2007 Chrysler Sebring: stuck in gear or won't shift

Filed Sep 7, 2020 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 211,498 miles · CA

I was riding on the highway with my daughter in passenger seat when suddenly my engine light started blinking and the RPM's shot up to about 7,000 and continued if accelerator was press. I immediately pulled over. Call aaa to have car towed to my destination. The car was now in what is called limp mode and has been for 2 months now.

Filed Jun 24, 2018 · DC

Shifter had to be replaced within two years, this is the second shifter. Stuck in park

Filed Feb 9, 2015 · Electrical, Transmission · 80,000 miles · CA

My chrysler sebring's electronic throttle control light goes on for a second or 2 and then goes back off randomly. The car idles high and seem to want to stall out. The vehicle will go into limp mode when the etc light is solid and won't go more than 10-15mph. There is no check engine light and mechanic found no codes to tell what was wrong. I have been on the freeway or city streets when it will randomly go into limp mode and have to safely maneuver away from traffic as vehicle slows with no response from the gas peddle. I have read online that many other people have had this safety problem and no one seems to be able to fix it or find the source. I observed many others spending hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars on different speculated parts that "may" cause this to happen. The best scenario after people replaced different parts was that the vehicle was fine for maybe a week or two but the problems came right back. I hope with your help we can put an end to this unsafe condition of this vehicle and protect the consumers. Thank you for reading this and taking my experience and many others into consideration.

Filed Jul 29, 2013 · Airbags · IL

When seat is moved the airbag light comes on and stays on. Dealer refuses to fix saying that placing purse on seat broke the sensor. Car will not shift in gear. 2nd occurrence. First time fixed under recall. Now dealer refuses to fix same issue. Contacted chrysler customer service and received no assistance.

Filed May 26, 2012 · Airbags, Electrical · 14,000 miles · OK

I bought my 2007 chrysler sebring brand new april 2007. After about a year (or less) and well under 20,000 miles the gas cap light would not go off, windshield wipers went off sporadically even in the "off" position, got stuck in park, fuel tank had to be replaced (which went out while I was driving), air bag light won't go off, etc. Had all these problems fixed only to have many of them recur. They were all fixed under warranty. Now after 36,000 miles and no warranty, the problems I have now are the windshield wipers still won't go off, my electric windows sometimes won't work at all (driver's side specifically), air bag light won't go off but occasionally when driver's seat is moved backward and forward but always returns, car will stall at times when pressing the gas pedal while driving. After the windshield wipers began going off again, took it to chrysler dealership in my town...they contacted chrysler to see if they would replace it again and they refused. All the recalls I read about that appear to pertain to my vehicle, chrysler says my VIN is not a part of the recall (even though it's happening to my car too)! I will never buy another chrysler vehicle for myself, or anyone in my family again! Problems with this car started early and never went away.

Filed May 2, 2011 · Electrical, Engine · 65,000 miles · CA

The car had a new set of spark plugs and a transmission service at 60,000 miles. The car was being driven at freeway speeds when it lost power and then was stuck in second gear. It was towed to a chrysler dealer where they serviced the transmission believing that was the problem, because the obdii system reported no current or stored error codes. They returned the car and stated that it was running rough and should have a tune up. The car was driven about 180 miles at freeway speeds when it again lost power and was stuck in second gear. This time the car was driven along the shoulder to the next off ramp at which time the check engine light came on. The car was towed to another chrysler dealer where the obdii codes showed that the catalytic converter and an oxygen sensor had failed. The dealer replaced these items. Fuel economy dropped from about 30 mpg to about 23 mpg. The local dealer looked into this problem but said that the obdii system is reporting no current or stored codes so there is nothing they can do per the factory, they also have noted that the engine is running roughly. Chrysler was contacted about the problem and agreed to refund the cost of the transmission service because it was not the problem. I mailed all the copies of the requested paperwork to them but they never responded back and have not paid.

Filed Feb 2, 2011 · Transmission · 37,500 miles · FL

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chrysler sebring. The vehicle was previously repaired for an unknown recall in which the vehicle would not shift out of park. Approximately 3 months later, the failure occurred again. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed. The failure and current mileages were 37,500.

Filed Aug 25, 2010 · Transmission · 80,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chrysler sebring. The contact stated that the gear shift selector became stuck in park. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who advised that the shift assembler would need to be replaced. The manufacturer would not provide any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 80,000.

Filed Aug 19, 2010 · Transmission · 48,487 miles · NV

My 2007 chrysler sebring "stuck" in park. I have 48847 miles on my sebring and have not had a problem with it. On aug.13 I pulled into my garage and parked. The next day I got into my car and it would not shift out of park. I checked the manual and it gave an "over-ride" procedure. This procedure does not work. I called chrysler on the 15th and asked how to engage the over-ride. They gave me the same procedure. On the 16th I had a tow truck come to my house to tow my car to the dealership. He showed me an entirely different over-ride that was shown to him, by chrysler. But chrysler does not pass on to the consumer. It worked and I was able to drive my car to the dealership. Before I took my car to the dealership I contacted chrysler and got a case manager assigned to me. The case manager worked with the dealership and got my car repaired for a $50.00 co-payment. Chrysler knows there is a problem with 2007 & 2008 sebrings I would like to see chrysler send a new over-ride procedure to all owners of vehicles that could have this problem and issue a recall. I was lucky it happened in my garage, but several others might not be as lucky where this failure happens, without the correct knowledge on how to over-ride the system.

Filed Aug 15, 2010 · Transmission · 88,965 miles · MA

I left work and my 2007 chrysler sebring would not shift out of park (it's an automatic). I eventually had to have my car towed for a total of 280. I learned that an internal spring and another part inside of the shifter had broken. Based on what I read, it seems to be a common problem with the later model sebrings.

Filed Aug 12, 2010 · Transmission · 30,000 miles · NJ

2007 chrysler sebring would not shift out of park, with only 30,000 miles on the car this happened, the shifter was replaced.

Filed Aug 11, 2010 · Electrical · VA

My 2007 chrysler sebring is stuck in park.