Vehicle speed controlPart report

1999 Chrysler Sebring Convertible Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints: 6about this part
Share: 7%of 92 total for the year
Median mileage: 87,000miles
Trend: Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 1999 Chrysler Sebring Convertible, 7% of the 92 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 87,000 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, 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 two separate occasions accelerator pedal stuck intermittently while turning the steering wheel and depressing the accelerator pedal, causing the vehicle to take off suddenly. Consumer was waiting on the dealer to pick up the vehicle for inspection.”

NHTSA complaint #10094521, filed 2004-09, 87,000 miles

“Vehicle has been in the shop 4 times since bought six months ago. First: housing holding electric motor comes loose allowing fan to tear radiator. Second, sensor light comes on. Third; ais motor fails while vehicle travelling 60 MPH. Motor controls idle speed while deaccelerating. Failure cause computer to kill all power to vehicle. Vehicle lost power steering, power brakes, and all electrical including lights and swerved into oncoming traffic at night. …”

NHTSA complaint #753044, filed 2001-10

“After shifing gear out of park into drive vehicle suddenly took off and hit another vehicle. Dealer and manufactrer were not notified at this time. The vehicle was totalled.”

NHTSA complaint #8018222, filed 2002-09

“The car is started and acceleration begins without any problems. Then within a fairly short time the car begins to decelerate and sometime completely stops. There were times when it jerked forward as the accelerator was pressed. It is currently at its 4th location which is also the 2nd dealership in trying to diagnose the problem. Last week the dealership said they were 100% sure they knew the problem and how to fix it. After they did the repair the problem was still there. I am waiting for them to contact Chrysler engineers. …”

NHTSA complaint #763888, filed 2002-07

Vehicle speed control: other model years

Year	Complaints	Share of year
2004	3	5%
2002	5	4%
2001	6	5%
2000	1	1%
1999	6	7%
1998	1	2%
1997	8	10%
1996	10	15%

Other parts of the 1999 Chrysler Sebring Convertible

Transmission and drivetrain
22 complaints Seat belts
21 complaints Body and structure
15 complaints Electrical system
12 complaints Suspension
10 complaints Engine cooling
9 complaints Fuel system
8 complaints Steering
5 complaints Air bags
4 complaints Engine
4 complaints Other or unknown
3 complaints Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1999 Chrysler Sebring Convertible

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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