On may 31, 2017, I drove my 2000 chrysler cirrus car approx 2 miles to a store and parked in the store lot and then as I went to shut my car off, I saw alot of smoke coming from under my car hood so I shut car off and got out of my car and then lifted my hood and saw that my engine was in engulfed in flames so I immediately shut the hood and started to run away from my car. By then someone who saw all the smoke had called police to the scene and fire trucks came soon after the police arrived and fireman put the fire out. My car had to be towed to dom balducci's car care and was left there for an insurance adjuster to come and inspect the car which he did and after the inspection he claimed my car the 2000 chrysler cirrus as a total loss.
Chrysler Cirrus fire or smoke problems
30 of the 831 owner complaints about the Chrysler Cirrus describe fire, smoke or burning smell, most of them for the 2000 model year.
- owner complaints
- 30
- worst model year
- 2000
- typical mileage
- 100,000
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
Often reported together
Tire blowout 1Slipping 1Power steering loss 1Overheating 1Loss of power 1Engine failure 1
What owners say
My 1998 chrysler cirrus with only 75000 miles on it was sitting in the driveway for 5+ hours, not running (keys inside my home) and it caught on fire. The fire was deemed to be an electrical short somewhere in the drivers door panel, possible the electric mirror location switch. No accidents with this car, no modifications where done, everything is (was) stock as it rolled off the assembly line in 1998. My daughter received a slight burn putting the fire out. The car is a complete lose but did not burn completely.
2000 chrysler cirrus lx caught on fire due to leaking power steering fluid**cc the consumer stated there was a recall regarding the high pressure steering hose.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chrysler cirrus. After being previously driven, the vehicle caught fire five minutes after it was parked. The vehicle was never repaired under recall because the dealer stated that it was fine and did not need repairing. The contact feels that the dealer should be responsible for the failure. The recall number was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 123,000.
2000 chrysler cirrus recall for high pressure steering hose. Consumer states that her vehicle caught fire under the hood due to the power steering fluid leak. *kb the consumer stated the night before the repairs were to be made, the vehicle caught on fire. The consumer learned a recall had been issued for the exact problem he experienced. The consumer received the recall notice in may 2006, two months after the fire.
I parked the subject vehicle in the driveway taking notice that the steering wheel was much harder to turn. Just exiting the car I noticed smoke coming from under the hood I approached the car, prepared to open the hood to investigate but soon found the car bursting into flames. Far from any extinguisher I called 911. Firefighters came shortly after the flames totalled the car in a matter of minutes. The fire report stated of an underhood fire. The failure of the vehicle cost me my transportation from work and in turn my job were lack of funds later LED to the loss of my apartment. In short nothing was done to correct the failure, it happened without notice. I reported a claim to my insurance company only having them tell me "they must deny my claim since it was considered an act of god" after I reported the information to the manufacturer they told me they must deny my claim even after the fact that the car was indeed totalled based on the recall regarding the power steering hose.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chrysler cirrus. While driving 10 MPH, the power steering failed. The contact pulled over, raised the hood, and a fire ignited. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic and a repair was performed. When the contact arrived to pick up his vehicle, the mechanic stated that the high pressure power steering hose had prematurely heated and developed a leak. The failure resulted in an underhood fire. Days after the vehicle was repaired, the contact received a recall letter. Chrysler stated that they would reimburse him for the repairs. Weeks later, chrysler refused to provide reimbursement. The same day he picked up the vehicle from the dealer, it caught fire again after being driven approximately 20 miles. Chrysler advised him to leave the vehicle and that they would tow it and take care of the situation. It has currently been six weeks and nothing has been done. A police report was filed. The failure mileage was 134,980. Before the fire, the consumer had other work performed on the vehicle such as: a new water pump and timing belt. Updated
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chrysler cirrus. The contact stated that the vehicle caught on fire under the hood. The vehicle was towed, and the dealer has not diagnosed the cause of failure. The contact received recall # 06v001000, and the vehicle has not been repaired. The current and failure mileage were 71,649.
I had just parked my car in my friends driveway. While getting out I noticed there was smoke coming from under the hood. It smelled like it was about to catch fire and a few seconds later I saw flames. I called 911. Before they could get there my friend and a neighbor put the fire out. The fireman made a report and took pictures. The fire damaged the electrical wiring, piping and hoses,and anything else that was a composed of plastic melting in the vehicle. I feel like the fire should be covered under the federal safety agency campaign id #06v001000.
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 the federal safety agency campaign id number: 06v001000. *ak updated 01/29/07.
Related recalls
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The model years with the most reports are 2000 (17 complaints), 1997 (5 complaints) and 1996 (3 complaints).
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