I was getting off the freeway and the car started to slow down and stutter so I turned off the main road and the engine turned off and the power steering went out. Luckily it was a sunday so there wasn't any traffic behind me but if there had been there could have been an accident since I had no control over power steering or the engine shutting off. There was no indication on the dash board that there was a major issue. I tried to start it a few times but had to wait over 5 minutes before it finally started. I took it to the mechanic the next day and after looking it over they said I needed a new engine. It didn't make sense because I change the oil every 3,000 miles and the check engine on the car says there is a gas cap issue. It says nothing about the engine having a problem. I was told the 2.7 engine has alot of problems and mine had built up oil sludge. Once in a while the car would say to change the oil or say there is an issue with the oil pressure but every time I took it in to get checked I was told the oil is fine. Without the dash telling me there is a serious issue a mechanic will not know of the oil sludge problem until they tear apart the engine. This is extremely dangerous the dash warning system is supposed to let you know when there is an issue with the engine. I really think chrysler should stop making cars all together because I have seen so many complaints about the issue and there is not enough media out there letting us know of this. It is a big safety hazard we need to know when the engine is so bad it may shut off in traffic. I just had my safety and emissions done 2 months before and it passed just fine so nothing in the alert system warns of an engine problem.
2010 Chrysler Sebring engine complaints
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My husband was driving downs the freeway, we were on our way to a wedding next thing we know the made a noise and start slowing way down while on the freeway. Luckily my husband was able to pull over. The car totally stop working. We waited for a little while and the car started back up we were trying to get out of the hot sun. That day it was a whopping 90 degree outside I was very upset. We we able to get the car to the other side of freeway to pull off and the car went out again and would not start.we called a toll trunk which took them an hour to get to us. What had happened is the timing chain broke inside the engine and messed up a lot of other things inside the engine. The said they fixed it but around 29,000 miles and 6 months went by and the same thing occurred again getting ready to pull of at my moms house. The car dealer would not fix for free, the manufacturer only offered to fix the timing change for half off. Which the cost for that was $1800. This was defiantly a safety issue and I do not want this car even though I'm paying my car note still on time for the last 2 years. I am so dissatisfied with this vehicle. Please do an investigation. The is not fixed to this day. The car need to be salvage.
This incident occurred will traveling on the freeway at 65 MPH. Without notice the electronic throttle control light illuminate and the car decelerated from 65mph to 35mph. This deceleration almost cause the car following to almost rear-end my car. This problem has occurred on other dodge/chrysler vehicle. I would like for this to be investigated before someone lose their life.
Tl* the contact rented a 2010 chrysler sebring touring. The contact stated that while attempting to park, the steering was difficult to turn and emitted a clicking noise. Smoke also emitted from under the hood and within a second, the front end was on fire. The seattle fire department was present. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard for further investigation. The failure and current mileages were 38,217.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chrysler sebring. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked when she noticed that a fire had erupted from the interior of the vehicle. The fire department was called and advised that the fire began on the front passenger side of the vehicle but could not determine the exact cause of the failure. The vehicle was not inspected for the failure nor repaired. The current and failure mileages were 59,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chrysler sebring. The contact started the ignition and a loud rattling noise emitted from the front passenger side of the vehicle. The failure recurred whenever the engine was in operation. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who was unable to determine the cause of failure or pinpoint where the noise was coming from. The manufacturer was notified and the engineer was unable to provide a resolution. The approximate failure mileage was 4,888 updated 04/10/12
On 16jul2011 I tried to turn on my air condition in my vehicle but all it did was blow hot air. I took the vehicle to chrysler greenbrier in chesapeake va where the vehicle was purchased. Before they inspected the vehicle one of the sales person told "we'll im going to tell you now I we find that your air compressor was damaged we can fix it but it will not be covered on your warranty because we are not responsible for natural damage". After they inspected my vehicle he responded "I have bad news your compressor has a hole, maybe a rock hit it" and the price to fix it would be 1,500. I explained to him I did not have any accidents, did not hit anything at all. I have contacted the better business bureau. They stated chrysler responded they are not responsible. I am so upset I just purchased this vehicle last year september and have been without air condition since july of this year.
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