Chrysler PT Cruiser Complaints

2,623 consumer complaints on file.

#10519741June 13, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3 TIMES IN 3 YRS. I'VE FOUND WATER IN MY DRIVER-SIDE REAR TAIL-LIGHT????? I'VE HAD TO UNSCREW IT AND DRAIN THE WATER OUT AND REPLACE MY BULB.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10516017June 10, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR FAILED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10516048June 10, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION...I HAVE TO UNATTACH THE BATTERY CABLE SO THE BATTERY WILL NOT GO DEAD. I AM WOMEN WHO HAS A DISEASE CALLED CANCER..I AM TRULY IN SOME NEED TO HAVE SOMEONE TO INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE AT LEAST $330.00 TO FIGURE OUT WHICH I AM ON A FIXED INCOME,STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THE CAR.I FEEL LIKE THIS SHOULD NOT BE A FAULT OF MINE WHEN A KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE CAR CAN NOT GET INSPECTED AND I AM UNABLE TO GET TO MY TREATMENTS. PLEASE HELP ME!...YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER IS HIGHLY APPRECIATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515543June 6, 2013
SUSPENSION
THE CAR MAKES A CRACKING SOUND WHEN YOU TURN OR GOES OVER BUMPS SOUND LIKE ITS COMING FROM OF CAR POSSIBLE FRONT SUSPENSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515301June 5, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY, AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WE WERE REAR ENDED WHILE ON VACATION. THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE AND IT WAS PUT IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THE OTHER PERSON WAS AT FAULT. WHEN WE GOT THE CAR BACK WE NOTICED THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD STAY ON FOR A MINUTE OR TWO AND THEN GO OFF. THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. THE CAR REPAIR SHOP CHECKED SEAT BELTS AND SUCH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AS THIS WAS A REAR END COLLISION. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE REPAIR SHOP HAS HAD TO REPAIR WORK THAT WAS NOT DONE RIGHT. COULD THEY HAVE MESSED UP THE CODES AS THE TEMP DOES NOT WORK RIGHT.? WERE THE AIRBAGS DAMAGED ? THE ESTIMATED SPEED HE HIT US WAS 35MPH. WE BOTH GOT CERVICAL SPRAIN AND MINE IS WORSE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10514526May 31, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
FOG LIGHTS MALFUNCTION VERY FREQUENTLY. FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, VEHICLE'S BATTERY HAS BEEN DRAINED BECAUSE THE FOG LIGHTS ARE ON (WHICH ARE NEVER TURNED ON OR EVEN USED) AND WILL NOT GO OFF. HAPPENS FREQUENTLY AND IT'S DIFFICULT TO GET THE FOG LIGHTS TO GO OFF, THE LIGHTS CONTROL HAS TO BE JIGGLED JUST RIGHT TO GET THEM TO GO OFF SO WE KNOW THE BATTERY WON'T BE DRAINED AFTER A FEW HOURS. LATELY, IT HAS GOTTEN HARDER AND HARDER TO GET THEM TO TURN OFF AND FINALLY HAD TO PULL THE FUSE IN ORDER TO MAKE THEM GO OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514566May 31, 2013
SEAT BELTS
RE: #10510796, PART RECEIVED FRIDAY 24 MAY 2013 PART INSTALLED FRIDAY 31 MAY 2013 PROBLEM RESOLVED. THANK YOU.[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514102May 29, 2013
WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2009 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A LOUD NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND NOTICED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TO DEFLATE. THE SPARE TIRE WAS INSTALLED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,997.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513514May 25, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CAME OUT ONE DAY AND THE LEFT FRONT TURN SIGNAL WAS GLOWING. WILL NOT BLINK OR TURN OFF EVEN WITH THE ENGINE OFF. ALL OTHERS WORK FINE, BUT THE LEFT REAR BLANKS A LITTLE FASTER. I HAVE CHANGED: BULBS, FUSES, SOCKETS ON THIS LEFT FRONT, BUT DID NOT WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513518May 25, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR BAGS, STEERING
I HAD MY 2007 PT CRUISER FOR 6 MONTHS AND THE HORN WOULD STICK AND NOT TURN OFF. THE STEERING WHEEL AND AIRBAG WERE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED. MY FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED AT THIS TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513519May 25, 2013
ENGINE
AT IDLE MY 2007 PT CRUISER HAD A CHIRPING NOISE. THE SERPENTINE AND ALTERNATOR DRIVE BELTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. AS WELL AS THE POWER STEERING PUMP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513520May 25, 2013
ENGINE
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND CODE PO456 WAS ON. I HAD TO REPLACE THE GAS CAP AS THERE WAS A LEAK. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE GAS CAP TWO TIMES BECAUSE OF LEAKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513523May 25, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I HAVE HAD MY 2007 PT CRUISER TO THE DEALER FOR A VIBRATION IN THE ENGINE. THEY OF COURSE HEARD NOTHING AND RECOMMENDED A TUNE UP WHICH I HAD HAD DONE THE PREVIOUS MONTH. I TOOK IT SOMEWHERE ELSE AND HAD TO HAVE THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND TRANSMISSION MOUNT REPLACED. I HAD THE TIMING BELT REPLACED AS THEY HAD TO REMOVE THE ENGINE AT THIS TIME AND TRIED TO SAVE MONEY. THE MECHANIC ADJUSTED EVERYTHING TO THE CORRECT SPECIFICATIONS AND THE VIBRATION CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513521May 25, 2013
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
THE AIRBAG LIGHT AND CHIMES WOULD COME ON WHENEVER A PASSENGER WOULD SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. CODES B1B56 AND B1B54 CAME UP. THE SEATBELT BUCKLE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $267. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513522May 25, 2013
ENGINE
A/C NOT COOLING. FAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513527May 25, 2013
ENGINE
MY 2007 PT CRUISER HAS HAD A VIBRATION FOR TWO YEARS IN THE ENGINE. IT IS OK IN PARK, BUT WHEN IN DRIVE AND IDLE THE CAR VIBRATES HORRIBLY. IT IS WORSE WITH THE A/C RUNNING AND I LIVE IN AZ. NO ONE CAN FIX IT. I'VE REPLACED THE MOTOR MOUNTS IN 2011AND HAD EVERYTHIG ADJUSTED. I HAVE REPLACED THE MAIN MOTOR MOUNT AGAIN IN 2012 AS IT WAS CRUSHED AGAIN, BUT THE VIBRATION CONTINUES. I SPENT $1500 TO REPLACE THE LAST MOTOR MOUNT INADDITION TO THE PREVIOUS YEARS COST OF REPLACEMENT. I'VE DONE TUNE UPS, REPLACED BELTS, FLUID FLUSHES, OIL CHANGES ALL FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES. I'VE BEEN TOLD REPEATEDLY THAT THE PT CRUISER JUST HAS THIS VIBRATION AND NO ONE CAN FIX IT. IT'S THE CAR. ALL THE MECHANICS HATE THIS CAR. I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON THIS CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT AND DUE TO INCOME, I CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO DO THE REPAIR WORK FOR A PROBLEM THAT NEVER GETS FIXED. THIS CAR IS A PIECE OF CRAP AND I WILL NEVER BUY A CHRYSLER PRODUCT AGAIN. THEY COULDN'T PAY ME TO GET ONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513174May 23, 2013
STEERING, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER STEERING HOSE RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER SUBMITTED A PAID INVOICE, FOR THE PRESSURE HOSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513102May 22, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE FUEL EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THIRTY MINUTES AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK RETURN LINE. THE MECHANIC INSTALLED TWO CLAMPS AS A TEMPORARY REPAIR. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V214000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513122May 22, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,205.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512934May 21, 2013
SUSPENSION
FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED, MAKING LOUD GROWLING NOISE, ESPECIALLY WITH STEERING WHEEL TURNED ON INTERSTATE CLOVER LEAF EXIT/ENTRANCE RAMPS. INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH PT CRUISERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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