2004 Sebring COnvertible 2.7 Alternator Replacement
Hello Sebring Owners,
This evening while driving home, the battery light came on as I was traveling in 2004 Sebring convertible with the 2.7L engine. As it was a rainy night, I pressed on. I believe the alternator failed and forty miles from home all of my indicator lights began coming on beginning with ABS and Traction control. I suspect that the battery was nolonger able to power the electronics. I have read online two methods for replacing the alternators. One is fairly straight forward and can be done without jacking up the car. The other sounded rather involved and included jacking up the car and removing the A/C compressor. Can someone give me some insight into how complicated this is? I need to make the repairs in the parking lot that I left the car rather than having it towed to a garage. Your advice is appreciated. Thanks! |
Answering my own question: For this model with this engine, it is an involved job that includes disconnecting the A/C high pressure valve and compressor clutch. I did not attempt and had it towed to my local shop for a pro to deal with.
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Yeah Bill, there aren't many things on a 2.7 that are easy to do. :)
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is it different in the newer models... just curious because i got the 3.5L. Coming from a pontiac grand am where I did all the work myself.
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Additional update: My mechanic's computer generated quote told him it would take 0.9 hours to change the alternator. He reported it took him three! He insisted on charging me the quote, but says he is going to be very cautious in the future when dealing with Sebrings with this engine.
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Originally Posted by ArchtopBill
(Post 39718)
Additional update: My mechanic's computer generated quote told him it would take 0.9 hours to change the alternator. He reported it took him three! He insisted on charging me the quote, but says he is going to be very cautious in the future when dealing with Sebrings with this engine.
LOL...ALLDATA time was .6 hours. There is no way I would do it for that. I would maybe go 1.5 just because I am familiar with them but that's it. |
Originally Posted by TNtech
(Post 39672)
Yeah Bill, there aren't many things on a 2.7 that are easy to do. :)
While I loved the looks of the car, it had to go as I was going broke trying to maintain it. Four breakdowns in as many months while more than 100 miles from home. Traded it in Monday night on a Hyundai Elantra Touring. I NEVER thought I would buy Korean, but man I had a rough time finding someone who would take the Sebring in trade, despite the fact it was running fine at the time and body and interior were in very good to excellent condition. Adios 2.7L! |
Originally Posted by Pass
(Post 39705)
is it different in the newer models... just curious because i got the 3.5L. Coming from a pontiac grand am where I did all the work myself.
Just my opinion. |
got 94k on the clock of the 01 with 2.7l works great.. all maintenance done its tip top =]
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Alternator Replacement
I have the 2004 2.7 Sebring convertable and replaced the alternator myself recently. I found that I did not have to disconnect anything to do with the AC. I had to remove the front tire to loosen the belt and move a wire harness out of the way to pull it out. It came out easily. Not a difficult job at all.
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