1995 Chrysler Cirrus Electrical Problems

OUR CAR WILL SHIFT PERFECTLY ONE DAY AND DON'T WANT TO SHIFT THE NEXT SECOND FOR NP REASON, WE HAVE REPLACED THE MODULATOR.. COOLANT TEMP SENSOR.. WE HAVE ALSO EVEN RECABLIORATED THE SHIFTING PATTERN AND STILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM.. IS THIS GOING TO KEEP HAPPENING OR IS THERE SOMETHING I CAN DO TO FIX IT. WE DID A DIAGNOSTIC ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOOD.. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.? *TR

NHTSA ID

10453166

Incident

Feb 8, 2012

Mileage

35 mi

I BOUGHT A 1995 CHRYSLER CIRRUS LXI AND FOR THE FIRST LITTLE WHILE IT WAS GREAT, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 62 MPH AND THE CAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL I SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 30MPH AND IT DROPPED INTO GEAR BUT IT WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM FIRST GEAR. NOW SOMETIMES IT WILL SHIFT FINE AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT SHIFT AT ALL. AND MY A/C QUIT WORKING AND THE RPM GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AT AROUND THE SAME TIME AS THE SHIFTING ISSUES STARTED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10261432

Incident

Feb 24, 2009

Mileage

140,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE COMPUTER WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL REGARDING THE AUTOMATIC SHIFTER WAS NOT PROPERLY FIXED. THE CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS SHIFTING GEARS. UPDATED 05/30/06. *AK

NHTSA ID

10157080

Incident

May 8, 2006

Mileage

82,064 mi

DT: WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY PLACED CAR INTO CRUISE AT ABOUT 77 OR 78 MPH. WHEN LOOKED AT SPEEDOMETER IT WAS AT ABOUT 60. MPH. ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT NOT IN GEAR. MOVED SHIFT, BUT FOUND IT WAS STILL IN NEUTRAL. VEHICLE WAS COASTING, WHEN SLOWING TO ABOUT 30 MPH IT WENT IN LOW GEAR. HAVE TO PULL OVER IN EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTART TO GET VEHICLE TO DRIVE. SOMETIMES THIS MAY BE HAVE TO BE PERFORMED AS MUCH AS 25 TIMES. WHEN IT DOES GO INTO DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND MAY GO AS LITTLE AS 20-25 MILES BEFORE IT GOES INTO NEUTRAL AND WILL HAVE TO REPEAT THIS RITUAL. TOOK TO DEALER 5 TIMES FOR ABOUT 5-6 WEEKS. DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH AND LOCK. THIS DID NOT HELP EITHER. LAST TIME CHANGED SOP SHIFT SOLENOID. VEHICLE IS NOW WORSE THAN BEFORE AND CONSUMER SPENT $1,000 FOR REPAIRS THAT DID NOT HELP.*AK *TT *NM

NHTSA ID

10124797

Incident

Mar 1, 2004

Mileage

95,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER'S 1995 CHRYSLER CIRRUS SLIPPED INTO LOW GEAR. *NM THEN THIS OCCURRED THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE RPM'S WENT UP. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE VEHICLE TO GO BACK INTO GEAR WAS TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF FOR ABOUT 5 MIN. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED SOMETIMES IT COULDN'T BE DRIVEN OVER 30 MPH OR WOULD SUDDENLY DROP FROM 55 MPH TO 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITY. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT TRANSMISSION RELATED BUT WAS ELECTRICAL. *NM

NHTSA ID

10114974

Incident

Aug 24, 2004

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. *AK THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS AT ALL. THE SUNROOF WOULD NOT CLOSE ALL THE TIME. THE RADIO WOULDN'T WORK. THE A/C BUTTON WOULD NOT REMAIN ENGAGED. THE OVERHEAD MATERIAL WAS COMING DOWN. *NM

NHTSA ID

10090270

Incident

Apr 15, 2004

Mileage

105,000 mi

I HAVE A 1995 CHRYSLER CIRRUS, V-6 ENGINE WITH 82,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR SINCE AUGUST 2003 AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE IT. ANYTIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR PERIODS LONGER THAN 20 MINUTES IT WILL JUST STALL FOR NO REASON. WHEN THE PROBLEM HAPPENS IT IS AS IF SOMEONE HAS TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. THE CAR WILL RESTART AFTER SEVERAL HOURS BUT NOT BEFORE AND WHEN IT DOES RESTART IT IS AS IF NOTHING WAS EVER WRONG. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED AND IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN IT HAPPENS ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER AND THE RESPONSE WAS " OUR EDUCATED GUESS IS THAT IT IS THE DISTRIBUTOR AND FOR $1,000 WE WILL REPLACE THE DISTRIBUTOR, WE ARE NOT SURE THIS IS THE PROBLEM BUT OUR BEST GUESS IS IT IS". ANYTIME I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED INTO THE DEALER OR ANY OTHER REPAIR CENTER BY TIME THE CAR GETS THERE AND IS EVALUATED THE PROBLEM HAS WENT AWAY JUST TO ARISE A DAY LATER, A WEEK LATER, OR SOME PERIOD OF TIME LATER. NO OTHER REPAIR CENTER WILL AGREE WITH THE DEALER THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE DISTRIBUTOR, AND THEY ADMIT THEY JUST DO NOT KNOW SINCE THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE REPLICATED WHILE THE REPAIR SHOP HAS THE VEHICLE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE AND ENGINE FROM CHRYSLER AND ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED FROM A VEHICLE STALLING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IN THE MIDDLE LANE ON THE INTERSTATE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10064405

Incident

Aug 1, 2003

Mileage

79,000 mi

I HAVE A 1995 CHRYSLER CIRRUS THAT KEEPS STALLING, EVEN WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 60 M.P.H. THE CAR JUST STALLS LIKE THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF, BUT IT WILL RESTART RIGHT AWAY. I HAVE HAD IT IN TO THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY KEEP REPLACING PARTS BUT IT DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY SAY THAT THE COMPUTER DOES NOT SHOW AN ERROR CODE FOR THEM TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. IT IS GETTING EXPENSIVE REPLACING PARTS THAT THEY THINK ARE THE PROBLEM AND THEN THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO EXIST. *JB

NHTSA ID

10060572

Incident

Feb 1, 2004

Mileage

72,000 mi

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

THE VEHICLE'S RADIO, POWER LOCKS, POWER MIRRORS, DOME LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHTS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT FUNCTIONAL DUE TO A ELECTRICAL WIRING PROBLEM. MECHANIC ALSO STATED CIRCUIT BOARD BURNT OUT. WHEN ALL THESE PROBLEMS OCCUR, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT UP SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR AND SPEEDOMETER INSTRUMENT PANEL NOT WORKING (SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER AND GEAR LIGHTS). REPLACED TRANSMISSION COMPUTER AND NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH ($600.00) AND PROBLEM STILL NOT FIXED. I HAVE READ COMPLAINTS ABOUT SIMILAR PROBLEMS, DOES THIS HAPPEN TO BE COMMON OR EVEN A RECALL? *LA

NHTSA ID

10046911

Incident

Nov 3, 2003

Mileage

154,321 mi

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAIL END OR SOMEWHERE IN THE REAR OF THE AUTOMOBILE. THEN, SUDDENLY SHE SAW FIRE AND JUMPED OUT OF THE AUTOMOBILE AND LANDED ON THE GROUND AND HAD TO BE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THIS ALL HAPPENED SO FAST THAT CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. HER FATHER A CERTIFIED MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT THE FIRE ACTUALLY STARTED IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. *AK *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10031305

Incident

Jul 28, 2003

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

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. MANAGED TO TURN VEHICLE OFF. VEHICLE WAS ALWAYS BEING TOWED DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR TO MOVE IT. AT DEALERSHIP WAS INFORMED THAT FRONT TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO COMING LOOSE. ALSO, TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED/ DISTRIBUTOR HAD FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. *AK

NHTSA ID

892148

THE GAS MILEAGE WAS INCONSISTANT DUE TO LOOSE SPARK PLUG WIRES, CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE HAD CONSISTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE END OF THE WARRANTY. *YH CONSUMER ALSO HAS HAD THROTTLE BODY CLEANING, INJECTOR CLEANER PERFORMED, CONSUMER STATES AFTER PERFORMING TUNP-UP HE NOTICED A SMALL QUIVER IN THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATES THAT GAS MILEAGE WAS INCONSISTENT, CONSUMER STATES THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, WHICH CAUSED THE RADIO ,WIPERS, AIR CONDITION, POWER LOCKS TO BE INOPERATIVE AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING, CONSUMER ALSO HAD TIMING BELT REPLACED.*JB

NHTSA ID

561236

Incident

May 31, 2000

THE VEHICLE SIMPLY STALLED AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THE DISTRIBUTOR AND DISTRIBUTOR ROTOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE CAR RAN FOR ONE DAY THEN STALLED AGAIN AND WON'T START. WE ARE TAKING IT BACK NOW FOR MORE WORK AND IT ONLY HAS 51,000 MILES ON IT!

NHTSA ID

743830

Incident

Apr 3, 2001

WHILE DRIVING UNDER 20 MPH EVERYTHING SHUTS DOWN. WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ON AT HIGH SPEED ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF, AND THIS CAUSES CRUISE CONTROL TO CUT OFF. WHEN GOING AROUND CORNER CAR WILL DIE. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY COULDN'T FIND CAUSE SINCE AUG OF 2000.*AK THE VEHICLE STALL SEVERAL TIMES. ALL POSSIBLE CAUSES THAT THE DEALER POINTED OUT EACH TIME THE VEHCILE STALL (DIRTY EGR VALVE, DEFECTIVE COMPUTER MODULE AND WIRING HARNESS FAILURES) WERE CORRECTED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *YH

NHTSA ID

878818

Incident

Aug 23, 2000

VEHICLE HAS HAD TROUBLE WITH THE HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. *MJS

NHTSA ID

552701

DRIVING AT 45 MPH VEHICLE LOST POWER. TURNED KEY BUT ENGINE WOULD NOT START. MECHANIC STATED THAT CAR COMPUTER WAS DAMAGE DUE TO FAULTY DISTRIBUTOR. A REPLACEMENT COMPUTER WAS PUT INTO VEHICLE BUT IT TOO WAS DAMAGE. AFTER CONFERRING WITH DEALER, IT WAS DETERMINE THAT A FAULTY DISTRIBUTOR CAUSE COMPUTER TO FAIL. I HAD TO PURCHASE A DISTRIBUTOR AND COMPUTER TO FIX PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT SUCH A DEFECT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND BE CLASSIFIED AS A RECALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK

NHTSA ID

722511

Incident

Apr 17, 2000

TRUNK LEVER WAS BROKEN AT PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. *MJS

NHTSA ID

552009

Incident

Oct 13, 1998

MY 1995 CHRYSLER CIRRUS, WITH 92,000 MILES, HAS HAD SOME ENGINE DAMAGE IN RESULT IN AN FIRE ERRUPTION. MY CAR SPENT 5 1/2 MONTHS IN AN CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND WHEN I GOT IT BACK IT RAN FOR LESS THAN 30 DAYS. IT HAS HAD MULTIPLE FAILURES INCLUDING ELECTRICAL, ENGINE, AND VIBRATION. I FOUND THAT THIS CAR RUN FINE UNTIL THIS INCIDENT. IT HAS ALSO COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT NHTSA HAS A RECALL 96V006 FOR THE SAME VERY PROBLEM THAT I AM EXPERIENCING. PLEASE HELP ME AND MY ATTORNEY TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER. THANK YOU, CATHY GIFFORD MY ATTORNEY IS MARK STEWART, 300 SOUTH COLLEGE ST., WINCHESTER, TN 37398. ( 931-967-4303)

NHTSA ID

720468

Incident

Jun 12, 1999

THESE INCIDENTS SEEMED TO GO ALL ABOUT THE SAME TIME. THE ABS LIGHT STILL WILL NOT RESET. THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE ON THE HYDRAUDLIC SECQUENCING VALVE WAS FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. THE ECM MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE FUEL PUMP ELECTRICAL 4-PIN CONNECTOR ON THE FUEL PUMP WITHIN THE FUEL TANK SHOWED DISCOLORATION . THE FUEL TANK LOW LEVEL LIGHT WAS 'ADJUSTED', NEVER HAS BEEN ACCURATE. FUEL

NHTSA ID

711540

Incident

May 15, 1998

VEHICLE KEEPS CUTTING OFF. HAD CRANK SENSOR & H20 SENSOR REPLACED. AIR CONDITIONER FAILS TO WORK. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED VEHICLE NEEDED SPARK PLUGS & PROBLEM NOT WITH TRANSMISSION. *AK

NHTSA ID

847029

Incident

May 10, 1996

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER DUE TO THE DESIGN LOCATION AND LACK OF HEAT SHIELD OF INJECTOR HARNESS WIRING & SPARK PLUG WHICH IS LOCATED UNDER AIR INTAKE, RESULTING IN OVERHEATING TO HARNESS CAUSING FAILURE. ADD TO ODINO. 545631. *YC

NHTSA ID

547966

OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED CAUSING ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. MJS

NHTSA ID

545631

Incident

Apr 13, 1999

ENGINE HESTIATES UPON ACCELERATION/NO POWER. FEELING THAT VEHICLE WILL STALL. ROUGH IDLING, ALMOST CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, DEALER REPLACED COMPUTER/IDLE SPEED CONTROL UNIT. CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

825598

Incident

Jul 17, 1998