1997 Chrysler Sebring: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 295 complaints
295
Total Complaints
86,788mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
47
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

69,000 25th Percentile
86,788 Median Mileage
125,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
18
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
15
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
13
AIR BAGS
11
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
11
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
10
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
10
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
10
SEAT BELTS
8
WHEELS:RIM
7

Severity Assessment

47
Crashes
5
Fires
27
Injuries
2
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"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. *AK"
"DONUT SIZE WHEEL IS ONLY FOR SLOW SPEED AND A FEW MILES, IF THE TEMPORARY SPARE IS USED FOR A LENGTH PERIOD OF TIME IT WILL BLOW."
"VEHICLE WAS IN CRASH BECAUSE ABS FAILED. THE VEHICLE SLID INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER HAS VEHICLE. *AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28