1998 Chrysler Sebring Convertible problems
NHTSA has received 61 complaints about the 1998 Chrysler Sebring Convertible, and 15% of them involve suspension. Next are steering (13%) and body & structure (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 61 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Suspension 15% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 76,000 miles 40 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 8 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Of the 40 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 76,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 5 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1998 ranks 8th most-complained-about out of 10 model years of the Chrysler Sebring Convertible with enough data (25 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
While unloading the vehicle trunk lid fell down . The component hit the consumer sharply on the wrist and his wife on the head.
Tl* the contact owns a 1998 chrysler sebring convertible jx. The contact stated that while reversing into a parking space, both front air bags deployed without warning. The failure caused head and neck injuries to the driver and the vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 169,000.
My wife's 1998 chrysler sebring convertible was parked in a wal-mart parking lot on u.s. Route 130n, hamilton township, nj. She got into the car, started it up and moved the console shift lever toward "d". She had parked facing the lane between the parking spaces so she could drive forward and not have to back out of the spot.
Convertible roof fabric stitching was coming apart, causing the rear window to fall. As a result, the consumer stapled the fabric together every three months in order to keep the window from falling out.
Consumer complained about an ignition problem. In the last 4 years consumer replaced the key cylinder 4 times. Consumer contacted the manufacturer on seven different times, and was told that his customer care complaint file was closed. They will not help consumer.