BRAKE FAILURE, MASTER CYLINDER COMPLETELY WENT WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
1995 Chrysler Cirrus complaints
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BRAKE FAILURE, MASTER CYLINDER COMPLETLY WENT WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
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
POWER STEERING FAILURE. *SD
HEADLIGHTS HIGH BEAMS DO NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT VISIBILITY. TT
WHILE DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT ABS BRAKES KICKED IN WHEN NOT SUPPOSE TO. TT
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO FLOOR AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES FOR FIVE MINUTES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BACK BROKE AND COLLAPSED, AFTER A REAR END IMPACT. TT
CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONS AT ELEVATIONS GENERALLY ABOVE 4000 FEET. *SD
POWER DOOR LOCK FAILURE. *AK
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
A/C TRANSDUCER FAILURE. *AK
A/C HIGH PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE FAILURE. *AK
THE EXTERIOR DRIVER'S SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR DETACHED FROM VEHICLE, WAS HANGING BY WIRES. TT
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
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
ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS. HIS SON HAD AN ACCIDENT NOV. 27. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
BRAKES WORE OUT. *SD
HAD FRONT PADS REAR BRAKE SHOES, MASTER CYLINDER, BOTH VALVES AND HOSES HAD TO BE REPLACED. TT
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
FUEL FILTER FAILED. *SD
VEHICLE SURGED THREE TIMES. *DH
ABS: BRAKES DEFECTIVE, NEED REPLACING, BRAKE PAD ALL WAY TO ROTOR WORN. TT
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
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
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
TRANSMISSION COMPUTER CONTROLLER FAILED. *TT
ELECTRICAL FIRE. *SD
THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE HAS POOR PERFORMANCE THERE IS NO AIR CONDITIONER DON'T WORK PURCHASE CAR NEW . TT
AUTO-TRAN: STARTED IGNITION, ENGINE TOOK OFF LIKE AN AIRPLANE; ACCELERATOR NOT APPLIED; GEAR IN PARK POSITION; LURCHED FORWARD; HIT CEMENTED IN FENCE. TT
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AFTER TURNING ON IGNITION W/FOOT ON BRAKE, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *A
PROBLEM WITH WINDOW TRIM. *AW
THE CAR IS NEW AND WITH 15,000 MILES ON THE CAR IT NEEDS A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL AND GOING DOWNHILL, TRANSMISSION CONVERTER UNLOCKS, ENGINE SPEEDS INCREASES TO 1,000 RPM'S;CAR SPEED INCREASES 10 PMH. *AK
AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILED. *SKD
POWER WINDOW SWITCH FAILED. *SKD
OIL LEAK FROM BELL HOUSING. *SKD
BATTERY FAILURE. *AK
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 .
REMOTE TRUNK RELEASE FAILED. *AK
AIR CONDITIONER SWITCH FAILED. *SKD
CONSTANT KNOCKING IN STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN. (QCAW)
CLOCK/RADIO FAILED. *SKD
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
THE VEHICLE IS 4 MONTHS OLD AND THE AC DOES NOT WORK, AND THE ABS IS BEING WORKED ON FOR THE SECOND TIME. TT
PURCHASE CAR 11/94 TRANSMISSION AND AIR CONDITIONER WHEN OUT . TT
VEHICLE WON'T START, COMPUTER CHIP IN VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE. *AK
WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE CAR SHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR . *AK
DRIVERS SEAT CAME OFF THE ANCHORS, REPLACED THE SEAT. *AK
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