2006 Chrysler Sebring Sedan Steering Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 17%of 18 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 121,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the steering of the 2006 Chrysler Sebring Sedan, 17% of the 18 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 121,000 miles. 1 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.
“1st time jut got out of driveway in a.m. And car horn went off and stayed on through most of street and then turned corner and went off again for several seconds as I approached 1st stoplight. 2nd time as I very briefly beeped horn at friend twice, near my local donuts place & mcd's, but it continued ! I was too embarrassed to stop. 3rd time no one around it parked in driveway when I was shoveling snow. Next & worst time as I was pulling in to stop at plaza and it continued as I shut off car and even restarted it and locked door & unlocked it by key and nothing! …”
NHTSA complaint #10568281, filed 2014-03, 121,000 miles“The contact owned a 2006 Chrysler Sebring Sedan. While driving 40 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed, but the brakes failed to respond. The vehicle accelerated independently and the steering wheel failed to turn left or right. The failure occurred without warning. The contact could not stop the vehicle and crashed into the preceding vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and later impounded. The contact sustained a neck injury, internal stomach injury, and a migraine headache due to hitting the head on the steering wheel. …”
NHTSA complaint #10983535, filed 2017-05, 177,000 milesSteering: other model years
Other parts of the 2006 Chrysler Sebring Sedan
14 complaintsAir bags
5 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 Chrysler Sebring Sedan
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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