1995 CHRYSLER CIRRUS Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

TRANSMISSION WITHOUT WARNING EITHER SHIFTS DOWN INTO SECOND GEAR AND WILL NOT SHIFT UP OR WORSE THE TRANSMISSION GOES LIMP WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED IN OTHER WORDS YOU END UP COASTING AND COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED TO ME I WAS GOING 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD SO I COULD COAST OFF AND COME TO A STOP. IF I HAD BEEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IN EITHER THE CENTER OR LEFT HAND LANE THERE WOULD BE NO WAY FOR ME TO AVOID OTHER CARS AND THIS WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A FAULTY SOLENOID PACK AND THEY REPLACED IT FOR $900+ DOLLARS. THE CAR RAN FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND THE SHIFTING DOWN AND LIMP EPISODES BEGAN...

I BOUGHT A 1995 CHRYSLER CIRRUS LXI AND FOR THE FIRST LITTLE WHILE IT WAS GREAT, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 62 MPH AND THE CAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL I SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 30MPH AND IT DROPPED INTO GEAR BUT IT WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM FIRST GEAR. NOW SOMETIMES IT WILL SHIFT FINE AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT SHIFT AT ALL. AND MY A/C QUIT WORKING AND THE RPM GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AT AROUND THE SAME TIME AS THE SHIFTING ISSUES STARTED. *TR

I'VE HAD MY ENGINE CHECKED BACK IN MAY OF 05 BY THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS ENGINE MISFIRE,THE DISTRIBUTOR IGNITION WAS BAD. THEY CHARGED ME $321 JUST TO CHECK IT,THEN I PAID $276 TO GET IT FIXED. THE CAR HAS HAD A DRIP EVER SINCE. IN THE PAST 6 TO 8 MONTHS OR LONGER I'VE HAD A DRIP FROM THE ENGINE THAT CAN'T BE FIXED , I RECENTLY HAD MY CAR WORKED ON IT WAS IN THE SHOP FOR A MONTH IT COST ME $2500 TO REPAIR AND IT STILL HAS A LEAK. IT'S BACK THERE AGAIN BECAUSE IT NEEDS THAT EXPANSION PLUG AND RETAINING BRACKET THAT ONLY THE DEALER CAN PROVIDE ACCORDING TO EVERY SITE BUT THE PLACE THE CAR COMES FROM. I'M ALSO HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHICH I'VE HAD SINCE I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE. BECAUSE I NEED A SHIFT MECHANISM AND CABLE FROM THE DEALER ACCORDING TO...

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL INADVERTENTLY. OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. OWNER PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT FOR A FEW MILES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK TWO TRANSMISSION HAVE BEEN INSTALLED BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO PERFORM POORLY. *NM

WHEN DRIVING 30-60 MPH TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS SENDING RPMS THROUGH THE ROOF. SOMETIMES I CAN PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE CAR TO RESET THE COMPUTER AND SOMETIMES NOT. THIS HAPPENED FOR THE FIRST TIME 1 MONTH AFTER PURCHASING CAR USED. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DID AN OVERHAUL ON THE TRANSMISSION, GAVE IT BACK TO US, AND PROBLEM RECURRED 5 DAYS LATER. TURNED OUT TO BE THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE SHORTED. NOW THREE YEARS LATER THIS IS HAPPENING AGAIN. IT'S NOT VERY SAFE TO BE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH ON A FREEWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ONLY BE ABLE TO GO 30 MPH. *JB

VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND MAKES A JOLTING MOVEMENT. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE WILL NOT GO FASTER THAN 30 MPH. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE SHIFTED GEARS ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. *AK THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS AT ALL. THE SUNROOF WOULD NOT CLOSE ALL THE TIME. THE RADIO WOULDN'T WORK. THE A/C BUTTON WOULD NOT REMAIN ENGAGED. THE OVERHEAD MATERIAL WAS COMING DOWN. *NM

RPM'S RUNNING HIGH, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, ROUGH IDLE, ABS LIGHT CONSISTANTLY ON EVEN AFTER INSPECTION, GEAR SLIPS WHEN PLACING INTO PARK, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR REVERSED ON ITS OWN. HAVE COMPLAINED AND WANTED INTO ANOTHER CAR DUE TO HAVING THIS ONE ON A 24 LEASE, THEY DENIED ME AND HAVE HAD TO DRIVE IT AND WITH 3 CHILDREN AND MYSELF IN THE CAR IT IS NOT SAFE, BUT IS THE ONLY TRANSPORTATION WE HAVE. WE NEED HELP RESOLVING THIS PROBLEM. *AK

1995 CHRYSLER CIRRUS IS CONTINUALLY DOWNSHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR AND STAYS THERE. I HAVE TRIED TO HAVE IT FIXED AND TO NO AVAIL. THE SOLENOID PACK WAS REPLACED TWICE AND THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS A COSTLY "REPAIR" THAT ACCOMPLISHED NOTHING. I EVEN GOT A SECOND OPINION FROM AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS IN ERROR ALSO. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT IS EVIDENTLY BEING EXPERIENCED BY MANY CHRYSLER OWNERS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE CAR WILL JUST LOSE POWER, START SLOWING DOWN, THE RPM WILL RISE TO OVER 5000 RPMS. HAVE TO DRIVE AT UNDER 40 MILES/HR JUST TO TRY AND KEEP THE RPM UNDER 4500. THIS IS SCARLY WHEN YOU GOT KIDS IN THE CAR AND ON A HIGHWAY. THIS HAS BECOME AN EVERYDAY PROBLEM I COULD JUST START THE CAR AND THE RPM WILL RISE FASTER THAN THE SPEEDOMETER AND WONT GO DOWN, OR I COULD JUST BE DRIVING AND IT WILL HAPPEN FOR NO REASON AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. I HAVE LOOKED AT NEMEROUS CAR REVIEWS RELATED TO THE THIS MODEL AND YEAR AND IN ALL OF THEM EG HTTP://WWW.CARREVIEW.COM/MIDSIZE-COMPACT/CHRYSLER/PRD_230_1531CRX.ASPX#REVIEWS. JUST TO MENTION ONE AND IN ALL OF THEM SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, I ALSO TOOK TIME TO READ SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS YOU HAVE RECEIVED OVER THE...

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT WORKING. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE CONSUMER CLAIMS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER 9 TIMES FOR COOLANT PROBLEMS. *LA

THE TRANSMISSION THROWS ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL AT NO NOTICE, HAVE TO SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTART. WHEN PUT ON COMPUTER SHOWS CAR IS FINE TO DRIVE. BUT REALLY UNSAFE VERY CONCERNED. FOUND THAT OTHER PEOPLE THAT OWN THIS SAME MAKE AND MODEL COMPLAINED AND EVEN AFTER PURCHASING NO TRANSMISSION PROBLEM PERSISTS. *JB

AT ANY GIVEN TIME THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OR WHAT YOU CAN SAY STALLS OUT AND SOMETIMES BROUGHT ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL. CAR WILL NOT GO ANYWHERE AND RPM'S RACE. VERY DANGEROUS. NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO FIX IT. *LA

WHEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT THE SPEED OF 45 TO 60 MPH MY VEHICLE WILL DOWN SHIFT ITSELF, OR EVEN AT TIMES THROWS ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL . YOU CAN TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON TO RESET THE COMPUTER BUT IT MAY DO IT AGAIN. IT GIVES NO WARNING AS TO WHEN ITS GOING TO DO IT. THAT'S WHY DRIVING IN THIS CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS AND LIKE PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE. *LA

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

VEHICLE STALLS/ SHUDDERS ,AND BREAKS DOWN CONSTANTLY. CONSUMER HAS HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES.*AK

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR WILL AUTOMATICALLY FALL INTO NEUTRAL. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IF I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL MANUALLY AND TURN THE CAR OFF IT WILL ALLOW ME TO PUT THE CAR BACK INTO DRIVE, WHILE STILL MOVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT BY OUR LOCAL SHOP THAT SERVICES THE CAR, AND THEY ARE NOT HAVIING ANY FAULT COME UP ON THE COMPUTER.*AK

THE CAR MAKE A HARD JERK AND THEN WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE, THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS. THE ENGINE REVS UP AND I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON WHEN THIS HAPPENS.*AK

WHEN DRIVING 60-65 MPH TRANSMISSION WILL INTERMITTENTLY SHIFT DOWN TO FIRST GEAR. DEALER REPLACED SOLENOID, BUT THIS DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PROBLELM REOCCURRED AFTER THE SOLENOID WAS INSTALLED. THEN, THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO BAD O RING FAILURE. *YH

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH NO APPARENT REASON, MASSIVE RUPTURE AND FAST DEPLTION OF FLUIDS. COMMON INCIDENT WITH MANY CHRYSLER OWNERS. SUGGEST FAULTY MANUFACTURING OF TRANSMISSION AND COMPONENTS.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH NO APPARENT REASON, MASSIVE RUPTURE AND FAST DEPLTION OF FLUIDS. COMMON INCIDENT WITH MANY CHRYSLER OWNERS. SUGGEST FAULTY MANUFACTURING OF TRANSMISSION AND COMPONENTS.*AK

TRANSMISSION CAN SHIFT OUT OF GEAR WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING OR WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

BRAKES-DRIVING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BRAKES WILL MAKE A GRINDING SOUND AND GO TO THE FLOOR, AND WILL FINALLY STOP. HAD BRAKES REPLACED OFTEN, BECAUSE THEY WEAR DOWN OFTEN. BATTERY- HAD TO REPLACE BATTERY SEVERAL TIMES, BECAUSE SOMETHING CAUSES BATTERY TO GO DEAD. ENGINE-DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS OR SITTING AT STOP SIGNS AND LIGHTS CAR WILL STALL WITHOT WARNING, TOOK CAR TO THE SHOP, COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM, ALSO CALLED MANUFACTURE. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM-GAS GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY WHEN CAR IS FULL, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, RADIO IN CAR WOULD GO OFF WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP, FINALLY STOP WORKING ,DASH LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF. AIR CONDITIONER-HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH AIR CONDITIONER, HAVE HAD DIFFERENT PARTS REPLACED,WHEN SITTING WITH AIR ON CAR TRIES TO GO DIED. TRANSMISSION- CAR LEAKS FLUID, CAN'T FIND SPOT, WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP IS HARD TO PULL, HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS OUT...

BOUGHT CAR USED IN JULY 2000. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN MAY 2001. HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED WITH A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION FROM THE FACTORY. MECHANIC INFORMED US THE TRANSMISSION WE HAD TO HAVE PUT IT WAS THE THIRD TRANNY THIS CAR HAS HAD. THE SECOND ONE WAS ALSO A REMANUFACTURED TRANNY FROM THE FACTORY. IS NOW JULY 2001 AND TRANNY (3RD ONE) HAS QUIT AND IS IN SHOP. WON'T COME OUT OF SECOND GEAR.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. MANAGED TO TURN VEHICLE OFF. VEHICLE WAS ALWAYS BEING TOWED DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR TO MOVE IT. AT DEALERSHIP WAS INFORMED THAT FRONT TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO COMING LOOSE. ALSO, TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED/ DISTRIBUTOR HAD FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. *AK

VEHICLE RUNS WELL AT NIGHT. BUT, DURING DAYTIME WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING IT SHUTS OFF. TRANSMISSION GEAR RUNS ROUGHLY WHEN SHIFTING GEARS . FIRST GEAR SHIFT GOES TO SECOND GEAR AND THIRD GEAR WITH A HARD KNOCK. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF GEAR AND INTO LOWEST GEAR. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND REPLACED TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

TRANSNMISSION FORT END PUMP SEAL LEAKING. THIS PROBLEM MY MECHNIC REPORT TO ME WHEN I HAVE MY ENGINE OIL CHANGE. HE SAID FRONT PUMP SEAL IS LEAKING ON TRANSMISSON. HE SAID HE SEE LOTOFF CAR HAS THIS FAILURE AND TO ME CHRYSLER HAS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE PROBLEM IS ALSO A WELLKNOWN PROBLEM. I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS WEB SITE UNTILL MY FRIEND TOLD ME ABOUT, PLEASE HELP ME ON THIS PROBLEMS. I WILL CHECK OTHER RECALL THAT THIS MODEL HAS AND MAKE SURE I HAVE PROPER REPAIR FOR THIS. I HAVE ABOUT THREE RECALL NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER FOR THIS CAR. I SEE MORE RECALL FOR THIS CAR THAN I RECIVED FROM CHRYSLER. PLEASE ADVISE ME FOR OTHER RECALL THAT THEY HAVE NOT DONE ON MY CAR. DO IHAVE TO MAKE A COMPLIAN FOR THAT TO THEM? OR FILE A COMPLIAN TO YOUR DEPARTMENT. THIS...

MY TRANSMISSION HAS A FRONT END LEAK AND IT WAS NOT FIXED UNDER WARRANTY

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY HEARD A RUBBING NOISE. PULLED OVER, AND TWO REAR TIRES WERE TURNED IN. CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT UPPER CONTROL ARM BROKE BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT PROPERLY LUBRICATED. WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT DESIGNED WHERE CONSUMER COULD REACH TO LUBRICATE. IN ADDITION, VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISE WHEN PUTTING IT IN REVERSE, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER CAR BECAUSE POWER STEERING PUMP SEAL WENT OUT AND FLUID LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND. *AK

VEHICLE KEEPS CUTTING OFF. HAD CRANK SENSOR & H20 SENSOR REPLACED. AIR CONDITIONER FAILS TO WORK. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED VEHICLE NEEDED SPARK PLUGS & PROBLEM NOT WITH TRANSMISSION. *AK

TRAVELING 60MPH, WHEN VEHICLE WOULD DOWNSHIFT ON ITS OWN. CANNOT ACCELERATE AFTER IT DOWNSHIFTED. TOOK TO DEALER. TOLD CONSOLE SHORTS OUT EVERY NOW & THEN.

CHRYSLER WANTS US TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR 50% OF CHARGES TO REPAIR ONLY THE TRANSMISSION; WHICH WAS ALREADY OVERHAULED AT 35,000 MILES. WE NEED HELP IN GETTING CHRYSLER TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A POSSIBLE LEMON. THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS GOING OUT AND THE DEALER SAID IT IS PREMATURE; CHRYSLER WILL NOT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE. THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON AT DIFFERENT TIMES, THE FRONT OF THE CAR "JUMPS" UPON SLOWING TO STOP. THE CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE.

TRANSMISSION CONTROLLER FAILED. YH

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS NEW VEHICLE. THE MOST SERIOUS OF WHICH HAPPENED THIS WEEK. I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BALL JOINTS. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS, I FINALLY GOT THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE RIGHT ONE. THEY SAID THE LEFT ONE WAS FIND, ALTHOUGH THAT WAS WHERE THE NOISE WAS FROM. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY POWER STEERING RACK. FIVE DAYS AFTER THE RIGHT BALL JOINT WAS REPLACED, THE LEFT BALL JOINT BROKE AS MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND THE TIRE FELL OFF. LUCKILY SHE HAD GOTTEN OFF THE 4-LANE HIGHWAY SHE HAD BEEN TRAVELING ON THAT NIGHT.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED 3 SIDEWALL TIRE BLOWOUTS. IN ADDITION, ABS MODULE/ TRANSMISSION FAILURES.

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, CAUSING COLLISION. LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO FAILURE OF UNKNOWN COMPONENTS IN THE CONNECTION OF THE TRANSMISSION AND MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER.

TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND HE SAID THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL SHEARED IN HALF, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO BLOW . *AK

ENGINE FAILED 4 TIMES; ABS BRAKE SFAILED TWICE AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ONCE. *AK

TRANSMISSION COMPUTER CONTROLLER FAILED. *TT

OIL LEAK FROM BELL HOUSING. *SKD

PURCHASE CAR 11/94 TRANSMISSION AND AIR CONDITIONER WHEN OUT . TT

WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE CAR SHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR . *AK