Chrysler PT Cruiser Complaints

2,623 consumer complaints on file.

#10487225December 3, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID CRASHING INTO AN ANIMAL, ABRUPTLY MOVED THE STEERING WHEEL. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER FOUR TIMES BEFORE LANDING UPSIDE, ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES TO THE NECK. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE SHOULDER, RIGHT KNEE AND A FRACTURED STERNUM. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 5/22/13 *CN UPDATED 05/30/2013 *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10486691December 1, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR WAS JUST PURSED YESTERDAY AND I WAS SO EXCITED BUT NOW TODAY I AM FURIOUS CAR ONLY HAS 65000 MILES ON IT I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR ACTS IF IT WANT TO CUT OF ON ME ALL THE GAUGE LIGHTS COME ON THE GAS LIGHT GOES FROM FULL TO EMPTY THE TEMP LEAVE GOES FROM MIDDLE TO COLD ALL THE MIDDLE LIGHTS BRAKE OIL SEAT BELT LIGHT BLINK ON AND OF ON AND OF THIS ISN'T RIGHT THE DEALER AT ALBANY LINCOLN MERCURY DINT MAKE ME AWAY OF ANY PROBLEMS LIKE THIS I JUST GOT RID OF ONE PROBLEM TO GET IT ON OTHER PROBLEM ITS NOT RIGHT AND WHEN I RESEARCH IT ON THE COMPUTER ALOT OF PEOPLE THAT OWN PT CRUISERS HAVE GONE THRU THIS PROBLEM WITH NO RELIEF I NEED HELP MY 87 YEAR OLD GRANDMA BOUGHT ME THIS CAR BECAUSE I AM TERMINALLY ILL AND NEEDED RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION TO GET TO THE DOCTOR WITH NO WORRIES NOT TO GET SCAMMED PLEASE HELP ME THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486574November 30, 2012
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THE AIR CONDITIONER ACCUMULATOR LEAKS WATER ONTO THE FUEL LINES. THE FUEL LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND A SHIELD WOULD HAVE TO BE INSTALLED BETWEEN THE AIR CONDITIONER ACCUMULATOR AND THE FUEL LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,086.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486502November 29, 2012
AIR BAGS
I HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAY. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I AM VERY SORE (NO OTHER INJURIES). THE CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10486317November 28, 2012
STRUCTURE
THE TOP OF DASH HAS CRACKED AND BROKEN IN MULTIPLE PIECES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485684November 27, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
2008 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO VEHICLE FUEL LINE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD TO PAY $ 109.25 TO HAVE THE FUEL LINE REMOVED AND REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485187November 19, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS TRAVELING ON I-95 NORTH IN THE VICINITY OF FREDERICKSBURG, VA AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND; I PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. I WAS TRAVELING IN THE LEFT LANE. I WAS ABLE TO PUT MY HAZARDS ON, BUT BECAUSE MY BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND, I HAD TO COAST APPROXIMATELY A MILE BEFORE MY VEHICLE ACTUALLY STOPPED. THIS WAS PARTICULARLY FRIGHTENING BECAUSE I ALSO HAD MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME. AFTER STOPPING, I TRIED TO CRANK THE VEHICLE AND GOT NOTHING. THE RADIO AND LIGHTS CAME ON, BUT THE ENGINE WOULDN'T BUDGE. QUITE FRANKLY, I FEEL FORTUNATE TO BE ALIVE GIVEN THAT I WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON A VERY BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. I HAD IT TOWED A REPAIR SHOP. AT FIRST THEY WEREN'T GETTING ANY DIAGNOSTIC READINGS, BUT EVENTUALLY THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A FAILED FUEL PUMP. I HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED THE NEXT DAY, AND ALTHOUGH I DID NOT DRIVE VERY FAR, THE CAR RAN FINE. THE DAY AFTER THAT, I COULDN'T CRANK THE CAR. I PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY FROM THE SAME PEOPLE WHO REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL 19 NOVEMBER 2012. I DROVE MY KIDS TO SCHOOL, DROVE BACK HOME, AND WENT INSIDE FOR A FEW MINUTES. WHEN I CAME BACK OUT AND TRIED TO CRANK MY CAR, IT DIED AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS. I TRIED TWO MORE TIMES AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. ON MY LAST ATTEMPT I HEARD A WHIRRING SOUND BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURNOVER. I TRIED TO JUMP THE BATTERY, AND THEY DIDN'T WORK EITHER. I SPENT 20 MINUTES TRYING TO CRANK IT. MY WIFE TRIED LATER IN THE AFTERNOON WITH THE SAME POOR RESULTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485037November 17, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I BOUGHT A 2001 PT CRUISER AND WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. REPLACED MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH BUT DID NOT HELP. HAD TO RE-WIRE THE LIGHTS TO MAKE THEM WORK. ALSO IT SOUNDS LIKE THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE HAS SOMETHING LOOSE. POSSIBLY BUSHINGS?? I'VE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE LIGHTS. WHAT IS IT GONNA TAKE TO GET A RECALL IN PLACE? WE GOT A TICKET FOR IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483843November 9, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE COASTED DOWNHILL BEFORE IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND DETERMINED THAT THE AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF FUSE WAS BLOWN. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482949November 2, 2012
TIRES:VALVE
VALVE STEM FAILURE AND RAPID LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE DUE TO GALVANIC CORROSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482837November 1, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH HE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO ASSESS THE SITUATION. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE DRIVER FRONT BRAKES WERE SMOKING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE BRAKE TUBE HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL THAT MIGHT BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V481000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482846November 1, 2012
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, IT ACTED LIKE IT WAS MISFIRING. CAR SHUT OFF AT AROUND 60MPH. DRIFTED OFF ROAD AND RESTARTED AND WENT A MILE OR SO AND IT SHUT OFF AGAIN WE KEPT DOING THAT UNTIL WE GOT HOME. THE NEXT DAY WE TOOK IT TO OUR MECHANIC IT RAN FINE ON THE WAY THERE, AROUND 15 MILES. HE PUT IT ON HIS COMPUTER, IT READ BAD INJECTORS SO HE REPLACED THEM. THEN HE TOOK IT FOR A RIDE AND IT ACTED LIKE IT WAS MISFIRING AGAIN HE PUT IT BACK ON HIS COMPUTER AND IT READ BAD COIL SO HE REPLACED THE COIL PACK,PLUGS AND PLUG WIRES. IT RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS . UNTIL NOW 10/30/2012. . TOOK BACK TO MECHANIC, HE REPLACED O2 SENSORS. RAN FOR 2WKS. SAME THING AGAIN! ONCE AGAIN TOOK BACK TO MECHANIC . HE PUT IT ON HIS COMPUTER ONCE AGAIN AND IT READ FINE. HE SAID WE SHOULD TAKE IT TO OUR CHRYSLER CENTER. ALTHOUGH WE COULDN'T ASK FOR A BETTER RUNNING CAR (WHEN IT IS RUNNING RIGHT) ,THIS CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE ON THE ROAD SHUTTING OFF IN TRAFFIC. I WOULD HATE TO HAVE TO REPLACE IT. PLEASE FINE ANSWER TO PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480144October 15, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY WIFE AND I OBTAINED A 2006 PT CRUISER FROM HER FATHER IN 2008 WITH 12,980 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. IN 4 YEARS WE'VE ADDED ABOUT 12,000 MILES. STARTING LAST WINTER, BOTH WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT CITY SPEEDS (30-45 MPH) AND WHILE IDLING, THIS 2006 PT CRUISER HAS PERIODICALLY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHTS AND GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE NEEDLES ALL SIMULTANEOUSLY SWITCH BACK AND FORTH RAPIDLY, THEN GO TO THE OFF POSITION. THE PANEL LIGHTS TURN OFF AT THE SAME TIME, THEN AFTER A FEW SECONDS TO A FEW MINUTES, THE PANEL RETURNS TO NORMAL. PRIOR TO LAST FRIDAY, 10/12/2012, THESE INCIDENTS HAD NOT PRESENTED A DANGER OR INTERFERED WITH DRIVING. HOWEVER, ON FRIDAY, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, AND THIS TIME THE PANEL WENT HAYWIRE AS DESCRIBED BEFORE, BUT THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL ENGINE POWER. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO HER PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, AND SHE WAS FORCED TO COAST TO A SLOW ROLL IN THE 40 MPH TRAFFIC! THEN, THE ENGINE REENGAGED SUDDENLY AND THE CAR SURGED FORWARD WHEN SHE WASN'T EXPECTING IT. SHE REFUSES TO DRIVE IT AGAIN. OUR LOCAL CHRYSLER SERVICE TECH SEEMED TO BE COMPLETELY UNFAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM WHEN I DESCRIBED IT TO HIM, AND A CALL TO CHRYSLER CORP LLC PROVED USELESS. A CURSORY INVESTIGATION ONLINE TURNS UP DOZENS OF THIS EXACT COMPLAINT OVER THE PAST 5 OR 6 YEARS, AND VIRTUALLY ALL OF THEM INDICATE A NUMBER OF ATTEMPTED SOLUTIONS, INCLUDING REPLACING THE BATTERY, THE VACUUM HOSES, THE WIRING HARNESS, THE FUSES, OR THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, AND NONE OF THESE APPARENTLY ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM. IS THIS AS COMMON A COMPLAINT AS IT APPEARS TO BE? IF SO, HOW CAN IT BE RESOLVED? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479917October 12, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE WILL SPUTTER AND DIE. WHEN PULLING UP TO A STOP LIGHT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE ENGINE WILL IMMEDIATELY DIE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65MPH THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY DIE. SOMETIMES IT WILL START UP AGAIN RIGHT AWAY, BUT MOST OF THE TIME IT TAKES A FEW MINUTES TO START BACK UP, WHILE PEOPLE ARE HONKING AND HAVING TO GO AROUND MY CAR. MOST OF THE TIME THE CAR WILL RUN ROUGH AFTER RE-START, BUT WILL RUN NORMALLY AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT, UNTIL THE NEXT TIME IT DIES. MANY OTHER PT OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY! FOUR MECHANICS HAVE TRIED TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. NO LUCK. HAVE REPLACED THE ECM AND JUST ABOUT EVERY SENSOR AND REPLACEABLE ENGINE PART. NO LUCK. THIS IS OCCURRING IN OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLES, TOO. IT SEEMS LIKE NO ONE HAS FOUND AN ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND CHRYSLER SHOULD FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM AND PROVIDE A FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479385October 9, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH THE LIGHTS IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED, THE GAUGES DROPPED AS IF THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,497. ..UPDATED 11/14/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE BEGAN OCCURRING MORE OFTEN SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT. MECHANICS HAVE ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BUT, HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CONSUMER FOUND MULTIPLE REPORTS OF IDENTICAL INCIDENTS ON AN INTERNET SEARCH ENGINE. UPDATED 11/15/2012 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478405October 3, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN OVERHEATING WITHOUT WARNING. VERY SCARY SITUATION,EVIDENTLY THIS IS COMMON WITH PT CRUISERS. WHY HAVE THERE BEEN NO RECALLS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477944September 29, 2012
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ARE SHOT AND DANGEROUS. SEVERAL THOUSAND OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477399September 28, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD, WHINING SOUND AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE HOSE TO THE STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04VV268000 (STEERING: HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST: HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477406September 28, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER T CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING THE BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXTREME FORCE IN ORDER TO KEEP THE STEERING UNDER CONTROL THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476926September 24, 2012
VISIBILITY, STRUCTURE
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY REAR RIGHT WINDOW FLEW OFF WHILE GOING 55 MPH. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE! I HAD NO IDEA THE WINDOW WAS ONLY GLUED ON! I AM CURIOUS IF THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AND WHAT CAN BE DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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