2004 Chrysler Sebring

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, SHE APPROACHED A TRAFFIC STOP SIGNAL AS THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. IN ADDITION, ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OCCURRED WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE OR ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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

I HAVE OWNED A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN SPORADIC THROUGHOUT THE TIME I'VE HAD THE CAR. AFTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THEN NEEDING TO COME TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, STOP SIGN, OR TOLL BOOTH, THE CAR PERIODICALLY DOES ONE OF TWO THINGS; IT EITHER STALLS, WHICH THEN I HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR AND ALL IS FINE, OR THE RPMS DROP AND THIS CAUSES THE CAR (BY ITSELF) TO REACT BY REVVING UP THE RPMS AND LUNGING FORWARD WHILE MY FOOT REMAINS ON THE BRAKE. IT'S NOT SO MUCH THE STALLING PART THAT BOTHERS ME, AS I RESTART THE CAR AND GO. HOWEVER, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I NEARLY HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHEN THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD. THE OCCURRENCES ARE INFREQUENT, BUT IT IS ONLY GOING TO TAKE ONE TIME THAT THE NEARLY BECOMES AN ACCIDENT. THIS ISSUE OCCURS MAYBE 15-20 TIMES PER YEAR. OUT 20 OCCURRENCES, IT WILL STALL 18 TIMES AND LUNGE 2 TIMES. NOTHING HAS EVER BEEN FOUND TO BE MECHANICALLY WRONG WITH THE CAR. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. I'VE SEEN ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO TAKE THE TIME TO SEND THIS TO YOU. *TR

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.

SHORTLY AFTER I TOOK DELIVERY ON MY 2004 SEBRING SEDAN IN JULY, 2004, I RETURNED TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD SHAKE AND STALL OUT AT LOW IDLE SPEEDS. THE DEALER ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM RECURRED AGAIN IN LATE 2005, BUT THIS TIME, IT DIDN'T ALWAYS STALL OUT. AT TIMES WHILE I WAS BREAKING OR EVEN STOPPED WITH MY FOOT ON THE BREAK, THE CAR WOULD SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT MY TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN, AND IT WAS FIXED, I WAS TOLD, BY A COMPUTER UPDATE, AND I GOT IT BACK ON 12/1/05. I NOTICED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS RECURRING AS I DROVE ABOUT 450 MILES ON JANUARY 3RD AND 4TH OF 2006. I PLANNED TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER DRIVING HOME ON 1/6. BUT ON THE LAST LEG OF THE TRIP, AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES COMING UP ON CARS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ENGINE SURGED AND THE CAR HURTLED FORWARD AS I YELLED AND TRIED TO GET THE BRAKES TO OVERRIDE THE ACCELERATION. I REAR-ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT THE LIGHT, BUT ONLY KNOCKED OUT HER LEFT BRAKE LIGHT. THE SEBRING SUSTAINED OVER $5000 IN DAMAGES. I DROVE THE CAR THE REST OF THE WAY TO MY HOME, BUT ON REFLECTION, I WAS TOO AFRAID TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS, AND THEY CAME AND DROVE IT TO BE REPAIRED. WHEN THEY CHECKED FOR THE SURGE I DESCRIBED, THIS TIME THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE IT, SO THEY SAID THEY COULD DO NOTHING. I HAVE NOT ACCEPTED THE CAR BACK. TOO DANGEROUS. *NM

2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING TOURING 20000 MILES. WHEN CAR IS STOPPED WITH FOOT ON BRAKE CAR JUMPS FORWARD FOR NO REASON LIKE SOME ONE HAD PUT THEIR FOOT ON THE GAS THIS HAS HAPPEN COUPLE TIMES TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. HE FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN AND WAS GOING TO DO IT WHEN I TAKE IT BACK. BUT AFTER READING IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM THERE SHOULD BE RECALL BEFORE SOME ONE IS KILLED!!!! ALSO WHEN IN TRACTION CONTROL IT MAKES A TERRIBLE NOISE LIKE THE BRAKES GRINDING ON THE ROTORS WHEN THE WHEELS ARE SPINNING DEALER NOT SURE WHAT IS WRONG AND IS GOING TO LOOK INTO IT. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK , CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK THE CONTACT COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THEN, THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. AFTER THE ACCIDENT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED, BUT IT DID NOT SHOW ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK UPDATED 11/7/2005. *NM