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SteeringPart report

2000 Chrysler Sebring Steering Problems

Complaints
11about this part
Share
12%of 93 total for the year
Median mileage
132,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 11 complaints about the steering of the 2000 Chrysler Sebring, 12% of the 93 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 132,000 miles. 5 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.

“I was not informed of a recall and me and my son were in the vehicle driving and it started hopping almost as if it had hydraulic. I told my son to fasten his seat belt considering we were just leaving the store and pulling onto a busy highway. It continued to wobble and I sped up to get off the hwy and then hen the jumping real high and hard began I was going maybe 45 MPH and the axle or ballpoint had snapped causing the car wheel to lock up and cause me to run in the ditch luckily no one was harmed but we were very interested much so shaken up.. …”

NHTSA complaint #11327303, filed 2020-06, 180,000 miles

“There was a recall that began on january 28, 2011 for bad ball joints. I bought the car in dec 2010 in between recalls 2009 -2011. Never got a recall notice for this. On november 16 th 2012 my ball joint broke my car went out of control almost hit two phone poles had my family in the car. Likely we were not hurt or killed. Chrysler needs to step up and fix my car for putting bad ball joints on it . This is not the first time there was a recall on this in 2001-2009-2011 can you please help me to have Chrysler fix my car.”

NHTSA complaint #10486309, filed 2012-11, 132,000 miles

“There a recall on 10-13-2009 for bad ball joints. I bought the car in 12-2010 never got a recall notice on ball joints. On nov-16-2012-we were driving with my 9 yr old and 10 year old with no warning the ball joint broke on driver side wheel . Car went out of control we almost hit two phone poles the car went into a field. The wheel is now hanging off car not driveable. Nobody was hurt it could of been worse. Will Chrysler still have honor this recall to fix my car being the recall was 3 yrs ago if I knew there was a recall I would of had this fix.”

NHTSA complaint #10486064, filed 2012-11, 132,000 miles

“I was driving my car and fault something wrong with the steering and went to make a right turn I heard a noise and my car front passenger side of my car was on the ground and my wheel was under my car. Thank goodness for no one else being involved that day and thank God I wasn't hurt badly... I have never seen or have anything like that to happen to me... I'm glad my children wasn't with me... I'm glad I wasn't traveling down the road when that happened.....”

NHTSA complaint #11575601, filed 2024-03

“Yes I , have a 2000 Chrysler Sebring and I bought it when it had 20,000 miles on it and have had several issues that concern me about driving the car. The steering wheel has shorts in it to where most of the time the horn and other stuff don't work on it. The second issue is that the passenger airbag is about to pop it has came out alot and at any time the airbag can pop.”

NHTSA complaint #10355150, filed 2010-09

Steering: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201078%
200937%
2008156%
2007124%
20061311%
200579%
200484%
200337%
20022210%
2001156%
20001112%
199985%
1998135%
1997115%
1996134%
199575%

Other parts of the 2000 Chrysler Sebring

Brakes
15 complaints
Suspension
15 complaints
Body and structure
12 complaints
Air bags
11 complaints
Wheels
11 complaints
Electrical system
9 complaints
Engine cooling
7 complaints
Seat belts
7 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
7 complaints
Tires
6 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
6 complaints
Equipment
3 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2000 Chrysler Sebring

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology