1999 Chrysler Sebring Convertible: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1999 Chrysler Sebring Convertible. The campaign is 04V021000. NHTSA received the report on 13 Jan 2004. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Lever and Linkage / Floor Shift. NHTSA has 92 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 04V021000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a new load-limiting push rod into the floor shifter lever of the affected vehicles. Owner notification began on june 14, 2004. Owners should contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 2,315,768 units in total.
04V021000Received . 2,315,768 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Lever and Linkage / Floor Shift
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain passenger vehicles, the floor shifter ignition-park interlock may fail and allow the shifter to be moved out of the park position with the key removed. An inoperative interlock may also allow the key to be removed when the shifter has not been placed in the park position.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Either circumstance may result in the vehicle rolling away without warning.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a new load-limiting push rod into the floor shifter lever of the affected vehicles. Owner notification began on june 14, 2004. Owners should contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
Report filed by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number C45. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
92 complaints, 136 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 1999 Chrysler Sebring Convertible
- All 1999 vehicles
| Component | 1999 Sebring Convertible | All 1999 vehicles | Sebring Convertible, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Train | 169.1 | 92.4 | 71 | 23 |
| Seat Belts | 154.4 | 19.6 | 91.3 | 21 |
| Structure | 132.4 | 52.4 | 65.9 | 18 |
| Electrical System | 95.6 | 84.4 | 102.4 | 13 |
| Suspension | 73.5 | 89.7 | 79.1 | 10 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 66.2 | 121.3 | 157.2 | 9 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 51.5 | 28.8 | 23.3 | 7 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 44.1 | 41.7 | 41.6 | 6 |
| Steering | 44.1 | 50.4 | 49.7 | 6 |
| Visibility | 29.4 | 43.3 | 47.7 | 4 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 19.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 9
- Complaints that report a fire
- 3
- Injuries in the complaints
- 13
- Deaths in the complaints
- 1
- Date of the newest complaint
- 5 Mar 2019
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA03011 | Engineering analysis | AUTO TRANS IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCK | Power Train / Automatic Transmission | 17 Jul 2003 | 30 Jan 2004 | 04V021000 |
| RQ03005 | Recall query | AUTO TRANS IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCK | Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Lever and Linkage / Floor Shift | 8 Apr 2003 | 16 Jul 2003 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1999 Chrysler Sebring ConvertibleThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1999 Chrysler Sebring Convertible: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chrysler/sebring-convertible/1999/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 29 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 15 May 2019
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1999 Chrysler Sebring Convertible?
- 2,315,768 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Chrysler Sebring Convertible have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the Chrysler Sebring Convertible, model years 1996 to 2005. It names the 1999 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1999 Chrysler Sebring Convertible name most often?
- Power Train: 23 of 136 component mentions, or 169.1 per 1,000. For all 1999 vehicles the figure is 92.4 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1999 Chrysler Sebring Convertible open?
- No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.