Consumer Complaint Detail

CHRYSLER / SEBRING / 2002

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006076940 Incident Date: Jul, 20 2006
Consumer's City: DETROIT Consumer's State: MI
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#: 1C3EL56R82N Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 27 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 12 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Sludge build up in the engine, there is coolant like into the oil line. which has made the oil spit out from under the head gasket and spit out on top of the motor cover. the water pump and time change needs to be replace when they notice the sludge in the oil pan of the car. they in turn took of the top of the engine and the sludge was just thick and gritty. i was told by a chrysler technician that chrysler is aware of the problem with the 2.7 liter engines. *nm