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1996 Chrysler Cirrus power train problems

22 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 1996 Chrysler Cirrus14% of all complaints for this model year.

22
Power Train complaints
14%
share of all complaints
median reported mileage
2 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • My 1996 cirrus with only 87+++ miles suddenly downshifts while driving over 40 mph. This is a recent purchase. I live in wyoming and it is winter time with icy road conditions nearly everywhere. I am a single mother with a 10 year old daughter. When this happened to us on the highway, it caused us…

    filed Jan 22, 2016

  • Http://nhthqnwws111.odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/docservlet/artemis/public/recalls/1998/v/rc-98v183-nn.pdf recall has not been repaired and they have actually made it worse! *tr

    filed Aug 27, 2008

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Power Train problems in other Cirrus years

YearReportsShare
2000 Cirrus22%
1999 Cirrus1321%
1998 Cirrus1116%
1997 Cirrus1014%
1995 Cirrus6618%
Cirrus power train problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.