2006 Chrysler Sebring problems
NHTSA has received 181 complaints about the 2006 Chrysler Sebring, and 37% of them involve electrical system. After that come air bags (17%) and steering (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 181 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 37% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 18 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 13 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 137 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 | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 19 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 27 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 25 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 19 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 21 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 8 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 137 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 70,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 61,000 miles (55 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 18 complaints mention a crash; 13 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2006 ranks 11th most-complained-about out of 16 model years of the Chrysler Sebring with enough data (88 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.
At the time of collision the airbags did not deploy correctly. The airbag seems to have burst at the seams and projectlies of debris and chemicals came from the air bag instead. I hit my head on the windshield and hit my chest on steering wheel. I was burned on my arms, hands and ribs/chest. I have pulmonary and neurological injury. as well as changes to my sight and hearing. My car filled with thick "smoke" that was hot and made us choke and gasp for air. We breathed in these chemicals.
This is part of complaint 11630942. The incident on Nov 25, 2024. These are two separate complaints which occurred in the same crash that resulted in serious injuries. In the event of the crash the seatbelt failed to restrain me. Allowing my head to collide into the windshield and my chest to forcefully hit the steering wheel. I have serious injuries to many body parts as result of this incident. The vehicle is available for inspection and I have photos and medical reports available upon request.
Driving on I-91 , vermont at 65 MPH when car suddenly surged and lost control /o warning able to stop on side of road w/o hitting other vehicles ( traffic light). Replacement part federal mogul , ball joint, control arm assembly.
I have a 2006 chrysler sebring for the last couple of months I have been having issues with my horn. If I press the horn sometimes it won't work and if it does it will continue to blare without me even touching it. Recently it started to just go off by itself whether the car is on or off, or I'm in it or not. It will start blaring when I drive sometimes and no amount of pushing the horn pad will stop it, it will stop when it wants to. Sometimes when I am in my house I hear my car beep the horn a couple of times.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chrysler sebring. While the vehicle was parked the horn began to blow on its own and turned off after approximately twenty seconds. The failure occurred numerous times and it continues to occur intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the technician repaired the foreign relay. The approximate failure mileage 32,000.