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Before you buy a used Chrysler Sebring / 200.

2007–2014 · Petrol / Diesel · 2 engines

Taken only from Testigo's sourced sheets. Use it to question the seller and on the test drive: it does not confirm that any particular car is affected.

Chrysler Sebring / 200, real photo of this generation
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The essentials.

Typical faults by engine

The period and mileage are those mentioned by each sheet's sources. They are not a maintenance interval and do not predict that any particular car will fail.

2.0 / 2.4 / 2.7

Petrol

2.0 CRD (VW TDI)

Diesel

Which engine has the fewest documented faults?

Documented faults and recalls by engine for the Chrysler Sebring / 200
EngineDocumented faultsRecalls
2.0 / 2.4 / 2.7Petrol11 with conditions3
2.0 CRD (VW TDI)Diesel12

According to the data we have, all its engines have the same number of documented faults.

We only count the sourced sheets we have. An engine with fewer is not guaranteed to be more reliable: it may have been studied less or sold in smaller numbers.

Official recalls: ask before you pay

A recall existing does not mean this car is affected or that it is still outstanding: it depends on the chassis number, the market and the production date.

  1. Ask the seller for the chassis number (VIN): it has 17 characters, appears in the car's documents and can usually also be seen at the base of the windscreen.
  2. Ask an official Chrysler dealer, or the brand's official website if it lets you check by chassis number, whether each recall has been done or is still outstanding for that VIN.
  3. Manufacturer recalls are normally carried out free of charge by the official service network. If one is outstanding, ask for it to be done before you close the sale.
TIPM headlamp levelling configurationElectrical and electronic systems

Engines: 2.0 / 2.4 / 2.7 (Petrol)

How to check it: Confirm VIN; reconfigure TIPM under the recall.

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Chrysler wheel, axle and suspension recalls (2008–2021)Suspension and steering

How to check it: Check by VIN whether any of the recalls is outstanding (at the dealer or on the DVSA website) and carry out the inspection or replacement it requires.

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Chrysler other recalls (2015–2015)Bodywork

How to check it: Check by VIN whether any of the recalls is outstanding (at the dealer or on the DVSA website) and carry out the inspection or replacement it requires.

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On the test drive: what to look and listen for

Taken from each sheet's symptoms and checks. You can tick off what you have already looked at: it is saved only in this browser.

0 of 2 checked

Injection / cylinder head

  • Look out for: Growing noise from the cylinder head, power loss and rough running (cams and lifters); unstable idle, smoke or hesitation (injectors); on the 16-valve 2.0 TDI, coolant loss with no visible leak from a cracked head.

    Ask them to check: Check the oil history (VW 505.01), listen to the head, check injector balance rates with a diagnostic tool and, on the 16-valve 2.0 TDI, read the head part number (03G 103 351) and look for coolant loss.

Suspension and steering

  • Look out for: Brake failure without warning, with a risk of a crash.

    Ask them to check: Check by VIN whether the car was in the campaign and whether it was done.

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from these Testigo sheets and their original sources. Sources are not checked in real time.

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