Tl*the contact owned a 2007 chrysler sebring. When the contact stopped at the traffic light, the vehicle shut down. A few minutes later, the vehicle began to smoke under the hood and burn. The manufacturer took a report. They sent an investigator to the tow yard, but the contact has not yet received a response from the manufacturer concerning the outcome of the investigation. Chrysler recently mailed her a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign id number 07v473000 (engine and engine cooling system: radiator assembly). The VIN was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 30,000.
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I had the 2007 chrysler sebring for seven months,and on 6/26/2008 the car caught on fire. Then I received a recall the following week on a tuesday but that was to late. Now the car was a total loss and I am out of a car. I just want someone to replace the car and let me cont to pay on it, so I will have a way to work and doctor appointments. Instead I still have the car on my credit and can not get another one. This was not my fault be they are treating me like I set the car on fire but it was due to the recall. My 6 year old son and I was in the car at the time but luckily we got out and was not hurt.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chrysler sebring. The contact received a safety recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign id number 07v473000 (engine and engine cooling:cooling system:radiator assembly) in may of 2008. After calling the dealer several times, the contact was informed that the part for the repair was unavailable and had to be ordered. She spoke with the general manager on june 18, 2008 and was informed that he would receive a callback. As of july 18, 2008, the contact has not received a call. The mileages were unknown.
Purchased a 2007 chrysler sebring on september 2007 (used). I was not notified of the two recalls (radiator fan connector and tire pressure connector) both causes fire. On june 21, 2008 my vehicle caught fire. It was totaled. Chrysler stated they would give me a rental. However, even after the investigators and engineers stated that the fire was due to the recalls, they still have not given me a rental vehicle as stated. Not to mention be very rude.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chrysler sebring. While driving on june 21, 2008 there was smoke present under the hood. After approaching a traffic light the vehicle shut off and a large amount of smoke was coming from the engine. She observed that the engine compartment and the under side of the vehicle was on fire. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire after three attempts. The vehicle was towed. The dealer confirmed with the contact that there were no recalls related to her VIN. The dealer instructed the tow truck company to bring the vehicle to them; however, the dealer later advised them to take the vehicle away since the damage was so massive. The dealer also stated that the contact would have to wait until monday to obtain a rental car. The dealer later informed the contact that they would not provide her with a rental car until an investigator inspected the vehicle. An investigator has not inspected the vehicle since the fire occurred. The failure and current mileages were 32,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chrysler sebring. The contact received a recall notice for the tire pressure measuring system. The dealer stated that the parts were unavailable and could take 6-8 weeks to repair the recall. There has been no failure to date. The current mileage was 14,000.
I just want you aware that I tried to complete safety recall g39-radiator fan for my new chrysler sebring. The dealer is having difficulty obtaining the part. I was told they are "limited" in the number of parts they can order, per week. Nothing was resolved in completing this recall.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chrysler sebring. While stopped at a traffic light, the RPM's decreased to zero and the engine stalled. The gear was shifted into park and the vehicle was restarted. After it was restarted and the contact depressed the accelerator pedal, the vehicle hesitated for 15-20 seconds before accelerating. When it rains, the headlights and instrument panel lights would dim intermittently. The light switch was turned off and then back on. The dealer was unable to duplicate or repair the failures. The powertrain was unknown. The failure mileage was 16,000 and current mileage was 29,000. Updated 03-19-08 *bf updated 03/19/08
2007 chrysler sebring sedan customer states that the car started smoking and was taken to the dealership and the car caught on fire in front of the dealership**cc the consumer the tires and the cruise control switch were replaced. The brakes were not grabbing and the pedal would go to the floor. The cd player would not eject the cd's. The cooling fan caught on fire.
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