2000 CHRYSLER CIRRUS Complaints

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

AFTER THE CAR IS DRIVEN FOR 30 OR 40 MINUTES, A SHARP TAPPING SOUND CAN BE HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SOME SORT OF "KICK" CAN ALSO BE FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. THE LONGER THE CAR IS DRIVEN, THE LOUDER THE SOUND AND THE MORE PRONOUNCED THE KICKBACK IN THE STEERING WHEEL, AT TIMES FAIRLY VIOLENT. THE TAPS/KNOCKS OCCUR AS MANY AS SEVERAL TIMES PER SECOND, THEN STOP FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN RETURN. THE OCCURRENCE IS NONROTATIONAL (IE, HAPPENS AT EQUAL INTERVALS WHETHER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR IN A PARKING LOT) AND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ROAD SURFACE CONDITIONS. CHRYSLER TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) 19-02-99 REV A, DATED 10/99, DESCRIBES THIS PROBLEM. I'VE BROUGHT THE CAR TO TWO CHRYSLER DEALERS A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES, WHO MOSTLY CLAIM THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. ON ONE OCCASION, TENAFLY JEEP... CLAIMS TO HAVE REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN (PART #4690543-AM) UNDER WARRANTY PURSUANT TO THE TSB, BUT THE NOISE AND KICK RETURNED WITHIN THE FIRST 2 HOURS I DROVE THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY. NOTE THAT THE TSB APPLIES TO 69 DIFFERENT CHRYSLER/PLYMOUTH/DODGE CONFIGURATIONS FROM 1995 TO 2000. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE REPLACEMENT STEERING COLUMN THEY INSTALLED CARRIES THE SAME PART NUMBER AS THE OLD, MEANING THEY CONTINUE TO INSTALL KNOWN FAULTY REPLACEMENT PARTS, PERHAPS HOPING THE CAR WILL BE SOLD BEFORE THE PROBLEM REAPPEARS. BOTTOM LINE: I'M STUCK WITH A CAR THE DEALER WON'T FIX UNDER WARRANTY AND WHICH I CAN NEITHER SELL (WITHOUT DISCLOSING THE MATERIAL DEFECT) NOR DRIVE COMFORTABLY (I DON'T WANT TO BE KILLED WHEN THE STEERING ASSEMBLY FLIES APART ONE DAY).*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH, TRAFFIC AHEAD WAS COMING TO A STOP. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. CONSUMER STATES ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD NOT RELEASE, IT STUCK TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED BEFORE REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE, AFTER CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE.*JB DURING THE COLLISION THE VEHICLE SPIN AND WENT OUT OF CONTROL, THE AIR BAGS AND SEAT BELT FAILED AND THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF DRIVE. *YH

VEHICLE SLID ON ICE, RAN OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE ON DRIVER'S SIDE. SPEED WAS ESTIMATED AT 50-55 MPH. PASSENGE'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, DRIVER SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER IS IN A COMA. *AK THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, AS A RESULT THE DRIVER HAS BRAIN INJURIES. *MJ

BACK WINDSHIELD CRACKED WITH TWO HOLES ON OPPOSITE SIDES. IT BLEW FROM THE INSIDE OUT. DEALER SAID THERE WAS A DEFECT WITH THE VEHICLE PRESSURE BUILD UP.

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE STOPPING TIME IS REDUCED AND BRAKES SHAKE UPON APPYING NORMAL PRESSURE. SOMETIMES THEY MAKE NOISE. CONTACTED DEALER AND TOLD IT WAS DUE TO BRAKE DUST ACCUMULATED.*AK

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

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

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

WHEN FASTENING CHILD PASSENGER SEATS INTO LEFT AND RIGHT REAR POSITIONS OF VEHICLE, RESTRAINT BELT BUCKLES BROKE AND CAME APART. DEALERSHIP WAS EXAMINING VEHICLE ,AND WOULD PERFORM ANY REPAIRS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK