1995 Chrysler Cirrus defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1995 Chrysler Cirrus. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• AUTO TRANS IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCK
  Engineering Analysis EA03011 · opened Jul 17, 2003 · closed Jan 30, 2004 · led to recall 04V021000

  The manufacturer reports above are based on daimlerchrysler?s (dc) analysis of model year (my) 1998 (population = 356,384) and 1999 (population = 486,948) ja, jx and lh family subject vehicle data (earlier mys excluded).the population number includes all mys.the precise number of duplicates between odi and dc reports c…

• STEERING COLUMN SEPARATION
  Defect Petition DP03002 · opened May 7, 2003 · closed Jul 22, 2003

  Mr. Larry a. Sackey submitted a petition to the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) by letter dated april 18, 2003, requesting that nhtsafurther investigate the defective collapsible steering shaft system on 1987-1995 vehicles manufactured by the daimlerchrysler corporation.in part because of 49 cfr …

• LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT FAILURE
  Engineering Analysis EA97016 · opened Sep 29, 1997 · closed Nov 20, 1997 · led to recall 97V201000

  By letter dated november 6, 1997, the manufacturer advised this agency of its decision to initiate a safety recall campaign of the subject vehicles to correct the defect identified in this ea.the recall will also cover 1996 and 1997 chrysler cirrus/dodge stratus vehicles, as well as 1995 through 1997 chrysler sebring c…

• LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT FAILURE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE97009 · opened Mar 13, 1997 · closed Sep 29, 1997

  The manufacturer identifed vehicle owner complaints of the subject ball joint failures as tabulated above.in addition, a total of 72 warranty reports were identified for replacement of broken or cracked ball joint assemblies in the subject vehicles.chrysler also reported that 1996 and 1997 models are equipped with iden…