U.S. public vehicle records

2001 Chrysler SEBRING problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

242 owner complaints analyzed

9 distinct recall campaigns

65,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2001 model year. Data snapshot: 2026-09-12 (September 12, 2026). 153 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine is the most frequently named component, appearing in 45 of 242 complaints (18.6%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Braking behavior	31	12.8%
Steering behavior	21	8.7%
Electrical and battery issues	19	7.9%
Transmission and shifting	16	6.6%
Engine operation	15	6.2%
Fuel system concerns	4	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:Engine

Engine And Engine Cooling

Air Bags

Electrical System

Suspension

Vehicle Speed Control

Air Bags:Frontal

Power Train:Automatic Transmission

Component breakdown data
Category	Count
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	45
Engine And Engine Cooling	31
Air Bags	18
Electrical System	15
Suspension	13
Vehicle Speed Control	13
Air Bags:Frontal	10
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	9

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 45; Engine And Engine Cooling: 31; Air Bags: 18; Electrical System: 15; Suspension: 13; Vehicle Speed Control: 13; Air Bags:Frontal: 10; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 9

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: 11; 25,000 to 49,999: 30; 50,000 to 74,999: 48; 75,000 to 99,999: 32; 100,000 to 149,999: 28; 150,000 and above: 4

50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (48). 89 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.

2001

2002

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2017

2001: 24; 2002: 22; 2003: 25; 2004: 30; 2005: 26; 2006: 32; 2007: 15; 2008: 18; 2009: 10; 2010: 10; 2011: 8; 2012: 4; 2013: 5; 2014: 3; 2015: 5; 2016: 3; 2017: 2

Pattern summary

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 31 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 21 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 19 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 10004625 · 2003-01-24 (January 24, 2003)

WHEN DRIVING AT 60 TO 70 MPH, CONSUMER STATES THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. CONSUMER HAS NO BRAKES AND STEERING IS VERY HARD. CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10004625 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10006391 · 2001-02-17 (February 17, 2001)

WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW, THE SUNVISOR ON TOP WAS LOOSE, THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS FINE, THEN A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER I NOTICED IT WAS COMING OFF MORE. THEY DID FIX THIS THEN I REPORTED THAT THE KEYLESS ENTRY REMOTE DID NOT WORK . I WENT THERE ON THREE OCCASIONS FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 HOURS TOTAL TO HAVE THIS FIXED, THEY DID FIX AND NOW IT DOES NOT WORK AGAIN. I AM ALSO HEARING A WATER SWISHING SOUND WHEN I START THE CAR AND WHEN DRIVING MOSTLY IN CENTER OF CAR, BUT CAN BE HEARD IN ALL AREA INCLUDING WHEN I STEP ON AND OFF THE BRAKE. …

Owner-reported narrative. 100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10006391 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10011925 · 2003-03-17 (March 17, 2003)

AFTER IT RAINED, WATER COLLECTED IN A PUDDLE ON THE BACK INTERIOR FLOORBOARD. THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY SUSPECTED THE WATER CAME FROM THE DOOR SEALS AND REPLACED THEM, HOWEVER THE LEAK RESURFACED AND IT DID NOT COME FROM DOOR SEALS. CONSUMER BELIEVED THE LEAK CAME FROM THE CHASSIS. *JB OTHER PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWED: CD PLAYER MALFUNCTIONED, A/C UNIT FAILED AND WAS REPAIRED TWO TIMES, THE DOOR PANEL WAS REPLACED, THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED/SQUEALED WHEN TURNED/REPAIR KIT WAS INSTALLED/CLOCKSPRING WAS REPLACED, THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START,…

Owner-reported narrative. 7,980 miles reported. Look up ODI 10011925 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10016447 · 2003-04-24 (April 24, 2003)

2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING - DEFECTED DOOR HANDLE, CUTTING OFF EACH TIME YOU STOP W/O TOPPING IT OFF. THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER AND JANUARY-2002. RECENTLY, APRIL 15-18,2003, IT STARTED CUTTING OFF. NOT UNDER WARRANTY I BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY AND THEN HAD TO BY A NEW AUTO COMPUTER SYSTEM. I WANT HAYNES JEEP CHRYSLER AND PLYMOUYH TO REFUND ME ALL OF MY MONEY AND TAKE THE CAR BACK. MY MOTHER AND I ARE HANDICAPPED, SHE HAS LUPUS AND I JUST HAD MAJOR SURGERY AS A KIDNEY DONOR TO MY UNCLE. WE WERE STRANDED IN SALISBU…

Owner-reported narrative. 45,183 miles reported. Look up ODI 10016447 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10014217 · 2003-04-10 (April 10, 2003)

OUR 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING HAS SOME TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES THAT ARE "DETERIORATED", FIRST DISCOVERED WITH 36,184 MILES. *NLM

Owner-reported narrative. 36,184 miles reported. Look up ODI 10014217 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10020379 · 2003-05-21 (May 21, 2003)

NARY 05/21/2003 *MR THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED REAR BRAKE SUSPENSION, TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE, REAR WINDOW SEALANT LOOSE, AND STEERING PROBLEMS. *CB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10020379 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10081615 · 2004-07-09 (July 9, 2004)

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ENGINE SEIZED. AS RESULT, VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC, AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. DEALER STATED THAT SLUDGE BUILT UP IN THE ENGINE. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 23,688 miles reported. Look up ODI 10081615 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10100852 · 2004-12-01 (December 1, 2004)

VEHILCE IS A CHYRSLER SEABRING CONVERTIBLE (2001). CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO SCHEDULE. WHILE DRIVING, CAR DIED WITHOUT WARNING. CLANKING NOISE HAPPENED UNDER HOOD AND CAR STALLED APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS LATER.*AK TWO MECHANICS HAVE DIAGNOSED THE NEED TO REPLACE THE MOTOR. QUOTES TO REPAIR RANGE FROM $3,700 TO $8,700. CALLED CHYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE. WAS TOLD THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. SENT LETTER TO CEO OF CHRYSLER USA AND HAVE NOT REC'D RESPONSE TO DATE.

Owner-reported narrative. 88,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10100852 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10099422 · 2004-11-04 (November 4, 2004)

SPORADICALLY THE FUSE THAT CONTROLS THE STARTER AND FUEL PUMP BLEW UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE FUSE IS REPLACED EVERYTHING IS FINE. ON 1 OCCASION WHEN THIS OCCURRED 12 FUSES WHERE REPLACED, AND THEY ALL BLEW OUT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE STARTER WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE PROBLEM RECURRED. DEALERSHIP KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR A WEEK, AND INDICATED THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO GET THE PROBLEM TO CONSTANTLY RECUR IN ORDER TO FURTHER DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 47,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10099422 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10118770 · 2005-05-01 (May 1, 2005)

ENGINE ON MY 2001 SEBRING SEDAN IS IDLING ROUGHLY FROM LOSS OF COMPRESSION IN ONE OR TWO CYLINDERS. CAR HAD JUST OVER 60,000 MILE WHEN IT STARTED AND DEALER TOOK CAR FOR TWO DAYS, CHARGED ME HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO CLEAN INJECTORS AND REPLACE THE INJECTOR IN THE LOW COMPRESSION CYLINDER, AND COULDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN STATED IT'S PROBABLY THE ENGINE BUT I JUST WENT OVER THE 60,000 COVERAGE AND A REPAIR WOULDN'T BE COVERED. I MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE AND HAVE RECORDS FOR ALL WORK DONE ON IT SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW. CHRYSLER SHOULD MAKE GOOD TO …

Owner-reported narrative. 64,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10118770 at NHTSA ↗