2001 Chrysler Sebring

My son bought a used Sebring with 100,000 miles three months ago. He tells
me that when he tries to accelerate (25 mph to 35 mph) the engine whines but
the car does not gain much speed. The transmission is filled with fluid.
Assuming the transmission is failing and we can't afford to buy another car,
what are my likely options? Any ideas what a re-built transmission for this
car would cost? Thanks!

 

Two options. Fix it or walk.

At that age with 100k the car is worth having repaired (unless it
showing signs of abuse). The trick is finding a good shop to fix it.
Generally good advice to stay away from the chain shops and find a
good independent. I would expect between 1k and 2k depending on your
part of the country and what actually turns out to be wrong with the
trans (hard parts raise the price).

You could always get lucky and just have an electrical problem!
Definitely have it checked out and post back the results you get from
the test. Lots of folks here can give good info once they have
something to work with.

Steve B.

 

....thanks! I've seen Sebrings and other similar cars do 160,000 miles, so I
too think it is worth fixing. The rest of the car is solid. My other son
did over 160,000 on one of his 4 cyl. used cars. I've seen internet posts
that say the Sebring transmission is prone to an electrical problem and some
transmission control problems. I'll post the final verdict.

 

No doubt the same input and output sensor failures that occasionally
happen (at the rate of about one every 50 to 100k miles) on all the
Chrysler electronic trannies. The sensors cost under $20 each and take
about 15 minutes to replace.

Bill Putney
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address with the letter 'x')

 

Bill

Does this apply to my Chrysler LHS?

Bob AZ

 

Yes.

Bill Putney
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