1999 Cirrus dying for no apparent reason

[jdbrowne]

My Mom bought this car "new" in Maxwell, Texas and has
loved it. She moved back to California, in 2001. About two
months ago, it started dying and would usually start up
within 10 to 20 minutes. It started happening more
frequently and would not restart for sometimes well over an
hour. As the computer would not "code," she had it
replaced. It still would not "code." The fuel pump was then
found to be making noise, which was said to be a sign it was
wearing out. That & the fuel filter was replaced. This didn't
solve the problem. After extensive trials, the computer
finally "coded." It appears to be involving the "Panic Alarm"
system. The mechanic has repeatedly tried following the
steps necessary to reset the alarm, but it is not being
accepted.

As the only Chrysler dealer here in Redding, is S.J. Denham
and they have already cheated her this year, on brake work.
And when the fuel filter was found to have NEVER HAVE
BEEN REPLACED, by Denham's (when it was taken in
repeatedly for scheduled maintenance) she has NO faith that
they can be trusted to HONESTLY help her with this problem.

Has anyone else been faced with this problem and/or have any ideas what she can try. She is on a fixed income and planned on this being her "last" car.

Please help, if you can...

Thank you,

Jeff

[atinius]

I had the same problem wwiht my Cirrus and the problem was the crankshaft position sensor. By the time I found it, I had purchased a new water pump, new distributor, and a new computer. Nothing fixed the problem and it got worse over time as the position sensor fail on a more ragular basis. I have not had the problem once since replacing the sensor over six months ago.

[atinius]

Sorry, replaced the fuel pump, not the water pump.

[bisben2]

According to Chrysler, the fuel filter does not get replaced as part of routine maintenmance, so don't fault the dealer for it not ever being done.

The fuel filter is located above the gas tank, so replacing it involves dropping the fuel tank to get access to the filter. Not exactly routine.

[Drama]

Originally Posted by jdbrowne

My Mom bought this car "new" in Maxwell, Texas and has
loved it. She moved back to California, in 2001. About two
months ago, it started dying and would usually start up
within 10 to 20 minutes. It started happening more
frequently and would not restart for sometimes well over an
hour. As the computer would not "code," she had it
replaced. It still would not "code." The fuel pump was then
found to be making noise, which was said to be a sign it was
wearing out. That & the fuel filter was replaced. This didn't
solve the problem. After extensive trials, the computer
finally "coded." It appears to be involving the "Panic Alarm"
system. The mechanic has repeatedly tried following the
steps necessary to reset the alarm, but it is not being
accepted.

As the only Chrysler dealer here in Redding, is S.J. Denham
and they have already cheated her this year, on brake work.
And when the fuel filter was found to have NEVER HAVE
BEEN REPLACED, by Denham's (when it was taken in
repeatedly for scheduled maintenance) she has NO faith that
they can be trusted to HONESTLY help her with this problem.

Has anyone else been faced with this problem and/or have any ideas what she can try. She is on a fixed income and planned on this being her "last" car.

Please help, if you can...

Thank you,

Jeff

I have similar problem. My 1995 Cirrus shuts down when I am braking/slowing down. I can restart it immediately after it shuts down (happens mostly when approaching a traffic light). After I start it again it runs just fine. This happens every 2-3 days. I thought it was fuel related problem, so I changed fuel filter, but this did not solve my problem. It's getting very frustrating. Suggestions anybody? Thanks

Drama