1997 CHRYSLER SEBRING — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 206 complaints · 11 recalls
Most-reported system: AIR BAGS (22 complaints · 10.7%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 34
  • Fires 4
  • Injuries 20
  • Deaths 1
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution AIR BAGS appears in 22 of 206 owner complaints (10.7%) in this vehicle snapshot. AIR BAGS: 22 complaints, 10.7% of reports AIR BAGS 22 · 10.7% · 19 crash reports POWER TRAIN: 22 complaints, 10.7% of reports POWER TRAIN 22 · 10.7% · 1 crash reports 1 fire reports SEAT BELTS: 22 complaints, 10.7% of reports SEAT BELTS 22 · 10.7% · 2 crash reports SUSPENSION: 22 complaints, 10.7% of reports SUSPENSION 22 · 10.7% · 4 crash reports SERVICE BRAKES: 20 complaints, 9.7% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 20 · 9.7% · 3 crash reports ENGINE: 18 complaints, 8.7% of reports ENGINE 18 · 8.7% · 1 fire reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 15 complaints, 7.3% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 15 · 7.3% · 3 crash reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 14 complaints, 6.8% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 14 · 6.8% · 1 crash reports 2 fire reports STRUCTURE: 11 complaints, 5.3% of reports STRUCTURE 11 · 5.3% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 150 complaints, 72.8% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 150 · 72.8% · 21 crash reports 2 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
AIR BAGS 22 10.7% 19 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 22 10.7% 1 crashes · 1 fires
SEAT BELTS 22 10.7% 2 crashes · 0 fires
SUSPENSION 22 10.7% 4 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 20 9.7% 3 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 18 8.7% 0 crashes · 1 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 15 7.3% 3 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 14 6.8% 1 crashes · 2 fires
STRUCTURE 11 5.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 150 72.8% 21 crashes · 2 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 1997; the first recall shown was reported in Aug 1997. 1997-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 1997-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 1997-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 1998-Q1: 10 owner reports 10 1998-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 1998-Q3: 10 owner reports 10 1998-Q4: 7 owner reports 7 1999-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 1999-Q2: 13 owner reports 13 1999-Q3: 9 owner reports 9 1999-Q4: 9 owner reports 9 2000-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2000-Q2: 8 owner reports 8 2000-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 2000-Q4: 7 owner reports 7 2001-Q1: 7 owner reports 7 2001-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2001-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2001-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2002-Q1: 7 owner reports 7 2002-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2002-Q3: 11 owner reports 11 2002-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2003-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2003-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2003-Q3: 9 owner reports 9 2003-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2004-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2004-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2005-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2005-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2009-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2015-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2015-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2022-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 1997 Oct 2022 Recall campaign 97V081002 ◆ Recall campaign 97V081002 Recall campaign 97V201000 ◆ Recall campaign 97V201000 Recall campaign 98V183000 ◆ Recall campaign 98V183000 Recall campaign 99I004000 ◆ Recall campaign 99I004000 Recall campaign 00V421002 ◆ Recall campaign 00V421002 Recall campaign 02V186000 ◆ Recall campaign 02V186000 Recall campaign 06E064000 ◆ Recall campaign 06E064000 Recall campaign 06E088000 ◆ Recall campaign 06E088000 Recall campaign 06E091000 ◆ Recall campaign 06E091000 Recall campaign 07E055000 ◆ Recall campaign 07E055000 Recall campaign 09E012000 ◆ Recall campaign 09E012000 Investigation EA97025 ● Investigation EA97025 Investigation EA98014 ● Investigation EA98014 Investigation PE99030 ● Investigation PE99030 Investigation EA99028 ● Investigation EA99028 Investigation PE02082 ● Investigation PE02082
  • Campaign 97V081002 was reported 158 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 99I004000 was reported 507 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 00V421002 was reported 799 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 06E088000 was reported 3,119 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 06E091000 was reported 3,129 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 07E055000 was reported 3,395 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1997-Q1 Owner reports 1
1997-Q3 Owner reports 4
1997-Q4 Owner reports 2
1998-Q1 Owner reports 10
1998-Q2 Owner reports 4
1998-Q3 Owner reports 10
1998-Q4 Owner reports 7
1999-Q1 Owner reports 8
1999-Q2 Owner reports 13
1999-Q3 Owner reports 9
1999-Q4 Owner reports 9
2000-Q1 Owner reports 6
2000-Q2 Owner reports 8
2000-Q3 Owner reports 7
2000-Q4 Owner reports 7
2001-Q1 Owner reports 7
2001-Q2 Owner reports 6
2001-Q3 Owner reports 5
2001-Q4 Owner reports 6
2002-Q1 Owner reports 7
2002-Q2 Owner reports 3
2002-Q3 Owner reports 11
2002-Q4 Owner reports 5
2003-Q1 Owner reports 3
2003-Q2 Owner reports 5
2003-Q3 Owner reports 9
2003-Q4 Owner reports 4
2004-Q1 Owner reports 4
2004-Q2 Owner reports 1
2004-Q3 Owner reports 1
2004-Q4 Owner reports 3
2005-Q1 Owner reports 3
2005-Q2 Owner reports 1
2005-Q3 Owner reports 2
2005-Q4 Owner reports 1
2007-Q3 Owner reports 2
2008-Q3 Owner reports 1
2008-Q4 Owner reports 2
2009-Q2 Owner reports 1
2010-Q1 Owner reports 1
2013-Q1 Owner reports 2
2015-Q1 Owner reports 2
2015-Q4 Owner reports 2
2022-Q4 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 97V081002
Recall campaign 1 97V201000
Recall campaign 1 98V183000
Recall campaign 1 99I004000
Recall campaign 1 00V421002
Recall campaign 1 02V186000
Recall campaign 1 06E064000
Recall campaign 1 06E088000
Recall campaign 1 06E091000
Recall campaign 1 07E055000
Recall campaign 1 09E012000
Defect investigation 1 EA97025
Defect investigation 1 EA98014
Defect investigation 1 PE99030
Defect investigation 1 EA99028
Defect investigation 1 PE02082
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Safety Recalls (11)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 00V421002

    Report date
    Component:
    SUSPENSION
    Consequence:
    THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINT TO SEPARATE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. THIS CAMPAIGN SUPERCEDES MMC'S PREVIOUS SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN, SEE 99V-066.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINT FOR WEAR. BALL JOINTS THAT EXHIBIT WEAR BEYOND THE ESTABLISHED TOLERANCE WILL BE REPLACED WITH NEWLY DESIGNED LATERAL ARM BALL JOINTS. BALL JOINTS THAT ARE WITHIN THE ESTABLISHED TOLERANCE WILL BE CLEANED AND A SPECIAL SEALANT WILL BE APPLIED TO PREVENT INTRUSION OF MOISTURE.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 02V186000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    THIS COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE THROTTLE CABLE ASSEMBLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 5, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
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  3. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 06E064000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    LACK OF AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS IN THE LAMPS WILL DECREASE LIGHTING VISIBILITY TO OTHER DRIVERS AND MAY POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    TRADESONIC WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JULY 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TRADESONIC AT 626-934-8884.
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  4. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 06E088000

    Report date
    Component:
    FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
    Consequence:
    FUEL RESTRICTION COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER AND/OR ENGINE STALL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    TI AUTOMOTIVE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP MODULES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 6, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TI AUTOMOTIVE TOLL-FREE AT 1-877-461-1834.
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  5. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 06E091000

    Report date
    Component:
    FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
    Consequence:
    FUEL RESTRICTION COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER AND/OR ENGINE STALL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    AIRTEX WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP MODULES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 18, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AIRTEX TOLL-FREE AT 1-866-867-3759.
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  6. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 07E055000

    Report date
    Component:
    FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
    Consequence:
    IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FUEL LEAK COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
    Remedy:
    AIRTEX WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE FUEL PUMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JULY 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT AIRTEX AUTOMOTIVE AT 800-880-3056.
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  7. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 09E012000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.
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  8. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 97V081002

    Report date
    Component:
    SEATS
    Consequence:
    THE HEADREST SUPPORT BRACKET CAN BREAK, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PASSENGER SEAT BACK ASSEMBLY WITH A NEW ASSEMBLY.
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  9. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 97V201000

    Report date
    Component:
    SUSPENSION
    Consequence:
    SEPARATION OF THE BALL JOINT COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BALL JOINT END HOUSING COVER SEAL FOR LEAKAGE WITH A HIGH PRESSURE AIR TESTER AND THE RUBBER BOOT WILL BE VISUALLY INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE. IF THE COVER SEAL LEAKS OR THE BOOT IS DAMAGED, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WILL BE REPLACED.
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  10. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 98V183000

    Report date
    Component:
    POWER TRAIN
    Consequence:
    IF THIS HAPPENS, THE "IGNITION-PARK" INTERLOCK SYSTEM WILL BE NONFUNCTIONAL.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR PROPER OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM. ANY VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL AFTER THE INSPECTION WILL HAVE THE SHIFT MECHANISM AND CABLE REPLACED WITH A "SELF-ADJUSTING" DESIGN.
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  11. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 99I004000

    Report date
    Component:
    STRUCTURE
    Consequence:
    IF THE COVER SEPARATES WHILE DRIVING, IT COULD DISTRACT THE DRIVER INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
    Remedy:
    OWNERS WILL RECEIVE AN IMPROVED CONVERTIBLE TOP COVER INSTRUCTION LABEL AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.
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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

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Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
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Adjacent Model Years

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Methodology & Data Integrity

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