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I bought a 95 Cirrus in Oct 2003 - it had 119000 miles at the time. Except for some minor repairs here and there, the car ran fine - at least until about a month ago. Like happened to the other people posting to this blog the car would suddenly loose ignition. At first it would only happen while idle, but eventually it began to happen while the car was in motion as well. Sometimes I would be able to start it right back up, but sometimes I would have to wait a good 5 min before it would start again.
I brought it to my local mechanic and he had no clue - he said that there were no codes on the computer and he didn't see anything physically wrong. He didn't charge me anything for looking at it and suggested I bring it to the dealership. I brought it to Chrysler Service and paid them $100 to tell me that they thought I had contaminated fuel.
After about six bottles of fuel treatment and two bottles of fuel system cleaner the problem actually began to get worse. I finally gave up on it when I stalled out while moving around a sharp corner and ended up facing the wrong way in the exit of a gated government lab and the car absolutely refused to start up again - even after an hour (at least the security guard helped me push it out of the way).
I had it towed to the local mechanic again and he tried replacing the crank shaft sensor, but the problem is still there. I just bought a 2004 Hyundai Elantra today and will send the Cirrus to car heaven tomorrow morning.
My advice to anyone else owning a Cirrus is to dump it for whatever you can as soon as these mystery problems begin to start. The car is so awkwardly engineered that it's extremely difficult (and expensive) to work on.
I have a 1998 Cirrus Lxi. I've had problems with it since day one. Like most of you the main problem is no starting. Mine at times it starts and other times just doesn't start. Or it starts and stalls after a few seconds for no reasons.
Finally I had to call a tow-truck and tow it to a mechanic to have it examined.
They ran all the checks and couldn't find anything wrong with the computer or sensors. Then they told me that these cars are nothing, but trouble no matter the year or the names;Cirrus, Stratus, etc.etc.
Their conclusion was that I had a defective distributor and it had to be replaced. I opted for a used one and they will charge me $275 parts and labor. Not bad.
I would like to add that, this particular car had a recall on the "floor shifter ignition interlock". The recall # is C45. I found this out when I called Chrysler and complained about the poor quality of their new cars. (1-800-334-9200).
My advice: don't keep spending money on this lemon. Buy a much older car!
It has now been a year since the PCM was replaced on my 98 Cirrus under warranty. It has run absolutely perfect ever since. The guys didn't want to do anything without a code, but replacing the computer made all of those problems stop. Get this done before the warranty expires. It costs you nothing.
Hi, I just bought a 96 Chrysler Cirrus (156,000 miles) and only had it for 2 days. When I came home, I parked the car and noticed a burning smell. I touched the hood and it was very warm. I'm nervous that my car will break down soon and suggestions? I paid 2500 for it and will be ANGRY if it dies within a year!!
HI.. I bought a Chysler Cirrus 1998 (67kmiles) and now it is 74 k miles old... It has stopped once... but not much problems.. However it always shows the 'Check Engine' light. Don't know why... sometimes it also shows low oil pressure.. but it still runs... I think my car will stop one day and that day I have to probably take it to a scrap garage.
Needless to say I have a 1996 Cirrus and I love that car so much. We have had that car since 1999! My Cirrus is right at 149,000 miles. I am not saying that it is perfect because you all know otherwise. 1 month ago my Cirrus started stalling like it wanted to shut off every time I pressed the gas. I took it to the car shop. I was told that there was a leak in my glass. I was told that when I tried to accelerate the reason it would stall is because not enough gas was going to the engine, so the engine thought that it was running out of gas.
As for the gas pump, 1 year ago I had my gas pump put in by a company (I won't mention any name) put a pump in my car that was defected. I actually had it replaced for 250.00. Now she is back to normal.
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Short and simple I also have a 98 Chrysler Cirrus. I really like the car. But the problem is that it will just stop for no reason, like I would turn the key to off. I took it to the car lot that I'm not to to say the name, To see if they could fix it. They said there was a loose wire some place. As soon as I got off the car lot The car did the same thing. The car doesn't do it every time. But I don't know when it will do it again. could it be the distributer, or fuel pump? I just don't know. And neither does the car lot where I got it from. HELP! I do like the car! I just want it to run.
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I have a similar problem, but with added features. I have a 1999 Cirrus LXI with 24000 miles. Obviously it was not driven much by the prior owners. After a few months, I noticed my gas gauge light would come on, the needle would plummet to empty, and then creep back up. I let that go figuring it was my sensor, but yesterday my check engine light came on, and 2 miles later the speedometer stopped working, and like many of you, the car just died while driving. I called a tow, and of course it started once he arrived... I would assume all these are related, but has anyone else had the gas gauge as well as the other symptoms???
Just got a 98 Cirrus LXI. Looks good and runs well.
The only problem I have is going over bumps. It makes this weird noise. The mechanic can't seem to find the problem. Any ideas?
I have a 97 Cirrus and it has been a very good car to me over the years. I now have been without it for a month. My mechanic has it as one day when I left work it would not start. No spark. The distributor has been replaced and so has the PCM. Myself and my mechanic are at our wits end. I am tempted to tow it over to the local chrysler dealership with a huge lemon on the roof. With so much of this occurring has anyone actually been able to figure out what this problem is and how to fix it? What does Chrysler say?
We have a Chrysler lxi minivan 1996. The electronics recently "froze" in the middle of a main road and failed to restart. The mechanic spent quite a bit of time diagnosing the problem and has determined that it is the computer and the coil. Seems to be a recurrent problem. Quite dangerous too... surprised this has not been resolved by a recall. $880 and a near miss with the 2 month old in the back seat.
That noise that you are talking about is coming from the torsion bar or "sway bar" its probably just loose. mine was rattling for about 4 months before I got it fixed. it costs about 550.00 if you go to a dealership to get it fixed. good luck!
I have a 1998 Chrysler Cirrus with 44,000 miles on it and love it. However, I am having a problem with squeaking coming from the suspension. I had the dealer do a lubrication job ($26) and that did not fully cure the problem. My concern is that a squeak means that two components are rubbing together that will eventually cause wear, etc., etc. Has anyone else had this problem? What "cure" did you find?
Thankfully, I have not had any problems with the engine quitting (knock on wood!).
I just bought a 1998 cirrus lxi gold edition. Love the car. The only problem is the fan switch only runs on high and you have to stick a toothpick in it to get it to run at all. Can anyone tell me how to get the switch out to change it? No problems with the motor or pcm yet knock on wood.
I have a 98 Chrysler Cirrus LXi with about 54,000 miles on and my oil pressure light has been coming on, but only when I'm at a stop and when I step on the gas it goes out. Took it to my local mechanic who checked all the fluids and said it was fine. Mechanic said it's possible the nodule is getting stuck and when I give it the gas and fuel is going back it's why it goes back out.
I too find when the weather is cold I need to warm it up or I will stall like the others. I have added fuel injection cleaner which seems to be helping.
Anyone have this happen with the oil pressure light?