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1998 Chrysler Cirrus Brakes Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA

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Brakes reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
9
Latest Jun 7, 2001
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
13%
of 69 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1

What this page shows

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1998 Chrysler Cirrus submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming brake

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Brakes
Filed Jun 7, 2001

ROTORS ARE WRONG ONES FOR THIS CAR AND WARP EVERY 6000 MILES. *AK

NHTSA ID
746562
Incident
May 25, 2001
Brakes
Filed Apr 4, 2001

BRAKE PEDAL WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND ERRATIC PERFORMANCE.*AK

NHTSA ID
885026
Brakes
Filed Jan 18, 2001

REAR BRAKES MADE A KNOCKING SOUND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN REVERSE. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. PLEASE FELL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

NHTSA ID
878514
Incident
Nov 10, 2000
Brakes
Filed Oct 4, 2000

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING OUT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED EXTREME PULSATION OCCURS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID
872193
Brakes
Filed Sep 7, 2000

WHEN VEHICLE WAS COLD AND CONSUMER PRESSED ON BRAKES PEDAL LOST BRAKE POWER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
869831
Brakes
Filed Jul 10, 2000

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS LOCKING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN FULL SPEED W/O THE BRAKES BEING PRESSED. SENSOR IS AUTOMATICALLY RELEASING THE ABS BRAKES WITHOUT ADVANCE WARNING. DEALER ADVISED CONSUMER THAT ALL FOUR BRAKE PADS, AND CALIPERS HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME FOR THE ENTIRE BRAKES SYSTEM TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID
865126
Incident
Jun 1, 2000
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Apr 4, 2000
1 injury reported

CONSUMER BELIEVES RECALL 99V-244 CONCERNING THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE TUBE MAY HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENT IN WHICH CONSUMER EXPERIENCED LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY AND LOSS OF CONTROL RESULTING IN HITTING THE STAIRS IN FRONT OF HOUSE AND HITTING NEIGHBORS HOME, CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR CUTS TO HAND AND A LUMP ON FOREHEAD. NLM

NHTSA ID
551770
Incident
Oct 26, 1999
Brakes
Filed Mar 20, 2000

SOON AFTER BUYING VEHICLE ABS INDICATOR LIGHT WAS FLASHING. BRAKES WOULD MAKE LOUD NOISE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRED VEHICLE FOUR TIMES. HOWEVER, PROBLEM WOULD RETURN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
858794
Brakes
Filed Feb 1, 1999

EMERGENCY BRAKE HANDLE CRACKED RESULTING IN FAILURE. MJS

NHTSA ID
606664

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Engine14Electrical10Driver assistance8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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