Chrysler CIRRUS engine problems
46 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
560 owner complaints analyzed
14 distinct recall campaigns
86,143 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1994 to 2001 model years. Data snapshot: . 161 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
46 of 560 complaints match this topic (8.2%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10047647 · 2003-11-26 (November 26, 2003)
AT ANY GIVEN TIME THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OR WHAT YOU CAN SAY STALLS OUT AND SOMETIMES BROUGHT ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL. CAR WILL NOT GO ANYWHERE AND RPM'S RACE. VERY DANGEROUS. NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO FIX IT. *LA
Owner-reported narrative. 113,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10047647 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10060572 · 2004-03-06 (March 6, 2004)
I HAVE A 1995 CHRYSLER CIRRUS THAT KEEPS STALLING, EVEN WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 60 M.P.H. THE CAR JUST STALLS LIKE THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF, BUT IT WILL RESTART RIGHT AWAY. I HAVE HAD IT IN TO THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY KEEP REPLACING PARTS BUT IT DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY SAY THAT THE COMPUTER DOES NOT SHOW AN ERROR CODE FOR THEM TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. IT IS GETTING EXPENSIVE REPLACING PARTS THAT THEY THINK ARE THE PROBLEM AND THEN THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO EXIST. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 72,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10060572 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10064405 · 2004-04-02 (April 2, 2004)
I HAVE A 1995 CHRYSLER CIRRUS, V-6 ENGINE WITH 82,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR SINCE AUGUST 2003 AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE IT. ANYTIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR PERIODS LONGER THAN 20 MINUTES IT WILL JUST STALL FOR NO REASON. WHEN THE PROBLEM HAPPENS IT IS AS IF SOMEONE HAS TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. THE CAR WILL RESTART AFTER SEVERAL HOURS BUT NOT BEFORE AND WHEN IT DOES RESTART IT IS AS IF NOTHING WAS EVER WRONG. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED AND IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN IT HAPPENS ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE …
Owner-reported narrative. 79,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10064405 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10100764 · 2004-11-30 (November 30, 2004)
1995 CHRYSLER CIRRUS, 2.5L 6CYLN ENGINE, BOUGHT FOR OUR TWIN DAUGHTERS 16TH BIRTHDAY AND WITHIN 2 DAYS OF GETTING THE CAR, THEY WERE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND THE ENGINE STALLED RESULTING IN THEM LOSING PS/PB CONTROL., THE CAR HAS REPEATEDLY STALLED WHILE THEY HAVE BEEN DRIVING AND THEY CAME VERY CLOSE TO HITTING A MAN AS HE WAS WALKING ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE OF THIS ENGINE FAILURE AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THIS CAR ALSO HAS A PROBLEM STARTING, MY HUSBAND IS A SENIOR AUTOMOTIVE TECHINICIAN AND HE FOUND THAT W…
Owner-reported narrative. 126,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10100764 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10146059 · 2005-12-26 (December 26, 2005)
THE FIRST FAILURE WAS ON DEC 19 2005, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROX. 65 MPH AND THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ALSO THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO A LOWER GEAR IT JUST FREE WHEELED. AFTER BRING THE CAR TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK IT RESTARTED. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED THREE MORE TIMES THIS WEEK. *NM
Owner-reported narrative. 178,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10146059 at NHTSA ↗