It's not poorly designed. It's designed exactly the way it was intended to be...for the owner to prefer taking it to the dealership to spend four hundred bucks for a job that should cost you only the hundred bucks or so for the battery because a battery swap is normally one of the easiest repairs you can do on your car.
This is the second time I've needed to change the battery in the '04 Sebring and the second time I've watched your video in the subject. Thank you for keeping me knowledgeable and safe!
Well done production....I especially enjoyed the candid comments of a really sharp mechanic. His laid back manner of dealing with the location of the battery in an utterly stupid place is very admirable.....
Wow - when you said you were going to replace the battery I said to myself why is he taking off the wheel? Now I know. Remind me to not buy a Sebring. Geez!
This is why I tell people not to get a Sebring...... actually had a friend looking at a Sebring recently...... told her about changing the battery and she said.... hell no
Tell them to pound sand Eric, you know your trade and do an awesome job, will always watch your channel and learn from your knowledge, thank you again Eric.
Thank you very much for this great video! I have been test driving 2008 Sebring convertibles and each time I open up the hood and look for the battery, I haven't been able to find it anywhere. Now I know where it is...hidden!
Good job bro ....your very polite about the engineers and location of the battery. I just bought one of these and if I had known I would not have bothered...... Thanks for sharing bro...🎉🎉🎉🎉
Ha Doctor Eric,Another great video .Your right someone is sure to comment on the positive cable.Also congratulations on almost 1000 subscribers ,any min now.
I've never been a car guy, I'm a computer guy, so when I bought my 2008 sebring just a couple years ago I didn't know anything about all the "special" placements of parts rofl. I had to have the alt replaced earlier this year and now I think the battery needs changed. This video has helped me a lot in determining my next vehicle rofl.
I can't believe it! On the 2006 and earlier models, they used a "Group 75" with side terminals. Once the cover was removed, the terminals were easy to get to.
Oh that slush, ice and cold! My hands hurt and my fingers are cracking just watching you. Just about to go out to the garage to start on a job. Its a balmy 2 degrees on Long Island this morning!
Hi Eric, what do mechanics do to prevent triggering car alarms when they change tires and reconnect a car battery? Why didn't the alarm go off when you reconnect it? If a car is missing a valet switch to disarm the alarm (or not one that is visible or easily accessible), what would you do to prevent tripping the car alarm while serving such car? Thanks.
Just had to do this in my mother-n-laws car 2007 Chrysler Sebring..what a load of crap putting the battery there....thanks for sharing this video without it i woulda prolly just burnt the car...lol
I used to drive a 07 Sebring. And must I say that battery placement is just mind boggling to me. Why they put it there we will never know lol. But good video. Nice easy fix
Great video! I need to change the battery in our 08 sebring convertible. Makes sense they would put the battery there, they need the room for all that horsepower under the hood😂😂
Thanks for the video. I was looking to see if I was missing anything in my battery swap on a 2007. As for the negative terminal, people can disconnect it from in side the engine compartment where the lead comes in from that dammed battery. If they want. Thanks for the video...wish I had a lift 😆
Wow, didn't think somebody would put a battery in that location or in the trunk or under the seat is just playing Loco. Dodge, Chrysler, Ford is off my list. A +
Well done, well I'm guilty of taking off the wrong batt terminal as well, hope I don't get yelled at :) As for the battery placement I guess I'm going to be the only one that likes the design. I can see how it's safer to install going down the assembly line, have seen my share of battery's blown up on an install. What I like the best is in the event of a collision there is no battery acid entering the cabin. Chrysler vehicles only last for 2 or 3 battery changes at the most anyway LOL.
Steve, Steve, Steve, where do I begin. First of all never say you unhook the positive battery first on YT. People will hate you forever. Second, leave it up to a guy from the motors to like the design ( from an assembly stand point that is ) haha and third you are 100% correct. It will never live to see a 4th battery... 3rd maybe but never a 4th. The 4th one will require a few bungee cords and maybe a ratchet strap.
Very Professionally done! The way that it's installed it looks like you had no choice but to unhook the positive first. What bothers me are the people who have both the negative and positive cables accessible and choose to disconnect the positive first.
David Anthony Clark well not everyone on here is a troll. that was a legit question. I was dicking with my battery that day, (which is why I was watching this video). I really wanted to know. because, according to you, I did it backwards.
UNHOOKING THE NEGATIVE FIRST ... eliminates any chance from the battery terminals sparking, because if you unhook the "positive first" and the negative is hooked up and your wrench accidently touches anything metal while loosening the positive it could cause the terminal to spark.
nice clear video. TY. I have 04 conv. My batt went dead, and only seems to take 66% charge. gonna try once more to charge b4 i GO THRU ALL THAT BS. My stepson had a 99 chrys....had to remove frame parts to replace batt, even tho it was at least under hood lol.
I dont know how I could keep a straight face seeing someone buy one of these. I thought the battery location was a sick joke. Put any mileage on one of these and your on the way to a junkyard sooner than later. Great video none the less. I'll stick with my civic any day!
And I thought under the rear seat bench was stupid. Great video especially the engineering comment. They must have a award, who can implement the dumbest design & get it in production.
This reminds me of an 2002 Concorde I worked on. The battery was on the passenger side and the fender well panel was held on mostly with zip ties so I guess it had been through several batteries during its useful life. How often do you think those batteries have their water level checked and added when they get low?
I've taken out ABS pumps with less work, some have them behind the splash shield. I doubt advance auto would change that in the lot. Harbor freight sells a nice ratcheting air wrench. Very useful tool.
I have a 96 Sebring one of the first off the line. I only discovered couple years ago the battery is under the wheel well. So dumb! I always had the dealer change it. Last time they told me it was under there. :P
Hello! I do have a problem with my Sebring convertible 2.7 6v 2008 when starting on 3 minutes make a noise my starter is new at the time the conecto tne switch in from the noise is of help
Hey Eric, I am having a beast of a time trying to find catalytic converters for this car :/ Mine has the dreaded p0420 and p0430, bank 1 and 2 are bad. 2007 Chysler Sebring Limited 3.5l. But, I cannot for the life of me, find a place to sell me one online, or locally, that will ship to NY....I am bout 4 hours north-east of you. Any ideas on how to possibly clean them out, or a place we can order them boss? Any help would be much appreciated sir!! And thanks in advance :D Also, is there anything else that may cause these to read bad? Maybe a tune up or something lol
There is a set of connectors for jump starts. Under the hood& above left fender well. Next to fuse box, Has a plastic cover and is clearly labeled. If your battery is dead, you can not open your trunk to get the tools you might need. Trunk opens by electric switch & has no lock cylinder on the outside. You best bet is call AAA if battery needs replacing.
Tell me about it.... I just learned that the hard way Damn, this car is literally a joke of engineering in so many ways. Especially electrical. Learning ALL about it now first hand. Well, I guess that’s what I get for buying an almost 20 year old cheap convertible that “LOOKS” nice for my daughter. Gonna cost me more than I bought it for to just get it up to “code” for her to safely drive it. Oh well live and learn....”what you get for being so cheap, Dad” says my son HA! He’s right actually
I had to do that on my father’s 2007 Sebring. You think they would have designed it to have the negative cable on the outside so you could remove it first and replace it last.
Well the car is long gone and I am still working on putting the last part together. It is a big one so I'm trying to chop it back and finish the editing. Should be all done and up by this weekend no problem :) Had some things come up at work and have been trying to play catch up.
I think I'll jump my Sebring and take it to the shop. I know it will cost me but they can check the brakes as well. Will ask them to put a 700 amp battery in. Thanks for the video.
I always get the highest amp hour battery that will fit in the space, without a lot of modification. Fewer changes because it doesn't have to work as hard to get the job done.
@@cartrezcampbell1111 turned the wheel all the way left, worked the rock guard off with my multi tool, used my ratchet to get the battery off, was difficult to put the new one in because of the awkward space but I got it in
Just spent the friggin morning replacing my CAR BATTERY! 😤 ....lol... WTF were Chrysler “engineers” thinking? Not to mention all the electrical problems I’m just now learning about that come with this car... Def shoulda researched better before buying this way more of a project beast than I thought lol. Oh well Thank you for posting tho. Really appreciate it... just irritated w/Chrysler at moment needed to vent a bit😂😎. Peace.
"You think the engineer is still laughing about this one?" *LOL!* Surprised you also didn't say that for the Stratus which had the battery in the same place. Stupidest place to put a battery.
I'm even laughing about it. I think a big reason why they did that is so they had to take their cars into the shops to replace the battery. The layout under the hood on these things is absolutely horrible.
@@carlsylvester425 I am an engineer and no engineer would ever choose to do anything that stupid. The engineering takes a backseat to styling and beancounting. That is why the U.S. auto industry is in trouble.
Could you tell me how long it takes you to do this job? To me it looks like it should be a max of about 1/2 an hour with all the nuts and connectors etc to worry about. The local stealership charged my mother for 1.5 hours of labor to do this job. Even with all the extra work you had to do compared to a "normal" car, I can't see where it would take anywhere close to the amount of time they charged for.
+South Main Auto Repair Thank you very much for the reply. I think I will be bringing this up with the stealership owner (as well as the $30 charge for putting air in the tires). I look forward to watching more of your videos. The ones I have seen so far have been clear and informative. Keep up the great work!
Mr o what is this job cost of the average consumer? I did it my driveway unbelievable pain in the nuts for something I can do in my other car in 3 minutes
This is the dumbest design I have ever seen. I have a Sebring, the battery is dead. If it had been put in the engine compartment like normal vehicles, I could have done the replacement myself. Maybe this is the reason that my mechanic hasn't called me back to replace my battery. CRAP. Thanks for the video, it was exactly what I needed to know.
Well we built the car, oops did anybody remember the battery? Well just stick it in the fender. It's almost impossible to remove the negative first to much chance of shorting things out. Good Vid Brother . Thanks
LOL! I can only see how it is trying to explain a customer that has no idea about cars why you have to charge them 20$ extra for this job : " Mam,I have to put the car on the lift and remove wheel,liner etc ". And BTW,do you have your wheel lock handy? " LOL!
The best part would be if there're no posts in the engine compartment(and there probably aren't... :))) Imagine being in the middle of nowhere,minus 20 F and this pregnant woman stranded with a dead battery : " Sir,you have to give me a boost please! Uggghhhhh..." :))
This just reminds me why I hate Chryslers so much. Hey just wondering how did that rav4 headgasket job turn out? I hope you recorded it. Thanks for the video.
my 08 avenger made the same but battery is sill good ...10 years not bad car has been a great car heck the battery in my 62 corvair was25 years old ..well i changed it lol but its still good go fig that one out
I just purchased an 08 Sebring and the day after I got it I pulled up too close to the concrete stops in a parking lot and it pulled the driver's side (plastic) bumper loose and while trying to fix that I found the battery, needles to say I was dumbfounded..... after watching this I'm a little nauseated about my purchase even though I love the car....
I just bought the 2002 model to my wife for wrecking and the battery is bad, tomorrow i will check it out but I hope the battery is not at this place :D
hey Eric I believe there were another video you showed the same location they put the battery. geeez Eric what is going on with Chrysler at lest if they build a big square opining so u could open or closed to remove the battery I, give the design zero from ten and thanks for sharing the video.
This has 100% convinced me to just pay more and take it to a shop.
Tell me more about how you like to get bent over
It's not poorly designed. It's designed exactly the way it was intended to be...for the owner to prefer taking it to the dealership to spend four hundred bucks for a job that should cost you only the hundred bucks or so for the battery because a battery swap is normally one of the easiest repairs you can do on your car.
It's still poorly designed but it's poorly designed on purpose just for the reasons you stated.
“Sir we forgot the battery”
“Just stick it in a empty spot”
😂
😂😂😂
This is the second time I've needed to change the battery in the '04 Sebring and the second time I've watched your video in the subject. Thank you for keeping me knowledgeable and safe!
U in
Well done production....I especially enjoyed the candid comments of a really sharp mechanic. His laid back manner of dealing with the location of the battery in an utterly stupid place is very admirable.....
Wow - when you said you were going to replace the battery I said to myself why is he taking off the wheel? Now I know. Remind me to not buy a Sebring. Geez!
Yeah you know... simple battery swap... after you remove the wheel of course haha
South Main Auto Repair Great job Eric, but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE wear some eye protection :-)
This is why I tell people not to get a Sebring...... actually had a friend looking at a Sebring recently...... told her about changing the battery and she said.... hell no
U got it! I have 1 and it's a weird made car. With things in weird places.
@@peej123 honestly you work in cars lo no enough it only takes a couple minutes but unfortunately for someone without tools it suck’s
Thanks for being easy to listen to and to the point! Great vid!
Tell them to pound sand Eric, you know your trade and do an awesome job, will always watch your channel and learn from your knowledge, thank you again Eric.
Thank you very much for this great video! I have been test driving 2008 Sebring convertibles and each time I open up the hood and look for the battery, I haven't been able to find it anywhere. Now I know where it is...hidden!
Good job bro ....your very polite about the engineers and location of the battery. I just bought one of these and if I had known I would not have bothered......
Thanks for sharing bro...🎉🎉🎉🎉
Ha Doctor Eric,Another great video .Your right someone is sure to comment on the positive cable.Also congratulations on almost 1000 subscribers ,any min now.
Hey thanks Dr.Jim. Almost there :)
6 years later. 543k subs.
Congrats. Great work. And thanks for the videos.
I've never been a car guy, I'm a computer guy, so when I bought my 2008 sebring just a couple years ago I didn't know anything about all the "special" placements of parts rofl. I had to have the alt replaced earlier this year and now I think the battery needs changed. This video has helped me a lot in determining my next vehicle rofl.
Would you recommend this vehicle? I’m looking to purchase one for 2500.
Wow! Never would have guessed to look there! I have learned so much from videos like this. Mahalo!
thanks for the video helped me a lot replacing my battery always let the mechanic deal with it this time I would give it a try. thanks again
Got one of those in our shop to have the convertible top replaced. Battery was not up to the job. This is an easy swap. Thanks Mr. O!
Great job, Chrysler. You really hit it out of the park with that battery mount.
Thank you so much you made it so easy to replace my battery and I do not work on cars. I need Cars For Dummies love your videos . Kyle Diebold
Thank you so much for the advice 👍🏻 my mom and I got the battery out quickly. It was a pain in the arse lol but we got it done.
The battery placement was one of the last things they thought off.
Makes ya wonder huh?
Keep the videos coming! I enjoy them!
i want to slap that damn engineer in the mouth who thought of it
They designed the car, built it and then went..."Ohhh!!..we forgot the battery!"
They knew the average Sebring doesn't last longer than the average battery.
You should do a video and move the battery to the trunk.
I can't believe it! On the 2006 and earlier models, they used a "Group 75" with side terminals. Once the cover was removed, the terminals were easy to get to.
Good video from start to finish
Did this today thanks for the video !
so that's how you do it nice video man!!!
Oh that slush, ice and cold! My hands hurt and my fingers are cracking just watching you. Just about to go out to the garage to start on a job. Its a balmy 2 degrees on Long Island this morning!
Ahh heat wave huh? Ugh just about over it myself... -12 this a.m. and 15mph winds. Welcome to NY!
Hi Eric, what do mechanics do to prevent triggering car alarms when they change tires and reconnect a car battery? Why didn't the alarm go off when you reconnect it? If a car is missing a valet switch to disarm the alarm (or not one that is visible or easily accessible), what would you do to prevent tripping the car alarm while serving such car? Thanks.
HOLY CRAP MR O. $60 BATTERY $300 labour ?? love your work cheers blackwater Queensland Australia
Just had to do this in my mother-n-laws car 2007 Chrysler Sebring..what a load of crap putting the battery there....thanks for sharing this video without it i woulda prolly just burnt the car...lol
+Chris Albertson Haha no problem :)
South Main Auto Repair wat kinda battery do 2008 Sebring nedx
I used to drive a 07 Sebring. And must I say that battery placement is just mind boggling to me. Why they put it there we will never know lol. But good video. Nice easy fix
Great video! I need to change the battery in our 08 sebring convertible. Makes sense they would put the battery there, they need the room for all that horsepower under the hood😂😂
Thanks for posting this video.
On a side note.......I guess this is why so many mechanics say to avoid buying Chrysler products.
Thanks for the video. I was looking to see if I was missing anything in my battery swap on a 2007. As for the negative terminal, people can disconnect it from in side the engine compartment where the lead comes in from that dammed battery. If they want. Thanks for the video...wish I had a lift 😆
Never seen a battery put in a place like that chrysler must shift a lot of battery trays great video
Thanks for making this video. Now I know exactly where my battery is on my 2007 Sebring as well. Stupid location is right!
thank you bro you are professional
Wow, didn't think somebody would put a battery in that location or in the trunk or under the seat is just playing Loco. Dodge, Chrysler, Ford is off my list. A +
Awesome how to video!
do you have a video on how to change the cam shaft senor on a 2007 chrysler sebring with a 3.5 litre.
thank you
Well done, well I'm guilty of taking off the wrong batt terminal as well, hope I don't get yelled at :) As for the battery placement I guess I'm going to be the only one that likes the design. I can see how it's safer to install going down the assembly line, have seen my share of battery's blown up on an install. What I like the best is in the event of a collision there is no battery acid entering the cabin. Chrysler vehicles only last for 2 or 3 battery changes at the most anyway LOL.
Steve, Steve, Steve, where do I begin. First of all never say you unhook the positive battery first on YT. People will hate you forever. Second, leave it up to a guy from the motors to like the design ( from an assembly stand point that is ) haha and third you are 100% correct. It will never live to see a 4th battery... 3rd maybe but never a 4th. The 4th one will require a few bungee cords and maybe a ratchet strap.
LMAO
South Main Auto Repair that battery you didn't have much of a choice, the last one was a side post-er and both posts were facing you :-p
I do it to make people crazy haha
Very Professionally done! The way that it's installed it looks like you had no choice but to unhook the positive first. What bothers me are the people who have both the negative and positive cables accessible and choose to disconnect the positive first.
David Anthony Clark what difference does it make?
Piss off!
David Anthony Clark well not everyone on here is a troll. that was a legit question. I was dicking with my battery that day, (which is why I was watching this video). I really wanted to know. because, according to you, I did it backwards.
Ok man ... my bad.
UNHOOKING THE NEGATIVE FIRST ... eliminates any chance from the battery terminals sparking, because if you unhook the "positive first" and the negative is hooked up and your wrench accidently touches anything metal while loosening the positive it could cause the terminal to spark.
Thank you for sharing I have you replace my battery, good job.👍
nice clear video. TY. I have 04 conv. My batt went dead, and only seems to take 66% charge. gonna try once more to charge b4 i GO THRU ALL THAT BS. My stepson had a 99 chrys....had to remove frame parts to replace batt, even tho it was at least under hood lol.
I dont know how I could keep a straight face seeing someone buy one of these. I thought the battery location was a sick joke. Put any mileage on one of these and your on the way to a junkyard sooner than later. Great video none the less. I'll stick with my civic any day!
Okay were going in...Thanks for posting
Thanks for the video.
And I thought under the rear seat bench was stupid. Great video especially the engineering comment. They must have a award, who can implement the dumbest design & get it in production.
Steven Murata Yes that guy gets a raise :)
I've been looking for mines under the seat as well..man this is the dumbest car ever!! I never seen no shit like this a day in my life
Parts stores that sell batteries won't touch these. I don't blame them. Dumb idea for battery location.
Wal Mart will do it no extra charge.
Rob C Not anymore !
I payed 118.00 for Pepboys to install.
I have the same car and the group size says 26 at 525cca but I was wondering would it be a problem if I put in a 26r 540 CCA?
I always wonder what the engineers where thinking. Other than how do we make all the parts insanely difficult to replace road side.
so you will bring it to them and they make more money simple.
thank you for video !
This reminds me of an 2002 Concorde I worked on. The battery was on the passenger side and the fender well panel was held on mostly with zip ties so I guess it had been through several batteries during its useful life. How often do you think those batteries have their water level checked and added when they get low?
I own a Sebring, I have never seen the battery till this video.
I've taken out ABS pumps with less work, some have them behind the splash shield. I doubt advance auto would change that in the lot. Harbor freight sells a nice ratcheting air wrench. Very useful tool.
Lol yeah I doubt Advance is gonna go out and do this one for ya !
Love those little Mac 1/4 air ratchets. I thought the batteries in the trunk was a silly idea but that one is ridiculous ;)
I agree. Them 1/4" sealed head ratchets are the bees knees.
I have a 96 Sebring one of the first off the line. I only discovered couple years ago the battery is under the wheel well. So dumb! I always had the dealer change it. Last time they told me it was under there. :P
What is the stuff you put on the terminals
hi I have a problem with my serpentine belt in a 2008 chrysler sebring it keeps getting loose how do I fix it? Thanks for your time
Hello! I do have a problem with my Sebring convertible 2.7 6v 2008 when starting on 3 minutes make a noise my starter is new at the time the conecto tne switch in from the noise is of help
what tools do you need to remove the fender shield? and is it the same for an 08?
South Main Auto Repair thank you, i appreciate the info and the video
Hey Eric, I am having a beast of a time trying to find catalytic converters for this car :/ Mine has the dreaded p0420 and p0430, bank 1 and 2 are bad. 2007 Chysler Sebring Limited 3.5l. But, I cannot for the life of me, find a place to sell me one online, or locally, that will ship to NY....I am bout 4 hours north-east of you. Any ideas on how to possibly clean them out, or a place we can order them boss? Any help would be much appreciated sir!! And thanks in advance :D Also, is there anything else that may cause these to read bad? Maybe a tune up or something lol
What did you brush inside the cable clamps? Thanks for the video.
That was I dielectric terminal grease. Help stop corrosion. Sorry should have mentioned that, sorry bout that.
Thanks.
What kinda battery do i need for 2008 Sebring
There is a set of connectors for jump starts. Under the hood& above left fender well. Next to fuse box, Has a plastic cover and is clearly labeled.
If your battery is dead, you can not open your trunk to get the tools you might need. Trunk opens by electric switch & has no lock cylinder on the outside.
You best bet is call AAA if battery needs replacing.
Can't put the car in neutral to push the car back(or forward). Transmission locks when battery is dead. But so many cars are going this way.
Tell me about it.... I just learned that the hard way
Damn, this car is literally a joke of engineering in so many ways. Especially electrical. Learning ALL about it now first hand. Well, I guess that’s what I get for buying an almost 20 year old cheap convertible that “LOOKS” nice for my daughter. Gonna cost me more than I bought it for to just get it up to “code” for her to safely drive it. Oh well live and learn....”what you get for being so cheap, Dad” says my son HA! He’s right actually
is the sebring built around the battery? B*3
The 06 Sebrings have a negative post d/c up top near the drivers strut tower. Not sure on out other models.
Emt Scythe Mmmm don't really recall myself, I'll have to pay more attention on the next one.
I had to do that on my father’s 2007 Sebring. You think they would have designed it to have the negative cable on the outside so you could remove it first and replace it last.
Just a beautiful place isn't it!
We even have some rust thanks to the battery being in L.A.
now I feel better watching this. gotta take my car to the garage n show them this video. some of the garage are scared of Chrysler cars
Is it the same battery as the 2005?
What happened to the final subaru video?
Well the car is long gone and I am still working on putting the last part together. It is a big one so I'm trying to chop it back and finish the editing. Should be all done and up by this weekend no problem :) Had some things come up at work and have been trying to play catch up.
Thanks, good info. JIm O :)
I think I'll jump my Sebring and take it to the shop. I know it will cost me but they can check the brakes as well. Will ask them to put a 700 amp battery in. Thanks for the video.
I always get the highest amp hour battery that will fit in the space, without a lot of modification. Fewer changes because it doesn't have to work as hard to get the job done.
Keeps the boys employed !!!!lol
I would like to see videos from you on 2005 crysler Sebring convertible
The owners manual for my 2001 says you can remove the battery without taking the wheel off. I'd like to see them do it.
nope. my 05 is the same thing as yours. it would be a magic trick!
You can just need to remove the front bumper lol
Managed to get it out with just a multitool and half inch ratchet and didn't remove the tire
@@bricegately how?
@@cartrezcampbell1111 turned the wheel all the way left, worked the rock guard off with my multi tool, used my ratchet to get the battery off, was difficult to put the new one in because of the awkward space but I got it in
Just spent the friggin morning replacing my CAR BATTERY! 😤 ....lol... WTF were Chrysler “engineers” thinking? Not to mention all the electrical problems I’m just now learning about that come with this car... Def shoulda researched better before buying this way more of a project beast than I thought lol. Oh well
Thank you for posting tho. Really appreciate it... just irritated w/Chrysler at moment needed to vent a bit😂😎. Peace.
"You think the engineer is still laughing about this one?" *LOL!* Surprised you also didn't say that for the Stratus which had the battery in the same place. Stupidest place to put a battery.
I'm even laughing about it. I think a big reason why they did that is so they had to take their cars into the shops to replace the battery. The layout under the hood on these things is absolutely horrible.
Engineer oughta be strung by the testicles over a live alligator pit and have rocks thrown at him...
@@carlsylvester425 I am an engineer and no engineer would ever choose to do anything that stupid. The engineering takes a backseat to styling and beancounting. That is why the U.S. auto industry is in trouble.
Am I correct there is no place on the car to get a jump?
Just did this job on my 07.. I'm impressed by how clean the hold downs are on this car.. I broke 2 bolts on mine and wanted to cry. Stupid engineers..
THANKS A BUNCH.
American cars...and they wonder why half of them went out of business.
Could you tell me how long it takes you to do this job? To me it looks like it should be a max of about 1/2 an hour with all the nuts and connectors etc to worry about. The local stealership charged my mother for 1.5 hours of labor to do this job. Even with all the extra work you had to do compared to a "normal" car, I can't see where it would take anywhere close to the amount of time they charged for.
+MyVid Uploads I think I charge about 0.6 to do this
+South Main Auto Repair Thank you very much for the reply. I think I will be bringing this up with the stealership owner (as well as the $30 charge for putting air in the tires). I look forward to watching more of your videos. The ones I have seen so far have been clear and informative. Keep up the great work!
next time go to walmart they will install it for free, you just have to wait.. or leave your car there for a few hours and come back.
J I assume u have to purchase a battery from Walmart to get the service "labor" done free??
eastside.story.maria yes, or it costs $10 if the battery is from another store.
Mr o what is this job cost of the average consumer? I did it my driveway unbelievable pain in the nuts for something I can do in my other car in 3 minutes
How many Ah?
On My 2004 sebring battery is in the same spot but the guy who replaced it said they had to take off the bumper to get to it.
This is the dumbest design I have ever seen. I have a Sebring, the battery is dead. If it had been put in the engine compartment like normal vehicles, I could have done the replacement myself. Maybe this is the reason that my mechanic hasn't called me back to replace my battery. CRAP. Thanks for the video, it was exactly what I needed to know.
the upcoming model you got to remove the engine to get to the battery 😂😂
Thank 's, it was a cool video. I give you a 10 but Chrysler a 5. :)
Taking out those pins is the hardest part 😭
Well we built the car, oops did anybody remember the battery? Well just stick it in the fender. It's almost impossible to remove the negative first to much chance of shorting things out. Good Vid Brother . Thanks
Lol thanks George Heri :) Makes ya wonder huh?
I think I am seeing a trunk relocation in the near future in my wife's new car...lol
lucky on my Chrysler at least, 95 vintage. left front conventional style. LHS if wondering. Oh I'm sure there are other PIA repairs though.
ok how do you give the car a jump if needed
Tonyd ny Remote connections under the hood
Hahaha! I love it! It's for balance during hard cornering! LMAO!!!!
Yep for making hard lefts...
LOL! I can only see how it is trying to explain a customer that has no idea about cars why you have to charge them 20$ extra for this job : " Mam,I have to put the car on the lift and remove wheel,liner etc ". And BTW,do you have your wheel lock handy? " LOL!
45min later we find wheel lock... -__-
The best part would be if there're no posts in the engine compartment(and there probably aren't... :))) Imagine being in the middle of nowhere,minus 20 F and this pregnant woman stranded with a dead battery : " Sir,you have to give me a boost please! Uggghhhhh..." :))
Nick Nicu There are jump posts in the engine bay, but there are many other reasons why these terrible cars could fulfil your scenario lol.
This just reminds me why I hate Chryslers so much. Hey just wondering how did that rav4 headgasket job turn out? I hope you recorded it. Thanks for the video.
Actually it's in the making right now as we speak... still trying to get that vid on the sooby published... the people are demanding more! Lol
Awesome can't wait to see it
The plans were dated April 1st. No one caught it. Went into production!
Love this!
my 08 avenger made the same but battery is sill good ...10 years not bad car has been a great car heck the battery in my 62 corvair was25 years old ..well i changed it lol but its still good go fig that one out
I just purchased an 08 Sebring and the day after I got it I pulled up too close to the concrete stops in a parking lot and it pulled the driver's side (plastic) bumper loose and while trying to fix that I found the battery, needles to say I was dumbfounded..... after watching this I'm a little nauseated about my purchase even though I love the car....
I just bought the 2002 model to my wife for wrecking and the battery is bad, tomorrow i will check it out but I hope the battery is not at this place :D
hey Eric I believe there were another video you showed the same location they put the battery. geeez Eric what is going on with Chrysler at lest if they build a big square opining so u could open or closed to remove the battery I, give the design zero from ten and thanks for sharing the video.
Hey j georges . Yeah I did do a vid on an earlier model with a side post battery. Very similar.
Maintenance of the Chrysler Sebring Battery Charger
Thank you this was super helpful... but curse the people who came up with this witch craft of putting the battery in that place 🙄