VIN REPORT

1C3EJ56H3SN6090561995 CHRYSLER CirrusLX

39of 100
Moderate Risk
Buyer Risk Score
Recalls · Model-Wide
11
11 campaigns (all model years)
Safety Grade
F
44/100 composite
Complaints · 1995
489
NHTSA filed · 1995 Cirrus
Vehicle Age
31 yrs
Made in UNITED STATES (USA)
BUYPurchase Verdict

1995 CHRYSLER Cirrus was analyzed across NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, crash test data, and public auction records. There are 11 open recalls on record — these are safety-critical and should be addressed immediately. 489 owner complaints include 45 reported injuries, indicating real-world safety incidents beyond normal wear.

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Verdict & Risk Assessment
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Executive Summary

1995 CHRYSLER Cirrus

1995 CHRYSLER Cirrus was analyzed across NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, crash test data, and public auction records. There are 11 open recalls on record — these are safety-critical and should be addressed immediately. 489 owner complaints include 45 reported injuries, indicating real-world safety incidents beyond normal wear.

  • 11 open recalls including safety-critical systems (Brake system recall; Fuel system recall)
  • 45 injuries reported across 489 owner complaints
  • 50 complaints involved a crash — unusually high incident rate
  • Brakes is flagged in both recalls and owner complaints — double-confirmed failure pattern
  • High lemon law risk indicators — multiple safety-critical recall and complaint patterns present
  • Component failure cascade detected — a known defect pattern that typically leads to more severe downstream damage
Owner Complaint Intelligence

489 owner complaints filed — top areas: Brakes (24%), Engine/Powertrain (22%), Other (13%). 50 crashes reported.

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of 100
Moderate Risk
3 moderate risk signals detected. Negotiate accordingly and verify service history.
LOWMODERATEHIGHCRITICAL
3 Contributing Risk Factors
Critical deferred maintenance — safety-critical components overdue
+20
11 model-wide recalls on record
+12
Elevated fire risk signals detected
+7
Critical Alerts

Title Brand Check

Mined from auction damage fields and listing titles — not a DMV title history pull

No auction records available. Title brand status could not be verified — request title history from seller or state DMV.

Vehicle

Vehicle Specifications

Decoded from NHTSA vPIC database

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
Cirrus
Year
1995
Trim / Series
LX
Body Style
Sedan/Saloon
Vehicle Type
PASSENGER CAR
Fuel Type
Gasoline
Engine
6-cyl 2.5L
Doors
4
Manufacturer
FCA US LLC
Assembly
STERLING HEIGHTS, MICHIGAN, UNITED STATES (USA)
GVWR
Class 1: 6,000 lb or less (2,722 kg or less)

Assembly Plant Quality

Plant: STERLING HEIGHTS, MICHIGAN

CQuality55/100
Standard📍 STERLING HEIGHTS, MICHIGAN

No specific quality data available for this plant. No documented recall or complaint concentrations on record.

Safety

Safety Intelligence

Composite analysis from NHTSA recall, complaint, and crash data

F
Score: 44/100
Crash Test Rating20/40
Recall Safety11/30
Complaint History13/30
63/100High
  • ▸Brake system recall
  • ▸Fuel system recall
  • ▸Engine recall
0/100
Basic
0 of 20 safety features detected
Missing: Automatic Emergency Braking, Pedestrian AEB, Forward Collision Warning, Electronic Stability Control
Elevated
  • ▸5 complaint(s) involved a fire
High
  • ⚠3 recalls on same component: Suspension/Wheels
  • ⚠2 recalls on same component: Fuel System
  • ⚠3 recalls on same component: Engine/Powertrain
  • ⚠2 recalls on same component: Brakes
  • ⚠45 injuries reported in complaints
  • ⚠Safety system appears in both official recalls and owner complaints

Lemon law eligibility depends on state law, number of repair attempts, and days out of service. Consult an attorney for actual eligibility.

The same components appear in both official NHTSA recalls and owner-filed complaints — a double-confirmed failure signal.

Brakes
↻ 2 recalls✦ 116 complaints
Engine/Powertrain
↻ 3 recalls✦ 107 complaints
Suspension/Wheels
↻ 3 recalls✦ 43 complaints
Safety Systems
↻ 1 recall✦ 31 complaints
Fuel System
↻ 2 recalls✦ 13 complaints
Exterior/Other
↻ 1 recall✦ 3 complaints
Recalls11

Deferred Failure Risk

Vehicle-specific risks from this model-year's complaint record, known defects, and service milestones

72/100
Critical Deferred Risk
The brakes system is the most-reported problem for the 1995 CHRYSLER Cirrus — 116 NHTSA complaints (24% of all filings). Prioritize it in a pre-purchase inspection.
⚠No odometer data on record. Items marked VERIFY below are age-based maintenance reminders — general guidance, not confirmed findings for this specific vehicle. Confirm actual mileage and service history with the seller.
CASCADECriticalFailure Cascade
Cascade already triggered — downstream damage likely in progress
Have a specialist inspect all systems connected to the failed component before purchase
One failed component has created stress on connected systems. Repair costs compound quickly — a $500 fix can become $3,000+ if cascade damage is ignored.
COMMONLY REPORTEDCriticalBrakes
116 owner complaints · 24% of all filings · 18 crash-involved · 12 injuries
Inspect the brakes system before purchase — the most-reported problem for the 1995 CHRYSLER Cirrus
Owners of the 1995 CHRYSLER Cirrus report brakes issues more than most other systems. Complaints concentrated in one area often signal a systemic weakness worth a targeted pre-purchase inspection.
COMMONLY REPORTEDCriticalEngine/Powertrain
107 owner complaints · 22% of all filings · 3 crash-involved
Inspect the engine/powertrain system before purchase — the 2nd most-reported problem for the 1995 CHRYSLER Cirrus
Owners of the 1995 CHRYSLER Cirrus report engine/powertrain issues more than most other systems. Complaints concentrated in one area often signal a systemic weakness worth a targeted pre-purchase inspection.
COMMONLY REPORTEDCriticalElectrical
46 owner complaints · 9% of all filings · 1 injury
Inspect the electrical system before purchase — the 3rd most-reported problem for the 1995 CHRYSLER Cirrus
Owners of the 1995 CHRYSLER Cirrus report electrical issues more than most other systems. Complaints concentrated in one area often signal a systemic weakness worth a targeted pre-purchase inspection.
VERIFYCriticalTiming Belt
Typical interval: 90,000 mi / 7 yr · Verify service records (no odometer on file)
Verify timing belt service history with the seller
A snapped timing belt causes immediate, catastrophic engine damage — bent valves, destroyed pistons. No warning. Replace before the interval, not after.
VERIFYCriticalWater Pump
Typical interval: 100,000 mi / 8 yr · Verify service records (no odometer on file)
Verify water pump service history with the seller
Water pump failure causes rapid overheating. If the engine overheats even once, head gasket damage is likely — turning a $400 part into a $3,000+ repair.
VERIFYHighTransmission Fluid / Service
Typical interval: 60,000 mi / 5 yr · Verify service records (no odometer on file)
Verify transmission fluid / service service history with the seller
Degraded transmission fluid destroys clutch packs and solenoids. CVT transmissions are especially sensitive — neglected fluid can result in a $4,000–$8,000 replacement.
VERIFYHighCoolant Flush
Typical interval: 100,000 mi / 5 yr · Verify service records (no odometer on file)
Verify coolant flush service history with the seller
Degraded coolant loses corrosion inhibitors and attacks aluminum engine components. Can cause head gasket failure and water pump corrosion.
VERIFYModerateSpark Plugs (iridium/platinum)
Typical interval: 100,000 mi / 8 yr · Verify service records (no odometer on file)
Verify spark plugs (iridium/platinum) service history with the seller
Worn spark plugs cause misfires that can foul and crack catalytic converters. A $150 tune-up can prevent a $1,200 catalytic converter replacement.
VERIFYModerateFuel Injectors
Typical interval: 120,000 mi / 10 yr · Verify service records (no odometer on file)
Verify fuel injectors service history with the seller
Dirty or failing injectors cause rough idle, reduced fuel economy, and increased emissions. Cleaning costs $100–$200; replacement $800–$1,600.

NHTSA Safety Recalls

11 RECALLS
11found
ℹ

NHTSA VIN-specific recall lookup returned no data for this VIN. The 11 recalls below are model-wide and may or may not apply to this exact vehicle depending on production date. Verify at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Estimated Repair Completion (Statistical)

Average repair completion across 11 recalls is ~65%. Always ask the seller for dealer service records confirming each repair.

65%
avg repaired

Statistical model based on recall age, component type, and manufacturer. Not a repair confirmation. Demand dealer service records.

CHRYSLER Recall Completion Rate — Industry Context
82%Poor

CHRYSLER has a below-average recall completion rate (82%). Open recalls on this vehicle may go unaddressed longer than average (~23 months). Verify completion before purchase.

Avg time to remedy open recall: ~23 months · Source: NHTSA Recall Completion Rate Reports

Avg Fix Time
23mo
#09E056000
Sep 2009

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT

SummaryQUALIS AUTOMOTIVE IS RECALLING CERTAIN AFTERMARKET BALL JOINTS SOLD FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE SOCKET MAY HAVE BEEN EXCESSIVELY HARDENED WHICH COULD CAUSE IT TO CRACK NEAR THE RETAINING RING GROOVE ALLOWING THE BALL STUD TO SEPARATE UNDER IMPACT LOAD. THE SUBJECT BALL JOINTS WERE SOLD AS FOUR PART NUMBERS, D10945, D10946, G10945, AND G10946. THE AFFECTED CONTROL ARMS, D10945 AND D10946, ARE STAMPED WITH THE FOLLOWING DATES ON THE BALL JOINTS: 134308, 135708, 100109, 102709, 104109, 105509, 107609, 108909, 110309, 113209, AND 116609. THE G10945 AND G10946 ARE THE SAME PART AS THE D10945 AND D10946 RESPECTIVELY. THEY ARE LABELED DIFFERENTLY DEPENDING ON THE AFTERMARKET CUSTOMER.
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ConsequenceSEPARATION OF THE BALL STUD FROM THE SOCKET OF THE BALL JOINT HOUSING WOULD ALLOW THE CONTROL ARM TO COLLAPSE AND THE WHEEL TO FOLD IN CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.
Est. Repair Completion~64%

~36% chance this recall was never fixed

Moderate Risk

Source: NHTSA statistical model by recall age & component type

#10E059000
Invalid Date

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM

SummaryFEDERAL-MOGUL IS RECALLING CERTAIN REPLACEMENT CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLIES, PART NUMBERS K7425, 10945, FA4510X, K7427, 10946, AND FA4611X, SOLD FOR USE ON VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE BALL JOINT ON THE CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY CAN FAIL CAUSING THE BALL STUD TO WEAR THROUGH THE CONTROL ARM HOUSING RESULTING IN NOISE AND/OR SEPARATION OF THE BALL STUD FROM THE HOUSING.
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ConsequenceIF THERE IS A SEPARATION OF THE BALL STUD FROM THE HOUSING, THE DRIVER CAN LOOSE STEERING CONTROL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Est. Repair Completion~64%

~36% chance this recall was never fixed

Moderate Risk

Source: NHTSA statistical model by recall age & component type

#06E091000
Feb 2006

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

SummaryCERTAIN AIRTEX FUEL PUMP MODULES, P/NOS. E7089M, E7094M, E7113M, AND E7129M, MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JUNE 1 AND SEPTEMBER 24, 2006. THESE FUEL PUMP MODULES WERE SOLD AS AFTERMARKET FOR USE IN CERTAIN DAIMLERCHRYSLER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SILICONE MATERIAL USED IN MANUFACTURE OF THE FLAPPER VALVE WAS OUT-OF-SPECIFICATION, LEADING TO EXCESS SWELL OF THE FLAPPER VALVE RESTRICTING THE FLOW OF FUEL TO THE FUEL PUMP MODULE.
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ConsequenceFUEL RESTRICTION COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER AND/OR ENGINE STALL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Est. Repair Completion~69%

~31% chance this recall was never fixed

Moderate Risk

Source: NHTSA statistical model by recall age & component type

#06E088000
Invalid Date

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

SummaryCERTAIN TIGAS FUEL PUMP MODULES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JUNE 1 AND SEPTEMBER 24, 2006, SOLD UNDER VARIOUS BRAND NAMES AND P/NOS. THESE FUEL PUMP MODULES ARE SOLD AS AFTERMARKET FOR USE IN CERTAIN DAIMLERCHRYSLER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SILICONE MATERIAL USED IN MANUFACTURE OF THE FLAPPER VALVE WAS OUT-OF-SPECIFICATION, LEADING TO EXCESS SWELL OF THE FLAPPER VALVE RESTRICTING THE FLOW OF FUEL TO THE FUEL PUMP MODULE.
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ConsequenceFUEL RESTRICTION COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER AND/OR ENGINE STALL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Est. Repair Completion~69%

~31% chance this recall was never fixed

Moderate Risk

Source: NHTSA statistical model by recall age & component type

#04V021000
Invalid Date

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT

SummaryON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCK MAY FAIL AND ALLOW THE SHIFTER TO BE MOVED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION WITH THE KEY REMOVED. AN INOPERATIVE INTERLOCK MAY ALSO ALLOW THE KEY TO BE REMOVED WHEN THE SHIFTER HAS NOT BEEN PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION.
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ConsequenceEITHER CIRCUMSTANCE MAY RESULT IN THE VEHICLE ROLLING AWAY WITHOUT WARNING.
Est. Repair Completion~64%

~36% chance this recall was never fixed

Moderate Risk

Source: NHTSA statistical model by recall age & component type

#97V201000
Invalid Date

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT

SummaryVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT CAN SEPARATE DUE TO LOSS OF LUBRICATION.
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ConsequenceSEPARATION OF THE BALL JOINT COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Est. Repair Completion~64%

~36% chance this recall was never fixed

Moderate Risk

Source: NHTSA statistical model by recall age & component type

#98V063000
Invalid Date

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

SummaryVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE REAR SEAT BELT ANCHOR DOES NOT ACHIEVE THE LOADING REQUIRED BY FMVSS NO. 210, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES."
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ConsequenceFAILURE OF A SEAT BELT ANCHOR CAN RESULT IN THE LOSS OF SEAT BELT PROTECTION, WHICH COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
Est. Repair Completion~58%

~42% chance this recall was never fixed

Moderate Risk

Source: NHTSA statistical model by recall age & component type

#96V075000
Mar 1996

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER

SummaryTHE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER CAN LEAK BRAKE FLUID DUE TO A DAMAGED DOUBLE LIP REAR PISTON SEAL.
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ConsequenceBRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE CAN RESULT IN DIMINISHED EFFECTIVENESS OF ONE HALF OF THE SPLIT BRAKE SYSTEM. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHT(S) WILL SIGNAL SYSTEM IMPAIRMENT PRIOR TO PARTIAL BRAKE SYSTEM LOSS.
Est. Repair Completion~68%

~32% chance this recall was never fixed

Moderate Risk

Source: NHTSA statistical model by recall age & component type

#96V006000
Nov 1996

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

SummaryIN CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD OIL GALLEY PLUG DOES NOT SEAL PROPERLY AND ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD OIL IS NOT ADEQUATELY RETAINED.
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ConsequenceINADEQUATE SEALING AND RETENTION OF THE PLUG CAN RESULT IN OIL LEAKAGE WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
Est. Repair Completion~66%

~34% chance this recall was never fixed

Moderate Risk

Source: NHTSA statistical model by recall age & component type

#98V183000
Jun 1998

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

SummaryVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THE ADJUSTMENT OF THE CABLE CONNECTING THE CONSOLE SHIFTER MECHANISM TO THE IGNITION KEY CAN CAUSE A TRAPPED KEY CONDITION WHICH CAN RESULT IN A LOW FORCE REQUIRED TO DEPRESS THE SHIFT BUTTON. A COMBINATION OF APPLYING A MIS-ADJUSTED RELEASE BUTTON WITH A LOW FORCE ATTEMPT TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK WITH THE KEY IN THE LOCKED POSITION, CAN BREAK THE CONNECTING PIN IN THE SHIFTER.
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ConsequenceIF THIS HAPPENS, THE "IGNITION-PARK" INTERLOCK SYSTEM WILL BE NONFUNCTIONAL.
Est. Repair Completion~64%

~36% chance this recall was never fixed

Moderate Risk

Source: NHTSA statistical model by recall age & component type

#96V074000
Feb 1996

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

SummaryCORROSION OF THE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT CAN CAUSE THE SOLENOID VALVES TO STICK IN THE OPEN POSITION.
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ConsequenceIF EITHER FRONT WHEEL VALVE STICKS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SWERVE FROM A STRAIGHT STOP WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED.
Est. Repair Completion~68%

~32% chance this recall was never fixed

Moderate Risk

Source: NHTSA statistical model by recall age & component type

Recall Intelligence

Detailed analysis of recall history and severity

LONG-STANDING OPEN
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
30.8yr open
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
30.7yr open
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
30yr open
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
28.4yr open
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
20.7yr open
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
17.2yr open

⚠ One or more recalls have been open for over 5 years — may never have been repaired on this vehicle.

02/05/1996
11 total campaigns
Suspension/WheelsFuel SystemEngine/PowertrainSafety SystemsExterior/OtherBrakes
10
Part Replacements
0
Software/OTA Updates
0
Buyback/Refund
0
High-Effort Repairs
⚠ 6 recalls are over 2 years old — statistically less likely to have been completed. Verify repair status with any dealer using your VIN.

Recall Remedy Effectiveness — Complaints Continue After Fix

RECALL DIDN'T FIX IT

Owner complaints filed AFTER recall remedies were issued for the same components

83% of complaints about "SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP" were filed AFTER recall campaign 96V074000 (1996-02-05) — the recall remedy may not have fully resolved the issue.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
83% post-recall
Recall: 1996-02-0530 before · 143 after#96V074000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
80% post-recall
Recall: 1996-03-0528 before · 109 after#96V075000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
77% post-recall
Recall: 1998-06-0817 before · 58 after#98V183000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
87% post-recall
Recall: 1996-11-018 before · 55 after#96V006000

Continuing complaints after a recall may indicate an inadequate fix, a new failure mode, or that many vehicles never had the recall performed. Verify recall completion status directly with NHTSA.

Manufacturer Recall Response Time

Time between first owner complaint and recall issuance

1yr
Lag from first complaint to recall
First complaint: 1995-01-30 · Recall issued: 1996-02-05

12 months elapsed between first complaint and recall issuance — a significant delay in consumer protection.

1 in 11

45 injuries reported across 489 complaints — elevated injury rate for this class of vehicle.

Complaints489

Complaint Intelligence

489 complaints analyzed across 11 system categories

Service Brakes leads owner complaints (28%), most reported when the vehicle was 2 yrs old or newer (around ~23k mi). Also common: Hydraulic (27%), Power Train (15%). Of the 15 owners who cited mileage, problems clustered around ~42k mi (most ~23k mi–~82k mi).

When issues get reported (vehicle age)
<1 yr
23%
1–2
25%
3–5
30%
6–9
17%
10+
5%

Based on 354 complaints with a reported incident date. Of the 15 owners who cited mileage, most reported issues at ~23k mi–~82k mi.

Most-reported issues & typical onset
Service Brakes
typically 2 yrs old or newer · ~23k mi
28%
Hydraulic
typically 2 yrs old or newer
27%
Power Train
typically 7–9 yrs old
15%
Engine And Engine Cooling
typically 3–5 yrs old
10%
Electrical System
typically 1–3 yrs old
9%
45 injuries50 crashes5 fires
Brakes
18 crash12 inj116
Engine/Powertrain
3 crash107
Other
5 crash8 inj64
Electrical
1 inj46
Suspension/Wheels
2 crash1 inj43
Safety Systems
20 crash21 inj31
Visibility
28
Body/Structure
1 inj20
2002
21
2003
15
2004
19
2005
10
2006
3
2007
1
2008
3
2009
1
2010
2
2012
2
↓ 95% trend in recent years (improving reliability)
Engine stalling36
Brake failure22
Sudden acceleration11
Fire/smoke10
Electrical failure9
Conditions Reported
Highway/high-speed (27)Startup (17)Parking/low-speed (8)Rain/wet (4)

Owner Complaints

HIGH VOLUME

489 safety complaints filed with NHTSA

489found
5
Fires
50
Crashes
45
Injuries
ODI #10453166POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

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

ODI #10453215POWER TRAIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE THEN SHIFTED OUT OF NEUTRAL, BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

ODI #10352499POWER TRAIN

TRANSMISSION WITHOUT WARNING EITHER SHIFTS DOWN INTO SECOND GEAR AND WILL NOT SHIFT UP OR WORSE THE TRANSMISSION GOES LIMP WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED IN OTHER WORDS YOU END UP COASTING AND COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED TO ME I WAS GOING 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD SO I COULD COAST OFF AND COME TO A STOP. IF I HAD BEEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IN EITHER THE CENTER OR LEFT HAND LANE THERE WOULD BE NO WAY FOR ME TO AVOID OTHER CARS AND THIS WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A FAULTY SOLENOID PACK AND THEY REPLACED IT FOR $900+ DOLLARS. THE CAR RAN FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND THE SHIFTING DOWN AND LIMP EPISODES BEGAN AGAIN. I NOW HAVE A CAR WITH 45000 MILES PARKED IN MY GARAGE AND AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. THERE ARE DOZENS OF BLOGS ON THE INTERNET DESCRIBING THE SAME PROBLEM AND I DO NOT SEE ANY RECALLS BUT THIS IS CERTAINLY A LIFE THREATENING HAZARD. UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS WITH NO WARNING. *TR

ODI #10327462VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING-EMAIL FROM REGARDING TOYOTA *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HER DAUGHTER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN A 1995 CHRYSLER IN CONNECTION WITH A CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO GO BEYOND TOYOTA/LEXUS.

ODI #10261432POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

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

ODI #10248559SUSPENSION

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SUSPENSION BEGAN MAKING A CREAKING NOISE. THE NOISE DID NOT SOUND LIKE THE SPRINGS, BUT MORE LIKE PLASTIC RUBBING OVER A HEAVY LOAD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SUSPENSION WERE OUT OF LUBRICANT. IN ADDITION, THE SUSPENSION JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 97V201000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT) FOR THE SAME FAILURE HIS VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE RECALL DID APPLY TO HIS VEHICLE; THE MANUFACTURER WAS TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,200. UPDATED 12-02-08 *BF UPDATED 12/02/08. *JB

ODI #10216959ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AND WILL NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE IS ALSO RATTLING VERY LOUDLY. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE STARTER. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

ODI #10215361SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

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.

ODI #10212007AIR BAGSCRASH1 INJURY

I HAD A FRONT END CRASH AT 25 TO 30 MPH, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED JEOPARDIZING MY LIFE. THIS MAY BE ISOLATED OR MY BE ALL THE CARS LEFT ON THE ROAD. *TR

ODI #10157080ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

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

ODI #10156496SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,SEAT BELTS

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

ODI #10152184FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL, THE FUEL FILLER PIPE BROKE 3 INCHES FROM THE TOP CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A MECHANIC.

ODI #10146059POWER TRAIN

THE FIRST FAILURE WAS ON DEC 19 2005, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROX. 65 MPH AND THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ALSO THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO A LOWER GEAR IT JUST FREE WHEELED. AFTER BRING THE CAR TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK IT RESTARTED. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED THREE MORE TIMES THIS WEEK. *NM

ODI #10136705SUSPENSION

1995 CHRYSLER CIRRUS CASTLE NUT AND PIN FELL OFF ALLOWING THE UPPER CONTROL ARM TO FALL APART.*MR THIS FAILURE RESULTED IN HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGE. AFTER THE FAILURE, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THIS PROBLEM AND HAD IT REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIRS THE PART FAILED AGAIN. *NM UPDATED 9/15/05. *JB

ODI #10129344ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

DT: THE VEHICLE IS A 1995 CHRYSLER CIRRUS, WHEN THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IT DID NOT HAVE A THERMOSTAT. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE RAN HOT SHE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO TOLD HER THERE WAS NO THERMOSTAT. EVERY TIME SHE MOVED THE VEHICLE SHE WOULD HAVE TO ADD WATER AND ANTIFREEZE. BECAUSE THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE HOSE. ON 7-16-05, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 50 MPH THEN THE SPEED STARTED DROPPING. CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD .SHE PUT IT IN PARK AND SHUT THE IGNITION OFF. SHE TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN THEN IT MADE A WINDING NOISE, THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON, BUT IT WOULD NOT START. AFTERWARDS THERE WAS STEAM COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. SHE CONTACTED THE TOW SERVICE, WHICH TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REFUSED TO FIX VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PARKED AT CONSUMER'S HOME BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT GET ANY OF THE MECHANICS TO REPAIR IT. *AK

ODI #10124797POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

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

ODI #10125830STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

1995 CHRYSLER CIRRUS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STOP.*MR A LUG NUT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE STEERING UNIT FELL OFF. *NM

ODI #10124614UNKNOWN OR OTHER

THE CONDITION I WILL DESCRIBE HAS EXISTED WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. I HAVE THE WORK ORDERS FROM THE TWO DEALERS I HAVE WORKED WITH TO RESOLVE THE PROBEM. EACH TIME IT HAS COST ABOUT $250.00 TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND I DON'T WANT TO SPEND THESE $$$ AGAIN. WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT WHEN I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR DOES NOT RESPOND. IT COUGHS, HESITATES AND VERY SLOWLY ACCELERATES. IN TRAFFIC, THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. IT TAKES ABOUT SEVEN TO TEN SECONDS TO FINALLY REACH TRAFFIC SPEED. FORTUNATELY, WE HAVE ESCAPED ANY COLLISION-- SO FAR, BUT WE HAVE COME VERY CLOSE SEVERAL TIMES. THE CAR WAS GOOD FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS AND SUDDENLY, THIS PAST WEEK IT STARTED HESITAING AGAIN. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 55,000 MILES, BUT, AS I SAID, THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN WITH THE CAR SINCE IT WAS NEW. I KNOW WHAT THE DEALERS WILL SAY-"WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT IT", WHICH WILL COST A MINIMUM OF $100.00. THEY WILL KEEP THE CAR A FEW DAYS SAYING THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. WELL, THE PROBLEM IS THERE, WHETHER THEY FIND IT OR NOT. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND VERY UNSAFE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL OR PROBLEM CALLED TO YOUR ATTENTION ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. CONTACT CHRYSLER, PLEASE, AND SEE WHAT THEY SAY. I REFUSE TO GO TO A DEALER-- THIS TIME--WITHOUT SOME DIRECTION FROM YOU.

ODI #10121562POWER TRAIN

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR THE TRANSAXLE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION/PARK INTERLOCK AND REPAIRS COULD NOT BE COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. *MR RECALL CAMPAIGN#04V021000. *SC *JB

ODI #10114980POWER TRAIN

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL INADVERTENTLY. OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. OWNER PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT FOR A FEW MILES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK TWO TRANSMISSION HAVE BEEN INSTALLED BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO PERFORM POORLY. *NM

ODI #10114974ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

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

ODI #10111411VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON ITS OWN. OWNER HAD TO STEP ON THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO STOP. MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED BY CONSUMER.*AK

ODI #10100764ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

1995 CHRYSLER CIRRUS, 2.5L 6CYLN ENGINE, BOUGHT FOR OUR TWIN DAUGHTERS 16TH BIRTHDAY AND WITHIN 2 DAYS OF GETTING THE CAR, THEY WERE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND THE ENGINE STALLED RESULTING IN THEM LOSING PS/PB CONTROL., THE CAR HAS REPEATEDLY STALLED WHILE THEY HAVE BEEN DRIVING AND THEY CAME VERY CLOSE TO HITTING A MAN AS HE WAS WALKING ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE OF THIS ENGINE FAILURE AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THIS CAR ALSO HAS A PROBLEM STARTING, MY HUSBAND IS A SENIOR AUTOMOTIVE TECHINICIAN AND HE FOUND THAT WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR THERE IS NO SPARK, HAVE WE SOLVED THE PROBLEM AS TO WHAT TO REPLACE? NO, IT COULD BE A NUMBER OF POSSIBILITIES FROM THE COIL TO THE COMPUTER CHIP. OUR DAUGHTERS DROVE THE CAR FOR 9 DAYS AND NOW IT SITS WAITING TO GET FIXED, DO WE WANT TO GO THROUGH THE EXPENSE OF GUESSING WHAT PART IT NEEDS TO RUN AGAIN? NO!! WHEN REVIEWING THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CAR IN GENERAL, I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM, IT IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN, MAYBE YOUR WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED BEFORE YOU WILL TAKE ANY ACTION ON THIS, I THINK IT IS VERY BAD BUSINESS TO NOT EVEN KNOW WHY THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING. I HOPE FOR OTHER PEOPLES SAKE THAT NO ONE GETS HURT OVER THIS, UNLIKE YOUR COMPANY THAT ONLY CARES ABOUT THE BIG BUCKS INVOLVED. DO A JOB RIGHT OR DON'T DO IT AT ALL. I WILL NEVER AGAIN BUY A CHRYSLER PRODUCT AND WILL LET ANYONE KNOW WHO IS IN THE MARKETPLACE FOR A CAR.*AK

ODI #10097014POWER TRAINCRASH

WHILE PARKED AND THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE CAME OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY COLLIDING INTO A TREE. THEN SIX WEEKS LATER A RECALL ISSUED FOR THE FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY. THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER FOR REIMBURSEMENT, HOWEVER THEY HAVE DENIED HER CLAIM. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

ODI #10090270POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE,EQUIPMENT

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

ODI #10093064POWER TRAIN

WHEN DRIVING 30-60 MPH TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS SENDING RPMS THROUGH THE ROOF. SOMETIMES I CAN PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE CAR TO RESET THE COMPUTER AND SOMETIMES NOT. THIS HAPPENED FOR THE FIRST TIME 1 MONTH AFTER PURCHASING CAR USED. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DID AN OVERHAUL ON THE TRANSMISSION, GAVE IT BACK TO US, AND PROBLEM RECURRED 5 DAYS LATER. TURNED OUT TO BE THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE SHORTED. NOW THREE YEARS LATER THIS IS HAPPENING AGAIN. IT'S NOT VERY SAFE TO BE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH ON A FREEWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ONLY BE ABLE TO GO 30 MPH. *JB

ODI #10093963POWER TRAIN

VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND MAKES A JOLTING MOVEMENT. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE WILL NOT GO FASTER THAN 30 MPH. *AK

ODI #10092922SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

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

ODI #10089325STEERING,SUSPENSION

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT FELT LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED TWICE. IT TWICE. *JB REVISED: THE ORIGINAL RACK AND PINION HAD WORN OUT. THE STEERING WAS LOOSE AT 90K MILES AND THE RACK AND PINION AT 23K MILES. BOTH OF THE STABILIZERS HAD FROZEN IN THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS. *SC *JB

ODI #10091599POWER TRAIN

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE SHIFTED GEARS ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

ODI #10088996SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,POWER TRAIN,SEAT BELTS,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

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

ODI #10090010POWER TRAINCRASH

WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO THE STREET. AS A RESULT, AN ONCOMING VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. IT WAS TOTALED. TWO MONTHS LATER CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE TRANS AXLE FLOOR SHIFT. *AK

ODI #10088438POWER TRAIN

1995 CHRYSLER CIRRUS IS CONTINUALLY DOWNSHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR AND STAYS THERE. I HAVE TRIED TO HAVE IT FIXED AND TO NO AVAIL. THE SOLENOID PACK WAS REPLACED TWICE AND THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS A COSTLY "REPAIR" THAT ACCOMPLISHED NOTHING. I EVEN GOT A SECOND OPINION FROM AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS IN ERROR ALSO. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT IS EVIDENTLY BEING EXPERIENCED BY MANY CHRYSLER OWNERS. *AK

ODI #10086378POWER TRAIN

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE CAR WILL JUST LOSE POWER, START SLOWING DOWN, THE RPM WILL RISE TO OVER 5000 RPMS. HAVE TO DRIVE AT UNDER 40 MILES/HR JUST TO TRY AND KEEP THE RPM UNDER 4500. THIS IS SCARLY WHEN YOU GOT KIDS IN THE CAR AND ON A HIGHWAY. THIS HAS BECOME AN EVERYDAY PROBLEM I COULD JUST START THE CAR AND THE RPM WILL RISE FASTER THAN THE SPEEDOMETER AND WONT GO DOWN, OR I COULD JUST BE DRIVING AND IT WILL HAPPEN FOR NO REASON AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. I HAVE LOOKED AT NEMEROUS CAR REVIEWS RELATED TO THE THIS MODEL AND YEAR AND IN ALL OF THEM EG HTTP://WWW.CARREVIEW.COM/MIDSIZE-COMPACT/CHRYSLER/PRD_230_1531CRX.ASPX#REVIEWS. JUST TO MENTION ONE AND IN ALL OF THEM SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, I ALSO TOOK TIME TO READ SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS YOU HAVE RECEIVED OVER THE YEARS AND FOUND THE SAME THING. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS ISSUE WAS LOOKED INTO AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT IT. AS ALMOST EVERYTHING HAS BEEN TRIED TO NO SUCCESS FROM CHANGING THE COMPUTERS TO NEW TRANSMISSIONS, STOPPING AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STARTING AGAIN. HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON. I WOULD BE WILLING TO ALOW YOU PPLE TEST DRIVE MY CAR AND GET A FEEL OF IT FIRST HAND. THANKYOU IN ADVANCE.*AK

ODI #10083289ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT WORKING. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE CONSUMER CLAIMS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER 9 TIMES FOR COOLANT PROBLEMS. *LA

ODI #10066747SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

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

ODI #10064596POWER TRAIN

THE TRANSMISSION THROWS ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL AT NO NOTICE, HAVE TO SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTART. WHEN PUT ON COMPUTER SHOWS CAR IS FINE TO DRIVE. BUT REALLY UNSAFE VERY CONCERNED. FOUND THAT OTHER PEOPLE THAT OWN THIS SAME MAKE AND MODEL COMPLAINED AND EVEN AFTER PURCHASING NO TRANSMISSION PROBLEM PERSISTS. *JB

ODI #10064405ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

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

ODI #10060572ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

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

ODI #10071082STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT

I BOUGHT THIS CAR 08/12/03. I PAID 8800.00 FOR THE CAR. I BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY PLAN FOR 1 YEAR. DUE TO ALL THE PROBLEMS I WAS HAVING I RAN A CARFAX REPORT AND FOUND OUT THIS WAS A RENTAL VEHICLE WHEN PRO CAR BOUGHT IT AT THE AUCTION. THE MANAGER DENIED KNOWING THIS. I TOOK THE CAR IN ON 8/15/03 BECAUSE THE STEERING WAS TIGHTENING UP AND POWER STEERING WAS NONEXISTENT WHEN GOING UNDER 10MPH. SERVICE MAN TOLD ME STEERING RACK BUT THEN THEY TOOK THAT BACK. CAR WAS OVERHEATING, AND SOMETHING WRONG WITH IDLE. THE DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SAID THAT OVERHEATING WAS NORMAL UNLESS IT WAS GOING IN THE RED. TOOK IN 08/21..SAME PROBLEMS AS BEFORE BUT NOW TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. CAR WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT AND WOULD POP OUT OF GEAR TRAVELING DOWN THE HWY DOING 65MPH..CAR WOULD INSTANTLY SLOW DOWN AND HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER ALMOST GETTING IN AN ACCIDENT TWICE. NOW WAS OVERHEATING INTO THE RED. CALLED 08/25 ONCE AGAIN THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEMS. WENT IN 08/26 DROVE THE CAR WITH SERVICE MANAGER. OVERHEATING OCCURRED AGAIN. THEY SAID A FAN WAS UNPLUGGED...SHOWED THEM IDLE THEY SPRAYED WIRES DOWN WITH WATER. SHOWED STEERING PROBLEM, THEY REPLACED POWER STEERING RACK. TRANSMISSION DID NOT ACT UP AT TIMES BUT NOTHING WAS DONE WITH THAT. 09/18/03 TOOK CARE IN WHILE TRANSMISSION WAS OUT OF GEAR. THEY FIXED A SOLENOID PACK. PICKED UP ON THE 19TH ON THE WAY HOME CAR SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AGAIN. CALLED THEM AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD SEND TO TRANSMISSION SHOP. 10/14/03 TOOK TO RICKS TRANSMISSION SHOP. REPAIRS DONE ON TRANSMISSION. PICKED UP CAR ON 10/15. 10/17/03 CAR BROKE DOWN IN PARKING LOT. TURNED KEY NOTHING HAPPENED AT ALL. PASSERBY SAID DUE TO WORK ON TRANSMISSION THIS WAS MOST LIKELY A NEUTRAL SWITCH THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE REPLACED. 10/20 TOOK CAR INTO PRO CAR AGAIN. EXPLAINED TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND LEMON LAW AND THAT I WAS TIRED OF THE CAR AND DID NOT WANT IT. MANAGER NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.

ODI #10071234SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,EQUIPMENT

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.

ODI #10047647POWER TRAIN

AT ANY GIVEN TIME THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OR WHAT YOU CAN SAY STALLS OUT AND SOMETIMES BROUGHT ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL. CAR WILL NOT GO ANYWHERE AND RPM'S RACE. VERY DANGEROUS. NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO FIX IT. *LA

ODI #10047655POWER TRAIN

WHEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT THE SPEED OF 45 TO 60 MPH MY VEHICLE WILL DOWN SHIFT ITSELF, OR EVEN AT TIMES THROWS ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL . YOU CAN TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON TO RESET THE COMPUTER BUT IT MAY DO IT AGAIN. IT GIVES NO WARNING AS TO WHEN ITS GOING TO DO IT. THAT'S WHY DRIVING IN THIS CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS AND LIKE PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE. *LA

ODI #10046911ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

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

ODI #10044927SUSPENSION,TIRES,WHEELS

WHILE DRIVING AT 60/70 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE FROM THE REAR OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER NOTICED REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WAS OUT OF LINE, AND ALMOST CAME COMPLETELY OFF. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS BECAUSE THEY HAD BROKEN APART. ALSO SERVICED THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL AND TIRE.*AK

ODI #10042474VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON ITS OWN. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE VERY MUCH. VEHICLE WAS EVENTUALLY STOPPED, AND WAS TOWED TO A MECHANICS SHOP. *AK

ODI #10033347AIR BAGSCRASH1 INJURY

CHEMICAL BURN OF THE FACE AS A RESULT OF THE DEPLOYMENT OF A TRW SODIUM AZIDE INFLATOR DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE IN A 1995 CHRYSLER NEON. I AM AN ATTORNEY REPRESENTING EMMA SMITH THE DRIVER WHO WAS SEVERLY INJURED. MY INVESTIGATION REVEALS MANY(70+) RELATED ACCIDENTS WHICH I DO NOT BELIEVE HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THIS AGENCY.*AK

ODI #10031305ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFIRE1 INJURY

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

ODI #10032029FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

CONSUMER STATES THAT FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE HAS COMPLETELY CORRODED, AND IS UNABLE TO PUT FUEL IN VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS SPOKEN TO THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO ASSIST. *AK

ODI #10029011SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN

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

ODI #10026772SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

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

ODI #10015396SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

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

ODI #10013972SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

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

ODI #10004683AIR BAGSCRASH

CONSUMER HIT AT GUARD RAIL, AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*JB

ODI #10006033EXTERIOR LIGHTING

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 35MPH AND READY TO MAKE LEFT TURN THE SIGNAL LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. (CONSUMER THINK THIS IS A REALLY SAFETY ISSUE) DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

ODI #10006035EXTERIOR LIGHTING

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 35MPH AND READY TO MAKE LEFT TURN THE SIGNAL LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. (CONSUMER THINK THIS IS A REALLY SAFETY ISSUE) DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

ODI #8023472VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING A PROBLEM THE ACCELARATOR. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE SHE WAS REVERSING THE VEHICLE ACCELARATED ON IT'S OWN HITING A CHAIN OF SEVEN VEHICLES. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. PH

ODI #8023519ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE OIL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THEN VEHCLE STALLED OUT. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE MAIN COMPUTER GOING OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

ODI #8019901FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FUEL FILLER NECK CAME APART IN TWO PIECE. CONTACTED THAT DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER AND BOTH INFORMED THAT PART WAS NO LONGER IN STOCK. NLM

ODI #8017762SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

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

ODI #8017335VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

WHILE DRIVING 65-70MPH ON A FLAT SURFACE AND WHEN TRYING TO GIVE ACCELERATION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL STICK WHEN ACCELERATING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND WILL BE HARD FOR THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL STICKS ALSO. *SCC

ODI #8017235SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

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

ODI #8017045POWER TRAIN

VEHICLE STALLS/ SHUDDERS ,AND BREAKS DOWN CONSTANTLY. CONSUMER HAS HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES.*AK

ODI #566872STRUCTURE1 INJURY

CONSUMER STATES TRUNK LID WILL CLOSE WHEN IN HALF OPEN POSITION. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO FOREHEAD. *TT

ODI #764827STRUCTURE

DOOR MOLDING: MOLDING CAME LOOSE ON BOTH DOOR AND ON FLOOR OF CAR, JAMMING TOGETHER AND PREVENTING THE DOOR FROM OPENING. IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, OCCUPANTS WOULD BE UNABLE TO EXIT THE CAR VIA THT DOOR. // HEATER/DEFROSTER: JAMMED IN DEFROST MODE, WILL NOT CHANGE MODES.*AK

ODI #8013424SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

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

ODI #763342POWER TRAIN

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR WILL AUTOMATICALLY FALL INTO NEUTRAL. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IF I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL MANUALLY AND TURN THE CAR OFF IT WILL ALLOW ME TO PUT THE CAR BACK INTO DRIVE, WHILE STILL MOVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT BY OUR LOCAL SHOP THAT SERVICES THE CAR, AND THEY ARE NOT HAVIING ANY FAULT COME UP ON THE COMPUTER.*AK

ODI #8009407ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

A CRACKED ENGINE SEAL CAUSES OIL TO LEAK ONTO ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

ODI #785923POWER TRAIN

IN WARM CLIMATES TRAVELING FAST, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFT AND PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO LIMP MODE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ONCE IN LIMP MODE, THE ENGINE PRODUCES A HUGE AMOUNT OF HEAT WHICH VENTS THOUGH THE VENTS AND SCREWS UP THE NECESSARY A/C. *YH

ODI #785923POWER TRAIN

IN WARM CLIMATES TRAVELING FAST, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFT AND PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO LIMP MODE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ONCE IN LIMP MODE, THE ENGINE PRODUCES A HUGE AMOUNT OF HEAT WHICH VENTS THOUGH THE VENTS AND SCREWS UP THE NECESSARY A/C. *YH

ODI #757988POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

THE CAR MAKE A HARD JERK AND THEN WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE, THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS. THE ENGINE REVS UP AND I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON WHEN THIS HAPPENS.*AK

ODI #8003322POWER TRAIN

WHEN DRIVING 60-65 MPH TRANSMISSION WILL INTERMITTENTLY SHIFT DOWN TO FIRST GEAR. DEALER REPLACED SOLENOID, BUT THIS DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PROBLELM REOCCURRED AFTER THE SOLENOID WAS INSTALLED. THEN, THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO BAD O RING FAILURE. *YH

ODI #8003113SUSPENSION

NHTSA RECALL 97V201000/MANUFACTURERS RECALL 750 CONCERNING LOWER CONTROL ARM: WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL LOCKED UP, DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN.*AK CONSUMER ALSO HAD 4-WHEEL ALIGNMENT PERFORMED.*JG

ODI #564039SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCRASH1 INJURY

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

ODI #564039SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCRASH1 INJURY

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

ODI #564039SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCRASH1 INJURY

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

ODI #564039SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCRASH1 INJURY

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

ODI #755628POWER TRAIN

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH NO APPARENT REASON, MASSIVE RUPTURE AND FAST DEPLTION OF FLUIDS. COMMON INCIDENT WITH MANY CHRYSLER OWNERS. SUGGEST FAULTY MANUFACTURING OF TRANSMISSION AND COMPONENTS.*AK

ODI #755628POWER TRAIN

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH NO APPARENT REASON, MASSIVE RUPTURE AND FAST DEPLTION OF FLUIDS. COMMON INCIDENT WITH MANY CHRYSLER OWNERS. SUGGEST FAULTY MANUFACTURING OF TRANSMISSION AND COMPONENTS.*AK

ODI #899698SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

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

ODI #899036POWER TRAIN

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 50-60 MPH TRANSMISSION WILL INTERMITTENTLY SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE INTO ANOTHER STAGE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK *YH

ODI #897879POWER TRAIN

TRANSMISSION CAN SHIFT OUT OF GEAR WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING OR WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

ODI #894008WHEELS

THERE IS A CRACK ON THREE OF THE FOUR RIMS FOUR INCHES LONG. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

ODI #749517SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT

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

ODI #892894SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCRASH

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

ODI #892898AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCRASH

DURING A SUDDEN ACCELERATION VEHICLE WAS AIRBORNE FOR 32 FEET. CAME DOWN ON ITS FRONT, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 666.00, NO INJURIES. *AK

ODI #748197VISIBILITY

WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE INTERIOR OF THE GLASS. CANNOT BE FELT FROM THE OUTSIDE OR DRIVER SIDE OF THE GLASS. *AK

ODI #892148STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

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

ODI #747961POWER TRAIN

BOUGHT CAR USED IN JULY 2000. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN MAY 2001. HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED WITH A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION FROM THE FACTORY. MECHANIC INFORMED US THE TRANSMISSION WE HAD TO HAVE PUT IT WAS THE THIRD TRANNY THIS CAR HAS HAD. THE SECOND ONE WAS ALSO A REMANUFACTURED TRANNY FROM THE FACTORY. IS NOW JULY 2001 AND TRANNY (3RD ONE) HAS QUIT AND IS IN SHOP. WON'T COME OUT OF SECOND GEAR.*AK

ODI #891586POWER TRAIN

VEHICLE RUNS WELL AT NIGHT. BUT, DURING DAYTIME WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING IT SHUTS OFF. TRANSMISSION GEAR RUNS ROUGHLY WHEN SHIFTING GEARS . FIRST GEAR SHIFT GOES TO SECOND GEAR AND THIRD GEAR WITH A HARD KNOCK. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

ODI #891007POWER TRAIN

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF GEAR AND INTO LOWEST GEAR. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND REPLACED TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

ODI #889083AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCRASH2 INJURIES

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH ANOTHER CAR WAS SITTING AND WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WHEN CONSUMER WAS TEMPORARILY BLINDED BY SUN, AND STRUCK OTHER VEHICLE WITH FULL FORCE. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PASSENGER AND DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES DUE TO SEAT BELT FAILURES. *AK

ODI #745433SUSPENSIONCRASH

I PURCHASED MY CAR AT CHRYSLER CHASE IN STOCKTON CA. THE FIRST DAY I NOTICED A NOISE COMMING FRON THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN I BRAKED SO I ASKED THE DEALER TO HEAR THE NOISE. THE SALES PERSON DIRECTED ME TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE THEY HEARD THE NOISE AND ASSURED ME THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THAT CAR. I KEPT HEARING THE NOISE BUT I BELIEVED IT WAS NORMAL. THE NOISE PRESISTED SO I CONTACTED THE DEALER I TOOK THE CAR BACK IN I WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING COLUM NEEDED REPLACING BECAUSE THEY HAD A RECALL WELL THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS I HAVE BEEN TAKING IT BACK FOR THE SAME PROBLEM OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TOLD THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR FOR MAJOR REPAIRS ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THEY REPAIR IT BUT WHEN I TAKE IT BACK FOR THE SAME THING IT IS ONLY CONVENIENT FOR THEM TO SAY THAT THEY CAN'T HEAR THE NOISE, AND WHEN THEY HAVE HEARD THE NOISE IT IS NORMAL TO THEM YET I STILL HAVE THE SAME BREAKING AND STEERING PROBLEMS. THE DEALER LET MY WARRANTY RUN OUT BY TELLING ME THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL, AND WHEN MY WARRANTY WAS OVER THEY JUST SAID WELL WE DON'T KNOW IF IS THE SAME THING EVEN THOUGH THEY END UP REPLACING THE SAME THINGS. THE LAST TIME I HAD THE PARTS REPLACED WAS AT ABOUT 89,000 MILES I AGAIN TOLD THE DEALER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE BUT THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL. I HAD MY BRAKES WORKED ON ON FEB, 2001 AT THE DEALER BUT THE BRAKES WERE MAKING ALOT OF NOISE SQUEELING AND A GRINDING NOISE MY WIFE TOOK THE CAR BACK AND THE TOLD HER THAT THE HAD PUT LOCK FAST AND THAT WAS THE REASON THE METAL WAS GRINDING THEY WORKED ON MY BRAKES AGAIN FOR THIS REASON, BUT THE NOISE WAS EVEN LOUDER AND THE GRINDING NOISE GOT WORSE. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO TRY TO GET THEM TO CHECK IT BUT CHAD THE PERSON WHO I SPOKE TO TOLD ME THAT HE ALREADY HAD TOLD MY WIFE THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL BECAUSE THEY WERE USING NEW MATERIALS THAT WERE ALWAYS GOING TO MAKE NOISE, AND THAT THE GRINDING NOISE WAS JUST THE PARTS SETTLING IN.*AK

ODI #561236ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

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

ODI #561236FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

THE INTAKE HAD BEEN DAMAGED AND THE BOLTS ON THE INTAKE WERE LOOSE AND NOT ORIGINALS. *YH

ODI #561236ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

DEALER TOLD CONSUMER TIMING BELT NEEDED REPLACED. *SLC

ODI #561236VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING SHORT TRIPS, VEHICLE WILL JUMP AND QUIVER, POSSIBLE THROTTLE CONTROL PROBLEMS. *SLC

ODI #888038ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH VEHICLE STALLED.*AK

ODI #885678ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

WHEN DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE WILL STALL/DIE. *AK

ODI #743830ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

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!

ODI #743702STEERING

RED LIGHT COME ON DOES'NT BLINK CAR JUST SHUTS OFF AFTER 10-15 ATTEMPTS TO START ONCE CAR IS MOVING IT CUTS OFF AGAIN DUE TO FACTORY INSTALLED ALARM THAT WON'T DISARM. *AK

ODI #884373SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

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

ODI #881996SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

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

ODI #880238SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCRASH

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

ODI #878818ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

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

ODI #739807SUSPENSION

GRINDING IN THE WHEELS WHEN TURNING AND LOOSE OF POWER STERING FLUID. CHECKED WITH 2 AUTO MACHANICS (GARAGES) STATED THAT WITH SUCH LOW MILES THEY SHOULD NOT BE GOING BAD. TALKED TO CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR EUROPEAN U.S MILITARY SALES AND THEY STATED THAT I SHOULD CONTACT YOU SINCE THIS IS NOT IN THE RECALES LISTED FOR MY CAR RECALL NUMBERS 750,78A.

ODI #738465FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN

TRANSNMISSION FORT END PUMP SEAL LEAKING. THIS PROBLEM MY MECHNIC REPORT TO ME WHEN I HAVE MY ENGINE OIL CHANGE. HE SAID FRONT PUMP SEAL IS LEAKING ON TRANSMISSON. HE SAID HE SEE LOTOFF CAR HAS THIS FAILURE AND TO ME CHRYSLER HAS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE PROBLEM IS ALSO A WELLKNOWN PROBLEM. I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS WEB SITE UNTILL MY FRIEND TOLD ME ABOUT, PLEASE HELP ME ON THIS PROBLEMS. I WILL CHECK OTHER RECALL THAT THIS MODEL HAS AND MAKE SURE I HAVE PROPER REPAIR FOR THIS. I HAVE ABOUT THREE RECALL NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER FOR THIS CAR. I SEE MORE RECALL FOR THIS CAR THAN I RECIVED FROM CHRYSLER. PLEASE ADVISE ME FOR OTHER RECALL THAT THEY HAVE NOT DONE ON MY CAR. DO IHAVE TO MAKE A COMPLIAN FOR THAT TO THEM? OR FILE A COMPLIAN TO YOUR DEPARTMENT. THIS IS ALL NEW TO ME SO PLEASE HELP ME. THANKS. *AK

ODI #877132STEERING,WHEELS

RIGHT REAR WHEEL FAILED WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DUE TO A KNUCKLE JOINT THAT BROKE, CAUSING A LOSS OF STEERING CAPABILITY. *AK

ODI #876254SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

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

ODI #875525SUSPENSION

CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE CHECKED FOR RECALL 97V201000-750. STEERING WHEEL WOULD MAKE A MILD GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING. CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO CONVINCE DEALER THERE WAS A PROBLEM, BUT THEY WOULDN'T COOPERATE. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER & HAD TAKEN IT TO ANOTHER DEALER, WHICH WASN'T ABLE TO DO IT BECAUSE ONE DEALER HAD RECORDED IT AS BEING DONE. CHRYSLER MANUFACTURER & DEALER HAVE GIVEN CONSUMER PROBLEMS. *AK

ODI #873773SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

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

ODI #733484POWER TRAIN

MY TRANSMISSION HAS A FRONT END LEAK AND IT WAS NOT FIXED UNDER WARRANTY

ODI #730878ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

CAR STALLS OUT ERRATIC IN NATURE NO WARNING RESULTS IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES

ODI #730878ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

CAR STALLS OUT ERRATIC IN NATURE NO WARNING RESULTS IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES

ODI #728288UNKNOWN OR OTHER

MY CAR HAS SOME VERY SERIOUS PROBLEMS AND I NEED TO KNOW OF THERE IS A RECALL ON THEM

ODI #866368STEERING

OUTR TIE RODS WORE OUT, CAUSING STEERING TO BECOME DIFFICULT, NEARLY NO CONTROL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

ODI #726230POWER TRAIN

INTERMITTENTLY CAR WILL NOT SHIFT UP UPON ACCELERATION. INTERMITTENTLY COMES OUT OF GEAR. LOCAL MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT AUTHORIZED CHRYSLER REPAIR FACILITY EXAMINE CAR. LOCAL MECHANIC PROVIDED 3 SERVICE BULLETINS ( ALL PERTAINING TO POWER TRAIN SHIFTING PROBLEMS) TO PRESENT TO AUTHORIZED MECHANIC. FIRST VISIT TO (RYAN CHRYSLER, WANTAGH NY ) MECHANIC REPLACED SOLENOID VALVE BODY ON TRANSMISSION. FISRT DAT BACK CAR CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEM. CAR RETURNED TO RYAN CHRYSLER AND SUPPOSEDLY CHECKED FOR THREE DAYS. COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. CAR RETURNED TO OWNER WITH NO EXPLATION AND NO MENTION OF FIRST REPAIR ($600.00) WHICH DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. CAR IS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE. DEALER RESPONSE VERY POOR DUE TO SEVERTITY OF PROBLEM. OLD PARTS WERE REQUESTED TO BE RETURNED AS PER NY STATE LAW. SERVICE REPORT WAS ALSO CHECKED TO RETURN PARTS. NO PARTS WERE RETURNED. SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT " MECHANICS NEVER LOOK AT THAT PORTION OF REPAIR REQUEST. *AK

ODI #866068SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

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

ODI #865934SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

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

ODI #865415ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

A FAULTY OXYGEN SENSOR. THIS SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES, ONCE EVERY YEAR. DEALER WAS CONFRONTED ON THIS ISSUE, BUT MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ODI #725205VISIBILITY

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ODI #864297SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

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

ODI #724497SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPAIRED 4+ TIMES AND STILL NOT FIXED. HAVE SPENT $1500.00 JUST ON BRAKES NOT TO MENTION OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS TRANSMISSION. THIS IS THE WORST CAR AND I WILL NEVER BUY CHRYSLER PRODUCT AGAIN. NO HELP FROM MANUFACTURER. CONTACTED EACH TIME. I JUST WISH THE BRAKES WOULD BE FIXED BEFORE A MAJOR ACCIDENT IS CAUSED. *AK

ODI #724488STRUCTURE

1) THE RUBBER DOOR SEAL CAME FROM THE FACTORY WITH AN UNUSUAL SPLICE IN THE RUBBER SEAL IN THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. AS A RESULT OF THE SPLICE IN THE RUBBER DOOR GASKET WHICH I HAVE NEVER SEEN DONE BEFORE ON ANY OF MY OTHER VEHICLES THE RUBBER DOOR GASKET HAS FALLEN APART AND NO LONGER SEALS THE DOOR PROPERLY.EFABR

ODI #863999ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

INTERMITTENT STALLING PROBLEM. DEALER DIAGNOSED VEHICLE, AND THEN CHANGED FUEL FILTER.HOWEVER, VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL. *AK

ODI #552701VISIBILITY,EQUIPMENT

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

ODI #552701VISIBILITY

WEATHER STRIPPING FAILED. *MJS

ODI #552701ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

WATER PUMP FAILED CAUSING OIL LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. *MJS

ODI #552701EQUIPMENT

RADIO GOES ON AND OFF ON ITSELF. *MJS

ODI #552701ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED, CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE . *MJS

ODI #552701SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

BRAKES SQUEAKING. *MJS

ODI #863209SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCRASH5 INJURIES

RECALL 96V075000/BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:MASTER CYLINDER: BRAKE FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT 35-40 MPH, FORCING VEHICLE INTO AN FIELD TO AVOID A COLLISION. BUT, FIVE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES; DEALER NOTIFED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ODI #722511ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

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

ODI #784645STEERING

POWER STEERING FAILED. NLM

ODI #552009SUSPENSION

CONSUMER WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE SUPPORT BEAM WAS REPLACED PRIOR TO OWNERSHIP. *MJS

ODI #552009ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

ENGINE LEAK. *MJS

ODI #552009VISIBILITY

WIPER BLADES TOWN. *MJS

ODI #552009ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

BELT CRACKED. *MJS

ODI #552009SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

BRAKE REPLACED AND ROTORS TURNED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL WHILE BRAKING *MJS

ODI #552009EXTERIOR LIGHTING

THIRD BRAKE LIGHT REPLACED.*MJS

ODI #552009ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

MOTOR MOUNT FAILED. *MJS

ODI #552009ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

BATTERY REPLACED. *MJS

ODI #552009LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

TRUNK LEVER WAS BROKEN AT PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. *MJS

ODI #552009SUSPENSION

CONSUMER WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE SUPPORT BEAM WAS REPLACED PRIOR TO OWNERSHIP. *MJS

ODI #552009ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

ENGINE LEAK. *MJS

ODI #552009VISIBILITY

WIPER BLADES TOWN. *MJS

ODI #552009ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

BELT CRACKED. *MJS

ODI #552009SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

BRAKE REPLACED AND ROTORS TURNED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL WHILE BRAKING *MJS

ODI #552009EXTERIOR LIGHTING

THIRD BRAKE LIGHT REPLACED.*MJS

ODI #552009ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

MOTOR MOUNT FAILED. *MJS

ODI #552009ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

BATTERY REPLACED. *MJS

ODI #552009LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

TRUNK LEVER WAS BROKEN AT PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. *MJS

ODI #721619SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

CAR RETURNED TO DEALER FOR 4TH TIME FOR BRAKE FAILURE. IN THE PAST THEY HAVE NOT FOUND ANYTHING WRONG. NOW, MASTER CYLINDER TO BE REPLACED FOR 2ND TIME. BRAKE SHOES AND PADS WERE REPLACED FOR SECOND TIME SINCE 10/97 IN 02/00, AND ALREADY SHOW EXCESSIVE AND UNEVEN WEAR AND NEED REPLACING AGAIN. EVEN THROUGH TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT HAS NEVER COME ON. THIS CAR IS A NIGHTMARE!

ODI #859207AIR BAGSCRASH

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END ACCIDENT, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

ODI #720508SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCRASH

HYDRAULIC NOISE UNDER HOOD AS BRAKES APPLIED, BRAKES FAILED TO STOP CAR, CAUSED MINOR CRASH, LEAKING MASTER CYL REPLACED, BRAKES FAILED AGAIN TWICE, CHRYSLER REPLACING COMPUTER MODULE GOVERNING BRAKE HYDRAULICS, WOULD NOT CONFIRM THIS WOULD CAUSE BRAKES TO FAIL

ODI #720468SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFIRE

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)

ODI #718680EXTERIOR LIGHTING

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE WEAK. DO NOT ILLUMINATE BRIGHTLY, AND ILLUMINATION DOES NOT REACH FAR ENOUGH DOWN THE ROAD. LIGHTS ARE OVERDRIVEN AT 25 MPH. REFLECTORIZED STREET SIGNS AND OTHER VEHICLES ARE NOT VISIBLE UNTIL TOO CLOSE FOR SAFETY. ILLUMINATION LEVEL ON HIGH BEAMS IS BARELY ADEQUATE FOR A LOW BEAM SETTING. *AK

ODI #856156STEERING,SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY HEARD A RUBBING NOISE. PULLED OVER, AND TWO REAR TIRES WERE TURNED IN. CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT UPPER CONTROL ARM BROKE BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT PROPERLY LUBRICATED. WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT DESIGNED WHERE CONSUMER COULD REACH TO LUBRICATE. IN ADDITION, VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISE WHEN PUTTING IT IN REVERSE, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER CAR BECAUSE POWER STEERING PUMP SEAL WENT OUT AND FLUID LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND. *AK

ODI #717976STEERING

I FEEL THAT IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE NHTSA TO MAKE AN INVESTIGATION TO THIS MATTER FOR PREVIEWS ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT A KNOWN PROBLEM, THEY REPALCED DEFECTIVE PART NOT GETTING RID OF INICIAL PROBLEM. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT CAN CAUSE REAL DAMAGE IF NOT EVEN POSSIBLE FATALITIES PLEASE I URGE YOU TO TAKE MATTERS INTO YOUR HAND. NO SAFETY DEFECT (S) MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

ODI #717928POWER TRAIN

POWER TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT ONLY 41,600 MILES!!! NOT GOOD!!!!. *AK

ODI #716642SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCRASH

NOISE DETECTED SAME WEEK CAR PURCHASED REPLACED ONCE, BUT NOICE CONTINUED UNTIL PRESENT, DEALER INFORMED OF NOISE FROM BEGINNING AND SEVERAL TIMES AND ALSO MANUFACTURER BUT PROBLEM PRESIST. DEALER SAID COULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE NOISE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED WICH THEN WAS REPRODUCED BUT WAS CONSIDERED NORMAL BUT PROBLEM CAUSED ACCIDENT ACCIDENT ALSO PROBLEM WITH BRAKES WEARING OUT TOO FAST. *AK

ODI #716259POWER TRAIN

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ODI #716259POWER TRAIN

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ODI #716189STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

COMPLETE STEERING FAILURE AT LEFT FRT WHEEL, LUCKILY I WAS BACKING WHEN IT OCCURRED. ABS LIGHT ON BRAKING SYSTEM INDICATES A PROBLEM, PULLS WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED

ODI #846773POWER TRAINCRASH

WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, GEAR CAME OUT OF PARK AND VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD , HITTING A TREE. *AK

ODI #714040EQUIPMENT

A/C COMPRESSOR SEIZED SERPITENE BELT BROKE REPLACED COMPRESSOR WITH REBUILT ONE 4/99 THEN ON 9/13/99 THAT COMPRESSOR ALSO SEIZED

ODI #713915STRUCTURE

PLASTIC WINDOW MOLDINGS ON ALL 4 WINDOWS CRACKED AND SEPERATING WINDOW FRAMES.

ODI #849098ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH/ IDLED AND LOST POWER. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP 15 TIMES, AND THE DEALER COULDN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

ODI #849430VISIBILITY

DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS SEPARATING FROM THE MOUNTING AND WINDOW WON'T ROLL DOWN. ALSO, THERE IS SOME TYPE OF KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

ODI #846468VISIBILITY

DRIVER SIDE DOOR WINDOW FELL OUT OF THE TRACK, AND TEMPORARILY REPLACED BACK ON TRACK. AT PRESENT, THE WINDOW IS UNABLE TO ROLL DOWN, AND HAD SLIPPED OFF THE TRACK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

ODI #848975SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICFIRE

BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE BRAKE PADS TO BURN OUT, ALSO, A FIRE BROKE OUT DUE TO BRAKE FLUID LEAKING OUT FROM A HOSE AND SPRAYING ONTO PADS. *AK

ODI #548667EQUIPMENT

RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED HOWEVER WAS NOT COMPLETED PROPERLY (98V-193). MJS

ODI #548667WHEELS

RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED HOWEVER WAS NOT COMPLETED PROPERLY (98V-193). MJS

ODI #548667POWER TRAIN

RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED HOWEVER WAS NOT COMPLETED PROPERLY (98V-193). MJS

ODI #848042STEERING,SUSPENSION

HAD NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHENEVER IT WAS TURNED LEFT/RIGHT. PUT POWER FLUID IN STEERING & PROBLEM RETURNED. HAD NOTICED A LEAK IN DRIVEWAY & TOOK TO MECHANIC. INFORMED BY MECHANIC THE RACK & PINION HAD TO BE CHANGED. HAD WHEELS ALIGNED & WAS INFORMED DID NOT NEED IT. *AK

ODI #711540SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

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

ODI #548395SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

BENDIX ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED CAUSING THEM TO MAKE GRINDING NOISE. NLM

ODI #847029ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

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

ODI #846735SUSPENSION,VISIBILITY

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THERE IS SOME TYPE OF KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT VEHICLE. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW SEPARATED FROM THE MOUNTING, AND CONSUMER CAN'T ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN. *AK

ODI #782875EQUIPMENT

THE A/C CLUTCH FELL OFF OF THE STUD, SINCE THEN A PUFF OF SMOKE AND CHIRPING NOISE IS EMITTED FROM THE LOCATION OF THE CLUTCH WHENEVER THE A/C IS ON, AND THE CAR IS IDLING/STOPPED. NLM

ODI #782875EQUIPMENT

THE A/C CLUTCH FELL OFF OF THE STUD, SINCE THEN A PUFF OF SMOKE AND CHIRPING NOISE IS EMITTED FROM THE LOCATION OF THE CLUTCH WHENEVER THE A/C IS ON, AND THE CAR IS IDLING/STOPPED. NLM

ODI #547966ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

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

ODI #709779SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

ABS BRAKES NOT OPERABLE, INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. ABS LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY SINCE DATE INDICATED, DEALERS SAY NO SAFETY ISSUE AND WILL NOT REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. NOTIFICATION TO CHRYSLER CORP.

ODI #547727SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

ABS HYDRAULIC UNIT AND MODULE FAILED. MJS

ODI #844010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

WHILE BACKING OUT FROM A PARKING LOT CAR SHOT BACKWARDS. PUSHED THE OTHER VEHICLE OUT OF SPACE, AND THEN KEPT GOING. DRIVER USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE, AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

ODI #709055SUSPENSION

MY CAR WAS INSPECTED FOR A RECALL ISSUE ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO. I BOUGHT THE CAR ONLY 7 MONTHS AGO. RECENTLY, IT BROKE DOWN BECAUSE OF THE RECALL ISSUE AND THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT COVER THE COSTS FOR REPAIR BECAUSE THEY SAY THAT THE RECALL HAD BEEN COMPLETED WHEN ACTUALLY THE CAR WAS ONLY INSPECTED (NO PARTS REPLACED). WHAT IF A SHORT TIME AFTER IT WAS INSPECTED, THE PROBLEM STARTED TO OCCUR? I WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS RECALL WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR AND I THINK THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD COVER THE COSTS. I THINK I AM BEING CHEATED OUT OF MONEY AND FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CAR. DON'T MANUFACTURERS WANT TO KEEP THEIR CUSTOMERS SATISFIED AND MAKE SURE THAT THEIR CARS ARE SAFE?

ODI #842394AIR BAGSCRASH

WHILE DRIVING 45MPH HIT AN ARMADILLO, CAUSING BOTH AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY, BUT NOT ALL THE WAY OUT.DRIVER'S SIDE CAME OUT ABOUT 1/3 OF THE WAY & MELTED INSIDE OF STEERING WHEEL & WIRES. PASSENGER'S SIDE CAME OUT 1/2 WAY & MELTED WIRES INSIDE DASHBOARD. MANUFACTURER'S INSPECTOR INDICATED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE MELTED WIRES. *AK

ODI #842102ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY LOSE POWER. ALSO THE VEHICLE IDLES TO VERY HIGH RPM. DEALER UNABLE TO FIND FIND OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

ODI #842007SEAT BELTS

RECALL 98V063000. DEALER HAS TOLD OWNER THAT THEY WERE WAITING FOR PARTS TO ARRIVE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR. *AK

ODI #838965VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

WHILE DRIVING SOMETIMES ENGINE WILL DIE IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGH SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY, AND SOMETIMES IT WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE TO 85MPH WITHOUT WARRNING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

ODI #706898SEAT BELTS

BOTH FRONT SEAT BELT ANCHORS ARE BROKEN OR COMING APART, AND THE DRIVERS SEAT UP AND DOWN ADJUSTMENT IS STUCK IN THE UP POSITION. *AK

ODI #706691POWER TRAIN

GEAR SHIFT CAN BE MOVED OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE LOCK BUTTON.

ODI #706589EQUIPMENTFIRE

I HAVE HAD 2 FAILUERS OF THE AC COMPRESSOR ON THIS VEHICLE. BOTH TIMES THE COMPRESSOR OVERHEATED DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE AIR CONDITIONER ON THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME IT FAILED THE COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE SERPENTINE BELT TO JAM, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND OPERATION OF THE ALTERNATOR. THE SECOND COMPRESSOR FAILED AFTER ONLY 7,000 MILES OF OPERATION AND HS YET TO BE REPAIRED.

ODI #545631ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY LOSS ALL POWER, CAUSED BY A BLOWN FUSE IN THE IGNITION SYSTEM. *YC

ODI #545631ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED CAUSING ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. MJS

ODI #545631ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

PCM FAILED. MJS

ODI #837924SUSPENSION

FRONT BALL JOINT BROKE, CAUSING FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO COLLAPSE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ODI #782059FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTOR FAILED. YH

ODI #782059EXTERIOR LIGHTING

HEAD LIGHT MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING POOR DRIVING VISIBILITY. YH

ODI #782059FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

FUEL PUMP FAILED. YH

ODI #782059FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTOR FAILED. YH

ODI #782059EXTERIOR LIGHTING

HEAD LIGHT MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING POOR DRIVING VISIBILITY. YH

ODI #782059FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

FUEL PUMP FAILED. YH

ODI #705219VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCRASH

WHILE ENGINE RUNNING AND CAR IN PARK, CAR ACCELERATED AND ROLLED DOWN ON INCLINE/DRIVEWAY UNTIL DRIVERS DOOR CAUGHT ON GARAGE AND STOPPED THE CAR. CHRYSLER INSPECTED AND SAID NO PROBLEM. *AK

ODI #705229EQUIPMENT

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

ODI #705230STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,EQUIPMENT

THIS FORM IS NOT USER FRIENDLY. YOU ARE PRECLUDED FROM GOING BACK TO PREVIOUS SCREENS WITHOUT LOSING INFORMATION. I JUST FILLED OUT A FORM COMPLETELY, AND WAS CUT OFF BEFORE I COULD ADD COMMENTS! PLEASE CROSS REFERENCE MY INFORMATION. MY ADDITONAL COMMENT IS THAT GIVEN THAT MY CAR IS LESS THAN 4 YEARS OLD, I FEEL THAT I HAVE HAD MAJOR REPAIR ITEMS, SUCH AS A/C COMPRESSOR/ BRAKE ROTORS/TIE RODS). IF A CAR IS MADE TO LAST, THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD NOT ARISE. THE DEALERSHIPS VIEW IS THAT A 4 YEAR CAR WITH 27,000 MILES IS WORN OUT AND THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS. MY OTHER CAR IS A SATURN AND AFTER 6 YEARS I HAVE HAD ZERO REPAIRS ASIDE FROM NORMAL MAINTENANCE. CHRYSLER MAKES BAD PRODUCTS, AND DOESN'T STAND BEHIND THEIR CARS. PLEASE BE ON ALERT THAT THERE ARE WAY TOO MANY PROBLEMS ARISING WITH CIRRUS MODELS. I HAVE DEALT WITH TAMIAMI CHRYSLER IN MIAMI 305 266-5500 WHO ARE INCOMPETENT, LIARS AND CROOKS. COME DOWN HARD ON CHRYSLER. *AK

ODI #836239VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1 INJURY

CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK HARD, RESULTING IN BACK INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. 3 DEALERSHIPS HAVE REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK

ODI #704832SUSPENSION

WARRANTY RECALL OUT, BUT WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF A PROBLEM, AND WE FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND IF CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, THEY HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO THEIR CUSTOMERS TO NOTIFY AND FIX THE PROBLEM. ALSO, CHRYSLER IS NOT WILLING TO REPLACE THE ARM ON THE OTHER SIDE UNTIL IT FAILS. WHAT IF IT FAILS WHILE WE ARE DRIVING AT 60 MPH WITH OUR BABY IN THE BACK OF OUR CAR? I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT I CAN TRUST CHRYSLER WITH MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. *AK

ODI #704484SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,EQUIPMENT

MANY MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE

ODI #704485SUSPENSION,VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE

MANY MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THE DEALERSHIP. PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU CAN FOR MORE DETAILS

ODI #835792SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND SHOES MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH MAY RESULT AN ACCIDENT. BEEN REPLACE 2 TIMES. DLR CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ODI #704275SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

ALSO.....WATER PUMP FAILURE.....3/6/99....MILEAGE....67,500. THE LISTED INCIDENTS ARE UNUSAL AND UNEXPECTED. IT SEEMS I AM HAVING ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER ON THIS VEHICLE. DEALER HAS WORKED WITH ME AND HAS BEEN MORE THAN FAIR. I AM HAPPY WITH THEIR SERVICE. I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT CHRYSLER HAS CREATED. I BELIEVE THAT I AM PAYING FOR THEIR DESIGN FLAW, AS THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR OF TOTALLY NEW DESIGNED VEHICLE.

ODI #704210SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

ABS WARN LITE ON COST $300.00 + 1ST TIME 2ND TIME , WANT $300.00+AGAIN NO END TO THIS COULD LEAD TO FATAL CRASH WHEN OR IF WHEEL DOES NOT PERFOM AS REQUIRED DURING HARD STOPPING. PLEASE REVIEW PROBLEM AS IT IS COSTLY BECAUSE OF MANY COMPONENTS IN ABS SYSTEM AND MECHANICS SEEM TO HAVE TROUBLE FIXING PROBLEM 1ST TIME AROUND.

ODI #834847VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, VEHICLE JERKES BADLY AND MAKES A GRINDING NOISE, WHICH MAY CAUSE BACK INJURIES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE, BUT IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

ODI #834706UNKNOWN OR OTHER

ENGIN ECHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATES, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ODI #834622LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 55 MPH WHEN THE HOOD SUDDENLY LIFTED AND FLIPPED BACK, BLOCKING CONSUMER'S VIEW. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

ODI #702580EQUIPMENT

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

ODI #702217STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,POWER TRAIN

CHRYSLER WANTS US TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR 50% OF CHARGES TO REPAIR ONLY THE TRANSMISSION; WHICH WAS ALREADY OVERHAULED AT 35,000 MILES. WE NEED HELP IN GETTING CHRYSLER TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A POSSIBLE LEMON. THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS GOING OUT AND THE DEALER SAID IT IS PREMATURE; CHRYSLER WILL NOT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE. THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON AT DIFFERENT TIMES, THE FRONT OF THE CAR "JUMPS" UPON SLOWING TO STOP. THE CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE.

ODI #702025ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH ROUTINE SERVICING ON MANY OCCASIONS. CRACKED HOUSING OCCUREED AFTER WARRANTY OVER. DON'T THINK SOMETHING OF THIS MAGNITUTDE SHOULD OCCUR WITH 3-YEAR OLD CAR.

ODI #833196SUSPENSION

WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE THERE IS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE.CONSUMER CAN'T DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *AK

ODI #832764SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND MAKING MAKING ANY TYPE OF TURN THERE IS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, AND WHEN APPLYING FOR THE BRAKES THE NOISE IS THERE. *AK

ODI #832229SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

THE RIGHT BRAKE CALIPER MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING MORE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE BRAKE PADS, WHICH MAY CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ODI #829524ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON WHIILE DRIVING. ALONG WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT, THE ARROW ON THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE CONTINUES TO RISE AND FALL TREMENDOUSLY. THE DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE SENSORS. *AK *ML

ODI #781616SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PRIOR TO THE RECALL NOTICE FOR MASTER CYLINDER. YH

ODI #781616STEERING

POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. YH

ODI #781616POWER TRAIN

TRANSMISSION CONTROLLER FAILED. YH

ODI #781616EQUIPMENT

A/C PRESSURE VALVE FAILED. YH

ODI #542790VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.

ODI #830940STEERING

THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND SHE CAME TO THE TRAFFIC STOP LIGHT ALL OF SUDDEN SHE LOST CONTROL OF HER CAR . THE STEERING WHEEL WAS GOING AROUND AND AROUND. *AK

ODI #700399SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS NEW VEHICLE. THE MOST SERIOUS OF WHICH HAPPENED THIS WEEK. I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BALL JOINTS. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS, I FINALLY GOT THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE RIGHT ONE. THEY SAID THE LEFT ONE WAS FIND, ALTHOUGH THAT WAS WHERE THE NOISE WAS FROM. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY POWER STEERING RACK. FIVE DAYS AFTER THE RIGHT BALL JOINT WAS REPLACED, THE LEFT BALL JOINT BROKE AS MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND THE TIRE FELL OFF. LUCKILY SHE HAD GOTTEN OFF THE 4-LANE HIGHWAY SHE HAD BEEN TRAVELING ON THAT NIGHT.

ODI #829691POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE

TRAVELING 60MPH, WHEN VEHICLE WOULD DOWNSHIFT ON ITS OWN. CANNOT ACCELERATE AFTER IT DOWNSHIFTED. TOOK TO DEALER. TOLD CONSOLE SHORTS OUT EVERY NOW & THEN.

ODI #781300SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN,TIRES

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED 3 SIDEWALL TIRE BLOWOUTS. IN ADDITION, ABS MODULE/ TRANSMISSION FAILURES.

ODI #825598ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

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

ODI #538796SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO ABS MODULE FAILURE.

ODI #825566SUSPENSION1 INJURY

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 40 MPH LEFT BALL JOINT SNAPPED, CAUSING DRIVER TO GET HURT. CONSUMER NOTES PERVIOUS PROBLEM WITH RIGHT SIDE. *AK

ODI #537421SEAT BELTS

SEAT BELTS FAILED DURING ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURIES.

ODI #824285ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

WHILE DRIVNG VEHICLE STALLS TACHOMETER NEEDLES MOVES, BUT THERE IS NO MOVEMENT OF VEHICLE WHILE IN GEAR. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. DEALERS CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK

ODI #536028STEERING

POWER STEERING GEAR FAILED CAUSING CREAKING NOISE WHEN TURNING EITHER DIRECTION.

ODI #535787SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.

ODI #536268ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

OPEN CIRCUIT IN LEFT FRONT DOOR WIRING HARNESS FAILED.

ODI #536268ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

WIRING HARNESS IN THE ENGINE FAILED.

ODI #536268EXTERIOR LIGHTING

HEADLAMP FAILED.

ODI #536268SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

BRAKE WHEEL CYLINDER FAILED.

ODI #536268ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

IGNITION SWITCH AND HARNESS BURNED.

ODI #536268SUSPENSION

STABILIZER BAR, BALL JOINT-SWAY BAR LINK AND BUSHING FAILED CAUSING NOISE.

ODI #536268ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

BATTERY FAILED.

ODI #536268ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

DISTRIBUTOR DEFECTIVE.

ODI #536268SUSPENSION

LOWER CONTROL ARM AMD SWAY BAR LINKS FAILED CAUSING NOISE.

ODI #823350SEAT BELTSCRASH1 INJURY

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S RESTRAINTS DID NOT RETRACT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. OWNER HAS NOT CONTACTED THAT MANUFACTURER. *AK

ODI #823309EXTERIOR LIGHTING

RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT IS INOPERABLE DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING WITHIN THE CIRCUIT BOARD. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ODI #535403EQUIPMENT

AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILED.

ODI #534790EQUIPMENT

FACTORY INSTALLED RIGHT FRONT DOOR SPEAKERS ARE INOPERATIVE.

ODI #822766STEERING,SUSPENSION

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER TO REPAIR DEFECT THAT WAS ON LOWER CONTROL ARM RECALL. THE DEALER PUMPED AIR INTO THE BALL JOINTS. LATER THE CONSUMER DEVELOPED STEERING PROBLEMS, AND CONTACTED DEALER AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING PROBLEM WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE BALL JOINT AT 25MPH. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES OCCURRED . (97V-201). *AK

ODI #534748ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

DISTRIBUTOR FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE TO SAG/HESITATE. EMISSIONS CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED.

ODI #822210SUSPENSION

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE RECALL REPAIR DONE FOR THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. WHEN THE OWNER LEFT, THE DEALER NOTICED A LOUD NOISE THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING, AND IT WASN'T MAKING THAT NOISE BEFORE THEY BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER. *AK

ODI #533572POWER TRAIN

COMPRESSOR CLUTCH FELL OFF VEHICLE WHILE BEING DRIVEN. *AK

ODI #533129EQUIPMENT

A/C COMPRESSOR SEIZED. ALSO A/C EVAPORATOR MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

ODI #821010SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT WHEN SHE STEPPED ON BRAKES PEDAL, THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY BRAKES. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER A FEW TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

ODI #532385SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

ABS BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON FOR UNKNOWN REASON.

ODI #821704SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCRASH

WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COLLIDE. OWNER STATES THAT VEHICLE'S ABS SYSTEM WAS REPLACED PRIOR TO COLLISION. THE DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

ODI #821368SUSPENSION

HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#97V201000) & CALLED DEALERSHIP. SET THE APPOINTMENT & TOOK VEHICLE IN. AFTER ARRIVING AT DEALERSHIP, WAS INFORMED HAD NO PARTS TO DO REPAIR WORK. *AK

ODI #528377SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER PROBLEMS, OWNER HAS NOT RECEIVED NOTICE OF RECALL, OTHER VEHICLE SAME YEAR AND MODEL HAVE RECEIVED NOTICE.

ODI #528111SUSPENSION

LOWER CONTROL BALL JOINT FAILED.

ODI #528092POWER TRAIN

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, CAUSING COLLISION. LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO FAILURE OF UNKNOWN COMPONENTS IN THE CONNECTION OF THE TRANSMISSION AND MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER.

ODI #528329POWER TRAIN

TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL.

ODI #527650SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED, CAUSING PULSATION WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.

ODI #528851ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN RPM IS ABOVE 4000.

ODI #527493ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN RPM IS ABOVE 4000.

ODI #525592AIR BAGS

CHRYSLER WILL NOT DISENGAGE AIR BAG OR PUT ON/OFF SWITCH ON.

ODI #526817STEERING

TIE ROD FAILURE RESULTING IN STEERING LOSS.

ODI #526324EXTERIOR LIGHTING

BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE TOO DIM, IMPAIR VISIBILITY. *AK

ODI #605632POWER TRAIN

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

ODI #525022STRUCTURE

VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE ROAD NOISE WHILE DRIVING.

ODI #525022SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE PEDAL FEELS SPONGY AND GOES TOO FAR TO THE FLOOR.

ODI #524262EQUIPMENT

TEMPERATURE CONTROL FAILED.

ODI #524262VISIBILITY

WINDSHIELD CRACKED FROM STRESS.

ODI #604079EQUIPMENT

AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM OMITS FUMES.

ODI #604079STRUCTURE

MOLDING ON FRONT DOORS BROKE.

ODI #604068VISIBILITY

WINDOW MOLDINGS FAILED.

ODI #525514VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

ODI #525514SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

BRAKES UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE.

ODI #524135SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

FRONT ABS BRAKES FAILED TWICE.

ODI #524135SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE.

ODI #523886STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

ABS BRAKES LOCK UP AND OCCASIONALLY GRIND WHEN STOPPING; ALSO, PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS. IN ADDITION, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKAGE;INSUFFICIENT LIGHTING FROM HEAFLIGHTS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY COMES ON DUE TO WIRING PROBLEMS. *AK

ODI #816535AIR BAGSCRASH

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN 40-50 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S/ OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ODI #520891ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. ALSO, ALTERNATOR WIRING HARNESS SHORTED OUT, RESULTED IN STALLING. *AK

ODI #816436SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

WHEN CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A WHILE THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON. OWNER IS NOT EXPERIENCING BRAKING PROBLEMS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

ODI #519142SUSPENSION

RIGHT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM/BALL JOINT FAILED. *AK

ODI #815666SUSPENSION

WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, PE97-009. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER REPLACED THE UPPER BALL JOINT. *AK

ODI #522581SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

ABS LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN STOPPED WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE.

ODI #813900SUSPENSION

WHILE DRIVING THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BECAME LOOSE, RESULTING IN IRREGULAR STEERING CONTROL. THIS IS UNDER INVESTIGATION PE-97000 *AK

ODI #518788VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

VEHICLE SURGES UNEXPECTEDLY AT IDLE; AT TIMES, LOSES POWER AT NORMAL SPEED. *AK

ODI #519298SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

BRAKES FAILED.

ODI #519298SUSPENSION

SUSPENSION FAILURE.

ODI #519298SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

MASTER CYLINDER FAILED.

ODI #519298POWER TRAIN

GEAR SHIFT FAILED.

ODI #519298SEAT BELTS

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKS UP.

ODI #519298EQUIPMENT

A/C COMPRESSOR FAILED.

ODI #519298EQUIPMENT

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED.

ODI #518961VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

VEHICLE SURGES/STALLS INTERMITTENTLY.

ODI #517837SUSPENSION

LEFT FRONT BALL JOINT BROKE, CAUSING WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM VEHICLE. LEFT DISABLED VEHICLE ON COUNTRY ROAD. *AK

ODI #518087AIR BAGS2 INJURIES

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG, CAUSING WRIST AND CHEST INJURIES.

ODI #518087AIR BAGS2 INJURIES

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG, CAUSING WRIST AND CHEST INJURIES.

ODI #812147SEATSCRASH1 INJURY

DRIVING DOWN STREET AND STOPPING AT A LIGHT, SOMEONE HIT CONSUMER FROM REAR AS HE PULLED AWAY FROM LIGHT, AND THE SEATBACK JUST FELL BACK. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS. *AK.

ODI #533941SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED DUE TO RUST.

ODI #812446SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES AT ANY SPEED, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

ODI #516128EQUIPMENT

THE AIR CONDITIONER BLEW WHITE FLAKES WHEN IN USE.

ODI #516128ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

MUFFLER MADE A LOUD NOISE DUE TO A PART THE MANUFACTURER FAILED TO INSTALL.

ODI #516128SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

THE BRAKES FAILED.

ODI #516128ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED A POWER FAILURE IN THE RADIO, AIR CONDITIONER, POWER LOCKS, AND WINDOWS.

ODI #516128ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

THE BATTERY FAILED.

ODI #516128UNKNOWN OR OTHER

THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON.

ODI #810138SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. RECALL#96V074000. *AK

ODI #515563SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

REAR BRAKE CYLINDERS LEAK.

ODI #515629EQUIPMENT

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TWICE.

ODI #515629SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED TWICE, STILL MAKES GRINDING NOISE.

ODI #515629VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

PCU FAILED TWICE, CAUSING ROUGH IDLE.

ODI #808333STRUCTURE

TRUNK ASSEMBLY FAILURE, WHEN TRUNK IS OPENED IT WILL NOT STAY UP. *AK

ODI #809262SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCRASH

RECALL 96V075000, AFTER HAVING RECALL WORK PERFORMED ON 1/31/97, THE BRAKES FAILED AND CAUSED OWNER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT ON 2/19/97. MECHANIC STATED THAT BRAKES WERE IN BAD SHAPE. *AK

ODI #807485SUSPENSION

FAILURE OF THE LOWER BALL JOINT ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE, THE BALL JOINT BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER , DEALER REPLACED THE LOWER BALL JOINT PART # 4616922. *AK

ODI #808486SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

DRIVING, TRIED APPLYING BRAKES, THEY TOOK FOR A BIT, THEN SUDDENLY NO BRAKES (ABS); WAS UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE; STEERING WHEEL MADE WHINNING NOISES. TOOK TO DEALER SEVERALTIMES FOR REPAIRS. *AK

ODI #513923SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,WHEELS

DEFECTIVE FRONT END SUSPENSION DUE TO A DESIGN DEFECT, CAUSING RIGHT FRONT WHEEL TO COME OFF; ALSO REPLACED CV JOINT AXLE. *AK

ODI #808181SUSPENSION,TIRES

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 20 MPH AND THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE BROKE AWAY FROM THE BALL JOINT AND CONTROL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO REPLACE ANY PARTS. *AK

ODI #808022POWER TRAIN

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE TRANSMISSION LOCK INTO THE AXLE AND THERE WAS A LOT OF GRINDING NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT UNLOCK THE DEVICE. *AK

ODI #807776SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

EXPERIENCED LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE WHILE COMING TO A STOP. *AK

ODI #807476POWER TRAIN

TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND HE SAID THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL SHEARED IN HALF, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO BLOW . *AK

ODI #514756VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION, UNABLE TO BE RECTIFIED. MJS

ODI #514756STRUCTURE

MOLDING FELL OFF OF VEHICLE. MJS

ODI #514756VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION, UNABLE TO BE RECTIFIED. MJS

ODI #514756STRUCTURE

MOLDING FELL OFF OF VEHICLE. MJS

ODI #514756VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION, UNABLE TO BE RECTIFIED. MJS

ODI #514756STRUCTURE

MOLDING FELL OFF OF VEHICLE. MJS

ODI #527738SUSPENSION

FRONT END COLLAPSED DUE TO FAILURE OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

ODI #527403STEERING

TIE ROD FAILED CAUSING WHEEL TO COLLAPSE FROM STEERING ARM.

ODI #605771TIRES

TIRE FAILED. (GOOD YEAR EAGLE P225/60R16)

ODI #806341SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

AFTER HAVING RECALL REPAIR WORK DONE, THE VEHICLE IS STILL HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER. RECALL#96V075000. *AK

ODI #806238ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY OR JUST IDLING, THE VEHICLE DIES OUT OR STALLS. *AK

ODI #806249SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCRASH

OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, SHE STATES THAT HER ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED , RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT AFTER OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE. *AK

ODI #512398SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

ENGINE FAILED 4 TIMES; ABS BRAKE SFAILED TWICE AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ONCE. *AK

ODI #511924SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

MASTER CYLINDER FAILED PRIOR TO SERVICE RECALL; ALSO REAR BRAKE DRUMS CONTAINED EXCESSIVE DIRT/DUST, CAUSING MASTER CYLINDER TO FAIL. *AK

ODI #511818SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

WHEN RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL, ABS BRAKES SQUEAL. *AK

ODI #511775SUSPENSION

FRONT END RATTLES/NOISY. *AK

ODI #805384SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCRASH1 INJURY

BRAKES LOCKED UP AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, HAS ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

ODI #805003SUSPENSION

THE RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINT THAT HOLDS THE TIRE TO THE AXLE OF THE CAR BROKE OFF, CAUSING THE TIRE TO FALL OFF. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ODI #804875ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE ITS POWER AND COMPLETELY STOP. PLEASE EXPLAIN IN DETAIL. *AK

ODI #804931SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKES FELT LIKE THEY WERE STILL BEING APPLIED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT; REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL. *AK

ODI #511249VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

THROTTLE STICKS ONLY IN REVERSE.

ODI #511249VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL4 INJURIES

SUDDEN REVERSE ACCELERATION 3 TIMES DUE TO THROTTLE STICKING, ONCE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT AND INJURY TO 4 PEOPLE.

ODI #802287EXTERIOR LIGHTING

FAILURE OF THE HEADLIGHTS, THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT GIVE ADEQUATE LIGHT. *AK

ODI #801746AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCRASH2 INJURIES

SEAT BELT ANCHORAGES DID NOT RETAIN OCCUPANTS DURING A COLLISION. DUAL AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY.*AK

ODI #802408SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED ABOUT FOUR TIMES, PURCHASED CAR NEW . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

ODI #801375SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

RECALL 95V075, MADE AN APPOINTMENT SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE REPAIR DONE, THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE FROM JUL. 15 TO PRESENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK

ODI #507929SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCRASH

ABS BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

ODI #801312ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, THE VEHICLE STALLS. *AK DEALER HAS REPLACED THROTTLE BODY PLENUM, SOME WIRE ENDS, AND THE IDLE SPEED CONTROL MOTOR, CONSUMER STATES CURRENTLY IS WAITING ON A DISTRIBUTOR. *SLC

ODI #506759SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCRASH

BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

ODI #505789VISIBILITY

REAR WINDSHIELD BLEW OUT DUE TO PRESSURE BUILDING UP FROM THE SUN.

ODI #507745SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

FRONT BRAKES REPLACED TWICE.

ODI #507745SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

REAR BRAKES REPLACED.

ODI #507745SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED.

ODI #507449ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

ENGINE STALLS/BACKFIRES INTERMITTENTLY.

ODI #800728STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

FAILURE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL, WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON, APPLIED FORCE TO THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SUDDLY ACCELERATED.*AK

ODI #800670SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCRASH3 INJURIES

FAILURE OF THE BRAKE POWER ASSIST, CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK

ODI #800445ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

ON FIVE OCCASIONS WHEN DRIVING THE CAR STALLED, DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP FOUR TIMES AND THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS ALSO REPLACED. *AK

ODI #800344AIR BAGSCRASH1 INJURY

FRONTIAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 45MPH, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

ODI #506999VISIBILITY

WINDOW EXPLODED FOR NO APPARENT REASON.

ODI #506999STEERING

POWER STEERING FAILURE CAUSING NOISE.

ODI #506999EQUIPMENT

RADIO DISPLAY FAILED.

ODI #800296SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

WHEN TRUNING LEFT ON DRY SURFACE (ABS) THE BRAKES WENT OUT WHILE TRYING TO AVOID ANOTHER CAR . PLEASE DESCRIBE MORE.*AK

ODI #800303SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE TWO WEEKS AGO, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY HAVE TO ORDER PARTS. DEALER STILL DOES NOT HAVE PARTS IN.

ODI #987319SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCRASH1 INJURY

WHILE IN DRIVE,SUDDEN ACCELERATION FORWARD TOOK PLACE, ALSO NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURIES AND ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

ODI #987319VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1 INJURY

WHILE IN DRIVE,SUDDEN ACCELERATION FORWARD TOOK PLACE. *AK

ODI #506641SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCRASH1 INJURY

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY.

ODI #987171SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

ABS:FRONT RIGHT BRAKES WEAR DOWN METAL TO METAL WITHIN 1,200 MILES, REPLACED 3 TIMES, EXCESSIVE WEAR ON ONE SIDE, CANNOT PRESS ON BRAKES, *AK

ODI #986957SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

EQUIPPED W/ABS BRAKES; FOUR SETS OF BRAKES PADS WEAR EXCESSIVELY W/REAR BRAKE CYLINDERS LEAKING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

ODI #986958SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

EQUIPPED W/ABS BRAKES; FOUR SETS OF BRAKES PADS HAVE WORN EXCESSIVELY W/REAR BRAKE CYLINDERS LEAKING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

ODI #986962SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

EQUIPPED W/ABS BRAKES; FOUR SETS OF BRAKES PADS WEAR EXCESSIVELY W/REAR BRAKE CYLINDERS LEAKING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

ODI #986963SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

THERE IS A DELAY ON THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE, RECEIVED RECALL AFTER THE PROBLEM #96V074000, PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

ODI #986997ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

WHILE DRIVING, HEARD SOUND OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE BURSTING/HUGE HISSING SOUND, LEAKING ENGINE OIL, UNDERHOOD SMOKING, TURNED OFF IGNITION, COULD CAUSE FIRE. *AK

ODI #601549TIRESCRASH

SIDEWALL OF TIRE MADE OF WEAK MATERIAL/ BLEW OUT, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *DH

ODI #986629AIR BAGSCRASH

DURING FRONTAL IMPACT, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *JB

ODI #506486ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

INTERMITTENT STALLING. *SD

ODI #505586SEAT BELTS1 INJURY

SEAT BELT BROKE, ALLOWING PASSENGER TO BE THROWN AROUND IN THE REAR SEATING AREA.

ODI #505527SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED.

ODI #505527VISIBILITY

SIDE VIEW MIRRORS FELL OFF TWICE.

ODI #505527VISIBILITY

REAR RIGHT WINDOW LEAK.

ODI #505527EQUIPMENT

AIR CONDITIONER INOPERATIVE DUE TO TRANSDUCER.

ODI #985818SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

BRAKES DO NOT RELEASE PROPERLY. *AK

ODI #800001STEERING

LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, DUE TO POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING, TIGHTEN CAP, TO NO AVAIL, REPLACE POWER STEERING RACK

ODI #984179SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

FAILURE OF THE ABS SYSTEM, CAUSING NO BRAKING OR PARTIAL BRAKING AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR AND THE WHEELS LOCK UP. *AK *SLC

ODI #982433ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT COMPUTER MALFUNCTION, WHEN AT 5-10MPH ENGINE STALLS RENDERING POWER STEERING/BRAKES INOPERATIVE. *AK

ODI #982330SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCRASH

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON WET ROAD, APPLIED THE BRAKE AND IT FAILED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

ODI #502798SEAT BELTS1 INJURY

REAR SEAT BELT SEPARATED FROM ITS MOORING DURING AN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY. *SD

ODI #980663SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM; FAILURE ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM, APPLIED FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL WAS HARD. *AK

ODI #501660SUSPENSION

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT/VIBRATES. *SD

ODI #501660POWER TRAIN

ODOMETER INOPERATIVE. *SD

ODI #980448SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM; FAILURE ON THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM, THE CONSUMER COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK

ODI #980448SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM; FAILURE ON THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM, THE CONSUMER COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK

ODI #980089SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

BRAKE FAILURE, MASTER CYLINDER COMPLETELY WENT WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

ODI #980089SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

BRAKE FAILURE, MASTER CYLINDER COMPLETELY WENT WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

ODI #980252SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

BRAKE FAILURE, MASTER CYLINDER COMPLETLY WENT WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

ODI #979688SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

ABS; BRAKES WORN OUT SO BAD AND THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNAL. AT 23,000 MILES HAD TO REPLACE PADS, ROTORS AND HUB. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

ODI #979688SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

ABS; BRAKES WORN OUT SO BAD AND THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNAL. AT 23,000 MILES HAD TO REPLACE PADS, ROTORS AND HUB. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

ODI #501994VISIBILITY

WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER FAILED, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *SD

ODI #501399STEERING

POWER STEERING FAILURE. *SD

ODI #978830EXTERIOR LIGHTING

HEADLIGHTS HIGH BEAMS DO NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT VISIBILITY. TT

ODI #978655SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

WHILE DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT ABS BRAKES KICKED IN WHEN NOT SUPPOSE TO. TT

ODI #978524SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO FLOOR AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES FOR FIVE MINUTES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

ODI #977647VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

ODI #977335SEATSCRASH

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BACK BROKE AND COLLAPSED, AFTER A REAR END IMPACT. TT

ODI #500715VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONS AT ELEVATIONS GENERALLY ABOVE 4000 FEET. *SD

ODI #600525STRUCTURE

POWER DOOR LOCK FAILURE. *AK

ODI #977054SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCRASH

WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 5-10MPH ABOUT TO TURN, ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, WHEN PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, ALLOWING TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, NO PRIOR WARNING. TT

ODI #600630EQUIPMENT

A/C TRANSDUCER FAILURE. *AK

ODI #600633EQUIPMENT

A/C HIGH PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE FAILURE. *AK

ODI #975894VISIBILITY

THE EXTERIOR DRIVER'S SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR DETACHED FROM VEHICLE, WAS HANGING BY WIRES. TT

ODI #975814SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

THE VEHICLE HAS ABS BRAKES AND WHILE DRIVING THE SYSTEM WENT OUT AND WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR. TT BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING A BRAKE PROBLEM, CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT MASTER CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED.*JB

ODI #975668STRUCTURE

HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUNK LID. TT CONSUMER STATES IF TRUNK LID IS NOT RAISED ALL THE WAY UP PAST THE CENTER OF GRAVITY OR PAST VERTICAL POSITION, IT WILL COME DOWN AND HIT SOMEONE ON THE HEAD, LID HIT CONSUMER IN HEAD AND CAUSED A DENT ON HIS HEAD AND SORENESS FOR TWO WEEKS. *SLC

ODI #975603SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCRASH1 INJURY

ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS. HIS SON HAD AN ACCIDENT NOV. 27. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

ODI #502733SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

BRAKES WORE OUT. *SD

ODI #502733SEAT BELTS

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT FASTEN PROPERLY. *SD

ODI #502733LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

TRUNK RELEASE LOCK FROM INSIDE MISSING. *SD

ODI #974861SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

HAD FRONT PADS REAR BRAKE SHOES, MASTER CYLINDER, BOTH VALVES AND HOSES HAD TO BE REPLACED. TT

ODI #974861SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

HAD FRONT PADS REAR BRAKE SHOES, MASTER CYLINDER, BOTH VALVES AND HOSES HAD TO BE REPLACED. TT

ODI #974861SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

HAD FRONT PADS REAR BRAKE SHOES, MASTER CYLINDER, BOTH VALVES AND HOSES HAD TO BE REPLACED. TT

ODI #974861SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

HAD FRONT PADS REAR BRAKE SHOES, MASTER CYLINDER, BOTH VALVES AND HOSES HAD TO BE REPLACED. TT

ODI #974345STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

THE GLARE FROM THE DASHBOARD REFLECTING FROM THE WINDSHIELD IMPAIRS DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. TT CONSUMER STATES WHEN THE SUN SHINES ON THE TOP OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IT IS REFLECTED OFF THE INSIDE SURFACE OF THE GLASS WINDSHIELD, WHEN THE ROAD AHEAD IS IN A SHADOW THE WINDSHIELD ACTS AS A MIRROR REFLECTING THE TOP OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND BOSTRUCTING THE ROAD AHEAD.*JB

ODI #487325FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

FUEL FILTER FAILED. *SD

ODI #487325VISIBILITY

POWER WINDOWS INOPERATIVE. *SD

ODI #487325EQUIPMENT

RADIO INOPERATIVE *SD

ODI #487325SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

BRAKES LOCK UP. *SD

ODI #487325FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

FUEL FILTER FAILED. *SD

ODI #487325VISIBILITY

POWER WINDOWS INOPERATIVE. *SD

ODI #487325EQUIPMENT

RADIO INOPERATIVE *SD

ODI #487325SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

BRAKES LOCK UP. *SD

ODI #502217VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

VEHICLE SURGED THREE TIMES. *DH

ODI #973636SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

ABS: BRAKES DEFECTIVE, NEED REPLACING, BRAKE PAD ALL WAY TO ROTOR WORN. TT

ODI #973636SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

ABS: BRAKES DEFECTIVE, NEED REPLACING, BRAKE PAD ALL WAY TO ROTOR WORN. TT

ODI #973731VISIBILITY

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WITH THE AIR CONDITION ON WINDOW STARTED TO FOG UP PUT ON THE DEFROSTER SHUT CAR THE FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED . TT CONSUMER STATES WINDOW SHATTERED.*JB

ODI #487853STRUCTURE

REAR HATCH OPENS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *SD

ODI #973135EQUIPMENT

VEHICLES AIR CONDITIONER IS MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING A GRAY CLOUD IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT DUE TO FREON ENTERING INSIDE. TT CONSUMER STATES AIR CONDITIONER BLEW, CAB OF CAR FILLED WITH FREON , CONSUMER LOST VISIBILITY DUE TO WHITE CLOUD WHICH FILLED THE VEHICLE, DELAR HAS REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS, AC TRANSDUCER.*JB

ODI #972739ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

AUTO STALLS IN TRAFFIC. TT STALLING OF THE VEHICLE WAS SPORADIC AND DOES NOT HAPPEN FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES, BUT SEVERAL OCCURENCES IN A DAY. *YH

ODI #601199POWER TRAIN

TRANSMISSION COMPUTER CONTROLLER FAILED. *TT

ODI #488137ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFIRE

ELECTRICAL FIRE. *SD

ODI #501508POWER TRAIN

TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK SYSTEM SLIPPED INTO SECOND GEAR WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE POSITION. *SD

ODI #971906EQUIPMENT

THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE HAS POOR PERFORMANCE THERE IS NO AIR CONDITIONER DON'T WORK PURCHASE CAR NEW . TT

ODI #971906SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE HAS POOR PERFORMANCE THERE IS NO AIR CONDITIONER DON'T WORK PURCHASE CAR NEW . TT

ODI #971774VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCRASH1 INJURY

AUTO-TRAN: STARTED IGNITION, ENGINE TOOK OFF LIKE AN AIRPLANE; ACCELERATOR NOT APPLIED; GEAR IN PARK POSITION; LURCHED FORWARD; HIT CEMENTED IN FENCE. TT

ODI #483999VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCRASH

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AFTER TURNING ON IGNITION W/FOOT ON BRAKE, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *A

ODI #600421VISIBILITY

PROBLEM WITH WINDOW TRIM. *AW

ODI #971463SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

THE CAR IS NEW AND WITH 15,000 MILES ON THE CAR IT NEEDS A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

ODI #971003POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL AND GOING DOWNHILL, TRANSMISSION CONVERTER UNLOCKS, ENGINE SPEEDS INCREASES TO 1,000 RPM'S;CAR SPEED INCREASES 10 PMH. *AK

ODI #971003POWER TRAIN

WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL AND GOING DOWNHILL, TRANSMISSION CONVERTER UNLOCKS ENGINE SPEED;ENGINE SPEEDS INCREASES TO 1,000 RPM'S;CAR SPEED INCREASES 10 MILES HR

ODI #600347EQUIPMENT

AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILED. *SKD

ODI #479811ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

BATTERY FAILURE. *AK

ODI #600326VISIBILITY

POWER WINDOW SWITCH FAILED. *SKD

ODI #600336STRUCTURE

DRIVER'S/REAR PASSENGER'S DOOR MISALIGNED, PREVENTING DOORS FROM CLOSING PROPERLY. *SKD

ODI #600340POWER TRAIN

OIL LEAK FROM BELL HOUSING. *SKD

ODI #970896SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

BRAKE FAILED THERE WAS NO WARNING HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SOME TIME THE LIGHT COMES ON THE WIPER,RADIO AND THE AIR CONDITIONER STOP WORKING PURCHASE CAR NEW .

ODI #600642UNKNOWN OR OTHER

REMOTE TRUNK RELEASE FAILED. *AK

ODI #600354EQUIPMENT

AIR CONDITIONER SWITCH FAILED. *SKD

ODI #604040STEERING

CONSTANT KNOCKING IN STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN. (QCAW)

ODI #600350EQUIPMENT

CLOCK/RADIO FAILED. *SKD

ODI #600350VISIBILITY

WINDOW MOULDINGS FAILED.

ODI #970515SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND TURN LEFT APPLIED THE BRAKE WENT TO THE FLOOR PULLED OVER PARKED CAR TURN OFF TURN BACK ON THERE WAS BRAKE HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK . TT

ODI #970167EQUIPMENT

THE VEHICLE IS 4 MONTHS OLD AND THE AC DOES NOT WORK, AND THE ABS IS BEING WORKED ON FOR THE SECOND TIME. TT

ODI #969864POWER TRAIN

PURCHASE CAR 11/94 TRANSMISSION AND AIR CONDITIONER WHEN OUT . TT

ODI #968752ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

VEHICLE WON'T START, COMPUTER CHIP IN VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE. *AK

ODI #968693POWER TRAIN

WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE CAR SHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR . *AK

ODI #967869SEATS

DRIVERS SEAT CAME OFF THE ANCHORS, REPLACED THE SEAT. *AK

ODI #967912SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, BRAKES DO NOT STOP VEHICLE. *AK

ODI #967925VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCRASH

AT HIGH ACCELERATION OCCURS WHEN SUPPOSED TO BE IDLING AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

ODI #485664AIR BAGSCRASH

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG IN HEAD ON COLLISION. *DH

ODI #967302SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

THE BRAKE PEDAL FALL TO THE FLOOR, HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. TT

ODI #967272SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED AND THE CAR DID NOT STOP. TT

ODI #485185VISIBILITY

LOCATION OF INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR OBSTRUCTS DRIVER'S VIEW, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *SKD

ODI #966653VISIBILITY

REAR VIEW MIRROR IS POSITIONED TOO LOW WINDSHIELD AND BLOCKS VISION. TT

ODI #485129VISIBILITY

LOCATION OF INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY FOR DRIVER. *SKD

ODI #965720ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

WHILE DRIVING, AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON; ALL INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS GOES IN OFF POSITION; NO KNOWLEDGE OF SPEED, FUEL LEVEL, ETC. TT

ODI #964666AIR BAGSCRASH1 INJURY

DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON HEAD ON COLLISION. TT

ODI #964666AIR BAGSCRASH1 INJURY

PASSENGERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON HEAD ON COLLISION. TT

ODI #964623VISIBILITY

RELECTIONS FROM TOP OF DASHBOARD GOES INTO WINDSHIELD; IMPAIRS DRIVER'S VISION. TT

ODI #489178VISIBILITY

DRIVER'S WINDOW IMPLODED. *SKD

ODI #489827SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCRASH

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD

ODI #961130SEAT BELTS

PASSENGER SIDE BELT RETRACTOR LOCKED UP, PREVENTING IT FROM BEING LONG ENOUGH TO FASTEN AROUND PASSENGER. TT

ODI #960982SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCRASH1 INJURY

BRAKES DID NOT WORK, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURY. TT

ODI #960681VISIBILITY

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED. TT

ODI #480198LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

FRONT DOORS CAN BE OPENED FROM INSIDE AFTER BEING LOCKED. *SKD

ODI #959323VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCRASH1 INJURY

SHIFTED INTO DRIVE VEHICLE SURGED AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURY. TT

ODI #480314WHEELS

LOOSE BOLT LEFT IN RIGHT/REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY DESTROYED DRUM/SHOE/BACKING ASSEMBLY BEFORE WEDGING BETWEEN DRUM AND WHEEL, CAUSING RIGHT/REAR WHEEL TO LOCK UP.*AK

Component Failure Cascade Risk

Known patterns where one defect leads to more severe downstream failures

CriticalEGR issue detected

▸ Head gasket failure and engine overheating — EGR cooler failure is the leading cause of catastrophic engine failure on diesel engines

CriticalTIMING CHAIN issue detected

▸ Valve and piston damage — timing chain/belt failure causes immediate catastrophic engine damage at any speed

HighFUEL PUMP issue detected

▸ Engine stalling at speed — fuel delivery failure can cause sudden loss of power in traffic or on highways

HighABS issue detected

▸ Loss of brake assist and ABS in emergency — can significantly extend stopping distances

HighTRANSMISSION issue detected

▸ Complete transmission failure — repair costs $3,000–$8,000+; vehicle may become undriveable

Complaint & Reliability Timeline

Annual complaints (blue) vs. composite reliability score (amber) — recall years marked in red

Annual complaints and reliability score for CHRYSLER Cirrus — recall years marked in red
040790501002009200619961998199519992003200720112015201920232026Complaints/yrReliability (0–100)
Annual complaints (left axis)
Reliability score 0–100 (right axis, higher = safer)
Crash-involved complaints that year
Recall issued
Chart Analysis

The blue line shows 489 total NHTSA complaints filed over 17 years, with the worst year being 1995 (79 complaints, including 11 crash reports).

The amber reliability line shows an improving trend — scores have risen from the earlier years toward 100/100 more recently, suggesting the most serious issues are older and may have been addressed through repairs or recalls.

The recalls (red dashed lines) followed the first complaints by 1 year — a typical response window; neither unusually fast nor a pattern of denial.

Red dots on the amber line flag 11 years (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007) where complaints included crash events — these are the highest-severity incidents in the dataset.

Details & Analysis
Financial

5-Year Ownership Cost Estimate

Based on EPA fuel data, standard depreciation, and US average insurance/maintenance costs

$3,050
Annual Fuel
EPA estimate
$1,800
Annual Insurance
US average
$2,400
Annual Maintenance
31-yr-old vehicle avg
$0
Annual Depreciation
Current period
Estimated 5-Year Total Cost
Fuel + Insurance + Maintenance + Depreciation
$36,250

Estimates use EPA fuel economy data, AAA 2024 national averages for insurance and maintenance, and a standard depreciation curve. Actual costs vary by location, driving habits, and vehicle condition.

5-Year Total Cost of Ownership

Estimated based on EPA fuel data, risk-adjusted maintenance, and depreciation

$42,864
~$714/mo over 5 yrs
$0.1/mi
cost per mile
Fuel
$15,250
Insurance (est.)
$7,500
Maintenance
$9,000
Repair Risk Buffer
$6,000
Depreciation
$5,114

Estimated 5-year cost of ownership: $42,864 (~$714/mo). Repair risk buffer is standard due to vehicle risk profile.

Negotiation Ammunition

Use these data-backed findings to negotiate the price down

11 open recalls (unverified repair status)−$5,500
6 recalls over 2 years old — likely uncompleted−$2,400
Total recommended deduction−$7,900

Pre-Purchase Inspection Checklist

Tailored for the 1995 CHRYSLER Cirrus — specific failure modes your mechanic must check, not a generic list

HIGH
Inspect for egr issue detected — ask for repair records
Head gasket failure and engine overheating — EGR cooler failure is the leading cause of catastrophic engine failure on diesel engines
HIGH
Inspect for timing chain issue detected — ask for repair records
Valve and piston damage — timing chain/belt failure causes immediate catastrophic engine damage at any speed
HIGH
Inspect for fuel pump issue detected — ask for repair records
Engine stalling at speed — fuel delivery failure can cause sudden loss of power in traffic or on highways
HIGH
Verify recall SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT has been repaired
Recall on record for: QUALIS AUTOMOTIVE IS RECALLING CERTAIN AFTERMARKET BALL JOINTS SOLD FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE SOCKET M
HIGH
Verify recall SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM has been repaired
Recall on record for: FEDERAL-MOGUL IS RECALLING CERTAIN REPLACEMENT CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLIES, PART NUMBERS K7425, 10945, FA4510X, K7427, 10946,
HIGH
Verify recall FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP has been repaired
Recall on record for: CERTAIN AIRTEX FUEL PUMP MODULES, P/NOS. E7089M, E7094M, E7113M, AND E7129M, MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JUNE 1 AND SEPTEMBER 2
HIGH
Verify recall FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP has been repaired
Recall on record for: CERTAIN TIGAS FUEL PUMP MODULES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JUNE 1 AND SEPTEMBER 24, 2006, SOLD UNDER VARIOUS BRAND NAMES AND P
HIGH
Verify recall POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT has been repaired
Recall on record for: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCK MAY FAIL AND ALLOW THE SHIFTER TO BE MOVED OUT
MEDIUM
Test drive and inspect: POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Multiple owner complaints filed for this component — verify it functions correctly during test drive.
MEDIUM
Test drive and inspect: POWER TRAIN
Multiple owner complaints filed for this component — verify it functions correctly during test drive.
MEDIUM
Test drive and inspect: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Multiple owner complaints filed for this component — verify it functions correctly during test drive.
MEDIUM
Get an independent pre-purchase inspection from a trusted mechanic
For any used vehicle with a risk score above Low, a $100–$150 independent inspection is always worth it.
MEDIUM
Run a VIN check on NHTSA.gov to confirm all recalls are closed
Free at nhtsa.gov/vehicle-safety/recalls — enter the VIN and confirm all campaigns show as completed.
MEDIUM
Verify title is clean and check for salvage/rebuilt brands at your state DMV
Title washing across state lines is common — confirm with your state DMV before finalizing purchase.

Recall Probability Forecast

Estimated likelihood of a new recall in the next 18 months based on NHTSA signals

15%
18-month
28%
2-year
Low Probability
Cumulative 2-year risk: 28%

15% baseline recall probability — no strong indicators of an imminent recall.

  • ▸Multiple prior recalls — pattern of safety issues on this model

Maintenance Schedule

OEM-specified service intervals for this vehicle

Maintenance intervals vary significantly by make, model, year, engine, and driving conditions. Always follow the manufacturer's official schedule — not generic industry estimates.

Tip: Request the seller's service records and compare against the manufacturer schedule. Missing intervals are a negotiation point.

History & Auctions

Insurance Cost Estimate

Estimated annual premiums based on vehicle profile, theft data, and NHTSA safety ratings

Full Coverage
$1,270–$1,620/yr
~$106–$135/mo
Liability Only
$560–$710/yr
~$47–$59/mo
Category: Standard Vehicle
▼ 31-year-old vehicle: −28% (lower ACV reduces comprehensive/collision cost)

Based on 2024 national avg ($2,011/yr full coverage). Individual rates vary by driver, location & insurer. Always compare 3+ quotes.

Manufacturer NHTSA Penalty History

Federal fines issued for recall delays and safety violations

CHRYSLER has been fined $105M+ by NHTSA. Most recently in 2015: Failure to conduct timely recalls on 23 campaigns.

2015$105MFailure to conduct timely recalls on 23 campaigns

State-Specific Legal Protections

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Complete Data Table

All decoded fields in a single flattened view

Vehicle Identity

VIN1C3EJ56H3SN609056
Model Year1995
MakeCHRYSLER
ModelCirrus
TrimLX
SeriesPremium
Vehicle TypePASSENGER CAR

Body & Configuration

Body StyleSedan/Saloon
Doors4
Fuel TypeGasoline

Engine

Engine Cylinders6
Displacement (L)2.5

Manufacturer

ManufacturerFCA US LLC
Assembly CitySTERLING HEIGHTS
Assembly CountryUNITED STATES (USA)

VIN Structure

WMI (Chars 1–3)1C3
Check Digit (Char 9)3
Model Year Code (Char 10)S
Plant Code (Char 11)N
Sequence (Chars 12–17)609056

Safety Data

NHTSA Recall Count11
NHTSA Complaint Count489

VIN Structure Decode

ISO 3779 character-by-character breakdown of this Vehicle Identification Number

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0
13
9
14
0
15
5
16
6
17
WMI (1–3)
VDS (4–8)
Check Digit (9)
Model Year (10)
Serial (11–17)
1
World Manufacturer
Country & region of manufacture
Position 1
C
Manufacturer
Specific manufacturer identifier
Position 2
3
Vehicle Type
Division or vehicle type
Position 3
EJ56H
Vehicle Descriptor Section (VDS)
Body style, engine type, restraint system
Position 4–8
3
Check Digit
Mathematical validation character
Position 9
S
Model Year
Year of manufacture
Position 10
N
Assembly Plant
Where the vehicle was assembled
Position 11
609056
Production Sequence
Unique serial number for this vehicle
Position 12–17
Country of Manufacture
United States
From VIN position 1 (1)
Model Year Character
"S" → 1995
Could also be 2025
Check Digit (Pos 9)
✓ Valid
ISO 3779 weighted-sum algorithm
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Disclaimer: Data sourced from NHTSA public APIs and scraped auction listings. For informational purposes only. Not a substitute for a paid vehicle history report. Retrieved: 11/2/2026, 6:44:56 PM.