Chrysler PT Cruiser Complaints

2,623 consumer complaints on file.

#10237357August 7, 2008
WHEELS
2 OF THE ALLOY RIMS LEAK AIR AT AN INCREASING RATE. 2 YEARS AGO IT WAS FILL MORE AIR ONCE A MONTH, LAST YEAR EVERY 2 WEEKS OR LESS AND LAST 2 MONTHS EVERY 2 DAYS. THE OTHER DAY I LOST A TIRE FROM LOW AIR AFTER DRIVING 50 MILES OVER A 7 HOUR TIME FRAME. I LOSE ABOUT 20 LBS OVERNIGHT ON THESE 2 TIRES BECAUSE THE CORROSION OF THE BASE METAL AND THE CHROME IS HAPPENING AT AN UNBELIEVABLE RATE. THE TIRE DEALERS HAVE SCRAPED OFF THE OLD CORROSION BUT TO NO AVAIL AS IT QUICKLY RECURS. I AM LUCKY IT WAS ONLY A FLAT THE OTHER DAY AND NOT A LOSS OF STEERING IN BUSY TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237402August 7, 2008
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON DURING TIGHT RIGHT TURNS AT SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236826August 4, 2008
STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2001 PT CRUISER IS CRACKED AND SINKING IN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236797August 3, 2008
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2002 PT CRUISER HAS 3 CRACKS IN IT. ABOUT A YEAR AGO I NOTICED THE GRATE IN THE DASH THAT DISPERSES THE AIR FROM THE DEFROST VENT ON THE TOP OF THE DASH WAS DETERIORATING AND THE PLASTIC GRATE PIECES WERE BREAKING OFF. EARLIER THIS YEAR I NOTICED 2 CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE DEFROST VENT. FINALLY, IN MAY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I HEARD A LOUD NOISE THAT I THOUGHT WAS A ROCK HITTING MY WINDSHIELD. WHEN I LOOKED AT MY DASHBOARD I HAD A HUGE CRACK THAT NOW SPLIT THE DASHBOARD IN HALF FROM THE DEFROST VENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT OF THE DASHBOARD BACK TOWARD THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. AT THIS TIME I HAVE NOT TAKEN ANY ACTION TO REPAIR THE DASHBOARD BECAUSE IT IS BEYOND WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236551July 31, 2008
VISIBILITY
WE HAVE A 2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY, THE REAR LEFT WING WINDOW FELL OUT AND WAS RUN OVER BY THE VEHICLE FOLLOWING US. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS HURT BUT IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2005 MODEL FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM (07V149000). OUR LOCAL DEALER TOLD US TO TAKE UP THE ISSUE OF REPAIR WITH CHRYSLER, WHICH WE DID, AND THEY REPLIED THAT THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL FOR OUR MODEL YEAR, EVEN THOUGH IT IS EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM. THEREFORE, I WANT TO FILE A COMPLAINT SO THAT THE OFFICIAL RECORD SHOWS THAT THE SAME PROBLEM DOES INDEED EXIST IN EARLIER MODELS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236391July 30, 2008
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. A FEW MONTHS AGO, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT HER DASHBOARD WAS CRACKING. SHE RECENTLY NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WAS COMPLETELY CRACKED, MOSTLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND IN THE MIDDLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,591 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236394July 30, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER OF 2007 AND THE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURES. IN APRIL OF 2008, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND CALIPERS. RECENTLY, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER'S DIAGNOSTIC INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, ALONG WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THE PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS THAT APPLIED TO HER VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,551.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236299July 29, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
FOG LIGHTS ARE TURNING ON BY THEMSELVES EVEN WHEN LIGHT SWITCH IS NOT ON AND WHEN CAR IS NOT RUNNING CAUSING BATTERY TO DRAIN AND MANY HEADACHES! THIS HAPPENS 3 OR 4 TIMES A DAY! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236302July 29, 2008
WHEELS
AFTER REPLACING THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE AUTO WE HAD A SERIES OF PROBLEMS WITH KEEPING THE TIRES INFLATED. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE CHROME ON THE RIMS WAS OXIDIZING AND IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH ALL CHRYSLER CORP. CHROME RIMS. WE HAD FIVE (5) FLAT TIRES WITH IN A TWO WEEK PERIOD AND DECIDED TO TALK TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER REGARDING THE PROBLEM. WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT THIS SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE THE AUTO WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. WE THEN CONTACTED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE PHONE NUMBER AND WERE TOLD THEY WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. WE THEN SENT A LETTER TO CHRYSLER CORP. AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY RESPONSE. AGAIN WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE ARE MANY CHRYSLER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD WITH RIMS THAT WILL CAUSE A FLAT TIRE AT ANY TIME AND NO ONE AT CHRYSLER SEEMS TO WANT TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236328July 29, 2008
STRUCTURE
I HAVE A 2001 PT CRUISER AND THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING LIKE A POTATO CHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235939July 27, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
I HAVE A 2003 PT CRUISER BOUGHT IT USED AND SINCE THEN HAVE KEPT UP WITH THE MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE . WHILE COMING HOME FROM AUSTIN TO SAN ANTONIO AT 9:30 PM THE LIGHTS ON THE CAR HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY WENT OUT THAT INCLUDED THE FOG LIGHTS. I HAD NO BLINKERS NO LIGHTS AND HAD MY WIFE AND CHILD WITH ME. PROCEEDED TO EXIT AND HAD A RELATIVE MEET ME UP IN SAN MARCOS TEXAS I FOLLOWED HIM ALL THE WAY TO SAN ANTONIO WHERE I MADE IT HOME USING MY RELATIVES CAR LIGHTS AS HELP. THE NEXT MORNING WENT OUT TO BUY THE PART THAT I NEED IT 70.25 AT THE LOCAL DEALER SHIP HERE IN SAN ANTONIO SINCE THIS HAPPEN I HAVE NO HAZARD LIGHTS AND NO TURN SIGNALS. I HAVE LOOKED AT THE CAR AND HAD TROUBLE SHOOT THE CAR WITH NO AVAIL I HAVE REPLACE THE PART AND TOOK THE ONE FROM MY DODGE INTREPID AND HAVE HAD NO LUCK TO GET BLINKER BACK ON CHRYSLER SURE ONE HELL OF A CAR ONE THAT CAN GET YOU KILL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235428July 23, 2008
TIRES
ON DECEMBER 2, 2007 MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW APART. AFTER GETTING TIRE CHANGED I WENT TO WALMART AND BOUGHT A NEW TIRE. ON JULY 22, 2008 THE SAME KIND OF TIRE AGAIN HAD A PROBLEM WITH A DEFECTIVE BELT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE TIRE WAS A GOODYEAR VIVA 2 P195/65R15BW VIVA 2. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE SAFELY TO A PLACE TO HAVE THE TIRE CHANGED BUT HAD TO BUY A NEW TIRE EACH TIME. *TR UPDATED 08/27/08
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235574July 23, 2008
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD IS CRACKING ALL OVER. IT IS VERY WEAK IN THE CENTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235262July 22, 2008
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE CLEANING DASHBOARD ON A 2001 PT CRUISER, THE DASH CRACKED DOWN THE MIDDLE NEAR THE VENT IN THE DASHBOARD. WHILE IT IS PRIMARILY COSMETIC, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE BREAKING IN A 7 YEAR OLD (8 MODEL YEARS) CAR. I DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT FURTHER FAILURES IN THE DASH WHILE DRIVING AND A PIECE POTENTIALLY GETTING LODGED BY THE GAS OR BRAKE PEDAL, THE SHIFTER, OR STEERING WHEEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235330July 22, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS DIMMED AND OCCASIONALLY THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF. CURRENTLY, THE FOG LIGHTS REMAIN ILLUMINATED AND CAUSE THE BATTERY TO FAIL. HE ALSO STATED THAT BY RETAPPING THE DIRECTIONAL LIGHTS WOULD MAKE THE OTHER LIGHTS BRIGHTER. HE HAS REPLACED THE BATTERY. HE WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
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
#10234592July 16, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE ONLY HAD 40K MILES AND BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ARE BAD. THESE VEHICLES ARE NOTORIOUS FOR FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. THIS COULD RESULT IN DIMINISHED OR NO STEERING CONTROL. SAFETY OR DEFECT RECALL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BY CHRYSLER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234583July 16, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
IN JULY 2008, OUR 2004 PT CRUISER FOG LIGHTS STARTED TO COME ON FOR NO REASON. INTERNET FORUMS CLAIM THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE SWITCH. THE COST IS $70 FOR THE PART PLUS LABOR. FAILURE TO FIX THE PROBLEM WILL CAUSE THE BATTERY TO FAIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234388July 15, 2008
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD CRACKS - 3 TOTAL. FIRST ONE APPEARED LATE 2007 ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CENTER VENT. THEN, SHORTLY AFTER ANOTHER ONE POPPED UP FROM THE BACK OF THE CENTER VENT. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER A 3RD ON (THE LARGEST ONE) APPEARED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VENT STRAIGHT TO THE FRONT EDGE OF THE DASH BOARD. PART OF THE CENTER VENT SPOKES ARE BREAKING NOW AND WHEN I PUT THE ARMOURALL ON THE DASH I HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO PUT TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON IT AS I'M WIPING IT ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234214July 14, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE FOG LIGHTS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALERSHIP REMOVED THE FUSE UNTIL WE COULD SCHEDULE THEM TO WORK ON IT. WHEN WE TOOK IT IN TO BE FIXED, THEY REPLACED THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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