Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Chrysler Cirrus.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY FRONT TIRES FEEL LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO BREAK OFF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE LOWER BALL JOINTS,STEERING CONTROL ARM, INN… |
| 2016-01-17 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 0 | MY 1996 CIRRUS WITH ONLY 87+++ MILES SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTS WHILE DRIVING OVER 40 MPH. THIS IS A RECENT PURCHASE. I LIVE… |
| 2012-03-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THERE WAS SMOKE SEEN… |
| 2011-12-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LATERAL LINK FRACTURED, CAUSING THE REAR … |
| 2010-05-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 42 MPH WHEN THE STEERING … |
| 2009-10-13 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; THE FRO… |
| 2009-02-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | THE CAR STARTED MAKING A CREAKING SOUND IN LIKE THE AXLES AND THEN IT BECAME A GRINDING SOUND . WE WERE DRIVING DOWN TH… |
| 2008-07-31 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | HTTP://NHTHQNWWS111.ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/ACMS/DOCSERVLET/ARTEMIS/PUBLIC/RECALLS/1998/V/RC-98V183-NN.PDF RECALL HAS NOT BE… |
| 2008-06-20 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER TIE ROD DROPPED FROM THE VEH… |
| 2007-08-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN BETWEEN 10-20 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE F… |
| 2006-11-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE THREE RECALLS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH WERE NOT PERFORMED CORRECTLY. TH… |
| 2006-11-28 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SHIFTER COULD BE TAKEN OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIG… |
| 2005-05-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CONSUMER'S 1969 CHRYSLER CIRRUS DID NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO A SO CALLED RECALL ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING THE EMISSION… |
| 2005-02-14 | TIRES | No | 0 | 1996 CHRYSLER CIRRUS HAS PROBLEMS WITH MICHELIN TIRES P195/65X15.*MR TWO OF THE VEHICLE'S TIRES BLEWOUT WITHIN AN HOUR… |
| 2004-09-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | No | 0 | AFTER HAVING THE FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED EMERGENCY BRAKE LOCKED AND MELTED THE BRAKE DRUM WITHOUT BEING ENGAGED. WHIL… |
| 2004-05-11 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE STALLED RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. AFTER A FEW TRI… |
| 2004-02-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | LOSS OF ABS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL LEVELS OF BRAKING, I.E. HEAVY, MEDIUM AND MINIMAL BRAKING. WHEN… |
| 2003-11-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I BOUGT A CAR ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO USED AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR ALREADY. FROM THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING … |
| 2003-08-26 | STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM | Yes | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL "KNUCKLE" BROKE OFF WHERE SUPPORT ARM TO VEHICLE ATTACHES. THIS CAUSES REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY T… |
| 2003-08-06 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THERE WAS A EXPLOSION DUE TO THE TRANS AXLE LOOSENING AND BUST… |
| 2003-06-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVERS SEAT BACK COLLAPSED. *NLM |
| 2003-05-15 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | LEAKING EVAPORATOR. STRONG REFRIDGERANT ODOR COMING FROM HVAC HOUSING. (INSIDE VEHICLE) . *AK |
| 2002-12-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES SUDDENLY TO AVOID A COLLISION, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO SKID. VE… |
| 2002-11-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | THE REAR BRAKE HOSE COLLAPSED FROM EXCESSIVE HARDWARE DUST, WHICH CAUSED THE REAR WHEEL CYLINDER TO LEAK, THE REAR BRAK… |
| 2002-10-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, UPON APPLYING BRAKES TO MAKE A GRADUAL STOP THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. VEHICLE WOULD NEED AN EXTENDED… |
| 2002-09-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE ENGINE OIL GALLEY PLUG DOES NOT FIT PROPERLY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATI… |
| 2002-09-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT DRIVER SIDE DOOR CAUGHT ON FIRE, DEALER NOTIFIED SAID WIRING NEAR CONTROLS WAS THE CAUSE. TS |
| 2002-08-16 | STEERING:LINKAGES | No | 0 | THE DRIVERS SIDE TIE ROD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL AS THE CAR WAS BEING BACKED DOWN A DRIVEWAY. THIS MADE TH… |
| 2002-06-10 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE BACKING INTO GARAGE, RIGHT FRONT TIE ROD END BROKE. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK DEALER FOUND THE BALL AND SOCKET HAD … |
| 2002-04-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE, AND FRONT RIGHT BALL JOINT WENT OUTWARDS TO THE GROUND. DEALER STATED IT WAS A PROBLEM… |
| 2002-01-30 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE 'CHANGED GEARS' WHILE DRIVING ALONG A MAJOR HIGHWAY, AS IF IT SLIPPED INTO PARK OR REVERSE. THE TIRES BEGAN… |
| 2002-01-09 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TIE ROD END BROKE AT RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, WHEEL TURNED SIDEWAYS AND CAR WAS COMPLETELY UNCONTROLLABLE. ROAD WAS DRY AND … |
| 2001-11-30 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A TURN TO EITHER SIDE VEHICLE WILL MAKE A CLICKING NOISE BECAUSE BALL JOINTS HAD SEPARATED. P… |
| 2001-06-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHEN TURNING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION THERE IS A LOUD CLICKING SOUND, METAL TO METAL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER FOR 4… |
| 2001-04-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD CLANKING SOUND, ENGINE REVVED. STEPPED ON GAS, ENGINE DIED. TRIED TO RESTART VEH… |
| 2001-02-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE.*AK |
| 2000-12-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-12-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | MY CAR STARTED TO HESITATE AT TAKE OFF AND MISFIRE WHILE IDLING. IT WAS RUNNING REALLY ROUGH. IT WAS TIME FOR A TUNE-UP… |
| 2000-11-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS HESITATING DUE TO A DEFECTIVE DISTRIBUTOR. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND MADE REPAIRS AT CONSUMER'S COST. PLEASE FE… |
| 2000-10-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL FROM THE ENGINE GALLERY PLUGS JUST LIKE THE SAFETY RECALL 671 THAT HAD RECEIVED FROM MANUFACTU… |
| 2000-10-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT PROBLEM OF HEAD GASKET W/OIL LEAKING AND REQUIRING A $250.00 DEDUCTABLE TO REPLACE GASKET WHEN IT … |
| 2000-09-07 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | A WEEK AGO WHILE DRIVING AT 40 CONSUMER FELT LIKE CAR WAS DOWN SHIFTING, RPM'S WOULD REV UP, BUT CONSUMER COULD NOT GO… |
| 2000-09-06 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 60MPH ON EXPRESSWAY, WAS TURNING A CORNER NEAR HOME AT 5MPH WHEN OUTER TIE ROD BROKE. DRIVER LOST CONTR… |
| 2000-09-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON A HIGHWAY STREET, AND WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLO… |
| 2000-07-24 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT POPPING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. NOISE COULD BE HEARD WHEN TURNING STEERING WHE… |
| 2000-06-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHILE SLOWING DOWN FROM A HIGH SPEED (FOR EXAMPLE- PAYING A TOLL ON A HIGHWAY) THE ENGINE CUTS OU… |
| 2000-05-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | NOTICED OIL LEAKING UNDER VEHICLE. OIL LEAKING FROM HEAD GASKET AREA. RETURNED TO DEALER. HEADGASKET REPLACED BUT AT… |
| 2000-01-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CHRYSLER HAS BEEN VERY RUDE AND SLOW TO DEAL WITH PROBLEMS. AFTER TWO REPAIRS, MY CAR STILL LEAKS OIL. *AK |
| 2000-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | OIL IN MY RADIATOR. SLUDGE INSIDE OF MY ENGINE. *TR |
| 1999-11-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |