2002 Chrysler Sebring Convertible: check engine light

Filed Sep 1, 2016 · Engine, Fuel system · OR

We bought this car used in 2010 with 69,000. It was great for a minute and then...hoses, water pump, tensioners, a lot of tensioners, drive chain, sensor for some timing issue, thermostat, fuel pump, a bolt that sheared off the oil pan. Check engine light was on, with the coded for gas cap. No matter how many gas caps (5). It leaked oil from different places. Get one seal replaced , it would leak from somewhere else. Towed at least 6 times. Last time it was 100 degrees, it started missing, smoking. It ended up being the battery, but I was way too paranoid to drive this car any more. Too much money and stress. Not sure I ever want to own another chrysler. I traded it in and I am sorry for the next person that owns it. These issues started at approximately 75,000. Traded in at 132,000.

Filed Jun 27, 2013 · Airbags, Engine · 76,000 miles · CT

The horn doesn't work , check engine light always on, airbags light on clock spring needs to be replace, and it seems that a lot of people are having the same problem ... My car wont be able to pass the emission test... Ac compressor doesn't work .

Filed Oct 28, 2008 · Engine, Fuel system · 64,000 miles · OR

A fuel pump was replaced in the car. After the repair the car ran bad and the engine light was on. Dealer advised it was only oil sludge and it was okay to drive. The car experienced a complete engine failure while driving on the interstate.

Filed Jun 11, 2008 · Electrical, Engine · 103,000 miles · GA

I bought the car brand new, added the extended warranty and had several things go wrong. Just to name a few: engine shut down without warning and had to be replaced when it was just over the 100,000 mile warranty even though oil changes and regular maintenance was done 3-4000 miles, transmission pan had metal shavings in it which resulted in poor performance, control arm had to be replaced after chrysler dealership told me the problem was the motor mounts(I did not need the mounts replaced and the repair was not done under warranty), water pump & thermostat housing(was told both weren't covered and should have been), rear window defroster replaced and/or fixed three times, driver power window regulator replaced(glass had to be replaced because of damage from the regulator, which I paid), visor vanity light-part ordered but "too late" when tried to have it replaced(was not notified that part was in), dash lights-on & off, headlights replace several times, hub seal replaced, passenger seat adjust arm broken, lighter inoperative, check engine light on first month I had the car!

Filed Jun 17, 2007 · Fuel system · 32,376 miles · NY

Gas cap leak is detected and engine light goes on and stays on. Tried after market cap and 2 different caps from dealer and problem does not go away. Dash light has been reset numerous times, mechanic thinks the filler pipe must be bent and leaking somewhere else below the cap. Actually, just had light reset with cap sealed tight, did not touch it, and 3 days later light came on anyway. Easy solution change the law, spending hundreds of dollars to try and correct the loss of a little gas vapor while hummers drive around at 5- 10 miles a gallon is the true crime here. Changing the law increases the tolerances and let's move on to better things. Car will not pass inspection with stupid dash light on.

Filed Sep 30, 2004 · Airbags · OH

Engine light sensor, air bag sensor keeps coming on. Took in to dealer for engine light sensor 3 months ago to correct that. Today, took in to dealer for air bag sensor light which kept coming on every 10 seconds. Dealer stated because of a bad sensor in the seatbelt contraption air bag light was coming on--doesn't make sense to me. So, of course they had to order some kind of part to the tune of 118 dollars plus labor so bill was 330 dollars to fix something which I believe is defective and their fault. What the air bag light has to do with the seat belt is beyond me. Noticed a similiar complaint on your site dated september 30, 2004 at 03:21 pm for same model car. I think this needs to be investigated. As the person stated in their complaint, air bag can deploy for no reason, or air bag will not deploy in the event of accident. I believe this is a severe safety issue here.

Filed Apr 19, 2004 · Airbags, Electrical · NJ

I have leased my 2002 sebring convertiable lxi on sept 9, 2002 since then the car has been back for numerous times. Beginning not even 3 months and 500 miles into lease. I started having problems with it. Electrical (air bag light, altertator light, engine light, driver side heated seat), transmission has recently had been serviced and parts have been replaced, I have been telling chrysler (dealership) since about 500 miles and they told me it wasn't anything, they recently replaced a couple of things at about 26,866. I was having and still having trouble with the ignition key not coming out of the ignition on my last service (march 04) they've replaced the ignition collar. I have tried to return or trade in for a new chrysler car but they say since I am in a lease there's nothing I could do about it. The air bag light is still coming on every 10 seconds since my last service march 04 but they say nothing is wrong. From what I understand correctly there's two things that could happen 1. Air bag will not deplote if I was in an accident and 2. It could deplote at any given time while I'm driving. So needless to say I do not feel safe driving this car. The dealership doesn't seem to care. Can you help me .

Filed Mar 7, 2003 · Electrical · 3,499 miles · VA

My chrysler sebring gtc, with standard transmission, without warning would not allow me to shift the car. I had to come to a stop on a busy street. The car would not let me shift to any gear, it was still running. This was caused my the failure of a disc modular (electrical device) part number spd 05062200aa. It does not make since that this electrical part failure would make the car inoperative. This is not safe. This could have happen driving at a higher speed. I was in town on rt. 7 in slower traffic when it happened. I could see the check engine light coming on with the failure of this part, but not the car being totally inoperative the car had less than 3,500 miles of use when this happened.