U.S. public vehicle records

2002 Chrysler SEBRING CONVERTIBLE problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

121 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

68,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2002 model year. Data snapshot: 2026-09-12 (September 12, 2026). 93 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Engine And Engine Cooling is the most frequently named component, appearing in 20 of 121 complaints (16.5%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Steering behavior	14	11.6%
Braking behavior	13	10.7%
Electrical and battery issues	9	7.4%
Engine operation	8	6.6%
Transmission and shifting	7	5.8%
Fuel system concerns	2	1.7%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Engine And Engine Cooling

Air Bags

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine

Suspension

Steering

Vehicle Speed Control

Air Bags:Frontal

Air Bags:Frontal:Sensor/Control Module

Component breakdown data
Category	Count
Engine And Engine Cooling	20
Air Bags	15
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	15
Suspension	7
Steering	6
Vehicle Speed Control	5
Air Bags:Frontal	4
Air Bags:Frontal:Sensor/Control Module	4

Engine And Engine Cooling: 20; Air Bags: 15; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 15; Suspension: 7; Steering: 6; Vehicle Speed Control: 5; Air Bags:Frontal: 4; Air Bags:Frontal:Sensor/Control Module: 4

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 13; 25,000 to 49,999: 18; 50,000 to 74,999: 28; 75,000 to 99,999: 18; 100,000 to 149,999: 15; 150,000 and above: 1

50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (28). 28 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

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2002: 5; 2003: 9; 2004: 12; 2005: 15; 2006: 10; 2007: 10; 2008: 21; 2009: 8; 2010: 8; 2011: 9; 2012: 1; 2013: 5; 2014: 2; 2015: 4; 2016: 1; 2019: 1

Pattern summary

Engine And Engine Cooling leads the component reports. Steering behavior appears in 14 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 13 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 9 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10021042 · 2003-06-04 (June 4, 2003)

SECOND FAILURE OF 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT . MY WIFE HAD A HEAD -ON COLLISION OF LEFT FENDER WHILE TURNING. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS IS A THE SECOND TIME OF AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MY WIFE SUFFERED A SEVERE CONCUSSION AGAIN FROM THE STEERING WHEEL ALTHOUGH SHE WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. IS THERE A SEBRING AIR BAG PROBLEM SIMILAR TO THE CHRYSLER MINI-VAN DEPLOYMENT. CAR IS CURRENTLY LOCATED AT DEALER UNDERGOING REPAIRS. *NLM

Owner-reported narrative. 6,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10021042 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10073038 · 2004-05-23 (May 23, 2004)

DRIVING NORTH ON I-75 I LOST CONTROL OVER MY 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE - THE CAR VEERED LEFT CROSSED ONE LANE AND HIT THE MEDIAN CONCRETE DIVIDER. 2 FAILURES WERE THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AS I WAS UNABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND UNABLE TO STEER THE CAR. THERE WAS NO SKID MARKS REPORTED BY THE POLICE REPORT. THE DRIVER AIRBAG RIPPED AND DID NOT SUCCESSFULLY BLOW. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED PROPERLY. I SUSPECT THAT THE MAIN CAUSE CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF STEERING, WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO VEER LEFT…

Owner-reported narrative. 13,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10073038 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10016122 · 2003-04-17 (April 17, 2003)

THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS TWICE BUT THE PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED. *NLM

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10016122 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10025801 · 2003-07-10 (July 10, 2003)

ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS, VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, ENGINE REVS UP TO 4000 RPM AND VEHICLE BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. MAJOR REAR-END FREEWAY ACCIDENT RESULTED ON THIRD FAILURE. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 4,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10025801 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10010099 · 2003-03-07 (March 7, 2003)

MY CHRYSLER SEBRING GTC, WITH STANDARD TRANSMISSION, WITHOUT WARNING WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO SHIFT THE CAR. I HAD TO COME TO A STOP ON A BUSY STREET. THE CAR WOULD NOT LET ME SHIFT TO ANY GEAR, IT WAS STILL RUNNING. THIS WAS CAUSED MY THE FAILURE OF A DISC MODULAR (ELECTRICAL DEVICE) PART NUMBER SPD 05062200AA. IT DOES NOT MAKE SINCE THAT THIS ELECTRICAL PART FAILURE WOULD MAKE THE CAR INOPERATIVE. THIS IS NOT SAFE. THIS COULD HAVE HAPPEN DRIVING AT A HIGHER SPEED. I WAS IN TOWN ON RT. 7 IN SLOWER TRAFFIC WHEN IT HAPPENED. I COULD SEE TH…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,499 miles reported. Look up ODI 10010099 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10066475 · 2004-04-19 (April 19, 2004)

I HAVE LEASED MY 2002 SEBRING CONVERTIABLE LXI ON SEPT 9, 2002 SINCE THEN THE CAR HAS BEEN BACK FOR NUMEROUS TIMES. BEGINNING NOT EVEN 3 MONTHS AND 500 MILES INTO LEASE. I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT. ELECTRICAL (AIR BAG LIGHT, ALTERTATOR LIGHT, ENGINE LIGHT, DRIVER SIDE HEATED SEAT), TRANSMISSION HAS RECENTLY HAD BEEN SERVICED AND PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, I HAVE BEEN TELLING CHRYSLER (DEALERSHIP) SINCE ABOUT 500 MILES AND THEY TOLD ME IT WASN'T ANYTHING, THEY RECENTLY REPLACED A COUPLE OF THINGS AT ABOUT 26,866. I WAS HAVING AND STILL HA…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10066475 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10169620 · 2006-09-29 (September 29, 2006)

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH ON A DRY SMOOTH HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE STARTED BACK, BUT THERE WAS A VERY LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE CONTACT MAINTAINED OIL CHANGES EVERY 3,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THIS WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MOTOR.

Owner-reported narrative. 47,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10169620 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10172330 · 2006-11-01 (November 1, 2006)

DRIVING ON I-295 IN THE EVENING WHEN ENGINE SUDDENLY, DRAMATICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING LOST POWER AND STARTED STALLING. MY WIFE WAS VERY NEARLY STRUCK BY TRAFFIC FROM BEHIND DUE TO THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. WE WERE INFORMED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC THAT THE ENGINE IS BLOWN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. 43,195 miles reported. Look up ODI 10172330 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10246943 · 2008-10-28 (October 28, 2008)

A FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED IN THE CAR. AFTER THE REPAIR THE CAR RAN BAD AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. DEALER ADVISED IT WAS ONLY OIL SLUDGE AND IT WAS OKAY TO DRIVE. THE CAR EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 64,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10246943 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10903051 · 2016-09-01 (September 1, 2016)

WE BOUGHT THIS CAR USED IN 2010 WITH 69,000. IT WAS GREAT FOR A MINUTE AND THEN...HOSES, WATER PUMP, TENSIONERS, A LOT OF TENSIONERS, DRIVE CHAIN, SENSOR FOR SOME TIMING ISSUE, THERMOSTAT, FUEL PUMP, A BOLT THAT SHEARED OFF THE OIL PAN. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, WITH THE CODED FOR GAS CAP. NO MATTER HOW MANY GAS CAPS (5). IT LEAKED OIL FROM DIFFERENT PLACES. GET ONE SEAL REPLACED , IT WOULD LEAK FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE. TOWED AT LEAST 6 TIMES. LAST TIME IT WAS 100 DEGREES, IT STARTED MISSING, SMOKING. IT ENDED UP BEING THE BATTERY, BUT I WA…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10903051 at NHTSA ↗