Chrysler PT Cruiser Complaints

2,623 consumer complaints on file.

#10002680January 14, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
FRONT AND REAR DOOR PILLARS ON BOOTH SIDES HAVE DEVELOPED A DISCOLORIZATION/OPAQUE FILM THAT CANNOT BE REMOVED. DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF ANY PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002632January 13, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STEERING:COLUMN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
CLOCK SPRING BROKE IN STEERING COLUMN WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002633January 13, 2003
PARKING BRAKE
EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE BROKE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002635January 13, 2003
WHEELS
CHROME IS FLAKING OFF WHEEL CAUSING THE WHEEL TO LOSE AIR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002631January 13, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
GAS LEVEL SENSOR GAUGE BROKE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002098January 6, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
WHILE DRIVING, THE ALIGNMENT IS OFF CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE. NOTIFIED THE DEALER 5 TIMES , DEALER SAID THE TIRE IS DEFECTIVE. CONTACTED THE TIRE MANUFACTURE, THEY SAID IT'S NOT THE TIRE. PH *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000567January 6, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO TWO SEPARATE DEALERS FOR POOR FUEL MILEAGE. VEHICLE IS GETTING LESS THAN 15 MILES PER GALLON, WHEN THE ADVERTISED MPG IS BETWEEN 19 AND 27. VEHICLE HAS A FOUL ODOR. BOTH DEALERS CLAIMED THAT THE COMPUTER DID NOT STORE ANY CODES AND THAT IT WAS RUNNING WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001878January 2, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 60MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS REPLACED HEAD CASKET. ON DECEMBER 23 VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH THIS TIME DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION, DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000631December 29, 2002
SUSPENSION, TIRES
SINCE DAY ONE HAVE HAD A "WOBBLE" IN FRONT END. STEERING WHEEL MOVES BACK AND FORTH. FEEL VIBRATION THROUGH FLOOR BOARD. THIS AT 35-40 MPH. NO "WOBBLE" OR VIBRATIONS AT HIGHER SPEEDS. TIRES ROTATED AND FRONT END BALANCED THREE TIMES. NO HELP. DODGE DEALER NO HELP. THEY SAID IT WAS THE GOODYEAR TIRES AND TO REPLACE THEM WITH MICHELIN. WILL BE LOOKING INTO FRONT AXLE OR DRIVELINE PROBLEMS NEXT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000275December 19, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SHORTLY AFTER THE ODOMETER REACHED 500 MILES, THE ENGINE BEGAN IDLING ROUGHLY AND MISSING. CONCERN ABOUT ENGINE FAILURE CAUSING ACCIDENT. RETURNED TO 2 SEPARATE DEALERS. BOTH STATED THE COMPUTER SHOWED NO PROBLEM, BUT SERVICE REPS ADMITTED HAVING OTHER COMPLAINTS. BOTH NOTED CHRYSLER REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000184December 17, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
ON MY 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER IT APPEARS THE GREASE FITTING ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN BROKEN OFF. I AM CONCERNED THAT A BROKEN GREASE FITTING CAN ACT AS A PATH FOR WATER AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS TO ENTER THE BALL JOINT AND CAUSE IT TO PREMATURELY WEAR OUT AND FAIL, POTENTIALLY CAUSING VEHICLE HANDLING PROBLEMS. I HEARD RUMORS THAT THE GREASE FITTINGS ARE PURPOSELY BEING BROKEN OFF AT THE CHRYSLER ASSEMBLY PLANT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000138December 16, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DEPENDING ON DRIVING CONDITIONS, VEHICLE BURNS OIL AT THE RATE OF APPROXIMATELY ONE QUART EVERY ~600 TO ~1000 MILES. IF THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN MOSTLY ON EXPRESSWAYS, THE OIL CONSUMPTION IS GREATER THAN IF DRIVEN PRIMARILY ON SURFACE STREETS. I FIRST BROUGHT THIS PROBLEM TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DAIMLERCHRYSLER (DC) DEALERSHIP AT 9,770 MILES, THOUGH I HAD NOTICED IT EARLIER. AT 9770 MILES, I TOLD THE DEALER THAT THE CAR HAD CONSUMED 1 QUART OF OIL IN 1,000 MILES. ON A SUBSEQUENT TRIP TO THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE CONSUMED 1 QUART IN JUST 616 MILES. UNDER WARRANTY AND OVER SEVERAL SERVICE VISITS, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PC VALVE TWICE AND REPLACED ONE VALVE STEM AND 3 VALVES, ALL VALLVE SEALS, MACHINED THE HEADS AND REPLACED THE WARPED EXHAUST MANIFOLDS. THE LAST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR THIS PROBLEM, THE DEALER HAD IT 15 DAYS. THE VEHICLE STILL BURNS OIL AT THE SAME RATES AS BEFORE. DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE THE SHORT BLOCK. DC HAS OFFERRED TO REPURCHASE VEHICLE BUT WE CANNOT AGREE ON THE PRICE. I AM SUING UNDR CALIFORNIA'S LEMON LAW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770588December 7, 2002
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, STEERING:LINKAGES
ON 12/6/02 I WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH. I TRIED TO MAKE A LANE CHANGE AND THE WHOLE CAR LOST CONTROL. THE CAR STARTED ROCKING SIDE TO SIDE FOR ABOUT A MILE. THE CAR WOULD NOT GIVE TRANCTION TO THE GROUND. I KEPT THINKING ON EACH ROCKING MOTION THAT THE CAR WAS GOING TO FLIP OVER AT ANY MOMENT. I DID NOT HIT THE BRAKE FOR FEAR THIS WOULD MAKE THE CAR FLIP DUE TO THE AGGRESSIVE SIDE TO SIDE ROCKING THE CAR WAS DOING. THE STEERING SYSTEM SEEMED TO BE OUT. THE CAR FELT AS IT WAS GOING TO TIP OVER. THE CAR EVENTUALLY SLAMMED INTO A CONCRETE EMBARKMENT DIVIDER ON THE FREEWAY HEAD-ON. THE AIR BAGS ON THE CAR DID NOT DEPLOY. I'VE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM TWICE BEFORE MAKING LANE CHANGES IN TOWN BUT THE AGGESSIVENESS OF THE MOTION WAS NOT THE SAME AS THIS HIGHWAY INCIDENT. I'D LIKE THIS VEHICLE TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR DEFECTIVENESS. I'D LIKE THE SCENE OF MY ACCIDENT TO BE INVESIGATED TO SEE THE TRACTION MARKS. I'D LIKE TO KNOW OF ANY SIMILAR COMPOLAINTS ABOUT THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. 2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. I'D LIKE THE DAMAGES OF MY CAR TO BE COMPENSATED FOR AS WELL AS MY OWN INJURIES AND TO FIX THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023848December 6, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CONTROL ARM BUSHING IS DEFECTIVE CAUSING TIRES TO WEAR FAST. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023887December 6, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THE INTERIOR DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND THE HEAD LIGHTS GOES OUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIX PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770513December 5, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#568474December 4, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
CONSUMER ARRIVED AT LOCAL DAIMLER/CHRYSLER DEALER TO HAVE FUEL PUMP RECALL PERFORMED. THE CONSUMER WAS PROMISED A RENTAL CAR ON THE DAY OF REPAIR BUT WHEN SHE ARRIVED SHE WAS DENIED THE RENTAL. THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THE CONSUMER WAS UNHAPPY WITH THE CUSTOMER SERVICE. *PH *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023570December 3, 2002
TIRES:VALVE
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES. ALSO STATED THAT THE FIRST WEEK THAT SHE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE SHE HAD TO TAKE IT BACK FOR SERVICE BECAUSE HER LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS LOW AND AT THE DEALER THEY PLUG THE TIRE AND NOW SHE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND DEALER AND THEY ADD A PLUG INTO IT AND CONSUMER HAS NOT TAKING THE VEHICLE AGAIN. VEHICLE CARRIERS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. PLEASE ADD MANUFACTURE NAME, MODEL AND TIRE SIZE. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023494December 2, 2002
AIR BAGS
WHEN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CONSUMER WAS INJURED, IN A SEPARATE INCIDENT, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. TS *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8023497December 2, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CONSUMER STATES THAT FUEL LINE RUBS AGAINST METAL AIR CONDITIONING LINE AND IS CHAFING. HAS NOT YET RESULTED IN FUEL LEAKAGE. RELATED RECALL 02V214000, CONSUMER'S V.I.N. IS NOT INCLUDED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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