1997 Chrysler Sebring problems
NHTSA has received 295 complaints about the 1997 Chrysler Sebring, and 13% of them involve brakes. After that come suspension (9%) and air bags (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 295 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 13% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 47 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 27 and 2
- Typical mileage
- 87,000 miles 36 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 | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Among the 36 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 87,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 47 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 27 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 83% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1997 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 16 model years of the Chrysler Sebring with enough data (178 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
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.
Was traveling 60MPH when vehicle in front had an accident. Swerved to miss it,and lost control. Went into tail spin and hit bridge head-on. Unpon impact, neither air bag deployed. Consumer lists one injury and one death on form. *slc
Upon starting the vehicle consumer noticed smoke coming from the left hand side then the vehicle caught on fire, consumer has contacted the dealer, problem has yet to be fixed.
1997 chrysler sebring lxi as I was driving down the freeway at approximately 75 - 80 MPH, I felt this really hard jerk in my car where I had to rapidly grab the steering wheel with both my hands to control the car. The jerk slightly made my car steer to the right and the person on the right of me had to move out of the way. Luckily nothing happened, but what if something would of.
Tl* the contact owns a 1997 chrysler sebring. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 10e059000 (suspension). While driving 3 MPH, there was a loud abnormal noise emitting from the front of the vehicle. The wheel assembly fractured and the front driver side tire was bent inwards towards the engine. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the upper control arm was fractured and needed to be replaced. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 208,000.