Chrysler PT Cruiser Complaints (2004)

217 consumer complaints on file.

#10231061June 15, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WAS INFORMED BY MY NEIGHBOR THAT MY FOG LAMPS WERE ON. SINCE I HADN'T USED THEM IN OVER A MONTH THIS CAME AS A SURPRISE. THE SWITCH WAS NOT ON - NOR WOULD THE LIGHTS TURN OFF. A WEB SEARCH DETERMINED THAT THE "FIX" IS TO LEAVE THE TURN INDICATOR AT A LEFT TURN AND/OR REMOVE THE FUSE. THE SAME SEARCH REVEALED THAT FIRES HAVE RESULTED FROM THIS EXACT SAME FAULT HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHRYSLER-PT-CRUISER/TF81KHBDLDVT92AH2/P15. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230962June 13, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
REPLACING BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ON 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER LIMITED TURBO AT 33900 MILES. NOISE STARTED AT 33600 MILES. WAY TOO EARLY TO HAVE TO REPLACE BEARINGS ON ANY VEHICLE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. I LOOKED UP "PT CRUISER WHEEL BEARINGS" ON GOOGLE AND FOUND A FORUM ON TOPIX.COM AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER PT OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY IS REALLY LOOSE DUE TO THE BEARING FAILURE. I HAVE NEVER OWNED ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT NEEDED BEARINGS REPLACED BEFORE 100,000 MILES. I BELIEVE CHRYSLER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR PRODUCT AND DO A RECALL OF THE BEARING-HUB-KNUCKLE JOINT ASSEMBLY. *TR UPDATED 10/17/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228613May 22, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
FRONT WHEEL BEARING REPLACE TWO TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227056May 8, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND WOULD NOT RELEASE, EVEN AFTER THE PASSENGER REACHED DOWN AND ATTEMPTED TO PULL IT UP WITH HER HAND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE NEAREST GARAGE AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE VACUUM HOSE WHICH HAD A HOLE IN IT, WHICH WAS REPLACED AT THAT TIME. THE VACUUM HOSE WAS FOUND IN THE BACK OF THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID AND HAD RUBBED A HOLE IN THE HOSE. WHEN THE HOSE WAS SHOWED TO THE DEALER, THEY RESPONDED INDIFFERENTLY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000. UPDATED 5/30/08 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225878April 28, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I BROUGHT A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER WITH 36,222 ON 11/1/08. WELL LESS THAN FIVE MONTHS I HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKES COMPLETELY REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE CONSTANT GRINDING NOISE AND NOW THE FRONT BARRONS HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE REPLACED THE BACK LEFT BARRON AND IT COST A WHOPPING $200.00 AND THE BRAKES COST $564.00. I HAVE GONE TO THE DEALER TO ASK IF THEY COULD HELP AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY WARRANTY HAD RUN OUT AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THEY TOLD ME TO CALL CHRYSLER AND I WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO. I ASK IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND WAS INFORMED NO, BUT AFTER READING SOME OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I BELIEVE THAT THEY REALLY NEED TO MAKE A RECALL. I CURRENTLY HAVE 46,400. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224942April 18, 2008
WHEELS:RIM
STOCK CHRYSLER 17" CHROME ALUMINUM WHEELS ARE DEFECTIVE. THEY ARE RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT CAUSING THE TIRE TO LOSE AIR PRESSURE. WAS TAKE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET INSPECTED - AFTER WHICH I WAS TOLD THAT CHRYSLER DOES NOT WARRANTY DEFECTIVE MATERIALS IF THE VEHICLE IS OVER 3 YEARS OLD OR HAS MORE THAN 36,000 MILES. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 7 YEARS/85,000 MILES. AN THE ROTTING FROM THE INSIDE OF THE RIM IS NOT LIMITED TO A SPECIFIC TO THE VEHICLE OF CHRYSLER'S PRODUCTION. IT EFFECTS ALL MAKES AN MODELS WITH THE CHROMED ALUMINUM RIMS. SEBRING - PT CRUISER - PACFICA - ETC. AN GIVING THE FACT THE RIMS DON'T HOLD AIR I BELIEVE THAT COULD BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THAT EFFECT THE HANDLING AN BRAKING WHICH COULD CAUSE THE CAR TO LOSE CONTROL. CHRYSLER IS STILL CURRENTLY SELL'S THE SAME PRODUCT ON THERE NEW CARS. EVEN THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE WHEELS AN THERE DEFECT. BUT DO TO THE FACT THAT BY THE TIME THE CUSTOMER NOTICES THERE RIMS ARE DEFECTIVE THE 3 YEARS/36,000 MILES IS UP. AN THE CUSTOMER WHO BOUGHT THE CAR IS TOLD THEY AREN'T UNDER WARRANTY BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ORDER A NEW SET THEY WOULD BE HAPPY TO DO SO AT THE EXPENSE OF THE OWNER'S POCKET BOOK. I BELIEVE CHRYSLER PRACTICE'S ARE WRONG ON HOW THEY OPERATE - BY SELLING THE CUSTOMER WHAT IS ULTIMATELY DEFECTIVE MATERIALS. I HAVE TALKED WITH OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLE OWNER'S WITH THE CHROME ALUMINUM RIMS AN HAVE TOLD ME THEY FOUGHT CHRYSLER AN THAT THEY TOO HAVE TO REPLACE AIR IN THE TIRE EVERY OTHER DAY LIKE MYSELF. P.S. DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE RIMS I AM REQUIRED TO PUT ATLEAST 20+ PSI IN MY TIRES EVERY OTHER DAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223694April 8, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE FUEL LINE CLIP FELL OFF ALLOWING GASOLINE TO SPILL ONTO LOWER PART OF THE ENGINE. THE CAR WOULD NOT RUN AND WAS TOWED TO A CHRYSLER DEALER AND REPAIRED BY PUTTING ON A NEW "REVISED" FUEL LINE CLIP. THE OLD PART WAS NOT ON THE CAR WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223279April 3, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I OWN A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER AND CAME CLOSE TO HITTING A JOGGER IN THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE PASSABLE, BUT THE HIGH BEAM IS COMPLETELY USELESS AND CREATES A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD! I HAVE HAD THE HEADLIGHTS REAMED AND EVEN CHANGED TO 80 WATT BULBS, BUT THE PROBLEM IS IN THE HEADLAMP HOUSING DESIGN. THE HIGHBEAM PUTS OUT A DIFFUSED, UNFOCUSED LIGHT WHICH DOES NOT ADD ANY INCREASED NIGHT VISION OVER THE LOW BEAM LAMPS, FORTUNATELY THE LOW BEAMS STAY ON WITH THE HIGH BEAMS. I AM NOT AWARE IF THE AUTO MANUFACTURERS MUST MEET MINIMUM HEADLIGHT PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, BUT IF THEY DO EXIST I'M SURE MY PT CRUISER WOULD FAIL. THANK YOU, BRIAN P. MORAN *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221031March 13, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
SINCE MY PURCHASE OF THIS 2004 PT CRUISER LESS THAN 5 MONTHS AGO, CAR CONTINUOUSLY LURCHES AT STOP LIGHTS, AND IF I DID NOT HAVE BRAKE COMPLETELY DEPRESSED WOULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, WHEN ACCELERATING VERY SLUGGISH AS IF IT IS NOT GETTING ANY GAS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME..... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220093March 4, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
2004 PT CRUISER, MULTIPLE WHEEL BEAR FAILURES IN LESS THAN 80K MILES 1ST AT APPROX 40K AND SECOND AT APPROX 80K. BOTH TIMES LEFT SIDE FRONT WHEEL BEARING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219828March 2, 2008
SUSPENSION
WHEEL BEARING ON 2004 PT CRUISER WITH 28,000 WENT BAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218695February 20, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARING IS BAD. STARTED ABOUT 31,000 MILES. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THINKING IT'S COVERED UNDER THE 7 YEAR, 70,000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY! AS I READ THE WARRANTY, IT STATES EVERY THING IS COVERED. BUT THE DEALER SAYS IT A WEAR PART! I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY A WHEEL BEARING GOES BAD THIS EARLY AND WHY THEY DON'T COVER IT AS A POWERTRAIN PART? AND THE PRICE TO REPAIR IT IS OVER 600.00. I JUST CAN'T STAND TO BRING MYSELF TO PAY FOR THIS, AS IF I COULD AFFORD IT . AND AFTER SOME RESEARCH I'M FINDING OUT THAT ALOT OF CONSUMERS ARE GETTING SCREWED BY THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE OF A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN AND WEIGHT ISSUE OF THE FRAME AND BODY STYLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217767February 12, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ON MY WIFE'S 2004 PT CRUSER WITH LESS THAN 40K MILES WENT BAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215077January 15, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER, I STARTED HEARING A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. IN JUST A MATTER OF DAYS I COULD TELL IT WAS GETTING LOUDER. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE BRAKES BUT I JUST HAD THE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED 6,000 MILES EARLIER. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC WHERE I HAD THE BRAKES DONE AND AFTER CHECKING THE CAR HE TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. IT COST ME $556.23 TO REPLACE THE FRONT LEFT HUB AND THE BEARINGS ON BOTH FRONT WHEELS. AFTER THE REPAIR, HE SHOWED ME THE OLD HUB AND BEARINGS. THE PART WAS BROKEN AND SEVERAL OF THE BEARINGS WERE MISSING. HE SAID IF I HAD CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR IN THAT CONDITION, IT WAS VERY LIKELY THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL WOULD FALL OFF, POSSIBLY CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I BELIEVE CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THERE IS ONLY 28,560 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. THERE IS NO WAY A CAR WITH THIS MANY MILES SHOULD BE HAVING THIS KIND OF PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213796January 5, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
EXPERIENCED FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL BEARING AND HUB FAILURE - REPLACED AT COST OF $350. INSPECTION DURING THIS REPAIR REVEALED THAT THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS HAD DETERIORATED AND WERE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT AS WELL - PUT OFF $600 REPAIR UNTIL LATER DATE. 56,000 MILES 2004 PT CRUISER LIMITED. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213241December 31, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, STRUCTURE
RIDING IN CAR AND SMELLED SOMETHING BAD (LIKE HOT BRAKES OR BURNING RUBBER OR PLASTIC). GRANDSON CRIED OUT FROM HIS CAR SEAT THAT SOMETHING BURNED HIM. STOPPED CAR IMMEDIATELY AND REMOVED GRANDSON, REAR PASSENGER SIDE INSIDE OF DOOR WAS EXTREMELY HOT AND HAD BEGUN TO PUCKER UP (LIKE MELTED PLASTIC). ELECTRIC WINDOW NOW DOES NOT WORK. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP 12-28-07 AND THEY SAY BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, WE MUST PAY IN FULL, ESTIMATE IS >500.00. INSIDE OF DOOR PANEL BURNED COMPLETELY. ALSO SHOULD THE CAR NOT HAVE BLOWN A FUSE OR SOMETHING TO KEEP THIS FIRE FROM SPREADING AND CONTINUING BUT NO FUSES BLEW. WE ARE THANKFUL THAT WE ARE SAFE BUT WE ARE VERY UNHAPPY WITH PT CRUISERS AT THIS TIME. ALSO, I DOUBT THE DEALERSHIP WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE HORRIBLE BURN SMELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10213313December 31, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
PURCHASED 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER, USED WITH 31K MILES IN MAY, 2007. IN ABOUT JULY/AUGUST 2007, NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. IT GRADUALLY GOT WORSE AND BECAME NOTICEABLE WHEN THE CAR WAS GOING STRAIGHT AS WELL. IT FELT LIKE THE FRONT END WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. ON EXAMINATION AT DEALER, THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ARE BAD AND MUST BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211186December 7, 2007
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
CHRYSLER IS CLAIMING THAT ALL OF POWER STEERING REPAIRS ARE NOT DUE TO THE RECALL ID NO. 04V268000. THE POWER STEERING HOSES HAVE FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE PUMP TO FAIL. CHRYSLER CHARGED US FOR FAILURE OF THE PUMP, BUT NOW AT THIS TIME WE ARE HAVING TO PAY FOR THE HOSES, WHICH HAS CAUSED THE BELT TO BE REPLACED, WHICH NOW CAUSES PUMP DAMAGE. WE PAID FOR THE HOSES TO BE REPLACED AS WELL, BUT NOW FIND OUT NOW IT IS CAUSED BY CHRYSLER NOT FIXING THE RIGHT POWER STEERING COMPONENTS THAT ARE LISTED ON THIS RECALL. WE WOULD LIKE ALL COMPENSATION FOR OUR RENTAL CAR FEES THAT WE HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR WHILE OUR CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE NOW FOR POWER STEERING ISSUES. OUR VEHICLE IS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210483December 2, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS FAILURE BEFORE 40,000 MILES ON ODOMETER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205200October 8, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS:SWITCH
THE FOG LIGHT SWITCH ON MY VEHICLE HAS MALFUNCTIONED AND NOW THE FOG LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE NOT EVEN SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO TURN ON WITHOUT THE HEADLIGHTS BEING ON. THIS CAUSES THE BATTERY TO DIE IF NOT CORRECTED PROMPTLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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