1995 Chrysler Cirrus Brakes Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START HER VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT THE MODULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE WORK WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED A MONTH LATER. THERE IS A ROD ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE THAT IS SUPPOSED TO HOLD THE WHEEL IN PLACE, BUT IT HAS RUSTED. THE ROD FELL APART AND THE CONTACT HAD IT REPLACED. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, SHE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKELINE WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID ONTO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND HAD IT REPAIRED. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, NUMBER OF CYLINDERS, POWERTRAIN, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,742.

NHTSA ID

10215361

Incident

Nov 18, 2005

I'VE HAD MY ENGINE CHECKED BACK IN MAY OF 05 BY THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS ENGINE MISFIRE,THE DISTRIBUTOR IGNITION WAS BAD. THEY CHARGED ME $321 JUST TO CHECK IT,THEN I PAID $276 TO GET IT FIXED. THE CAR HAS HAD A DRIP EVER SINCE. IN THE PAST 6 TO 8 MONTHS OR LONGER I'VE HAD A DRIP FROM THE ENGINE THAT CAN'T BE FIXED , I RECENTLY HAD MY CAR WORKED ON IT WAS IN THE SHOP FOR A MONTH IT COST ME $2500 TO REPAIR AND IT STILL HAS A LEAK. IT'S BACK THERE AGAIN BECAUSE IT NEEDS THAT EXPANSION PLUG AND RETAINING BRACKET THAT ONLY THE DEALER CAN PROVIDE ACCORDING TO EVERY SITE BUT THE PLACE THE CAR COMES FROM. I'M ALSO HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHICH I'VE HAD SINCE I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE. BECAUSE I NEED A SHIFT MECHANISM AND CABLE FROM THE DEALER ACCORDING TO EVERY SITE BUT WHERE THE CAR COMES FROM. A FEW OF THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE ON THE LIST I'VE EITHER GOT FIXED OR GOT AN ESTIMATE FOR.(ONE ) OF THE PROBLEMS ON THE LIST ,THE DEALER SENT SOMETHING IN THE MAIL AND I GOT IT TAKEN CARE OF BY THE DEALER,IT WAS THE( TRANS. FLOOR SHIFTER). ALSO ON YOUR LIST! I'VE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE FOR MISTAKES MADE BY THE DEALER AND IT'S NOT FAIR . I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED AND THE RECALL PROBLEM FIXED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10156496

Incident

Mar 4, 2006

Mileage

122,150 mi

DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL FOR ABS BRAKE REPAIRS. *MR WHEN THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE ABS LIGHT WAS ON. *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10092922

Incident

Sep 1, 2004

RPM'S RUNNING HIGH, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, ROUGH IDLE, ABS LIGHT CONSISTANTLY ON EVEN AFTER INSPECTION, GEAR SLIPS WHEN PLACING INTO PARK, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR REVERSED ON ITS OWN. HAVE COMPLAINED AND WANTED INTO ANOTHER CAR DUE TO HAVING THIS ONE ON A 24 LEASE, THEY DENIED ME AND HAVE HAD TO DRIVE IT AND WITH 3 CHILDREN AND MYSELF IN THE CAR IT IS NOT SAFE, BUT IS THE ONLY TRANSPORTATION WE HAVE. WE NEED HELP RESOLVING THIS PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10088996

Incident

Sep 2, 2004

Mileage

119,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE BODY SHOP FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE REAR RIGHT SIDE BRAKE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10066747

I DON'T HAVE TIME TO GO BACK THROUGH THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF RECEIPTS FOR THIS LEMON THAT HAS HAD EVERY MAJOR COMPONENT FAIL MULTIPLE TIMES. THE LATEST IS THE 3RD TRANSMISSION FAILURE SINCE 1995.

NHTSA ID

10071234

Incident

Nov 15, 2003

AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND RELEASING THE BRAKE THE CAR WILL GO INTO LOW GEAR AND BECOMES VERY HARD TO ACCELERATE. TOOK IT TO A SHOP BECAUSE IT WAS SAID TO BE A BRAKE PROBLEM, I GOT NEW ROTORS, FRONT AND BACK BRAKES, AND CALIPERS. PROBLEM STILL IS THERE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10029011

Incident

Jul 7, 2003

WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THEY DIDN'T MOVE AND VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK

NHTSA ID

10026772

Mileage

63,000 mi

THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILED ABS CONTROL UNIT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10015396

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, IT SUDDENLY SOUNDED LIKE THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ROAD NOISE, THEN SUDDENLY THERE WAS A PUFF OF SMOKE FROM THE BACK AND THE NOISE DISAPPEARED. STOPPING TO CHECK, MY MASTER CYLINDER WAS HALF-EMPTY. PER CHRYSLER DEALER WHO REPAIRED IT, ""RIGHT REAR BRAKE CAME APART (CYLINDER BLOWN AND SPRINGS BROKEN)." WHEN IT FAILED, IT ALSO DAMAGED RIGHT REAR TONE WHEEL AND SENSOR, MAKING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES INOPERATIVE. THERE WAS NO WARNING BEFORE THIS CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10013972

Incident

Apr 2, 2003

Mileage

68,388 mi

NHTSA RECALL 96 V 075-000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 687 CONCERNING ABS HYDRULIC MASTER CYLINDER:RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT COMPLETED.FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8017762

Incident

Jul 1, 2002

ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT APPEARS ON DASHBOARD UNTIL VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

8017235

Incident

Aug 26, 2002

WHILE DRIVING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY WOULDN'T HOLD DUE TO ENCLOSED BEARINGS AND BRAKE CABLE SYSTEM FAILING. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

NHTSA ID

8013424

Incident

May 8, 2002

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, DRIVER NOTICED A STOPPED VEHICLE, DRIVER HIT THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING THE STOPPED CAR, BRAKES DID NOT STOP AND VEHICLE HIT STOPPED VEHICLE IN THE REAR, REAR WHEELS OF STOPPED VEHICLE CAME OFF THE GROUND, FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK, DRIVERS FOREHEAD HIT WINDSHIELD. VEHICLE TOTALED. *TT

NHTSA ID

564039

DEALERSHIP EXAMINED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND DETERMINED THAT BRAKE FLUID IS NOT REACHING REAR-BRAKE SYSTEM. COMPONENT CAUSING THIS PROBLEM TO OCCUR IS CALLED THE "HYDROMATIC CONTROL UNIT," AND IS REPORTED TO BE ON A NATIONAL BACK-ORDER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

899698

BRAKES-DRIVING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BRAKES WILL MAKE A GRINDING SOUND AND GO TO THE FLOOR, AND WILL FINALLY STOP. HAD BRAKES REPLACED OFTEN, BECAUSE THEY WEAR DOWN OFTEN. BATTERY- HAD TO REPLACE BATTERY SEVERAL TIMES, BECAUSE SOMETHING CAUSES BATTERY TO GO DEAD. ENGINE-DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS OR SITTING AT STOP SIGNS AND LIGHTS CAR WILL STALL WITHOT WARNING, TOOK CAR TO THE SHOP, COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM, ALSO CALLED MANUFACTURE. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM-GAS GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY WHEN CAR IS FULL, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, RADIO IN CAR WOULD GO OFF WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP, FINALLY STOP WORKING ,DASH LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF. AIR CONDITIONER-HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH AIR CONDITIONER, HAVE HAD DIFFERENT PARTS REPLACED,WHEN SITTING WITH AIR ON CAR TRIES TO GO DIED. TRANSMISSION- CAR LEAKS FLUID, CAN'T FIND SPOT, WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP IS HARD TO PULL, HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS OUT OF CAR AND SENT TO CAR REPAIR SHOP MANY TIMES. *AK

NHTSA ID

749517

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITH ENGINE RUNNING, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE. SUDDENLY ENGINE REVVED, AND VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, PEDAL TO FLOOR. VEHICLE HIT A COUPLE OF CURBS, WENT AIRBORNE ABOUT 32 FT, THEN, LANDED IN A 15 FT DEEP DITCH. DAMAGE $ 666.00, NO INJURIES.*AK

NHTSA ID

892894

Incident

Jun 8, 2001

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND ABS BRAKING LIGHT SYSTEM CAME ON. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND HE TOLD HER THAT MASTER CYLINDER PISTON AND HYDRAULIC CHAMBER MALFUNCTIONED. THIS VEHICLE WA SNOT INCLUDED IN MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 686. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ID

884373

Incident

Mar 16, 2001

AFTER SLAMMING ON BRAKES ABS LIGHT CAME ON. CURRENTLY, HAS REGULAR BRAKES, BUT NO ABS.*AK

NHTSA ID

881996

Incident

Feb 5, 2001

AFTER APPLYING BRAKES ABS SYSTEM DID NOT RELEASE AFTER EACH BRAKE APPLICATION WHICH CAUSED BRAKES TO FAIL AND THE VEHICLE TO FISHTAIL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKE LINES COLLAPSE, REAR BRAKE ADJUSTERS FAILED. *SLC

NHTSA ID

880238

Incident

Feb 8, 2001

WHILE DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE WOULD BEGIN TO SLOW, A CLICK SOUND IS HEARD AND THE PEDAL SEEMS TO LOCK AND VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW FOR A PERIOD OF SECONDS, DEALER CAN NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS AND STATES THAT BRAKES ARE WORKING AS NORMAL. *SLC

NHTSA ID

876254

Incident

Sep 1, 1996

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE WILL SWERVE. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT HYDRAULIC CONTROL WAS INOPERABLE DUE TO CORROSION. A RECALL 96V074000 HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE/ MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.*AK

NHTSA ID

873773

WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL AND WOULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR LIKE GRINDING METAL TO METAL. *AK

NHTSA ID

866068

Incident

Jul 24, 2000

WHILE DRIVING ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING ABS LIGHT TO COME ON AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TO TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE ACCLERATED WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. TO STOP VEHICLE, EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE HAD TO BE APPLIED. MECHANIC FIXED AN ABS RIGHT SENSOR. PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING.AK

NHTSA ID

865934

Incident

Jul 8, 2000

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE FRONT BRAKE PADS . CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS TO HAVE THE PADS REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

864297