1996 CHRYSLER Cirrus Problems & Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THERE WAS SMOKE SEEN FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THERE WAS OIL LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED USING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 96V006000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,063.

OIL IN MY RADIATOR. SLUDGE INSIDE OF MY ENGINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN BETWEEN 10-20 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND WAS REPAIRED EACH TIME FOR A TOTAL COST OF $2,283.04. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS LISTED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH DAIMLER CHRYSLER ON THREE OCCASIONS AND THEY STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THEY STATED THAT THEY DO NOT OWN THEIR DEALERSHIPS AND IT WOULD BE THE DEALER'S DECISION TO MAKE THE REPAIR OR ISSUE A RECALL. DAIMLER CHRYSLER FURTHER STATED THAT THEY WOULD TRY AND SEND A TECHNICIAN TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, NO ONE HAS YET TO ARRIVE. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING, STOPPED, OR MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,784 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,261.

I BOUGT A CAR ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO USED AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR ALREADY. FROM THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON TO THE BATTERY LIGHT. THE 3RD DAY I HAD THE CAR IT DHAD TO GO IN THE SHOP. I FEEL THE PROBLEM IT HAD IT WAS THEIR WHEN I BOUGHT IT. I DID NOT HAVE THEW CAR LONG ENOUGH FOR IT TO HAVE PROBLEMS. THE CAR IS A 96 CHRSYLER CIRRUS . *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT HEAD GASKET BLEW, AS A RESULT OF THE OIL FROM THE ENGINE GOING INTO THE RADIATOR. *MR

LOSS OF ABS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL LEVELS OF BRAKING, I.E. HEAVY, MEDIUM AND MINIMAL BRAKING. WHEN LOSS OF ABS HAPPENS, THE PEDAL DECENDS TO THE FLOOR AND A BUZZ/RACHETING NOISE IS HEARD. THIS PROBLEM HAS LEAD TO POTENTIALLY 4 MAJOR ACCIDENTS. TO SOLVE THE LOSS OF BRAKING, DRIVER HAS TO "RE-PUMP" THE PEDAL AFTER LOSS HAS OCCURED. (NO MIL/SCAN TOOL CODE RECORDED) . *AK

THE REAR BRAKE HOSE COLLAPSED FROM EXCESSIVE HARDWARE DUST, WHICH CAUSED THE REAR WHEEL CYLINDER TO LEAK, THE REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED, THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL, HOWEVER IT HAD TO BE REPLACED A SECOND TIME. TS *JB

WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES SUDDENLY TO AVOID A COLLISION, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO SKID. VEHICLE HAD BEEN CHECKED BY 2 DEALERS AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO HAVE ALL CONFIRMED THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT HAD FAILED. TS *JB

WHILE DRIVING, UPON APPLYING BRAKES TO MAKE A GRADUAL STOP THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. VEHICLE WOULD NEED AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER WHICH DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE THE INCORRECT SIZE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED. TS

HYDRAULIC MASTER CYLINDER IS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID ONTO REAR BRAKE PADS WHICH CAUSES SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

MY 1996 CIRRUS WITH ONLY 87+++ MILES SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTS WHILE DRIVING OVER 40 MPH. THIS IS A RECENT PURCHASE. I LIVE IN WYOMING AND IT IS WINTER TIME WITH ICY ROAD CONDITIONS NEARLY EVERYWHERE. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WITH A 10 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. WHEN THIS HAPPENED TO US ON THE HIGHWAY, IT CAUSED US TO SPIN OFF OF THE ROAD. LUCKILY WE WERE UNHURT. THIS AUTOMOBILE IS UNSAFE!!! THE LIMP MODE APPEARS TO BE ACTIVATED DUE TO FAULTY/LOW QUALITY PARTS BY CHRYSLER. WHY ISN"T THIS RECALLED??? I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE THIS CAR. I WILL SUE CHRYSLER IF WE HAVE ANOTHER INCIDENT!!! THIS INCIDENT OCCURED WHEN WE WERE DRIVING STRAIGHT AT ABOUT 50 MPH.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SHIFTER COULD BE TAKEN OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A NHTSA RECALL, #98V183000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE PARK/NEUTRAL START SWITCH HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL.

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THERE WAS A EXPLOSION DUE TO THE TRANS AXLE LOOSENING AND BUSTING THE TRANSMISSION CASE. *AK THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED. *PH *JB *JB *PH *JB

A LINK WITHIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK SYSTEM MALFUNTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO ENGAGE IN PARK OR DRIVE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THE VEHICLE 'CHANGED GEARS' WHILE DRIVING ALONG A MAJOR HIGHWAY, AS IF IT SLIPPED INTO PARK OR REVERSE. THE TIRES BEGAN TO SPIN UNCONTROLLABLY AND THE RPM AND ENGINE WAS RAISED. MANAGED TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF THE MAIN ROAD TO AVOID BEING HIT FROM THE REAR BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. TURNED ENGINE OFF, PUT THE CAR INTO PARK, AND RESTARTED CAR. PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT BEYOUND 2ND GEAR. MECHANIC DOES NOT RECOGNIZE 'CODE' AND STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REBUILT. THANK GOD, I WAS ALONE IN THE CAR (I WAS HEADED TO SCHOOL TO PICK UP MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER), AND COULD MANAGE TO GET IT OFF OF THE MAIN HIGHWAY AND OUT OF HEAVY TRAFFIC TO AVOID A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND POSIBLE FATALITIES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LATERAL LINK FRACTURED, CAUSING THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE TO FOLD INWARD WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR LOCAL MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS OR DIAGNOSTICS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE DISENGAGED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE RESIDENCE. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09E056000 (SUSPENSION; FRONT CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT) IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DEFECT; HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE PER THE RECALL REMEDY. THE VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE AND HAS BEEN NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

THE CAR STARTED MAKING A CREAKING SOUND IN LIKE THE AXLES AND THEN IT BECAME A GRINDING SOUND . WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE TIRE JUST CAME OFF WE SLID LIKE 20 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER TIE ROD DROPPED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE TIRE TURNED AT A NINETY DEGREE ANGLE. THE CONTACT LEFT THE VEHICLE TO GET A TOW AND, WHEN HE RETURNED, THE POLICE REMOVED THE VEHICLE. CHRYSLER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 97V201000 (CONTROL ARM: BALL JOINT SEPARATION). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000. UPDATE 09/10/08 *CW UPDATED 09/16/08*JB

FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE, AND FRONT RIGHT BALL JOINT WENT OUTWARDS TO THE GROUND. DEALER STATED IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH LATERAL ARMS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING AND THE DOORS ARE CLOSED, THE VEHICLE DOORS LOCKS ITSELF. *PH ON TWO OCCASIONS THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED IN WHICH THE CONSUMER'S CHILD HAD GOTTEN STUCK IN THE VEHICLE AFTER SHUTTING THE DOOR TO WALK TO THE DRIVER DOOR THE VEHICLE WOULD LOCK ITSELF. (MODEL/TALON) *SC

1/16/03 , CAR WOULD NOT START WAS CRANKED ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER 1/2/037:00 PM CAR CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING 7:30 PM WENT BACK AT 8:15 PM AND IT CRANKED RIGHT UP AND DROVE HOME 3/5/03 VAN WOULD NOT CRANK. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES OF TRYING IT CRANKED 7:30 A.M. AND 48 DEGREES. LEFT HOME VAN CUT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, I GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AGAIN TRIED FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES TO CRANK IT,10 MIN. LATER IT CUT OUT AGAIN MOTOR JUST CUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING GOT TO DEALER THEY SAID IT HAD BEEN RESET AND THERE WHERE NO CODES 3/6/03 VAN SHUT OFF ON (WET AND RAINY TODAY) 3/7/03 VAN WOULD NOT CRANK THIS MORNING. I TRIED FOR 30 MINUTES BEFORE IT FINALLY CRANKED 7:30 A.M. 3/14/03 WOULD NOT CRANK TRIED FOR 10 MINUTES THEN IT CRANKED 7:30 3/15/03 VAN ACTED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO CUT OFF. CAR HESITATED ABOUT 3 TIMES IN 5 MINUTES. ALL THE GAUGES DROPPED IMMEDIATELY TO ZERO!!! CAR KEPT RUNNING THE FIRST THREE TIMES THIS HAPPENED FINALLY IT CUT OFF. 5 MIN. LATER CRANKED UP. 4/7 VAN WOULD NOT START. 5 MIN. LATER DROVE TO WORK WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS. 4/8 LEAVING WORK THE VAN CUT OFF, WAITED FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES, THEN THE VAN CRANKED. THIS IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE CAR. I CANNOT DRIVE IT BECAUSE I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN AND I THINK THAT CARS THAT SHUT OFF AT 65 MILES AN HOUR ON THE INTERSTATE NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED!EVEN IF YOU CAN'T IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM YOU NEED TO ENCOURAGE THE MANUFACTURER TO FIND THE PROBLEM!IN A LETTER FROM NHTSA SENT TO MY STATE REP CASS BALLENGER IT WAS STATED THAT THERE WHERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS "ALLEGING" STALLING LIKE THIS BUT THAT NO INVESTIGATION WAS BEING DONE SINCE IT WAS OF UNDETERMINED CAUSE!! I NEED HELP NOW!!!ANYONE THAT HAS AN IDEA WHAT IS WRONG PLEASE E-MAIL ME [email protected]. *NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT DRIVER SIDE DOOR CAUGHT ON FIRE, DEALER NOTIFIED SAID WIRING NEAR CONTROLS WAS THE CAUSE. TS

VEHICLE WAS HESITATING DUE TO A DEFECTIVE DISTRIBUTOR. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND MADE REPAIRS AT CONSUMER'S COST. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

CONSUMER STARTED THE CAR AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR NONE OF THE GAUGES WERE WORKING. THE LIGHTS WERE ON, BUT SPEEDOMETER/,GAS GAUGE, AND RPM WOULD NOT MOVE. HOWEVER, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT, AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT WERE ON. DEALER SAID IT WAS THE DASHBOARD COMPUTER THAT WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF COMPUTER ACTED UP WHILE DRIVING. *AK

PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL "KNUCKLE" BROKE OFF WHERE SUPPORT ARM TO VEHICLE ATTACHES. THIS CAUSES REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO LOOSE STRUCTURAL SUPPORT. REAR WHEEL IS THEN FREE TO TWIST IN ALL DIRECTIONS CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS CAN CAUSE A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT. THE "KNUCKLE" IS CAST ALUMINUM AND HAS NO MOVING PARTS WHICH CAN WEAR OUT.*AK

THE DRIVERS SIDE TIE ROD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL AS THE CAR WAS BEING BACKED DOWN A DRIVEWAY. THIS MADE THE CAR IMMEDIATELY UNCONTROLLABLE. FORTUNATELY THIS HAPPENED AT VERY LOW SPEED IN THE DRIVE. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND SHE HAD OUR 3 YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEED A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED. THE SHOP THAT FIXED THE TIE ROD SAID THAT THEY HAVE HAD MANY OF THE CIRRUS' WITH THIS FAILURE. THE JOINT ON THE TIE ROD INSTALLED BY THE MANUFACTURE WAS A SEALED TYPE AND HAD DRIED OUT AND RUSTED AWAY.*AK

WHILE BACKING INTO GARAGE, RIGHT FRONT TIE ROD END BROKE. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK DEALER FOUND THE BALL AND SOCKET HAD RUSTED BADLY CAUSING THE SOCKET TO FALL OFF THE BALL. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *TT

TIE ROD END BROKE AT RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, WHEEL TURNED SIDEWAYS AND CAR WAS COMPLETELY UNCONTROLLABLE. ROAD WAS DRY AND THE CAR SLID STRAIGHT AHEAD. REPLACE BOTH OUTER TIE RODS

WHILE DRIVING 60MPH ON EXPRESSWAY, WAS TURNING A CORNER NEAR HOME AT 5MPH WHEN OUTER TIE ROD BROKE. DRIVER LOST CONTROL. VEHICLE STOPPED SUDDENLY. WAS TOWED TO DEALER & MECHANIC INDICATED TIE ROD SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKEN DUE TO VEHICLE BEING NEW. BEEN IN CONTACT WITH DEALER FOR TIE ROD PART. *AK

SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 5 TO 10 MILES PER HOUR, AS I WAS PUSHING DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ENGINE WOULD SUDDENLY INCREASE ITS SPEED. IN ORDER TO STOP I HAD TO APPLY A GREAT DEAL OF PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE, OR PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL. IN A FEW SECONDS THE ENGINE SPEED WOULD DECRASE ON ITS OWN. I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS WHILE I WAS BRAKING.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN COLLISION.

AFTER AUTOMOBILE WAS IDLING FOR ABOUT 2 -3 MINUTES CONSUMER PUT AUTOMOBILE INTO DRIVE AND HIT THE GAS PEDAL LIGHTLY THEN IT TOOK OFF-IN A RUNAWAY EPISODE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL AND RESULTING IN A CRASH. *AK

AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE THROTTLE STUCK, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, SLAMMED INTO A TREE AND INTO A DITCH, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED.

THE STRUT TOWER ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IS STARTING TO RUST. THE RUSTING MAY CAUSED THE STRUT TO GO THROUGH THE BODY OF THE CAR. WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL AND A POSSIBLE CRASH.

THE REAR OF THE VAN LEAKS BADLY.

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS (AFTER WARRANTY PERIOD) THE TRUNK LID WILL NOT STAY IN UPRIGHT POSITION, IT IS EXTREMELY HEAVY AND HAS DROPPED DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY ON BOTH ME AND MY HUSBAND NUMEROUS TIMES. IF IT FALLS ON A CHILD OR FRAGILE PERSON IT WILL CERTAINLY KILL THEM GIVEN THE WEIGHT OF THE TRUNK LID. BOTH MY HUSBAND AND MYSELF HAVE RECEIVED LHEAD LACERATIONS FROM THE TRUNK LID FALLING

TRUNK LID WILL NOT STAY UP WHEN OPEN.

THE TRUNK LID CAME DOWN ON PASSENGER'S HEAD WHILE LOADING TRUNK, CAUSING INJURY.

NO SUMMARY

RADIO CLOCK FAILED.

A/C HOSE FAILED RESULTING IN LEAK.

AIR CONDITIONER FAILURE.

CD PLAYER INOPERATIVE.

THE CONSUMER SUBMITTED THE RECEIPT FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF THE CLOCK SPRING. (MODEL/LXI). *MR *SCC *NLM

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25MPH DRIVER SLID INTO A POLE HEAD-ON, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH, AND SOMEONE CUT VEHICLE OFF AND BUMPED THE SIDE OF VEHICLE. TRIED TO SWERVE TO KEEP FROM HITTING VEHICLE AND HIT A CEMENT BARRICADE. AIR BAG STARTED TO DEPLOY, BUT EXPLODED AND SHREDDED INTO PIECES. *AK

UNSPECIFIED: CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT AIRBAGS ARE NOT SAFE FOR SHORT PEOPLE.

UNSPECIFIED: CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT AIRBAGS ARE NOT SAFE FOR SHORT PEOPLE.

LEAKING EVAPORATOR. STRONG REFRIDGERANT ODOR COMING FROM HVAC HOUSING. (INSIDE VEHICLE) . *AK

WINDOW WASHER RESERVOIR CRACKED.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DEFECTIVE.

WHILE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE IN USE, THE DESIGN OF THE WIPERS CAUSES WATER TO BE PUSHED INTO DRIVER'S LINE OF SIGHT, IMPAIRING VISIBILITY.

I'M LOOKING FOR INFORMATION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER PRODUCTS. NO SUMMARY LISTED. *AK

I'M LOOKING FOR INFORMATION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER PRODUCTS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED . *AK

UNSPECIFIED.

INADEQUATE REAR SUSPENSION THAT ALLOWS THE VEHICLE TO HIT THE BOTTOM EVEN ON SMOTH ROAD WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT LOADS.

1996 CHRYSLER CIRRUS HAS PROBLEMS WITH MICHELIN TIRES P195/65X15.*MR TWO OF THE VEHICLE'S TIRES BLEWOUT WITHIN AN HOUR OF EACH OTHER. THE LAST BLOWOUT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT LIGHTS. *NM

GENERAL, XP2000GT, AFTERMARKET TIRE, P195/65R16; TREAD ON RIGHT FRONT TIRE SEPARATED AT 70MPH. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK DOT NUMBER FOR THE TIRE IS A3C63DV307. *SLC

MICHELIN TIRE ON FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE CUT.

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVERS SEAT BACK COLLAPSED. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED.THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT ,AND DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THEY COULD NOT ORDER THE SEAT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD CLANKING SOUND, ENGINE REVVED. STEPPED ON GAS, ENGINE DIED. TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, WOULD NOT START. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO FOUND DISTRIBUTOR HAD GONE OUT.*AK *JB

STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND VEHICLE STARTED TO IDLE VERY ROUGHLY. GAVE IT GAS AND DIDN'T WANT TO GO. ALSO, HAD TO HAVE THE WHOLE DISTRIBUTOR REPLACED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PART. THE WIRES WERE BURNED FROM THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND HE DID THE NECESSARY REPAIRS.

MY CAR STARTED TO HESITATE AT TAKE OFF AND MISFIRE WHILE IDLING. IT WAS RUNNING REALLY ROUGH. IT WAS TIME FOR A TUNE-UP, WHICH WAS DONE, AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THERE ARE INTERNAL PROBLEMS WITH MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND THAT DISTRIBUTOR UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. HE ALSO INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DISTRIBUTOR TO BE REPLACED, BUT CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS COVERED UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. I DO NOT HAVE A COPY OF THE FACTORY WARRANTY OR AN OWNERS MANUAL AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW I CAN GET ONE. THANK YOU. *AK

DEFECTIVE DISTRIBUATOR CAP CAUSED ENGINE AND FUEL PUMP TO MELT. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL. DEALER SAID IT WAS THE TYPE OF GAS USED THAT CAUSED ENGINE LINE TO BURN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

HEADLIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH ILLUMINATION WHEN USING LOW BEAM. IF HIGH BEAMS ARE USED THEY ARE HARDLY NOTICEABLE BY ONCOMING VEHICLES AS HIGH BEAMS. *AK

HIGH/LOW BEAMS INADEQUATE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. *SD

THE TRUNK LID DID NOT STAY IN THE OPEN POSITION, PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES WHEN REMOVING ITEMS FROM VEHICLE. *AK *JB

CHILD SAFETY LOCKS WILL NOT ALLOW DOOR TO BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE/TRAPPING PASSENGERS INSIDE VEHICLE IN A COLLISION. *SD

MY FRONT TIRES FEEL LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO BREAK OFF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE LOWER BALL JOINTS,STEERING CONTROL ARM, INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS; ACCELERATES ALL BY ITSELF. WILL NOT LOCK SHIFTER WITH KEY OUT OF IGNITION. ECM IS FAULTY BECAUSE IT SHUTS THE LIGHTS OFF,TURNS ENGINE,ALL LIGHTS, OFF . UNPREDICTABLY! SEAT BELTS DO NOT ENGAGE WHEN STOPPING. IF I WERE TO BE CRITICALLY INJURED BECAUSE OF MALFUNCTIONING OF SAID VEHICLE? WHO WOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OF MY SAFETY AND WELL BEING? THIS ALL HAPPENS WHILE OPERATION OF VEHICLE. TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT 55 MPH. ABS MALFUNCTIONS AS WELL EVEN WHEN DRIVING 15 MPH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 42 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXCESSIVELY LOOSE. THIS MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE DRIVER TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY VEERED OFF THE ROAD, AND CRASHED INTO A ELECTRIC POLE, YET THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. SHE THEN CRASHED INTO A SECOND POLE, JUMPED A CREEK AND CRASHED INTO A TREE AS THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN THE DRIVER AS SHE PLUNGED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE THEN EXITED THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, SHOULDER, CHEST AND A MINOR CONCUSSION. SHE ALSO SUFFERED SHORT-TERM MEMORY LOSS AS A RESULT. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 97V201000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT) WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EVER REPAIRED IN REGARDS TO THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

HTTP://NHTHQNWWS111.ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/ACMS/DOCSERVLET/ARTEMIS/PUBLIC/RECALLS/1998/V/RC-98V183-NN.PDF RECALL HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THEY HAVE ACTUALLY MADE IT WORSE! *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE THREE RECALLS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH WERE NOT PERFORMED CORRECTLY. THE FUEL PUMP RECALL #06E091000, HOOD ATTACHMENTS #97V095000, AND THE IGNITION SWITCH #98V183000 WERE THE 3 RECALLS. ALL 3 RECALLS WERE COMPLETED BUT THE PROBLEMS WERE NOT CORRECTED, AND THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT WILLING TO CORRECT THESE ISSUES FURTHER UNDER THE RECALL.

CONSUMER'S 1969 CHRYSLER CIRRUS DID NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO A SO CALLED RECALL ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING THE EMISSION SYSTEM. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE OIL WAS THICK AND DIRTY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GROOVE ON THE DIP STICK. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE COMPENSATED AND OR REIMBURSED FOR THE TIME LOST FROM WORK. *SC *JB

AFTER HAVING THE FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED EMERGENCY BRAKE LOCKED AND MELTED THE BRAKE DRUM WITHOUT BEING ENGAGED. WHILE DRIVING A PASSING MOTORIST NOTICED FIRE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND NOTIFIED THE CONSUMER. EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM AND DRUMS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. *AK

WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE STALLED RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. AFTER A FEW TRIES THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. AFTER DRIVING A FEW FEET THE VEHICLE STALLED ONCE AGAIN. ALSO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHEN IT RAINED. WHEN THE WIPERS WERE ON INTERMITTENT THEY WOULD MOVE VERY FAST FOR THAT SPEED. *JB

I DID NOT RECEIVE AND OWNERS MANUAL, AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I AM ENTITLED TO RECEIVEVE ONE. ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I AM ENTITLED TO RECEIVEVE A COPY OF ANY AND ALL FACTORY WARRANTIES. I WAS TOLD, BY A THIRD PARTY THAT CATALYC CONVERTER IS COVERED BY FACTORY WARRANTY UP TO 8YRS OR 80,000 MILES AND THAT APPLIES EVEN THOUGH I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL BUYER OF THE CAR. IF THIS APPLIES TO ME, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW I CAN GO ABOUT GETTING A COPY OF THE OWNERS MANUAL AS WELL AS THE FACTORY WARRANTIES. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I CAN HAVE ANY RECALL REPAIRS DONE OR IF THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS HAS RUN OUT ON THAT. I REALLY LIKE THIS CAR.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS ,CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK THE VEHICLE'S RPM RACES UP AND DOWN WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE. WHEN BRAKE IS RELEASED, THE VEHICLE GOES FORWARD ON ITS OWN. THE A/C FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION REVS AND APPEARS IT'S GOING TO BLOW UP. THE DEALER TRIED TO FIX ALL OF THE ABOVE. SOME OF IT TWICE OR MORE.

INTERNAL CLOCKSPRING STRESS RELIEF STRIP WAS BEND IN ASSEMBLY AT FACTORY, COUSING STRESS AND FAILURE OF RIBBON WIRE POWERING AIRBAG, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL.*AK

BRAKE PADS WORE OUT PREMATURELY AT 36,000 MILES WHICH RUINED ROTORS - $350 REPAIR. CAR STALLS WHEN SLOWING - NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY PROBLEM. AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR FAILED AT 57,000 MILES - $1100 REPAIR.

DEALER REPLACED FAILED COMPONETS. THE STARTER TOOK THREE TRIES TO FIX IN 1997. IT WAS INTERMENTENT.

FUEL LEVEL SENDER FAILED.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED AND WOULD'NT START BACK UP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY DETERMINED THE IAC MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE STARTED HAVING MORE PROBLEMS, AND NOW THEY ARE REPLACING THE ENGINE. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH PARKING BRAKE. WHEN PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND WENT TO GET OUT OF THE DOOR, THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING. AS A RESULT, THE CONSUMER WAS DRAGGED AND SEVERELY INJURED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

BOTH A 3RD PARTY INSPECTION STATION AND THE DEALER MECHANIC ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE FRONT ROTORS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE PITTED...IN MANUFACTURE...AT AN 'UNREASONABLY' PREMATURE LIFESPAN...23K MILES. SINCE CHRYSLER DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE BBB LEMON LAW ARBITRATION...THEIR DIRECT CONTACT 1-800-992-1997 MAINTAINED THE WARRANTY OF 1YR/12K MILES...DISREGARDING THE SUPPORTING EVIDENCE FROM THE ABOVE SOURCES THAT THE PITTING WAS A MANUFACTURING FLAW...AND THEREFORE CLEARLY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CHRYSLER TO REPLACE...AT NO COST.

ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUISNG THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO COME ON/ LOSS OF ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS/ HEADLIGHTS/ DASHLIGHTS TO FAIL. *AK

THE TRUNK LID WILL NOT STAY UP AND HAS CAUSED SEVERAL INJURIES. *AK

WHEN MS. CLAVEAU STARTS THE CAR SHE SMELLS FUMES AND SOMETIMES AFTER SMELLING THE FUMES SHE FEELS SICK. *AK