2000 Chrysler Cirrus Engine cooling Problems

“The vehicle had been stalling on the highway, and restarting alone , and at time when entering the on ramp to a highways, almost caused me to have an accident. And it has always been on the highway when the car is in higher r.p.m's as it never done it while on city roads... Now car won't start at all and reads no bus... I entered it at google and many other's have gone through the same problems I have and with many models but the same engines either 2.4 v6 or the 2.5 v6 , dodge or Chrysler Cirrus ,stratus,breeze,intrepid,and earlier 300's... Sounds like it should be a recall to me... …”

“2000 Cirrus 2.5l engine randomly stalls and frost / freeze plugs rust through. Stalling: engine stops running while car is being driven at any speed, which leaves the operator with no power steering or brakes. No trouble codes are displayed or pending. After a period of time, roughly 20 minutes, the engine will start and run fine for several days or weeks. When stalled, if you activate the alarm system and lock and unlock the doors it seems to clear the anti-theft system and allow the fuel pump to run, which allows the engine to start. …”

“Car wasn't used for 3 weeks. Used car and began to smoke. Next day took to a repair shop & said it smelled like oil. Next day drove about 3 miles, parked car, 15 min later fire dept is putting out engine fire.”

“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.”

“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. …”