- The problem
- Chrysler is recalling 180,963 my 2007-2008 sebring and dodge avenger vehicles equipped with a standard tire pressure monitoring system (tpms). Unused electrical connectors for the tpms may become corroded and could short circuit, which can cause a variety of conditions including engine no-start, dead battery, an inoperative cruise control or remote start system, and/or engine stalling.
- The risk
- Engine stalling could cause a crash without warning.
- The fix
- Dealers will seal the wires for the tpms free of charge. The recall began on april 15, 2008. Owners may contact chrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
Vehicle safety record
2007 Chrysler Sebring Problems, complaints & recalls
Owners have filed 339 complaints about the 2007 Chrysler Sebring with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system (121) and the engine & cooling (79). Those complaints describe 18 crashes, 21 fires and 10 injuries. It is covered by 7 recalls, the latest in April 2008 for the wiring. For comparison, the 2006 has 138 and the 2008 has 352.
NHTSA data checked
DMore problems than a typical Sebring year, for its age
#48 most complained-about 2007 vehicle
- Complaints
- 339
- Recalls
- 7
- Crashes
- 18
- Fires
- 21
- Injuries
- 10
- Deaths
- 0
Most common 2007 Chrysler Sebring problems
Share of all 339 complaints. One complaint can name more than one area. Tap an area for its complaints and recalls.
2007 Chrysler Sebring recalls 7
Recall repairs are free. Your dealer fixes them whether or not you bought the car there - check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see if yours is done. What to do
- The problem
- On certain vehicles equipped with 2.4 Liter engines, the engine coolant may be drawn into the left radiator cooling fan motor connector.
- The risk
- This can cause an electrical short circuit and result in an engine compartment fire.
- The fix
- Dealers will inspect the connector for contamination or damage, install a wiring harness overlay, and replace the fan motor free or charge. The recall began on november 19, 2007. Owners may contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
- The problem
- On certain vehicles, the front door latch cable may become partially unseated from the interior release handle housing possibly causing the latch to stick in the unlatched position or the lock function to become inoperative.
- The risk
- Driving a vehicle with an unlatched door can result in an unbelted front seat occupant falling out of the vehicle or being ejected in a crash, causing increased risk of injury.
- The fix
- Dealers will add a secondary retention feature to both front doors. This action will supersede and expand a previous safety recall (please see 07v-104). The recall began on october 29, 2007. Owners may contact chrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
- The problem
- On certain passenger vehicles, the front seat track position sensors utilized for the air bag system may not function properly.
- The risk
- This could increase the risk of injury to front seat occupants during certain crash conditions.
- The fix
- Dealers will inspect the front seat track position sensors and replace them free of charge. The recallbegan on june 18, 2007. Owners may contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
- The problem
- On certain vehicles equipped with automatic temperature control (atc) only, the software programmed into the heating ventilation and air conditioning (hvac) module may cause the windshield defrosting and defogging functions to become inoperative.
- The risk
- This can decrease the driver's visibility under certain driving conditions and result in a crash without warning.
- The fix
- Dealers will reprogram the hvac module. The recall began on january 2, 2007. Owners may contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
- The problem
- On certain vehicles, the antilock brake system (abs) control module software may cause the rear brakes to lock up during certain braking conditions.
- The risk
- This could result in a loss of vehicle control and cause a crash without warning.
- The fix
- Dealers will reprogram the abs electronic control unit. The recall began on february 19, 2007. Owners may contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
- The problem
- On certain passenger vehicles, the hood latch striker may break and allow the hood to open while driving.
- The risk
- If the hood opens while driving, a crash could occur without prior warning.
- The fix
- Dealers will replace the hood latch strikers free of charge. The recall began on november 27, 2006. Owners may contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
What owners say
Be the first Sebring owner to share.
Problems or none - your experience is exactly what the next buyer is looking for. Write it now
339 complaints about the 2007 Chrysler Sebring
Newest first, as filed with NHTSA by owners. Page 1 of 14.
Tire sensor key coming on after refill tire and goes on and off and this are short and I seen it in the recall that you were replaced it free of charge. I need to set up appointment to have it done.
I've had to replace the battery in this 3 times. Alternator 1. And Throttle Body Position Sensor twice. And now it's all starting to act up again. Car stalls, no reason, all dashboard warning lights flash and it stalls. No dashboard lights at night. Occasionally they flicker. Windshield wipers either won't work or won't shut off. Front windows are unusable, the track broke and back windows don't have power to make them work. Airbag and abs lights always flashing on dash and warning bell goes off all the time. Now...
Read the full complaint
my High beam wires have completely crumbled and radio takes 5-10 minutes to come on. Obviously a major electrical issue. I've lost my job thanks to the "reliability" of this money pit. Owned 3 years, problems began then. Today all lights are flashing, the air starts blowing high, wipers go on. I stop at light and it shuts off. Had to push off busy road. Waited half hour and it started, but now check engine, air bag, throttle body and seat belt lights all on. Very slowly, with many breaks, drive home & car smells like burning rubber. Visually can't find source. All fuses are good, and brand new battery last week.
The contact owns a 2007 Chrysler 200. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the transmission failed to shift out of 1st gear. In addition, the contact lives in a hot climate, and the A/C was not functioning as needed. The contact stated that the hatchback occasionally failed to open unless force was used. The vehicle was taken to a local independent mechanic where it was scanned with an OBD2 scanner and DTC Codes: P23, 06033, 2100707, and 0803806 were retrieved. The vehicle was repaired but the...
Read the full complaint
failure reoccurred. The local dealer was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 175,000.
UNKNOWN Put car into park and went into store came out and could not get car to shift out of park
New battery, plugs and wires, new alternator. It will run for 5 seconds after jumping, then lights pop on and it dies. When jumping the negative also throws a spark while trying to start.
There were 7 recalls on my make, year, model vehicle. Three of which were Brakes, Air Bags, and the TPMS tire monitoring system. Other body parts, doors and hood releases had recalls along with hvac/air conditioning systems. Radiator/fan motor failures. Doors flying open during transit. The ABS control module could cause the brakes to lock-up during braking. Shorts from unused connectors for the computer/TPMS system/brakes and air bags have been causing many unpredictable breakdowns. Some predictable, from...
Read the full complaint
past records, state recorded Instances from 180,963 vehicles that just failure of the TPMS monitor system has already caused engine no start, dead battery, Inoperable cruise control, remote start system, engine stalling which could cause a "crash without warning". This was what i read on the www.autoblog site concerning this vehicle. I contacted the Chrysler Recall Center and the site says the dealer's techs would seal the wiring "free of charge", and to replace the front seat track position sensors "free of charge". The recall center said they wouldn't do any repairs at their "free of charge" policy for ME. They said that I would have to pay out-of-pocket, when the site says they already serviced 180,963 vehicles "free of charge". I'm broke and on fixed income. Why are they being so unfair. From what I heard, and I could be wrong, but I was made to believe that there is no expiration date for recalls. If they already state online, some of the recalls could cause a "crash without warning", why would they refuse me? This happened yesterday to me. The Check TPMS System warning notice appeared, along with the Air Bag Red warning light at the top of the speedometer, while I was driving. The tire pressure screen appeared showing the tire pressure of the four tires. They are all fully Inflated. The Air Bag red light came on/off a few times, while driving home and the tire pressure screen remains on all the time. I don't want an accident.
The contact owns a 2007 Chrysler Sebring. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. Due to the failure, the horn and cruise control functions were inoperable. The contact had taken the vehicle to a certified mechanic who determined that the clockspring was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.
I was sitting in the driver's seat with seat belt buckle up around myself with nothing else in the car besides myself and the airbag light came on the dash panel. It's stays on everytime I start the car and been that way for maybe little over a year.
Horn stopped working and airbag light is on. It stop working while I tried pressing on the horn while driving.
Ecm failure, electronic throttle failure and the catalytic converter having issuses.
I was riding on the highway with my daughter in passenger seat when suddenly my engine light started blinking and the rpm's shot up to about 7,000 and continued if accelerator was press. I immediately pulled over. Call aaa to have car towed to my destination. The car was now in what is called limp mode and has been for 2 months now.
Instrumental cluster dash lights is defective part. *Tr
Chrysler issued a recall bulletin on aug 30, 2010 "k16 a/t shift interlock lever spring"- the transmission gear shift lever interlock spring retainer hook may break resulting in the inability to move the gear shift lever out of the "park" position. Although they replaced the shifter lock spring on my vehicle on sept 2011, this replaced spring is still fragile and does not address this defect resulting in the replaced part being damaged again in 2020. Requesting nhtsa to re-request chrysler to repair this spring for vehicles that were repaired but are now re-affected again due to lack of duality of the replacement part. *Tr
My car stalls when I am stopped at a red light. No lights or warnings, just stalls.
Very major problem. On a cold start, if the car was off for at least 6 hours, it cranks and cranks and cranks for about 8 seconds before starting, when it does start, it revs all the way to 2500 rpms by itself and slowly goes down. If I try to put it in drive before it stops revving, the rpms go up and down by themselves and my etc light starts flashing and I am unable to control the rpms. I then have to turn off the car and start it again to stop the car spasms. 50% When I start it and let it stop revving before...
Read the full complaint
shifting to drive, it goes down to 1000 rpms and I'm good to go. The other 50% of the time, it flashes the etc light and stutters and I must keep restarting the car to be able to safely drive it. I searhed up the problem and saw that bad spark plugs or a dirty intake manifold could be the problems. I then got my spark plugs changed and intake manifold taken out my car to be cleaned out. The problem still persisted. I then searched more and went through a thread of people having the same exact problem, people with dodge avengers and chrysler sebrings all around the year my car model is. Multiple commenters in the thread explained that they put through a complaint to the nhtsa and a recall for their cars were made. Multiple people also said that the part in the car causing this problem is the fault of chrysler and dodge. Here's a link to the thread: https://dodgeforum.Com/forum/2008-current-dodge-avenger/226963-electronic-throttle-control-light-horse-power-loss.Html this problem has both happened when my car is in park and in the middle of driving. It happened once when I was in the second lane on a three lane highway. This was the most dangerous situation because the car started to slow down in the middle of the highway until I was able to get to the shoulder and turn off the car. It's been happening since 2/3/20 but today, (2/15/20) was the harshest symptoms
Throttle body went bad which was very dangerous as my son was driving car and it suddenly lost power and my son was nearly hit by another car. The plastic gears in this part should be recalled and fixed before there is a large lawsuit against dodge/chrysler for a poorly designed part that should not be put into vehicles!
I heard a lot of peoples having problems with the thermostat on a chrysler sebring 2007 going bad and I was wanting y'all to put it on a recall because a lot of people having problems with their thermostats on these models of cars and if you need to contact me me on this matter my phone number is [[redacted]] redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(B)(6). *Cc *tr
2007 Chrysler sebring. Consumer writes in regard to airbag light switching on and off, brake light under trunk melted holding bulb and connection, and housing melted. *As *js
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chrysler sebring. While attempting to accelerate from a traffic light, the vehicle hesitated to move. Also, all the instrument panel lighting went out. After a few seconds, the vehicle drove normally to the contact's residence. The following day, the vehicle would not start. The contact also mentioned that the battery was replaced in august of 2019. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.
The door lock . The piece that pop's up and down . If you have the window down and got your resting on the door when you start down the road and the doors lock automatically the piece that moves up and down when it goes down it will pinch your skin bad as it trys to pull your skin down in the hole. On both sides of the front doors. Bad enough to bring your skin. It really hurts. I have never had a car to do that. Its not just me other people have drove the car and says the same thing. After a few hundred times I...
Read the full complaint
remember to watch for it. I have tried everything to get it not to do that. The only way I see is cut the piece off but that would be unsafe. I don't think the piece comes off in a easy way.
Heater only blows hot on drivers side. All actuators are functioning. No heat coming through passenger side defrost is dangerous in cold weather. Happens while driving or sitting still.
To nhtsa I just purchase a 2007 chrysler sabring. I took my daughter and myself out to dinner that evening and enjoyed our night as we got back in the car an start heading home just as I got on the freeway I suddenly realize that the interior dashboard light went out and it is not turning on . I was unable to see the speed thermometer. I pulled over and took a uber home. I look online regards to this part it is called instrument cluster. From what I read online this part goes out all the time on this...
Read the full complaint
vehicle. Unable to see what speed I'm going.I cannot drive please help to have this part fixed repair or replace the instigate cluster (interior lights) all other interior lights like the radio heater/ac panel lights works. I thank god thatthe traffic on the highway was not happy or busy I was able to pull over to the side of the freeway and then I look at all the panels the button for the lights and no matter what I did interior like did not turn on. There was no accident caused by this because I was safe but it is unsafe for driving on the road not able to see the speed you're going. Can we please figure out how to get this taking care of that is dangerous to drive at night unable to see the speed when but they stream crossing you don't know how fast you're going to estimate when to press on your break. Knowing younger kids think they know how to control the speed and I think not to be put in that position when you cannot see the speed it will take a chance on anything to my heart is not safe to drive on road at all I just wanna thank you from the bottom of my heart to safety committee group for the government I urge you please take care of the situation and issue thank you for taking the time and reading my request .Please contact me and inform me on how is this gonna get taken care of.Or ever is not either way please inform call or text me..........
Etc light came on. Replaced throttle body and performed idle relearn procedure. Light still comes on intermittently making it unsafe to drive
When trying to defrost thewindows you are jot able to see. Also when accerlarate the up under hood (enhine) jumps constantly on highway .
My fuel gauge stopped working then my sensor for fuel monitoring came up on obd2 reader so I dropped fuel tank and pulled pump and one of the diodes for the wiring harness had burn up in the fuel tank luckily it did not ignite so I have my wife and car still
Chrysler Sebring: every year compared
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | A |
| 2010 | 104 | 3 | B |
| 2009 | 45 | 2 | A |
| 2008 | 352 | 4 | D |
| 2007 | 339 | 7 | D |
| 2006 | 138 | 2 | C |
| 2005 | 82 | 6 | B |
| 2004 | 291 | 7 | D |
| 2003 | 74 | 5 | B |
2007 Chrysler Sebring vs rivals
| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Grade | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Chrysler Sebring | 339 | 7 | D | |
| 2007 Chrysler 300 | 624 | 4 | F | Compare |
| 2007 Chrysler Pacifica | 380 | 0 | C | Compare |
| 2007 Chrysler Aspen | 244 | 3 | F | Compare |
| 2007 Chrysler Town & Country | 242 | 0 | B | Compare |
| 2007 Chrysler PT Cruiser | 150 | 0 | B | Compare |
| 2007 Chrysler Crossfire | 52 | 1 | B | Compare |
| 2007 Chrysler Crossfire Roadster | 52 | 0 | C | Compare |
More sales usually means more complaints, so compare similar vehicles of the same year. The grade compares each vehicle with its own model's other years.
Questions about the 2007 Chrysler Sebring
Does the 2007 Chrysler Sebring have any recalls?
Yes - NHTSA lists 7 recalls for the 2007 Chrysler Sebring: wiring (April 2008); radiator assembly (October 2007); latch (September 2007); frontal (June 2007) and more. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether yours has been fixed.
What are the most common problems with the 2007 Chrysler Sebring?
By the complaints owners filed with NHTSA, the most common problem areas are the electrical system (121), engine & cooling (79), airbags (72).
How many complaints has the 2007 Chrysler Sebring had?
339 complaints have been filed with NHTSA, the first on June 26, 2007 and the latest on May 29, 2025. Of these, 18 describe a crash and 21 a fire, and together they report 10 injuries and 0 deaths.
Is the 2007 Chrysler Sebring a reliable vehicle?
Its Safety Index is 28 out of 100 (grade D: more problems than a typical Chrysler Sebring year, for its age). The index weighs complaints, crashes, fires, injuries, deaths and recalls against how long the vehicle has been on the road, compared with the same model's other years. It is not a measure of every repair - read the complaints and owner experiences, and have any used vehicle inspected before you buy.
Which Chrysler Sebring years have the most complaints?
1996 (433), 2008 (352), 2007 (339). See every Chrysler Sebring year compared.
What should I do if my 2007 Chrysler Sebring has a problem?
If it is a safety problem, stop driving it if it is unsafe and contact your dealer. Report it to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem - enough reports start investigations and recalls - and share your experience here so other owners know what to look for.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data