Selling a junk Chrysler Sebring Convertible
Any Sebring Convertible sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.
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What owners report about the Chrysler Sebring Convertible
NHTSA has 987 owner complaints on file for the Chrysler Sebring Convertible, model years 1996 to 2005, the 285th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are engine and cooling (155, 16%), electrical system (101, 10%), seat belts (90, 9%). 84 complaints involved a crash, 27 a fire, and 9 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 72,000 miles. The 2002 model year has the most complaints (175). Data as of 2026-10-12.
When the top complaint is engine and cooling, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to selling a car with a blown engine: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.
Chrysler Sebring Convertible by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 99 | Electrical system | 13 | 4 | 3 | 80,000 |
| 1997 | 98 | Electrical system | 16 | 2 | 3 | 75,500 |
| 1998 | 61 | Transmission and drivetrain | 4 | 2 | 3 | 75,836 |
| 1999 | 136 | Transmission and drivetrain | 12 | 3 | 3 | 78,111 |
| 2000 | 97 | Seat belts | 4 | 2 | 2 | 79,000 |
| 2001 | 145 | Engine and cooling | 9 | 3 | 3 | 72,000 |
| 2002 | 175 | Engine and cooling | 11 | 1 | 3 | 72,000 |
| 2003 | 41 | Suspension | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36,300 |
| 2004 | 73 | Engine and cooling | 9 | 9 | 2 | 73,500 |
| 2005 | 62 | Air bags | 6 | 1 | 2 | 58,000 |
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.
Chrysler Sebring Convertible recalls
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for suspension (2), transmission and drivetrain (1), brakes (1). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.
- 1996 model year, suspension (campaign 10E059000, Dec 2010): FEDERAL-MOGUL IS RECALLING CERTAIN REPLACEMENT CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLIES, PART NUMBERS K7425, 10945, FA4510X, K7427, 10946, AND FA4611X, SOLD FOR USE ON VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE BALL JOINT ON THE CONTROL…
- 1996 model year, suspension (campaign 09E056000, Oct 2009): QUALIS AUTOMOTIVE IS RECALLING CERTAIN AFTERMARKET BALL JOINTS SOLD FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE SOCKET MAY HAVE BEEN EXCESSIVELY HARDENED WHICH COULD CAUSE IT TO CRACK NEAR THE RETAINING RING GROOVE ALLOWI…
- 2001 model year, brakes (campaign 07E023000, Mar 2007): CERTAIN CARDONE MASTER CYLINDERS WITH PART NUMBERS 10-2925, 10-2987, 10-2987MZA, 10-3083, 11-3015, 11-3042, 11-3044, 11-3045, 11-3047, 11-3064, AND 11-3156, AND WITH DATE CODES LOWER THAN DCA7078 SOLD AS REPLACEMENT EQUI…
- 1996 model year, transmission and drivetrain (campaign 04V021000, Jan 2004): 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 REM…
What a Chrysler Sebring Convertible is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Sebring Convertible on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.
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Questions people ask
- What is a junk Chrysler Sebring Convertible worth?
- What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same Sebring Convertible gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Chrysler Sebring Convertible that doesn't run?
- Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
- Should I fix an open recall before selling a Chrysler Sebring Convertible?
- Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
- Where do these Chrysler Sebring Convertible numbers come from?
- From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.