Broken Sebring

[Crazcompart]

I recently ran into someone whom was contemplating purchasing an '00 Intrepid with the 2.7...I said, "Dude...You'd better YouTube with "Chrysler 2.7L V6" in the header box!"...He sure backed out of that car deal! Thanks, YouTubers...

[madmax2069]

Its a 2.7 v6 that's your problem. the Chrysler/dodge 2.7L v6 is the worse motor in the world. luckily it was only the cam sensor. these motors are 100% junk, when it starts smoking out the exhaust either get rid of the car, or swap the motor out with a better Chrysler/dodge motor. these motors tend to die really quickly even if you properly care for them.

[moldymac]

@madmax2069 I heard all the stories about these engines. Been running synthetic with a change every 3k to prevent the dreaded sludge problem.

[madmax2069]

@moldymac you are lucky, my friend did the same but the engine died within 40k miles, he treated that thing like gold. all the time replacing oil even before its time, constant tune ups, the works and she still let go. had a bad rod knock and eventually put it out the side of the motor, and before it let go cylinder 3 and 4 had almost no compression, had a slight mixing of the fluids as well. it was horrid, and dodge would not cover it. he never drove it hard. he had all service papers even.

[wizard101emily]

@moldymac Them motors are ok I HAD A CONCORDE WITH THAT MOTOR IT PURED BUt my dad sold it

[cellphonesrock76]

first of all, chrysler sucks. thats all

[MrEvo89]

you should better get a 97 sebring homie , its better jeje lol

[HellaStellaVella]

I had a 2005 Sebring Touring Limited. Blew a connecting rod at 102k among other things. The Sebring Coupes that had the 3.0L Mitsubishi engine lasted a lot longer.

[flopez425]

sounds like mine but mine is realy loud and everything works grate tho.. runs fine just realy anoying loud sound idk what it is

[Motorfordtoyota]

Its a sebring, it was broken from the factory, just like intrepids.

[SheWhoSavesThEarth]

sounds like my 98 sebring.a common prob with those is the distributor.sucky design

[moldymac]

@SheWhoSavesThEarth It was actually the Cam sensor. These engines don't use a distributer, it has one coil for each spark plug controlled by the PCM.

[g20s10silveradoman]

@SheWhoSavesThEarth they dont have a distributor..cant you see the coil on plug ignition system right in front of you....like the owner said the cam sensor went...which is typical for the 2.4 and 2.7 so no matter what engine you cant escape that

[bondowagon]

its deff a tps dude

[moldymac]

@bondowagon bad CAM sensor caused this

[eswi1]

ITS GOT A JUNKY 2.7L BOAT ANCHOR they go bad around 160,xxx

[RalphdaCuban]

@eswi1 yep not very good engine I normaly see them go by 100k

[eswi1]

@RalphdaCuban my boss buys the intrepids with the 2.7s and replaces them with the 3.2L or 3.5L engine depends on what way your transmission is

[g20s10silveradoman]

@RalphdaCuban only if you dont change your oil often..and use synthetic oil

[blingmow101]

was that a expensive fix?

[moldymac]

@blingmow101 not too bad, part was around $75. Been almost 2 years since I replaced the cam sensor, problem has not come back.

[RalphdaCuban]

hey thats classic symptom of a TPS (throtle position sensor) pretty common problem on those 2.7L

[moldymac]

So far the problem has not returned after a cam sensor (threw a code a while back). But if it does happen again I'll give that a shot.

[falshami]

@ toyotacooper , all my chryslers have made it well over 100,000 miles without major issues , and very few minor ones , on the other hand all our toyotas have been pains , i had to get rid of the awful corolla it was costing me so much to keep it running , it wasnt abused either , the highlander also just keeps having issues , from alternators to ac parts , its jsut a hassle dear god and its under 80,000 miles

[ArT2Oo0]

i lol'ed at 0.39 sec

[H3llSp4wn23]

i lmao'ed at :39

[TwiztedAnimator]

Good old Fuel Pump.

[moldymac]

The problem actually ended up being the cam sensor was on its way out.

[marckiller69]

fuel pomp...

[josh1303]

2.7 is a hurting motor

[lilPat]

My Sebring is doing the same thing now when it's cold. When it's hot it's all normal. I seafoamed it 3 days ago...I must had done something wrong...

[moldymac]

Mine use to only do it when it was cold, never did it once in the summer. If you let it sit for a few minutes after it did this crap it would run fine afterwords. The check engine light would never come on for this.

[lilPat]

Did u manage to fix it?

[tonebro]

@moldymac same with mine....I think I left the house when it was 35 degrees and the car shut off in the middle of a main road....but i pushed it into work, and after I got off, I let it run for thirty minutes and drove home no problem...the only thing with me was it would start every nine or ten hours

[kurtman1982]

its your intake gaskets, like twenty bucks and three hours of changing max. had the same problem, idling at like two and a half thousand rpm?

[moldymac]

Only idled like that sometimes after it would flip out on me like this, most of the time idled fine.

[fukinstevo13]

and what the fuck do YOU know?

fucktard

[leeanator]

chrysler sucks fag

[fukinstevo13]

doesnt suck when im fukin your mom in the back seat

[leeanator]

haha you loser...enjoy engine sludge

[fukinstevo13]

only happens if your an idiot and dont know how to take care of an engine

[SunnyboyEVOLUTION]

@fukinstevo13 yep the 2.7 is powerful but needs to be taken care off meaning put the best engine oil MOBIL 1..use shell gasoline etc.

[moldymac]

@SunnyboyEVOLUTION Over-maintence is key with these things. I change the oil every 3k, use mobile 1 and either a mobile or K&N oil filter.

[ETThExtraTerrestrial]

@moldymac Sure, sound advice, but what do you do when these damn things won't even start , whats the point of caring for them .....CHRYSLER IS SHENANIGANS , maybe not in the past idk but certainly NOW !!!1

[toyotacooper]

yep! the great reward for owning a chrysler/jeep!

[falshami]

shut the fuck up dude.... omg we drive only Chryslers and one Toyota , the Chryslers haven't not been in the shop any where near as many times as the Toyota has and its newer then all of them

[toyotacooper]

@falshami

what are you talking about?

we had a chrysler and had to dump it at 85k cuz it had so many problems

[toyotacooper]

chrysler can suck obama's dick.

[12ESKEIMI]

that is your throttle position sensor

[sideburns2009]

its just a bad sensor. I'm sure your check engine light is on. Probably throttle position sensor or MAF sensor.

[hamtrak]

Got a '02 Sebring conv. w/2.7, 51,000 mi.Changed oil every 2,000 mi.Blue smoke from tailpipe.......

[courod]

i think a maf sensor may be the issue, in alot of subaru 2.5l engines this was the symptom and that was the fix if the vehicle was dealer maintained you know good oil is being used. don't tust a quick lube, i saw on 20/20 that 87% of quicklubes use the wrong viscosity oil.or even recycled.so keep your eyes on that too. engine sludge should only occur wher coolant enters the crankcase or when oil is left overtime without proper maintenance.my 2002 has 193000 kms and runs like a mother f8cker.

[LivesForGod]

I have a 2001 sebring 2.7 with 135,000+ and it runs great...

[bmx13223]

ok that right there is most likely caused by a bad camshaft sensor.. i have a 99 intrepid with 91k with no problems.. and for people thinking the 2.7 is a bad design.. how many 3.2l and 3.5l engines have this problem? there are the same basic design only difference is the 2.7l has smaller bore and stroke and dohc. one small problem though is they used nylon cam gears in all of the motors.. the gears wear and give a loose chain a chance to rub the water pump at around 60k. i'm an autotech student

[sideburns2009]

the problem was in the head. the oil passages weren't big enough...the oil got cooked

[KerryAllenAlex]

Chrysler still makes an all show, no go car, lmao.

[leverett9]

i have a sebring with the same problem i just put it in the shop for a new fuel injector well my would get stuck at 4000 rpm then shut down

[jtreign9097]

maybe throttle position sensor is bad or plugged pcv valve.

[jaybaby1979]

hey i have a 99 2.7 and my trans. shift funny. any ideas

[moldymac]

Mine has been through 2 transmissions, watch out!

[jovanvictoria]

check tranny fluid or changed the tranny oil n filter chech tranny fluid when the car has reached its normal temperature

[Watcher3223]

If the transmission has not been serviced, then this is a definite way of your car telling you that it needs attention now.

Basically, get a trustworthy and experienced transmission technician to check things out.

At the very least, you will need a power flush of the transmission and a change of the trans fluid filter. Oh, and make sure the tech uses only Chrysler spec fluid, specifically Chrysler ATF+4.

NEVER use Dexron or Mercon, EVER. Not even with additives that modify these fluids.

[crazyidiot5309]

sounds to me like an egr valve problem.

[LynolsOffice]

Oh, also this problem only happens in the winter, and if you let it sit until it warms up and then shut it off and turn it back on it's fine. It's probably done this 7 or 8 times in 4 years, but when it does do it, your car is un driveable!

[wranglersnmt]

The 2.7 might be the worst engine ever built! Just look at ebay all the 2.7 litre equipped vehicles on there with blown engines! It's shocking Chrysler has gotten away with it!

[LynolsOffice]

The 2.7 has notourious problems with poor crankcase ventilation, causing sludge and then f'ing the motor. If the oil is changed every 3k, you can aviod *that* particular problem. It's a nice motor when it works...

[Watcher3223]

Not always.

There are reports of people who changed oil every 3,000 miles but still had the sludge in their 2.7L Chrysler engines.

Good maintenance does nothing to alleviate problems caused by a bad design.

Problems: crankcase ventilation problems, narrow oil passageways, insufficient sump capacity, and head gasket defects.

About the best thing to do with the 2.7: use only synthetic oil.

[LynolsOffice]

Yeah, he switched to synthetic recently because of the reported problems with the engine. In the top of the engine, around the chains, it looks pretty clean, so hopefully it will be OK.

[greenbastard27]

those motors are nown to go bad after hight milage they start to lose oil presher then they blow

[Muscleman361]

Sounds like their is a Air loss to the engine

VAC? must be high mileage.

their must be somthin that's blockt up

[dcxsucks]

yeah, the 2.7L sucks and are known to fail prematurely even with regular oil changes every 3,000 miles.

visit dodgechryslerengineproblems dot com for more information about premature 2.7L failures.

[Muscleman361]

that's dumb to say.

My Stratus has 111.000Miles and still runs fine.

This stuff can happen to anyone

[dcxsucks]

not really. expecting just because "you" haven't had problems is what is dumb to say.

there is a documented history of excessive premature failure with 2.7L engines and even most die hard Chrysler enthusiests will even admit they're garbage. defectively designed timing chain tensioner prone to snap and cause the interference engine to self destruct, sludge regardless of oil changes every 3,000 miles, internal coolant leaks from defects in design/assembly. it's more than "can jsut happen"

[Muscleman361]

welp,

mine runs fine"

It can still do 6Grand Runs,

No engine knocking Nothin"

and I'm happy with that.

so

i don't really believe this stuff to much

first of all it's from a You-tuber

who i don't even know.

[Muscleman361]

well i just looked at that web site and. I have a Dodge Stratus 2.7L 2002. And I'm WAAAAAAAAY over 70.000Miles more like 112.000Miles and i have had NO problems with the engine' NEVER! the only thing i have to get fixed is the oil pan from backing up over a rock, that i didn't see. that is all. very little crack but barely leaking, the pan just looks dirty of oil. i still punch it, in Low gear, not full throttle just enough to get up to 6Grand

[dcxsucks]

so what, and just because "you" haven't had problems makes them a wonderful engine?

there was also once a hard drive company from india that made the worst hard drives in history, I have a couple that still work!! would I go around like an idiot and brag about it or feel good about trusting something that can fail at any time, no.

you're probably not even the original owner although you'll probably claim you are and I bet the engines already been replaced prematurely more than likely.

[Muscleman361]

Dude

i bought the car in 2002 when brand new

16Grand from a Dodge Dealership

I didn't say the engine is wonderful.

I'm the original Owner

[Muscleman361]

well i just looked at that web site and. I have a Dodge Stratus 2.7L 2002. And I'm WAAAAAAAAY over 70.000Miles more like 112.000Miles and i have had NO problems with the engine' NEVER! the only thing i have to get fixed is the oil pan from backing up over a rock, that i didn't see. that is all. very little crack but barely leaking, the pan just looks dirty of oil. i still punch it, in Low gear, not full throttle just enough to get up to 6Grand

[chryslerminivans1111]

it may be a timing chain! duh.

timing chains were problems on 98-02 2.7L.

[regcer]

My car was doing that now it wont start at all.

[jtreign9097]

if u were at my shop i would replace that 2.7 with a 3.0 i had replaced many 2.7 engines with the 3.0 its the best thing to do for these kinda problems.

[CarFanatic94]

oil sludge perhaps

that was common in the 2002 model

they fixed it in 2004

i have a chrysler sebring 2004

[moldymac]

I don't think its the sludge issue, I heard about that early enough and switched to synthetic and over maintain it to prevent that major flaw.

[jtreign9097]

all 2.7's are garbage they all do something bizzare is the engine light on? if its not take the entire throttle body off. the pcv valve might be clogged and is spewing oil into your intake air filter box. check for that