2003 Chrysler Sebring Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 7about this part
- Share
- 17%of 42 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 130,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the air bags of the 2003 Chrysler Sebring, 17% of the 42 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 130,000 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
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 own a 2003 Sebring lx model, within the first year of owning it, I was turning up into a driveway and I heard a loud pop, the clock spring went in the steering wheel causing the hazard lights, signal lights and cruise control to be inoperative. The dealership that I purchased it from replaced it under warranty.”
NHTSA complaint #10239239, filed 2008-08, 10,000 miles“I was in a wreck on 11/06/2015, a women failed to yield and I t-boned her passenger side by back door/back tire, I was going 30 miles an hour the speed limit on the city road, I had my safety restraint on and still managed to hit the steering wheel and window, I had a loose car seat in front that hit the passenger dash, no airbags deployed, she was headed north and I was headed west, I was driving straight on the road when I hit her, so it felt like a brick wall at 30 MPH, I ended up in the er with a sprained wrist, my left side of my head was swollen, and I'm having issues in my back(doctor…”
NHTSA complaint #10789703, filed 2015-11, 142,339 miles“My daughter was driving our 2003 Sebring lxi and had just left our house on a sun. Morning heading back to college. We live in a rural area and only the center road bed is tar and the shoulder is gravel. She went slightly into shoulder and said something unusual happened as she could not steer and immediately remembers rolling a couple of times and awaking upside down in a steeper ditch in a corn field. She ended up rolling over a mail post that javelin through the front shield and just missed her head. She was taken by ambulance for head injury. We thought she over compensated. …”
NHTSA complaint #10245866, filed 2008-10, 130,000 miles“The contact owns a 2003 Chrysler Sebring. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the horn failed to function and the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where it was stated that the clock spring needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 143,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10544391, filed 2013-09, 143,000 miles“The contact owns a 2003 Chrysler Sebring. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v338000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 03/09/16”
NHTSA complaint #10810468, filed 2015-12Related recalls
- 15V338000Jun 2, 2015Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain model year 2000-2005 Eclipse vehicles manufactured April 5, 1999, to December 17, 2004…Covers: Chrysler Sebring 2001–2005, Mitsubishi Eclipse 2000–2005, Eclipse Spyder 2001–2005 +1 more
Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 27 | 31% |
| 2009 | 6 | 14% |
| 2008 | 26 | 11% |
| 2007 | 72 | 21% |
| 2006 | 30 | 25% |
| 2005 | 21 | 28% |
| 2004 | 32 | 15% |
| 2003 | 7 | 17% |
| 2002 | 16 | 8% |
| 2001 | 29 | 12% |
| 2000 | 11 | 12% |
| 1999 | 12 | 7% |
| 1998 | 19 | 7% |
| 1997 | 24 | 11% |
| 1996 | 31 | 9% |
| 1995 | 17 | 13% |
Other parts of the 2003 Chrysler Sebring
8 complaintsBrakes
6 complaintsEngine cooling
6 complaintsBody and structure
4 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsEngine
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaintsWheels
3 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsFuel system
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2003 Chrysler Sebring
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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