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1997 Chrysler Sebring service brakes, hydraulic problems

30 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 1997 Chrysler Sebring cite service brakes, hydraulic, 10% of all 294 complaints for this model year.

Complaints
30
10% of all complaints
Crashes
7
Reported by owners
Fires
1
Reported by owners
Injuries
2
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the service brakes, hydraulic

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“DT: WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND CONSEQUENTLY, THE CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER MOTORIST. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO JUMPING OUT OF GEAR DUE TO THE RECALL ON THE TRANS AXLE FLOOR SHIFTER/IGNITION PARK INTERLOCK. *JB”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jul 13, 2005Service brakes, hydraulic, Power trainCrash reportedODI 10128560
“DT: CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF A VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL PROBLEM. BRAKE WOULD NOT WORK, VEHICLE REVVED, AND DID NOT STOP, VEHICLE OVER ACCELERATED, CAUSING IT TO RAM INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. AK”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jun 7, 2005Service brakes, hydraulic, Vehicle speed controlCrash reportedODI 10124434
“THE BRAKES WERE NOT OPERATING AND WERE MAKING NOISE WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED. CONSUMER PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AFTER REPAIRS, AND WHILE PULLING OUT THE BRAKES FAILED ONCE AGAIN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS AGAIN, AND RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. *AK”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 11, 2005Service brakes, hydraulicODI 10115014
“I HAVE CALLED THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION ABOUT THE DRAINING HOLES OF MY SEBRING AND THEY HAVE SAID THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I'VE ASKED A COUPLE OF PEOPLE AND THEY SAID THAT THE HOLES ARE TOO SMALL. MY CAR WILL GET DESTROYED AT THIS RATE. WHEN IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM AT THE DEALER THEY THOUGHT IT WAS FROM THE CONVERTIBLE TOP OR THE SEALS OF THE WINDOWS. NOW I KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BUT THEY SAY THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jan 15, 2004Service brakes, hydraulic, Visibility, Structure, Unknown or otherODI 10069490
“NAR 9-10-03. GAS PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING VERY FAST. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE CONSUMER COULD APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. *CB”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 10, 2003Service brakes, hydraulicODI 10039839
“MY CAR HAS HAD SEVERAL FAILURES IN ALMOST EVERY ASPECT OF THE CAR. IT HAS HAD 4 ELECTRICAL FAILURES, 3 BRAKE FAILURES, 4 MECHANICAL, AND 7 OTHER PROBLEMS. BASICALLY THE CAR HAS BEEN A COMPLETE LOSS. I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING CHRYSLER FOR 3 YEARS AND THEY REFUSE TO HELP AT ALL. I FEEL AT 60,000 MY CAR IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IT HAS CAUSED ONE ACCIDENT IN WHICH I STILL HAVE NECK PROBLEMS. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE SEE MY WEBSITE AT WWW.POSTALHISTORYSTORE.CHRYSLER.HTM THANK YOU!”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 18, 2002Service brakes, hydraulic, Power train, Electrical systemCrash reportedODI 765812

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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Oct 27, 2026NHTSA vehicle page

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.