16 problems related to automatic transmission have been reported for the 2008 Chrysler Sebring. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Chrysler Sebring based on all problems reported for the 2008 Sebring.
2008 Chrysler Sebring is stuck in park. Gear shift will not move at all. Was working fine yesterday. Came out this morning started my car and could not get out of park. Car is taken well car of. Waiting for a tow to get repaired.
My wife drove her 2008 Chrysler Sebring to work yesterday, everything seemed to work fine. When she tried to drive home the car was stuck in park. After researching the problem online I took the trim ring off of the shifter area and found the pink piece of plastic on the left side of the shifter. With a long screw driver I was able to push the pink piece of plastic backward and could then move the shifter out of park.
Shifter in my 2008 Chrysler Sebring touring sedan convertible frozen. Only goes into reverse and park.
2008 Chrysler Sebring stuck in park.
The contact owns a 2008 chrylser Sebring convertible. The contact stated that the gear shift selector became lodged in the park position. The dealer advised her to bring the vehicle in for diagnosis and repairs. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 18,000. Updated 11/16/10.
2008 Chrysler Sebring stuck in park. Can not shift transmission.
Started the car pushed in on the brake as usual to release the safety on the gear shifter so it'd go in reverse and it wouldn't go in gear. I mashed the brake harder & still nothing. I tried turning the steering wheel thinking maybe it was the safety thing locking up in that but it was real loose! by now my kids were late for there apptments so I gave up and went inside and started calling around. The nearest dealership said it was a line running from my shifter to my brake up to the steering I needed to tow it in cost my $50-300. My husband took my console apart that evening and found that the shifter is locked in place by a small pink plastic device with a wire running through it which is attached to your braking system somehow on one end yet on the other end its attached to some kind of spring which is attached to yet get this, another piece of plastic! well my spring broke and the pink plastic thing cracked!!! I find this to be a safety hazard. I strongly feel that Chrysler should be having to deal with and fix these issues.
2008 Chrysler Sebring. On August 6th, the car gear shifter knob was seized in the park position. Upon reading the internet, it became very apparent that this is an obvious defect on Chrysler's part. The shift knob is attached to a small plastic pink "flipper" type part, that easily becomes detached from the spring. The only fix by professionals is a $400. 00 repair. The sad reality is that the actual fix is a $5. 00 part. . .
The contact owns a 2008 Chrysler Sebring. The contact stated he started the vehicle and was unable to remove the gear shift selector from the park position. The contact attempted several times to move the selector but to no avail. The manufacturer would not provide any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 71,058. Updated 12/08/10. The consumer stated he attempted to move the gear shift out of park, but it would not move from park to reverse. The vehicle was towed to a repair shop and the necessary repairs were made. Updated 12/13/jb.
Just had got off work and car has been park for over 6 hours. When I got inside of the car I went to crank it up and everything was fine. After I tried to switch to reverse to back up the gear would not allow me to pull it back out of park. Tried turning it off and on but that didn't work.
Shift interlock switch failure disabled car after putting it in park. Car was blocking a driveway, and interior had to be disassembled in order to manually actuate shift interlock and get the car out of park. Chrysler refused to repair it until I called corporate. Chrysler took a full week to repair, customer service was rude, unwilling. Case manager was chantel, ref# [xxx] , phone # 1-800-247-9753. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).
Vehicle was parked overnight after operation. The next morning the vehicle was not able to be put into gear. Had to be towed to dealer. A part of the automatic shifter mechanism had broken, and had to be replaced.
2008 Chrysler Sebring convertible pink plastic breaks inside shifter causing internal mechanical failure. . Car will not move out of park happening way to often in Chrysler models. .
2008 Chrysler Sebring pink plastic lever broke inside shifter causing car to stay in park, unable to shift gears.
Car is stuck in park. Gear shifter will not move. Was working fine yesterday when I parked it. Got up to go to work this morning and shifter would not move out of park. Car only has 33,000 miles on it and is taken very good care of.
Car is stuck in park. Tried everything to get it out of park including pressing the manual override. Had it towed into dealership only to find out this is not covered under powertrain warranty.