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2000 Chrysler Sebring problems

Owners filed 172 complaints about the 2000 Chrysler Sebring with NHTSA between Sep 1999 and Mar 2024. The most-cited component is seat belts (32).

Complaints
172
Filed with NHTSA
Crashes
17
Reported by owners
Fires
5
Reported by owners
Injuries
17
People reported injured
Deaths
0
Reported to NHTSA
01 —By component

Complaints by component

One complaint can cite several components
  1. Seat belts32
  2. Service brakes, hydraulic23
  3. Structure20
  4. Suspension16
  5. Electrical system16
  6. Steering14
  7. Air bags14
  8. Visibility13
  9. Engine and engine cooling13
  10. Wheels12
  11. Power train10
  12. Tires7
  13. Equipment6
  14. Seats5

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

Data from NHTSA Complaints API · synced Oct 27, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
02 —Trend

When complaints were filed

Does it get worse with age? Complaints per calendar year filed
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Model yearComplaints filed per calendar year
19991
200010
200116
200213
200320
200424
200521
20068
20077
20089
20095
201010
20113
20125
20135
20141
20155
20162
20171
20181
20190
20202
20210
20221
20231
20241

Mileage at failure isn’t a structured field in NHTSA complaint data, so we don’t chart it. Some owners mention it in their reports below.

03 —Owner reports

Top problems in owners’ words

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first

Seat belts

32 reports1 crash
“SEATBELT LOCKS UP TO WHERE U CAN'T PUT IT ON BEFORE DRIVING OR WHEN DRIVING AND SEATBELT IS ON IT SOMETIMES LOCKS UP AND YOU CAN'T MOVE YOUR LOCKED IN PLACE WHILE DRIVING. WHILE DRIVING IF IT LOCKS UP IT CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE ON ANY ROAD OR FREEWAY IT'S MALFUNCTIONING AND IT'S ANNOYING ESPECIALLY WHEN U HAVE TO BE SOMEWHERE AND YOU CAN'T GET YOUR SEATBELT TO WORK MAKING ME DRIVE WITHOUT IT ON.. SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR 4 YEARS AGO IT'S BEEN DOING THIS”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Feb 29, 2020Seat beltsODI 11312289

Service brakes, hydraulic

23 reports1 crash
“I WAS JUST DRIVING MY CHRYSLER SEBRING 2000 THIS AFTERNOON WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. I WAS LUCKY TO BE IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND I DON'T WANT TO IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY! THERE WAS NO WARNING AT ALL, NO LIGHT COMING ON, NOTHING, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL JUST COLLAPSED COMPLETELY. I WILL HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE GARAGE ON TUESDAY. I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT THAT TO BE SURE THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN....IT'S SCARY TO THINK THAT YOU CAN DRIVE A CAR 65 MILES AN HOUR WITH SUDDENLY NO BRAKES AT ALL!! I WAS JUST VERY LUCKY THIS TIME! *TR”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled May 29, 2010Service brakes, hydraulicODI 10333849

Structure

20 reports2 crashes1 fire
“I WAS NOT INFORMED OF A RECALL AND ME AND MY SON WERE IN THE VEHICLE DRIVING AND IT STARTED HOPPING ALMOST AS IF IT HAD HYDRAULIC. I TOLD MY SON TO FASTEN HIS SEAT BELT CONSIDERING WE WERE JUST LEAVING THE STORE AND PULLING ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY. IT CONTINUED TO WOBBLE AND I SPED UP TO GET OFF THE HWY AND THEN HEN THE JUMPING REAL HIGH AND HARD BEGAN I WAS GOING MAYBE 45 MPH AND THE AXLE OR BALLPOINT HAD SNAPPED CAUSING THE CAR WHEEL TO LOCK UP AND CAUSE ME TO RUN IN THE DITCH LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HARMED BUT WE WERE VERY INTERESTED MUCH SO SHAKEN UP.. I HAD NO ISSUE OUT OF THAT TIRE OR BALL JOINT BEFORE AND I AM NEEDING TO KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO TO START MY INVESTIGATION... ME AND MY SON ARE HAPPY NO ONE WAS INJURED TOO BAD. *TR”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jun 4, 2020Steering, Suspension, StructureCrash reportedODI 11327303

Suspension

16 reports6 crashes3 related recalls
“I was driving my car and fault something wrong with the steering and went to make a right turn I heard a noise and my car front passenger side of my car was on the ground and my wheel was under my car. Thank goodness for no one else being involved that day and thank God I wasn't hurt badly... I have never seen or have anything like that to happen to me... I'm glad my children wasn't with me... I'm glad I wasn't traveling down the road when that happened.....”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 5, 2024Steering, Suspension, WheelsCrash reportedODI 11575601

Electrical system

16 reports2 fires
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RAIN EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled May 4, 2016Electrical systemFire reportedODI 10863207

Steering

14 reports5 crashes
“was driving down the road with no warning car popped and made loud noise.. the left front of the car dropped down and steering was un responsive and came to a stop made a clunking sound when trying to move it out of road but was unsuccessful...”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Nov 30, 2023Steering, Suspension, WheelsODI 11557727
Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Oct 27, 2026

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