| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005101362 | Incident Date: Oct, 14 2005 |
| Consumer's City: LA VISTA | Consumer's State: NE |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: SEBRING | Model Year: 2002 |
| 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#: 1C3EL46R12N | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 06 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I purchased the 2002 chrysler sebring lx sedan in october 2003 used with 43,000 miles. i had received free oil changes from the dealership where i purchased the car for two years. i did not receive all of the oil changes for the two years, but oil was changed on a regular basis. in october 2005 i was on my way home for the weekend when i noticed a loud knocking noise coming from the engine. i pulled off the interstate ,and as soon as i stopped, the engine died. i waited about ten minutes and restarted the engine. i drove to a gas station and checked the oil, no oil. i placed two quarts of oil in the engine and drove home. over the last 1 1/2 years i had four mechanics, including chrysler mechanics, tell me that it needed a new engine due to oil sludge in the engine. i have been paying on this vehicle for over three years, and only been able to drive it for about two years, i still owe $5500.00 on the vehicle, and am not able to drive. if this was to happen to a person in the right situations it could be devastating, and lives could be lost. chrysler stated it was a problem with people not taking care of their vehicles, but they were aware that there was a problem with the oil return heating up the oil too fast and causing the oil to sludge. toyota, audi, volkswagen have all had similar problems, but they h owned up to them. these complaints were becoming more numerous, and were starting to come in more dangerous situations, how long will this go on before somebody was actually injured? i am personally out of a lot of money, and will be out of this money for at least 2 more years, unless i run into a winning lottery ticket to purchase a new engine. every body was making money off of these engines, except the consumer. i know it sounds bad, but i hope somebody somewhere will give their life to give you the hint that something needs to be done for these 2.7 liter v6 engines in the sebrings. *ak |
