CHRYSLER SEBRING COUPE · model year

2003 CHRYSLER SEBRING COUPE

5 NHTSA complaints, 1 crash report for this specific cohort.

NHTSA overall rating

Not crash-tested

New Car Assessment Program

The 2003CHRYSLERSEBRING COUPE carries 5 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 1 crash, 0 fires, 1 injury, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.

Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 2003 SEBRING COUPE is electrical system:wiring:fuses and circuit breakers with 1 filings, followed by electrical system:ignition (1) and unknown or other (1). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.

NHTSA currently has 88 investigation files overlapping the 2003 SEBRING COUPE, and 7 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.

5
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Total Complaints

5 filings

Crashes Reported

1 reports

Source

NHTSA ODI

Federal complaints database

Complaints vs. fleet median (215)

At or below the fleet median complaint volume.

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1
POWER TRAIN1
AIR BAGS1

Recent Complaints

20150107CrashAIR BAGS

DRIVER GOING APPROX 40 MILES AN HOUR AROUND CURVE, CLOCKSPRING BROKE CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME INOPERABLE. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WENT OFF ROAD HIT TWO TREES. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CAR IS TOTALED AND DRIVER IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION. *TR

20120814POWER TRAIN

AFTER PICKING UP VEHICLE FROM DEALER AND REPORTING "SLIPPING" ON THE TRANSMISSION, THE DEALER TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION WAS STARTING TO BREAK UP. A NEW ONE WOULD COST $7,000, AND A REFURBISHED ONE WOULD BE $5,500, AND THERE WAS A WAITING LIST. I DECIDED TO DRIVE IT HOME AN EXPLORE OTHER AVENUES. THE VEHICLE LASTED MAYBE FIVE MILES AND IT DIED ON THE FREEWAY. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING, AND THE ENGINE JUST DIED. I LIFTED THE HOOD AND THE ENGINE WAS SMOKING AS THE TRANSMISSION HAD BROKEN AND IT HAD BEEN LEAKING ITS FLUID ON THE FREEWAY. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO TOW IT HOME. AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP WILL CHARGE ME $1,800 TO REBUILT IT. I HAVE NO CHOICE. *TR

Mileage: 108,525

20080908UNKNOWN OR OTHER

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHRYSLER SEBRING COUPE. THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS WARPED AND THE PADDING WAS LOOSENED FROM THE PANEL. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING TO THIS DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

20080111ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

I HAVE A CHRY SEBRING 2003 CONCERNING ISSUE- ABLE TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND PULL THE KEY OUT OF IGNITION WHILE CAR IS STILL IN GEAR. THIS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THE CAR ROLLED WHILE I WAS GETTING OUT. LUCKY THERE WAS NO INJURY INVOLVED BUT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD LED TO SERIOUS INJURY. THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY FEATURE THAT DOES NOT ALLOW THE KEY TO COME OUT WHILE THE CAR IS STILL IN GEAR. *TR

20040531ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS

I BOUGHT A 2003 SEBRING EXACTLY TWO MONTHS AGO, AND PRIOR TO SIGNING THE PAPERS TO SEAL THE DEAL, I HAD THE DEALERSHIP CHECK OUT THE REASON THERE WAS NO STEREO, INTERIOR LIGHTS, TRUNK LIGHTS AND WHY THE KEYLESS ENTRY DID NOT WORK WHEN I TEST DROVE THE CAR. THEY CAME BACK TO EXPLAIN THAT THE "FUSE HAD BLOWN" THEY "FIXED IT" AND ASKED ME TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME THAT NIGHT, AND TO BRING IT BACK THE NEXT DAY FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. THE NEXT DAY, I DROPPED THE CAR OFF AT 4PM, AND THE CAR STAYED OVERNIGHT- THE NEXT DAY I DROVE THE CAR HOME (WITH LESS THAN A HALF OF TANK OF GAS, AND IT WAS FULL WHEN I TOOK IT THERE) PARKED IT IN MY DRIVEWAY, AND TWO HOURS LATER WENT TO GO PICK UP MY SISTER FROM SCHOOL, AND THE KEYLESS ENTRY AGAIN DID NOT WORK, I UTILIZED MY KEY, AND WHEN I STUCK IT IN THE IGNITION- THE ALARM SOUNDED, AND THE RADIO DID NOT WORK, NO INTERIOPR LIGHTS, NO TRUNK LIGHTS, THE LOCKS DID NOT WORK AT ALL- AND IT WAS CHAOS. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND LEFT FOR SEVERAL DAYS

Mileage: 22,413

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many complaints does the 2003 CHRYSLER SEBRING COUPE have?
The 2003 CHRYSLER SEBRING COUPE has 5 NHTSA complaints, 1 crashes, 0 fires, 1 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 2003 CHRYSLER SEBRING COUPE?
The most-complained component for the 2003 CHRYSLER SEBRING COUPE is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS with 1 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION and UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
Is the 2003 CHRYSLER SEBRING COUPE safe to buy?
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.

Vehicle Safety Guides

Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.