2001 Chrysler Sebring Coupe Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“I have a 2001 Chrysler Sebring Coupe. I bought the vehicle on 11/15/2008. The check engine soon light came on 3 months later, on 2/15/09 and I got the vehicle serviced at the sheridan ford dealership. They claimed there was an oil leak that was leaking into my engine, and were going to fix that. Then, 4 days later (I drove the vehicle twice), the car broke down in the middle of a highway and had to be towed. I was told the transmission died due to a ring that broke and clogged a pipe which caused the transmission to fail. …”

“While driving vehicle at approximately 25 MPH on the road, the rpms reved up to high levels and the car acclerated at a higher speed without intention, after letting foot completely off the gas pedal the rpms continued to go to high levels and car automatically drove itself without accelerating the gas pedal and even while breaking the rpms continued to rev up and car drove itself. After finally being able to get the car slowed down enough it was able to be put into park, however, after trying to go into drive or another gear the rpms reved up again. …”

“The contact owns a 2001 Chrysler Sebring Coupe. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH up an incline the transmission failed to respond. The vehicle was coasted to the side of the road and then towed to his residence. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 44,000. The VIN was unavailable.”