Two problems related to manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe have been reported for the 2007 Chrysler Sebring. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2007 Chrysler Sebring based on all problems reported for the 2007 Sebring.
Very major problem. On a cold start, if the car was off for at least 6 hours, it cranks and cranks and cranks for about 8 seconds before starting, when it does start, it revs all the way to 2500 rpms by itself and slowly goes down. If I try to put it in drive before it stops revving, the rpms go up and down by themselves and my etc light starts flashing and I am unable to control the rpms. I then have to turn off the car and start it again to stop the car spasms. 50% when I start it and let it stop revving before shifting to drive, it goes down to 1000 rpms and I'm good to go. The other 50% of the time, it flashes the etc light and stutters and I must keep restarting the car to be able to safely drive it. I searhed up the problem and saw that bad spark plugs or a dirty intake manifold could be the problems. I then got my spark plugs changed and intake manifold taken out my car to be cleaned out. The problem still persisted. I then searched more and went through a thread of people having the same exact problem, people with Dodge avengers and Chrysler Sebrings all around the year my car model is. Multiple commenters in the thread explained that they put through a complaint to the NHTSA and a recall for their cars were made. Multiple people also said that the part in the car causing this problem is the fault of Chrysler and Dodge. Here's a link to the thread: https://dodgeforum. Com/forum/2008-current-Dodge-avenger/226963-electronic-throttle-control-light-horse-power-loss. Html this problem has both happened when my car is in park and in the middle of driving. It happened once when I was in the second lane on a three lane highway. This was the most dangerous situation because the car started to slow down in the middle of the highway until I was able to get to the shoulder and turn off the car. It's been happening since 2/3/20 but today, (2/15/20) was the harshest symptoms.
The contact owns a 2007 Chrysler Sebring. While driving 40 mph, the vehicle began to jerk. As a result, the rear passenger who was eating began to choke. No medical attention was required. The check engine warning indicator illuminated. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the intake manifold needed to be replaced and the computer needed to be reprogrammed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 109,000.