10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 2
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 72,097 miles
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I got ready to leave work and my car would not start. It kept turning but would not start. I had it towed from Virginia to Maryland to the dealership. After a diagnostic test it was discovered that the fuel pump pin melted out of the module. When I asked the dealer what causes the pin to melt, I was told that it was a wiring problem and that it could have possibly caused the car to catch on fire. I had to have it repaired and it was expenses. As I completed a search, I discovered that there were several other complaints regarding this same problem.
- Suitland, MD, USA
The fuel pump went on my car and when I brought it to the repair shop they stated that the wiring and connectors on it had burned up, which caused a hole to be burned in the fuel pump line. I've read several other reports of this exact same thing happening and in some of those reports they stated that this was a fire hazard. I also had to purchase a new harness for the fuel pump since that was all screwed up as well.
- Mendota Heights, MN, USA
The incident: During fill up at gas station, automatic shut off of the gas pump occurred when tank was full. However, gas overflowed from underneath fill location (above wheel well) and leaked all over ground. This has been happening since the car had 80,000 on the odometer. I have tried different ways of pumping gas into car, all with same result of overflow. This seems to be a common problem.
- Beverly Hills, FL, USA
I have a 2007 Chrysler Sebring. Recently within the last year the car would stall at stop lights and then later this week wouldn't start. Towed to the shop once and the vehicle started for the shop and was unable to diagnose the problem. So I drove this car throughout the weekend and had no issues with it. Monday morning my wife goes to get in the car and it wouldn't start had to have the car towed back to the shop. This time problem never went away. My shop where I took the vehicle started looking into the problem and found out the fuel pump connector had melted causing the fuel pump to stop working. My concern is that melting wires and connectors right around a fuel source could cause a deadly fire all it needed was a spark for the car to ignite with a child in the back seat. I know many other people have had the same stalling issues and I feel this is something that possibly needs investigated before someone loses their lives for a faulty wiring issue with these cars.
- Medaryville, IN, USA
The contact owns a 2007 Chrysler Sebring. The contact was driving 55 mph when the vehicle stalled. The contact took the vehicle to a local mechanic where the mechanic noticed a faulty fuel pump connector that had melted from the sending unit. The mechanic replaced both the fuel pump and sending unit. The contact called the manufacturer but the manufacturer did not provide any assistance. The failure mileage was 78,229. Updated 09/15/11
- Terrehaute, IN, USA
The contact owns a 2007 Chrysler Sebring. The contact stated that the vehicle ran out of fuel while driving 60 mph, from one quarter of a tank. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign id number: 09V047000 (fuel system, other:storage:fuel gauge system); and stated that his vehicle was diagnosed by a local mechanic as having the same failures, but the vehicle was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was contacted and the dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 148,643.
- Milledgeville, GA, USA
Gas cap indicator light came on. Replaced gas cap and tried to reset. It reset, and then the light came on again. Removed new gas cap and reinstalled, reset, and indicator light came on again along with the mil light. Can not get either on to reset.
- Hesperia, CA, USA
The contact owns a 2007 Chrysler severing. The contact stated during refueling, when the fuel nozzle stopped there was an overflow of fuel spraying out of the fuel tank filler neck. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated that the fuel tank assembly would need to be replaced. The vehicle was in the process of being repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000. Updated 03/07/11 updated 05/02/11
- Great Mills , MD, USA
My 2007 chyrsler Sebring is stuck at work in park! it wont come undone. Did everything I thought would trigger it. Brake bulbs, tire lock, gas cap etc etc. So my car is sitting in my work garage until I find out how to fix it.
- Little Elm, TX, USA
The contact owns a 2007 Chrysler Sebring. The contact took her vehicle to the dealer for inspection and the PCM was replaced. Immediately after the repair, while the windows were closed, she reported feeling uncomfortable; almost as if gasoline were leaking internally into the vehicle. She noticed that the fuel warning indicator was illuminated on the instrument panel. She took the vehicle back to the dealer and they replaced the fuel vessel and the O'ring. All of the remedies have been insufficient in repairing the failures. The failure mileage was 4,000 and current mileage was 7,000.
- New Orleans , LA, USA
- Warsaw, NC, USA