2008 Chrysler Sebring Conv: Reliability Data

172
Total Complaints
54,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

36,000 25th Percentile
54,000 Median Mileage
82,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
31
ENGINE
15
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
13
POWER TRAIN
9
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
8
STRUCTURE
8
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
8
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
7
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
7
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
7

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
1
Fires
4
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CONVERTIBLE TOP GETS STUCK IN THE AIR AND IS UNDRIVEABLE. *TR"
"WHILE RETRACTING THE CONVERTIBLE TOP, THE TOP RETRACTED INTO THE TRUNK AS USUAL, THE TRUNK LID REMAINED UPRIGHT AND WOULD NOT GO DOWN. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE CONVERTIBLE TOP SWITCH AND THE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. *TR"
"LTR RE REPAIRING DEFECTIVE PARTS IN THEIR VEHICLE, UNABLE TO GET ANY COOPERATION FROM DEALERSHIP; SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED SHE DOESN'T WANT TO DRIVE AROUND WITH RECALLED PARTS ON HER VEHICLE AND THERE WAS ALSO AN ODOR WHICH SMELLED LIKE FIRE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. *JB"

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 31 complaints
25th: 45,768 mi Median: 66,371 mi 75th: 109,000 mi
ENGINE 15 complaints
25th: 66,056 mi Median: 80,000 mi 75th: 94,750 mi
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 13 complaints
25th: 39,000 mi Median: 66,740 mi 75th: 99,350 mi
POWER TRAIN 9 complaints
25th: 30,225 mi Median: 54,000 mi 75th: 83,500 mi
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 8 complaints
25th: 38,000 mi Median: 48,074 mi 75th: 73,500 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

FL: 28 IL: 17 TX: 17 PA: 13 CA: 12 IN: 11 GA: 10 SC: 7 NC: 5 MI: 5

Who Files Complaints?

1.7%
Original Owners
98.3%
Second+ Owners

Chrysler Sebring Conv — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
20061028
2010261

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