1999 Chrysler Sebring Convertible problems
NHTSA has received 136 complaints about the 1999 Chrysler Sebring Convertible, and 15% of them involve seat belts. Next are body & structure (13%) and transmission (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 136 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Seat belts 15% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 12 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 17 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 81 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 | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 15 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 15 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 8 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 11 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 7 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 9 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 81 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 75,000 miles. For seat belts specifically, the median reported mileage is about 100,000 miles (18 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 12 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 17 injuries reported; 1 death reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1999 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 10 model years of the Chrysler Sebring Convertible with enough data (66 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.
Rear-ended a stopped vehicle while travelling 60 MPH. Ir bags did not deploy.river sustained mild whiplash; 3 passengers in other vehicle(s) required medical treatment.
While parked, shift lever jumped from park to reverse and caused vehicle to roll backwards, which resulted in an accident/injury.
The vehicle was involved in a frontal collision, and none of the air bags deployed. The vehicle was totaled. *scc
Have a 1999 chrysler sebring convertible. Car went into theft mode and would not start. Car is at the dealership now. Is this a defect of some kind? I've never heard of this before.
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 chrysler sebring convertible. The contact started the ignition and attempted to engage the front driver side seat belt, the shoulder belt and lap belt webbing would not extract. The front passenger side belt exhibited the identical failure. The contact was able to manually secure the seat belt with tape and a clip. An authorized dealer was notified and the technician stated that the failure was contributed to the timing module. The contact was concerned about the safety risk involved.