2000 Chrysler Cirrus

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/28/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  I REPORTED THIS INCIDENT TO NHTSA EARLIER. ODI ID = 862355, NEVER RECEIVED A FOLLOW UP QUESTIONAIRE. THE DAMAGE ESTIMATE WAS TO THE CIRRUS ONLY. NO IDEA OF DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLES. BRAKES WERE CHECKED BY CROWN COLLISION AFTER REPAIRS WERE MADE AND NO PROBLEM FOUND. STOPPING DISTANCE STILL SEEMS LONGER THAN I HAVE AND STILL EXPERIENCE IN MY OLD NON ABS BRAKING SYSTEM CAR. STRONGLY FEEL ACCIDENT WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED IF BRAKES WERE NOT ABS.*AK

• 12/20/2006· AIR BAGS

  TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PURCHASE A 2000 CHRYSLER LH MARCH IN 2006. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A SPLIT IN THE DASH BOARD OVER THE AIRBAG DOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO OWNER OF DEALERSHIP ONE MONTH LATER BECAUSE THE REPAIR ON DASH BOARD SPLIT OPEN. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WOULD ONLY REPAIR AND NOT REPLACE THE DASH BOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 11/30/06 HIS VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT HIS VEHICLE ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. CONTACT HAD HIS INSURANCE ADJUSTER LOOK AT VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD BY THE ADJUSTER THAT THE DASH BOARD IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE ADJUSTER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE DASHBOARD COULD NOT BE PATCH OVER THE AIRBAG DOORS. THE CONTACT SAID THAT INSURANCE THE ADJUSTER SAID THAT PIECES OF PAINT AND PUTTING COULD COME OFF INTO PASSENGERS FACE AND EYES.

• 12/13/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DURING A REQUIRED INSPECTION OF MY WIFES 2002 CHRYSLER CIRRIS VIN#1C3EJ46XYN297907 THE BRAKE LININGS WERE DISENGRATING(BOTH ENDS OF THE FRONT BRAKES) BACK BRAKE SEALS LEAKING.THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT JUNE OF 2000 SHE AVERAGES 4,000 PER YEAR 17,000 MILES ON THE CAR. IT IS KEPT IN AHEATED GARAGE AND HAS BEEN SERVICED AT THE DEALER WHERE SHE BOUGHT IT FOR REG. MAINT. AND INSPECTION.(WE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE BRAKES SQUEALING FROM THE IST YEAR AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS JUST THE OPEN BRAKES NOW DAYS AND IT IS JUST ROAD DIRT. ALL ALONG IT WAS THE BRAKE PADS DISINGRATING. IT COST $500.00 TO REPLACE . SINCE WE HAD COMPLAIND EACH TIME I FEEL IT WAS THE DEALER NOT WANTING TO CHANGE THEM WHEN THEY WERE UNDER WARRANTY. I CALLED CHRYSLER CONSUMER LINE AND WAS TOLD WHAT DID I EXPECT' THE BRAKES DISINIGRATED FROM NON-USE SINCE THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ONLY 4,000 PER YEAR. UNFORTUNATELY I DO NOT HAVE THE EXPERTISE TO FIGHT THEM AND MY ATORNEY SAID CHRYSLER WOULD TIE EVERYTHING UP SO LONG IT WOULD COST TOO MUCH TO SUE. SO THERE AGAIN THE GUY WITH THE MONEY WINS FAIR OR NOT. I FEEL LIKE A FOOL AS I HAVE TALKE OTHERS INTO BUYING CHRYSLER PRODUCTS AND AM SURE NOW THEY WILL GET THE SAME TREATMENT.IF SOMETHNG IS WRONG WITH THER VEHICLES. THANK YOU DEL LANDFRIED PS I HAVE THE PARTS. *AK

• 12/05/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  CAR WASN'T USED FOR 3 WEEKS. USED CAR AND BEGAN TO SMOKE. NEXT DAY TOOK TO A REPAIR SHOP & SAID IT SMELLED LIKE OIL. NEXT DAY DROVE ABOUT 3 MILES, PARKED CAR, 15 MIN LATER FIRE DEPT IS PUTTING OUT ENGINE FIRE. *NM

• 12/02/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE ALARM/ SPEEDOMETER, AND TRANSMISSION TO MALFUNCTION. HAD A 2000 CONCORD, VIN # [XXX] WHICH HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THE MANUFACTURER TRADED THE CONCORDE WITH CIRRUS, BUT IT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 12/01/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  I CAME OUTSIDE ONE DAY AND PRESSED THE KEYLESS ALARM AND HEARD A LOUD EEEEEEEHHHHHHH NOISE. IT WAS MY DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR LOCK MAKING THIS LOUD OBNOCIOUS SOUND. THAT WAS BACK IN APRIL OF 2004. THEN JUST THIS MONTH (NOVEMBER) THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR STARTED MAKING THE SAME NOISE. THIS RESULTS IN ME HAVING TO PRESS THE REMOTE 4 AND 5 TIMES JUST TO OPEN THE DOOR. AS FAR AS THE BACK DOOR, I HAVE TO PRESS THE KEYPAD SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN OPEN THE LOCK FROM THE INSIDE. ON TOP OF THAT, ONE DAY WHEN I WENT TO OPEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, THE LATCH JUST POPPED. NOW, YOU HAVE TO ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE CAR ON THAT SIDE. GOD FORBID I AM EVER IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE WHOEVER IS ON THAT SIDE OR SITTING BEHIND ME WILL DEFINITELY BE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. AT THIS MOMENT, I AM TRYING TO GET MONEY UP TO GET THESE ISSUES FIXED BECAUSE THE ESTIMATE THAT I RECEIVED FOR JUST THE REAR AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS WAS ALMOST $400 ALONE. THAT'S NOT INCLUDING THE LIGHTER THAT JUST STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY OR THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW THE FALL INTO THE DOOR IF YOU ATTEMPT TO ROLL IT DOWN.*AK

• 11/27/2015· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL HOSE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

• 11/13/2007· SEATS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH IN REVERSE, THE DRIVER'S SEAT FELL BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE SEAT BACK IN PLACE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AVAILABLE FOR THIS FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,980.

• 11/12/2004· STEERING

  WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN THERE IS A TENDENCY THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILS MAKING THE VEHICLE HARD TO MANEUVER. THE BRAKES ALSO TEND TO SQUEAK WHENEVER THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN.*AK

• 11/10/2005· AIR BAGSCrash

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IN A FRONT END COLLISION THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THERE HAS BEEN NO INSPECTION TO SEE WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

• 11/09/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  CAR WILL CUT OFF WHILE CAR IS EITHER DECELERATING OR STATIONARY. OIL LIGHT WILL COME ON. PERIODICALLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL APPEAR TOO BUT MECHANIC CHECKED DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER CODES NOTHING IS WRONG. VERY SCARY EXPERIENCES WHILE DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY AND SEVERAL CITY STREETS. NO PREWARNING LIGHTS.

• 11/05/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  CHRYSLER CIRRUS 2000 LX UNDER THE HOOD FIRE WHILE DRIVING. FIRE AND POLICE WERE CALLED. CAR WAS A WRITE-OFF. *JB

• 11/01/2007· EQUIPMENT,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE HEATER BLOWER FAN IN MY 2000 CHRYSLER CIRRUS CONTINUALLY BURNS OUT IN THE "LOW" AND "MEDIUM" SETTINGS. IT ONLY OPERATES ON THE "HIGH" SETTING. I HAVE REPLACED IT 3 TIMES, THE LAST REPLACEMENT LASTED ONE WEEK. I GO TO A SMALL INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO HAVE HAD 11 OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MULTIPLE FAILURES. *TR

• 11/01/2001· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER'S AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AFTER TRAVELING 45MPH AND REARENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CONSUMER HASN'T RECEIVED AN ANSWER FOR NON DEPLOYMENT.*AK

• 10/26/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES, ONECE POWER WENT LOW. ANOTHER TIME, IT STALLED. THIRD TIME, ENGINE WENT LOW, BUT DID NOT LOSE POWER. THECHNICIAN REPLACED FUEL PUMP/ COMPUTER, AND PART OF FUEL TANK.*AK

• 10/20/2004· POWER TRAIN

  THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED ROUGHLY ALMOST BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A HALT. *JB

• 10/07/2005· VISIBILITY

  CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO OPEN OR CLOSE THE POWER WINDOWS. *TS ONE POWER WINDOW DOES NOT FUNCTION AT ALL AND THE OTHER THREE FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. *NM

• 10/02/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINECrashFire

  CAR CONSUMED BY FIRE - FUEL LINE FRONT OF ENGINE SEVERED WITH FRONT END COLLISION. *PH *JB **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768010

• 09/27/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  BULB IN THE TRUNK OF VEHICLE BECAME SO HOT WHILE ILLUMINATING THAT IT BURNED THROUGH A BAG AND A BLOUSE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

• 09/20/2003· TIRES

  LARGE HOLE APPEARED IN SIDEWALL OF TIRE ON MY DAUGHTER'S CAR WHEN TIRE CONTACTED CURB WHILE PARKING, CAUSING TIRE BLOWOUT. GARAGE MECHANIC STATES THAT TIRE APPEARED TO BE FLAWED AND PRONE TO SUCH CATASTOPHIC BLOWOUT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION WHICH COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN TRAGIC IF CONTACT WITH CURB HAD OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEED. I REQUEST THAT AN URGENT REVIEW OF THIS TIRE BE CONDUCTED, ESPECIALLY IF THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER SIMILAR OCCURRENCES. TIRE INVOLVED WAS MICHELIN MX4, ALL SEASON, P195/65R15, M+S. *JB

• 09/17/2015· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

• 09/13/2015· STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE BALL JOINTS HAVE ALWAYS MADE NOISE. THE AIR CONDITIONING HAS NEVER WORKED.

• 09/06/2008· STEERING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEFire

  2000 CHRYSLER CIRRUS LX 2.4 LITER ENGINE. CAR PARKED, WITH ENGINE OFF. FIRE STARTS IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, STARTED BY EITHER THE FUEL LINES ON THE TOP OF THE ENGINE OR THE POWER STEERING UNIT ON THE REAR LEFT OF THE ENGINE BY THE RESERVOIR. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF OVERHEATING, NO SMOKE AND NO STRANGE NOISES PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE FIRE STARTED APPROXIMATELY 10 MINS AFTER I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

• 08/28/2007· TIRESCrash

  2000 CHRYSLER CIRRUS TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT THE MEDIAN WALL. *KB ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SIS NOT HAVE PUNCTURE HOLES. THE TIRE WALL BEAD AGAINST THE WHEEL HAD JAGGED RIPS AND HAD SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL. 3 OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE WERE INJURED. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT. *JB

• 08/23/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE HOSE WAS RUSTED AND FRACTURED. THE FAILURE MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO REFUEL THE VEHICLE WITH VERY LIMITED AMOUNTS OF GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

• 08/14/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS COMPLETELY BURNED; AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BRAKE PEDAL AND DASHBOARD MELTED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL # 06V001000 PERTAINING TO THE POWER ASSIST STEERING SYSTEM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER THE DAY AFTER THE FIRE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WAS NOT DUE TO THE RECALL.*AK

• 08/11/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  DT: THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS PULLING UP TO A STOP SIGN AND THE VEHICLE PLUNGED FORWARD AND IT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. T THE CONSUMER DOES PLAN TO HAVE VEHICLE FIXED. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. *AK

• 08/11/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED TOOK VEHICLE TO A SERVICE DEALER BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAS DIFFICULTY STARTING. WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED OVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, ALMOST CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DIE. WHEN THE VEHICLE FINALLY DID START IT HAD A ROUGH IDLE, BUT CONTINUED TO RUN. THIS ONLY HAPPENED DURING THE MORNING WHEN THE CONTACT FIRST STARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE OUT OF TOWN BECAUSE IT MAY NOT START BACK UP. THE CONSUMER RENTED A VEHICLE ANY TIME HE NEEDED TO GO OUT OF TOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, BUT THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT DID SAY THE NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENED TO CONTACT THEM AND THEY WILL COME OUT AND LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. *AK

• 08/08/2015· TIRES

  CRACKING IN THE TREAD GROOVE OF A LEMANS P195/65R15. CURRENT TREAD DEPTH MEASURES 8 TO 9/32.

• 08/07/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, SMOKE BEGAN TO EMINATE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS EXITED, FLAMES WERE OBSERVED COMING FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE CALLED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A TOTAL LOSS.

• 07/30/2003· TIRES,WHEELS

  CONSUMER NOTICED UNEVEN TREAD WEAR WITH BUBBLER ON SIDEWALL OF LEFT FRONT TIRE DUE TO RIM BEING OUT OF ROUND. *AK

• 07/28/2004· STEERING

  WHILE PARKING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. AT THE SAME TIME, PASSENGER'S TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO TIE ROD FAILURE.*AK

• 07/26/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

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

• 07/26/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DT: CHRYSLER CIRRUS INTERMITTENTLY STALLED UPON SLOWING DOWN. REPLACED THE BATTERY, BUT IT SEEMED LIKE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC WILL REPLACE THE THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR, BUT WAS NOT SURE IF THAT WAS THE PROBLEM.*AK

• 07/22/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT @40 MPH DOWN A COUNTRY ROAD. THE DRIVER WAS STUNNED, UNABLE TO SEE, AND SUFFERED A ROLL-OVER AND CRASH. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES BECAUSE OF SEATBELT USE. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY.*AK

• 07/21/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  THE 2000 CHRSLER CIRRUS, WITHOUT ANY WARNING WENT UP IN FLAMES WHILE THE CAR WAS NOT BEING OPERATED. THIS HAPPENED NO MORE THAT TEN MINUTES AFTER IT WAS PARKED. NO WAS WAS INJURED, NOR ANY OTHER PROPERTY AS THE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY CHURCH PARKING LOT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE.

• 07/17/2007· STEERING

  2000 CHRYSLER CIRRUS SAFETY RECALL E23- HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE CUSTOMER FEELS UNSAFE IN THE CAR**CC THE CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE. THE DEALER HAD THE VEHICLE FOR OVER 7 HOURS. ONE MECHANIC TOLD THE CONSUMER THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THEN ANOTHER MECHANIC TOLD HER IT WAS READY TO PICK UP. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HER OWN LOCAL MECHANIC, AND HE TOLD HER IT LOOKED AS THOUGH THE HOSE HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. *JB

• 07/16/2007· STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, RAISED THE HOOD, AND A FIRE IGNITED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND A REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. WHEN THE CONTACT ARRIVED TO PICK UP HIS VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE HAD PREMATURELY HEATED AND DEVELOPED A LEAK. THE FAILURE RESULTED IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE. DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER. CHRYSLER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REIMBURSE HIM FOR THE REPAIRS. WEEKS LATER, CHRYSLER REFUSED TO PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT. THE SAME DAY HE PICKED UP THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, IT CAUGHT FIRE AGAIN AFTER BEING DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES. CHRYSLER ADVISED HIM TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE AND THAT THEY WOULD TOW IT AND TAKE CARE OF THE SITUATION. IT HAS CURRENTLY BEEN SIX WEEKS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,980. BEFORE THE FIRE, THE CONSUMER HAD OTHER WORK PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE SUCH AS: A NEW WATER PUMP AND TIMING BELT. UPDATED

• 07/16/2001· EQUIPMENT

  THE AIR CONDITIONER DOES NOT BLOW COLD AIR EXCEPT WHEN CHARGED WITH REFRIGERATION AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP ON SIX SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND THE AIR CONDITONER IS STILL NOT FIXED.*YH

• 07/12/2010· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS REAR ENDED ON MAIN STREET WHICH CAUSED HER TO CRASH INTO A STOPPED VEHICLE AHEAD OF HER. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MODERATE INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FURTHER FOR THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 200,000. UPDATED 09/16-10 *BF UPDATED 09/20/10

• 07/12/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  ON JULY 11, 2005 THE NEWBURYPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO PUT OUT AN ENGINE FIRE IN MY 2000 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. AN INSURANCE ADJUSTER FROM RAND ADJUSTMENTS CAME OUT TO SEE THE CAR AT VOLPONE TOWING ALSO IN NEWBURYPORT MASS. THE ADJUSTER DETERMINED THAT THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. I AM NOW WITHOUT ANY TRANSPORTATION.

• 07/09/2007· STRUCTURE

  2000 CHRYSLER CIRRUS WITH RUST AT THE FRONT EDGE OF THE HOOD IN TWO PLACES. THIS ORIGINATED UNDER THE PAINT. *AK

• 07/09/2002· STEERING,SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,WHEELS

  FRONT DISC BRAKES BEGAN MAKING NOISE, MECHANIC CHECKED AND FOUND THE ROTOR SURFACE WAS DELAMINATING AND INFORMED ME THAT THIS HAPPENS ON ALL CHRYSLER CIRRUS'S THEY HAVE WORKED ON THIS YEAR. THIS MAY ANSWER SOME OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS LISTED IN THIS SECTION. ALSO, THE 15" WHEELS MOUNTED ON THE LXI MODEL CIRRUS'S, TAKE 14" BRAKES. THE SUSPENSION ON THE LXI IS ONLY DESIGNED FOR THE 14" WHEELS, DUE TO THIS EFFORT ON CHRYSLER'S PART TO SAVE MONEY, THE LXI OWNERS ARE DRIVING VEHICLES WITH INCORRECT SUSPENSION AND WHEELS. THIS IS ON ALL CHRYSLER CIRRUS VEHICLES, THAT IS WHY THERE ARE STEERING, SUSPENSION AND BRAKE PROBLEMS.*AK

• 07/07/2006· STEERING

  I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL FROM CHRYSLER. THE RECALL WAS FOR A HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE. SMITH CHRYSLER MADE THE REPAIR ON 07-06-06. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR I NOTICED THAT THE DRIVE BELTS WERE SLIPPING AND MAKING A STRANGE SOUND. LATER THAT NIGHT I JACKED UP THE VEHICLE AND INSPECTED THE WORK THAT WAS PERFORMED. I FOUND POWER STEERING FLUID ON NUMEROUS PARTS PF MY ENGINE AND FRAME. THERE WAS ALSO FLUID ON THE BELTS WHICH WAS CAUSING THEM TO SLIP. ON 07-07-2006 , I RETURNED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE FLUID CLEANED. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY HOME LATER THAT DAY I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS STILL POWER STEERING FLUID ON SOME PARTS OF MY CAR. I CALLED THE GENERAL MANAGER AND MADE A COMPLAINT. THE MANAGER INTERVIEWED THE MECHANIC AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF FLUID LOST WHILE REPLACING THE HOSE. I WAS NEVER TOLD WHY THEY PARKED MY CAR ON THE READY LINE WITH SO MUCH FLAMMABLE LIQUID ON IT THAT MY BELTS WERE SLIPPING. THE GENERAL MANAGER NOW WANTS ME TO RETURN A THIRD TIME. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE FLUID MIGHT CATCH ON FIRE. I HAVE BEEN CLEANING IT UP FOR OVER ONE HOUR NOW. CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THESE PEOPLE ........THE VERY LEAST THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IS A ENGINE WASH............THANK YOU. *NM

• 06/29/2007· STEERINGFire

  I BOUGHT A CAR FROM A DEALERSHIP IN BIRMINGHAM, AL NOT KNOWING THE CAR HAD A RECALL CONCERNING THE HYDRAULIC POQWER ASSIST PUMP, AND IT BURNED AFTER HAVING IT FOR ONLY 2 MONTHS. *AK

• 06/28/2001· TIRES,WHEELS

  CONSUMER STATED THAT CHEMICAL CHANGE IN ALUMINUM RIMS WAS FORCING TIRE AWAY FROM RIM AND THERE WAS AN AIR LEAK. CONSUMER HAD TO PUT AIR IN TIRES ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

• 06/27/2006· STEERINGFire

  2000 CIRRUS HAD A INTERNAL FIRE. *TS ***NAR*** THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE. THE FIRE OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE CONSUMER RECEIVING RECALL (06V001000) FOR THE HIGH PRESSURE STEERING HOSE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. *NM

• 06/26/2017· ENGINEFire

  ON MAY 31, 2017, I DROVE MY 2000 CHRYSLER CIRRUS CAR APPROX 2 MILES TO A STORE AND PARKED IN THE STORE LOT AND THEN AS I WENT TO SHUT MY CAR OFF, I SAW ALOT OF SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER MY CAR HOOD SO I SHUT CAR OFF AND GOT OUT OF MY CAR AND THEN LIFTED MY HOOD AND SAW THAT MY ENGINE WAS IN ENGULFED IN FLAMES SO I IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE HOOD AND STARTED TO RUN AWAY FROM MY CAR. BY THEN SOMEONE WHO SAW ALL THE SMOKE HAD CALLED POLICE TO THE SCENE AND FIRE TRUCKS CAME SOON AFTER THE POLICE ARRIVED AND FIREMAN PUT THE FIRE OUT. MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO DOM BALDUCCI'S CAR CARE AND WAS LEFT THERE FOR AN INSURANCE ADJUSTER TO COME AND INSPECT THE CAR WHICH HE DID AND AFTER THE INSPECTION HE CLAIMED MY CAR THE 2000 CHRYSLER CIRRUS AS A TOTAL LOSS.

• 06/25/2002· TIRES

  WHILE IN MOTION, TIRE ON VEHICLE SEPARATED THROUGHOUT CAUSING THE RIM TO SCRAP THE GROUND WHILE EMITTING SPARKS. *JG (MICHELIN MX4 195 65R15)

• 06/23/2014· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES

  IGNITION LOCKS UP, KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION, CAN'T PUT CAR IN PARK. AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON, WHEN AIR BAG COMES ON THE CAR WANTS TO DIE OUT. ALREADY REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS, BRAKE DRUMS, BRAKE LINES, BRAKE PADS, CALIPERS, ROTORS, AND THE OXYGEN SENSORS TWICE. *TR