2004 Chrysler Sebring Fuel System Problems

The contact owns a 2004 Chrysler Sebring. The contact stated that while her fiancée was driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle seemed as if it was running out of gasoline. The check engine and a fuel warning light were illuminated. The driver pulled over at a service station and became aware of gasoline pouring from the fuel return. The driver parked the vehicle in a nearby parking lot. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000.

I HEARD A POP THE A LOT OF SMOKE CAME IN THE CAR, I PULLED OVER AND POPPED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A FIRE BY THE FIREWALL, THE FUEL RLN HAD CAUGHT FIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE STRONG FUMES OF FUEL COMING FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE AND A PUDDLE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHERE THE FLUID ORIGINATED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE FUEL TANK, WHICH WAS REMOVED, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A FIRE NEAR WHERE THE RETURN LINE ENTERED INTO THE FUEL TANK. THE COMPONENTS WERE INTERNALLY BURNED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 04V313000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND 03V443000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER DRIVING BETWEEN 10-20 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK OR HESITATE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE TWO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 04V313000(FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V443000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP), BUT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

I HAVE A 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE V6. THE CAR STALLS EVERY ONCE AND A WHILE, AFTER STOPPING OR WHILE RIDING AT LOWER SPEEDS, MOST OFTEN IN HOT SUMMER DAYS. THE MAIN CONCERN IS THAT WHEN IT STALLS WHILE RIDING, I LOSE POWER TO THE BREAKS AND THE STEERING WHEEL, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. IT ALSO HAS A PROBLEM THAT AFTER RUNNING FOR A WHILE ON A HIGHWAY USING THE CRUISE CONTROL, WHEN IT COMES TO A STOP, IT BEGINS TO STALL, BUT I GUESS THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM KICKS-IN AND THAT LEADS TO A VERY RAPID ACCELERATION. AT THAT MOMENT, IF I AM NOT PRESSING FIRMLY ON THE BREAKS, THE CAR MAY EVEN JUMP FORWARD AND HIT SOMETHING. I REPORTED THESE ISSUES TO THE DEALER WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY BUT THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE IT. SINCE THIS HAPPENS SPORADICALLY AND I AM ALWAYS PREPARED FOR SUCH EVENTS, I DID NOT INSIST TOO MUCH WITH THE DEALER. BUT LOOKING AT THE INTERNET, I CAN SEE THAT LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS AS I AM AND I AM GETTING TO THE CONCLUSION THAT SUCH ISSUES ARE DUE TO A CHRONIC FLAW IN THE SEBRING. *TR

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I WAS STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT IN MY 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE, 2.7L AUTOMATIC. I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AS USUAL AT THE LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED I SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE ENGINE WENT "WIDE OPEN." I LURCHED FORWARD, JAMMED ON BRAKES AND TURNED IGNITION OFF. I PAUSED A MINUTE (IN FRONT OF STARTELED ONLOOKERS), RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AND DROVE ON CAUTIOUSLY. NEXT DAY I TOOK CAR TO CHRYSLER DEALER AND THEY "COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR." THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR

CLIENT PETRA MONIKA WINN BURNED TO DEATH WHEN THE STEEL (CALIFORNIA) GAS TANK ON HER 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING SPLIT AT A WELD DURING REAR END IMPACT. *TR 10/31/08 ADD INFORMATION *CW

2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE, 29,500 MILES. ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH. ENGINE LIGHT WOULD GO ON PERIODICALLY THEN GO OFF. TOOK TO DEALER. DID DIAGNOSTICS, CHARGE $84.00. FOUND CRACKED RESONATOR PIPE, REPLACED, NO CHARGE. CYLINDERS 3 & 5 MISFIRING. DEALER TELLS ME THAT THEY NEED TO TAKE OUT THE FUEL INJECTORS TO CLEAN, CHARGE WOULD BE $234.00. SO MUCH FOR 3 YEARS, 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. I HAVE NEVER TAKEN ANY CAR IN FOR THE INJECTORS TO BE TAKEN OUT AND CLEANED. I REPLACE THE SPARK PLUGS MY SELF AND PUT IN INJECTOR CLEANER IN THE GAS. CAR IS RUNNING BETTER BUT STILL MISFIRES ON OCCASION. SO MUCH FOR AMERICAN CARS AND THE WORKMANSHIP. THIS IS THE LAST CHRYSLER PRODUCT I'LL EVER LEASE. CALLED AND COMPLAINED TO DEALER. HE TELLS ME WHO DO YOU THINK WILL PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTICS? OBVIOUSLY, NOT THEM. CALL DAIMLER-CHRYSLER IN DETRIOT. TOO BAD, NOT LISTED UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER IN CLEVELAND OHIO WAS CRESTMONT CHRYSLER FOR THOSE INTERESTED. DON'T BUY THERE!!!! I WOULD ASSUME THAT IF THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, THERE IS A PROBLEM AND BEING UNDER MILEAGE AND THE 3 YEARS, THIS WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF. *JB

THE FUEL LINE LEADING FROM THE FIREWALL AREA TO THE FUEL DISTRIBUTION RAIL LEAKING ALLOWING PRESSURIZED FUEL TO SPRAY IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS WAS NOT NOTICED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BUT WAS DETECTED BY THE ODOR AFTER SHUTTING CAR OFF.CHRYSLER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET ME THE CORRECT PART TO REPAIR AND SO AN AFTERMARKET PART WAS USED TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO SERVICE TEMPORARILY. *NM

NO SUMMARY LISTED. *AK

I PURCHASED MY 2004 SEBRING AT SHELLBY CHRYSLER JEEP\EAGLE DEALERSHIP. JUST A FEW SHORT MONTHS LATER ,MY CAR STARTED JUST CUTTING OFF. THEN IT STARTED JUMPING FORWARD WHILE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GET HIT IN SEVERAL INTERSECTIONS. I TOOK MY CAR IN MORE THAN 7 TIMES TO BE TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON THEREFORE IT WOULD NOT PULL A CODE. MEANWHILE, I HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK FOR A LEAK SOMEWHERE. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. NOW 2 YEARS LATER JUST AS MY WARRANTY HAS RAN OUT, THE CAR STARTS CUTTING OFF AND LEAVING ME STRANDED. I HAD TO HAVE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP ONLY FOR THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO SMART OFF AT MA AND TELL ME THAT IT WAS OUT OF GAS. I KNEW THIS WAS NOT TRUE BECAUSE THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE FIRST THING I DID WAS TRY TO PUT GAS IN IT. ALSO, WHEN I WAS HAVING TROUBLE ONLY A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE GAS GAUGE,BUT OF COURSE,THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THE CAR CUT OFF AGAIN AND I TOOK IT BACK,ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE GAS GAUGE AND THEN WAS TOLD THE SENDING UNIT IN THE GAS TANK WAS BAD,NOW THAT ITS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I HAVE TO PAY OVER 700.00 FOR THE PART TO BE REPLACED. OH YEAH,AND THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF! *NM

WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK AFTER PURCHASING A 2004 SEBRING CONVERTIBLE LIMITED, THE PROBLEM OF THE ENGINE ALMOST DYING OR DYING STARTED. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS MORE OFTEN AT HIGHER AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE ENGINE DROPS DOWN TO 200-250 RPM. WHEN IT RECOVERS IT OVERSHOOTS THE LOW IDLE SPEED CAUSING THE CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD. SEVERAL TIMES THE ENGINE HAS DIED. THE ENGINE WILL RESTART IMMEDIATELY. ONE DAY AS I WAS GOING THROUGH A GREEN LIGHT A CAR TURNED RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD TO MAKE A PANIC STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AND THE ENGINE DIED. I ALMOST GOT REAR-ENDED BECAUSE THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE NOT EXPECTING ME TO HAVE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. YOUR WEB SITE DEFINES THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE DRIVER HAS AN UNEXPECTED EVENT THAT PUTS THE DRIVER IN A SITUATION WHERE THE DRIVER CANNOT SAFELY CONTROL THE VEHICLE. AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING LIKE A SEWING MACHINE. SUDDENLY THE ENGINE BEGINS TO RUN ROUGH. IT REMINDS ME OF THE DAYS OF CARBURETOR CARS WHEN THE CHOKE WAS STUCK ON. SUDDENLY IT STARTS RUNNING LIKE A SEWING MACHINE. MOST MORNINGS, BUT NOT EVERYDAY, AFTER BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE AND PUTTING THE CAR IN DRIVE THEN ACCELERATING THE CAR WILL STUMBLE 1-4 TIMES. THE ENGINE SPEED BEGINS TO COME UP AND THEN STOPS ACCELERATING, THEN SUDDENLY ACCELERATES AGAIN. THIS ONLY HAPPENS SHORTLY AFTER THE ENGINE HAS BEEN STARTED. ONCE THE ENGINE WARMS UP THIS PROBLEM WILL NOT HAPPEN. CONTINUED 1 OF 3 *JB THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE FUEL DRAINS BACK TO THE TANK WHEN THE VEHICLE SITS OVERNIGHT. AFTER THE VEHICLE IS STARTED THE FUEL SYSTEM IS NOT PROPERLY PRESSURIZED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, WHICH COULD BE A RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE COMPONET.