1998 Chrysler Cirrus Problems

Vehicle dies going down the highway sitting or idling runs for 30 minutes then dies, lots of complaints about Chrysler vehicles doing this, very unsafe, vehicle should never shut down by themselves, electrical problems.

THE MISFIRES AND STALLS WHILE I'M DRIVING. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S WARMED UP AND IF IT'S COLD. STALLS AND MISFIRES WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND JUST STOPS WHEN IT WANTS TOO

Vehicle dies going down the highway sitting or idling runs for 30 minutes then dies, lots of complaints about Chrysler vehicles doing this, very unsafe, vehicle should never shut down by themselves, electrical problems.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE MISFIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE AND THE BALL JOINTS WERE PREMATURELY WORN. IN ADDITION, THE SUSPENSION WAS UNSTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION WHERE THE FAILURE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO TURN INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

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

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

THE MISFIRES AND STALLS WHILE I'M DRIVING. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S WARMED UP AND IF IT'S COLD. STALLS AND MISFIRES WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND JUST STOPS WHEN IT WANTS TOO

WHILE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UPON PARKING. THE VEHICLE JUMPED OVER A PARKING BUMP AND SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. *JB

MY CAR HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS THEIR SEEMS TO BE QUIET SOME ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE WHERE WOULD I TAKE IT IF IT HAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. BRAKE PROBLEMS SOME LEAKAGE SOMEWHERE UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN I PURCHASED GAS IT RUNS OUT VERY FAST THE SUSPENSION IS ACTING UP IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

CHRYSLER CIRRUS 1998 LX CAR SHUT DOWN WHILE DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT 50MPH. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ON HIGHWAY BUT WAS ABLE TO GET OFF ROAD WITHOUT GETTING HIT. DAUGHTER 18 YEARS OLD AND VERY SCARED OVER SITUATION. CRANKSHAFT SHIFTER SENSOR REPLACED. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. INTERNET RESEARCH CONFIRMS THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION OR PARKING, THERE WAS A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS WHO REPAIRED VARIOUS COMPONENTS ON THE VEHICLE. THE SECOND DEALER REPAIRED MOST OF THE SUSPENSION INCLUDING THE TIE ROD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,900.

Vehicle dies going down the highway sitting or idling runs for 30 minutes then dies, lots of complaints about Chrysler vehicles doing this, very unsafe, vehicle should never shut down by themselves, electrical problems.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND ATTEMPT TO STALL BUT WOULD NOT STALL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED REPEATEDLY AND SPORADICALLY AS THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,600 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

CONSUMER RECIEVED AUTHORIZATION TO HAVE AIR BAG ON/OFF SWITCH INSTALL BUT THE DEALER REFUSES TO HONOR THIS REQUEST. NLM

WITH BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, VEHICLE WENT FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. CONSUMER PRESSED VERY HARD ON BRAKE PEDAL AND STOPPED VEHICLE. VEHICLE THEN WENT TO DRIVE AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD CRASHING INTO HOUSE. CONSUMER BRAKED AGAIN AND AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

CONSTANT INFILTRATION INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT BY RODENTS, CAUSING FAILURE OF BLOWER MOTOR AND ALSO TRAPPED RODENTS DYING ON TOP OF HEATER BLOCK, BLOWER MOTOR AND WINDSHIELD COWL AREA. NO POSSIBLE FIX ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER. COST TO REMOVE NESTS FROM BLOWER MOTOR: $80. COST TO REMOVE RODENTS FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENTS: $418. NUMBER OF OCCURRENCES: 5 SINCE 2000. POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS WELL AS HEALTH ISSUES FROM DEBRIS/DEAD ANIMALS TRAPPED INSIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENTS. *NM

WE HAVE TWO OF YOUR1998 CIRUS. THEY BOTH HAD WARRANTIES. MY CAR HAD THE PAINT SHIELD, AND NOW, AND NOW FOR 3 YEARS, THEY BOTH HAVE RUST ON THE HOODS. I JUST FOUND THIS SITE, BUT, HAD TAKEN THE CARS TO THE DEALERS AND THEY WOULD NOT FIX EITHER CAR.*AK THANKS FOR ANY HELP, GREGG. *AK

THE MISFIRES AND STALLS WHILE I'M DRIVING. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S WARMED UP AND IF IT'S COLD. STALLS AND MISFIRES WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND JUST STOPS WHEN IT WANTS TOO

I BOUGHT MY CAR IN FEB 2014 USED WITH A LITTLE UNDER 70,000 MILES. OVERALL THE VEHICLE WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH A FEW MINOR PAINT ISSUES. WITHIN THE 1ST WEEK OF BUYING IT I NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND ACT LIKE IT WOULD STALL, OR WOULD ACTUALLY STALL ALL TOGETHER ONCE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE SCARIEST IS WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY & THE CAR LOOSES ALL POWER! I HAVE LEARNED IS IF I THROW IT INTO NEUTRAL THEN THE POWER WILL COME BACK UP & I DON'T HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP MOST OF THE TIMES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO I HAVE USED FOR OVER 10 YRS & HE STILL HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE, HE SAID THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODE IS COMING BACK AS THE PARK/NEUTRAL SWITCH (WHICH WOULD BE THE TRANSMISSION AND COSTLY AND COULD NOT GUARANTEE THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM). LAST WEEK MY CAR DIED & I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED SINCE IT WOULD NOT START. ENDED UP BEING THE FUEL PUMP, BUT WHEN THEY PUT THE NEW FUEL PUMP, THE PCM SHORTED IT OUT SO THAT ENDED UP BEING REPLACED AS WELL AS THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR . HE THOUGHT THIS WOULD HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT SADLY IT IS STILL HAPPENING :( THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING TO SEE THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND YET CHRYSLER IS STILL NOT ISSUING A RECALL FOR THIS. WHEN SOMEONE LIKE ME HAS A KID(S), IT MAKES IT VERY SCARY EVERY TIME YOU GET IN TO DRIVE NOT KNOWING WHAT WILL HAPPEN. AS A SINGLE PARENT, I CAN NOT KEEP PUTTING IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN IDENTIFIED AND RECALLED AND FIXED. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR ALMOST A YEAR AND STILL WONT DRIVE OUTSIDE OF ORLANDO FOR THE FEAR OF BREAKING DOWN TOO FAR FROM HOME. PLEASE FIND WHAT IS CAUSING THIS AND RECALL SO I CAN STOP THROWING MONEY AWAY ON SENSELESS FIXES!! *TR

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WOBBLED VIOLENTLY. DEALER DETERMINED LUGS NUTS BROKE. *AK

THREE OUT OF FOUR WHEELS WERE CORRODED FROM INSIDE OUT. WHEEL THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS DEFECT WAS DRIVERS SIDE/REAR WHEEL.*AK THE WHEELS HAD MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND WERE RPLACED AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *YH

ON DEC 29TH 2015 I WENT TO BELL TIRES ROSEVILLE MICHIGAN TO HAVE A PUNCTURED TIRE REPAIRED THEY WERE REALLY BUSY SO I LEFT MY TIRE THERE WITH MY SPARE ON NEXT DAY AT 8AM ON DEC 30TH 2015 THEY SAID THEY PATCHED MY TIRE BUT THEY HAD NO TIME TO PUT THE TIRE ON SO WENT TO DISCOUNT TIRE ROSEVILLE MICHIGAN THEY NOTICE THE TIRE WAS NOT REPAIRED PROPERLY AS THE TIRE WAS PATCHED BUT IT APPEARED THAT IT WAS NOT PLUGGED. I DON'T HAVE THE TIRE INFO RIGHT NOW I WILL GIVE IT TO YOU LATER BUT MY CAR IS 1998 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. MY EMAIL IS [XXX]- I AM - [XXX] (I PREFER EMAIL).......PLEASE NOTICE THAT MAYBE BELL TIRE USED A NEW AND APPROVED PROCEDURE TO FIX MY TIRE THAT DOES NOT INVOLVED PLUGGING AS WELL AS PATCHING. THAT IS WHY I ASKED YOU FOR ADVICE. THANK YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR *JS

I NOTICED THAT MY CAR HAD A FLAT TIRE, WHICH WAS NO BIG DEAL, UNTIL I OPENED UP MY TRUNK AND TRIED TO ACCESS MY SPARE TIRE. THE WING NUT ON THE POLE HOLDING THE PLASTIC CAP ON THE COVER BROKE. SECONDLY, THE PLASTIC CAP IS STUCK ON TO THE POLE, MAKING ACCESS TO THE SPARE TIRE IMPOSSIBLE. THIS OVERSIGHT ON THE PART OF CHRYSLER HAS VEXED ME TO THE POINT WHERE I AM CONSIDERING TALKING TO A LAWYER ABOUT IT. WHAT KIND OF AN IDIOT ENGINEERED THE SPARE TIRE SET UP OF MY CAR? A BLIND MONKEY COULD HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB. NOW, INSTEAD OF PUTTING A SPARE TIRE ON AND DRIVING TO A MEETING, I HAVE TO CALL FOR A TOW, COSTING ME PRECIOUS MONEY. I'M NOT A BILLIONAIRE LIKE THE CEO OF CHRYSLER, I CAN'T BE SPENDING MONEY ON TOWS FOR PROBLEMS I COULD HAVE FIXED MYSELF... *TR

SEAT BELT LOCKED UP, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED DISCOMFORT DUE TO TIGHTNESS. NEW BELT TOO SHORT CAUSING DISCOMFORT ALSO. MJS

REAR RESTRAINTS DO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. THE DEALER AND MANUAFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

DT: THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE 1998 CHRYSLER CIRRUS AT A SPEED OF AROUND 5 MPH WHEN THE TIE ROD BROKE. THE TIE ROD WAS ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE ON THE FRONT. THE MECHANIC THAT LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE STATED THAT THE TIE ROD SHOULD BREAK AT LOW MILEAGE. THE MECHANIC TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE TIE ROD WAS FLIMSY. THE TIE ROD HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. CHRYSLER HAS ALSO NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *SC

WHILE PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY THE RIGHT TIE ROD BROKE, CAUSING THE RIGHT WHEEL TO FACE LEFT. NLM

CONSUMER RECIEVED AUTHORIZATION TO HAVE AIR BAG ON/OFF SWITCH INSTALL BUT THE DEALER REFUSES TO HONOR THIS REQUEST. NLM

1.COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHILE SPEED WAS AT 45MPH CAUSED FULL BRAKE PRESSURE TO BE APPLIED TO VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. I WAS INFORMED AFTER SERVICE A BOLT WAS MISSING HAVING SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ALTERNATOR. I ASKED WHAT COULD CAUSE THIS. THE RESPONSE FROM THE SERVICE ADVISOR WAS "IT PROBABLY WAS NEVER TIGHTENED ON AT THE FACTORY." 2. FOG LIGHTS FAILED TWICE FIRST TIME I WAS TOLD "THE SAUDERING AT THE JUNCTION SOMETIMES DOES LAST LONG INITIALLY" THE SECOND FAILURE IS UNRESOLVED 3. DASH INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATION FAILURE IS UNRESOLVED.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE AUTOMATIC PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW IT FELL FORWARD. CONSUMER FEELS WHILE DRIVING WINDOW COULD FLY OUT OR IN AND INJURE PASSENGERS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT GLUE ON LIFTPLATE CAME LOOSE. CONSUMER HAS TO HAVE WHOLE WINDOW ASSEMBLY REPLACED.*AK

A/C COMPRESSOR SEIZES AND BREAKS THE CLUTCH COMPLETELY FROM THE COMPRESSOR DISABLING THE SYSTEM, TSB ON FAILURE. MJS

1.COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHILE SPEED WAS AT 45MPH CAUSED FULL BRAKE PRESSURE TO BE APPLIED TO VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. I WAS INFORMED AFTER SERVICE A BOLT WAS MISSING HAVING SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ALTERNATOR. I ASKED WHAT COULD CAUSE THIS. THE RESPONSE FROM THE SERVICE ADVISOR WAS "IT PROBABLY WAS NEVER TIGHTENED ON AT THE FACTORY." 2. FOG LIGHTS FAILED TWICE FIRST TIME I WAS TOLD "THE SAUDERING AT THE JUNCTION SOMETIMES DOES LAST LONG INITIALLY" THE SECOND FAILURE IS UNRESOLVED 3. DASH INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATION FAILURE IS UNRESOLVED.