1996 Chrysler Sebring Convertible Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 4%of 68 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 80,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the air bags of the 1996 Chrysler Sebring Convertible, 4% of the 68 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 80,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“On july 11, 2005 I drove from my home in bolivia, nc to dunn, nc (approx. 125 mi) to pick up my grandson & a friend. While parked in the parking lot of the crackerbarrell restaurant at the intersection of rt 421 & i95, I started the engine and leaned out the window to say goodbye to my daughter. Suddenly both front airbags exploded filling the car with smoke and fumes. All three of us immediately exited the automobile. I suffered a severe brused and cut right arm and brusing to the right side of my neck & shoulder and a twisted right knee. …”
NHTSA complaint #10129554, filed 2005-07, 100,000 miles“Dt:consumer started vehicle while in carport. He put the car reverse moved about 1 foot and the dash blew up. Consumer said it was so loud that neighbors heard it from inside their houses and came running out. Both air bags deployed and the consumer said that smoke bellowed out of the steering column. Parts of the car were blown all over the interior. Consumer says incident was like a bomb going off. Consumer thought that he had been car bombed. Consumer said that there was no physical contact to vehicle to cause air bags to deploy. Consumer says there are other witnesses available. …”
NHTSA complaint #10126411, filed 2005-06, 60,000 miles“An accident occurred in peru, indiana, resulting in a collision. The air bag on the driver's side failed to deploy but the passenger's frontal airbag did. Driver was killed.”
NHTSA complaint #10016428, filed 2003-04Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17 | 44% |
| 2004 | 9 | 15% |
| 2003 | 6 | 25% |
| 2002 | 23 | 19% |
| 2001 | 18 | 15% |
| 2000 | 3 | 4% |
| 1999 | 4 | 4% |
| 1998 | 2 | 4% |
| 1997 | 5 | 6% |
| 1996 | 3 | 4% |
Other parts of the 1996 Chrysler Sebring Convertible
14 complaintsVehicle speed control
10 complaintsBody and structure
9 complaintsSuspension
8 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
8 complaintsSeat belts
7 complaintsSteering
7 complaintsBrakes
6 complaintsEquipment
6 complaintsFuel system
4 complaintsEngine cooling
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1996 Chrysler Sebring Convertible
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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