2001 Chrysler Sebring Convertible problems
NHTSA has received 145 complaints about the 2001 Chrysler Sebring Convertible, and 45% of them involve engine. Next are air bags (12%) and electrical system (5%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 145 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 45% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 72,000 miles 109 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 | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 10 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 19 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 37 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 21 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 11 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 109 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 72,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 72,000 miles (62 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 9 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 10 model years of the Chrysler Sebring Convertible with enough data (65 complaints in that window).
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.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 chrysler sebring convertible. While stopped at a red light, the contact's vehicle was rear ended by an SUV. As a result, the contact rear ended the preceding vehicle. The airbags failed to deploy. Two people were injured and had to be transported to the hospital. A police report was filed. The insurance company stated that the vehicle was destroyed. The contact believes that the impact was great enough for the airbags to have deployed. The powertrain was unknown.
Very snowy conditions in killington, vermont. Revving the engine to try and get traction. Sparks and fumes emitted from the wiring that connects the wire to the rear defroster. Eventually, the wire came detached, making the rear defroster both inoperable and a fire/health hazard. A useless rear defroster means a useless rear window. No direct backwards visibility other than the outside rearview mirrors.
7 times since purchasing my car new the rear window defroster has boken loose from the glass , causing the rear window defroster to not function. Causing no visibility out the rear window of the vehicle. When repaird repair last around 3 days and then breakes again. Causing no visibility out the rear wqindow during this condition.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 chrysler sebring. While driving 25 MPH the front suspension collapsed causing the front driver side tire to come off. The vehicle was not drivable so the contact had the vehicle towed to a local mechanic. The local mechanic replaced both outer tie-rods, left drive axle, the lower control arm, and the left lower ball joint. A local mechanic informed the contact that the right lower ball joint also would need to be replaced soon.