Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL | |||||
| SB-J19 | 08/01/2009 | 10032766 | Chrysler/jeep/dodge: california emissions warranty addendum. the warranty book on certain vehicles may contain errors or may be missing information regarding the coponents covered by the california emissions warranty. dodge-caravan/grand | 05/19/2010 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 08/13/2011 | 34000 | 1 | |
| Sitting in traffic and engine began to overheat. pull into area to park and checked under hood to find that radiator fan was not working and a fuse was blown. replaced the fuse. drove home and the following week, car began to overheat again. replaced fuse and took it to mechanic where they determined that the fan motor wiring was fried and need to be replaced. no further problems. *tr | |||
| 11/10/2009 | 40000 | ||
| 2008 chrysler sebring electrical system recall 08v152000 nhtsa: action number: n/a service bulletin number: 08v152000 report date: apr 02, 2008component: electrical systempotential units affected: 180963manufacturer: chrysler llc summary: chrysler is recalling 180,963 my 2007-2008 sebring and dodge avenger vehicles equipped with a standard tire pressure monitoring system (tpms). unused electrical connectors for the tpms may become corroded and could short circuit, which can cause a variety of conditions including engine no-start, dead battery, an inoperative cruise control or remote start system, and/or engine stalling. consequence: engine stalling could cause a crash without warning. note: myn car has the same symptons has described in this recall. especially the stalling at lights on first acceleration. then yo have to stop the car put it in park and restart and go. tire pressure light comes on when i have these intermitnent problems. a accident waiting to happen and get rear-ended. unfortunately my car vin does not fall in this recall for some unexplanable reason. can it be extended to cover my car. thanks for your time!!!!! | |||
| 12/01/2010 | 35000 | ||
| I have a 2008 chrysler sebring convertable. the engine has begun stalling and surging at red lights. the stalling has the potential to cause an accident, but the surging is much more dangerous. the engine will suddenly jump from idle to a couple thousand rpm. if you're not ready for it you can easily be pulled forward several feet, potentially into the path of an oncoming car. you have to apply excessive pressure on the brake pedal to prevent being pulled. the surges only last a few moments and then the engine returns to idle. i was looking for a fix and started searching the symptoms and found dozens of posts of people having exactly the same issue. most have tried several fixes for hundreds of dollars and still have the same dangerous condition. our car is at the dealer now, but at this point i do not know if they can solve the issue. judging from the posts i found this has been happening since at least 2007, and there are a lot of frustrated owners dealing with it. | |||
| 04/14/2010 | 31724 | 1 | |
| Vehicle shuts off while driving it, 1st. time i was going about 30mph it shut off without warning. next time i was reversing in driveway and it just shut off. both times put in park and restarted. dealership tried to duplicate problem and put it on computer, but nothing shows up. it was a couple months in between episodes. *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 1 | ||
| Ltr re repairing defective parts in their vehicle, unable to get any cooperation from dealership; seeking help from nhtsa. *kb the consumer stated she doesn't want to drive around with recalled parts on her vehicle and there was also an odor which smelled like fire coming from the vehicle. *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 11/18/2009 | 37000 | 2 | |
| I have two complaints. i was driving on a highway proceeding at approximately 55 miph and the car turned off. no warning, just dead. second complaint: i filled up with gas. i proceeded to leave the station which involved exiting and turning onto a main highway. i tried to stop at the top of the exit driveway and i had no power brakes. i pushed hard on the brake pedal and the car stopped. *tr | |||
| 03/16/2009 | 31689 | 1 | |
| The 2008 chrysler sebring convertible that i had would just shut off on me when i was driving or if i was at a stop light. i was not hard on the car and i drove it regular. one day i was stopped in the middle of lunch hour traffic and the light was red, i went to push the gas and realized the car had shut off on me. it didn't seem like it stalled because if a car usually stalls it would shake or something. the car just turned off at the red light and when the light went green i couldn't go. i was stuck in the middle of traffic and had to have people go around me. i didn't know if i put the car in park i could go again. i didn't expect it to just shut off on me in the first place it was a newer car. it has happened more than once. i am just thankful one of the other times i was in a parking lot with my kids in the car. *tr | |||
| 10/17/2008 | 120000 | 1 | |
| Life threatening safety issue to my 2008 chrysler sebring convertible. approx 2-3 mos ago while driving the engine cut off without any warning what so ever. 3 weeks ago (from 15jan09) this happened while on i-95. when this happens you can not steer or use brakes. the car coasted in the direction that is was steering in. this lead my car half in the grass and half in the middle of the lane. again, no warning of anykind. this monday (12jan09) it happened while i had my kids in the car, i was about to turn when the engine shut down again. this was a reality check since my kids could have been injured (luckily no one was coming).i have taken my car to the dealership and twice they have run diagnostics,looked it over thoroughly,and driven the car twice without being able to duplicate the problem. today they have told me they have talked to the chrysler engineers who stated they have heard of the problem but have no solution. i have found multiple complaints as mine off the internet dated as far back as april 2008. i have called chrysler's customer service number twice as well. this has been no help at all. today,after telling them what was told to me by the technicians,they said they would forward my case on and i would here back from someone in two-four business days. in the meantime, i am to continue to drive my car.i just can not believe that chrysler would knowingly put someone in a life threatening situation.i don't know what to do but i need your help. in the meantime i am in a rental car that i am paying for and have to turn back in tomorrow (16jan09) when i pickup my sebring. i can not afford to pay for a rental car and make my car payment as well. please help me! *tr | |||
| 08/06/2008 | 11800 | 1 | |
| Within 5 minutes of turning off and locking car, engine compartment was engulfed in flames. 2008 sebring limited cconvertible with 11,800 miles. dealer service-lube/oil/filter- 7/25/08. *tr | |||