Automatic Transmission Problems of Chrysler Sebring - part 1

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.

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When I park my car or stop at intersection it does not move when I give gas, I give more and more gas then car start moves. What could be the problem I don't know. Dtc is p0007 showing transaxle.

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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.

2007 Chrysler Sebring: could not shift from park to reverse etc. Car had to be towed. The car only has 28,000 miles. It is currently at a repair shop.

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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.

My 2007 Chrysler Sebring "stuck" in park. I have 48847 miles on my Sebring and have not had a problem with it. On Aug. 13 I pulled into my garage and parked. The next day I got into my car and it would not shift out of park. I checked the manual and it gave an "over-ride" procedure. This procedure does not work. I called Chrysler on the 15th and asked how to engage the over-ride. They gave me the same procedure. On the 16th I had a tow truck come to my house to tow my car to the dealership. He showed me an entirely different over-ride that was shown to him, by Chrysler. But Chrysler does not pass on to the consumer. It worked and I was able to drive my car to the dealership. Before I took my car to the dealership I contacted Chrysler and got a case manager assigned to me. The case manager worked with the dealership and got my car repaired for a $50. 00 CO-payment. Chrysler knows there is a problem with 2007 & 2008 Sebrings I would like to see Chrysler send a new over-ride procedure to all owners of vehicles that could have this problem and issue a recall. I was lucky it happened in my garage, but several others might not be as lucky where this failure happens, without the correct knowledge on how to over-ride the system.

I left work and my 2007 Chrysler Sebring would not shift out of park (it's an automatic). I eventually had to have my car towed for a total of 280. I learned that an internal spring and another part inside of the shifter had broken. Based on what I read, it seems to be a common problem with the later model Sebrings.

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.

2007 Chrysler Sebring would not shift out of park, with only 30,000 miles on the car this happened, the shifter was replaced.

We have a 2004 Chrysler Sebring convertible which has a problem with lurching forward and unable to stop (no brakes). This has happened 3 times and we feel it is a very dangerous situation. It has now been diagnosed as a transmission problem. We feel we should not be responsible for this defect but Chrysler has refused to fix the problem. When we contacted Chrysler, we were told we had an extended warranty but now are told we do not. We are afraid to drive the car and feel strongly that Chrysler should be willing to repair or take it off the road.

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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. .

The contact owns a 2005 Chrysler Sebring. The contact exited the vehicle without the key in the ignition. Her elbow struck the gear shifter and placed it in reverse; however, the vehicle moved forward and struck a house and a porch. The contact entered her vehicle and drove to her residence. The dealer and manufacturer have not been notified. The front fender and the top of the hood were damaged. The insurance company will be notified. The failure and current mileages were 85,744.

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Upon attempting to start the car, I had to put the car in neutral or jiggle the gear in park in order to start the car. I replaced the starter thinking that was why the car would not start. I was informed by several auto part stores that I would have to replace the neutral safety switch, had that replaced and the car still would not start. I had my car towed to ganley Dodge to have them put the transmission back into my car, which cost me $70 plus $180 diagnostic. The ganley Dodge gave me a quote of $3500 for a new transmission. That was not in my budget, I then had my car towed by transmission world to their shop, I explained to them the problems I was having with my car, prior to this I didn't have any problems with the transmission. It took transmission world a week before they could get the transmission out of the car, to have the transmission taken out and taken apart to find out what was wrong it cost me $2,037. 00 for a 3 year warranty on a new transmission.

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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.

The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler Sebring convertible. While idling at a stop sign, the vehicle accelerated and began idling rapidly. On August 29, 2007, the dealer diagnosed the vehicle and stated that it was operating normal. The following day, the contact informed the insurance company that she did not feel safe driving the vehicle. On August 31, 2007, the failure recurred and the contact crashed into another vehicle. Both vehicles were damaged, but there were no injuries. The insurance company stated that a police report was not needed since there were no injuries. The dealer agreed to have the vehicle towed and to have a Chrysler representative diagnose the failure. The representative also stated that the vehicle was operating normally. On September 28, 2007, another mechanic immediately diagnosed the failure and repaired the vehicle. The repair invoice is available. The current and failure mileages were 12,516.

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There were no actual events leading up to the problem. The car is a 2007 model Chrysler Sebring sedan with a 2. 4l, 4 cylinder engine. The car has 36,505 miles on it. The car was acting perfectly normal up until I went to start it. Once I started it, I could not get it out of park. I called and had it towed to the dealership who stated that the entire "shifter" had to be replaced. The car was 505 miles past the manufacturer warranty, so I had to pay a deductible on my extended warranty. I have not received the car back yet, but I will be asking for the old parts back.

Transmission went out with out warning.

While shifting from reverse to drive, car feels like it is in neutral. I must shift back and forth to get vehicle moving again. This usually is not a problem because it usually happens in a parking stall, where not a lot of moving cars are around to hit me. Almost always after the neutral/drive problem, the transmission will shift down hard when going from second down to first gear, causing a jerking motion. This has caused me to take it into the shop twice now, and it was different problems each time. The first was a sensor, the second, a "TSB" needed updating. Each time I take it in, I am guaranteed about a $200 charge.

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While driving my 1997 Chrysler Sebring the car felt as if fell out of car and turned completely off. This happened on a major highway in nothern new jersey and cost several hundred dollars to be towed back to philadelphia. The problem is believed to be with the transmission, but there were no wornign signs and the car only has a little over 76,000 miles on it. My life and the life of the passengers were very much in danger since we were stranded on the highway for several hours until a tow truck arrived.

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Recently while driving my 2002 Chrysler Sebring lx I was slowing down off an exit ramp and the car suddenly grabbed at around 32 mph. I found out by monitoring my speeds that you have to go over 36 mph and slow down to 32 mph for it to grab and it does it every time. The check engine light has never came on and has been checked for working operation. I recently had the car taken to a dealer to be put on a diagnostics machine where there they said they can't even say what is wrong, they said something is wrong but for the machine to not even pick it up something isn't right. All fluids have been checked by myself and the mechanic and they have maintained proper level. We have reason to believe maybe a sensor or just to reset the whole car all I know is this is costing me lot of money. I wanted to report this case. This may be a start to a recall on the car. If the dealer and the computer can't find it maybe you can help?.

I bought the car used at in 2005 with 23k miles. After about a month we noticed a hard shift problem between 1st and 2nd mainly. We took the car in for repairs several time but the dealer claimed they couldn't find a problem. Finally they acknowledged the problem and did a partial rebuild on the transmission. After about two weeks the problem resurfaced and the dealers still could not find the problem. I tried a different dealer just after the car hit 36k and they also claimed no problem and charged me for the service since it was just out of warranty. The driving lights also quit just after the warranty ran out. At this point I'm just living with the problem because the dealers can't seem to find the problem.

The contact owns a 2004 Chrysler Sebring convertible. The vehicle has been to the repair shop to fix the transmission three times. The vehicle will buck , and the rpms will go up to 3000-4000 rpms. It will not shift out of second or third gear. It was a hazard to drive. The dealership could not do anything to correct the problem. Chrysler has been notified. Chrysler changed parts vendors to try and correct the problem . He received vehicle back yesterday, and the problem recurred. The problem first began in August 2005. And has been occurring since then. Updated 11/15/2005 -.

Purchased vehicle in Apr 05 from friends. Without the key in the ignition, the button can be pressed and the shift lever moved. While running, the button can be pressed and the shift lever moved without having to put foot on the brake pedal. Vehicle brought in to dealer and recall c45 alleged to be completed 10-25-05. Due to my children now use the car, a return was made to a dealer 12-01-09 for recall. Invoice states "reinspect recall #c45. " while waiting, service advisor appeared to discuss recall and state that I needed to replace the interlock cable. Invoice stated "did recall c45 replace shifter rod," "need to replace interlock cable, $227. 00. " so it appears after doing another shifter rod, maybe the recall should be for the interlock cable as in another complaint # 10126915. Though I said this was a recall and a safety issue, he repeated I'd have to pay for the interlock cable. About to leave, a long spring was found on drivers floor area. Service advisor was shown same and said a new one was put in, hopefully with a new shifter rod, though maybe that's the wrong fix for this safety defect.

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2004 Sebring 4 door sedan has occasionally lunged or surged forward when stopped at a light or in traffic. This occurs while my foot has been on the brake and I hate to think of what could happen if I did not have my foot on the brake when it lunges forward. I could hit someone or something. Have had it to the dealer 3 times for this. The 2nd time I had found a service bulletin on this website describing what should be done to correct the problem. (the first time they just said they couldn't do anything because they couldn't make the problem happen)when I brought the service bulletin to them last Dec 2005, they said they fixed it. It has now happened again, and is back into the dealership where I was at first told that if they couldn't make it happen, they couldn't fix it. I told them this was the 3rd time in the shop for the same issue and it is a safety issue. They are going to try replacing a throttle positioning sensor. I was reading other complaints on this website and decided it was time to write one because this is definitely happening to other people and is a safety issue. Is Chrysler waiting for someone to get hurt before they find out what the problem is? someone needs to hold them accountable. It only happens occasionally so it is hard to recreate it when you bring it to the dealer, but there are many people with the same types of problems on this site.

The shift interlock on the vehicle was stuck. The consumer was unable to drive the vehicle. The manufacturer offered no assistance.

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