1998 Chrysler Cirrus LXI from North America - Comments

Hi, I have a 98 Cirrus and have had some of the same minor problems that so many of you are talking about.

The oil light coming on and then goes off after I start driving again.

The check engine light is on. Found out it's the number 1 oxygen sensor that has the check engine light on at this time.

Yesterday, upon arriving home, as I was backing into my driveway the car cut off, and will not start. If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know.

I just posted on the 26th of May, and would like every one to know that changing the crankshaft sensor has fixed my problem so far. I have a 96 Cirrus that would just cut out on me, and wouldn't give a code to tell what is wrong, but since changing the sensor it has not done it again. It's the most cheapest way to go first. The part costs around $65.00 at Auto Zone. It's not the most fun to change, (it sits way under the distributor) but it's better and cheaper than changing the distributor. So for every one that is having this problem with a Cirrus cutting out on them, try this crankshaft sensor first is my suggestion.

Hey all, sorry we all bought a lemon. Can anyone tell me where that crankshaft sensor is? Thanks again.

About three years ago, my fiance was given a 99 Cirrus Lxi from her grandmother. Car ran fantastic, loved it and very enjoyable to ride/drive.

It had been making a winding noise since we got it, then one day that noise became a loud almost tuning fork sound. The bearings went out on the idler pulley. It only cost $170 to fix, but I could still barely afford that.

I don't make much at all, and now the timing belt, valve gasket, and A/C compressor need replacing?! It hasn't died on us yet and I'm hoping it never does before I get the chance to get rid of it.

A most expensive car to maintain, and poorly engineered, parts and labor are just too much.

If anyone wishes to join me in getting together a large group of people to bring this to Chrysler's attention, contact me at chryslercirrus@gmail.com. Let's do something about this people, it sounds like all of us are fed up. We need to take some action.

I would also like to add, that this is not the only site with similar complaints about this particular car.

Doug.

I own a 1995 Cirrus and it is at the dealership as we speak with the same problems everyone else has had.

Shut it off the other night when I got home, went to use it the next day, won't start and replaced everything that I thought it could be :(

I am SO disappointed in Chrysler for not making these problems that every has had with these cars good on them, as they have to realize that it IS A PROBLEM and very COSTLY!!!

So I'm now sitting waiting to find out what the problem is and how much to fix it.

Also my dash cluster only works from time to time :(

I have a 1996 Chrysler Cirrus LX V6. It would stall / die on the highway with no warning. I replaced the camshaft and crankshaft position sensors and now it runs fine. The camshaft position sensor cannot be purchased alone, you have to get the entire distributor which contains this part. I used Rock Auto's web site for re-man parts. Recently it began leaking coolant so now I have to replace the water pump (currently at 133K miles.) Also, for some reason when I put gas in the tank, the pump shuts off at the high flow rate and gas overflows from the fill tube. Any idea what is causing that?

Started to get worried about my 1998 Chrysler Cirrus LXi a week and a half ago when the check engine light came on. Let it go for a couple days and it went out. Wasn't entirely convinced, and sure enough the car started "stuttering" for a few seconds on my daily work commute. It would only happen once, and at the same spots during the commute. This started a few days ago, and the car ended up stalling out completely. I tried restarting it immediately after I pulled over and stopped, but had to wait a few seconds before it would start. It stalled again a couple seconds later, before I could get moving, but started up and kept going all the way home. Took it to a mechanic, (one my family has dealt with for years), and he says it's the EGR valve. We'll see if it's the problem.

As a conclusion to the comment made the 1st of Aug. about the EGR valve in the '98 Cirrus. As it turned out, it wasn't the valve that was the whole problem. It might have been part of the problem, but replacing it didn't fix it.

After doing some research online, it was decided to try replacing the crankshaft position sensor, auto shutoff relay, and distributor (because of the cam position sensor inside). The crankshaft sensor was replaced first, then the relay, and finally the distributor. That seemed to do it, although the one connector in the distributor cap was very corroded.

All the parts were very cheap, coming from a junkyard. The space is very tight inside the engine bay, but once you start working around in it, it gets easier. I think I spent half the time trying to retrieve dropped nuts and bolts.

I have a 1998 Chrysler Cirrus and it keeps shutting off with no warning. Many times it won't even start up! Check engine light comes on, but no codes can be read when diagnostic is done. Many suggest an 02 sensor, etc. Went to the shop and they said it was the EGR valve and the PCM needed to be reflashed. However, upon replacing the EGR valve and reflashing the PCM, it still shuts off and won't start. It mainly happens when there is moisture in the air. Does anybody know what is wrong with my car??? Please help. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.