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[quote=Anonymous]First of all, best thing would be to seek out online Chrysler/Sebring forums where car enthusiasts tend to be. Register, post your question and other users will generally ask you to clarify and/or test for a few things to narrow down to cause.

As another poster suggested, check your engine oil level with the dipstick just to make sure that 1) there is oil and 2) it has right level of oil. You may want to do that at least 10-20 mins after you've turned off your car. Next, changing air filter won't cause the car to stall like that.

Does the car stall when engine is cold or consistently after approx. 15-20mins, ie when engine is warm? if that happens always when warm, have someone check the coil of the car. The coil is a device that "amplifies" the voltage from your battery (12v) to 10k volts before feeding it to the spark plugs. A problem with coil may not show up until the car is warm, as it expands with heat, some connectors inside may disconnect, leading to spark plugs not receiving sufficient voltage and you engine may hesitate and/or stall.

If you have new battery, then battery is not the issue.

Check all wire connectors. Its possible that they partially disconnected some connections.

I know it sucks, specially when you get to have your car fixed, then end up with more trouble than you had before going in. We had a same issue with another place, we did a 90k tune-up prior to a 1000 mile trip. 200 miles into the trip oil was leaking everywhere in the engine. The culprit? They had put too much oil in the car, the extra pressure made the oil go where it was not supposed to go (into the spark plug tube), ruined a seal/gasket and disconnected the wire to one of the cylinders. Did they admit fault? Nope, not at all. So I checked my other car which we gave to same place, it also had too much oil. Lesson learned? Always check oil level after an oil change. Who did this to us? Their name starts with Car, and ends with Max.

Best of luck and let us know what you find out.[/quote]

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