1996 Chrysler Cirrus Engine Problems

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

NHTSA ID

10943875

Incident

Dec 25, 2016

Mileage

107,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10452239

Incident

Mar 17, 2012

Mileage

49,063 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10232602

Incident

Jan 1, 2000

Mileage

90,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10214499

Incident

Aug 16, 2007

Mileage

49,784 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10125838

Incident

May 17, 2005

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

NHTSA ID

10073837

Incident

May 11, 2004

Mileage

95,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10051572

Incident

Nov 6, 2003

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

NHTSA ID

8020317

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE ENGINE OIL GALLEY PLUG DOES NOT FIT PROPERLY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. 8MR

NHTSA ID

8020240

Incident

Sep 15, 2002

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

NHTSA ID

738514

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

NHTSA ID

738510

Incident

Dec 22, 2000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

738234

Incident

Dec 23, 2000

VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL FROM THE ENGINE GALLERY PLUGS JUST LIKE THE SAFETY RECALL 671 THAT HAD RECEIVED FROM MANUFACTURER. BUT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

873745

Incident

Oct 24, 2000

CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT PROBLEM OF HEAD GASKET W/OIL LEAKING AND REQUIRING A $250.00 DEDUCTABLE TO REPLACE GASKET WHEN IT SHOULD BE REPLACED FOR FREE KNOWING IT NEEDS A NEW IMPROVED GASKET THAT THEY MANUFACTURED

NHTSA ID

734373

Incident

Oct 11, 2000

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHILE SLOWING DOWN FROM A HIGH SPEED (FOR EXAMPLE- PAYING A TOLL ON A HIGHWAY) THE ENGINE CUTS OUT AND ALL POWER IS LOST INCLUDING BREAKS AND STEERING. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND AVOID ANY ACCIDENTS. I READ AN ARTICLE WHERE MITSUBISHI IS ADMITTING TO COVERING UP PROBLEMS. THE CAR IS CHRYSLER BUT THE ENGINE IS MITSUBISHI!! I OWNED THE CAR FOR TWO MONTHS AND THEY HAD TO CONDUCT A MAJOR OVERHAUL OF THE WIRING. I NOTED IN THE ARTICLE THAT IN THE MIRAGE, ENGINES WERE STALLING BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE ENGINE SHAFT. PERHAPS THIS IS WHAT IS HAPPENING TO MY CAR??

NHTSA ID

728828

Incident

Jun 9, 2000

SENSOR IN THE COMPUTER RELATING TO ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. PART IS ONLY LASTING ABOUT 60,000 MILES.*AK

NHTSA ID

866114

NOTICED OIL LEAKING UNDER VEHICLE. OIL LEAKING FROM HEAD GASKET AREA. RETURNED TO DEALER. HEADGASKET REPLACED BUT AT MY EXPENSE DUE TO CAR OUT OF WARRANTY. ALTHOUGH I HAVE JUST 23,000 MILES OF THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY THE CAR IS OVER 3 YEARS OLD. *AK

NHTSA ID

723938

Incident

May 31, 2000

CHRYSLER HAS BEEN VERY RUDE AND SLOW TO DEAL WITH PROBLEMS. AFTER TWO REPAIRS, MY CAR STILL LEAKS OIL. *AK

NHTSA ID

720831

Incident

Jan 13, 2000

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.

NHTSA ID

719443

Incident

Apr 1, 1998

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

718046

Incident

Nov 15, 1999

ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD IS INADEQUATILY RETAINING OIL. THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID

852765

Incident

Apr 1, 1999

HAD JUST PULLED OUT ONTO THE ROAD WHEN THE VEHICLE DIED. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC & WA S INFORMED THAT ALTERNATOR BELT HAD SHEARED OFF & CAUGHT IN TIMING BELT. VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO START. *AK

NHTSA ID

841947

Incident

Dec 21, 1998

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

NHTSA ID

840452

Incident

Jun 1, 1999

WE NOTICED MAJOR OIL DRIPPING. OUR MECHANIC FOUND IT TO BE COMING FROM THE HEAD GASKET. WE REFERRED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER AND TO THE 1-800 CUSTOMER COMPLAINT NUMBER FOR CHRYSLER. WE WERE TOLD: A) THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY B)THEY WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND A BAD HEAD GASKET AT 40,000 MILES, AND C) ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ORIGINAL HEAD GASKET DESIGN THAT THE GASKET HAS BEEN COMPLETELY REDESIGNED AND WAS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. OUR MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN A NEW TYPE AND FIXED THE CAR. HE SAID HE HAS TALKED TO OTHER MECHANICS WHO ARE SEEING THIS GASKET OIL LEAK PROBLEM ON THIS CHRYLSER. HE SAID THE OLD GASKET WAS FAULTY AND THAT THE NEW DESIGN IS THREE LAYER THICK AND VERY WELL DESIGNED. BUT, REMEMBER, WE WERE TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT THE NEW ONE WAS NOT DESIGNED BECAUSE THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM WITH THE OLD ONE.

NHTSA ID

706166

Incident

Apr 1, 1999

I AM VERY DISPLEASED WITH MY PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE. I WILL NOT EVER PURCHASE ANOTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLE FOR THE REST OF MY LIVING LIFE. I WILL ALSO MAKE SURE TO TELL EVERYONE I KNOW WHICH EXIST OF MY FRIENDS, FAMILY, COWORKERS AND ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL WHO EVEN PLANS TO PURCHASE A CHRYSLER, TO CHANGE THEIR MIND. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE I ASKED THEM TO CHECK MY CAR BECAUSE IT WAS MAKING THIS CLANKING SOUND WHENVER I WENT ON A BUMPY ROAD. I WAS TOLD BY THE FIRST MECHANIC ONCE HE INSPECTED UNDERNEATH THE CAR, THAT MY MOTOR MOUNT WAS BROKEN AND MY MAIN SEAL WAS LEAKING DUE TO THIS BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT. THE MECHANIC SAID IT APPEARED TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFAULT BECAUSE MOTOR MOUNTS ARE SUPPOSE TO LAST A LONG TIME. I HAD A SECOND OPINION DONE ON THE CAR SINCE THE DAMAGES WERE SO HIGH IN COST. THE SECOND MECHANIC SAID THE SAME AND THOUGHT IT VERY SUSPICIOUS THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT WAS BROKEN FOR A CAR THAT WAS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. BOTH MECHANICS SUGGESTED I GO TO THE DEALER FOR WARRANTY REPAIRS. I HAD A PERSONAL MECHANIC FRIEND OF MINE LOOK AT IT ALSO AND HE SAID IT WAS STRANGE THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT WAS BROKEN. HE TOLD ME THAT HE HAD A MERCEDES WITH THE ORIGINAL MOTOR MOUNT IN IT WITH 300,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN I CALLED THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I FEEL AS THOUGH I HAVE BEEN VERY CHEATED AT THIS POINT. ALL THREE MECHANICS SAID IT WAS VERY STRANGE AND THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFAULT. I AM COMPLETELY FED UP WITH THIS CAR OF MINE AND WISH I COULD GET RID OF IT. I HAVE HAD VARIOUS OTHER RECALLS WITH THIS CAR AND HAVE HAD TO TAKEN IT IN FOR REPAIRS. WHEN THESE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE, I HAVE TO PAY MONEY OUT OF MY POCKET FOR THESE REPAIRS. I DO THIS BECAUSE I NEED A CAR RENTAL FOR THE DAY SO I CAN COMMUTE TO WORK AND TO MY BABYSITTER'S HOME. I LOSE TIME FROM WORK AT MY COST OF AN HOURLY RATE OF $16.00 AND STILL SPEND ANOTHER $36.00 TO $67.00 A DAY FOR A CAR RENTAL. PLEASE TRY TO AID ME, I WOULD GREATLY APPPRECIATE IT.

NHTSA ID

706053

Incident

Apr 16, 1999