2004 Chrysler Sebring

MY VEHICLE IN MAY 2006 STARTING SHOWING SIGNS OF IGNITION FAILURE. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON WHILE I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE. WHEN I ATTEMPT TO TURN OFF VEHICLE OFF,IT REMAINS ON FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES OR LONGER UNTIL I CAN GET IT TO TURN OFF W/O THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THIS MEANS MY CAR IS DRIVABLE W/O A KEY IN THE IGNITION. THIS CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AT 29,000 MILES. THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE GETS EXTREMELY HOT. ACCORDING TO THE RECALL REPORTS WHICH STATES THAT A BREAK IN MOLDING IN THE FUEL PUMP CAN LEAD TO IGNITION FAILURE WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND CAN CAUSE A FIRE. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3X IN LESS THAN 5 MONTHS. ANCIRA JEEP CHRYSLER HAS FAILED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND HAS CONTINUED TO CHARGE ME FOR A FUEL PUMP, CAM SENSOR, AND IGNITION. I PICKED UP MY CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP JUST A FEW DAYS AGO AND NOT EVEN 10 MIN LATER WHEN I GOT HOME THE PROBLEM WAS STILL OCCURING BUT WORSE. MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP AS WE SPEAK AND I HAVE YET TO HEAR FEEDBACK UNLESS I CALL; EVEN THEN, THEY CAN'T GIVE ME AN ANSWER. THE SERVICE ADVISOR CALLED ME TO ASK ME HOW TO TURN MY CAR OFF, THERE IS A HUGE PROBLEM WHEN A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP W/MECHANICS IS ASKING THEIR CUSTOMER HOW TO FIX THEIR CAR. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY AT ALL, THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND THE SERVICE AND QUALITY I HAVE RECIEVED IS UNACCEPTABLE. I WAS NOT PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION FOR THERE ERRORS AND I AM RELYING ON OTHERS FOR TRANSPORTATION. *NM

DRIVING OUR CAR IN CHICAGO AND WE LIVE IN OHIO. STOP AT A LIGHT AND THE CAR STARTS MAKING THIS LOUD NOISE. GET THE CAR TO MY SISTERS (THANKFULLY). HAD TO RENT A TRAILER TO GET THE CAR HOME. BROUGHT IT TO THE MECHANIC WHO SAID THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO SLUDGE. OIL WAS CHANGED 3 DAYS BEFORE. ENGINE COULD NOT BE REBUILT. CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THIS IS A FAULTY ENGINE AND CHRYSLER SHOULD STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT.

I PURCHASED MY 2004 SEBRING AT SHELLBY CHRYSLER JEEP\EAGLE DEALERSHIP. JUST A FEW SHORT MONTHS LATER ,MY CAR STARTED JUST CUTTING OFF. THEN IT STARTED JUMPING FORWARD WHILE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GET HIT IN SEVERAL INTERSECTIONS. I TOOK MY CAR IN MORE THAN 7 TIMES TO BE TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON THEREFORE IT WOULD NOT PULL A CODE. MEANWHILE, I HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK FOR A LEAK SOMEWHERE. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. NOW 2 YEARS LATER JUST AS MY WARRANTY HAS RAN OUT, THE CAR STARTS CUTTING OFF AND LEAVING ME STRANDED. I HAD TO HAVE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP ONLY FOR THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO SMART OFF AT MA AND TELL ME THAT IT WAS OUT OF GAS. I KNEW THIS WAS NOT TRUE BECAUSE THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE FIRST THING I DID WAS TRY TO PUT GAS IN IT. ALSO, WHEN I WAS HAVING TROUBLE ONLY A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE GAS GAUGE,BUT OF COURSE,THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THE CAR CUT OFF AGAIN AND I TOOK IT BACK,ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE GAS GAUGE AND THEN WAS TOLD THE SENDING UNIT IN THE GAS TANK WAS BAD,NOW THAT ITS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I HAVE TO PAY OVER 700.00 FOR THE PART TO BE REPLACED. OH YEAH,AND THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF! *NM

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 PURE HOGWASH, BECAUSE THIS ISSUE IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE MODELS BACK TO 1999. IT IS EMBARRASSING THAT A CAR MANUFACTURER IS SO CHEAP THAT THEY CAN NOT ADMIT THEIR MISTAKE, COVER IT UNDER THE WARRANTY AND JUST BE DONE WITH IT. I HAD MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR, I AM GLAD THAT I DID NOT HAVE A TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE AND END UP IN THE DITCH OR REAR ENDED LIKE MANY OTHERS I HAVE READ ABOUT. WHEN IT STALLED, LUCKILY THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME REALIZED THAT I WAS HAVING AN ISSUE AND GOT OVER TO THE OTHER LANE QUICK ENOUGH, THEY ONLY HONKED THEIR HORN AT ME, AS TO WHICH MY DAUGHTER WANTED TO KNOW WHY. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE FORCED TO TAKE CARE OF THESE ISSUES. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER MAJOR CAR MANUFACTURERS, AUDI, TOYOTA, THAT HAVE HAD SIMILAR SLUDGE ISSUES AND THEY HAVE STEPPED UP AND STARTED ENGINE REPLACEMENT, AND/OR REPAIR PROGRAMS TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR MISTAKES. EVERYONE IN THE UNITED STATES NEEDS TO HEAR ABOUT THIS, TO AVOID BUYING THIS TERRIBLE ENGINE AND THE SLEEPLESS NIGHTS. FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL OF US DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH A 2.7L ENGINE AND FOR ALL OF OUR FAMILIES, PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS TERRIBLE INJUSTICE. *JB

DURING NORMAL USE OF THE CAR, THE REAR-WINDOW DEFROSTER STOPS WORKING. THE DEFROSTER STOPS WORKING BECAUSE A POWER WIRE COMES DISCONNECTED AS THE TAB ATTACHED TO THE GLASS DETACHES. THE CAR IS A CONVERTIBLE WITH LIMITED VISION TO THE REAR, WHEN THE DEFROSTER DOESN'T WORK THE DRIVER'S VISION IS LIMITED EVEN FURTHER. THIS MAKES DRIVING DANGEROUS. THE TAB WAS RE-ATTACHED AT THE DEALER. *JB

SINCE PURCHASING OUR 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING (TOURING) NEW OFF THE DEALER'S LOT IN THE SUMMER OF 2004, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL CASES OF SUDDEN AND UNEXPLAINED STALLING. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAPPEN MOST OFTEN WHEN WE COME TO A STOP DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. THE CAR USUALLY SPUTTERS A FEW SECONDS BEFORE STALLING. I THEN HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND THEN TURN THE KEYS BACK. THIS HAS RESULTED IN SEVERAL NEAR-MISSES BECAUSE CARS APPROACHING FROM BEHIND DO NOT REALIZE MY VEHICLE IS DEAD. OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED ABOUT 15 TO 20 STALLING INCIDENTS. AFTER THE FIRST FEW CASES, WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE STALLING AND COULD NOT FIND ANY FAULT CODES OR OBVIOUS DEFECTS. WE HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES SINCE OUR VISIT TO SEE IF CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED ANY UPDATES ON THE APPARENT MANUFACTURING ISSUE. SO FAR, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVICE ON WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *NM