Chrysler Cirrus equipment problems

EQUIPMENT

HTTP://NHTHQNWWS111.ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/ACMS/DOCSERVLET/ARTEMIS/PUBLIC/RECALLS/1998/V/RC-98V183-NN.PDF RECALL HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THEY HAVE ACTUALLY MADE IT WORSE!

NHTSA complaint #10239936 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. *BF THE A/C EVAPORATED COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BY THE CONSUMER AFTER 42920 MILES. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE STARTED LEAKING OIL. THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND PROCEEDED TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONSUMER PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE TO DRIVE AWAY AFTER BACKING AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO GO IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC FOR SERVICE AN WAS FOUND THAT THE PIN IN THE DIFFERENTIAL HAD COME LOOSE PUNCTURING THE TRANSMISSION CASE CAUSING RAPID FLUID LOSS. THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #10095308 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. *AK THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS AT ALL. THE SUNROOF WOULD NOT CLOSE ALL THE TIME. THE RADIO WOULDN'T WORK. THE A/C BUTTON WOULD NOT REMAIN ENGAGED. THE OVERHEAD MATERIAL WAS COMING DOWN.

NHTSA complaint #10090270 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT

I BOUGHT THIS CAR 08/12/03. I PAID 8800.00 FOR THE CAR. I BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY PLAN FOR 1 YEAR. DUE TO ALL THE PROBLEMS I WAS HAVING I RAN A CARFAX REPORT AND FOUND OUT THIS WAS A RENTAL VEHICLE WHEN PRO CAR BOUGHT IT AT THE AUCTION. THE MANAGER DENIED KNOWING THIS. I TOOK THE CAR IN ON 8/15/03 BECAUSE THE STEERING WAS TIGHTENING UP AND POWER STEERING WAS NONEXISTENT WHEN GOING UNDER 10MPH. SERVICE MAN TOLD ME STEERING RACK BUT THEN THEY TOOK THAT BACK. CAR WAS OVERHEATING, AND SOMETHING WRONG WITH IDLE. THE DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SAID THAT OVERHEATING WAS NORMAL UNLESS IT WAS GOING IN THE RED. TOOK IN 08/21..SAME PROBLEMS AS BEFORE BUT NOW TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. CAR WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT AND WOULD POP OUT OF GEAR TRAVELING DOWN THE HWY DOING 65MPH..CAR WOULD INSTANTLY SLOW DOWN AND HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER ALMOST GETTING IN AN ACCIDENT TWICE. NOW WAS OVERHEATING INTO THE RED. CALLED 08/25 ONCE AGAIN THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEMS. WENT IN 08/26 DROVE THE CAR WITH SERVICE MANAGER. OVERHEATING OCCURRED AGAIN. THEY SAID A FAN WAS UNPLUGGED...SHOWED THEM IDLE THEY SPRAYED WIRES DOWN WITH WATER. SHOWED STEERING PROBLEM, THEY REPLACED POWER STEERING RACK. TRANSMISSION DID NOT ACT UP AT TIMES BUT NOTHING WAS DONE WITH THAT. 09/18/03 TOOK CARE IN WHILE TRANSMISSION WAS OUT OF GEAR. THEY FIXED A SOLENOID PACK. PICKED UP ON THE 19TH ON THE WAY HOME CAR SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AGAIN. CALLED THEM AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD SEND TO TRANSMISSION SHOP. 10/14/03 TOOK TO RICKS TRANSMISSION SHOP. REPAIRS DONE ON TRANSMISSION. PICKED UP CAR ON 10/15. 10/17/03 CAR BROKE DOWN IN PARKING LOT. TURNED KEY NOTHING HAPPENED AT ALL. PASSERBY SAID DUE TO WORK ON TRANSMISSION THIS WAS MOST LIKELY A NEUTRAL SWITCH THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE REPLACED. 10/20 TOOK CAR INTO PRO CAR AGAIN. EXPLAINED TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND LEMON LAW AND THAT I WAS TIRED OF THE CAR AND DID NOT WANT IT. MANAGER NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.

NHTSA complaint #10071082 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT

I DON'T HAVE TIME TO GO BACK THROUGH THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF RECEIPTS FOR THIS LEMON THAT HAS HAD EVERY MAJOR COMPONENT FAIL MULTIPLE TIMES. THE LATEST IS THE 3RD TRANSMISSION FAILURE SINCE 1995.

NHTSA complaint #10071234 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

I DON'T HAVE TIME TO GO BACK THROUGH THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF RECEIPTS FOR THIS LEMON THAT HAS HAD EVERY MAJOR COMPONENT FAIL MULTIPLE TIMES. THE LATEST IS THE 3RD TRANSMISSION FAILURE SINCE 1995.

NHTSA complaint #10071234 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

I PURCHASED A 1999 CHRYSLER CIRRUS FROM LINNES NISSAN WEST IN STANHOPE NJ 8 MONTHS AGO. SINCE THEN, I'VE BEEN HAVING DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. I TOOK IT BACK AROUND 5 TIMES TO NISSAN. THEY GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND. AT ONE TIME DURING THE WINTER MY OIL LIGHT,BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON,THE CAR WOULD CUT OFF.. I CALLED NISSAN AND TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM. THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO TAKE IT TO NISSAN IN BLOOMFIELD. MY CAR WAS THERE ONE WEEK. THEY CALLED AND SAID THEY HAVEN'T FOUND ANY PROBLEM. SO I WENT TO PICK UP MY CAR. I WAS ABOUT 10 MINUTES AWAY AND IT CUT OFF AGAIN. I WAS STUCK ON THE STREET IN WINTER STORM TRYING TO GET THIS CAR STARTED. I CALLED NISSAN IN STANHOPE TO TELL THEM BLOOMFIELD DIDN'T FIX MY CAR BECAUSE IT CUT OUT ON ME AGAIN. THE NEXT MORNING NISSAN IN STANHOPE CAME TO MY HOUSE AND HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THEM. MY CAR WAS THERE FOR THREE OR FOUR DAYS. A FEW MONTH'S PASS. AROUND APRIL OR MAY, I PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY FROM SEARS. ONE MONTH LATER MY BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. SO I BROUGHT THE CAR TO NISSAN IN STANHOPE. THEY LOOK AT IT AND SAID IT WAS MY BATTERY BUT I HAD JUST PURCHASE THAT BATTERY A FEW WEEKS WITH THAT TIME FRAME. SO I TOOK IT BACK TO SEARS THEY INSTALLED ANOTHER BATTERY AND SAID IF THIS MATTER HAPPENS AGAIN TAKE IT BACK TO NISSAN AS IT MIGHT BE MY ALTERNATOR . A FEW WEEK AGO, THIS OCCURED AGAIN SO I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY AREN'T TRYING TO HELP ME OUT AT ALL. I'M SO FED UP WITH THIS CAR & NISSAN.

NHTSA complaint #10070453 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

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.

NHTSA complaint #562087 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

BRAKES-DRIVING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BRAKES WILL MAKE A GRINDING SOUND AND GO TO THE FLOOR, AND WILL FINALLY STOP. HAD BRAKES REPLACED OFTEN, BECAUSE THEY WEAR DOWN OFTEN. BATTERY- HAD TO REPLACE BATTERY SEVERAL TIMES, BECAUSE SOMETHING CAUSES BATTERY TO GO DEAD. ENGINE-DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS OR SITTING AT STOP SIGNS AND LIGHTS CAR WILL STALL WITHOT WARNING, TOOK CAR TO THE SHOP, COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM, ALSO CALLED MANUFACTURE. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM-GAS GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY WHEN CAR IS FULL, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, RADIO IN CAR WOULD GO OFF WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP, FINALLY STOP WORKING ,DASH LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF. AIR CONDITIONER-HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH AIR CONDITIONER, HAVE HAD DIFFERENT PARTS REPLACED,WHEN SITTING WITH AIR ON CAR TRIES TO GO DIED. TRANSMISSION- CAR LEAKS FLUID, CAN'T FIND SPOT, WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP IS HARD TO PULL, HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS OUT OF CAR AND SENT TO CAR REPAIR SHOP MANY TIMES.

NHTSA complaint #749517 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL

I DID NOT RECEIVE AND OWNERS MANUAL, AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I AM ENTITLED TO RECEIVEVE ONE. ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I AM ENTITLED TO RECEIVEVE A COPY OF ANY AND ALL FACTORY WARRANTIES. I WAS TOLD, BY A THIRD PARTY THAT CATALYC CONVERTER IS COVERED BY FACTORY WARRANTY UP TO 8YRS OR 80,000 MILES AND THAT APPLIES EVEN THOUGH I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL BUYER OF THE CAR. IF THIS APPLIES TO ME, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW I CAN GO ABOUT GETTING A COPY OF THE OWNERS MANUAL AS WELL AS THE FACTORY WARRANTIES. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I CAN HAVE ANY RECALL REPAIRS DONE OR IF THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS HAS RUN OUT ON THAT. I REALLY LIKE THIS CAR.

NHTSA complaint #738514 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

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.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

I AM A SINGLE PARENT OF THREE AND REALLY WOULD LIKE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT ALL THESE THINGS. THERE ARE PLENTY MORE BUT COULD NOT LIST EVERYTHING THAT HAS WENT WRONG WITH THIS CAR. NO SAFETY DEFECTS LISTED IN SUMMARY.

NHTSA complaint #735439 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

THE A/C CLUTCH FELL OFF OF THE STUD, SINCE THEN A PUFF OF SMOKE AND CHIRPING NOISE IS EMITTED FROM THE LOCATION OF THE CLUTCH WHENEVER THE A/C IS ON, AND THE CAR IS IDLING/STOPPED. NLM

NHTSA complaint #782875 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

VEHICLE HAS HAD TROUBLE WITH THE HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. *MJS

NHTSA complaint #552701 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

RADIO GOES ON AND OFF ON ITSELF. *MJS

NHTSA complaint #552701 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

BRAKE PADS WORE OUT PREMATURELY AT 36,000 MILES WHICH RUINED ROTORS - $350 REPAIR. CAR STALLS WHEN SLOWING - NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY PROBLEM. AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR FAILED AT 57,000 MILES - $1100 REPAIR.

NHTSA complaint #719443 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT

RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED HOWEVER WAS NOT COMPLETED PROPERLY (98V-193). MJS

NHTSA complaint #548667 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

A/C COMPRESSOR SEIZES AND BREAKS THE CLUTCH COMPLETELY FROM THE COMPRESSOR DISABLING THE SYSTEM, TSB ON FAILURE. MJS

NHTSA complaint #549094 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

A/C COMPRESSOR SEIZED SERPITENE BELT BROKE REPLACED COMPRESSOR WITH REBUILT ONE 4/99 THEN ON 9/13/99 THAT COMPRESSOR ALSO SEIZED

NHTSA complaint #714040 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.