Consumer Complaint Detail

CHRYSLER / SEBRING / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005048884 Incident Date: Oct, 19 2005
Consumer's City: NEW CUMBERLAND Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: SEBRING Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1C3EL46U31N Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 05 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2001 chrysler sebring with a 2.7 liter engine prematurely failed at 74,000 miles. started having problems at 64,000 miles with excessive engine noise and smoke from the tail pipe. this car was purchased new by myself and maintained per the service schedule in the chrysler manual. the engine gave out about 4 blocks from our home while my wife was driving it, fortunately no one was injured. we have since replaced the defective motor with a jasper remanufactured engine which has several design modifications and a better warranty than the factory engine. *nm