2000 CHRYSLER CIRRUS Electrical System Problems

CAR WILL CUT OFF WHILE CAR IS EITHER DECELERATING OR STATIONARY. OIL LIGHT WILL COME ON. PERIODICALLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL APPEAR TOO BUT MECHANIC CHECKED DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER CODES NOTHING IS WRONG. VERY SCARY EXPERIENCES WHILE DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY AND SEVERAL CITY STREETS. NO PREWARNING LIGHTS.

Mileage: 184,900

IGNITION LOCKS UP, KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION, CAN'T PUT CAR IN PARK. AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON, WHEN AIR BAG COMES ON THE CAR WANTS TO DIE OUT. ALREADY REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS, BRAKE DRUMS, BRAKE LINES, BRAKE PADS, CALIPERS, ROTORS, AND THE OXYGEN SENSORS TWICE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A STORAGE LOT AND A LOCKSMITH REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 107,435. UPDATED 08/03/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/18/10*JB

Mileage: 107,435

THE HEATER BLOWER FAN IN MY 2000 CHRYSLER CIRRUS CONTINUALLY BURNS OUT IN THE "LOW" AND "MEDIUM" SETTINGS. IT ONLY OPERATES ON THE "HIGH" SETTING. I HAVE REPLACED IT 3 TIMES, THE LAST REPLACEMENT LASTED ONE WEEK. I GO TO A SMALL INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO HAVE HAD 11 OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MULTIPLE FAILURES. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS COMPLETELY BURNED; AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BRAKE PEDAL AND DASHBOARD MELTED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL # 06V001000 PERTAINING TO THE POWER ASSIST STEERING SYSTEM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER THE DAY AFTER THE FIRE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WAS NOT DUE TO THE RECALL.*AK

Mileage: 108,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, SMOKE BEGAN TO EMINATE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS EXITED, FLAMES WERE OBSERVED COMING FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE CALLED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A TOTAL LOSS.

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

Mileage: 17,000

MY CAR BEGAN SMOKING FROM UNDER HOOD. IT SMELLED LIKE PLASTIC BURNING. THEN THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. *NM

Mileage: 72,000

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

Mileage: 60,000

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.

NOISE AND RATTLING FROM REAR SMELL OF RUBBER BURNING STEERING LOST LOTS OF PLAY

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES, ONECE POWER WENT LOW. ANOTHER TIME, IT STALLED. THIRD TIME, ENGINE WENT LOW, BUT DID NOT LOSE POWER. THECHNICIAN REPLACED FUEL PUMP/ COMPUTER, AND PART OF FUEL TANK.*AK

BULB IN THE TRUNK OF VEHICLE BECAME SO HOT WHILE ILLUMINATING THAT IT BURNED THROUGH A BAG AND A BLOUSE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE ALARM/ SPEEDOMETER, AND TRANSMISSION TO MALFUNCTION. HAD A 2000 CONCORD, VIN # [XXX] WHICH HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THE MANUFACTURER TRADED THE CONCORDE WITH CIRRUS, BUT IT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR