1996 Chrysler Sebring Convertible
Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Chrysler Sebring Convertible.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE SHIFTER IS NOT WORKING |
| 2015-02-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I JUST SPENT 12.95 ON GETTING A CAR HISTORY REPORT BECAUSE MY TITLE SAYS THE CAR IS A RECONSTRUCTED,TOTALED TITLE,BUT … |
| 2013-09-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILED AND IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN BRAKING SOMEWHAT HARD WHILE HWY TRAFFIC WAS SLOWING QUICKLY. IF I… |
| 2010-10-29 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 96 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE JXI AND THE SEATBELTS "LOCK" IN THE RETRACTED STAGE AT VARIOUS TIMES. BOTH BE… |
| 2010-05-18 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THIS CAR IS A NIGHTMARE WHEN IT RAINS. I TRAVELED ONE AND A HALF HOURS IN A STORM. THE WATER ON THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE F… |
| 2010-03-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR | No | 0 | WELL WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THE BACK WINDOW WAS FULLY OUT, ALSO WHEN IM DRIVING IT SEEMS AS THO IM GOING SLOWER THAN WHA… |
| 2009-10-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | RECALL #750 FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT ALLEGED REPAIRED 02-10-98. THIS IS A NEW (10-08-09) RECALL. DUE TO MY VE… |
| 2009-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE ODOMETER AND RPM GAUGE WORK INTERMITTENTLY LIKE IN COMPLAINT 10061946. THOUGH THE FUSES LOOK GOOD, THE FOG LIGHTS A… |
| 2008-08-26 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 1 | VEHICLE IS TOTALLY UNMODIFIED! WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT, I HEARD A POP (LIKE A BALLOON POPPING) AND SMOKE AND FLAME BUR… |
| 2008-01-01 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | WISHING TO INSTALL AN INFANT CAR SEAT IN BACK SEAT, DISCOVERED THAT NO LOCKS ARE PRESENT ON THE BACK SEAT SEAT BELTS AL… |
| 2006-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | CAR CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT. FIRE CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL ARCING FROM SIDE VIEW MIRROR MOTOR O… |
| 2006-01-16 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH TIE ROD ENDS FRACTURED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME, WHILE BACKING OUT OF… |
| 2005-12-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | ACCELERATION PROBLEM. GOING 35-40 IN RESIDENTIAL AREA, THOUGHT WE WERE SLOWING DOWN FOR STOP LIGHT, ACCELERATION PEDAL… |
| 2005-11-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | I PRESENTLY OWN A 1996 CHRYSLER SERBRING CONVERTIBLE THAT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 1996. THE BATTERY FOR THIS VEHICLE IS L… |
| 2005-11-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT ON MY 96 SEBRING HAS LOCKED UP AND CAN NO LONGER BE PULLED OUT OF THE SEAT AT ALL. I TOOK IT TO… |
| 2005-09-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT COULD TAKE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE OF A SAFETY D… |
| 2005-07-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | ON JULY 11, 2005 I DROVE FROM MY HOME IN BOLIVIA, NC TO DUNN, NC (APPROX. 125 MI) TO PICK UP MY GRANDSON & A FRIEND. W… |
| 2005-06-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT | No | 0 | DT: CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 04V021000. CHECKED VEHICLE, AND CONSUMER FOUND THAT VEHICLE DID HAVE A TRANSMI… |
| 2005-06-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | DT:CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE WHILE IN CARPORT. HE PUT THE CAR REVERSE MOVED ABOUT 1 FOOT AND THE DASH BLEW UP. CONSUMER… |
| 2005-06-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | No | 1 | TRUNK SPRINGS FOR TRUNK LID NO LONGER WORK. HAVE TO HOLD TRUNK OPEN MANUALLY. SPRINGS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE BECAUSE O… |
| 2005-04-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | RECALL #717, POWER MIRROR SWITCH, ALLEGED REPAIRED 03-20-97 ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER VIP SUMMARY REPORT. RETURN TO DEALER … |
| 2005-04-27 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | PURCHASED VEHICLE IN APR 05 FROM FRIENDS. WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE BUTTON CAN BE PRESSED AND THE SHIFT LEVE… |
| 2005-03-26 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH MANUAL TRANSMISSION WENT OUT OF SHIFT, AND THE IGNITION LOCKED. DEALER STATED THEY HAD DONE REPA… |
| 2005-01-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE ENGINE WILL FALL OUT WHILE DRIVING. *AK |
| 2004-11-09 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES | No | 0 | (1) HEADLAMPS NOT ILLUMINATING SUFFICIENTLY. (2) THE MATERIAL USED IN THE LENSES FOR THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES ON MY 199… |
| 2004-10-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | FOR ABOUT A YEAR I HAVE HAD AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE TACHOMETER AND ODOMETER ON MY JXI. SOMETIMES THEY WORK AN… |
| 2004-08-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO. VEHICLE WAS T… |
| 2004-08-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPORTED, THE ENGINE HARNESS WI… |
| 2004-06-18 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | WHILE MERGING INTO THE INTERSTATE RIGHT FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT SNAPPED OFF FROM THE A- FRAME. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A RE… |
| 2004-06-17 | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES | No | 0 | ALARM SYSTEM WIRING SHORTED DUE TO IT RUBBING AGAINST THE CAR BODY. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE KILL MECHANISM TO ACTIVATE … |
| 2004-04-16 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT. AS A RESULT, A GRINDING SOUND WAS PRODUCED. *AK |
| 2004-03-29 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TIE ROD FELL OFF. STARTED ENGINE, PROCEEDED TO PULL OUT OF PARKING PLACE AND THE TIE ROD FELL OFF. SINCE CHRYSLER NOW… |
| 2004-03-28 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | FRONT SEAT BELTS LOCKED AND WONT WORK...THE DEALERSHIP THAT IM HAVING THIS WORKED ON WAS GOING TO CHARGE ME $756.00 TO … |
| 2004-03-13 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR SEIZED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING BELT TO BURN AND BREAK.*AK |
| 2004-02-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | Yes | 1 | MY NAME IS [XXX]. I HAVE A 1996 SEBRING CONVERTIBLE I PULLED INTO A FILLING STATION AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. WHEN I STARTE… |
| 2004-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS OR NEARLY STALLS DURING OPERATION IN AN UNPREDICTABLE MANNER. VEHICLE WILL RESTART. THE FOLLOWING COMPON… |
| 2003-12-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE ODOMETER AND RPM GAUGE WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE ABS LIGHT ALSO COMES ON THEN GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY. HAVE CHANGED… |
| 2003-10-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS IS DESIGNED POORLY. WHEN TRANSFERRING FOOT FROM ONE PEDAL TO ANOTHER IT W… |
| 2003-09-02 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILED, CAUSING STEERING TO LOCK. *AK |
| 2003-08-09 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WATER LEAKAGE , THERE IS PERIODICALLY A FOOT OF WATER IN THE CAR. *AK |
| 2003-05-24 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | Yes | 0 | THE BALL JOINT LETTING GO . *AK |
| 2003-05-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FUEL VALVE HAS FAILED WHICH UNABLES THE CONSUMER TO PUT FUEL INTO THE CAR. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 2003-04-06 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN PERU, INDIANA, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. THE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY BUT … |
| 2003-03-24 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | WHEN IT RAINED, WATER LEAKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *JB DEALER REPAIRED DRAIN HOSES AT REAR. BURNING WIRE SMELL WITH HE… |
| 2003-02-21 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TIE ROD END FELL OFF CAR WHILE MOVING.*JB |
| 2003-01-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE TROTTLE STUCK ON MY 1996 CHRYSLER SEABRING. I WAS PASSING A VEHICLE AND WHEN II WENT TO BRAKE AND GET IN FRONT OF … |
| 2003-01-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | FUEL INDICATOR, TACHOMETER AND ODOMETER OPERATE PROPERLY INTERMITTENTLY (TACH & ODO ARE MORE FREQUENTLY INOPERATIVE THA… |
| 2002-06-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATOR CABLE FRAYED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE TO SPEEDS OF UP TO 80 MPH. THEN, CONSUMER STOP… |
| 2002-03-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 1 | THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND SPUN FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND CRASHED IN AN IMBANKMENT, POSSIBLY THE LOWER AND UPPER CO… |
| 2001-12-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS DO NOT PULL OUT OF SEAT FOR USAGE. THEY ARE COMPLETELY UNOPERATIONAL. *AK |