1997 CHRYSLER CIRRUS

93 complaints filed with NHTSA.

93
Complaints
14
Crashes
10
Fires
7
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE6
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL5
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP4
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL4
TIRES:SIDEWALL4
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE3
SUSPENSION3
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES2
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES2
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER2
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY2

Recent Complaints

20091021FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. THE LIGHT ON THE ODOMETER GAUGE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL STOPPED WORKING. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, THE ENTIRE LIGHTING ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL FAILED. THE HORN ALSO BEGAN BLOWING WITHOUT APPLICATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN ALONG WITH THE HORN SWITCH. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR THE FUSE FAILED WHEN USING THE HORN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, BUT UPON FURTHER INSPECTION SHE NOTIC

Mileage: 99,877

20091021FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. THE LIGHT ON THE ODOMETER GAUGE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL STOPPED WORKING. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, THE ENTIRE LIGHTING ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL FAILED. THE HORN ALSO BEGAN BLOWING WITHOUT APPLICATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN ALONG WITH THE HORN SWITCH. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR THE FUSE FAILED WHEN USING THE HORN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, BUT UPON FURTHER INSPECTION SHE NOTIC

Mileage: 99,877

20080518CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

OWNED A 1997 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. PUT CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY WHEN CAR ACCELERATED TO AN INCREDIBLE SPEED WITHIN SECONDS. CAR SHOT OUT OF DRIVEWAY, ACROSS STREET INTO NEIGHBORS HOME AND GARAGE. CAR HAS INDICATION OF CONTINUED ACCELERATION AFTER IMPACT WITH RIGHT FRONT TIRE SHOWING THE TREADS NO LONGER EXIST. CAR WAS TOTALED AND HOME/GARAGE DAMAGE WAS OVER $12,000. THANK GOD! NO ONE WAS INJURED OR KILLED! MY FAMILY AND I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER CHRYSLER AGAIN! *TR

Mileage: 92,000

20070228CrashPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

TL*- THE CONTACT PARKED HER 1997 CHRYSLER CIRRUS IN THE DRIVEWAY, REMOVED THE KEYES AND APPROXIMATELY 30-45 SECONDS LATER THE VEHICLE ROLLED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND CRASHED INTO THE NEIGHBORS CARPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A FLAT SURFACE, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT ENGAGED. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO A RECALL NOTICE. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY REPLACED THE SHIFTER PLUNGER. THE CO

Mileage: 104,000

20050725CrashSUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY

BOTH TIE RODS ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE BROKE CAUSING THE TIRE TO LOCK UP. WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE CAR SENDING THE CAR INTO A DITCH. FRONT END OF CAR STOPPED IN DITCH AND REAR THEN CAME OVER LANDING UPSIDE DOWN. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS EMPOLYED.

Mileage: 107,675

20050725CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

BOTH TIE RODS ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE BROKE CAUSING THE TIRE TO LOCK UP. WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE CAR SENDING THE CAR INTO A DITCH. FRONT END OF CAR STOPPED IN DITCH AND REAR THEN CAME OVER LANDING UPSIDE DOWN. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS EMPOLYED.

Mileage: 107,675

20050128FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING GARAGE AND WITHOUT CAUSE THE VEHICLE BUSTED INTO FLAMES. THE PARKING ATTENDANT NOTIFIED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. AFTER EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE CAUSE WAS ELECTRICAL. *AK *TT

Mileage: 127,000

20030521FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

WHILE DRIVING HOME LAST NIGHT MY 1997 CHRYSLER CIRRUS STOPPED RUNNING AND THEN BURST INTO FLAMES. *JB

Mileage: 86,000

20020410FireVISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES

DRIVER'S SIDE POWER MIRROR SHORTED OUT AND CAUSED A FIRE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

20020103FireSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, FLAMES WERE BURSTING FROM REAR LEFT SPEAKER. FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT FIRE. FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE DETERMINED THAT FIRE WAS CAUSED BY WIRING OF REAR BRAKES GETTING HOT. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 5000.00, NO INJURIES.*AK CONSUMER ADDS CHYRSLER HAS DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY. *TT

20020103FireSERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:INTERCONNECTING ASSEMBLY(WIRING)

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, FLAMES WERE BURSTING FROM REAR LEFT SPEAKER. FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT FIRE. FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE DETERMINED THAT FIRE WAS CAUSED BY WIRING OF REAR BRAKES GETTING HOT. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 5000.00, NO INJURIES.*AK CONSUMER ADDS CHYRSLER HAS DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY. *TT

20010613CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES

WHEN SHE STARTED VEHICLE AND TOOK IT OUT OF PARK, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF DRIVEWAY TOWARDS A TRAFFIC FILLED ROAD. CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE DIRECTED VEHICLE AWAY FROM ROAD WHICH CAUSED TIE ROD TO BREAK, STOPPING VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP STATES THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE REASON FOR SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *AK VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON A SECOND OCCASION WHEN CONSUMER WAS IN A LINE AT A CAR WASH, CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE TO GO INTO CAR WASH AND IT SHOT OUT OF CONTROL, CONS

20010613CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

WHEN SHE STARTED VEHICLE AND TOOK IT OUT OF PARK, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF DRIVEWAY TOWARDS A TRAFFIC FILLED ROAD. CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE DIRECTED VEHICLE AWAY FROM ROAD WHICH CAUSED TIE ROD TO BREAK, STOPPING VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP STATES THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE REASON FOR SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *AK VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON A SECOND OCCASION WHEN CONSUMER WAS IN A LINE AT A CAR WASH, CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE TO GO INTO CAR WASH AND IT SHOT OUT OF CONTROL, CONS

20000602CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

WHEN SHIFTING OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE VEHICLE IDLED HIGH, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK *ML

20000602CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHEN SHIFTING OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE VEHICLE IDLED HIGH, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK *ML

20000126CrashSTEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM

ON MY WAY FROM WORK FROM DOWNTOWN BALTIMORE, WHILE GOING NORTH ON THE RAMP OF I-395 THE STEERING BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. FIRST, THE CIRRUS RAN INTO THE LEFT BARRIER, AND IT PICK UP SPEED ACROSS THE RAMP AND HIT THE RIGHT BARRIER. THERE WAS NO CONTROLING OR STOPPING THE CIRRUS. SINCE I WAS BY MYSELF , THERE WAS NO WITNESS, AND THE HIGHWAY WAS CLEAR AND DRY. *AK

19990520CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

VEHICLE WOULDN'T START DUE TO FUEL PUMP FAILURE. ONCE PART WAS REPLACED, OLD FUEL PUMP SHOWED BURNED AREAS. FUEL PUMP IS AVAILABE FOR INVESTIGATIONS. CONSUMER HIT A DEER AND HAD FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS OF DAMAGE DUE TO A 35-40 MPH IMPACT. DEER HIT IN FRONT OF VEHICLE AND SMASHED INTO THE WINDSHIELD. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF. *AK

19990520CrashFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

VEHICLE WOULDN'T START DUE TO FUEL PUMP FAILURE. ONCE PART WAS REPLACED, OLD FUEL PUMP SHOWED BURNED AREAS. FUEL PUMP IS AVAILABE FOR INVESTIGATIONS. CONSUMER HIT A DEER AND HAD FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS OF DAMAGE DUE TO A 35-40 MPH IMPACT. DEER HIT IN FRONT OF VEHICLE AND SMASHED INTO THE WINDSHIELD. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF. *AK

19980708CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND PULLED OUT FROM ROADSIDE INTO TRAFFIC AND THERE WAS A CONSTRUCTION SITE, A PEDESTRIAN STEPPED OUT. WHEN CONSUMER PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL THERE WAS NO BRAKING, AND CONSUMER REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. ALSO, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE, EVEN AT 30MPH. *AK

19980708CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND PULLED OUT FROM ROADSIDE INTO TRAFFIC AND THERE WAS A CONSTRUCTION SITE, A PEDESTRIAN STEPPED OUT. WHEN CONSUMER PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL THERE WAS NO BRAKING, AND CONSUMER REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. ALSO, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE, EVEN AT 30MPH. *AK