I had the same kind of experience with a 97 Cirrus that turned me away from Chrysler. When my 97 Cirrus hit 65K miles it started falling apart. The first thing to go was the transmission Y thank Godd for extended warrenties). When the tranny was torn down they said that almost every seal in it was shot. They rebuilt it and all was fine for anout 3 weeks. Then the A/C compressor locked up. This time my old Chrysler dealer gave me a new Ford Explorer to drive as a loner. As soon as I got the Cirrus out of the shop I took it straight to my local Ford dealer and my '99 Explorer is still sitting in my driveway. I still don't think I would have a Chrysler if this one had been built in Canada like my Cirrus.