2008 Chrysler Sebring: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 385 complaints
385
Total Complaints
73,259mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
30
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

46,725 25th Percentile
73,259 Median Mileage
103,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
83
ENGINE
42
POWER TRAIN
34
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
33
AIR BAGS
25
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
24
STEERING
15
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
12
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
10
STRUCTURE:BODY
10

Severity Assessment

30
Crashes
16
Fires
29
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CHRYSLER SEBRING 2002, 4-DOOR SEDAN, V6. BOTH UPPER REAR STRUT MOUNTS HAVE FAILED DURING DRIVING AND THE CAR IS NOW UNDRIVABLE. LOCAL DEALERSHIPS HAVE WAITING LIST FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS. DEALERSHIP WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED CANNOT GET PART FROM CHRYSLER NOR IS THERE AN AFTERMARKET PART AVAILABL..."
"BRAND NEW (2 MONTHS OLD) CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET. I HAVE NOW DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED OCTOBER 2007 FOR THIS BUT I WAS SOLD THE VEHICLE IN MAY 2008 AND NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE SAFETY RECALL. CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS...."
"BRAND NEW (2 MONTHS OLD) CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET. I HAVE NOW DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED OCTOBER 2007 FOR THIS BUT I WAS SOLD THE VEHICLE IN MAY 2008 AND NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE SAFETY RECALL. CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS...."

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