TIE ROD FAILED CAUSING WHEEL TO COLLAPSE FROM STEERING ARM.
1995 Chrysler Cirrus complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1995 record →
AFTER HAVING RECALL REPAIR WORK DONE, THE VEHICLE IS STILL HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER. RECALL#96V075000. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY OR JUST IDLING, THE VEHICLE DIES OUT OR STALLS. *AK
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, SHE STATES THAT HER ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED , RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT AFTER OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE. *AK
ENGINE FAILED 4 TIMES; ABS BRAKE SFAILED TWICE AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ONCE. *AK
MASTER CYLINDER FAILED PRIOR TO SERVICE RECALL; ALSO REAR BRAKE DRUMS CONTAINED EXCESSIVE DIRT/DUST, CAUSING MASTER CYLINDER TO FAIL. *AK
WHEN RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL, ABS BRAKES SQUEAL. *AK
FRONT END RATTLES/NOISY. *AK
BRAKES LOCKED UP AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, HAS ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
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
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE ITS POWER AND COMPLETELY STOP. PLEASE EXPLAIN IN DETAIL. *AK
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
THROTTLE STICKS ONLY IN REVERSE.
FAILURE OF THE HEADLIGHTS, THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT GIVE ADEQUATE LIGHT. *AK
SEAT BELT ANCHORAGES DID NOT RETAIN OCCUPANTS DURING A COLLISION. DUAL AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY.*AK
THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED ABOUT FOUR TIMES, PURCHASED CAR NEW . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
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
ABS BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
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
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
REAR WINDSHIELD BLEW OUT DUE TO PRESSURE BUILDING UP FROM THE SUN.
FRONT BRAKES REPLACED TWICE.
ENGINE STALLS/BACKFIRES INTERMITTENTLY.
FAILURE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL, WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON, APPLIED FORCE TO THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SUDDLY ACCELERATED.*AK
FAILURE OF THE BRAKE POWER ASSIST, CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK
ON FIVE OCCASIONS WHEN DRIVING THE CAR STALLED, DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP FOUR TIMES AND THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS ALSO REPLACED. *AK
FRONTIAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 45MPH, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
WINDOW EXPLODED FOR NO APPARENT REASON.
WHEN TRUNING LEFT ON DRY SURFACE (ABS) THE BRAKES WENT OUT WHILE TRYING TO AVOID ANOTHER CAR . PLEASE DESCRIBE MORE.*AK
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.
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
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY.
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
EQUIPPED W/ABS BRAKES; FOUR SETS OF BRAKES PADS WEAR EXCESSIVELY W/REAR BRAKE CYLINDERS LEAKING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
EQUIPPED W/ABS BRAKES; FOUR SETS OF BRAKES PADS HAVE WORN EXCESSIVELY W/REAR BRAKE CYLINDERS LEAKING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
EQUIPPED W/ABS BRAKES; FOUR SETS OF BRAKES PADS WEAR EXCESSIVELY W/REAR BRAKE CYLINDERS LEAKING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
THERE IS A DELAY ON THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE, RECEIVED RECALL AFTER THE PROBLEM #96V074000, PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
WHILE DRIVING, HEARD SOUND OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE BURSTING/HUGE HISSING SOUND, LEAKING ENGINE OIL, UNDERHOOD SMOKING, TURNED OFF IGNITION, COULD CAUSE FIRE. *AK
SIDEWALL OF TIRE MADE OF WEAK MATERIAL/ BLEW OUT, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *DH
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *JB
SEAT BELT BROKE, ALLOWING PASSENGER TO BE THROWN AROUND IN THE REAR SEATING AREA.
BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED.
BRAKES DO NOT RELEASE PROPERLY. *AK
LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, DUE TO POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING, TIGHTEN CAP, TO NO AVAIL, REPLACE POWER STEERING RACK
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
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT COMPUTER MALFUNCTION, WHEN AT 5-10MPH ENGINE STALLS RENDERING POWER STEERING/BRAKES INOPERATIVE. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON WET ROAD, APPLIED THE BRAKE AND IT FAILED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
REAR SEAT BELT SEPARATED FROM ITS MOORING DURING AN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY. *SD
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM; FAILURE ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM, APPLIED FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL WAS HARD. *AK
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM; FAILURE ON THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM, THE CONSUMER COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK
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