Five problems related to frame and members have been reported for the 1998 Chrysler Sebring. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The passenger-side door panel, called cladding, continues to come loose. The first time, I heard a loud rattling sound and had to pull over. The side panel, a very large plastic piece which extends the length of the door was hanging on by only one plastic clip. I took the panel off because I was afraid that it might fly off and hit someone else's vehicle. I waited for approximately two months before the part even came in because it was on a national back order. I am curious to know if this part is in such a high demand because other owners of this vehicle are having the same problem. The second time, I simply closed my door and noticed that the side panel was once again, barely hanging on. The same part is still on national back order. This time I had the body shop look at the panel to see if they could repair the panel and they did have to remove the piece because the plastic clips on this piece were also broken.
The Sebring has multiple structural and functional defects which devalue the car. No safety defect (s) mentioned in summary.
The side panels would fall off as you are driving. Once the right panel and it was destroyed. The left came off on highway and cars behind me had to swerve and ran over the panel . It was destroyed.
When drving at any speed the outside frame panel on the driver's side and the passenger's side is coming off. Also, all four wheel rims are bend and sticking in the tires.
The car is designed so that any speed bump, driveway,or parking lot block can cause damage to the front of this car. It is about half the distance from the ground as any other car and the fiberglass body splits and must be repaired for hundreds of dollars. This is not normal wear and tear. I know that when I see an elevated drive ahead of me, I must slow down to 3 miles an hour and enter at a diagonal so as not to hear that scraping sound.