2000 Chrysler Sebring problems
NHTSA has received 141 complaints about the 2000 Chrysler Sebring, and 13% of them involve brakes. After that come suspension (11%) and electrical system (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 141 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 14% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 25 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 18 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 88,000 miles 50 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 | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 14 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 50 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 88,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 25 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 18 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 85% 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 2000 ranks 12th most-complained-about out of 16 model years of the Chrysler Sebring with enough data (78 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.
2000 chrysler sebring headliner caught on fire melting fabric. *** no answer required*** *** transferred to ovsc*** when the consumer went to strike a match, it broke when the consumer motioned upward. The head of the match was fizzling and flew upward, it struck the headlined and fell down on the consumers pants. The consumer brushed the head of the match and was able to smothered it with his shoe, he opened the door, bent over and threw it out the window.
I was in a 3 car collision and my airbag did not deploy. I was the middle car. I was waiting on the car in front of me to turn left. I was hit by a 3rd car going 55-60MPH from behind making me the car in front of me. All 3 cars were totaled. My seat also broke loose causing me to go forward even more. I did have my seatbelt on.
Drivers side door opens unexpectedly when driving. Has occurred twice in 4 months. This incident has occurred on my 2000 chrysler sebring convertible with VIN # [xxx] I can not find any recall notices on this type of thing happening. Updated 07/30/2012
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chrysler sebring. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled while driving and the anti-theft security system light illuminated after the failure occurred. The contact also stated that at initial start up, the anti-theft security system light illuminated and caused the engine to stall. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. VIN was not available.