Total Complaints
8 filings
CHRYSLER SEBRING SEDAN · model year
8 NHTSA complaints, and 1 active recall for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 2003CHRYSLERSEBRING SEDAN carries 8 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, 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 SEDAN is air bags:frontal with 1 filings, followed by steering (1) and suspension:rear (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. This model year has 1 active recall campaign, which means the manufacturer is obligated to remedy the covered defect at no charge for the life of the vehicle — the full NHTSA campaign numbers are listed below.
NHTSA currently has 88 investigation files overlapping the 2003 SEBRING SEDAN, 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.
Total Complaints
8 filings
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 1 |
| STEERING | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR | 1 |
| STEERING:COLUMN | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 |
| AIR BAGS | 1 |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
FEDERAL-MOGUL IS RECALLING CERTAIN REPLACEMENT CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLIES, PART NUMBERS K7425, 10945, FA4510X, K7427, 10946, AND FA4611X, SOLD FOR USE ON VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE BALL JOINT ON THE CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY CAN FAIL CAUSING THE BALL STUD TO WEAR THROUGH THE CONTROL ARM HO
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHRYSLER SEBRING SEDAN. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN, HORN, AND CRUISE CONTROL WERE FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHRYSLER SEBRING SEDAN. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN, HORN, AND CRUISE CONTROL WERE FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHRYSLER SEBRING SEDAN. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN, HORN, AND CRUISE CONTROL WERE FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHRYSLER SEBRING SEDAN. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN, HORN, AND CRUISE CONTROL WERE FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHRYSLER SEBRING SEDAN. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN, HORN, AND CRUISE CONTROL WERE FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Mileage: 130,000
COMPLAINT OF KNOCKING NOISE FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. FOUND REAR SPRING MOUNT BROKE DUE TO CORROSION. MADE OF ALUMINUM POT METAL? *TR
Mileage: 97,598
CLOCK SPRING BROKE IN STEERING WHEEL. AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. CALLED DEALER AND MADE APPOINTMENT. VERIFIED BROKEN SPRING . NOT IN STOCK. 10 DAYS LATER CALLED DEALER STILL NO PART. AM DRIVING WITHOUT AIR BAG, LIGHT STILL ON. *TR
Mileage: 60,000
CLOCK SPRING BROKE IN STEERING WHEEL. AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. CALLED DEALER AND MADE APPOINTMENT. VERIFIED BROKEN SPRING . NOT IN STOCK. 10 DAYS LATER CALLED DEALER STILL NO PART. AM DRIVING WITHOUT AIR BAG, LIGHT STILL ON. *TR
Mileage: 60,000
Recall 23V-413 Post Remedy Failures
Intermittent Loss of Electric Power Steering
Recall 19V-293 Post Remedy Failures
Engine Stall With Intermittent Restart
Loss of motive power due to an internal wiring connector short.
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.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.