WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A TICKING NOISE. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
1997 Chrysler Cirrus complaints
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WHEN DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE'S ARE SHAKING AND THERE IS SOME RATTLING NOISE. BRAKES GO HALF WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND CONSUMER HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED. ALSO, TRANSMISSION LINE BUSTED, CAUSING OIL TO GET ONTO ENGINE AND THE MANIFOLD. *AK
VEHICLE WOULDN'T START DUE TO FUEL PUMP FAILURE. ONCE PART WAS REPLACED, OLD FUEL PUMP SHOWED BURNED AREAS. FUEL PUMP IS AVAILABE FOR INVESTIGATIONS. CONSUMER HIT A DEER AND HAD FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS OF DAMAGE DUE TO A 35-40 MPH IMPACT. DEER HIT IN FRONT OF VEHICLE AND SMASHED INTO THE WINDSHIELD. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF. *AK
DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY AND HOOD FLEW UP AND SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD AND WRAPPED UP OVER ROOF.
HOOD LATCH SPRING FAILED. NLM
PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION. *YC
DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE GAS GAUGE WILL INDICATE THAT THERE IS A QUARTER TANK OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE, BUT THE GAS TANK WOULD BE EMPTY AND THE VEHICLE WILL STALL THEN THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN WITHOUT NO PRIOR WARNING OR THE VEHICLE WON'T START UP. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FIVE TIMES, AND THE DEALER DOESN'T KNOW THE PROBLEM. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND PULLED OUT FROM ROADSIDE INTO TRAFFIC AND THERE WAS A CONSTRUCTION SITE, A PEDESTRIAN STEPPED OUT. WHEN CONSUMER PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL THERE WAS NO BRAKING, AND CONSUMER REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. ALSO, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE, EVEN AT 30MPH. *AK
THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN PUTTING IN DRIVE POSITION UNEXPECTEDLY AND AT A HIGHER SPEED WHILE THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED, CAUSING A MINOR ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
WHEN RIDING ON ROUGH ROADWAYS THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTREME VIBRATION AND NOISE.
GOING 55MPH IN RAINY WEATHER WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK; PULLED OFF ROAD & STOPPED. RESTARTED VEHICLE & WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKING AGAIN. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED WAS IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CAUS EOF FIRE UNDETERMINED. *AK
THE CONSUMER IS SHORT AND SITS CLOSE TO STEERING WHEEL AND WOULD LIKE AIR BAG DISCONNECTED, DUE TO POSSIBLE INJURY THAT WOULD OCCUR IF AIR BAG DEPLOYED.
HOOD LATCH SPRING CAN DISENGAGE FROM ITS HOLE IF THE HOOD IS SLAMMED SHUT. *AK
CONSUMER WAS AWAKENED BY CAR ALARM AT APPROX 3:00 AM. NOTICED VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE; FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH HOOD ,THROUGH WINDSHIELD, THAT COMPLETLY MELTED DOWN, ENGINE COMPLETELY BURNT, AND ONE TIRE BLEW. FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO UNATTACH HOOD TO STOP FIRE. *AK POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. *SLC
THE VEHICLE FAILS TO SLOW PROPERLY DURING DECELERATION, REQUIRING CONSTANT PRESSURE IN ORDER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT.
SUN REFLECTS ONTO WINDSHIELD, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
WINDSHIELD DESIGN CAUSING REFLECTION FROM DASHBOARD RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY.
WHILE DRIVING OWNER SEES A GLARE ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, ,HE STATES THAT IT BOUNCES OF THE DASH BOARD AND BLOCKS VISION, HE ALSO NOTES THAT THIS OCCURS WHEN THERE IS A LOT OF STREET LIGHTS, IT CAUSES A PANIC STOP. *AK
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