14 of the 203 complaints about the 1996 Chrysler Cirrus are about the throttle and cruise control — 7% of everything reported for this model year.
14
Complaints
3
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD CLANKING SOUND, ENGINE REVVED. STEPPED ON GAS, ENGINE DIED. TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, WOULD NOT START. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO FOUND DISTRIBUTOR HAD GONE OUT.*AK
NHTSA complaint #886938 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS ,CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK THE VEHICLE'S RPM RACES UP AND DOWN WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE. WHEN BRAKE IS RELEASED, THE VEHICLE GOES FORWARD ON ITS OWN. THE A/C FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION REVS AND APPEARS IT'S GOING TO BLOW UP. THE DEALER TRIED TO FIX ALL OF THE ABOVE. SOME OF IT TWICE OR MORE.
NHTSA complaint #875291 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND VEHICLE STARTED TO IDLE VERY ROUGHLY. GAVE IT GAS AND DIDN'T WANT TO GO. ALSO, HAD TO HAVE THE WHOLE DISTRIBUTOR REPLACED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PART. THE WIRES WERE BURNED FROM THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND HE DID THE NECESSARY REPAIRS.
NHTSA complaint #850568 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 5 TO 10 MILES PER HOUR, AS I WAS PUSHING DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ENGINE WOULD SUDDENLY INCREASE ITS SPEED. IN ORDER TO STOP I HAD TO APPLY A GREAT DEAL OF PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE, OR PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL. IN A FEW SECONDS THE ENGINE SPEED WOULD DECRASE ON ITS OWN. I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS WHILE I WAS BRAKING.
NHTSA complaint #703999 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE THROTTLE STUCK, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, SLAMMED INTO A TREE AND INTO A DITCH, RESULTING IN INJURIES.
NHTSA complaint #819937 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED AND WOULD'NT START BACK UP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY DETERMINED THE IAC MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE STARTED HAVING MORE PROBLEMS, AND NOW THEY ARE REPLACING THE ENGINE.
NHTSA complaint #830083 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
AFTER AUTOMOBILE WAS IDLING FOR ABOUT 2 -3 MINUTES CONSUMER PUT AUTOMOBILE INTO DRIVE AND HIT THE GAS PEDAL LIGHTLY THEN IT TOOK OFF-IN A RUNAWAY EPISODE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL AND RESULTING IN A CRASH.
NHTSA complaint #828301 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #603823 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH DOWNHILL THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED AND THE ENGINE REVOLUTIONS INCREASED. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED.
NHTSA complaint #520834 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
OWNER STATES WHILE STARTING VEHICLE IN THE MORNING THE ENGINE RACES, OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT IDLE DOWN, DEALERS CANNOT LOCATE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #808975 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
ENGINE IDLES TOO HIGH WHICH MAKES IT VERY LOUD. DEALER SAID THAT THIS IS NORMAL.
NHTSA complaint #808227 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND THE CONSUMER APPLIED FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED.
NHTSA complaint #802282 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DURING A ROAD TRIP THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF IN ORDER TO TURN THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #801816 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AFTER RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. TT
NHTSA complaint #973727 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.