2001 Chrysler Sebring: engine stalls while driving

Filed Jun 18, 2014 · Electrical · 89,000 miles · AL · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chrysler sebring. The contact stated that while traveling 10 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact smelled a burning odor coming from the vehicle. The vehicle failed to restart. Upon inspection, it was found that the wires in the interior fuse box melted. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 89,000 and the current mileage was 92,000.

Filed Mar 6, 2014 · Engine · 131,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chrysler sebring. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, she noticed an abnormal rubber smell as the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was driven onto the emergency lane and was restarted after approximately one hour. Additionally, the contact added freon to the vehicle. The vehicle was drivable but continued leaking freon. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic, who indicated that the water pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 131,000.

Filed Feb 3, 2012 · Electrical, Engine · 60,000 miles · MS · crash

2001 chrysler sebring turns off while driving - the exact same problem as the hundreds of thousands of chryslers recalled last year. Everyone wants to try a body control module, fuel pump, new crank shaft but the problem keeps occurring - perhaps because they were not aware of this recall/problem as not even my local chrysler dealership knew. This has happened to me frequently over the past 1.5-2 years or so, it comes and goes. I was rear ended once but it was light enough (thank god) that it did not cause any damage. Extremely dangerous. Almost a quarter of a million chrysler vehicles were recalled last year for this problem. As of right now, I believe just van/crossover models - why not all models with this same problem? Please leave your complaints on the message boards alone and bring them to the federal safety agency so that chrysler can be held accountable for these issues.

Filed Nov 28, 2011 · Engine · 138,000 miles · NY · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chrysler sebring. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning. In addition, there was smoke coming from under the hood. The dealer advised the contact that the recall under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 00v299002 (engine and engine cooling: engine) was not associated with the contact's VIN. A local mechanic inspected the vehicle and diagnosed that antifreeze leaked into the engine, causing the vehicle to stall. The failure and the current mileage was 138,000.

Filed Aug 11, 2010 · Electrical · 119,000 miles · GA

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 chrysler sebring lx1. While driving, the vehicle stalled and would not shift out of first gear. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the electrical wiring caused the failure to occur. The vehicle was not serviced. The failure and the current mileages were 119,000.

Filed Jan 28, 2010 · Engine · 137,000 miles · CO

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 chrysler sebring lxi. While cruising at speeds of less than 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. He was unable to restart the vehicle. The dealer stated that the water pump caused the radiator fluid to leak into the engine. He would also need to replace the engine. There were no recalls for the failure. No repairs were made to the vehicle. The failure and currently mileages were 137,000.

Filed Oct 30, 2008 · Electrical, Engine · 82,000 miles · OH

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 chrysler sebring. Whenever the contact comes to a complete stop, the vehicle will suddenly shut off. Occasionally, the vehicle does not immediately restart. He also noticed that the vehicle would suddenly stall while accelerating past 60 MPH. In addition, the radio and instrument panel lights stop working whenever the check engine indicator illuminates. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 82,000. Updated 11/28/08 *bf the consumer believed the camshaft sensor was rubbing the wiring causing it to heat the wiring under the protective shield and slowly grounding out the electrical system. Updated 12/02/08.

Filed Apr 24, 2008 · Engine · 71,000 miles · MI

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 chrysler sebring. The contact heard a loud noise coming from the engine while driving. She had a mechanic perform an oil change and remove all of the sludge in the engine. Two days later, while driving 20 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. She was relatively close to her home at the time of the failure; therefore, some of her peers pushed the vehicle back to her house. The mechanic inspected the vehicle and stated that there was a continuous issue with sludge build up and they also noted that the timing chains were failing. The dealer stated that her VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 00v299002 (engine and engine cooling:engine). The manufacturer did not provide any assistance. The failure and current mileages were 71,000.

Filed Nov 19, 2007 · Engine · 160,000 miles · VA

Approximately 2 years ago, I had my oil pan gasket replaced (at the advice of the chrysler dealership in fredericksburg, va). When the oil pan was removed, there was sludge at the bottom of it (which was cleaned out). The new gasket and pan were replaced (which seemed to fix any problems my car was having). Now, my car is burning oil and coolant and stalls when I slow down. My spark plugs were replaced yesterday and everything seemed okay as it sat idling in the driveway; however, this morning, my car stalled while I was turning through a busy intersection! I have the 2.7l engine and am concerned that my car falls into the same category as the rest of the 2.7l engines (that have sludge build-up from coolant getting into the engine oil). I don't want my engine to seize up before I can afford to purchase a replacement (which will not be another chrysler) since I can blatantly read that no one is getting any satisfaction out of chrysler in replacing their faulty engines. I'm sending this as a preventable measure.

Filed Feb 17, 2007 · Engine · 66,000 miles · PA

While driving, car stalled in the middle of the boulevard; restart and drove to nearest parking lot. Had vehicle towed to automotive shop. Upon investigation found water in oil, 544 other cases filed 2001 chrysler sebring weak engine block failure after 34k miles, we lucked out after 66k miles.

Filed Sep 15, 2006 · Engine, Wheels · 85,000 miles · PA

Dt*: the contact stated while driving 55 MPH on a dry highway, a very loud noise that sounded like the engine revved was heard. The oil light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. There were no lights illuminated prior to the noise. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who determined the engine needed to be replaced. There were no problems with the vehicle prior to the incident. The oil changes were maintained every 3,000 miles. Updated 10/4/2006 - the wheels corroded causing the tires to lose air. Each time the tires were rotated the wheel caps came loose and fell off. The caps have been replaced twice.

Filed Aug 1, 2006 · Engine · 50,000 miles · IL

Dt*: the contact stated while the vehicle is at an idle, the engine intermittently stalled without warning. The vehicle restarted without any problems. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer. There is a the federal safety agency recall #00v299002 regarding the engine. The VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was alerted.