Chrysler PT Cruiser Complaints

2,623 consumer complaints on file.

#10052394January 5, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
THE BRAKES STARTED MAKING A SCRATCH/GRINDING SOUND EVERY TIME I WOULD COME TO A STOP. THERE WAS NO DIFFICULTY WITH BRAKING, JUST THE NOISE. SO, I VISUALLY INSPECTED THEM AND NOTICED THE FRONT RIGHT ROTOR WAS WORN ON THE OUTER EDGE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL, REPUTABLE, TIRE STORE AND THEY FOUND THE DAMAGE TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A CLIP THAT CAME LOOSE, THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE PART OF THE BRAKE PAD. I HAVE KEPT THE DEFECTIVE PART. THE CAR HAD 26,000 MILES, MUCH OF THOSE MILES WERE HIGHWAY DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051153December 27, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I OWN A 2001 PT CRUSIER AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS BECAUSE OF EXESSEIVE WHEAR AND THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 50K MILES PLEASE ADVISE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050988December 23, 2003
TIRES:SIDEWALL
GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRE (P205/55R16) WITH UNDER 15,000 MILES MOUNTED ON A PT CRUISER AND DRIVEN ON AN INTERSTATE BLEW OUT THROUGH THE SIDEWALL. DRIVER HEARD A POP AND IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AND DISCOVERED THE BLOWN TIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051730December 18, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. CONSUMER PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER, OPENED THE HOOD, AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. DRIVER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050721December 18, 2003
WHEELS:RIM
IHAVE A DEFECTIVE RIM RESULTING IN A WHEEL THAT LOSES 1-2 POUNDS OF AIR PRESSURE PER WEEK. CHRYSLER HAS HAD THE CAR FOR SERVICE 4 TIMES IT THE LAST SIX WEEKS AND DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051794December 18, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN VEHICLE WAS HIT IN A 3 CAR COLLISION. THIS VEHICLE WAS IN THE CENTER OF THIS COLLISION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049651December 12, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
I SMELLED GASOLINE AND DISCOVERED A PUDDLE OF GAS UNDER MY 2001 PT CRUISER. WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP THEY INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE NECK LEADING FROM THE GAS TANK AND THE TANK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS NOTHING IN MY DRIVING THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS APPARENT DEFECT MAY OCCUR ON MORE THAN JUST MY CAR AND MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES WITH 42,000 MILES ON THEM. THE DEALERSHIP HAD ALSO DONE RECALL WORK AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION ON THIS GAS TANK AND THE PROBLEM MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CARE THEY TOOK DOING THE RECALL WORK. THE CRACK IN THE TANK WHEN VIEWED IS BETWEEN A PLASTIC 2.5" DIA. TUBE PIECE IN THE UPPER CORNER OF THE TANK AND THE TANK ITSELF, THIS TUBE PIECE IS A SEPARATE PIECE THEY HAS BEEN ATTACHED TO THE PLASTIC TANK. THE SEAL BETWEEN THE TWO HAD BEEN BROKEN IS SOME WAY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049127December 3, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE FRONT BRAKES STARTED SQUEAKING AS I COME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 14,500 MILES. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050073December 3, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
TRANS SHIFTER FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOCK UP. *MR THE DEALER STATED THE STARTER MALFUNCTION, BUT THE CONSUMER DISAGREED.*SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047710November 28, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
PREMATURE FAILURE OF FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS AND LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS. DEALER STATES HE HAS SEEN THIS IN OTHER PT CRUISERS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047491November 24, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
PURCHASED 2003 PT CRUISER IN OCT 02. MARCH 03- CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE IDLED VERY ROUGH. BROUGHT IT IN AND THEY SAID IT HAD A CRACKED SPARK PLUG. FIXED? NO... JUNE 03 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT IDLED VERY ROUGH. BROUGHT IT IN AND THEY SAID IT NEEDED A NEW ALTERNATOR. FIXED? NO. SAME THING IS HAPPENING AGAIN. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND IT IS IDLING VERY ROUGH. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047424November 23, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
THE GASKET ON THE THIRD BREAK LIGHT DOES NOT FIT UP TO THE REAR WINDSHIELD. THERE IS ABOUT A 1/4 INCH GAP. A NEW ONE WAS INSTALLED BUT IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. IT MUST BE A DESIGN FLAW. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047319November 21, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS DRIVING CA. 20-25 MPH OUT OF A PARKING LOT, AND HIT A YELLOW CEMENT STOP SIGN POST WHILE TURNING LEFT. I DID NOT SEE THE OBSTACLE BEFORE TURNING (BLIND SPOT?) AND I CRASHED INTO IT HEAD-ON. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DAMAGE DIDN'T LOOK TOO BAD, BUT IT TURNED OUT TO BE OVER $3,200 DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END, INCLUDING NEW RADIATOR AND NEW AC UNIT. MY HEAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD VERY HARD BUT THE WINDSHIELD DIDN'T CRACK. I DIDN'T GO TO THE HOSPITAL BUT SHOULD HAVE BECAUSE I HIT MY HEAD HARD -- I SELF-TREATED WITH ICE BAGS FOR 4-5 HOURS AT A TIME FOR SEVERAL DAYS. I THOUGHT MAYBE I WASN'T GOING FAST ENOUGH FOR THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY, BUT HAVING SEEN ALL THE OTHER CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, I AM CONVINCED THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR WORSE. *LA
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10047179November 19, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ON SEP30, 2002 AND JAN 31,2003, THE BOTTOM MOTOR MOUNT BROKE ON OUR 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. ON OCT 9, 2003, THE BOTTOM AND UPPER MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047009November 16, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE RANDOMLY BOTH WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF AND PARKED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045808November 9, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT STARTED COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY AT 27,000 MILES, OF WHICH 20,000 OF THOSE MILES ARE FREEWAY MILES. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE BOTH WORN OUT. I ASKED FOR THE OLD PARTS AND SAW THAT THE INSIDE PADS WERE NEARLY GONE. WHEN I QUESTIONED WHY 1.) THERE WAS NEVER A WARNING FROM THE BRAKE PAD CHIRPERS AND 2.) THE BRAKES WERE WORN OUT SO SOON, I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT CHRYSLER IS USING LESSER QUALITY MATERIALS IN THE ROTORS AND PADS. THE DEALER ALSO SAID THAT ONLY THE OUTSIDE PAD HAS A CHIRPER (A WORN PAD WARNING DEVICE) AND THAT THE INSIDE PAD WILL GRIND THE ROTOR BEFORE THE OUTSIDE PAD IS WORN ENOUGH TO WARN THE DRIVER. IN OTHER WORDS, YOU WILL RUIN YOUR BRAKE ROTORS BEFORE YOU ARE WARNED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046577November 7, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE CONSUMER CAN TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WITH THE VEHICLE RUNNING. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE KEY AGAIN AS IF RESTARTING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT IT OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045469November 4, 2003
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF MY AIR CONDITIONER VENTS. I PULLED OVER AND OPENED MY HOOD. THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE VENT RIGHT BELOW THE PASSENGER SIDE OF WINDSHIELD IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I CALLED 911 AND THE CAR BURNT BEFORE THE FIRE DEPT COULD GET THERE. THEY WERE A BLOCK AWAY. CHRYSLER CHOSE TO DO NOTHING. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043847October 29, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 PT CRUISER LIMITED EDITION - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER ONLY 44,000 MILES. REPAIR IS $2,500.00. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044885October 28, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHILE BRAKING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DECELERATE THE VEHICLE WITH NO PROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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