1996 Chrysler Sebring engine problems

ENGINE

I TOOK MY CAR TO GET DIAGNOSTIC FOR SMOG. THE SHOP I TOOK IT TO SMOG SMART EXPLAIN THEY HAVE DISMATELED MY CAR CLAIMING ENGINE, COOLANT, AND TIMING BELT. THEY HAVE REMOVED PARTS AND CLAIM THEY CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND ITS COMPANY STATES ITS REPAIRS IS NOT WORTH THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE CLAIM, THE COOLANT CLAIM AND TIMING BELT THEY HAVE MADE AGAINST THE MANUFACTURE. THE ENGINE CHECKED FINE BEFORE DROPPING THE CAR OFF. THE CAR WOULD STOP DUE TO HEATING THE FUEL RUNNING SINCE THE CAR HAD BEEN A NON OP FOR 3 YEARS ANDREASON FOR SMOG. THE CAR WAS DELIBERATLEY DISMANTELED CAN I GET ITS INFORMATION OF THE CLAIM THE SMOG MART 7070STOCKTON SACRAMENTO CA 95820 IS MAKING SO I CAN SETTLE WITH THE SHERIFFS IN THERE DISTRUCTION OF MY PROEPRTY WITHOUT INVOICE SIGNATURE TO REMOVE ANY PARTYS ON MY CAR EXCEPT ORDERED TO RUN DIAGNOSITCIS.

NHTSA complaint #10789032 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE THEN IMMEDIATELY STALLED. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR AND THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE FAILED AN EMISSIONS TEST DUE TO SMOG. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE PCM. ON FEBRUARY 21, 2008, THE VEHICLE HAD A SECOND EMISSIONS TEST AND FAILED AGAIN DUE TO SMOG. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 204,083.

NHTSA complaint #10218810 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

2.4 HEAD GASKET. EXHAUST MANIFOLD. MILEAGE ILLUMINATION. POPPING NOISE FRONT SUSPENSION. RATTLE REAR SUSPENSION, POPING WHEN LFT DOOR GLASS WINDOW PUT UP.LOW FUEL LITE . CAR ONLY HAS 46805 MILES WHEN YOU CAN READ MILEAGE

NHTSA complaint #10068722 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

2.4 HEAD GASKET. EXHAUST MANIFOLD. MILEAGE ILLUMINATION. POPPING NOISE FRONT SUSPENSION. RATTLE REAR SUSPENSION, POPING WHEN LFT DOOR GLASS WINDOW PUT UP.LOW FUEL LITE . CAR ONLY HAS 46805 MILES WHEN YOU CAN READ MILEAGE

NHTSA complaint #10068722 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

ON THE ENGINE I HAD THE PULLEY ON THE TIMING BELT COME APART AND JUST LAST MONTH I HAD THE HEAD GASKET START TO LEAK FROM THE BACK. TIMING BELT 28,000 HEAD GASKET 37,500. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES THAT WHERE ON THE CAR. ALL BY 29,000 MILES--SOME EARLIER AND THEN LATER. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACES AT THE SAME TIME AS THE TIMING BELT PULLEY. I KNEW THEY NEEDED REPLACEMENT AND HAD AN APPOINTMENT TO GET THEM REPLACED WHEN THE TIMEING BELT WENT OUT. IT IS A 1996 BUT I ONLY HAVE 37,500 MILES.

NHTSA complaint #10069961 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

PROBLEMS WITH MY 1996 CHRYSLER SEBRING. IT GOES THRO TONS OF OIL, I KEEP HAVING TO ADD OIL TO THE CAR, EVERYTHING HAS BEEN BREAKING ON IT. NOW IT PERIODICALLY STALLS OUT NON STOP. THERE IS ONLY 85K MILES ON THE CAR AND IT SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. I HAVE PUT IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO THIS CAR FOR REPAIRS. IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY BY CHRYSLER AND I TOOK IT IN FOR THE OIL ISSUE AND THEY SAID THEY SAW NO PROBLEM, THAT WARRANTY RAN OUT AND MY EXTENDED ONE KICKED IN AND THEY SAID IT HAD OIL LEAKS AND KEPT 'FIXING' THEM. ONCE THAT WARRANTY RAN OUT THEY CHANGED THEIR STORY TO 'THE ENGINE IS CONSUMING THE OIL, THAT'S NOT UNDER WARRANTY'. MEANWHILE I AM LEFT WITH A HORRID CAR THAT WONT RUN.

NHTSA complaint #10030498 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY, MOSTLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND USING ELECTRICAL PART, SUCH AS POWER WINDOWS. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP, BUT IT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #8008616 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE BLEWOUT AND VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.

NHTSA complaint #8005071 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER SMELLED OIL BURNING WHICH SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK. CONSUMER STATED OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE HEAD GASKET.

NHTSA complaint #8004964 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

THIS IS THE FIFTH ENGINE IN THE RALEIGH AREA THAT HAS HAD THIS FAILURE BETWEEN 60000 AND 80000 MILES, IT IS SIMILAR TO THE FAILURE NOTED WITH THE SIMILAR NEON ENGINE, AND A TECHNICAL BULLETIN HAS BEEN RELEASED.

NHTSA complaint #757360 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY

RADIATOR: THE WHOLE INSIDE OF THE PIPES; HOSES; RADIATOR IS RUSTED. EVERY TIME I GET AN OIL CHANGE I MUST GET MY RADIATOR FLUSHED AND THE COOLANT IS COMPLETELY RUST COLOR. IT TAKES ABOUT 6 FLUSHES FOR IT TO BE CLEAR AGAIN. THIS IS ABNORMAL FOR A CAR WITH ONLY 86000 MILES ON IT. I WANT ALL THE HOSES AND RADIATOR REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. CONVERTIBLE TOP: ALL THE SEEMS HAVE COME UNSTITCHED...I'VE HAD TO GLUE THEM WITH SPECIAL GLUE. THE EDGING AROUND THE WINDOWS LEAKS. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN!

NHTSA complaint #751353 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED AND AT ANY TIME. VEHICLE WAS AT DEALER'S 20 TIMES. CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #892834 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

THE WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED. NLM

NHTSA complaint #785014 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

FRONT SUSPENSION WOULD WEAROUT EXCESSIVELY. FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, LOWER LEFT BALL JOINT/ OUTER TIE ROD END/ SWAY BAR LINK, AND BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED BY MECHANIC. IN ADDITION, HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING WATER AND OIL, AND THEY WERE REPLACED.*AK *SLC

NHTSA complaint #884399 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL

OXYGEN SENSOR FAILURE, SECOND REPLACEMENT NEEDED WITHIN A YEAR. REPAIRS BEING MADE AT DEALER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.

NHTSA complaint #878974 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURES AT 75,000 MILES. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME.

NHTSA complaint #877689 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

CONSUMER HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. BRAKES DO NOT WORK, THEY GRIND AND THE PADS KEEP WEARING AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED, DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE CALIPERS. WATER IS LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE DUE TO SUNROOF BEING CUT TOO SHORT DURING RECALL 99I004, CONSUMER FEELS THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH WATER LEAKING DUE TO A RUSTED FUSE. SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. THERE IS A TRANSMISSION LEAK. AIR CONDITIONER DOES NOT WORK. ENGINE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. WINDOWS STILL DON'T WORK PROPERLY. MIRRORS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY AFTER RECALL 97V015. VEHICLE GETS POOR GAS MILEAGE, DEALER STATED THE SPARK PLUGS WERE BURNT AND FOULED, SPARK PLUG WIRES WERE BREAKING DOWN AND ARCING IN TUBES CAUSING A BUILD UP IN THE THROTTLE BODY. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #874510 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA complaint #733840 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

ONGOING OIL LEAKAGE; VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #863354 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE LEAKING OIL DUE TO FAULTY CYLINDER HEAD, ONE YEAR LATER THE LEAK REDEVELOPED. NLM

NHTSA complaint #550230 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

VEHICLE STALLED ON THE ROAD AND THEN WOULDN'T RESTART. NLM

NHTSA complaint #550230 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

CARRIED MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL LEAK--WAS TOLD BY TWO DIFFERENT MECHANIC S@TWO DIFFERENT SHOPS-- OIL WAS LEAKING THROUGH HEAD GASKET--BOTH TOLD ME THEY HAD SEEN A LOT OF THE SAME DESIGNED CARS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM--THE CAR HAS NEVER RAN HOT--ONE GUY HAD THE SAME MODEL AS MINE COME INTO HIS SHOP ON THE SAME DAY AS MINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #718409 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY

AFTER REPLACING HEAD GASKET, I NOW HAVE RUST DEPOSITS IN THE RADIATOR FLUID. THE WINDOW IN BACK FALLS WITH A THUMP WHEN PUT DOWN, AND THE BRAKES CONSTANTLY SQUEAK. MY DEALER TOLD ME THERE WAS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER ON HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT PARTS, AND THAT HE HAD A WHOLE PARKING LOT WAITING TO BE REPAIRED.

NHTSA complaint #715854 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

ENGINE HEAD GASKET STARTED LEAKING. SURPRISED TO FIND OUT THAT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIX THE CAR RIGHT AWAY AS THE HEAD GASKET WAS NOT AVAILABLE BECAUSE IT WAS BEING RE-DESIGNED. FOUND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM PLUS THE NTSA SITE REPORTS THAT CHRYSLER HAS DESIGNED A MULTIPLE LAYER HEAD GASKET TO SOLVE THISPROBLEM. OWNERS SHOULD BE RE-IMBURSED FOR THE COST TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #715029 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL

EMISSION COMPLAINT RELATED TO POSSIBLE O2(OXYGEN )SENSOR: DEFECT:MY VEHICLE HAS RECENTLY BEEN EMITTING A SULPHUR SMELL FROM THE EXHAUST AND THE 'CHECK ENGINE LIGHT' HAS REMAINED ON. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP(TO CORRECT RECALL NOTIFICATION 827) THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED I NEEDED A NEW O2(OXYGEN) SENSOR TO CORRECT MY PROBLEMS WITH THE EXHAUST. MOREOVER,THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE PROBLEM WITH THE EXHAUST WAS THE REASON THE 'CHECK ENGINE LIGHT' REMAINED ON. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE CHECKED WITH OTHER OWNERS OF CHRYSLER SEBRINGS AND THE MAJORITY OF THEM HAVE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THIS O2(OXYGEN) SENSOR REPLACED. I BELIEVE THE NTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE A POSSIBLE RECALL RELATED TO THE O2(OXYGEN) SENSOR IN THE 1996 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI.

NHTSA complaint #714948 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

HEAD GASKET BETWEEN HEAD & ENGINE BLOCK LEAKING OIL EXCESSIVELY. MECHANIC SAYS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR CHRYSLERS DUE TO ALUMINUM HEAD, BAD DESIGN & CAST IRON ENGINE, (THESE 2 METALS ARE NOT COMPATIBLE). FEELS CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL THIS BECAUSE DEALERSHIPS KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE SERVICE MANAGERS KNOW THIS IS A GROWING PROBLEM AND OUR HAVING NOTED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS THROUGHOUT THIS WEBSITE.

NHTSA complaint #714427 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE STALLS AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR A WHILE. DEALER CANT FIND THE CAUSE.

NHTSA complaint #850309 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

BLOWN HEAD GASKET AFTER ONLY AROUND 54,000 MILES - MECHANIC SAID THAT THE CAR SHOULDN'T SUFFER FROM SUCH PROBLEMS AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE. CHRYSLER CORPORATION NOTIFIED BUT REFUSED TO HELP SAYING THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. IN ADDITION, THE CAR SUFFERS FROM SIGNIFICANT ENGINE NOISE WHEN IDLING AND THE AIR CONDITIONER JUST WENT OUT. WHILE I UNDERSTAND THAT THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, I AM VERY DISAPOINTED IN THE QUALITY OF CHRYSLER'S PRODUCT AND THE COMPANY'S UNWILLINGNESS TO STAND BY THEIR AUTOMOBILES.

NHTSA complaint #712807 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

WHEN VEHICLE IS SHIFTED INTO GEAR IT MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE, AND WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR. ALSO AND OIL IS LEAKING. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.

NHTSA complaint #839011 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.