2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/29/2008· AIR BAGSCrash

  DRIVERS SIDE - SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY ON CRASH TO DRIVERS SIDE OF 2001 PT CRUISER. PT CRUISER T-BONED OVER CAR SPEED APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. *TR

• 12/27/2004· SUSPENSION

  THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS ARE SEPARATING FROM THE RUBBER. THIS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, RATTLES, SEVERE FRONT END VIBRATION. SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL PT CRUISER CLUB HAVE HAD THIS OCCUR AS LOW AS 5000 MILES. CURRENTLY MY PT HAS 75.000 MILES AND THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. I AM A 25 YEAR EMPLOYEE OF THE AUTO INDUSTRY. AND THERE IS NO WAY THAT THESE TYPE OF BUSHINGS SHOULD BE HAVING THIS SEPARATION PROBLEM. A RECALL AND MANDITORY REPAIR IS IN ORDER, BEFORE A OWNER HAS A VEHICLE ACCIDENT DUE TO THE VEHICLE LOOSING STEERING CONTROL.*AK

• 12/27/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I OWN A 2001 PT CRUSIER AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS BECAUSE OF EXESSEIVE WHEAR AND THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 50K MILES PLEASE ADVISE . *AK

• 12/26/2004· SUSPENSION

  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHILE CHANGING MY FRONT ROTORS & PADS (AT 27K MILES), AND WITH THE SUSPENSION HANGING, I NOTICED THAT THE REAR BUSHING ON EACH CONTROL ARM HAD SEPARATION. I FIRST NOTICED THIS AT 23K000MILES (2-18-04) WHEN I WAS INSPECTING THE FRONT BRAKES, BUT THOUGHT IT MUST BE DESIGNED LIKE THAT SINCE THERE WERE SO FEW MILES ON THE CAR (I AM A RETIRED HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC). RESEARCHING NOW THE PT CRUISER SITES ON THE INTERNET I FIND THAT THIS IS, AND HAS BEEN, A COMMON PROBLEM WITH OWNERS.*AK

• 12/26/2004· TIRES

  ON 12-17-04 MY TIRES WERE ROTATED AND BALANCED AT DISCOUNT TIRE CO. THIS RESULTED IN VIBRATION AT LOW SPEEDS IN MY STEERING WHEEL. DISCOUNT RECHECKED THE BALANCING, BUT FOUND NOTHING WRONG. SEVERAL DAYS LATER I MOVED THE L/F TIRE TO THE REAR TO SEE IF THE WHEEL MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM - THE VIBRATION STOPPED! ON 12-23-04 I STOPPED BY THE LOCAL GOODYEAR DEALER TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM WITH THEM. IT WAS MADE CLEAR THAT ALL I WANTED WAS A TIRE SAFETY INSPECTION AT NO EXPENSE TO ME. THEY SAID THEY WOULD BE HAPPY TO INSPECT THE TIRE AT NO COST AND THE NEXT MORNING I DROPPED THE CAR OFF AT 7AM (12-24-04). A COUPLE OF HOURS LATER GOODYEAR CALLED AND SAID THE L/R TIRE WAS BAD (TREAD SEPARATION) , THAT THEY HAD REPLACED IT WITH A NEW TIRE, AND IT WAS READY TO BE PICKED UP. NO MENTION WAS MADE OF ANY COST INVOLVED, AND I ASSUMED IT WAS A FREE REPLACEMENT (27K MILES). WENT TO PICK UP THE CAR AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A PRO-RATED CHARGE OF ALMOST $80 FOR THE REPLACEMENT TIRE (GOODYEAR EAGLE LS P205/55R16). I TOLD THEM THERE WAS TO BE NO EXPENSE TO ME FOR THE TIRE INSPECTION - THAT IF THEY FOUND THE TIRE BAD I WAS GOING TO HAVE A COMPLETE SET PUT ON AT PEPBOYS. THEY PUT MY OLD TIRE BACK ON AND AGREED THERE WAS NO CHARGE FOR ANYTHING.*AK

• 12/24/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY 2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER HAS BURNED A QUART OF OIL APPROXIMATELY EVERY 900 MILES OF DRIVING SINCE IT WAS NEW. IT CURRENTLY HAS 96,000 MILES ON IT AND STILL ONLY GETS 900 MILES TO A QUART. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT CHRYSLER TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD BURN LESS AS I DROVE IT. IT NEVER DID. AS A RETIRED MECHANIC, I CAN SAY I HAVE NEVER PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM EITHER DIRECTLY OR VICARIOUSLY WITH A CUSTOMERS CAR THAT WAS PURCHASED NEW. THOUSANDS OF OTHER PT OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS EXACT SAME OIL BURNING PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/22/2010· WHEELS

  2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT 5-SPOKE CHROME-PLATED WHEELS ENDEMIC CORROSION PROBLEMS. CORROSION CAUSES TIRES TO LEAK AND GO FLAT. DUE TO OEM-EQUIVALENT SIZE TIRES BEING LOW PROFILE, DIFFICULT TO VISUALLY SEE WHEN TIRES ARE LOW OR DEFLATED. HAVE HAD MULTIPLE TIRE FAILURES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. TIRES WITH LOW PRESSURES OR FLAT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

• 12/21/2004· WHEELS

  THE CHROME ON 3 OF THE WHEEL RIMS PEELED, CHRYSLER REPLACED ALL 3 RIMS. THE 4TH RIM STARTED TO PEEL AT THE STEM OF THE TIRE WHICH MADE THE TIRE LEAK AIR. *TC *NM

• 12/19/2014· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,ENGINE

  I FILED A CLAIM WITH CHRYSLER ABOUT THE RUSTED OUT ENGINE CRADLE AND THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE IT. *TR

• 12/18/2003· WHEELS

  IHAVE A DEFECTIVE RIM RESULTING IN A WHEEL THAT LOSES 1-2 POUNDS OF AIR PRESSURE PER WEEK. CHRYSLER HAS HAD THE CAR FOR SERVICE 4 TIMES IT THE LAST SIX WEEKS AND DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM. *AK

• 12/16/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DEPENDING ON DRIVING CONDITIONS, VEHICLE BURNS OIL AT THE RATE OF APPROXIMATELY ONE QUART EVERY ~600 TO ~1000 MILES. IF THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN MOSTLY ON EXPRESSWAYS, THE OIL CONSUMPTION IS GREATER THAN IF DRIVEN PRIMARILY ON SURFACE STREETS. I FIRST BROUGHT THIS PROBLEM TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DAIMLERCHRYSLER (DC) DEALERSHIP AT 9,770 MILES, THOUGH I HAD NOTICED IT EARLIER. AT 9770 MILES, I TOLD THE DEALER THAT THE CAR HAD CONSUMED 1 QUART OF OIL IN 1,000 MILES. ON A SUBSEQUENT TRIP TO THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE CONSUMED 1 QUART IN JUST 616 MILES. UNDER WARRANTY AND OVER SEVERAL SERVICE VISITS, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PC VALVE TWICE AND REPLACED ONE VALVE STEM AND 3 VALVES, ALL VALLVE SEALS, MACHINED THE HEADS AND REPLACED THE WARPED EXHAUST MANIFOLDS. THE LAST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR THIS PROBLEM, THE DEALER HAD IT 15 DAYS. THE VEHICLE STILL BURNS OIL AT THE SAME RATES AS BEFORE. DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE THE SHORT BLOCK. DC HAS OFFERRED TO REPURCHASE VEHICLE BUT WE CANNOT AGREE ON THE PRICE. I AM SUING UNDR CALIFORNIA'S LEMON LAW

• 12/15/2004· VISIBILITY

  FACTORY INSTALLED SUN ROOF SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING LARGE CHUNKS OF GLASS TO ENTER THE VEHICLE (POSSIBLY FAULTY SAFETY GLASS) AND CAUSED SCRATCHES TO 3 INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING A 20 MONTH OLD BOY. *AK

• 12/14/2000· SUSPENSION,TIRES

  I HAVE A INTERMITTENT CYCLIC VIBRATION AT SPEEDS FROM 65MPH AND ABOVE. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY REPLACED 3 OF THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT ROUND. THIS HELPED THE PROBLEM, BUT DIDN'T CURE IT. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TWICE MORE AND ALTHOUGH THE SERVICE MANAGER ,AFTER TAKING A TEST DRIVE WITH ME, AGREES THAT THE VIBRATION IS STILL THERE, THEY SAY THEY HAVE CHECKED EVERYTHING AND CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM. HE SAYS HE TESTED ANOTHER PT CRUISER AND IT HAS THE SAME FEEL. I HAVE TALKED THIS OVER WITH THE OWNERS SON AND I AM NOW TOLD THAT I MUST JUST LIVE WITH IT. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM. *AK (TIRESIZE: P205/55R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/55R16 )

• 12/13/2007· WHEELS

  THE ORIGINAL CHROME WHEELS ON MY CHRYSLER 2001 PT CRUISER HAVE CONTINUALLY LOST AIR FOR AT LEAST THE PAST TWO YEARS. I HAVE TO ADD AIR EVERY SEVERAL DAYS. BOTH THE MECHANIC AT THE TIRE SHOP AND MY OWN MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TIRES, BUT THE PITTING OF THE WHEELS WAS CAUSING AIR TO LEAK OUT. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON A SIX YEAR OLD CAR WITH 80,000 MILES. I WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OWNERSHIP HAS CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF AIR AT HIGH SPEED AND LEAD TO A CRASH. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED ON SEVERAL WEBSITES, BUT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY CHRYSLER. *TR

• 12/12/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  I SMELLED GASOLINE AND DISCOVERED A PUDDLE OF GAS UNDER MY 2001 PT CRUISER. WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP THEY INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE NECK LEADING FROM THE GAS TANK AND THE TANK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS NOTHING IN MY DRIVING THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS APPARENT DEFECT MAY OCCUR ON MORE THAN JUST MY CAR AND MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES WITH 42,000 MILES ON THEM. THE DEALERSHIP HAD ALSO DONE RECALL WORK AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION ON THIS GAS TANK AND THE PROBLEM MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CARE THEY TOOK DOING THE RECALL WORK. THE CRACK IN THE TANK WHEN VIEWED IS BETWEEN A PLASTIC 2.5" DIA. TUBE PIECE IN THE UPPER CORNER OF THE TANK AND THE TANK ITSELF, THIS TUBE PIECE IS A SEPARATE PIECE THEY HAS BEEN ATTACHED TO THE PLASTIC TANK. THE SEAL BETWEEN THE TWO HAD BEEN BROKEN IS SOME WAY.*AK

• 12/11/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS SLOWLY LEAKING COOLANT. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER STATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. A SERVICE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.

• 12/09/2007· STRUCTURE

  2001 PT CRUISER WITH 44,500 MILES. ABT 3 MONTHS AGO A SMALL CRACK APPEARED IN THE DASHBOARD. IT GREW LARGER AND LARGER, AND IN OCTOBER THE VENT SCREEN PIECE POPPED OUT ON ITS OWN. THE CRACK FINALLY BISECTED THE DASHBOARD, SO I HAD IT REPLACED AT MY OWN EXPENSE. THIS CAR HAS GOTTEN NORMAL USAGE AND THERE APPEARS TO BE NO INCIDENT OR REASON FOR THIS TO HAVE OCCURRED. *TR

• 12/08/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  PT CRUISER 2001 (CAR) WILL CONTINUE TO RUN WITH KEY OUT OF IGNITION. SAFETY ISSUE: CAR CANNOT BE STOPPED OCCURRENCES: HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 6+ TIMES SINCE PROBLEM INITIALLY BROUGHT TO DEALERS ATTENTION IN 2002 CHRYSLER SUPPORT: ESSENTIALLY NOT RESPONDING WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS OVER THE LAST 24 MONTHS TO LOCAL DEALER WHO CANNOT RESOLVE THIS DEFECT DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THIS ON 3 OCCASIONS WITH DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS - HOWEVER PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR DEALER GAVE ME SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS THAT IF CAR DID THIS AGAIN, I COULD STOP IT BY REMOVING FUSE #11 - AFTER A SET OF RECENT SEQUENTIAL FAILURES ON 12/4/04 WHERE I USED THIS TECHNIQUE UNTIL I COULD CONTACT THE DEALER ON MONDAY MORNING; VEHICLE BATTERY DIED AND NEEDED TO BE RE-STARTED; RESPONDING MECHANIC ADVISE ME THE PROCEDURE FOR REMOVING FUSE #11 WAS DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE ARCING IN THE CAR'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND POSSIBLY A FIRE AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF THE ONBOARD COMPUTER. MOST RECENT EVENT OCCURRED ON 12/4/04 WITH KEY OUT OF IGNITION, CAR STILL RUNNING.- UTILIZED DEALER TECHNIQUE OF REMOVING FUSE #11, BATTERY DIED. *JB

• 12/07/2004· WHEELS

  THE RIMS ARE LOSING AIR. THEY HAVE BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES BY TIRE MANUFACTURER FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE INSIDE OF THE CRONE WHEELS, WHERE THE TREAD BEADS SIT ON THE RIM, HAVE PITS AND BLISTERS IN THE CRONE. DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTED TO PUT A SEALER IN TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT IT DIDN'T WORK. THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE WHEELS.*AK *TC

• 12/07/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE BRAKE PADS FAILED AT 10,000 MILES. THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED APPROXIMATELY 200 MILES LATER AFTER HAVING THEM CHECKED THERE WAS A LOUD MOANING NOISE. FOUND THAT THE PADS HAD CUT INTO THE ROTORS, AND THE ROTOR DISHED WAS BENT VERY BADLY. NOW AT 15000 MILES THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS.*AK

• 12/07/2002· STEERING

  ON 12/6/02 I WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH. I TRIED TO MAKE A LANE CHANGE AND THE WHOLE CAR LOST CONTROL. THE CAR STARTED ROCKING SIDE TO SIDE FOR ABOUT A MILE. THE CAR WOULD NOT GIVE TRANCTION TO THE GROUND. I KEPT THINKING ON EACH ROCKING MOTION THAT THE CAR WAS GOING TO FLIP OVER AT ANY MOMENT. I DID NOT HIT THE BRAKE FOR FEAR THIS WOULD MAKE THE CAR FLIP DUE TO THE AGGRESSIVE SIDE TO SIDE ROCKING THE CAR WAS DOING. THE STEERING SYSTEM SEEMED TO BE OUT. THE CAR FELT AS IT WAS GOING TO TIP OVER. THE CAR EVENTUALLY SLAMMED INTO A CONCRETE EMBARKMENT DIVIDER ON THE FREEWAY HEAD-ON. THE AIR BAGS ON THE CAR DID NOT DEPLOY. I'VE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM TWICE BEFORE MAKING LANE CHANGES IN TOWN BUT THE AGGESSIVENESS OF THE MOTION WAS NOT THE SAME AS THIS HIGHWAY INCIDENT. I'D LIKE THIS VEHICLE TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR DEFECTIVENESS. I'D LIKE THE SCENE OF MY ACCIDENT TO BE INVESIGATED TO SEE THE TRACTION MARKS. I'D LIKE TO KNOW OF ANY SIMILAR COMPOLAINTS ABOUT THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. 2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. I'D LIKE THE DAMAGES OF MY CAR TO BE COMPENSATED FOR AS WELL AS MY OWN INJURIES AND TO FIX THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. DT

• 12/06/2004· SUSPENSION

  THE BUSHINGS WHERE THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS ARE FASTENED TO THE CROSSMEMBER MINE, METAL ON METAL CONCERNING STEERING/SUSPENSION. *BF THE CONSUMERS LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE TOTALLY DISINTEGRATED. *SC *JB

• 12/06/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING THE INTERIOR DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND THE HEAD LIGHTS GOES OUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIX PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

• 12/06/2002· SUSPENSION

  CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CONTROL ARM BUSHING IS DEFECTIVE CAUSING TIRES TO WEAR FAST. TS

• 12/05/2013· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 70 MPH INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE HAD TO BE ENGAGED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. ..UPDATED 12-30-13 *BF

• 12/05/2002· POWER TRAIN

  NO SUMMARY. DT

• 12/04/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CONSUMER ARRIVED AT LOCAL DAIMLER/CHRYSLER DEALER TO HAVE FUEL PUMP RECALL PERFORMED. THE CONSUMER WAS PROMISED A RENTAL CAR ON THE DAY OF REPAIR BUT WHEN SHE ARRIVED SHE WAS DENIED THE RENTAL. THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THE CONSUMER WAS UNHAPPY WITH THE CUSTOMER SERVICE. *PH *NLM

• 12/03/2008· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN PROPERLY AND FORCED THE DRIVER INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES AND THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE COLLISION CENTER AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 151,000.

• 12/03/2003· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TRANS SHIFTER FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOCK UP. *MR THE DEALER STATED THE STARTER MALFUNCTION, BUT THE CONSUMER DISAGREED.*SCC *JB

• 12/02/2004· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH STEERING FAILED. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP. *AK

• 12/02/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CONSUMER STATES THAT FUEL LINE RUBS AGAINST METAL AIR CONDITIONING LINE AND IS CHAFING. HAS NOT YET RESULTED IN FUEL LEAKAGE. RELATED RECALL 02V214000, CONSUMER'S V.I.N. IS NOT INCLUDED. TS

• 12/02/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHEN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CONSUMER WAS INJURED, IN A SEPARATE INCIDENT, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. TS *JB

• 12/01/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I STARTED DRIVING MY 2001 PT CRUISER AND NOTICED THE FOG LAMP INDICATOR WAS ON. THE LIGHTS WERE NOT TURNED ON, I CHECKED ALL THE SWITCHES. A COUPLE MILES DOWN THE ROAD I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE COLUMN THROUGH THE HAZARD BUTTON. I PULLED OVER AND PULLED THE FUSE FOR THE FOG LAMPS WHICH STOPPED THE SMOKING BEFORE A FIRE STARTED. THE FUSE WAS VERY HOT. I SEE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM VIA THE INTERNET ON THE PT. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED IF ITS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH POSSIBLE FIRES. *TR

• 12/01/2004· STEERING

  AT 24,226 MILES, I NOTICED A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I WAS TOLD THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS AGAIN HAS HAPPENED 4 MORE TIMES SINCE DEC 11, 2002. EACH TIME THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED, TWO RACK AND PINION STEERING ASSEMBLIES, AND ALL OF THE HOSES. THE LAST TWO TIMES, MY EXTENDED WARRANTY SERVICE HAS HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AS CHRYSLER TELLS ME THAT SINCE I HAVE THE WARRANTY, THEY WILL NOT EXCEPT RESPONSIBILITY EVEN THOUGH THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING OVER AND OVER AGAIN SINCE 24,000 MILES. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE FACT THAT CHRYSLER WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS. THESE 5 FAILURES HAVE ALL HAPPENED IN LESS THAN 31,000 MILES. I AM VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR NOW AS I HAVE BEEN LUCKY TO CATCH THE PROBLEM BEFORE THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILS COMPLETELY.*AK

• 12/01/2000· POWER TRAIN

  FAULTY POWER TRAIN COMPUTER MODULE. *SLC

• 11/30/2007· SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 10-20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARMS. WHEN THE CONTACT LEFT THE DEALER, SHE HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 116,280. UPDATED 12/13/07 *TR

• 11/29/2010· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A 2001 PT CRUISER. I NOTICED IN YOUR NHTSA ID #10010478 YOU STATE THAT THE FRONT HUB/HALF SHAFT CLICK/POP SOUND. MY CAR STARTING MAKING SUCH A SOUND IMMEDIATELY BEFORE ALL OF THE WHEEL STUDS WHERE SHEARED OFF AND THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE AUTOMOBILE WHILE GOING 60 MILES AN HOUR. I HAVE ALL FIVE STUDS THAT HAVE BEEN REMOVED THAT CAN BE INSPECTED. I ALSO HAVE ONE OF THE LUG NUTS WITH PART OF THE STUD. THE STUDS WHERE SHEARED OFF EVEN WITH THE FACE OF THE ROTOR. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THERE WAS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. *TR

• 11/29/2007· WHEELS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE TIRES WERE CONTINUOUSLY FLAT AND THE CONTACT HAD TO ADD AIR IN THEM EVERY OTHER DAY. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CHROME WAS FLAKING INSIDE THE WHEELS AND DAMAGED THE TIRES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD SCRAPE THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL, BUT WERE UNSURE IF THAT WOULD CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

• 11/29/2002· STEERING

  I HAVE HAD MY PT CRUISER IN 4 DIFFERENT TIMES IN THE PASSED 11/2 YEARS. THERE IS A SERIOUS WOBBLE IN THE STEERING, AND EACH TIME THE DEALER LOOKS AT MY COMPLAINT. THEY ROTATE AND BALANCE THE TIRES. I HAVE TOLD THEM ON EACH CONSECUTIVE VISIT THAT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. AT ONE POINT A DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD USED THE WRONG "KIND" OF WHEEL WEIGHTS AND THEY WERE LOOSENING UP. ANOTHER VISIT WARRANTED A NEW STEERING COLUMN. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS I HAVE LOOKED FOR RECALLS, AND SERVICE BULLETINS BUT NONE ARE IN AFFECT FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN QUITE FRUSTRASTING TO NOT SEE THE PROBLEM SOLVED. I AM LOOKING FOR HELP, AND AM CONSIDERING FILING THE MINNESOTA LEMON LAW. THINKING THAT I SHOULD START HERE. DT

• 11/28/2012· STRUCTURE

  THE TOP OF DASH HAS CRACKED AND BROKEN IN MULTIPLE PIECES. *TR

• 11/28/2005· SEATS

  MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT A NEW 2001 CHRYSLER VOYAGER MINIVAN IN APRIL OF 2001. AS OF 11/10/05 THERE WAS 51,000 MILES ON OUR 4 YEAR OLD VAN. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE BOUGHT IT FOR ALL SERVICING. WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL 11/10/05. MY HUSBAND WAS JUST DRIVING DOWN THE STREET ON HIS WAY HOME WHEN THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME BROKE IN HALF AND LANDED IN THE BACK SEAT! THANKFULLY HE DID NOT GET IN AN ACCIDENT ALTHOUGH THE FRAME BREAKING DID AGGRAVATE A PREVIOUS BACK INJURY. WE HAD TO USE OUR "CLUB" (ANTI-THEFT DEVICE) TO PROP UP THE SEAT TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE VAN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY (WE HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY). THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD BE $1200-$1500 FOR PARTS ALONE FOR THE "MECHANISM"?? OUR SEATS ARE MANUAL SEATS...IT WAS THE FRAME THAT BROKE IN HALF!!! NEEDLESS TO SAY WE WILL NEVER BUY A CHRYSLER PRODUCT AGAIN!! WE TRADED THAT VAN IN THAT DAY AND BOUGHT A NEW TOYOTA VEHICLE. WE ONLY HAD THE ONE VEHICLE AND NEEDED SOMETHING DRIVABLE AND RELIABLE THAT DAY!!! WE COULD POSSIBLY SEE SOMETHING MECHANICAL BREAKING DOWN...BUT A DRIVER'S SEAT TO BREAK IN HALF WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING??? THAT IS SO TOTALLY DANGEROUS AND DEFINITELY UNEXPECTED!!! *NM

• 11/28/2003· SUSPENSION

  PREMATURE FAILURE OF FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS AND LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS. DEALER STATES HE HAS SEEN THIS IN OTHER PT CRUISERS. *AK

• 11/26/2016· STEERING

  POWER STEERING FLUID IS LEAKING FROM THE HIGH PRESSURE HOSE WHERE IT IS ROUTED UNDER THE ENGINE CASING. THE HIGH PRESSURE HOSE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN WARN THROUGH BY RUBBING AGAINST ONE OF THE CLAMPS WHICH SECURE THE HOSE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE CASING. POWER STEERING PUMP WAS MAKING WHINING NOISES. POWER STEERING FLUID RESERVOIR WAS CHECKED. DIPSTICK WAS DRY.

• 11/23/2010· SUSPENSION

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACED AT MILEAGE 86,795 AND THEN AT MILEAGE 103,000. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE DRIVERS FRONT WHEEL DID NOT FEEL SECURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO A MECHANIC SHOP WHO INDICATED THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS SWAY BAR LINK FOR $1200. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

• 11/22/2004· WHEELS

  MY 2001 PT CRUISER HAS A PROBLEM WITH CHROME PEELING FROM THE RIMS. ON 5/24/04 CHRYSLER REPLACED 3 OF THE RIMS BECAUSE THEY TOLD US THE CHROME WAS PEELING BECAUSE THEIR CHROME WAS TO BLAME. WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE 4TH RIM BUT NOW THE CHROME IS PEELING AROUND THE STEM WHICH INTURN IS MAKING THE AIR LEAK AND NOW CHRYSLER HAS SAID THEY WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE NOW IT IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE. ON 11/22/04 WHILE DRIVING I LOST AIR PRESSURE AND THE CAR PULLED FROM ME, I HAD CONTROL BECAUSE I WAS ONLY GOING 20 MPH. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND CHRYSLER HAS REPLACED SOME RIMS AND NOT OTHERS, THERE IS A WHOLE WEB SITE OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER DOESN'T WANT TO HELP OR HEAR ANYTHING MORE. MY CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD BECOME A HUGE PROBLEM. *JB

• 11/22/2000· SUSPENSION

  VIBRATION PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED NATIONWIDE HTTP://WWW.PTCRUIZER.COM/CGI-BIN/FAQ.PL?PROFILE=PT+TERRY. *AK (TIRESIZE: P205/55R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/55R16 )

• 11/21/2005· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V268000 CONCERNING THE STEERING HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST HOSES, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS. THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT THIS AFFECTED THE BRAKE FLUID LINES AS WELL. SHE REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HER OWN EXPENSE PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL LETTER. *AK

• 11/21/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT RIGHT CORNER COLLISION AT APPROXIMATELY 10MPH. THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND BURNED THROUGH CONSUMER'S JACKET TO THE CLOTHING UNDERNEATH. CONSUMER ALSO ADVISED HAD "SINGE" MARKS ON GOING DOWN THE SIDE OF JACKET. TS

• 11/20/2013· SEAT BELTSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF HER VEHICLE WHILE SITTING AT A COMPLETE STOP. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES WHEN SHE WAS THROWN INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF FOUR VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN FROM THE CRASH SITE BUT WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG OR SEATBELT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

• 11/20/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING ON A DARK ROAD ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DISAPPEARED WITHOUT WARNING. SOMETIMES IT WAS HARD FOR HEADLIGHTS TO COME ON. DID GO OUT ONE TIME ON THEIR OWN. HAD NOT BEEN TO DEALER. *AK