2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING Power Train Problems

I have a 2008 Chrysler Sebring Sedan. The radiator is leaking fluid that splashes all over the wires causing a burning smell. I later found out that this is caused by an electrical issue with the sensors. Similarly my tire pressure sensors are fried. These issues have eroded wires causing my A/C and Cruise Control systems to malfunction. My power windows have issues sometimes I can't get them to roll up or down. My internal lights in my car flickering on and off. The mess from the radiator is also causing my engine to overheat. I am now having issues with oil pan leaks as a result of too much pressure from the engine. I see that only certain VINS were added to the recall list. I strongly suggest that NHTSA add other VINS to the recall list, especially mine, since I'm having those exact same issues. I see that there are complaints about this year make and model as recent as last year. Why hasn't the recall list been updated? Please update the recall list. Please and thank you!!

The contact owns a 2008 Chrysler Sebring. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle, the transmission was shifted to park(P), but after releasing the brake pedal, the vehicle rolled forward. The contact then noticed that the instrument panel indicated that the transmission was in drive(D). The contact depressed the brake pedal again, but after releasing the brake pedal, the failure recurred. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact applied the parking brake to prevent the vehicle from rolling and was able to park the vehicle; however, the transmission later became stuck in park (P). The contact used a code reader and retrieved DTC: P2004, P0700, and P0562. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

See attached document for complaint.

WON'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK

Mileage: 250,000

SAFETY SPRING BROKE NOT ALLOWING SHIFTER TO MOVE OUT OF PARK WILE TRANSMISSION WAS STILL IN NEUTRAL. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

I TOOK OFF FROM STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT MY 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE SHIFTED THE FIRST GEAR AND THEN LOCKED UP IN 2ND GEAR I CAN ONLY CRUISE AT 35 MILES PER HOUR AT 3000 RPM I PULLED OVER TURN THE KEY SWITCH OFF IT STARTED IT BACK UP IT SHIFTED FINE UNTIL I GOT DID THE THIRD RED LIGHT THEN IT LOCKED UP AGAIN THEY'RE CALLING THIS LIMP MODE I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THE SEBRINGS HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS BUT YET THERE IS NO RECALL SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE MY CAR ONLY HAS 140,000 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT 11 YEAR OLD CARS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO THIS

Mileage: 140,052

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CLAY COOLEY CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (LOCATED AT 1261 E AIRPORT FWY, IRVING, TX 75062, (469) 284-0135), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

HORN STARED GOING OFF ON ITS OWN, WHILE DRIVING OR JUST SITTING, THEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED LAGGING, RPMS DROP WHILE I'M DRIVING AND AM UNABLE TO GET BACK UP TO SPEED FOR A MINUTE. I DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE DAILY FOR WORK AND BOTH OF THESE ARE A HUGE HAZARD FOR ME AND OTHER DRIVERS. I ASSUME THE PROBLEMS ARE RELATED BEING AS THEY BOTH WENT CRAZY AT THE SAME TIME. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE TO WORK MY CAR JUST SORT OF DIED WITHOUT DIEING THE RPMS DROPPED AND THE CAR TRIED TO DIE BUT DIIDNT. THE GAS PED STOPPED WORKING WHILE THIS WAS OCCURING AND I WAS UNABLE TO GET BACK UP TO SPEED. IT EVENTUALLY KICKED OUT OF IT BUT DID IT AGAIN THE FOLLOWING WEEK, DRIVING OUT OF MY PARKING LOT AT WORK RPMS DROPPED AND WAS UNABLE TO USE MY GAS PED. I GOTIT AGAIN TO GET OUT OF IT BUT ALL ITS GOING TO TAKE IS THIS HAPPENING AND A CAR BEHIND ME AND AND ACCIDENT WILL HAPPEN

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: K16 AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,347.

Mileage: 168,347

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ENGAGE INTO THE DRIVE POSITION AND THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (DARCARS ORANGE PARK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 7233 BLANDING BLVD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32244, (904) 777-5500) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

Mileage: 101,000

CHRYSLERS ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR TERRIBLE TRANSMISSIONS, BUT THIS IS OUR SECOND CHRYSLER SEBRING IN THIS YEAR RANGE (SAME ENGINE/TRANS MODELS), BOTH WITH THE SAME ISSUE. WHEN SHIFTING FROM OR THRU NEUTRAL, (EG. REVERSE TO DRIVE), THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS SO HARD THAT IT CAN LIFT THE ENGINE AND SNAP A MOUNT. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO MAKE KNOCKING NOISES WHEN SHIFTING (ANY GEAR), AND CAUSES THE CAR TO LURCH IN AND OUT OF GEAR, NEUTRAL, AND PARK.

Mileage: 146,000

BOUGHT BATTERY AND SOMETHG IS STILL DRAINING AND IT KEEPS HSPPENING

THIS MORNING I GOT TO WORK AND PUT MY VEHICLE TO PARK AND WHEN TRYING TO MOVE THE SHIFT BACK TO DRIVE THE SHIFT DOES NOT MOVE. TRYING TO PARK PARKED MY VEHICLE. SHIFTER CANNOT MOVE FROM PARK POSITION. DOING MY OWN RESEARCH I FOUND THAT, DODGE/CHRYSLER, ALREADY HAVE SOME RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE. RECALL #K39. I CALLED CHRYSLER GROUP RECALL ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-800-853-1403 AND THEY INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER #K39 RECALL. IT IS A BIG COINCIDENCE THEY HAVE A RECALL ON 2005 THROUGH 2007 MODEL YEAR DODGE CHARGER, MAGNUM AND CHRYSLER 300 EQUIPPED WITH A FLOOR SHIFTER, BUT NOT ON THIS VEHICLE. I WILL KEEP THIS VEHICLE PARK WHEN AN INVESTIGATION IS CONDUCTED ON THIS ISSUE. IF CHRYSLER USED THE SAME PARTS ON THIS VEHICLE AND OTHERS VEHICLES IN RECALL #K39, IT WILL BE VERY LIKELY THEY NEED TO INVESTIGATE OTHER VEHICLES LIKE MINE AND ISSUE THE SAME RECALL. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION.

Mileage: 147,000

ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO MY TPMS SENSOR ON MY DRIVER SIDE STOP WORKING, NOT EVEN A MONTH LATER MY CAR STARTED STALLING. I WOULD BE AT A LIGHT, STOP SIGN, OR PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND IT WOULD JUST STALL. SO I HAD THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED AT NOT EVEN 70,000 MILES WHICH SOLVED THE STALLING ISSUE. THEN ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO I NOTICED WHEN I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE DRIVING TO TAMPA FROM ORLANDO AND I PUT THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND MY CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN ON I4 AND ALMOST GOT ME HIT BY A SEMI TRUCK BUT HE WAS THANKFULLY ABLE TO SWERVE INTO THE LANE BESIDE ME. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND TOLD THEM THE ISSUE AND THEY SAID WELL THERE IS A RECALL ON THE TPMS BUT YOUR VIN NUMBER DOESN'T MATCH AND TURNED ME AWAY. THEN A FEW WEEKS LATER I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY PASSENGER SIDE DOOR NOT LOCKING AND THE WINDOW GOING UP BEFORE THE DOOR WAS SHUT, AND WOULD HAVE TO MESS WITH IT TO GET THE DOOR TO ACTUALLY SHUT. THEN ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO MY RPMS WHERE JUMPING ERECTLY AND MY DAD WHO IS A MECHANIC CLEANED ALL THE CARBON OUT IN MY MOTOR AND I WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THEN TODAY MY CAR SHIFT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND MY DADS FRIEND NOTICED THE CABLE IN THE MOTOR WAS POPPED OUT AND POPPED IT BACK IN. SO I DRIVE TO CLASS AND WHEN I GET ON CAMPUS AND GO TO PARK MY CAR MY VAR GETS STUCK IN REVERSE AND I HAD TO SIT IN THERE FOR OVER AN HOUR WITH MY FOOT ON THE BREAK BEFORE SOMEONE WAS ABLE TO HELP ME. THIS CAR NEEDS A SERIOUS INVESTIGATION AND CHRYSLER REFUSES TO HELP ME WHEN I HAVE LESS THAN 95,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND MY ISSUES MATCH THERE RECALL PERFECTLY. THESE ISSUES COULD LEAD ME OR SOMEONE ELSE TO GET KILLED OR SERIOUSLY HURT, BUT I GUESS THEY WONT DUE ANYTHING UNTIL ENOUGH PEOPLE GET KILLED OR INJURED TO REALIZE THERES A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE.

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE FAILURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE REAR BRAKES WOULD NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. THERE WAS CORROSION IN THE TRUNK AND AROUND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED AND THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED ADJUSTMENT. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE ISSUE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED AND THE BRAKES ADJUSTED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE THROTTLE ISSUE HAS PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED SIDESWIPED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE TO SPIN AROUND IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, FACING TWO SEMI-TRUCKS. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE GEARS WERE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY REVERSED DOWN A RAVINE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INSPECTED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD, NECK, BACK, AND KNEE INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN THREE TIMES, BUT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. ..UPDATED 12/11/17 *BF *JS

WHILE DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED, VEHICLE WILL HESITATE WHEN CLIMBING AN INCLIINE OR WHEN I ACCELERATE, THIS IS NOT A STEADY HAPPENING.I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO DIFFERENT CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS TO HAVE IT COMPUTER CHECKED BUT NOTHING SHOWS UP. A YOUNGER MECHANIC AT THE SECOND DEALERSHIP STATED IT SOUNDED TO HIM LIKE POSSIBLY THE CLUTCHES WERE SLIPPING AND CAUSING THE PROBLEM. SINCE IT DOESN'T SHOW UP ON THE COMPUTER HE SUGGESTED THAT I JUST CONTINUE DRIVING UNTIL SUCH TIME AS IT MAY STOP MOVING COMPLETELY AND THEN THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE FOUND.

Mileage: 67,398

THIS CAR HAS A FAULTY TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM). THIS CAUSED SEVERAL PROBLEMS INCLUDING: THE CAR STALLING SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 50 MPH ON A STRAIGHT ROAD, THE HORN GOING OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY BOTH WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHILE IT WAS MOVING, AND A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT WOULD NOT CLEAR. I REPLACED THE FAULTY TIPM AT MY OWN EXPENSE AND IT RESOLVED ALL THESE PROBLEMS. CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED RECALLS FOR TIPMS, BUT THEY HAVE NEVER RECALLED THE 2008 SEBRING. I HAVE THE ORIGINAL, FAULTY TIPM OUT OF THE CHRYSLER THAT I CAN SEND FOR TESTING AND VERIFICATION.

Mileage: 76,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHOP, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TRANSMISSION OIL DIP STICK TUBE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,589.

Mileage: 91,589

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,291.

Mileage: 96,291

MY CAR BOTH IN BOTH PARK/DRIVE WILL SPORADICALLY JUMP IN RPM'S FOR NO REASON. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 40+ OCCASIONS IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WILL REV FROM 600 RPM'S UP OVER 3500 RPM'S WITHIN A SECOND. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND CHRYSLER STATED THAT THEY HAVE NOT HAVE ANY REPORTS FROM OTHER VEHICLES AND GAVE ME NO SOLUTIONS TO THIS PROBLEM. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT ON. I MENTIONED TO CHRYSLER THAT I AM AFRAID THAT MY CAR IS GOING TO ONE DAY REV WHILE I AM DRIVING AND I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL IT. I AM AFRAID THAT I AM GOING TO EITHER INJURE MYSELF, PASSENGERS, OTHER MOTORIST AND/OR PEDESTRIANS. I HAVE BEEN AT MANY STOP LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS WHERE IT HAS REVVED AND MOVED FORWARD EVEN WITH MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE. I WANT TO REPORT THIS IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENS, I DO NOT WANT TO BE LIABLE FOR THE CARS ACTIONS SINCE CHRYSLER DOES NOT SEEM TO WANT TO TAKE MY ISSUE SERIOUSLY. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS SEPT. 2013, TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT WAS $400. CALLED THE SAME DEALERSHIP TODAY ( DECEMBER 23, 2014) AND THEY WOULD LIKE ME TO BRING IT IN, BUT I DON'T WANT TO PAY ANOTHER $400 TO HAVE IT REPLACED AGAIN BECAUSE THE ONE-YR WARRANTY IS UP BY 3 MONTHS. SO DISAPPOINTED... WHAT A WAY TO SPEND THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HEADED EAST FROM HICKORY FLAT MS TO MYRTLE MS. THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, ALL POWER SHUT DOWN QUICK, CAR WOULD NOT START, WAITED 45 MINUTES BEFORE IT STARTED . MOTORIST STOP TO HELP ME PUSH IT TO THE SIDE OF THE HWY. *TR

Mileage: 101,142

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER SEABRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED. REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED 3 TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

Mileage: 35,000

THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS--BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND LASTING LONGER DURATION EACH TIME. WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS (CAN AND HAS HAPPENED ANYWHERE FROM 5MPH-60MPH) IF ANY PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO ACCELERATOR AFTER BREAKING NO MATTER THE SPEED ALL POWER IS LOST TO THE CAR A RED LIGHTING BOLT LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASH AND THE RPM'S WILL STAY BETWEEN 4,000-5,000. EACH TIME HAVING TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ATTEMPT FOR IT TO RESTART (DEPENDS ON IF IT WILL OR NOT--USUALLY TAKES IT A WHILE). WILL GET UP TO SPEED AGAIN AND IF I HAVE TO BRAKE FOR ANY REASON OR EVEN SLOW DOWN JUST A LITTLE WITHOUT APPLY THE BRAKES IT CAN COMPLETELY LOOSE POWER. ALSO DO NOT HAVE ANY DASH LIGHTS WHEN THE HEAD LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. THEY APPEAR IN THE CENTER CONSOLE BUT WENT OUT IN 2009 JUST AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR, AND AFTER SEVERAL ESTIMATES IN THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IT REMAINS WITH NO LIGHTS (SO IN NO WAY CAN YOU SEE THE SPEED OR ANYTHING ELSE ON THE DASH AFTER DARK.) *TR

Mileage: 132,876

VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STALL WHILE TAKING LEFT- HAND TURN ON INTERSECTION @ ~15MPH. IT NOW SHOWS THE INDICATOR LIGHT FOR THE ENGINE RANDOMLY AND STALLS SOMEWHAT FREQUENTLY AT LOW SPEEDS. LASTLY, THE TRANS IS SLIPPING RIGOROUSLY. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

THE THROTTLE BODY LIGHT JUST CAN ON AFTER CROSSING A SPEED BUMP AND STOP AND KILLED AND HESITATED TO RESTART NOW THIS THROTTLE BODY PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. *TR

Mileage: 116,169

FRONT DRIVER SEAT STARTED FEELING LOOSE, AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, LOW TIRE LIGHT CAME ON AND CHECK OIL LIGHT WOULD COME ON EVERY TIME CAR IS STARTED. A FEW DAYS LATER THE CAR DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT AND STARTED MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE, TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND FOUND OUT THAT TENSIONER BELT BECAME LOOSE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CAR. I HAD TO GET A NEW ALTERNATOR, TENSIONER & PULL, AND TRANSMISSION FLUSHED/SERVICED AS WELL AS THE POWER STEERING. NOT VERY HAPPY WITH THIS 2008 SEBRING!!!!! *TR

I LOST POWER TO MY SPEED, MY BRAKES FAILED. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WITH MY EMERGENCY BRAKE. ONCE STOPPED I TURNED OFF MY VEHICLE. ONCE I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON HOWEVER I STILL DID NOT HAVE THE SPEED. MY TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM 3RD TO OVERDRIVE. IT WOULD STAY AT 3000 RPM AT 55 MPH. MY CAR NORMALLY RUNS @ 2500RPM OR LESS UP TO 60MPH. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DEO TO HAVE THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. THIS IS MY SECOND TIME EXPERIENCING THIS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I ALSO HAVE A 2009 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER AND OWNED A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING AND NEVER HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

I DROVE TO WORK THIS MORNING JUST FINE. UPON PREPARING TO LEAVE, THE CAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE PARKED POSITION. THE GEAR WAS STUCK. *TR

Mileage: 65,027

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS STUCK AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN OF THE PART BEING REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 69,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT STATED THE SHIFT LEVER WAS LOCKED ION PLACE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR LOCAL MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

A THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASH OFF AND ON AT INTERMITTENT TIMES THE CAR LOSES POWER AND DIES WITHOUT WARNING. IT HAS DIED ON THE HIGHWAY SEVERAL TIMES SO FAR, BUT WILL RESTART AFTER A FEW MINUTES. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE FUEL IS LESS THAN HALF WAY FULL MORE THAN ANY OTHER TIME AND/OR WHEN TRAVELING UPHILL. RPM DIAL ON THE CAR JUMPS ERRATICALLY JUST BEFORE THE THROTTLE WARNING LIGHT APPEARS. PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING AT LESS THAN 45 MPH. AFRAID THAT THE PROBLEM WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, IF IT HAPPENS WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE IS TRAVELING BEHIND ME. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING IS STUCK IN PARK. GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT MOVE AT ALL. WAS WORKING FINE YESTERDAY. CAME OUT THIS MORNING STARTED MY CAR AND COULD NOT GET OUT OF PARK. CAR IS TAKEN WELL CAR OF. WAITING FOR A TOW TO GET REPAIRED. *KB

Mileage: 50,000

2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING IS STUCK IN PARK. GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT MOVE AT ALL. WAS WORKING FINE YESTERDAY. CAME OUT THIS MORNING STARTED MY CAR AND COULD NOT GET OUT OF PARK. CAR IS TAKEN WELL CAR OF. WAITING FOR A TOW TO GET REPAIRED. *KB

Mileage: 50,000

CAR IS STUCK IN PARK. GEAR SHIFTER WILL NOT MOVE. WAS WORKING FINE YESTERDAY WHEN I PARKED IT. GOT UP TO GO TO WORK THIS MORNING AND SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. CAR ONLY HAS 33,000 MILES ON IT AND IS TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF. *TR

THE PINK SWITCH ON THE SHIFTER BROKE AND I WENT TO RUBEN CHRYSLER IN AUGUSTA,GA AND THEY TOLD ME THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE CAME IN FOR THE SAME REASON. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE REMAINED STUCK IN THE PARK. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

MY 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING'S GEAR SHIFTER GOT STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION OVER NIGHT. IT WON'T MOVE TO ALLOW ME TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I HAVE READ THAT MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 47,658

2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING STUCK IN PARK. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

MY 2008 SEBRING SHIFTER IS STUCK IN PARK; THE CAR CANNOT BE MOVED. A DEALERSHIP SERVICE MECHANIC SAID IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON SEVERAL CHRYSLER AND DODGE MODELS DUE TO A BROKEN PLASTIC PIECE ON THE 'BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK'. THE ENTIRE SHIFTER UNIT MUST BE REPLACED BECAUSE THERE IS NO REPLACEMENT PART. IT WILL COST $150-$200 SINCE MY SEBRING IS 3 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY (30,000 MILES). ON THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY THERE IS A BRIGHT PINK PLASTIC PIECE THAT HAS A SMALL 2/8" HOOK. THIS 2/8" SMALL PLASTIC HOOK IS ABOUT AS ROUND AS A SMALL PAPER CLIP. ONE END OF A SMALL 3/4" SPRING ATTACHES TO THIS PLASTIC HOOK AND THE OTHER END OF THE SPRING ATTACHES TO A HOOK ON THE SHIFTER HOUSING. THIS SPRING ALLOWS THE BRIGHT PINK PIECE TO MOVE WHEN THE BRAKE IS DEPRESSED, WHICH DISENGAGES THE INTERLOCK ALLOWING THE SHIFTER TO MOVE OUT OF PARK. A BROKEN 2/8" PIECE OF CHEAP PLASTIC THAT CAN DISABLE AN ENTIRE CAR IS WITHOUT A DOUBT A POOR DESIGN AND A MANUFACTURING FLAW! IF YOU DO A WEB SEARCH ("CHRYSLER STUCK IN PARK" OR "DODGE STUCK IN PARK") YOU WILL FIND THOUSANDS OF HITS. BETTER YET, LOOK AT THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE YOU WILL SEE IT IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM THAT IS REPORTED IN 2007-2008 DODGE (AVENGER) AND CHRYSLER (SEBRING & 300) PRODUCTS. IT IS NEEDLESSLY COSTING THE OWNERS HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO DO AN OUT-OF-WARRANTY REPAIR ON AN UNDER-DESIGNED PART. A CHRONIC DESIGN FLAW THAT SPANS MULTIPLE YEARS ON MULTIPLE PRODUCT LINES DEMANDS A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 30,800

STARTED THE CAR PUSHED IN ON THE BRAKE AS USUAL TO RELEASE THE SAFETY ON THE GEAR SHIFTER SO IT'D GO IN REVERSE AND IT WOULDN'T GO IN GEAR. I MASHED THE BRAKE HARDER & STILL NOTHING. I TRIED TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THINKING MAYBE IT WAS THE SAFETY THING LOCKING UP IN THAT BUT IT WAS REAL LOOSE! BY NOW MY KIDS WERE LATE FOR THERE APPTMENTS SO I GAVE UP AND WENT INSIDE AND STARTED CALLING AROUND. THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A LINE RUNNING FROM MY SHIFTER TO MY BRAKE UP TO THE STEERING I NEEDED TO TOW IT IN COST MY $50-300. MY HUSBAND TOOK MY CONSOLE APART THAT EVENING AND FOUND THAT THE SHIFTER IS LOCKED IN PLACE BY A SMALL PINK PLASTIC DEVICE WITH A WIRE RUNNING THROUGH IT WHICH IS ATTACHED TO YOUR BRAKING SYSTEM SOMEHOW ON ONE END YET ON THE OTHER END ITS ATTACHED TO SOME KIND OF SPRING WHICH IS ATTACHED TO YET GET THIS, ANOTHER PIECE OF PLASTIC! WELL MY SPRING BROKE AND THE PINK PLASTIC THING CRACKED!!! I FIND THIS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HAVING TO DEAL WITH AND FIX THESE ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 56,975

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE GEAR SHIFT BECAME STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION AND WOULD NOT MOVE. SHE TRIED ALL OF THE HELPFUL HINTS THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD GIVEN HER BUT NONE OF THEM WORKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57,000.

Mileage: 57,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED HE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR FROM THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES TO MOVE THE SELECTOR BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 71,058. UPDATED 12/08/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT OUT OF PARK, BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE FROM PARK TO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE NECESSARY REPAIRS WERE MADE. UPDATED 12/13/10*JB

Mileage: 71,058

2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING. ON AUGUST 6TH, THE CAR GEAR SHIFTER KNOB WAS SEIZED IN THE PARK POSITION. UPON READING THE INTERNET, IT BECAME VERY APPARENT THAT THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT ON CHRYSLER'S PART. THE SHIFT KNOB IS ATTACHED TO A SMALL PLASTIC PINK "FLIPPER" TYPE PART, THAT EASILY BECOMES DETACHED FROM THE SPRING. THE ONLY FIX BY PROFESSIONALS IS A $400.00 REPAIR. THE SAD REALITY IS THAT THE ACTUAL FIX IS A $5.00 PART... *TR

Mileage: 49,728

JUST HAD GOT OFF WORK AND CAR HAS BEEN PARK FOR OVER 6 HOURS. WHEN I GOT INSIDE OF THE CAR I WENT TO CRANK IT UP AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. AFTER I TRIED TO SWITCH TO REVERSE TO BACK UP THE GEAR WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO PULL IT BACK OUT OF PARK. TRIED TURNING IT OFF AND ON BUT THAT DIDN'T WORK. *TR

Mileage: 7,100

2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING..GEAR SHIFT GETS STUCK IN PARK AND CAN NOT BE RELEASED FROM PARK. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE PART ON AVERAGE OF 20 CARS PER MONTH. THE DEALER SAID HE HAS REPLACED THE SAME PIECE ON SAME VEHICLE WITHIN A 12 MONTH PERIOD. IT IS A LITTLE PLASTIC PIECE THAT HOLD THE GEAR SHIFTER IN PLACE AND WHEN PLASTIC PART BREAKS THE GEAR SHIFT CAN NOT BE REMOVED FROM PARK. IF THIS PART WOULD HAPPEN TO BREAK WHILE CAR IS IN DRIVE POSITION AND GEARING DOWN TO 3RD GEAR FOR GOING DOWNHILL THERE WOULD BE NO WAY A PERSON WOULD BE ABOUT TO GET CAR OUT OF DRIVE AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IF PERSON WAS UNAWARE THAT THE PART BROKE WHILE DRIVING. CHRYSLER IS NOT TAKING THIS SERIOUS AND TOLD ME TO GO TO THIS WEBSITE AND PUT IN COMPLAINT AND MAYBE COULD GET A RECALL PUT ON THAT PART, BUT UNTIL RECALL IS PUT ON THERE CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR $200 WORTH OF REPAIRS TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN IN JUST A COUPLE MONTHS. THIS PART COULD EASILY BE REPLACED WITH A METAL PIECE INSTEAD OF PLASTIC. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING PINK PLASTIC LEVER BROKE INSIDE SHIFTER CAUSING CAR TO STAY IN PARK, UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CONNECTION IS PLASTIC AND CRACKED. ONCE THIS PIECE CRACKS, THE GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT ENGAGE. I PARKED MY CAR, AND THE NEXT TIME I TRIED TO LEAVE, THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE PART HAS TO BE REPLACED. AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR PART. *TR

Mileage: 41,022