Automatic Transmission Problems of Chrysler Sebring - part 2

While driving my transmission suddenly stopped working. When I slowed down, first gear catch and I could drive until the speed got over 15 mph and then stopped again. I managed to get the vehicle to the dealer, who took 13 days to work on it. The internal transmission (motor) failed and had to be replace. The car only had 39,127 miles on it. The customer service was very poor. Even with a 7 year/100k powertrain warranty, they would not reimbuse for the rental car.

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Vehicle sometimes won't accelerate when needed. Sometimes it shakes/shimmies while driving. Supposedly been repaired but still does it. Last time I took it to dealer, they could find nothing wrong. Am afraid sometimes to drive my car. This has happened several times.

The transmission has been acting up since the car hit around 57,000 miles. I have had the transmission serviced, however, the engine keeps racing and the speed doesn't keep up. The car now has 87,000 miles on it and is slipping again.

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2001 Chrysler Sebring coupe lxi needs rebuilt transmission at 63,000. The cost $2000.

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Vvehicle was at dealer for servvice at 99,500 miles , asked to check over for any problems which may be corrected as warranty was about to expire. None. At 114,000 miles transmission locked up at 60mph highway, able to slide 3/4 off roadway. Repair is trans needs rebuilt ($1700) due to pin walked out of place.

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While the vehicle was in the park position on a slight grade , the vehicle rolled backwards, resulting in a collision. There were no fatalities, but there was extensive damage in the amount of $3,000.

Upset with the fact that I have two Chrysler products: 1990 Plymouth voyager and 1999 chrsyler Sebring both of which failed prematurely. The voyager had two transmission replacments and the Sebring had one transmission replaced. Both failed before 70,000 miles. I see that there's bulletins addressing the issues, but when the dealer was contacted I was told sorry and it's to late to make any claims. We are all aware there are secret warranty watches as well as reasonable durability. I have written and called but seem to get nowhere.

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While driving vehicle down shifted on its own. Consumer was at an intersection and shifter would not move. Consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that transmission needed to be replaced.

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Transmission was replaced after only 1,000 miles. Also, vehicle experienced intermittent power surges. Consumer contacted the dealer, and dealer could not duplicate the problem. Then, dealer stated no problem, good-bye. Consumer was extremely upset.

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I have just bought a Chrysler Sebring 2004, and experienced some problems. I have not been to teh dealer yet for them, just wanted to conform the problem first. I did a search online and saw this website an dthe I agreed with all the complaints already on here. 1). The car idles badly, and when slowing down at a light or while u have your foot on the brake, the vehicle will jump forward suddenly! I almost hit the car in front of me. This has happened twice so far. I have 128 miles on my car. After reading same complaints on this website, I am affraid that the dealer will not be able to fix this, which is pathetic that a 30000 dollar car would have something like this that is so annoying. 2. When u are decellerating with ur foot on brake to stop at a stop light for example, just before the rpm needle reaches teh idle point at "1" almost. . It will suddenly go back up to about 1. 5 and then come back to 1. I dont know if its bad gear shifting by teh autotran or just bad timming adjustement? but its annoying, cuz it make teh car jump a little if you are soft braking. 3). Twice already the engine just dies. . And I think thsi is related to the previous two problems. I was backing up in my parking at hime. . And as soon as I put gear in reverse. . The rpm sudeenly dropped. . And eventually engine shut down. Same thing happened when I pulled up to the parking entrance at work to show my access card, and when I put it in p, the rpm dropped causing the car to stall. 4). Transmission makes clunk sound sometimes while driving when changing from n to d. Or when I do a cold start in teh morning and then put teh gear in d, as soon as I move teh car an inch. . It makes thsi sound. . Somethimes looks liek coming from teh front end not the tran. . I donno what that is. But this also has been reported by other people on this same site, no one is hurt but I see my self bumping someone in future sooo clearly. !!.

On two separate occasions when releasing the brake pedal from a stopping position vehicle suddenly accelerated and lurched forward, consumer had to slam on the brakes to get the vehicle under control. Vehicle had been to the dealer on two separate occasions, and the transmission was replaced twice.

Transmission and brakes are terrible. Brakes shake and shudder and barely stop the car. Transmission humss and shifts badly.

When shifting from park into reverse vehicle wont move, but from park to neutral vehicle would go forward. Dealer inspected vehicle several times and replaced some sensors. But problem recurred.

I purchased a new 2004 Sebring limited convertible from egolf motors, hendersonville, nc in sept. , 2003. I immediately noticed the engine idle was a problem because when the brakes are applied when slowing to stop, the engine seems to pulse or rev up and then die down to a normal idle. No accidents have occurred, but the engine has died on two occasions while idling. When the transmission shifts it is jerky and at times noisy. I have had the service manager and transmission specialist at egolf motors inspect and drive the car and their response is that it is normal for this vehicle. However, I drove another new Sebring on the car lot and found the transmission to shift smoothly and the idle had none of the surging features of my car. I pointed this out to the service manager and he said my car is normal and if I could replicate what is happening then to bring the car back. I left the car over night for them to examine under cold conditions and they still said it was within normal range according to their computer analysis. Granted, the idle, transmission and stalling problems are somehwhat intermittent, but I would hope their is something that can be done to fix these annoying problems. In one on-line suggestion I read that some of the problem could be caused by a faulty idle control sensor.

Dealer mechanic says transmission must be replaced with less than 80,000 miles on the car. Also stated that this is a typical problem at this mileage to the tune of over $2,000. Have also been told we can expect that the water pump fail about this mileage. Can't believe there is major problems such as these without Chrysler being investigated.

Tansmission failure. Chrysler service manager said clutch tork converto came apart. 55000 miles requires new transmission. Warrant 3yr/30000 miles. New warrant 7yr/70000 miles for cars purchased after July 2002. Remanufactured transmission $2766.

My 2004 Sebring convertible has made two distinctly different noises: 1st at any speed when I release my foot from the gas pedal I get what I call a cricket sounding noise - very annoying. 2nd at speeds of 70 mph and up I get what I call a whistling sound that is also very annoying and stays on when I use cruise control. I have had the car in for service at massey yardley, hobe sound, FL on at least 3 different occasions and gone for test drives with the service manager. He recognizes the problem tries to fix it to no avail. Finally have had Chrysler look at the problem - they also acknowledge the problem, but tell me I have to live with it. I am going to arbitration shortly.

Failure of transmission (41te) on my 1999 Chrysler jxi convertible. Expensive repair at $2,250 plus towing bill and no car to drive to work. This continues to be a problem for Chrysler, the 41te transmission and it's customers.

Chrysler 1997 lxi coupe, 11330 miles. Driving on highway transmission went and fillings from transmission got into radiator, had to replace both and Chrysler dealer and zone office refused to help with cost, they told me car was out of warranty. Could accept if car was misused or had excessive mileage, car was garage kept and as you can see hardly ever used.

When slowing down, transmission jumps very hard when going into 1st gear. When driving 45 to 55 mph, when hitting a bump in the road, there is a thump in the passenger side front. Not consistlently, but enough to cause concern.

I am the owner of a 1998 Chrysler Sebring, and recently have had problems with the transmission (automatic) not shifting correctly. We took the vehicle in to have it checked out and the shop said that this is a common problem with this vehicle. They said that when the ect module inside the transmission goes bad, it causes the whole transmission to burn out. We took the vehicle to the local Chrysler dealer to get a second opinion and they too confirmed that the transmission had gone bad, due to the module going out. My boyfriend works in the automotive parts business and he talked to a few shops about this vehicle and they all said that this is a common problem for the Chrysler Sebring. The vehicle has about 112k miles. We were quoted 3k to repair the vehicle at the Chrysler dealer. Ts.

My transmission is starting to fail at 62,000 miles. Why? my water pump was recently replaced. Then my engine light went on and the plugs and wires had to be replaced and the mechanic told me the transmission is staring to go. I have noticed that the engine is racing but the car is having a difficult time keeping up with the engine. Sure sign.

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While driving at any speed and when shifting from first to second gear vehicle stalled. Consumer had a certified mechanic check the vehicle, and was told that transmission needed to be replaced.

Since I bought my car 4/13/03 I have had brake system problems on 6/2002,9/23,11/27-3/2003,5/03,9/03,9/18,10/01/03,10/07/03 each time adjustments, repairs, replacement have been done. Now since 9/23/03 along with the brake problem that still existing I am experiencing very a heavy,vibration this is felt when the car is at a standstill car can either be in neutral or park and it feels as though there is a vibrating mechanism attached to your car. The service department says they couldn't detect anything on their scanning device.

Was driving vehicle between 50-60mph and transmission downshifted on its own. Took vehicle to dealer and was informed "Smart car" has to learn driving habits of owner.

Consumer called complaining about having problems with the transmission. Also stated that the vehicle transmission has been replace twice on the vehicle on less of a year. Dealer was contacted and stated that they are aware of the problem but there is no recalls on the vehicle. Ts.

Transmission won't go into 3rd gear. Consumer was going 65mph set on cruise control and felt a slight popping, it started to slow down. Consumer was stranded for a while. Vehicle will not go over 30mph. Consumer has appointment with dealer on 06-Mar-2001.

Ever since consumer has had vehicle she has had problems, vehicle leans to left. Also, when she puts it into gear it makes a clutching noise.

Only 38,000 miles on this car & already having to rebuild transmission.

Consumer was backing out, put vehicle in drive, and vehicle would only go back. Consumer tried 4 times, same result. On last try, she backed into a parked vehicle. Had vehicle towed to dealer, who could not find a problem. Also, contacted Chrysler who sent an individual to examine vehicle. Chrysler will mail her whatever they found out.

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The intake sensor failed and they replaced it once I drove it the rest of the way to them. It took @ 10 min to replace. They reported to me that I was the second one in a weeks period of time with the same problem. Then a week later I had my car in for service and asked them to check the transmission and it needs rebuilt. The problem witht he brakes has been on going. Replace front pads 3 times since may of 2000.

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The key was removed from the ignition while the vehicle was engaged in the drive position. As a result, the vehicle rolled back. The consumer had to jump back into the vehicle to prevent any type of collision. The defect was noticed shortly after purchase. The dealer fixed the problem fee of charge.