE IS ADDRESSING OR WILLING TO ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND CORRECT IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR STRUT MOUNTS WERE CORRODED. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THAT BOTH STRUT MOUNTS BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,000.