The fuel line leading from the firewall area to the fuel distribution rail leaking allowing pressurized fuel to spray in the engine compartment. This was not noticed at highway speeds but was detected by the odor after shutting car off.chrysler has not been able to get me the correct part to repair and so an aftermarket part was used to return the vehicle to service temporarily.
2004 Chrysler Sebring fuel system complaints
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Within the first week after purchasing a 2004 sebring convertible limited, the problem of the engine almost dying or dying started. This problem occurs more often at higher ambient temperatures. When coming to a stop the engine drops down to 200-250 RPM. When it recovers it overshoots the low idle speed causing the car to lunge forward. Several times the engine has died. The engine will restart immediately. One day as I was going through a green light a car turned right in front of me. I had to make a panic stop in the middle of the intersection and the engine died. I almost got rear-ended because the cars behind me were not expecting me to have to restart the engine. Your web site defines this as a safety issue because the driver has an unexpected event that puts the driver in a situation where the driver cannot safely control the vehicle. After starting the car and backing out of the garage the engine is running like a sewing machine. Suddenly the engine begins to run rough. It reminds me of the days of carburetor cars when the choke was stuck on. Suddenly it starts running like a sewing machine. Most mornings, but not everyday, after backing out of the garage and putting the car in drive then accelerating the car will stumble 1-4 times. The engine speed begins to come up and then stops accelerating, then suddenly accelerates again. This only happens shortly after the engine has been started. Once the engine warms up this problem will not happen. Continued 1 of 3 *jb the consumer believed the fuel drains back to the tank when the vehicle sits overnight. After the vehicle is started the fuel system is not properly pressurized for a short period of time, which could be a result of a defective componet.
Recall campaign 04v313000, after driving the vehicle a short distance consumer smelled gas, pulled into a gas station, and there was gas leaking out the vehicle. Dealer repaired the fuel line. This was the second occurrence.
My car, 2004 sebring sedan with 19,000 has had a surging problem for several months. As I,m coming to a stop, with my foot on the brake, the car will surge forward as if I was giving it gas. On 10/28/04, I've had the car examined coon rapids chrysler dealership mechanics and was told they found nothing wrong with it outside of misfires in three cylinders. They said they road tested the car and did not experience what I experience every day during every stop. I was told they reset the PCM as this is what manufacturer recomends. When I left the dealership, I experienced the same surging from the very first stop and all the other stops during the fifteen mile drive home.nextweek I'll take it to another dealer and see if they can fix this. I've noticed that mycarstats.com has numerous complaints regarding this problem and the dealers/manufacturer appears to not dealing with it. I've come very close to rear-ending cars during my travels. I expect the surge and prepare for it but there has to be a fix.
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