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1997 Chrysler CIRRUS: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

69 owner complaints analyzed

4 distinct recall campaigns

93,400 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1997 model year. Data updated: . 16 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine is the most frequently named component, appearing in 6 of 69 complaints (8.7%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Braking behavior1420.3%
Transmission and shifting913.0%
Steering behavior68.7%
Engine operation57.2%
Electrical and battery issues45.8%
Fuel system concerns34.3%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine
6
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
6
Vehicle Speed Control
5
Air Bags:Frontal
4
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
4
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
3
Suspension
3
Tires:Sidewall
3
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine6
Power Train:Automatic Transmission6
Vehicle Speed Control5
Air Bags:Frontal4
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip4
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline3
Suspension3
Tires:Sidewall3

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 6; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 6; Vehicle Speed Control: 5; Air Bags:Frontal: 4; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip: 4; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline: 3; Suspension: 3; Tires:Sidewall: 3

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
0
25,000 to 49,999
2
50,000 to 74,999
4
75,000 to 99,999
4
100,000 to 149,999
6
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0000
25,000 to 49,9992
50,000 to 74,9994
75,000 to 99,9994
100,000 to 149,9996
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 2; 50,000 to 74,999: 4; 75,000 to 99,999: 4; 100,000 to 149,999: 6; 150,000 and above: 0

100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (6). 53 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

1996
2
1997
7
1998
4
1999
7
2000
9
2001
7
2002
5
2003
7
2004
5
2005
7
2006
3
2007
1
2008
2
2009
1
2011
1
2017
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
19962
19977
19984
19997
20009
20017
20025
20037
20045
20057
20063
20071
20082
20091
20111
20171

1996: 2; 1997: 7; 1998: 4; 1999: 7; 2000: 9; 2001: 7; 2002: 5; 2003: 7; 2004: 5; 2005: 7; 2006: 3; 2007: 1; 2008: 2; 2009: 1; 2011: 1; 2017: 1

Pattern summary

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 14 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 9 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 6 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10008088 · 2003-02-25 (February 25, 2003)

OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL MONTHS THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE CAR WOULD RUN ROUGH WHEN SITTING IN TRAFFIC FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. THEN I BEGAN TO SMELL GASOLINE FUMES IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE CAR WHILE DRIVING, AND ALSO OUTSIDE THE CAR AFTER GETTING OUT. I TOOK THE CAR TO A REPUTABLE MECHANIC. HE STATED THAT THE FUEL RAIL SEAL IS LEAKING AT THE FUEL INJECTOR AND THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS FREQUENTLY BEFORE. THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM ON 1996 - 1999 AND SOME 2000 DODGE CARAVANS, BUT WHEN I …

Owner-reported narrative. 55,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10008088 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10019036 · 2003-05-21 (May 21, 2003)

WHILE DRIVING HOME LAST NIGHT MY 1997 CHRYSLER CIRRUS STOPPED RUNNING AND THEN BURST INTO FLAMES. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 86,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10019036 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10021783 · 2003-05-28 (May 28, 2003)

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. A NOISE CAME FROM THE REAR. THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARTED FROM THE WHEEL. THE TIRE WAS A COOPER DISCOVERY#HT P23575R15. *TT

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10021783 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10022822 · 2003-08-22 (August 22, 2003)

BRAKE HOSE BLEWOUT. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. *AK WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE HOSE BLEWOUT AND CAUSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE FAILURE WAS ABOUT TO OCCUR, NO BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE OR ERRATIC BRAKING. FLUID COVERED THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL AND CALIPER. THE DEALER NOTICED EVIDENCE THAT THE BRAKE HOSE RUBBED ON THE CALIPER. *SCC *NLM

Owner-reported narrative. 115,030 miles reported. Look up ODI 10022822 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10032418 · 2003-08-07 (August 7, 2003)

THE TIE RODS WERE WORN OUT. THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *PH

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10032418 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10037788 · 2003-10-12 (October 12, 2003)

CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVEWAY WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT. *AK SINCE PURCHASE, THERE HAD BEEN THREE BLOW OUTS IN THE SIDEWALLS OF EACH TIRE, FOLLOWED BY A NOTICEABLE BUBBLE IN THE SIDEWALL WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY (KUMHO TIRE) *SCC *NLM

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10037788 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10037907 · 2003-08-28 (August 28, 2003)

DEALER HAD TO REPLACE DRIVER'S DOOR KNOB LATCH MECHANISM. CURRENTLY, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR KNOB LATCH MECHANISM BROKE. *AK

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Owner report 10064497 · 2004-04-04 (April 4, 2004)

THE CAR HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS RACK AND PINION, TIRE RODS, FUEL SYSTEM, BUT THE MOST RECENT IS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IT STALLS OUT ANY TIME YOU DRIVE IT IN THE RAIN. *NM

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Recall history

4 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

04V021000 · Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Lever And Linkage:Floor Shift

Reported: 2004-01-13 (January 13, 2004)

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCK MAY FAIL AND ALLOW THE SHIFTER TO BE MOVED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION WITH THE KEY REMOVED. AN INOPERATIVE INTERLOCK MAY ALSO ALLOW THE KEY TO BE REMOVED WHEN THE SHIFTER HAS NOT BEEN PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION.

Consequence: EITHER CIRCUMSTANCE MAY RESULT IN THE VEHICLE ROLLING AWAY WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW LOAD-LIMITING PUSH ROD INTO THE FLOOR SHIFTER LEVER OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 14, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
97V095000 · Structure:Body:Hood:Hinge And Attachments

Reported: 1997-06-06 (June 6, 1997)

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH SPRING CAN DISENGAGE FROM ITS RETENTION HOLE IF THE HOOD IS SLAMMED SHUT.

Consequence: IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS SIMULTANEOUSLY WITHOUT ENGAGING THE PRIMARY LATCH, THE HOOD WOULD NOT BE RESTRAINED INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH SPRING WITH A LONGER END HOOK SPRING.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
97V201000 · Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint

Reported: 1997-11-13 (November 13, 1997)

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT CAN SEPARATE DUE TO LOSS OF LUBRICATION.

Consequence: SEPARATION OF THE BALL JOINT COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BALL JOINT END HOUSING COVER SEAL FOR LEAKAGE WITH A HIGH PRESSURE AIR TESTER AND THE RUBBER BOOT WILL BE VISUALLY INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE. IF THE COVER SEAL LEAKS OR THE BOOT IS DAMAGED, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WILL BE REPLACED.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
98V183000 · Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch

Reported: 1998-08-06 (August 6, 1998)

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THE ADJUSTMENT OF THE CABLE CONNECTING THE CONSOLE SHIFTER MECHANISM TO THE IGNITION KEY CAN CAUSE A TRAPPED KEY CONDITION WHICH CAN RESULT IN A LOW FORCE REQUIRED TO DEPRESS THE SHIFT BUTTON. A COMBINATION OF APPLYING A MIS-ADJUSTED RELEASE BUTTON WITH A LOW FORCE ATTEMPT TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK WITH THE KEY IN THE LOCKED POSITION, CAN BREAK THE CONNECTING PIN IN THE SHIFTER.

Consequence: IF THIS HAPPENS, THE "IGNITION-PARK" INTERLOCK SYSTEM WILL BE NONFUNCTIONAL.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR PROPER OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM. ANY VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL AFTER THE INSPECTION WILL HAVE THE SHIFT MECHANISM AND CABLE REPLACED WITH A "SELF-ADJUSTING" DESIGN.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
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Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

69 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

23.2%Usable mileage16 / 69 records
87.0%Valid incident date60 / 69 records
100.0%Valid filing date69 / 69 records
87.0%Ordered incident and filing dates60 / 69 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component19941995199619971998199920002001
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

6417.3%
ODI 10092922

DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL FOR ABS BRAKE REPAIRS. *MR WHEN THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE ABS LIGHT WAS ON. *SC *JB

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116.9%
ODI 10059998 · 60,000 mi

LOSS OF ABS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL LEVELS OF BRAKING, I.E. HEAVY, MEDIUM AND MINIMAL BRAKING. WHEN LOSS OF ABS HAPPENS, THE PEDAL DECENDS TO THE FLOOR AND A BUZZ/RACHETING NOISE IS HEARD. THIS PROBLEM HAS LEAD TO POTENTIALLY 4 MAJOR ACCIDENTS. TO SOLVE THE LOSS OF BRAKING, DRIVER HAS TO "RE-PUMP" THE PEDAL AFTER LOSS HAS OCCURED. (NO MIL/SCAN TOOL CODE RECORDED) . *AK

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45.8%
ODI 10095438 · 63,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING AT STOP AND GO BRAKES WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO BLED THE BRAKES, AND TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE. TOLD CONSUMER THAT THERE WASD NOTHING WRONG. LATER, CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO GO TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER FELT INSECURE WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. *AK

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57.2%
ODI 858794

SOON AFTER BUYING VEHICLE ABS INDICATOR LIGHT WAS FLASHING. BRAKES WOULD MAKE LOUD NOISE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRED VEHICLE FOUR TIMES. HOWEVER, PROBLEM WOULD RETURN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

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23.2%
ODI 10150965

BRAKES FAILED AT APPROX 30,000 MILES WITH NO INDICATION (BRAKE NOISES, BRAKE PRESSURE, NOTHING) RESULTING IN 30-35 MILE COLLISION AT STOP LIGHT EXTENSIVE VEHICLE DAMAGE. GOT TICKETED, LOST CASE. 30,000 MILES-PERFECT.*JB

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77.1%
ODI 738411

I REPORTED THIS INCIDENT TO NHTSA EARLIER. ODI ID = 862355, NEVER RECEIVED A FOLLOW UP QUESTIONAIRE. THE DAMAGE ESTIMATE WAS TO THE CIRRUS ONLY. NO IDEA OF DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLES. BRAKES WERE CHECKED BY CROWN COLLISION AFTER REPAIRS WERE MADE AND NO PROBLEM FOUND. STOPPING DISTANCE STILL SEEMS LONGER THAN I HAVE AND STILL EXPERIENCE IN MY OLD NON ABS BRAKING SYSTEM CAR. STRONGLY FEEL ACCIDENT WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED IF BRAKES WERE NOT ABS.*AK

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Power Train:Automatic Transmission
133.3%
ODI 10033878

CONSUMER'S WIFE STATES THAT THE OTHER MORNING HUSBAND STARTED AUTO AND DROVE IT ABOUT A MILE AND A HALF, THEN HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION AND ENGINE CUT OFF. SHE STATES THAT HUSBAND MANAGED TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN AND RESTART THE VEHICLE, DROVE IT HOME SLOWLY. THEN, HE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER/MECHANIC, AND AFTER EXAMINING THE VEHICLE HE WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANS AXLE HAD COME OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION CASE. HUSBAND COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BECAUSE THIS HAPPENED ON A MOUNTAIN. *AK

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4311.7%
ODI 10029011

AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND RELEASING THE BRAKE THE CAR WILL GO INTO LOW GEAR AND BECOMES VERY HARD TO ACCELERATE. TOOK IT TO A SHOP BECAUSE IT WAS SAID TO BE A BRAKE PROBLEM, I GOT NEW ROTORS, FRONT AND BACK BRAKES, AND CALIPERS. PROBLEM STILL IS THERE.*AK

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116.9%
ODI 10239936 · 127,505 mi

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! *TR

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68.7%
ODI 10099940 · 33,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE CAME OUT OF GEAR. *AK

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45.8%
ODI 10298472 · 120,000 mi

CHRYSLER CIRRUS 1998 LX CAR SHUT DOWN WHILE DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT 50MPH. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ON HIGHWAY BUT WAS ABLE TO GET OFF ROAD WITHOUT GETTING HIT. DAUGHTER 18 YEARS OLD AND VERY SCARED OVER SITUATION. CRANKSHAFT SHIFTER SENSOR REPLACED. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. INTERNET RESEARCH CONFIRMS THIS. *TR

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58.1%
ODI 10037661 · 45,030 mi

THE TRANSMISSION SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT AT ALL. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE SUBMIT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. *AK *JB

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22.0%
ODI 10097264 · 101,000 mi

THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED ROUGHLY ALMOST BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A HALT. *JB

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Vehicle Speed Control
266.7%
ODI 10320798 · 125,000 mi

USING CRUISE CONTROL ON HIGHWAY, IT SUDDENLY STARTED ACCELERATING AND DID NOT RESPOND TO TURNING IT OFF BY THE BUTTON OR BRAKING. SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES SLOWED IT DOWN TO ABOUT 60-70, BUT THE ACCELERATION RESUMED AS SOON AS BRAKE PRESSURE WAS LET UP. I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, AND THE ENGINE REVVED ALMOST TO RED LINE BRIEFLY, THEN RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE DEALER INSISTED THAT THE PROBLEM COULDN'T BE DUPLICATED AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. I BELIEVED AND TRIED IT ONE MORE TIME ON THE HIGHWAY WITH EXACTLY THE SAME EXPERI…

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297.9%
ODI 10042474 · 57,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON ITS OWN. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE VERY MUCH. VEHICLE WAS EVENTUALLY STOPPED, AND WAS TOWED TO A MECHANICS SHOP. *AK

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74.4%
ODI 603823

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED.

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57.2%
ODI 10228119 · 92,000 mi

OWNED A 1997 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. PUT CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY WHEN CAR ACCELERATED TO AN INCREDIBLE SPEED WITHIN SECONDS. CAR SHOT OUT OF DRIVEWAY, ACROSS STREET INTO NEIGHBORS HOME AND GARAGE. CAR HAS INDICATION OF CONTINUED ACCELERATION AFTER IMPACT WITH RIGHT FRONT TIRE SHOWING THE TREADS NO LONGER EXIST. CAR WAS TOTALED AND HOME/GARAGE DAMAGE WAS OVER $12,000. THANK GOD! NO ONE WAS INJURED OR KILLED! MY FAMILY AND I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER CHRYSLER AGAIN! *TR

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710.1%
ODI 10091425

WHILE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UPON PARKING. THE VEHICLE JUMPED OVER A PARKING BUMP AND SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. *JB

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58.1%
ODI 8011910

WHILE PLACING VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND WITHOUT A WARNING, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FAST, RESULTING IN DRIVER LOSING CONTROL.*AK CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW IF SHE HAD PLACED HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE OR THE ACCELERATOR (IT HAPPENED SO FAST), AS SHE WAS TRYING TO PULL OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE HAD JUST TAKEN OFF, THE CONSUMER WAS TRYING NOT TO RUN ON THE SIDE WALK BUT HAD DONE IT ANYWAY AND FOUND A WAY TO GET BACK ONTO THE PAVEMENT, AND TOTALLED THE VEHICLE. SIGNED DORIS SMALLWOOD. (REPORTED TO DEALER) *SCC

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44.0%
ODI 10130141 · 60,000 mi

DT: CHRYSLER CIRRUS INTERMITTENTLY STALLED UPON SLOWING DOWN. REPLACED THE BATTERY, BUT IT SEEMED LIKE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC WILL REPLACE THE THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR, BUT WAS NOT SURE IF THAT WAS THE PROBLEM.*AK

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

51.4%
ODI 10125830

1995 CHRYSLER CIRRUS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STOP.*MR A LUG NUT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE STEERING UNIT FELL OFF. *NM

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2012.5%
ODI 10051572

I BOUGT A CAR ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO USED AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR ALREADY. FROM THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON TO THE BATTERY LIGHT. THE 3RD DAY I HAD THE CAR IT DHAD TO GO IN THE SHOP. I FEEL THE PROBLEM IT HAD IT WAS THEIR WHEN I BOUGHT IT. I DID NOT HAVE THEW CAR LONG ENOUGH FOR IT TO HAVE PROBLEMS. THE CAR IS A 96 CHRSYLER CIRRUS . *AK

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68.7%
ODI 10019036 · 86,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING HOME LAST NIGHT MY 1997 CHRYSLER CIRRUS STOPPED RUNNING AND THEN BURST INTO FLAMES. *JB

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11.4%
ODI 10236656 · 191,196 mi

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1998 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. NOT EVEN TWO WEEKS INTO DRIVING I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT. THE CAR STOPS WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 3 MECHANICS FOR THEM TO HOOK IT UP TO A COMPUTER WITH NO RESOLUTION. THE CAR STOPS WHEN I AM IDLE AND STALLS WHEN I AM DRIVING. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR ONCE WITHOUT IT STOPPING ON ME. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ONLY COMES ON WHEN IT STALLS OUT. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED, NEW SPARK PLUGS, EVG VALVE, FUEL CLEANING, ASD RELAY, SENSORS, AND SO ON. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM. THANKS *TR

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58.1%
ODI 10007779

THE UPPER HINGE ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAS SNAPPED AND CAUSING A LOUD POPPING NOISE WHEN OPENED. I AM AFRAID THE DOOR IS GOING TO FALL OFF. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AS OF YET. I CANT AFFORD TO TAKE IT IN. I ALOS WANTED TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE FACT THAT I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE DECARBED 3-5 TIMES. DEALER STATES THAT IT IS CONSIDERED NORMAL BY CHRYSLER THAT THE ENGINE HAS SEVERE CARBON BUILD UP AND THAT IT MAY SOME DAY CAUSE MY HEADS TO CRACK. I DONT FEEL THAT IS RIGHT AND I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE IF IT DOES HAPPEN. GENE…

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22.0%
ODI 10074261

THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT WARNING . THE DRIVER PULLED OVER AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

205.4%
ODI 507449

ENGINE STALLS/BACKFIRES INTERMITTENTLY.

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116.9%
ODI 537861

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

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34.3%
ODI 520795

WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CAUS EOF FIRE UNDETERMINED. *AK

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11.4%
ODI 828874

VEHICLE MAKES A CLUNKING SOUND WHENEVER VEHICLE STARTS TO MOVE, WEATHER IN FRONT/REAR DRIVING OR MAKING TURNS. DEALER NOTIFIED AND UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

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11.6%
ODI 889269

VEHICLE IS STALLING SUDDENLY, AND FUMES ARE GETTING INTO VEHICLE COMPARMENT, CAUSING HEATLH RISKS DUE TO FAILURE OF SEAL IN FUEL PUMP. NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE, AND THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER DUE TO HIGH AMOUNT OF FAILURES. *AK *JB

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Equipment:Appliance:Air Conditioner
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

256.8%
ODI 505527

AIR CONDITIONER INOPERATIVE DUE TO TRANSDUCER.

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53.1%
ODI 520483

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DEFECTIVE.

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22.9%
ODI 10095308 · 42,920 mi

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 TRANS…

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11.4%
ODI 549094

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

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

11.0%
ODI 562087

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.*YH

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Air Bags:Frontal
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

154.1%
ODI 10004683

CONSUMER HIT AT GUARD RAIL, AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*JB

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31.9%
ODI 515157

UNSPECIFIED: CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT AIRBAGS ARE NOT SAFE FOR SHORT PEOPLE.

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45.8%
ODI 10129861 · 107,675 mi

BOTH TIE RODS ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE BROKE CAUSING THE TIRE TO LOCK UP. WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE CAR SENDING THE CAR INTO A DITCH. FRONT END OF CAR STOPPED IN DITCH AND REAR THEN CAME OVER LANDING UPSIDE DOWN. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS EMPOLYED.

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34.3%
ODI 835804

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH OR LESS VEHICLE WENT OVER A CURB WHICH CAUSED A PASSENGER'S TIRE BLOW OUT. ALSO, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, AND THE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. DEALER STATED THAT TIRE BLOWOUT CAUSED THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

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11.6%
ODI 888382

WHILE TRAVELING AT 42 MPH CONSUMER HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO FRONT OF VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

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77.1%
ODI 10142411

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IN A FRONT END COLLISION THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THERE HAS BEEN NO INSPECTION TO SEE WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Electrical System
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

92.4%
ODI 10060572 · 72,000 mi

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

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42.5%
ODI 10239936 · 127,505 mi

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! *TR

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11.4%
ODI 10064497

THE CAR HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS RACK AND PINION, TIRE RODS, FUEL SYSTEM, BUT THE MOST RECENT IS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IT STALLS OUT ANY TIME YOU DRIVE IT IN THE RAIN. *NM

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913.0%
ODI 10129963 · 52,771 mi

DT: ON JULY 3 THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HIRED AN INVESTIGATOR AND THEY FOUND IT STARTED ON THE LOCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE BOTH CALLED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN IN USE FOR FOUR HOURS. THE FIRE ORIGINATED ON THE UPPER FRONT OF THE LEFT DOOR TRIM PANEL ADJACENT TO THE DASH. THE FIRE ORIGINATED AT THE LOCATION OF THE POWER MIRROR AND LOCK SWITCHES ON THE UPPER FRONT OF THE DOOR TRIM PANEL. IT IS EVIDENT THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTION THAT CAUSED HIGH RESISTAN…

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34.8%
ODI 10008878

THE TRUNK LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON WHEN THE TRUNK LID CLOSED AND LATCHED WHICH CAUSED A FIRE. *DT *JB

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77.1%
ODI 10129592

THE 2000 CHRSLER CIRRUS, WITHOUT ANY WARNING WENT UP IN FLAMES WHILE THE CAR WAS NOT BEING OPERATED. THIS HAPPENED NO MORE THAT TEN MINUTES AFTER IT WAS PARKED. NO WAS WAS INJURED, NOR ANY OTHER PROPERTY AS THE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY CHURCH PARKING LOT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE.

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Engine And Engine Cooling:EngineToo few reports for a range92,939 mi2 (sparse)
ODI 10019036 · 86,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING HOME LAST NIGHT MY 1997 CHRYSLER CIRRUS STOPPED RUNNING AND THEN BURST INTO FLAMES. *JB

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ODI 10289254 · 99,877 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. THE LIGHT ON THE ODOMETER GAUGE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL STOPPED WORKING. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, THE ENTIRE LIGHTING ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL FAILED. THE HORN ALSO BEGAN BLOWING WITHOUT APPLICATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN ALONG WITH THE HORN SWITCH. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR THE FUSE FAILED WHEN USING THE HORN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, BUT UPON FURTHER INSPECTION SHE NOTICED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR HAD MELTED…

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Power Train:Automatic TransmissionToo few reports for a range58,500 mi3 (sparse)
ODI 10099940 · 33,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE CAME OUT OF GEAR. *AK

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ODI 10115456 · 58,500 mi

UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL REPAIRS FOR THE TRANS AXLE, THE CONSUMER STARTED TO EXPERIENCE OTHER PROBLEMS, SUCH AS DROPPING GEARS, AND CUTTING OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES, AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE COMPUTER. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RECTIFIED AS OF YET. *AK *BF *NM AS OF APRIL 5, 2005, THE VEHICLE STILL EXHIBITED THE SAME PROBLEM. RECALL CAMPAIGN# 98V183000 & 04V021000. *AK *TT THE IDLE WAS RE-ADJUSTED. *SC

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ODI 10183799 · 104,000 mi

TL*- THE CONTACT PARKED HER 1997 CHRYSLER CIRRUS IN THE DRIVEWAY, REMOVED THE KEYES AND APPROXIMATELY 30-45 SECONDS LATER THE VEHICLE ROLLED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND CRASHED INTO THE NEIGHBORS CARPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A FLAT SURFACE, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT ENGAGED. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO A RECALL NOTICE. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY REPLACED THE SHIFTER PLUNGER. THE CONTACT IS STILL WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THE V…

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Vehicle Speed ControlToo few reports for a range92,000 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 10228119 · 92,000 mi

OWNED A 1997 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. PUT CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY WHEN CAR ACCELERATED TO AN INCREDIBLE SPEED WITHIN SECONDS. CAR SHOT OUT OF DRIVEWAY, ACROSS STREET INTO NEIGHBORS HOME AND GARAGE. CAR HAS INDICATION OF CONTINUED ACCELERATION AFTER IMPACT WITH RIGHT FRONT TIRE SHOWING THE TREADS NO LONGER EXIST. CAR WAS TOTALED AND HOME/GARAGE DAMAGE WAS OVER $12,000. THANK GOD! NO ONE WAS INJURED OR KILLED! MY FAMILY AND I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER CHRYSLER AGAIN! *TR

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Air Bags:FrontalToo few reports for a range107,675 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 10129861 · 107,675 mi

BOTH TIE RODS ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE BROKE CAUSING THE TIRE TO LOCK UP. WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE CAR SENDING THE CAR INTO A DITCH. FRONT END OF CAR STOPPED IN DITCH AND REAR THEN CAME OVER LANDING UPSIDE DOWN. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS EMPOLYED.

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipToo few reports for a range78,900 mi2 (sparse)
ODI 10095438 · 63,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING AT STOP AND GO BRAKES WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO BLED THE BRAKES, AND TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE. TOLD CONSUMER THAT THERE WASD NOTHING WRONG. LATER, CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO GO TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER FELT INSECURE WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. *AK

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ODI 10140860 · 94,800 mi

ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. DIAGNOSIS SHOWED SYSTEM RELAY OUTPUT CIRCUIT CODE. TESTING SHOWED FAULTY POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER DUE TO CORROSION. PROPER REPAIR IS REPLACEMENT OF POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER AND HARNESS. SERVICE CENTER FOUND PART IS NO LONGER MANUFACTURED. SERVICE CENTER CONDUCTED NATIONWIDE PARTS SEARCH TO NO AVAIL. AS A CONSEQUENCE ABS SYSTEM IS NOW NON-FUNCTIONAL. *NM

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-112026-10

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-10 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 229 reports

2000: 29 complaints · 2001: 1 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2000112429
2001011
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
200086103
2001100

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentEngine And Engine Cooling:EnginePower Train:Automatic TransmissionVehicle Speed ControlAir Bags:FrontalService Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipEngine And Engine Cooling:Engine:GasolineSuspensionTires:Sidewall
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine—0
1
ODI 875404

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 65 VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING UP TO 80 MPH. BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE, AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UP TO 80 MPH. EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED, VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL AND IT CAME TO A SLOW STOP. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER REPLACED CRUISE CONTROL CABLE PART # 4573693. *AK AT FIRST THE ENGINE HEATED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AND THE CAUSE WAS FOUND TO BE A BLOWN UP HEAD GASKET. *YH

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Power Train:Automatic Transmission0—000000
Vehicle Speed Control
1
ODI 875404

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 65 VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING UP TO 80 MPH. BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE, AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UP TO 80 MPH. EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED, VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL AND IT CAME TO A SLOW STOP. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER REPLACED CRUISE CONTROL CABLE PART # 4573693. *AK AT FIRST THE ENGINE HEATED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AND THE CAUSE WAS FOUND TO BE A BLOWN UP HEAD GASKET. *YH

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0—
1
ODI 862922

WHEN SHIFTING OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE VEHICLE IDLED HIGH, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK *ML

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Air Bags:Frontal00
1
ODI 862922

WHEN SHIFTING OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE VEHICLE IDLED HIGH, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK *ML

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1
ODI 825146

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND PULLED OUT FROM ROADSIDE INTO TRAFFIC AND THERE WAS A CONSTRUCTION SITE, A PEDESTRIAN STEPPED OUT. WHEN CONSUMER PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL THERE WAS NO BRAKING, AND CONSUMER REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. ALSO, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE, EVEN AT 30MPH. *AK

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000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip000
1
ODI 825146

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND PULLED OUT FROM ROADSIDE INTO TRAFFIC AND THERE WAS A CONSTRUCTION SITE, A PEDESTRIAN STEPPED OUT. WHEN CONSUMER PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL THERE WAS NO BRAKING, AND CONSUMER REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. ALSO, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE, EVEN AT 30MPH. *AK

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline00000—00
Suspension000000—0
Tires:Sidewall0000000—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

5 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

5 mentions · 7.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 85,219 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10064497

THE CAR HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS RACK AND PINION, TIRE RODS, FUEL SYSTEM, BUT THE MOST RECENT IS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IT STALLS OUT ANY TIME YOU DRIVE IT IN THE RAIN. *NM

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ODI 10167471 · 70,560 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER 3 TO 4 MINUTES. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT CLEANED THE CRANKSHAFT IN A REPAIR ATTEMPT, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. UPDATED 10/25/06. *JB

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ODI 10289254 · 99,877 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. THE LIGHT ON THE ODOMETER GAUGE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL STOPPED WORKING. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, THE ENTIRE LIGHTING ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL FAILED. THE HORN ALSO BEGAN BLOWING WITHOUT APPLICATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN ALONG WITH THE HORN SWITCH. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR THE FUSE FAILED WHEN USING THE HORN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, BUT UPON FURTHER INSPECTION SHE NOTICED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR HAD MELTED…

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Brake response concerns

2 mentions · 2.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 115,030 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10022822 · 115,030 mi

BRAKE HOSE BLEWOUT. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. *AK WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE HOSE BLEWOUT AND CAUSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE FAILURE WAS ABOUT TO OCCUR, NO BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE OR ERRATIC BRAKING. FLUID COVERED THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL AND CALIPER. THE DEALER NOTICED EVIDENCE THAT THE BRAKE HOSE RUBBED ON THE CALIPER. *SCC *NLM

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ODI 825146

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND PULLED OUT FROM ROADSIDE INTO TRAFFIC AND THERE WAS A CONSTRUCTION SITE, A PEDESTRIAN STEPPED OUT. WHEN CONSUMER PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL THERE WAS NO BRAKING, AND CONSUMER REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. ALSO, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE, EVEN AT 30MPH. *AK

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

2 mentions · 2.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 74,900 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10008088 · 55,000 mi

OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL MONTHS THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE CAR WOULD RUN ROUGH WHEN SITTING IN TRAFFIC FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. THEN I BEGAN TO SMELL GASOLINE FUMES IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE CAR WHILE DRIVING, AND ALSO OUTSIDE THE CAR AFTER GETTING OUT. I TOOK THE CAR TO A REPUTABLE MECHANIC. HE STATED THAT THE FUEL RAIL SEAL IS LEAKING AT THE FUEL INJECTOR AND THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS FREQUENTLY BEFORE. THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM ON 1996 - 1999 AND SOME 2000 DODGE CARAVANS, BUT WHEN I …

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ODI 10140860 · 94,800 mi

ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. DIAGNOSIS SHOWED SYSTEM RELAY OUTPUT CIRCUIT CODE. TESTING SHOWED FAULTY POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER DUE TO CORROSION. PROPER REPAIR IS REPLACEMENT OF POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER AND HARNESS. SERVICE CENTER FOUND PART IS NO LONGER MANUFACTURED. SERVICE CENTER CONDUCTED NATIONWIDE PARTS SEARCH TO NO AVAIL. AS A CONSEQUENCE ABS SYSTEM IS NOW NON-FUNCTIONAL. *NM

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

1 mentions · 1.4% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 831091

DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE GAS GAUGE WILL INDICATE THAT THERE IS A QUARTER TANK OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE, BUT THE GAS TANK WOULD BE EMPTY AND THE VEHICLE WILL STALL THEN THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN WITHOUT NO PRIOR WARNING OR THE VEHICLE WON'T START UP. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FIVE TIMES, AND THE DEALER DOESN'T KNOW THE PROBLEM. *AK

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Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b

Steering assistance concerns

1 mentions · 1.4% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 735007

TURNING TO THE RIGHT, STEERING LOCKED AND HAD A NEAR COLLISION. WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO STRAIGHTEN VEHICLE ADN HAVE TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. *AK

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b