1997 Chrysler Sebring suspension problems
28 complaints about suspension have been filed for the 1997 Chrysler Sebring, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 28 10% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 4 crashes, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
On april 23, 2005, my son was traveling to work, about 12:30 in the afternoon, traveling westbound on the 210 freeway. At some point, his left rear tire went flat. His car lost control and spun counterclockwise, across four lanes of traffic, and head on into the center divider. His car continued to spin in the same dirrection and impacted again at the right rear quarterpanel, and the right rear bumper. My son got out of the car, and the chp arrived within ten minutes to have his car towed.
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.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Chrysler Sebring
- Brakes 37 complaints
- Air bags 26 complaints
- Transmission 26 complaints
- Seat belts 23 complaints
- Body & structure 22 complaints
- Electrical system 20 complaints
- Engine 18 complaints
- Cruise control 16 complaints