2000 Chrysler Cirrus steering problems
29 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2000 Chrysler Cirrus, which is 23% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 29 23% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 110,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 14
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 13 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 110,000 miles, and 15% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 14 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
2000 chrysler cirrus LX 2.4 liter engine. Car parked, with engine off. Fire starts in engine compartment, started by either the fuel lines on the top of the engine or the power steering unit on the rear left of the engine by the reservoir. There were no signs of overheating, no smoke and no strange noises prior to the fire. The fire started approximately 10 mins after I got out of the vehicle.
Tl* - the contact stated that while vehicle was parked in the driveway it caught on fire under the hood. The contact stated that the neighbors put the fire out before firefighters came. The fire damaged the electrical wiring, piping and anything that was composed of plastic melted in the vehicle. The contact felt that the vehicle should be covered under NHTSA campaign id number: 06v001000. Updated 01/29/07.
Other problems reported for the 2000 Chrysler Cirrus
- Brakes 21 complaints
Steering problems in other years
- 2000
- 1999
- 1998
- 1997
- 1996
- 1995