IllustrationLIGHT TAPPING FROM ENGINE TURNED INTO VERY LOUD KNOCKING. VEHICLE IS STILL RUNNING, BUT ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE IT WILL COME APART EVEN AT IDLE SPEED. OIL AND FILTER CHANGED AT A SERVICE CENTER THE WEEK PRIOR. *TR
2001 Chrysler Sebring Convertible
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2001 Chrysler Sebring Convertible do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 72.5.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
50–25K
1325–50K
3550–75K
2675–100K
16100–150K
2150K+
97 reports with mileage · 23 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 62 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 18 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
8 crash reports2 fire reports5 injury reports
What owners actually said
120 reports2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING. I HAD AN ENGINE BLOW AT 71,850 MILES. CHANGED OIL EVERY 3,00 MILES AND HAVE SERVICE RECORDS TO PROVE IT. *TR
WHILE DRIVING TO ON THE INTERSTATE I HEAR A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND ALSO IT SOUNDS AS IF SOMETHING HAD POPPED A LOSE THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO POMOCO CHRYSLER. I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. COST: $4,500. *TR
WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING THE CAR WOULD JOLT AS YOU ARE COMING TO A STOP. THE CAR AT THIS TIME HAD 89,958 MILES ON IT. AFTER A COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE BY AAMCO TRANSMISSIONS THE TRANSMISSION WAS RECONDITIONED WITH REBUILT TORQUE CONVERTER. COST ME $2,700. *TR
MY ENGINE SEIZED UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL TUESDAY NIGHT. I WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A LOUD TAPPING NOISE AND THEN JUST DIED. I HAVE A 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING WITH A 2.7L ENGINE. THE CAR ONLY HAD 37,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
2.7 LITER ENGINE IN MY CHRYSLER SEBRING SEIZED - NO WARNING OF LOW OIL OR AN OIL LEAK. *TR
COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AT 78, 895 MILES DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP (DECEMBER 2004). HAD A REMANUFACTURED ENGINE PUT IN 2/21/2006 WHEN I COULD FINALLY AFFORD IT AND CHRYSLER WOULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. I USED ONLY SYNTHETIC OIL IN THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE AND HAD IT CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES AND YESTERDAY (9-1-2008), IT STARTED MA…
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COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AT 78, 895 MILES DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP (DECEMBER 2004). HAD A REMANUFACTURED ENGINE PUT IN 2/21/2006 WHEN I COULD FINALLY AFFORD IT AND CHRYSLER WOULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. I USED ONLY SYNTHETIC OIL IN THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE AND HAD IT CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES AND YESTERDAY (9-1-2008), IT STARTED MAKING A FUNNY NOISE. I HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP TODAY TO BE SAFE, AND THE VERDICT IS I NEED A NEW ENGINE - AGAIN DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. *TR
THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING INTO THE FAILURE. ONE DAY IT WOULD NOT START, AND UPON INVESTIGATION, THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE OIL PAN. THAT IS WHEN I BEGAN READING OF THE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE! *TR
LTR FROM SENATOR BROWN RE CONSTITUENT, WHO HAS CONCERNS ABOUT THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINING MODULE IN HER 2001 DAIMLER CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A DIAGNOSTIC REVEALED, THE PROBLEM WAS THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINT MODULE. *JB
THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINT MODULE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WILL NOT DEPLOY. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS RUN AND THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED, THE RED LIGHT ON THE DASH CONTINUES TO BE DISPLAYED WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING. THE CHRYSLER DODGE & JEEP PLACE SAID THERE WAS A SIX MONTH BACK ORDER ON THE DEFECTIVE PART. THIS TELLS THAT THE…
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THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINT MODULE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WILL NOT DEPLOY. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS RUN AND THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED, THE RED LIGHT ON THE DASH CONTINUES TO BE DISPLAYED WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING. THE CHRYSLER DODGE & JEEP PLACE SAID THERE WAS A SIX MONTH BACK ORDER ON THE DEFECTIVE PART. THIS TELLS THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM THERE AND ARE NOT RECALLING IT, UNTIL YOU TAKE ACTION. *TR
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.