2007 Chrysler PT Cruiser

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

• 12/30/2010· STEERING

  STEERING WHEEL MOVES BY ITSELF IN A JERKING MOTION, WHILE DRIVING AND AT TIMES WILL LOCKS IN PLACE. IT'S LIKE WHEN I'M DRIVING THE CAR IS MAKING MOVES AND SHARP TURNS ON ITS OWN. ALSO WHEN I TURN LOUD NOISES ARE COMING FROM THE MOTOR. MY CRUISER IS A 2007, I'VE OWNED IT FROM BRAND NEW, STILL MAKING PAYMENTS!!! *TR

• 12/29/2011· STEERINGCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH AND EXITING THE HIGHWAY FROM AN OFF RAMP. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED, BUT THE WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE REMAINED STRAIGHT. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CONTINUE TRAVELING STRAIGHT UNTIL CRASHING INTO A LIGHT POST. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY FOR INSPECTION. TWO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT INSPECTED AND IT HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED AS TO WHY THE WHEELS DID NOT TURN. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 82,052.

• 12/28/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ON DECEMBER 24, 2007 I TOOK MY 2007 PT CRUISER, THAT IS ONLY 6 MONTHS OLD, TO FIRESTONE TO BE CHECKED ON CAUSE I NOTICED I WAS LEAKING OIL. THEY PROCEEDED TO TAKE MY CAR PUT IT ON THE LIFT AND NOTICED IT WAS LEAKING DRAMATICALLY. THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT I HAD MAJOR ENGINE TROUBLE AND NEEDED TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. I WENT TO SEARS AUTO CENTER I PULLED IN FRONT WITHIN 10 MINUTES ALL THE OIL IN THE CAR WAS ON THE GROUND. I HAD THEM LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAID MY CAR HAS MAJOR ENGINE TROUBLE. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH I BOUGHT IT. ON DECEMBER 26. 2007 I GOT A PHONE CALL SAYING THEY HAD TO ORDER THE SMALL BLOCK FOR THE CAR BECAUSE A BEARING IN THE CRANKSHAFT WENT AND BLEW THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE ENGINE OUT AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $6,000 TO FIX. HE ALSO TOLD ME THE PART WOULD BE IN FRIDAY DECEMBER 28, 2007 BUT HE HAD NO IDEA WHEN IT WOULD GET DONE BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT NEEDED DONE. I THEN CONTACTED CHRYSLER BECAUSE I FEEL UNSAFE IN A CAR THAT NO WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND THAT NEEDED MAJOR ENGINE REPAIR WITHIN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS. AFTER IT'S FIXED I'M WORRIED IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. THEY ADVISED ME I COULD TRADE IT IN FOR SOMETHING ELSE BUT I WOULD HAVE TO CARRY THE BALANCED OWED OVER. THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T WANT TO GIVE ME MUCH FOR IT. I CALLED CHRYSLER FINANCIAL AND THEY ADVISED ME TO CONTACT MY ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE TO SEE ABOUT A LEMON LAW OR A BUY BACK BECAUSE A CAR THAT IS ONLY 6 MONTHS OLD SHOULD NEED WORK THAT EXTENSIVE. I THEN CONTACTED CHRYSLER TO SEE IF THEY COULD JUST REPLACE THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE WAS DONE. THEY THEN ADVISED ME THEY WOULD SEND THE DEALERSHIP ALL THE PAPER WORK THAT IS NEEDED TO DOCUMENT THE DAMAGE AND FOR ME TO CONTACT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE TO SEE IF THE COMPANY IS REQUIRED TO BUY BACK THIS VEHICLE THAT NEEDED THIS EXTENSIVE WORK DONE TO IT. *TR

• 12/17/2015· AIR BAGS

  PASSENGER AIR BAG STAYS ILLUMINATED AND RINGS EVERY 5 SECONDS EVEN WHEN A PASSENGER IS THERE OR NOT.

• 12/13/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  GOOD MORNING, THIS MAY NOT BE AN EMERGENCY, OR A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD, BUT... I FOUND THAT MY 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER HAD AN ANNOYING FLAW. WHEN I HAD MY HEADLIGHTS ON WITH THE DRIVING LIGHTS, AND I PUT ON MY TURN SIGNAL, THE HEADLIGHT ON THAT SIDE WOULD GO OUT. SINCE NOTHING ELSE WAS AFFECTED, I CHOSE TO KEEP MY DRIVING LIGHTS OFF. HOWEVER, I HAVE NOTICED IS THAT OTHER CHRYSLERS (300, 200), A JEEP CHEROKEE, A CHEVY CAMARO, AND A VOLKSWAGEN DO THE SAME THING, BUT WITHOUT THE DRIVING LIGHT BEING ON. IT IS ALWAYS WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS ENGAGED WHILE THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. I HAVE ONLY NOTICED THIS RECENTLY...I AM NOT SURE WHY, BUT I AM BEGINNING TO SEE THIS A LOT. ON A DARK, RAINY NIGHT, THAT COULD ELIMINATE A WHOLE QUADRANT OF LIGHT IS A PERSON IS TURNING. THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT MANUFACTURERS. I AM ALSO GOING TO CONTACT OTHER ENTITIES, BUT I THINK THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM. THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

• 12/13/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL. AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES RANDOMLY AND PINGS. I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS A SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT AND THE COST TO REPAIR WOULD BE AT LEAST A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS. WHY WON'T THE DEALER FIX THIS AT THE MANUFACTURER'S EXPENSE, SINCE IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT?

• 12/12/2017· ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  CANNOT GET GAS TO GO INTO THE GAS TANK, FUEL NOZZLE SHUTS OFF EVERY SECOND OR SO, TAKES ABOUT 30 MINUTES TO FILL THE TANK.

• 12/02/2016· ENGINE

  HAS A BURNING RUBBERY SMELL

• 12/02/2015· AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON A HIGHWAY, APPROACHING THE CITY, WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. WEATHER CLEAR AND SUNNY. HIGHWAY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT. MY SPEED WAS AT AROUND 70 MPH. THE DRIVER APPARENTLY DECIDED TO EXIT THE RAMP AS IT WAS LINED WITH VEHICLES. THE DRIVER PULLED OUT OF RAMP AND STEERED TO LEFT LANE ON HIGHWAY, IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD TO BRAKE SUDDENLY TO AVOID COLLISION. MY CAR SUDDENLY SKIDDED AND SPUN AROUND ONCE, WITH RUBBER BURNING FROM TIRES. MY VEHICLE NEARLY CRASHED AGAINST THE RAIL AS MY CAR SKIDDED FOR 2ND TIME TO STOP. NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGES. INSPECTED MY CAR LATER AT GAS STATION. DID NOT DETECT ANY VISUAL PROBLEMS. COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY MY CAR SKIDDED AND SPUN AROUND ON HIGHWAY. AFTER THE SHOPPING TRIP, I DROVE HOME WITH NO INCIDENTS. AS I PULLED IN HOME, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING OUT OF UNDER HOOD. MY CAR WAS INSPECTED BY TWO MECHANICS, FROM SEPARATE TIME AND LOCATION, AND I WAS TOLD MY COOLING FAN BROKE. POSSIBLE THAT THE INCIDENT LEADED THE FAN TO SHUT DOWN DUE TO MECHANICAL ERROR, THE FIRST MECHANIC SAID. COST TO REPLACE THE COOLING FAN AND LABOR CAN RUN AS HIGH AS $400. ALSO, THE AIRBAG LIGHT, ON DASHBOARD, STAYS ON MOST OF TIME.

• 12/01/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  BACK HATCH COMES OPEN RANDOMLY ON ITS OWN. SITTING STILL WHILE OFF OR ON, DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT DOESN'T MATTER, IT TRIGGERS TO OPEN RANDOMLY.

• 11/30/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WE WERE COMING TO A STOP AND THERE WAS A POP UNDER THE HOOD THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, AND THEN STARTED RIGHT BACK UP SINCE THAT INCIDENT OUR LIGHTS CONTIUNOUSLY BLINK INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR AND OUR RADIO HAS A MIND OF ITSD OWN IT WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO... WE HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE POSTS WE HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR... WE HAVE HAD IT TESTED SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES AND NOBODY CAN SEEM TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM... *TR

• 11/20/2015· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND MADE A BEEPING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

• 11/19/2014· AIR BAGS

  THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT HAD COME ON AND WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THEY INFORMED ME THAT INDEED THE AIRBAG WAS NOT COMMUNICATING WITH THE REAR BUMPER AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR A NEW SENSOR. I WAS TOLD THAT THE GOOD NEWS WAS IT WON'T DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING BUT IT WON'T DEPLOY IF IT'S IN AN ACCIDENT. YEAH. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO FIX IT AND THAT IT WAS MY PROBLEM. *TR

• 11/17/2015· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT, THE SHIFT LEVER FAILED TO ENGAGE INTO GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER WAS LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT SEVERAL YEARS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

• 11/16/2009· VISIBILITY

  2007 PT CRUISER DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING SUN VISOR FELL OFF AND WON'T GO BACK ON. VERY FLIMSY CONSTRUCTION AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITHOUT IT ON VEHICLE. *TR

• 11/14/2009· AIR BAGS,SEATS

  I HAVE A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER, THAT WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A COLLISION OR ANY TYPE OF DAMAGING INCIDENT HOWEVER THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM IN THE PASSENGER SEAT IS NOW MALFUNCTIONING TO THE POINT WHERE IF ANYONE OR ANYTHING IS IN THE SEAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TURNS ON AND THE NOTIFICATION CHIME SOUNDS. THE DEALER HAS ESTIMATED THAT $500 WOULD BE A GOOD START TO REPAIRING THE PROBLEM, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED YET. *TR

• 11/08/2019· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND CRASHED HEAD ON INTO A UTILITY POLE. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG PARTIALLY DEPLOYED AND DID NOT COMPLETELY INFLATE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BRUISED CHEST AND INJURIES TO THE RIGHT HAND AND SHOULDER. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED AWAY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. POLICE REPORT NUMBER: [XXX] WAS FILED. GARY MILLER CHRYSLER (5746 PEACH ST, ERIE, PA) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.*BF ('PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).')*JB

• 11/05/2024· POWER TRAIN

  See attached document for complaint.

• 11/05/2010· VISIBILITY

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH WHEN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE QUARTER GLASS WINDOW CAME OUT. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2005-2006 MODEL YEAR, BUT NOT ON HIS MODEL YEAR, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN 2006. THE RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS 07V149000 AND IT WAS FOR VISIBILITY, BECAUSE THE REAR QUARTER GLASS WINDOW CAN COME LOOSE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 62000. UPDATED 12/03/10. *LJ UPDATED 1/25/11 *CN UPDATED 02/07/11*JB

• 11/03/2017· AIR BAGS

  PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG RED WARNING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING WITH NO PASSENGER

• 10/30/2014· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

• 10/30/2013· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  CAR CUTS OFF WHEN DRIVING ON STREETS 10 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR AND MISSES AND GET SLUGGISH AS IF IT DOES NOT WANT TO GO OR IT WILL CUT OFF A LOT WHEN DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 60 MILES OR MORE. *TR

• 10/24/2008· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE OTHER VEHICLE'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S DID NOT. HE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO HIS LEGS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO POSSESSION BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 47,000. UPDATED 11/12/08 *CN UPDATED 11/18/08. *JB

• 10/15/2008· AIR BAGS,SEATSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING IN MICHIGAN ON US 23 IN A 2007 PT CRUISER STANDARD. THE VEHICLE APPROACHED A TRAFFIC JAM AND SLOWED TO A STOP. THEN A BMW VEHICLE SMASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE PT CRUISER AT RATES UP TO 80MPH AND THE BMW DRIVER NEVER APPLIED BRAKES DURING IMPACT OF VEHICLE. THE PT CRUISER THEN CRASHED INTO AND TOTALED A HONDA ACCORD. THE AIR BAGS OF THE PT CRUISER NEVER DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT WITH THE FRONTAL VEHICLE. ALL PASSENGERS WERE WEARING SEATBLELTS WHICH DID SAVE THERE LIVES. THE BACK SEAT WAS JAMMED INTO THE FRONT SEAT WHERE THE PASSENGER BEHIND THE DRIVER RECEIVED A BROKEN FOREARM AND ALMOST HAD A AMPUTATED ANKLE FROM BEING CAUGHT UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT. THE OF THE PASSENGER IN THE BACK SEAT RECEIVED BROKEN RIBS AND A HEART ATTACK FROM IMPACTING THE FRONT SEAT. THE PASSENGER IN THE FRONT BROKE ALL RIBS AND A BROKEN BACK FROM HITTING THE DASHBOARD AND ARM WENT INTO THE WINDSHIELD WHEN THE FRONT SEAT WAS FORCED FORWARD. THE DRIVER DID HIT HER HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL AND CAUSED A BASE SKULL FRACTURE AND A BROKEN LEFT PELVIC BONE. ONCE AGAIN ALL WHERE WEARING SEAT BELTS WHICH SAVED THEIR LIVES BUT ARE UNSURE IN WHY THE AIRBAGS WERE NEVER DEPLOYED ON SUCH A HIGH RATE IMPACT WHICH TRAPPED AND SERIOUSLY INJURED ALL PASSENGERS INSIDE. I DO BELIEVE THAT THE VEHICLE DID STAY INTACT ENOUGH AND THE SEAT BELTS WORKED WELL BUT THE FAILURE OF AIRBAGS AND THE BACK SEATS SLAMMING INTO THE FRONT SEATS TO ME DOES NOT SEEM LIKE A CAR THAT RECEIVED A 5 STAR CRASH TEST RATING ON REAR COLLISIONS. *TR

• 10/11/2008· AIR BAGSCrash

  ON US 23 IN MICHIGAN, I WAS AT A FULL STOP. I WAS REAR ENDED BY A CAR DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60-70 MPH. THE IMPACT PROPELLED ME INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER CAR. NEITHER MY AIRBAG NOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THERE WERE FOUR OF US IN THE CAR. WE HAVE ALL SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT INJURIES. *TR

• 10/10/2007· AIR BAGS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND NEVER DIMMED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES, BUT THEY CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,800

• 10/09/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE ILLUMINATED AND THEN THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THERMOSTAT WAS STUCK AND THE HEAD GASKET WARPED TO DUE HEAT. THE HEAD GASKET AND THERMOSTAT WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,258. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF MALFUNCTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED, ENGINE VIBRATION PROBABLY CAUSED VACUUM HOSE TO LOOSEN. THE REPAIR OF VACUUM HOSE TO EVAPORATED SYSTEM ON OCTOBER 17, 2007. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

• 10/06/2008· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  I WAS IN A CAR IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007. I WAS DRIVING A 2007 PT CRUISER. I REAREND A TRUCK INFRONT OF ME DOING APPROXIMATELY 30-35MPH. MY SAFETY BELT DIDN'T LOCK AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NEEDLESS TO SAY MY HEAD HIT FULL FORCE INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. ROAD CONDITIONS WHERE DRY. IT WAS JUST STOP & GO TRAFFIC BUMPER TO BUMPER. I JUST DIDN'T REACT FAST ENOUGH. I WAS TOLD THAT THE SENSOR FOR THE AIR BAG WAS LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF INTERIOR DASH CONSOLE. *TR

• 10/02/2019· POWER TRAIN

  IT STALLS AND WON'T GO OVER 40MPH.

• 10/02/2014· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED AN OIL LEAK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT AND FRONT SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,232.

• 10/02/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I PURCHASED MY NEW 2007 PT CRUISER FROM HAYES CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP, INC. IN LAWRENCEVILLE, GA ON JANUARY 27, 2007, WITH 32 MILES ON CAR. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO DRIVE THE CAR AND RETURN IN THREE WEEKS FOR A NEW CAR CHECK AND LIST MY CONCERNS REGARDING THE CAR. AT THIS TIME IN INFORMED THE SERVICE STAFF THAT THE CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE WHEN ENTERING THE FREEWAY AND PASSING OTHER CARS. THE SERVICE STAFF RETURNED MY CAR TO ME INDICATING THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE CAR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AGAIN THE SERVICE STAFF TOLD ME THEY DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SEVERAL TIME AFTER MY INITIAL RETURN EACH TIME THE SERVICE STAFF DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. EACH SERVICE VISIT I INFORMED THE SERVICE STAFF THAT THE CAR STILL DID NOT ACCELERATE. ON A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE I SPOKE TO A NEW SERVICE STAFF EMPLOYEE, TOLD HIM OF MY CONCERN AND DISSATISFACTION WITH THE CAR. AFTER WAITING FOR OVER AN HOUR, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD FINALLY FOUND THE PROBLEM (69K PLUS MILES, 3 YEARS LATER) THE ENGINE HAD MISFIRED CYLINDERS. I WAS TOLD THAT APPARENTLY ALL THIS TIME THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR AND THE ENGINE WERE DISFUNCTIONAL AND DIDN'T COMMUNICATE. THE SERVICE STAFF ATTEMPT TO FIX WHAT I WOULD CALL A DEFECTIVE PARTS. AFTER THE FIX THE CAR STILL DID NOT PERFORM. ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO THE REPAIR FAILED. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS TOLD THAT WHAT WAS FIX HAD BROKEN. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE CHRYSLER CORP. ENGINE TROUBLE SHOULD BE DISCOVERED DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. IT WAS NOT IN MY CASE. IT TOOK THREE YEARS OF ROUTINE OIL CHANGES BEFORE THEY DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WITH THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE IN MY CAR. I FEEL HAYES & CHRYSLER CORP SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RE-REPAIR. CAN YOU HELP OR ADVISE WHERE I CAN SEEK ASSISTANCE. THANK YOU *TR

• 10/01/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  UPON ACCELERATION BETWEEN 0 AND 30 MPH THERE IS A FEEL OF THE ENGINE MISSING OR THE TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER CHATTERING. HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWO TIMES AND THEY ADVISE THERE IS NOTHING ABNORMAL OCCURRING IN THE VEHICLE THAT IT IS A CHARACTERISTIC PROBLEM IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

• 09/30/2010· SUSPENSION

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE BUSHINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD, THE TWO FRONT TIRES SHOOK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BUSHINGS REPAIR WOULD BE PERFORMED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE SHAKING SEEMED TO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE AIR BAG LIGHT BEING ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

• 09/28/2020· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED WITH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE READING HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO I-10 CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (79200 VARNER RD, INDIO, CA 92203) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE COOLING FAN WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHERE THE COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY, MODULE, HIGH AND LOW SPEED RELAYS, THE THERMOSTAT, COOLING FAN, RADIATOR CAP AND COOLANT WERE ALL REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON AND OFF AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CRYSTAL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (36444 AUTO PARK DR, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234) WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REACHED OUT TO MANUFACTURER AND LEFT A MESSAGE HOWEVER, THE CONTACT HAD NOT HEARD BACK FORM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 09/28/2015· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 09/18/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER ABOUT 63,300 MILES. CONSUMES ABOUT 4 QUARTS ABOUT EVERY 2500 MILES. I HAVE NOTICED THIS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2008. IT SEEMS TO BE INCREASING WITH MILEAGE. I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE IS REALLY NO POINT IN CHANGING THE OIL BECAUSE I REPLACE ALL OF IT BEFORE THE 3000 SO I AM JUST REPLACING THE FILTER. *TR

• 09/17/2007· POWER TRAIN

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE GEAR SLIPPED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON JANUARY 19, 2007 AT 1,443 AND ON JUNE 28, 2007 AT 4,404 MILES, JULY 16, 2007 AT 4,838 MILES AND AGAIN ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2007 AT 6,306 MILES. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE SLIPPED GEARS, LUNGED FORWARD, AND THEN BECAME STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TWICE TO THE DEALER AND A COMPUTER ADJUSTMENT WAS MADE. ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE SLIPPED GEARS, LUNGED FORWARD, AND THEN WENT BACK TO THE CORRECT GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ALSO REVS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PARKED AT HER RESIDENCE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,301 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,443. UPDATED 10/04/07 *TR

• 09/15/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DEALER LOOKED AT THE OIL LEAK AND THE TECH INFORMED ME THE FRONT CRANKSHAFT SEAL WAS LEAKING AND THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF PLAY WITH THE CRANK. SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2.4 LITER MOTOR THAT CHRYSLER HAS IGNORED TO REPORT A RECALL. THERE IS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. CHRYSLER HAS KNOWN IT HAS AN ENGINE FLAW AND REFUSES TO CORRECT THEIR MISTAKE. I UNDERSTAND REPLACING THE SEAL WON'T FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE PLAY WITH THE CRANK SHAFT, THE SEAL WILL START LEAKING AGAIN. AN OWNER WITH A PT CRUISER UNDER WARRANTY REPORTED THAT CHRYSLER REPLACED THE SEAL SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM. IF THE CRANK HAS TO MUCH PLAY, IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THE CRANK HAS EATEN INTO THE BLOCK. THE SHORT BLOCK MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. NOT CHEAP BY ANY MEANS. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY STATED THAT BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE THEY WOULD NOT OFFER ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THIS CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF AND LOOKS BRAND NEW. THE ENGINE SHOULD GO ANOTHER 100,000 MILES. THIS IS A LEMON ENGINE! *KB

• 09/11/2016· AIR BAGSCrash

  ON AUGUST 12,2016 AT 12:37 PM WHILE DRIVING MY SAID CAR A DEER RAN OUT IN FROUNT OF ME CROSSING THE ROAD. I AVOIDED THE DEER AND HIT A TREE HEAD ON THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON BUT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CHRYSLER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AND MY CAR WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSE. I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MILER PER HOUR UPON IMPACT.

• 09/11/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN JUST STOPS WORKING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU LOSE HEAD LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND WINDSHIELD SPRAY. THE SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE NOW AND THE SAME PROBLEM KEEPS OCCURRING. IT EITHER FAILS TOTALLY OR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. YOU CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT OR WHEN IT'S RAINING - IT'S A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

• 09/10/2012· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT FRONT OIL SEAL WAS BLOWING AND SPILLING OIL WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. THE OIL WARNING LIGHT STARTED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SHOULDER AND THE CONTACT HAD TO ADD MORE OIL TO THE VEHICLE. A YEAR PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE SEAL WAS FOUND TO BE FRACTURED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT FRONT OIL SEAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 10/15/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SHOP FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE CRANKSHAFT EXHAUST BEARING FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE CRANKSHAFT TO MOVE FORWARD DESTROYING THE OIL PUMP. THE OIL PUMP THEN KNOCKED OUT THE CRANK SEAL DUMPING ALL THE ENGINE OIL IN MINUTES. THE OIL COVERED WINDSHIELD OF DRIVERS BEHIND THE CONSUMER, AS WELL AS THE REAR WINDSHIELD OF THE CONSUMER. UPDATED 10/23/2012 *JS

• 09/09/2017· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  CHRYSLER PT CRUISER 70000 MILES. SERVICE DONE REGULARLY. CHANGED BATTERY FOR THE FIRST TIME 5 MONTHS AGO. A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE RADIO WAS FLICKERING OFF AND ON. DID THINK MUCH OF IT UNTIL ONE DAY JUST BEFORE ARRIVING HOME, THE DASHBOARD INDICATORS ALL FLICKERED OFF AN ON. PARKED THE VEHICLE, RESTARTED, BUT THE INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ON. VEHICLE IS ONLY DRIVEN LESS THAN 10 MILES A DAY. HAPPENS MORE OFTEN. TIPM MODULE WAS REPLACED AT DEALER 5 YEARS AGO, WHEN POWER WINDOWS WERE NOT WORKING.

• 09/09/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED O THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

• 09/03/2013· SEATS

  THE SEAT STARTED MOVING UP AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT WAS AT THE HIGHEST POINT MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE DUE TO REACHING THE PEDALS AND LEGS JAMMED UP AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL. *JB

• 08/29/2008· POWER TRAIN

  I PURCHASED A 2007 PT CRUISER WITH ZERO MILES ON IT IN DECEMBER 2007,FROM LITHIA 5504 L ST, OMAHA NEBRASKA. I TRADED A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER FOR IT TO ECONOMIZE. AFTER 4500 MILES THE CLUTCH WENT OUT, THEY FIXED IT UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. THE HORN ON THE CAR STICKS AND WONT STOP HONKING. ON MY WAY TO WORK ONE MORNING I HEARD A "BINK" ON MY FRONT WINDSHIELD AND THEN THERE WAS A CRACK ABOUT 18 INCHES LONG ON THE FRONT WINDOW, NOT A PIT, BUT AN ACTUAL CRACK. I CALLED AND ASK WHO WAS THE GLASS MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THE GLASS WASN'T A PART OF THE WARRANTY. I FELT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG AS I HAD NEVER SEEN GLASS CRACK, IN THE MANNER THIS GLASS DID. I ASKED WHO IS THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP, AND NO ONE WOULD REVEAL. I ASKED WHERE THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED, AND HAD TO CONTACT THE CHRYSLER COMPANY, FOUND OUT THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN MEXICO. THERE ARE RECENT NEWS REPORTS OF SUBSTANDARD MATERIALS BEING PLACED IN VEHICLES IN MEXICO. TODAY, WHILE CAR WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 82 DEGREES, THE BACK PASSENGER WINDOW JUST EXPLODED. I TOOK PHOTOS AND CALLED THE DEALER, AND SPOKE WITH A MANAGER WHO STATES "DID IT SHATTER INTO MILLIONS OF PIECES AND I REPLIED YES IT DID. HE STATES THAT IS HOW "TEMPER WINDOWS WORK WHEN THEY GET HEATED." I INQUIRED IF THE WINDOWS WERE COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT OVER AND HAVE A SERVICE MANAGER LOOK AT THE WINDOW. A YOUNGER KID TOLD ME IMMEDIATELY IT WASN'T COVERED, AND I TOLD HIM THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE GLASS IN THIS CAR. I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR. WHAT IF MY FAMILY WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THIS CAR, AND THE WINDOWS EXPLODED INTO PIECES. I NEED SOMEONE TO SAMPLE THE GLASS AND DETERMINE WHAT TYPE OF GLASS IS IN THIS CAR. THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE GLASS OF THIS CAR MOST CAR WINDOWS WILL PIT, BUT NOT CRACK. I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR WHERE THE GLASS EASILY EXPLODES IN MY DRIVEWAY, OR CRACKS LIKE AN EGG SHELL. I FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS A HAZARD IF THE WINDOWS EASILY BREAK AS EXPLAINED. *TR

• 08/28/2014· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 08/28/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER IS CONSUMING TWO QUARTS OF OIL A DAY. IT STARTED USING THIS AMOUNT OF OIL ONCE THE CAR REACHED A MILEAGE OF 40,000. THE PT CRUISER IS CURRENTLY UNABLE TO TRAVEL ON THE INTERSTATE. I AM ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE THROUGH THE CITY; WHERE IT WILL BARELY GET UP TO TWENTY MPH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE AS OF 8/28/10 IS 52,736 AND I RECEIVED THE CAR WITH 36,000 MILES EARLIER THIS YEAR. *TR

• 08/26/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,WHEELS,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  BLINKER WORKS AT TIMES AND NOT AT OTHERS. BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVUMG, GOT HOME NOW IT WON'T START, BATTERY HAS FULL CHARGE BUT THE STARTER IS NOT CRANKING.

• 08/20/2013· AIR BAGSCrash

  AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY ON A FRONT END COLLISION. RESULTING IN HUSBAND HITTING HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL. HUSBAND IS 6'6 AND WAS WEARING HIS SEATBELT. INSURANCE AGENCY AND I HAVE PHOTOS WHERE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

• 08/20/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT WOULD NOT RESPOND AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A GARBAGE BIN. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000. UPDATED 11/16/10*BF THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. UPDATED 11/23/10*JB