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Originally Posted by fielderLS3
Over the decades, every car company has built some cars that were excellent, and some that were junk. Late model Sebrings as a specific model fall into the junk category.
The 2.7L sludge problem is about as bad as it gets. I can't tell you how many times I've been behind a 5-6 year old Chrysler product that was blowing out clouds of blue smoke. Everytime, I know exactly what's under the hood.
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This is true, but had some great motors too. the Magnum engines, the 4.7 is a great motor, the world engines seem to be extrememely reliable (70k miles so far in my 2.4 Patriot and no problems), the Jeep inline 6 (yeah, i believe it was an AMC design, but still LOL), the 3.3 and 3.8 pushrod 6s seem to be extremely durable.
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It's be interesting to find out statistically what percentage of 1980s Chryslers are still registered versus other makes. I do think I see more Tauruses, Chevy Caprices, etc than I do Dodge Dynasties and Lebarons.
I don't "know" it, but I "sense" it, from what I see around me on the road. People don't seem to value keeping K-era Chryslers maintained. I'm tempted to say the same of the LH cars. They started shedding paint in the mid/late 1990s in big chunks, and that visually telegraphed to people that these were cheaply made and not worth keeping up.
I say all this as someone that drove a Plymouth Valiant until 1992. Motor and transmission were still solid, but needed front end restoration after 250,000 miles. Chrysler used to make durable cars but they stumbled around the Aspen/Volare era and have been struggling ever since.
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With the exception of the Caprice and Crown Vics from the mid 90s, every domestic manufacturer basically made junk in the 80s so you can't just point your finger at one brand. I see LOTS of LH cars still on the road and lots of luminas. And we can point out one bad engine from Chysler, but you do the same with GM and Ford. Such as the Ford 3.8 headgasket blower, the gm 3.4 OHC engine and 3.1 OHV engines).