Owners have filed 2,606 complaints on the Chrysler Sebring, covering 1995–2010. The system named most often is Electrical System (353 reports). Worst years by volume: 1996, 2008, 2007; cleanest: 2009, 2003, 2000. 257 reports describe a crash, 88 a fire, 10 a death. On average the car was 5.2 years old when the problem happened.
What breaks on Chrysler Sebring
Grouped by the system owners named — percentages are shares of all 2,606 Sebring complaints. Open any row for the full reports in owners' own words.
Electrical System 353 Read
The contact owns a 2009 chrysler sebring. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 5 mph, there was smoke coming from the interior lights. A police/fire report was not filed. There were no injuries reported. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The…
My 2008 chrysler sebring has been in the shop since november 9, 2019. Defective tipm. The starter has caught fire 3 times. Vehicle stalls out and leaves you in the middle of the road. Battery has been replaced. Ignition switch is getting hot when keys are in and the key gets stuck in ignition. Tipm was replaced. Car…
On December 15, 2025, while driving my 2008 Chrysler Sebring in Indianapolis, Indiana, I noticed smoke coming from the driver’s side near the battery. Shortly afterward, the car completely stopped responding — the brakes and steering were unresponsive — and the vehicle caught fire in that area. I exited the car…
Engine And Engine Cooling 319 Read
Vehicle hit a deer head on and burst into flames. Air bags did not deploy. Auto has been in to dealership numerous times for engine light, which would not stay off. On my home from arizona to minnesota, the emergency brake light kept coming on when going down off ramps
I own a 2007 sebring. I have had the vehicle in a few times for a parking brake light that would come on and for the airbag light that would come on. The dealer was unable to find the source of the problem. While driving on the interstate, I hit a deer. Although the impact occurred while going 60 mph, the airbags did…
The contact owns a 2010 chrysler sebring. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked when she noticed that a fire had erupted from the interior of the vehicle. The fire department was called and advised that the fire began on the front passenger side of the vehicle but could not determine the exact cause of the…
Suspension 269 Read
Last week while driving in my 1996 chrysler sebring on the freeway my lower ball joint disconnected from my car sending car out of control. The wheel ended up underneath my car the rim spark and lighted the tire on fire.*ak I fractured my knee in the accident and have extensive damage to my vehicle I dont not feel…
The contact owns a 2004 chrysler sebring. The contact stated that while driving 5 mph, she rear ended another vehicle. Twenty minutes later, the front passenger tire suddenly blew out. A spare tire was installed; yet, within fifteen minutes while driving to an authorized dealer, the contact suddenly lost control of…
The contact owns a 2004 chrysler sebring. While driving approximately 10 mph and making a left turn, the ball joint snapped and the front passenger side tire went beneath the vehicle. The vehicle crashed into a curb. The air bags did not deploy. It was unknown if a police report was filed. There was an injury that did…
Air Bags 266 Read
The contact stated while driving 60 mph the left front wheel fractured and broke away from the vehicle. It crashed into a guard rail and proceeded to travel over the guard rail. Neither of the front airbags deployed. The fuel tank was punctured during the process ,and the vehicle erupted in flames. It became fully…
The contact owned a 2005 chrysler sebring. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 mph, the vehicle spun out of control and crashed into a guard rail and caught on fire. The fire department extinguished the fire. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed and no injuries were reported.…
The contact stated while driving 45mph a deer and telephone pole were struck with the front end of the vehicle. The frontal air bags did not deploy during the accident however, an hour later both frontal air bags deployed. The contact was not the driver of the vehicle therefore, it is uncertain if there was pre-impact…
Power Train 236 Read
Bought battery and somethg is still draining and it keeps hsppening
Tl- the contact owns a 2008 chrysler seabring. The contact stated that while traveling 55 mph the power steering went out. An accident occurred and the contact was injured. The vehicle was towed. The manufacture was notified. Repairs were completed on the vehicle. The failure recurred 3 times. The failure mileage was…
The contact owns a 2008 chrysler sebring. While driving 80 mph, another vehicle driving at a high rate of speed sideswiped the contact's vehicle. The impact caused the contact's vehicle to spin around in the opposite direction, facing two semi-trucks. The contact's vehicle stalled without warning. The contact made…
Service Brakes 210 Read
Brakes failed causing single vehicle collision with light pole
The contact owns a 2010 chrysler sebring. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph, the contact attempted to decelerate but the brakes failed to respond. The contact had to swerve to avoid a collision and then crashed into a light pole. There were no injuries. The vehicle was taken to a private…
My son was driving forward up a hill. While driving the car started rolling backwards while in drive gear. Then while the vehicle decided to roll backwards in drive gear he was unable to stop. Since my son was unable to stop he put the car in park the vehicle still continue to roll backwards. As a result my son jumped…
Steering 159 Read
On may 31, 2013, I was traveling to visit family for easter. My twenty-month-old son was also in my vehicle. Driving at approximately 30-35 miles per hour, less than 2 RPM, around a curve when I lost all power steering out of nowhere and could not steer. Also my brakes went all the way to the floor and would not work.…
1. Sensor lights are on. 2. Seatbelts get stuck. 3. Horn doesn't work. 4. Sensor is on for the back left rear tire
I was in a car accident yesterday.the brakes locked up on me.the steering wheel jerked & got stuck.I ended up htting 2 cars.I knew nothing about a recall.I've only had this car for 5 months.I have to loook online to find out there was a recall.I wnna know what is gonna be done about my situation?I'm very upset
Structure 139 Read
I was in the process of entering a highway from a driveway. I hit the gas pedal and the car took off uncontrollably across the highway, across lanes of traffic, went up an embankment and then back down where the car shut off. I had not driven the car since the accident, but when I picked up the vehicle at the…
The car was involved in an accident at 5400 miles, resulting in extensive damage to the front right side. Since this time, the car will not stay in alignment. The steering knuckle, hub & low control arm were replaced but the right camber was still out. The upper control arm & upper strut bracket was then replaced, but…
The contact owns a 2010 chrysler sebring. The contact stated that the driver and passenger doors were jamming against the fenders, which prevented the doors from opening. The vehicle was taken to a local repair shop, who diagnosed that both of the fenders were not aligned and needed to be repaired. The manufacturer…
Sebring years to avoid — and the clean ones
Complaints per model year. More reports usually means more cars on the road as well as more trouble, so read the crash and fire columns alongside the count.
| Model year | Complaints | Top system | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Air Bags | 8 | 5 | |
| 2009 | Air Bags | 3 | 1 | |
| 2008 | Air Bags | 21 | 7 | |
| 2007 | Air Bags | 12 | 18 | |
| 2006 | Air Bags | 10 | — | |
| 2005 | Air Bags | 10 | 3 | |
| 2004 | Air Bags | 26 | 18 | |
| 2003 | Air Bags | 3 | — | |
| 2002 | Air Bags | 15 | 4 | |
| 2001 | Air Bags | 15 | 5 | |
| 2000 | Air Bags | 9 | — | |
| 1999 | Air Bags | 20 | 4 | |
| 1998 | Air Bags | 25 | 5 | |
| 1997 | Air Bags | 30 | 5 | |
| 1996 | Air Bags | 36 | 11 | |
| 1995 | Air Bags | 14 | 2 |
The same model year, different builds
Every complaint carries the first 11 characters of the VIN — plant, year, body and engine. That is a production series, and complaints are spread across them very unevenly.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Distinct production series | 983 |
| Average complaints per series | 2.7 |
| Worst single series | 16 complaints |
| Average age at failure | 5.2 years |
A model average of 2.7 hides a worst series at 16. Enter a VIN above to see the numbers for that exact build instead of the model as a whole.
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How we count
Every figure here comes from complaints owners filed with NHTSA — 1,100,006 of them, covering 1,982 models built between 1981 and 2026.
A complaint is an unverified report: someone wrote down what happened to their car. It is not a confirmed defect and not a recall. What makes the volume useful is the pattern — when thousands of owners of the same build describe the same failure, that is a signal no marketing brochure will give you.
Two things we do that the source does not. First, we compute the age of the car at the moment of failure from the incident date and the model year. Second, we group complaints by the first 11 characters of the VIN — the production series — so a bad plant run does not disappear into a model-wide average.
Frequently asked questions
What are the worst years for the Sebring?
By complaint volume, 1996, 2008, 2007 drew the most owner reports. Bear in mind that popular years put more cars on the road, so check the crash and fire columns too.
Which Sebring years are the cleanest?
2009, 2003, 2000 have the fewest complaints on file. For recent years that can simply mean the cars are young.
How many complaints does the Chrysler Sebring have?
2,606 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, covering 1995–2010. Of those, 257 describe a crash and 88 a fire.
Are these complaints verified?
No. They are unverified reports from owners. NHTSA publishes them as filed and investigates only a fraction. The value is in the pattern, not in any single report.
Can I check complaints for one specific car?
Yes — enter its VIN above. We match the first 11 characters, which identify the plant, year, body and engine, so you get complaints on that exact production series rather than the whole model.