Loud Engine Noise problems of the 2001 Chrysler Sebring

Was driving home from a local store. Was at a traffic light, light turned green, I applied gas, car stalled ( was almost rear-ended). Was able to get the car started, but now a loud noise is coming from the front end, and when I go to apply gas, the car wants to stall out. Was able to coast downhill and pull onto a residential street and drive at 5 mph and get car into my driveway. That week, while waiting for my new extended warranty papers to come in, left car in driveway, tried starting it but noise still there, so let the car sit. Had car towed to dealership, opened engine, was told car needs a new engine. Nothing has been done, because warranty company will not replace engine. Had to pay for a new battery to be installed since when I left car sitting in driveway, the battery died. To open the engine up for the warranty company to show that I maintained engine also cost around 400. 00. Since November, my car with my handicap plates on it sits at the dealership. I see that their is a class action lawsuit going on for the 2. 75 liter v6 engine put in these cars by Chrysler, but this is a serious condition, I was just lucky I wasn't rear-ended and it didn't happen on the highway with my child in the car.

I was driving my car on the garden state parkway, when I came to a stop at a red light at exit 11, the engine made a horrible noise and stopped working in the middle of a left turn to get off of the parkway.

The contact owns a 2001 Chrysler Sebring. The vehicle has had engine failure due to sludge. There were no warning indicators prior to the engine failure. The contact noticed the failure when she started the vehicle and it made a terrible sound. The dealer stated that the vehicle needed a new engine due to improper maintenance. The contact stated that her vehicle was routinely serviced for scheduled maintenance. Through research, she discovered numerous complaints on the same failure, but no recalls. The vehicle is currently at the dealer and has not been repaired. The VIN, engine size, and number of cylinders were unknown. The failure and current mileages were 17,000.

: the contact stated while driving 55 mph on a dry highway, a very loud noise that sounded like the engine revved was heard. The oil light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. There were no lights illuminated prior to the noise. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who determined the engine needed to be replaced. There were no problems with the vehicle prior to the incident. The oil changes were maintained every 3,000 miles. Updated 10/4/2006 - the wheels corroded causing the tires to lose air. Each time the tires were rotated the wheel caps came loose and fell off. The caps have been replaced twice.

In June of 2005, my 2001 Chrysler Sebring convertible engine start making this loud noise like a rod was going to go. I turned it off had the car taken to a local dealer and they said I had sludge in the engine. When I asked for the service manager to explain sludge to me about me not changing my oil and not properly having the car serviced. It was at that time I had the car towed back to my house, where it has been sitting. On February 6th I went to my attorneys office and he sent Chrysler a letter(certified) that I want them to fix my car and/or we will be filing a class action case in the franklin county of ohio courts against them. I have contacted Chrysler personally and they all but said I caused the problem. After having talked with some mechanics and looking at the inter-net I now know this was not an isolated case.