Brakes grab and pull ending with total failure every 6 months.
ABS light and Brake light flicker, then brakes heat up and smoke.
Nice car, but mechanics from multiple dealerships cannot find the cause of brake problems.
I had the same problems with my cirrus. The brake light would go on and the brake pedal became hard like a rock. The mechanic said it was the ABS computer and that the part would cost 600 dollars alone. He also said that he couldn't guarantee that this would not happen again. What he did was disconnect the ABS. The car doesn't have this problem anymore. Also in the snow if you don't have a good set of tires this car will skid so be careful.
I am also having problems with my breaks to on my Chrysler Cirrus (1996 LX). And I was told it was most likely the caliper was sticking. The disconnecting the ABS caught my eye, because it does make very loud noises when I have to apply to it hard. And it will make my steering very loud for a few minutes after I've had to apply them to very hard. EX: you have to stop before you hit someone, type hard stop. And another example was the other day I stopped very hard, and I had to turn off my car and turn it back on because the car would not turn in a left direction.
Also, I am having to change the front brakes about every 6 months or less to.
Had the very same problem with my 95 Cirrus 2.5L. Turns out that the rear wheel cylinders and the brake master cylinder had to be replaced with new, updated parts.
Other problems that existed were hard starts, power windows not working intermittently, faulty ignition switch, ABS computer went dead, both ball joints and tie rods completely shot at 78000 miles, front windshield seal leaks, oxygen sensors dead at 75000 miles.
The engine and tranny seems fairly decent, but because of all the other problems, my conclusion is that this is one of the most unreliable cars I've ever owned, and I would NEVER purchase a domestic vehicle again.
I sold that junk and since bought a 2005 Nissan Altima 3.5 SE. Best car I ever owned.. Not ONE problem with it.
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