Chrysler PT Cruiser Complaints (2007)

156 consumer complaints on file.

#10245536October 15, 2008
AIR BAGS, SEATS
WHILE DRIVING IN MICHIGAN ON US 23 IN A 2007 PT CRUISER STANDARD. THE VEHICLE APPROACHED A TRAFFIC JAM AND SLOWED TO A STOP. THEN A BMW VEHICLE SMASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE PT CRUISER AT RATES UP TO 80MPH AND THE BMW DRIVER NEVER APPLIED BRAKES DURING IMPACT OF VEHICLE. THE PT CRUISER THEN CRASHED INTO AND TOTALED A HONDA ACCORD. THE AIR BAGS OF THE PT CRUISER NEVER DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT WITH THE FRONTAL VEHICLE. ALL PASSENGERS WERE WEARING SEATBLELTS WHICH DID SAVE THERE LIVES. THE BACK SEAT WAS JAMMED INTO THE FRONT SEAT WHERE THE PASSENGER BEHIND THE DRIVER RECEIVED A BROKEN FOREARM AND ALMOST HAD A AMPUTATED ANKLE FROM BEING CAUGHT UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT. THE OF THE PASSENGER IN THE BACK SEAT RECEIVED BROKEN RIBS AND A HEART ATTACK FROM IMPACTING THE FRONT SEAT. THE PASSENGER IN THE FRONT BROKE ALL RIBS AND A BROKEN BACK FROM HITTING THE DASHBOARD AND ARM WENT INTO THE WINDSHIELD WHEN THE FRONT SEAT WAS FORCED FORWARD. THE DRIVER DID HIT HER HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL AND CAUSED A BASE SKULL FRACTURE AND A BROKEN LEFT PELVIC BONE. ONCE AGAIN ALL WHERE WEARING SEAT BELTS WHICH SAVED THEIR LIVES BUT ARE UNSURE IN WHY THE AIRBAGS WERE NEVER DEPLOYED ON SUCH A HIGH RATE IMPACT WHICH TRAPPED AND SERIOUSLY INJURED ALL PASSENGERS INSIDE. I DO BELIEVE THAT THE VEHICLE DID STAY INTACT ENOUGH AND THE SEAT BELTS WORKED WELL BUT THE FAILURE OF AIRBAGS AND THE BACK SEATS SLAMMING INTO THE FRONT SEATS TO ME DOES NOT SEEM LIKE A CAR THAT RECEIVED A 5 STAR CRASH TEST RATING ON REAR COLLISIONS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#10245128October 11, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ON US 23 IN MICHIGAN, I WAS AT A FULL STOP. I WAS REAR ENDED BY A CAR DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60-70 MPH. THE IMPACT PROPELLED ME INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER CAR. NEITHER MY AIRBAG NOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THERE WERE FOUR OF US IN THE CAR. WE HAVE ALL SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT INJURIES. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#10244544October 6, 2008
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
I WAS IN A CAR IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007. I WAS DRIVING A 2007 PT CRUISER. I REAREND A TRUCK INFRONT OF ME DOING APPROXIMATELY 30-35MPH. MY SAFETY BELT DIDN'T LOCK AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NEEDLESS TO SAY MY HEAD HIT FULL FORCE INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. ROAD CONDITIONS WHERE DRY. IT WAS JUST STOP & GO TRAFFIC BUMPER TO BUMPER. I JUST DIDN'T REACT FAST ENOUGH. I WAS TOLD THAT THE SENSOR FOR THE AIR BAG WAS LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF INTERIOR DASH CONSOLE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10244079October 1, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
UPON ACCELERATION BETWEEN 0 AND 30 MPH THERE IS A FEEL OF THE ENGINE MISSING OR THE TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER CHATTERING. HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWO TIMES AND THEY ADVISE THERE IS NOTHING ABNORMAL OCCURRING IN THE VEHICLE THAT IT IS A CHARACTERISTIC PROBLEM IN THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240161August 29, 2008
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I PURCHASED A 2007 PT CRUISER WITH ZERO MILES ON IT IN DECEMBER 2007,FROM LITHIA 5504 L ST, OMAHA NEBRASKA. I TRADED A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER FOR IT TO ECONOMIZE. AFTER 4500 MILES THE CLUTCH WENT OUT, THEY FIXED IT UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. THE HORN ON THE CAR STICKS AND WONT STOP HONKING. ON MY WAY TO WORK ONE MORNING I HEARD A "BINK" ON MY FRONT WINDSHIELD AND THEN THERE WAS A CRACK ABOUT 18 INCHES LONG ON THE FRONT WINDOW, NOT A PIT, BUT AN ACTUAL CRACK. I CALLED AND ASK WHO WAS THE GLASS MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THE GLASS WASN'T A PART OF THE WARRANTY. I FELT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG AS I HAD NEVER SEEN GLASS CRACK, IN THE MANNER THIS GLASS DID. I ASKED WHO IS THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP, AND NO ONE WOULD REVEAL. I ASKED WHERE THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED, AND HAD TO CONTACT THE CHRYSLER COMPANY, FOUND OUT THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN MEXICO. THERE ARE RECENT NEWS REPORTS OF SUBSTANDARD MATERIALS BEING PLACED IN VEHICLES IN MEXICO. TODAY, WHILE CAR WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 82 DEGREES, THE BACK PASSENGER WINDOW JUST EXPLODED. I TOOK PHOTOS AND CALLED THE DEALER, AND SPOKE WITH A MANAGER WHO STATES "DID IT SHATTER INTO MILLIONS OF PIECES AND I REPLIED YES IT DID. HE STATES THAT IS HOW "TEMPER WINDOWS WORK WHEN THEY GET HEATED." I INQUIRED IF THE WINDOWS WERE COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT OVER AND HAVE A SERVICE MANAGER LOOK AT THE WINDOW. A YOUNGER KID TOLD ME IMMEDIATELY IT WASN'T COVERED, AND I TOLD HIM THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE GLASS IN THIS CAR. I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR. WHAT IF MY FAMILY WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THIS CAR, AND THE WINDOWS EXPLODED INTO PIECES. I NEED SOMEONE TO SAMPLE THE GLASS AND DETERMINE WHAT TYPE OF GLASS IS IN THIS CAR. THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE GLASS OF THIS CAR MOST CAR WINDOWS WILL PIT, BUT NOT CRACK. I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR WHERE THE GLASS EASILY EXPLODES IN MY DRIVEWAY, OR CRACKS LIKE AN EGG SHELL. I FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS A HAZARD IF THE WINDOWS EASILY BREAK AS EXPLAINED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238599August 17, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
BRAKES FAILED ON WET PAVEMENT AND AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10235137July 21, 2008
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC DRIVER SEAT MOVES FORWARD, WHILE IN AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 200 TIMES. CURRENTLY, THE SEAT MOVES EVERY TIME THE CONTACT ENTERS THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO A DEALER APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,211 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10. UPDATED 09/15/08 *BF THE DEALER CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BY INSTALLING AN OVERRIDE TOGGLE SWITCH ON THE SEAT TO CUT OFF ELECTRICITY TO THE SEAT WHEN ADJUSTMENT IS NOT NEEDED. UPDATED 09/17/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228272May 20, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
HAZARD LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLICKER ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER AT 4 TIMES TO CHECK THIS. NO THEFT DETERRENT ALARM INTERMITTENTLY SOUNDS FOR NO REASON. WE HAVE ASKED THE DEALER TO REPLACE ALARM MODULE BUT THEY REFUSE SAYING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216020January 25, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
BOUGHT 2007 PT CRUISER WITH 00003 MILES AT 12 MONTHS OF USE AND 13000 MI ENGINE HAD TO BE DISMANTLED,CAMSHAFT WAS PUSHING SEALS OUT FAULTY ENGINE ASSEMBLY , THESE CARS WERE MANUFACTURED IN MEXICO AND BUILT CHEAPLY, OIL DIPSTICK WAS DRY NO OIL LAMP EVER CAME ON FOUND THE PROBLEM BY THE PUDDLE OF OIL ON DRIVEWAY,COULD OF BLOWN ENGINE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216106January 22, 2008
TIRES:SIDEWALL
2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER STATES THAT GOODYEAR DEALER STATED THE BLOWN TIRE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY BECAUSE THE DAMAGE WAS ON THE SIDEWALL. THEY PAID FULL PRICE FOR A NEW TIRE. *KB THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A SECOND FAILURE JUST LIKE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, THE DAMAGE OCCURRED IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213046December 28, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ON DECEMBER 24, 2007 I TOOK MY 2007 PT CRUISER, THAT IS ONLY 6 MONTHS OLD, TO FIRESTONE TO BE CHECKED ON CAUSE I NOTICED I WAS LEAKING OIL. THEY PROCEEDED TO TAKE MY CAR PUT IT ON THE LIFT AND NOTICED IT WAS LEAKING DRAMATICALLY. THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT I HAD MAJOR ENGINE TROUBLE AND NEEDED TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. I WENT TO SEARS AUTO CENTER I PULLED IN FRONT WITHIN 10 MINUTES ALL THE OIL IN THE CAR WAS ON THE GROUND. I HAD THEM LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAID MY CAR HAS MAJOR ENGINE TROUBLE. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH I BOUGHT IT. ON DECEMBER 26. 2007 I GOT A PHONE CALL SAYING THEY HAD TO ORDER THE SMALL BLOCK FOR THE CAR BECAUSE A BEARING IN THE CRANKSHAFT WENT AND BLEW THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE ENGINE OUT AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $6,000 TO FIX. HE ALSO TOLD ME THE PART WOULD BE IN FRIDAY DECEMBER 28, 2007 BUT HE HAD NO IDEA WHEN IT WOULD GET DONE BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT NEEDED DONE. I THEN CONTACTED CHRYSLER BECAUSE I FEEL UNSAFE IN A CAR THAT NO WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND THAT NEEDED MAJOR ENGINE REPAIR WITHIN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS. AFTER IT'S FIXED I'M WORRIED IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. THEY ADVISED ME I COULD TRADE IT IN FOR SOMETHING ELSE BUT I WOULD HAVE TO CARRY THE BALANCED OWED OVER. THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T WANT TO GIVE ME MUCH FOR IT. I CALLED CHRYSLER FINANCIAL AND THEY ADVISED ME TO CONTACT MY ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE TO SEE ABOUT A LEMON LAW OR A BUY BACK BECAUSE A CAR THAT IS ONLY 6 MONTHS OLD SHOULD NEED WORK THAT EXTENSIVE. I THEN CONTACTED CHRYSLER TO SEE IF THEY COULD JUST REPLACE THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE WAS DONE. THEY THEN ADVISED ME THEY WOULD SEND THE DEALERSHIP ALL THE PAPER WORK THAT IS NEEDED TO DOCUMENT THE DAMAGE AND FOR ME TO CONTACT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE TO SEE IF THE COMPANY IS REQUIRED TO BUY BACK THIS VEHICLE THAT NEEDED THIS EXTENSIVE WORK DONE TO IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205358October 10, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND NEVER DIMMED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES, BUT THEY CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,800
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205246October 9, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE ILLUMINATED AND THEN THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THERMOSTAT WAS STUCK AND THE HEAD GASKET WARPED TO DUE HEAT. THE HEAD GASKET AND THERMOSTAT WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,258. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF MALFUNCTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED, ENGINE VIBRATION PROBABLY CAUSED VACUUM HOSE TO LOOSEN. THE REPAIR OF VACUUM HOSE TO EVAPORATED SYSTEM ON OCTOBER 17, 2007. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10203235September 17, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE GEAR SLIPPED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON JANUARY 19, 2007 AT 1,443 AND ON JUNE 28, 2007 AT 4,404 MILES, JULY 16, 2007 AT 4,838 MILES AND AGAIN ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2007 AT 6,306 MILES. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE SLIPPED GEARS, LUNGED FORWARD, AND THEN BECAME STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TWICE TO THE DEALER AND A COMPUTER ADJUSTMENT WAS MADE. ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE SLIPPED GEARS, LUNGED FORWARD, AND THEN WENT BACK TO THE CORRECT GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ALSO REVS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PARKED AT HER RESIDENCE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,301 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,443. UPDATED 10/04/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183889March 1, 2007
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID
CAR TYPE: 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER(TOURING). PROBLEM: POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK. ONE MONTH AFTER MY 36-MONTH WARRANTY EXPIRED THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED OUT ENOUGH TO CAUSE CONSIDERABLE NOISE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED DURING DRIVING. CHRYSLER DEALER INVESTIGATED THIS AND FOUND FLUID LEAKING FROM THE RACK-AND-PINION GEARBOX. ESTIMATED COST TO OWNER FOR REPAIR: $600.00 PLUS LABOR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178422January 11, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS:SWITCH
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS ON HIS 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO DO NOT COME ON AUTOMATICALLY AS DO THE HEADLIGHTS. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 400 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF HE FORGETS TO TURN ON THE LIGHTS AT NIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAS SPOKEN WITH THE DEALER AND HE IS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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