Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Chrysler Cirrus.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Vehicle dies going down the highway sitting or idling runs for 30 minutes then dies, lots of complaints about Chrysler … |
| 2019-01-03 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THE MISFIRES AND STALLS WHILE I'M DRIVING. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S WARMED UP AND IF IT'S COLD. STALLS AND MISFIRES WH… |
| 2016-10-28 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOW… |
| 2015-12-29 | TIRES | No | 0 | ON DEC 29TH 2015 I WENT TO BELL TIRES ROSEVILLE MICHIGAN TO HAVE A PUNCTURED TIRE REPAIRED THEY WERE REALLY BUSY SO I L… |
| 2014-11-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE MISFIRED. T… |
| 2014-02-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I BOUGHT MY CAR IN FEB 2014 USED WITH A LITTLE UNDER 70,000 MILES. OVERALL THE VEHICLE WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH… |
| 2012-06-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY CAR WILL STALL OUT IN LOW OR IDOL. IT WOULD JUST SHUT OFF. WHILE DRIVING AND SWITCHING GEARS IT WILL SOUND LIKE ITS … |
| 2011-06-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO OV… |
| 2010-10-31 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION OR PARK… |
| 2010-03-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 1998 CHRYSLER CIRRUS WITH ONLY 75000 MILES ON IT WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR 5+ HOURS, NOT RUNNING (KEYS INSIDE … |
| 2009-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CAR LOSES ALL POWER WHEN DRIVING ESPECIALLY AFTER IT RAINS. YOU HAVE TO LET IT SIT AWHILE AND THEN IT WILL START UP. TH… |
| 2009-07-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CHRYSLER CIRRUS 1998 LX CAR SHUT DOWN WHILE DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT 50MPH. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ON HIGHWAY BUT … |
| 2009-06-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MY CAR DIES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND TAKES A WHILE TO START BACK UP. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A SHOP ON 4 OCCASIONS TO… |
| 2009-05-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY CAR HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS THEIR SEEMS TO BE QUIET SOME ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE WHERE WOULD I TAKE IT IF IT HAS… |
| 2009-02-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR STOPS WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO DOESN'T START ON SOME DAYS AND NOT OTHERS. YOU CAN BE GOING 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND … |
| 2009-01-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1998 CHRYSLER CIRRUS WITH 84,730 MILES ON IT. THIS CAR KEEPS SHUTTING OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. I'VE BEEN TOLD … |
| 2008-08-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1998 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. NOT EVEN TWO WEEKS INTO DRIVING I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT. THE CAR… |
| 2008-03-31 | TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | No | 1 | I NOTICED THAT MY CAR HAD A FLAT TIRE, WHICH WAS NO BIG DEAL, UNTIL I OPENED UP MY TRUNK AND TRIED TO ACCESS MY SPARE T… |
| 2007-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE RACES ON ITS OWN. HE MUST … |
| 2005-10-14 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | CONSTANT INFILTRATION INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT BY RODENTS, CAUSING FAILURE OF BLOWER MOTOR AND ALSO TRAPPED RODENTS DYIN… |
| 2005-10-04 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DT: THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE 1998 CHRYSLER CIRRUS AT A SPEED OF AROUND 5 MPH WHEN THE TIE ROD BROKE. THE TIE ROD WA… |
| 2005-07-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DT: ON JULY 3 THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HIRED AN INVESTIGATOR AND THEY FOUND IT START… |
| 2004-09-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTI… |
| 2004-09-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UPON PARKING. THE VEHICLE JUMPED OVER A PARKING BUMP AND SUSTAINED MINOR DAMA… |
| 2004-09-06 | SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE | No | 0 | REAR AXLE BROKE WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED.*AK |
| 2004-08-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1998 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. IT HAS DEVELOPED RUST ALONG THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE HOOD, FOR A CAR THAT IS SIX YEARS OLD… |
| 2004-08-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH A POPPING NOISE CAME FROM BOTH FRONT WHEELS. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 2004-02-17 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WOBBLED VIOLENTLY. DEALER DETERMINED LUGS NUTS BROKE. *AK |
| 2002-08-01 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE AUTOMATIC PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW IT FELL FORWARD. CONSUMER FEELS WHILE DRIVING WINDOW COULD F… |
| 2002-06-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD | No | 0 | WE HAVE TWO OF YOUR1998 CIRUS. THEY BOTH HAD WARRANTIES. MY CAR HAD THE PAINT SHIELD, AND NOW, AND NOW FOR 3 YEARS, TH… |
| 2002-01-31 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, CONSUMER RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND PROCEEDED TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, HO… |
| 2002-01-16 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | NOISE ON LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS DUE TO LEFT SIDE INNER TIE ROD MALFUNCTIONING. *AK CONSUMER CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY … |
| 2001-07-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | No | 0 | POSSIBLE GEAR SHIFTER INVOLVED WITH ORIGINAL PROBLEM. *AK |
| 2001-05-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | ROTORS ARE WRONG ONES FOR THIS CAR AND WARP EVERY 6000 MILES. *AK |
| 2001-03-03 | WHEELS | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAD A FLAT TIRE AND WENT TO HAVE IT CHANGED. MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ALUMINUM ALLOY HAD CORRODED O… |
| 2001-03-03 | WHEELS | No | 0 | THREE OUT OF FOUR WHEELS WERE CORRODED FROM INSIDE OUT. WHEEL THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS DEFECT WAS DRIVERS SI… |
| 2000-11-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | REAR BRAKES MADE A KNOCKING SOUND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN REVERSE. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AN… |
| 2000-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS LOCKING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN FULL SPEED W/O THE BRAKES BEING PRESSED. SENSOR IS AUTOMATI… |
| 2000-01-15 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION PRODUCES A VERY LOUD NOISE, IT WAS REPLACED ONCE BUT AFTER 2000 MILES THE NOISE IS BACK, THE DEALER STATES… |
| 1999-11-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE REPAIRING CHRYSLER DEALER SAYS REPAIRS WILL COST APPROX. $1200.00. HE IS GOING TO BE TALKING TO THE CHRYSLER REP.,B… |
| 1999-10-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 1 | CONSUMER BELIEVES RECALL 99V-244 CONCERNING THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE TUBE MAY HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENT IN WHICH CONSUMER EXPERI… |
| 1999-10-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND… |
| 1999-09-20 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | A/C COMPRESSOR SEIZES AND BREAKS THE CLUTCH COMPLETELY FROM THE COMPRESSOR DISABLING THE SYSTEM, TSB ON FAILURE. MJS |
| 1999-07-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | AT A STOP, THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED UNEXPECTEDLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE.OCCUPANT PRESSED THE BR… |
| 1999-06-23 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DEALER TRIED TO FIX THESE DEFECTS, BUT COULD/DID NOT?BOTH SITUATIONS ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS! NO SAFETY DEFECTMENTION… |
| 1999-06-20 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, REAR AXLE BROKE. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING OF THIS HAPPENING. VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED BY… |
| 1999-05-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | 1.COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHILE SPEED WAS AT 45MPH CAUSED FULL BRAKE PRESSURE TO BE APPLIED TO VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC. … |
| 1999-05-09 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND WENT INTO REVERSE AND CONSUMER HAD FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AN… |
| 1999-05-09 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | WITH BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, VEHICLE WENT FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. CONSUMER PRESSED VERY HARD ON … |
| 1999-02-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | ON 2/16/99, I WAS IN THE DRIVE THROUGH LANE AT A BANK TO MAKE A DEPOSIT. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 8 VEHICLES IN FRONT … |