Chrysler PT Cruiser Complaints

2,623 consumer complaints on file.

#10746283August 5, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CAR WENT COMPLETELY DEAD AT CAR WASH AT NIGHT LEAVING ME AND MY YOUNG GRANDDAUGHTER STRANDED UNTIL WE COULD GET A JUMP. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE BATTERY NOT HAVING ANY PROBLEMS NOR ANY LIGHTS BEING LEFT ON IN INTERIOR. HAPPENED TO NOTICE THE OTHER DAY THE FOG LAMPS WERE ON BUT THE SWITCH WAS NOT TURNED ON. IT WAS DRAINING THE SYSTEM. HAD TO PULL THE FUSE TO FOG LAMPS IN ORDER TO STOP THE DRAINAGE. THIS HAS LEFT ME STRANDED WITH SMALL CHILDREN FORCING RELIANCE UPON STRANGERS IN ORDER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. NOW THE FOG LAMPS ARE INOPERATIVE UNTIL A FIX CAN BE FOUND, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A POTENTIAL COLLISION IF DRIVING IN FOGGY CONDITIONS WHICH COULD PROVE FATAL DUE TO IT BEING A CONVERTIBLE. THIS IS A GT TURBO EDITION...UPDATED 09/28/15 *BF *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746082August 4, 2015
ENGINE
THE MOTOR MOUNT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR THE 3RD TIME!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745226July 31, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE
I WAS ENTERING HIGHWAY AND I STEPPED ON THE EXCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 45MPH AND STARTED TO STALL ALL LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD LIT UP AND THERE WAS A SEMI TRUCK GOING 70 MPH COMMING FROM BEHIND ALMOST REAR ENDED ME I HAVE NOW HAD TO CHANGE 4 SENSORS IN THIS VEHICAL NOW JUST RECENTLY MY HUSBAND HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF COMPLETLY WHILE HE WAS DRIVING.,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744550July 29, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHEN THE KEY WAS PLACED IN THE IGNITION TO THE ON POSITION, THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS UNABLE TO START. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000...UPDATED 02/01/16 *BF UPDATED 12/13/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744212July 28, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A BOULDER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED CHEST AND BACK PAINS THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10743988July 27, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ES UN PT CRUISER TOURING 2.4 L TURBO NO SILVE MPH GAS NO TIENE LUZ DE DENTRO NO SILVE EL CONVERTIBLE HAY QUE HACERLO MANUAL TIENES MONTONES DE DEFECTO UN CARRO 2005 PT CRUISER TOURING ESTAN SALIENDO DEFECTO FUI A DONDE UN MECANICO DIJO QUE QUE ERA LA COMPUTADORA SENSOL EXIJO MI AREGLO ATT SR CORDOVA O LO LLEVARE A LAS NOTICIAS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743574July 27, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
IF YOU INVESTIGATE MY VIN, YOU WILL SEE THAT FROM SOON AFTER I BOUGHT MY CAR, I HAD A WEIRD PROBLEM WHERE THE GAUGES WOULD GO CRAZY, THE DASH LIGHTS ALL LIGHT UP, AND SOMETIMES EXPERIENCE FULL ENGINE SHUT DOWN, IF NOT JUST HAVE AN ACCELERATOR FAIL WHILE DRIVING. FOR YEARS, I KEPT TRYING TO WORK WITH CHRYSLER TO ALLOW THEM TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX THE ISSUE AND THEY WERE NEVER ABLE TO DO SO EVEN THOUGH I HAD PHOTOS OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING. IN APPROXIMATELY JULY 2011, I MET SOMEONE WITH A CONVERTIBLE PT CRUISER LIKE MINE AND SHE ASKED IF I HAD ANY ISSUES WITH MY CAR. I DESCRIBED MY PROBLEM AND SHE SAID HERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. SHE SAID THAT A NEW IGNITION SWITCH FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT CHRYSLER REFUSED TO HELP. I WAS THRILLED AND CALLED CHRYSER TO REPORT THAT I HAD FINALLY FIGURED OUT THE PROBLEM. I BEGGED AND PLED WITH THEM TO FIX IT BUT THE BEST THAT THEY COULD PROMISE WAS THAT IF THE PROBLEM TURNED OUT TO BE THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT I WOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF ASSESSING THE PROBLEM ($200+ FOR ASSESSMENT), BUT NOT FOR MY TIME NOR WOULD THEY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A RENTAL WHILE IT WAS BEING ASSESSED OR FIXED. GIVEN THAT I COULD NOT MISS WORK AND HAD LITTLE FAITH THAT THEY WOULD ADMIT THE PROBLEM WAS THEIRS, I WAS FORCED TO ALLOW THE PROBLEM TO CONTINUE TO EXIST. WHEN THE GM IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS CAME OUT, I CALLED AGAIN AND EVENTUALLY SOMEONE CONTACTED ME TO HELP AFTER SEVERAL MORE PLEADING CALLS FOR HELP FAILED AND I ESCALATED THE ISSUE. MY IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN. I SAY ALL OF THAT TO SAY THIS: PLEASE LOOK INTO CONVERTIBLE PT CRUISER IGNITION SWITCHES. THEY ARE A KNOWN ISSUE THAT WAS NEVER RECALLED AND A GOOD NUMBER OF OWNERS REPLACED ON THEIR OWN. WHILE I APPRECIATE THE EVENTUAL FIX, WHEN INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM FOR YEARS, CHRYSLER DID NOT ADDRESS THIS CLEAR DANGER AND I ENDURED A GREAT DEAL OF STRESS IN THE INTERIM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743592July 27, 2015
STEERING
FRONT SUB FRAME (CROSS MEMBER) BROKE APART AT WELD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743772July 27, 2015
SEATS
THIS IS NOT AN ACCIDENT BUT A CONCERN ABOUT THE DRIVERS SEAT...WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT CONTROL PANEL WAS BROKEN, PLASTIC PARTS WOULD NOT HOLD. THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO TAPE IT TO FIXED IT. LASTED 5MINUTES!! THEY HAD TOO ORDER A NEW CONTROL PANEL, REPLACED IT, LAST ABOUT 3 MO. FED UP WITH DEALERSHIP HAD FRIEND DRILL HOLE IN METAL FRAME TO INSERT A SCREW...WORKED FOR A FEW MORE MONTHS, NOW BROKEN AGAIN, THE SCREW PART IS OK, BUT THE FRONT PART IS BROKEN!! JUST WANT TO SAY I AM NOT OBESE,JUST A NORMAL WEIGHT PERSON! THIS IS THE PART THAT MOVES THE SEAT UP AND BACK AND UP AND DOWN. JUST VERY AGGRAVATED ABOUT THE WHOLE THING. THIS IS MY 4TH PT CRUISER, SO I KNOW THE CAR. THIS ONE HAS A CRAPPY SEAT CONTROL!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734981July 19, 2015
ENGINE
LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING & CAR STOPPED ON MORE THEN 1 OCCASION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734611July 16, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN STARTED TO LOCK UP AS THE VEHICLE APPROACHED A STOP SIGN. THE STEERING COLUMN SEIZED AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE APPEARED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734632July 16, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
LIKE THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, THE DASH GAUGES GO BONKERS AND TO ZERO, , ENGINE STOPS, SOMETIMES WILL RESTART OTHER I HAVE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART MANUALLY. IT HAPPENED LAST YEAR ONLY A COUPLE OF TIMES AND DURING THE SUMMER HEAT, NO PROBLEMS LAST WINTER. STARTED AGAIN THIS PAST MONTH WORSE THAN BEFORE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734310July 15, 2015
ENGINE, SUSPENSION
SUBFRAME CRADLE FAILURE WITH CRACK THROUGH MOUNTING. DEALER SAYS "SEEN BEFORE" NOT UNDER RECALL OR INVESTIGATION. REPAIR SHOP "HAS SEEN SEVERAL WITH SIMILAR FAILURE" SOME HAVE RESULTED IN SUSPENSION FAILURE AND ACCIDENTS. WHY IS THIS NOT THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL? NO ONE KILLED YET? REPAIR TO COST $1,400.00. UPDATED 11/09/15*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733867July 14, 2015
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LITE COMES ON CONSTANTLY AND ENGINE LIGHT IS ON CONCURRENTLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734056July 14, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
VERY MUCH THE SAME AS THE OTHER COMPLAINTS LISTED ON HERE. I KEPT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SHUTTING DOWN AND / OR THE STEERING LOCKING ON ME. STARTED IN SEPTEMBER AND HAD TO "CONTINUALLY" GO BACK TO THE DEALER OVER & OVER & OVER AGAIN JUST TO HAVE THEM SAY THEY'VE CHECK THE DIAGNOSTICS AND NOTHING IS SHOWING UP. THEN NEXT TIME THEY SAID IT WAS PROBABLY NEEDING A NEW COMPUTER SWITCH....SO MORE $$$. THIS WAS NEVER RESOLVED UNTIL AFTER "MULTIPLE" INCIDENTS & "MULTIPLE" VISITS TO THE DEALER. THEN ONE DAY IN LATE OCTOBER...NOW 2 MONTHS OF FRUSTRATION....I'M IN THE PARKING LOT OF A MALL & THE CAR SLOWS DOWN & THE GAUGES START GOING CRAZY. IT SHOWS ZERO 0 SPEED & ZERO 0 IN MY FUEL TANK.....I HAD JUST FILLED THE GAS TANK 2 HOURS EARLIER.....AND THEN IT JUST STOPS. THEN STARTS UP AGAIN BUT WITH A WEIRD SOUND. SO ONCE AGAIN I DROVE "DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER" WHILE TERRIFIED THAT IT MAY JUST STOP DEAD WHILE DRIVING & BE REAR-ENDED. AND AFTER THE DEALER HOOKED IT UP ONCE "AGAIN" THEY SAID IT HAD TO DO WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. SAYING IT WAS THROWING OFF ALL THE COMPUTER MECHANISMS AND THAT'S WHY IT WOULD JUST STOP DEAD WHILE DRIVING. AND THIS WAS $1,400 LATER.....YES, $1,400 FOR THEM TO FINALLY "FIGURE THIS OUT WHEN ALL THEY HAD TO DO WAS LOOK ON HERE"....TO SEE THE "STRONG POSSIBILITY" OF WHAT WAS WRONG. AND YES, I SINCERELY THINK CHRYSLER CORP SHOULD REIMBURSE ALL OF US AS THIS IS AN OBVIOUS MECHANICAL / ELECTRICAL DESIGN ERROR ON THEIR PART. I'VE HAD A PT CRUISE IN THE PAST. BUT, BELIEVE ME I WILL NOT BE BUYING ANOTHER CAR FROM YOUR COMPANY WHEN THIS SHOULD HAVE DEFINITELY BEEN A RECALL. ESPECIALLY & VASTLY FOR SAFETY REASONS!!! AND AS FOR CHRYSLER, YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES....PLAYING DANGEROUS GAMES WITH PEOPLES LIVES!!! AND SO SHOULD YOUR DEALERSHIPS....AT LEAST THE DEALER I PAID $1400 !!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733525July 13, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS PREVIOUSLY HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME SHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR. I WAS TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY AND I LOST MY 2ND GEAR. I CURRENTLY CAN USE ALL OF THE GEARS IN MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION EXCEPT 2ND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732575July 7, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING BELT FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED MULTIPLE TIMES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V268000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731921July 3, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WINDOWS AND AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. CAR UNDRIVEABLE ,ALL CURCIT BREAKERS AND FUSES CHECKED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. ALMOST PASSED OUT GOING A FEW MILES. I CAN'T DRIVE IT WITH OUT INJURY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731721July 2, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) IS NOT TURNING ON THE LOW SPEED FAN RESULTING IN OVERHEATING OF A/C COOLANT WHICH IN TURN INCREASES PRESSURE IN A/C SYSTEM AND TOTAL EVACUATION OF SYSTEM COOLANT, A REAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM. THE INCREASE IN OPERATING TEMPERATURE ALSO INCREASES LOAD ON ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM AND THREATENS TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. MA 10/2 THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WAS TOO EXPENSIVE. UPDATED 12/28/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731296June 30, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE PARKED AT A GAS STATION, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED COOLANT BUBBLING ON THE RESERVOIR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE COOLING FAN WAS NOT ACTIVATING. THE DEALER STATED THAT PISTON NUMBER TWO FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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