2007 Chrysler Sebring Fuel System Problems

MY FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING THEN MY SENSOR FOR FUEL MONITORING CAME UP ON OBD2 READER SO I DROPPED FUEL TANK AND PULLED PUMP AND ONE OF THE DIODES FOR THE WIRING HARNESS HAD BURN UP IN THE FUEL TANK LUCKILY IT DID NOT IGNITE SO I HAVE MY WIFE AND CAR STILL

GAS BURBS OUT WHILE FILLING,AND TURNS OFF THE PUMP. GAS ALL OVER MY HAND AND ON THE GROUND. THIS HAPPENS AT THE GAS STATION WHILE FILLING.

WHEN FUELING GAS COMES SPRAYING OUT WHEN FULL.

ANYTIME I GET GAS, THE AUTO SHUT OFF IS DELAYED AND MY GAS TANK GETS OVERFILLED WHICH RESULTS IN GASOLINE FLYING OUT OF THE GAS TANK AND SQUIRTING EVERYWHERE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME I GET GAS, EVEN IF I TRY TO CONTROL THE GAS FLOW TO BE VERY SLOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WIRING WAS CORRODED AND THAT THERE WAS A SMALL HOLE IN THE FUEL PUMP CONNECTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE BATTERY, WIRES, FUEL FILTER, SPARK PLUGS AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRES CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS DAMAGED. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,919.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE WIRES THAT WERE CONNECTED TO THE FUEL PUMP WERE BURNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000. *TR

EACH TIME I FILL UP MY FUEL TANK, IT SMELLS LIKE GAS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE WHO DIAGNOSED IT AS "GASCAP". I HAD THE GAS CAP REPLACED BUT IT STILL SMELLS LIKE GAS, THE ODOR IS STRONGEST WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. I DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. I HAVE GREAT CONCERN FOR MY SAFETY. PLEASE HELP! *TR

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. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WIRE HAD MELTED ONTO THE FUEL PUMP. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,770 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FUEL PUMP AND WIRING HARNESS WERE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN DETECTED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THERE WAS NOT A RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

WHEN FILLING TANK, AFTER GAS PUMP CLICKS OFF, AND NOZZLE IS REMOVED, THE GAS IN THE TANK CHURNS VIOLENTLY UP, AND OUT, LIKE A WHIRLWIND, COVERING ME, AND THE GROUND WITH GAS. THIS HAPPENS EVEN IF I DON'T 'FILL'. DEALER CHARGED ME $444.00 TO SUPPOSEDLY 'FIX' BY REPLACING THE CHARCOAL FILTER, ETC., BUT FIX DIDN'T WORK, AND SAME THING HAPPENED NEXT FILL. NOW WAITING FOR PART TO COME IN AND WHOLE TANK TO BE REPLACED... *TR

I HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING STALLING PROBLEMS AND AFTER RULING OUT OTHER POTENTIAL CAUSES, I DISCOVERED THAT THE ELECTRICAL PLUG CONNECTING ON TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP WAS SHORTED OUT CAUSING A LARGE HOLE BURNED INTO THE SEALED PLASTIC TOP OF THE PUMP, WHEN THE CONNECTION WAS PULLED FROM IT CONTACTS I DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS SATURATED WITH FUEL. I CONTACTED A MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE FUEL PUMP DRAWING TO MANY AMPS THEREFORE CAUSING THE SMALL CONNECTORS TO MELT DOWN BECAUSE OF THE HEAT, HE ADVISED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED IN SEVERAL SEBRINGS AS WELL AS DODGE CALIBER MODELS, AT THIS TIME CHRYSLER HAS NO RECALL AND THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THIS ISSUE IS TO PURCHASE AND INSTALL A NEW FUEL PUMP AT A PRICE OF NEARLY 700.00 DOLLARS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT IN TIME THE FUEL WOULD HAVE IGNITED DUE TO THE OPEN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT. *TR

FUEL PUMP CONNECTOR MELTED THOUGH AT THE GAS STATION AFTER A FILL UP. THE CAR STARTED BUT IMMEDIATELY STOPPED. FAILED TO START AFTER THAT. AFTER A TOW THE REAR SEAT WAS REMOVED AND THE FUEL PUMP CONNECTOR REMOVED. THE CONNECTOR WHEN REMOVED STILL CONTAINED THE PIN THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MOLDED INTO THE FUEL PUMP. FUEL RUSHED OUT OF THE CONNECTOR, FELT VERY LUCKY IT WAS GAS AND NOT FUMES. IF THE TANK HAD NOT BE FULL A FIRE WOULD HAVE BEEN INEVITABLE BASED ON THE MELTED BLACK PLASTIC ON THE FUEL PUMP. *JS

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. *TR

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. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONTINUALLY WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL PUMP ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND THE FUEL PUMP BODY MELTED. THE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

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. *TR

TL* 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*LJ

TL* 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.