Safety Score
54
Average
Recalls
4
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (4)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-07-08 | 02V186000 |
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 88,000 | — | Details |
| 1999-05-06 | 99I004000 |
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | 175,000 | — | Details |
| 1997-11-13 | 97V201000 |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | 599,000 | — | Details |
| 1997-08-08 | 97V081002 |
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT | 1,083 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | The contact owns a 1997 Chrysler Sebring. The contact stated while the vehicle was stationary at a traffic light, he wa… |
| 2015-12-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | FIRE IN RIGHT FRONT DASH AREA( PASSENGER SIDE) TO THE RIGHT OF THE AIR BAG. BROKE/MELTED FRONT WINDOW/WIPER BLADE, BURN… |
| 2015-10-25 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PUT ON THE SEAT BELT, THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RELEASE A… |
| 2014-12-25 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10E059000 (SU… |
| 2014-11-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THE 1997 CHRYSLER SEBRING IN NOVEMBER OF 2014. I DID NOTICE THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS SLIGHTLY EJECTED… |
| 2013-02-27 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS WE… |
| 2013-02-14 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INT… |
| 2009-04-21 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT AUTOMATIC SHO… |
| 2008-11-09 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED … |
| 2008-10-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE… |
| 2008-01-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHRYSLER SEBRING. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN THE PAST YEAR, THE SEAT BELTS HAVE NOT… |
| 2007-08-27 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN A SIDE ROAD AT 15 MPH, AFTER GOING THROUGH THE 2ND OF 2 SMALL DIPS, THE FRONT BALL JOINT BROKE ON TH… |
| 2007-08-08 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I WAS DRIVING IN A 1997 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI, WHEN I BEGAN GETTING LIGHT-HEADED, AND KNEW THAT I WAS ABOUT TO PASS OUT.… |
| 2007-08-08 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE DRIVER BLACKED OUT DUE TO A MEDICAL C… |
| 2005-12-19 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY 1997 CHRYSLER SEBRING THE CAR FELT AS IF FELL OUT OF CAR AND TURNED COMPLETELY OFF. THIS HAPPENED ON A… |
| 2005-08-24 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DT: THE SEAT BELTS ON DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SIDES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE STRAP WILL GET STUCK IN THE RETRACTOR, … |
| 2005-06-23 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | DT: CONSUMER WAS AWARE OF MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, 967 ISSUED ON MAY 16, 2001. CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS RECALL REPAIR… |
| 2005-04-23 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | Yes | 1 | ON APRIL 23, 2005, MY SON WAS TRAVELING TO WORK, ABOUT 12:30 IN THE AFTERNOON, TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON THE 210 FREEWAY. … |
| 2005-03-24 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE OF A GARAGE , IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED CAR. DRIVER DROVE VEHICLE HO… |
| 2005-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | THE BRAKES WERE NOT OPERATING AND WERE MAKING NOISE WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED. CONSUMER PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AFTER REPAIR… |
| 2005-02-14 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | WHILE PULLING INSIDE THE PARKING LOT VEHICLE COLLASPSED TO THE GROUND. DRIVER NOTICED THAT RIGHT SIDE COLLASPED,BUT THE… |
| 2004-12-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN ACTING UP SINCE THE CAR HIT AROUND 57,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED, HOWEV… |
| 2004-11-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN SYSTEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN.DEALER REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSOR… |
| 2004-07-20 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | THERE HASN'T BEEN AN ACCCIDENT THAT HAS HAPPENED BUT THE UNSAFE PART ABOUT THIS CAR IS THAT EVERONE OF THE LUGS:NUTS ON… |
| 2004-06-21 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED TO RETRACT BACK INTO POSITION. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PRO… |
| 2004-01-26 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | Yes | 0 | THE STEERING COLUMN AND RACK AND PINION BROKE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT A SPEED OF 35 - 40 AND AS A RESULT, MY HUSBAND H… |
| 2003-10-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE PAINT ON THE ENTIRE TOP OF THE CAR HAS FAILED. THE TOP, HOOD AND TRUNK. THE CAR IS PARKED UNDR A CAR PORT AND ONLY … |
| 2003-09-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF VEHICLE. PULLED VEHICLE OVER TO SIDE OF R… |
| 2003-09-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DEALER MECHANIC SAYS TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED WITH LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON THE CAR. ALSO STATED THAT THIS IS A … |
| 2003-08-26 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | 1997 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 75 - 80 MPH, I FELT THIS REALLY HARD JERK… |
| 2003-08-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING AND STALLED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED OUT OF TR… |
| 2003-08-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK |
| 2003-08-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, AND VEHICLE OVE… |
| 2003-07-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHILE SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAK… |
| 2003-05-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN I PURCHASED MY CAR, I PURCHASED IT USED. I NOTICED THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I WAS THEN INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT… |
| 2003-05-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. *JB |
| 2003-04-25 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WOULD NOT BUCKLE. *JB *CB *NLM |
| 2003-04-21 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | OUTSIDE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE FAILURE ON 1997 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI. *JB |
| 2003-04-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | No | 0 | THERE IS A RECALL LISTED ON YOUR WEBSITE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #98V183000) IN REGARDS TO A KEY ISSUE. MY VEHICLE IS A 199… |
| 2003-03-08 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CHRYSLER 1997 LXI COUPE, 11330 MILES. DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRANSMISSION WENT AND FILLINGS FROM TRANSMISSION GOT INTO RADI… |
| 2003-02-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLES CONSOLE DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *NLM THE ODOMETER AND TACHOMETER WERE INTERMITTENT. … |
| 2002-12-20 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | THE RIMS BENT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS RESULTING IN DEFLATED TIRES. THE TIRE BLOWOUT OCCURRED ON ONE OCCASION WH… |
| 2002-12-16 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO FAIL AT 62,000 MILES. WHY? MY WATER PUMP WAS RECENTLY REPLACED. THEN MY ENGINE LIGHT … |
| 2002-11-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I HAVE CALLED THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION ABOUT THE DRAINING HOLES OF MY SEBRING AND THEY HAVE SAID THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I… |
| 2002-10-29 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER HAD A CERTIFIED MECH… |
| 2002-10-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. … |
| 2002-10-10 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE CRASHED AT 50 MPH, THE FRONT RIGHT OF THE VEHICLES AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSIN… |
| 2002-09-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE HAD TO REPLACE THE OXYGEN SENSORS TO BE ABLE TO GET THE ENGINE LIGHT OFF AND THEN THE IGNITION FUSES STARTED TO BURN… |
| 2002-08-23 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | WHILE THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING, THE LUG NUTS SHEARED OFF THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATED … |
| 2002-08-16 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | TWO FRONT SEATBELTS WILL NOT RELEASE FOR MORE ROOM. CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO RIDE WITHOUT A SEATBELT WHILE DRIVING. DEALE… |