Three problems related to radiator have been reported for the 2004 Chrysler Sebring. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 2004 Chrysler Sebring. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, a popping noise emitted from the engine. The contact inspected the engine and noticed that the radiator overflow tank was punctured and spilling coolant over the engine. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic, where the mechanic replaced the radiator overflow tank and gasket for the upper intake valve. The failure mileage was 73,737.
My car has cut off on me 4 times in the past 2 months. It seems to happen every 2-3 weeks, when I come to a full stop. Also, when my foot is on the brake, the car will vibrate violently and then lunge forward by a foot or so. I have almost hit cars in front of me because of this. This has happened 4 times as well. I've gotten my catalytic converter checked- no problem, I've gotten radiator and transmission checked- all fine. I've had an a/c flush, transmission flush, and air induction/. Fuel system cleaned out. Everyone says that the car is fine, and I've had half a dozen mechanics check everything out. No one can find a problem. And a new thing happened, just the other day, when I had started my car up for the first time in the day, the car didn't want to shift above 30 miles. The rpms were really high, but I was at 30 mph. The mechanics can't find anything wrong with it at all. I saw a posting on another website where someone had the same problems, but no one could find the problem. June 23rd is the first day that these things started happening.
2004 Chrysler Sebring convertible with 2. 7l, 6 cyl engine. Engine shut down while driving on highway in michigan; when I opened the hood, the radiator was steaming/boiling. No warning, no "check engine" lights, no oil pressure or temperature warnings. Had car towed to michigan dealer, they couldn't get the engine to move; said I needed engine replacement. Chrysler wouldn't honor any warranties because car was just over 70k miles (warranty to 70k). Also, dealer I towed the car to had just lost their Chrysler franchise 3 days earlier as did the dealer I had purchased the car from; Chrysler said they wouldn't even talk to these dealers anymore about the car, I was on my own. I found numerous websites showing complaints about this engine that were exactly like mine. There's been a class action lawsuit filed in NJ regarding this engine failure but I haven't found one that I can participate in yet. I surrendered the car to Chrysler as I wasn't ready to pay over $8000 for a new engine (more than the car was worth).