Bought a 2009 Sebring convertable 2.7l engine. Didn't have the car 6 hours and car died while my daughter was driving. She was able to get the car started but it stalled 2 more times she was able to move it out the road and into a parking spot and she called her dad really upset. I get to the car and it starts right up but then shuts off again when I put it in gear. I waited 30 min and went back to the car I was able to start the car and drive it through the parking lot about 100 ft and it shuts off again. Waited another couple of hours to go start the car. Car starts and I was able to drive it to a repair shop only about a 1/2 mile away. Looked up on the web about this stalling problem and was quite blown away about the stalling issues this car and other Chrysler products have and the most frustrated thing is it could be several issues causing this problem without a clear if any fix. I don't know if I can get my money back for this car as I brought it as is but if I knew Chrysler had these problems I would have never bought this car. Is there any known fixes for these cars as I read the dealer service department s are useless. Also a bit of info on this car , 2.7l engine carfax info, 129,000 miles was a rental car when new. Had computer module replaced or reprogrammed​ in 2012. No recalls or tsbs on car right now. Just hard to believe Chrysler let this go on for so long I'm hoping I didn't throw away my money. Just like to get some answers.

 

1. Are there any codes stored in he computer? (That's where any inquiry has to start.)

2. If there aren't any codes then I would suspect a fuel problem, specifically the fuel filter. A plugged filter acts just like that, starting but stalling after a short time. This can be caused by a bad load of fuel, and can affect any vehicle.

 

There are no check engine lights on the dash, there was only the tpms light on and the right side was not reading when the car was off. I did read one person mention about the tpms harness caused his stalling problem but it was only that one person and did not say if he got that problem fixed. I don't know if I failed to mention that when she got the car to a safe parking spot and I went to look at the car it would start and run till I put it in reverse and it shut off. It's like I had to let the car sit for a few minutes and it would start and run then shut down. This car runs smoothly and is quiet and I had no problems on the short test drive that I did.

 

Not all codes will turn on the check engine light. There are hundreds of potential error codes that the computer can generate if one of its electrical sensors detects a problem. But the computer needs to have an electrical sensor monitoring the problem area. The fuel system has very few electrical sensors other than the fuel tank level and some sensors related to air pollution issues. So the car still needs to be checked for codes. If there are no codes, then, as I said, lack of fuel is the thing you need to check.
The filter could be plugged to the point that it will allow enough fuel to pass to allow the car to idle, but not enough can pass to provide enough power to actually move the car. Letting it sit for a time may allow enough fuel to seep through to get it started again, but that bit of fuel in the line quickly runs out and the car stalls again. A competent technician can check the fuel pressure to see if that's the problem.
I cannot imagine a scenario where the TPMS (tire pressure monitoring system) would cause the car to stall. That system has nothing to do with engine management.

 

Thanks for the info I'll check back and let you know what the problem and fix is (if that's possible).

 

Had a shop look at the car, tech said he seen a few chryslers in his day with this problem and it could be one of many electrical problems but was confident with time he could find the problem. He had already had the car in the shop running for 45 min when I showed up and the car had not stalled yet and was still running some test. Tech said their are proceeduses that they use to find a fault since the car didn't show any codes but was well aware of the chrysler stalling problems. Told him that I was going to call the dealer where I got the car and sail I'll let him know what's going on. Called the dealer to let them know what happened and they told me that they would be happy to refund my money (this is a small used car lot by the way) great! Tell the tech I'm returning the car they said cool and did not charge me for the test. Returned to the lot with the car (20 mile drive with no problems, car ran smooth as silk) and spoke to the owner, said he had came across a few chrysler cars that did that and knew (or thought he knew ) what the problem was and offeredto fix the car for me but insisted that this stall problem was most definitely going to happen again sometimedown the road but it was up to me. Of course I got my money back. Dealer then said the car was likely headed to the auction block. End of a very stressful story. I got lucky but to those who still have to deal with this problem keep your head up and keep fighting. God bless.

 

And yes chrysler did have a recall on the Tmps systems as the were shorting out the electrical systems and causing the cars to stall.