1998 CHRYSLER CIRRUS Complaints

MY 1998 CHRYSLER CIRRUS WITH ONLY 75000 MILES ON IT WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR 5+ HOURS, NOT RUNNING (KEYS INSIDE MY HOME) AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS DEEMED TO BE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT SOMEWHERE IN THE DRIVERS DOOR PANEL, POSSIBLE THE ELECTRIC MIRROR LOCATION SWITCH. NO ACCIDENTS WITH THIS CAR, NO MODIFICATIONS WHERE DONE, EVERYTHING IS (WAS) STOCK AS IT ROLLED OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE IN 1998. MY DAUGHTER RECEIVED A SLIGHT BURN PUTTING THE FIRE OUT. THE CAR IS A COMPLETE LOSE BUT DID NOT BURN COMPLETELY. *TR

CAR LOSES ALL POWER WHEN DRIVING ESPECIALLY AFTER IT RAINS. YOU HAVE TO LET IT SIT AWHILE AND THEN IT WILL START UP. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY AND IS QUITE DANGEROUS.FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND ALOT OF FRUSTRATED PEOPLE ARE WONDERING WHY THIS HASN'T BEEN A RECALL PROBLEM SINCE IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN IN ALL CIRRUS MODELS. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND IT SEEMS TO BE AN EXTREMELY LIFE THREATENING ONE SINCE IT HAPPENS ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS WITHOUT NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER. *TR

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

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

MY CAR DIES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND TAKES A WHILE TO START BACK UP. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A SHOP ON 4 OCCASIONS TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED. THE DISTRIBUTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES, NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH, COMPLETE TUNE-UP. STILL NO LUCK. *TR

I HAVE A 1998 CHRYSLER CIRRUS WITH 84,730 MILES ON IT. THIS CAR KEEPS SHUTTING OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. I'VE BEEN TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER, THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, CRANKSHAFT/CAMSHAFT SENSORS, NEW BATTERY- YOU NAME IT I'VE BEEN TOLD. NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AS WELL AS MY OIL LIGHT AND NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE! THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE, WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/REVIEWS/CHRYSLER/CIRRUS/R64403/COMMENTS/PAGE-5/, HAS A LIST OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE AND THE SAME PROBLEM PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED- SUDDEN STOP SYNDROME. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS CAR BECAUSE I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN AND I DO NOT LIKE RISKING OUR LIVES, BUT IT IS MY ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION. I CANNOT AFFORD TO MAKE THESE COSTLY REPAIRS, ESPECIALLY WHEN NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES HARD TO OPERATE AND IF I GO UNDER 15 MPH, IT WILL SHUT OFF. SOMETIMES IT WON'T EVEN TURN BACK ON FOR AT LEAST 10-15 MINUTES. I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM, BUT I'M NOT AND CHRYSLER NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE! *TR

CAR STOPS WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO DOESN'T START ON SOME DAYS AND NOT OTHERS. YOU CAN BE GOING 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND CAR WILL STOP FOR NO REASON AND THEN START UP AGAIN AFTER SITTING FOR A WHILE. I'VE HAD AN ENGINE CODE READING WITH NO CODES SHOWING. REPLACED BATTERY, SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES, PLUME GASKET, CRANK SHAFT SENSOR, ROTOR CAP AND BUTTON. I AM NOW GETTING A "NO BUS" READING WHEN IT WON'T START. IT'S GETTING A SPARK AND TRIES TO TURN OVER. I HAVE LOOKED UP THIS PROBLEM AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH NOBODY KNOWING, INCLUDING THE DEALERSHIPS, AS TO HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. IF SOMETHING IS NOT DONE SOON, SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE FROM THIS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR 4 MONTHS WITH THREE TRIPS TO THE SHOP. IT WILL DRIVE FINE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEN YOU GO TO START IT AND IT WON'T. OR YOU'RE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR REGULAR STREETS AND THE CAR WILL STOP. IT'S SCARY WHEN YOU HAVE A SEMI ON YOUR BEHIND FLYING AT YOU AND ALL YOU CAN DO IS PRAY THAT YOU CAN GET OVER TO SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH YOUR CAR WHEN IT'S STOPPED. THIS IS A RECIPE FOR DISASTER. PLEASE HELP. PLEASE LOOK THIS UP ON THE INTERNET WITH A GOOGLE SEARCH AND SEE THAT THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM FOR SO MANY CONSUMERS OF THIS CAR. THERE REALLY SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1998 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. NOT EVEN TWO WEEKS INTO DRIVING I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT. THE CAR STOPS WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 3 MECHANICS FOR THEM TO HOOK IT UP TO A COMPUTER WITH NO RESOLUTION. THE CAR STOPS WHEN I AM IDLE AND STALLS WHEN I AM DRIVING. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR ONCE WITHOUT IT STOPPING ON ME. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ONLY COMES ON WHEN IT STALLS OUT. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED, NEW SPARK PLUGS, EVG VALVE, FUEL CLEANING, ASD RELAY, SENSORS, AND SO ON. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM. THANKS *TR

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE RACES ON ITS OWN. HE MUST PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL OR A LOWER GEAR IN ORDER FOR THE RACING TO STOP. THE FAILURE DOES NOT SELF-CORRECT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT BELIEVES IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 134,776 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,200.