2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER Problems & Recalls
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I purchased the 2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser on 1/10/2024. I learned that the Chrysler Dealership does not make keys for the vehicle when locked out, nor does it Service the vehicle. They will "address" a Recall Notice and will do an oil change and will do an inspection only. Chrysler Dealership told...
POWER STEERING HOSE LEAKING.
Mileage: 160,000
BALL JOINT ARE MISSING
BALL JOINT ARE MISSING
IT STARTED WITH THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND THE MIDDLE STICK LIGHTS (P,D,R,N++) I CAN'T SEE AT NIGHT WHAT SPEED I'M GOING OR MY LEVELS OR ANYTHING BC THE LIGHTS QUIT WORKING, I HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED I'VE HAD THE BATTERY CHANGED TWICE, I'VE HAD THE THERMOSTAT CHANGED TWICE BUT IT STILL OVER HEATS NOT...
Mileage: 141,000
IT STARTED WITH THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND THE MIDDLE STICK LIGHTS (P,D,R,N++) I CAN'T SEE AT NIGHT WHAT SPEED I'M GOING OR MY LEVELS OR ANYTHING BC THE LIGHTS QUIT WORKING, I HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED I'VE HAD THE BATTERY CHANGED TWICE, I'VE HAD THE THERMOSTAT CHANGED TWICE BUT IT STILL OVER HEATS NOT...
Mileage: 141,000
IT STARTED WITH THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND THE MIDDLE STICK LIGHTS (P,D,R,N++) I CAN'T SEE AT NIGHT WHAT SPEED I'M GOING OR MY LEVELS OR ANYTHING BC THE LIGHTS QUIT WORKING, I HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED I'VE HAD THE BATTERY CHANGED TWICE, I'VE HAD THE THERMOSTAT CHANGED TWICE BUT IT STILL OVER HEATS NOT...
Mileage: 141,000
I BOUGHT THIS CAR LAST YEAR FROM A PRIVATE OWNER I DID NOT KNOW THAT IT HAD A OVER HEATING PROBLEM I REALLY HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING SO I THEN STARTED LOOKING IT UP AND FOUND OUT THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ABOUT IT THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD FIX MY PROBLE...
THIS VEHICLE HAS A P0037 AND A P0037 DTC'S THAT WON'T CANCEL. FINDLEY CHRYSLER REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSORS. IT DIDN'T FIX IT. THEY SAY THE COMPUTER IS BAD. I SENT THE COMPUTER 5033293AF TO BE REPAIRED. THEY SAID THE COMPUTER IS OK. I GOT THE CODES TO GO AWAY FOR A BRIEF TIME BY MESSING WITH THE COMP...
THIS VEHICLE HAS A P0037 AND A P0037 DTC'S THAT WON'T CANCEL. FINDLEY CHRYSLER REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSORS. IT DIDN'T FIX IT. THEY SAY THE COMPUTER IS BAD. I SENT THE COMPUTER 5033293AF TO BE REPAIRED. THEY SAID THE COMPUTER IS OK. I GOT THE CODES TO GO AWAY FOR A BRIEF TIME BY MESSING WITH THE COMP...
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.
Mileage: 120,000
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.
Mileage: 120,000
JUST UNDER 78,000 MILES TURBO GOES OUT, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, REPLACED TURBO (TOOK 6 MOS) FINALLY RETURNED THE VEHICLE AND WITHIN 1 MONTH HEAD GASKET GOES OUT (BLOWING WHITE SMOKE), WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ON A SIDE ROAD (DEALER SAYS KNOWN PROBLEM, WANTS ANOTHER $2000 FOR HEAD GASKET, LOCAL DEALER SAY...
Mileage: 78,407
JUST UNDER 78,000 MILES TURBO GOES OUT, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, REPLACED TURBO (TOOK 6 MOS) FINALLY RETURNED THE VEHICLE AND WITHIN 1 MONTH HEAD GASKET GOES OUT (BLOWING WHITE SMOKE), WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ON A SIDE ROAD (DEALER SAYS KNOWN PROBLEM, WANTS ANOTHER $2000 FOR HEAD GASKET, LOCAL DEALER SAY...
Mileage: 78,407
JUST UNDER 78,000 MILES TURBO GOES OUT, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, REPLACED TURBO (TOOK 6 MOS) FINALLY RETURNED THE VEHICLE AND WITHIN 1 MONTH HEAD GASKET GOES OUT (BLOWING WHITE SMOKE), WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ON A SIDE ROAD (DEALER SAYS KNOWN PROBLEM, WANTS ANOTHER $2000 FOR HEAD GASKET, LOCAL DEALER SAY...
Mileage: 78,407
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE MULTI-FUNCTION ELECTRICAL SWITCH, WHICH CAUSED THE FOG LIGHTS TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE BATTERY TO DRAIN. THE CUSTOMER REMOVED FUSE #8 DAILY TO REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE CONTACT HAD ...
Mileage: 108,773
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE MULTI-FUNCTION ELECTRICAL SWITCH, WHICH CAUSED THE FOG LIGHTS TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE BATTERY TO DRAIN. THE CUSTOMER REMOVED FUSE #8 DAILY TO REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE CONTACT HAD ...
Mileage: 108,773
POWER STEERING LEAKAGE ON TURBO MODEL ENGINE HOT POSSIBLE FIRE HAD FIXED ONCE AND IT BROKE AGAIN , THERE IS A RECALL ON THE NON TURBO MODEL ALREADY
Mileage: 92,000
AFTER SHOPPING FOR 1/2 HOUR, I RETURNED TO MY CAR IN THE PARKING LOT. I OPENED THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND DISCOVERED GRAY COLORED SMOKE COMING UP FROM THE STEERING COLUMN HAZARD BUTTON. IT SMELLED ODD. NOT LIKE WOOD SMELL. THE AUTO CLUB TOWED MY CAR TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND DISCONNECTED THE BATT...
Mileage: 75,811
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES AND WHIPLASH. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER ...
WHILE DRIVING, SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING, THE CAR WILL JERK TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT WITHOUT PROBACATION. VECHILE ACCELERATES WITHOUT FOOT BEING ON THE PEDAL. ONE TIME I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, BUT THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND THE ENGINE STARTING REVING. I HAD TO USE BOTH FEET WI...
Mileage: 106,000
WHILE DRIVING, SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING, THE CAR WILL JERK TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT WITHOUT PROBACATION. VECHILE ACCELERATES WITHOUT FOOT BEING ON THE PEDAL. ONE TIME I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, BUT THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND THE ENGINE STARTING REVING. I HAD TO USE BOTH FEET WI...
Mileage: 106,000
WHILE DRIVING, SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING, THE CAR WILL JERK TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT WITHOUT PROBACATION. VECHILE ACCELERATES WITHOUT FOOT BEING ON THE PEDAL. ONE TIME I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, BUT THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND THE ENGINE STARTING REVING. I HAD TO USE BOTH FEET WI...
Mileage: 106,000
INSTRUMENT PANEL IS INOPERATIVE ALL FUSES AND RELAYS ARE OKAY.
VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, UP TO 4,000RPM WITH MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. WHEN I STOMPED ON THE BRAKES CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN, ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AT 4,000RPM. TO SAVE MY LIFE AND OTHERS SHIFTED CAR INTO NEUTRAL, PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF IGNITION. AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO RESTARTED THE CAR ...
Mileage: 170,400
VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, UP TO 4,000RPM WITH MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. WHEN I STOMPED ON THE BRAKES CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN, ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AT 4,000RPM. TO SAVE MY LIFE AND OTHERS SHIFTED CAR INTO NEUTRAL, PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF IGNITION. AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO RESTARTED THE CAR ...
Mileage: 170,400
VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, UP TO 4,000RPM WITH MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. WHEN I STOMPED ON THE BRAKES CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN, ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AT 4,000RPM. TO SAVE MY LIFE AND OTHERS SHIFTED CAR INTO NEUTRAL, PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF IGNITION. AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO RESTARTED THE CAR ...
Mileage: 170,400
FUEL GAUGE SUDDENLY DROPS TO EMPTY. EVEN AFTER A COMPLETE TANK REFILL. IT WOULD SEEM TO BE AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION IN EITHER THE SENSOR OR DASH GAUGE ITSELF. IT CAN BE "CLEARED" FROM BEING STUCK ON EMPTY BY SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE AND THEN RESTARTING IT. ALSO, SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY DROPS TO ZERO FO...
Mileage: 182,000
MY PT CRUISER BY CHRYLR 2004 GOT ON FIRE IN THE CONTROL AREAS FOR THE GEAR CONTROL AREAS, I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE 29TH OF FEBRUARY 2016, AND I WAS ABOUT A MILE FROM MY HOME WHEN MY GRAND DAUGHTER SAID SHE SMELL SMOKE AND SEEN IT AS WELL, BUT WE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. I GOT HOME FROM...
Mileage: 123,978
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND ADDED STEERING WHEEL FLUID TO THE VEHICLE. THE NEXT MORNING, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLUID UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INFORMED ...
Mileage: 102,618
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE HEATED SEAT CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAIL...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE HEATED SEAT CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAIL...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELT FAILED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO HIT HER HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL A...
Mileage: 71,000
NEED TO PUT THIS VEHICLE IN SHOP TO HAVE THE RECALLS DONE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS ACTIVATED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL SWITCH NEAR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOG LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT HAD T...
Mileage: 30,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS ACTIVATED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL SWITCH NEAR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOG LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT HAD T...
Mileage: 30,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE BEING INSPECTED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AND THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 04V268000 (STEERING) AND 08E...
Mileage: 81,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE BEING INSPECTED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AND THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 04V268000 (STEERING) AND 08E...
Mileage: 81,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A TURN, THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE VEHIC...
Mileage: 85,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE POWER STEERING HOSE ON TWO OCCASIONS BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEE...
Mileage: 86,000
AS I WAS DRIVING THERE WAS SUDDENLY A LOUD EXPLOSION AND THE SMELL OF BLACK POWDER (LIKE A GUNSHOT) AND I WAS HIT VERY HARD IN THE UPPER RIGHT CHEST, DRIVER'S SIDE, BY A SHOCK WAVE THAT FELT AS IF I HAD BEEN SHOT. THE ODOR WAS COMING FROM THE AREA NEAR THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS. THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD...
Mileage: 160,600
AS I WAS DRIVING THERE WAS SUDDENLY A LOUD EXPLOSION AND THE SMELL OF BLACK POWDER (LIKE A GUNSHOT) AND I WAS HIT VERY HARD IN THE UPPER RIGHT CHEST, DRIVER'S SIDE, BY A SHOCK WAVE THAT FELT AS IF I HAD BEEN SHOT. THE ODOR WAS COMING FROM THE AREA NEAR THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS. THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD...
Mileage: 160,600
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN AROMA OF SMOKE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAI...
Mileage: 160,000
I HAVE HAD THE CAR TUNED AND INSPECTED THIS PAST YEAR AND HAD MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON SPORADICALLY. LIKE THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT," IT APPARENTLY MEANT NOTHING, I WAS TOLD, AS IT WAS THE ORIGINAL, NEVER USED, AIRBAG. YESTERDAY AS I WAS DRIVING ON A FOUR-LAND HIGHWAY THERE WAS A LARGE...
Mileage: 160,000
OUR BRAKES NEEDED REPLACED FOR INSPECTION THE COMPANY REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS WE DIDN'T DRIVE MORE THE 15,000 MILES AND BRAKES STARTED GRINDING AND MAKING NOISE THEY NEEDED REPLACED AGAIN IT SEEMS THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE PT.CRUISERS SINCE THEY WERE MADE. HAVING TALKED TO SE...
Mileage: 21,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PIPE AND PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF ...
Mileage: 107,000
THE MULTIFUNCTION TURN SIGNAL SWITCH STARTED TO SMOKE AND WE COULDN'T TURN OFF THE FOG LIGHTS. WE HAD TO PULL THE FUSE SINCE THERE CONTINUED TO COME SMOKE OUT OF THAT SWITCH -- WE HAD TO OPEN THE WINDOWS TO DRIVE HOME IN ORDER TO GET RID OF THE SMELL/SMOKE. OUR CHRYSLER DEALER SAID THAT THIS PART IS...
Mileage: 60,000
THE MULTIFUNCTION TURN SIGNAL SWITCH STARTED TO SMOKE AND WE COULDN'T TURN OFF THE FOG LIGHTS. WE HAD TO PULL THE FUSE SINCE THERE CONTINUED TO COME SMOKE OUT OF THAT SWITCH -- WE HAD TO OPEN THE WINDOWS TO DRIVE HOME IN ORDER TO GET RID OF THE SMELL/SMOKE. OUR CHRYSLER DEALER SAID THAT THIS PART IS...
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON TWO ...
Mileage: 100,000
WHEN I TURN THE KEY SWITCH MY RADIO COME ON AND THEN GO OFF. *TR
Mileage: 114,100
WHEN ENTERING THE FREEWAY ON THE ON-RAMP, A VAN IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED. I CRASHED INTO THE VAN. I HIT MY CHEST HARD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF. *TR
Mileage: 190,000
I LEFT MY RESIDENCE AT APPROX 8:45AM ON 5/19/2014 TURNED NORTH STEERING WAS FINE, THE SPEED LIMIT IS 40MPH, CHANGES TO 45, THEN 55, THEN DOWN TO 35MPH APPROX.5.5 MILES FROM MY RIGHT TURN, I TURNED LEFT (WEST) ENTERING A GAS STATION BREAKINNG AT 35MPH AND FOUND I HAD NO POWER STEERING. IT TOOK AL...
Mileage: 141,304
CAR MAKING NOISES. *TR
DRIVING ON FREEWAY WHEN ALL THE ENGINE LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIGHT UP, FLICKER, THEN GO DEAD. THEN THE CAR LOSES POWER, INCLUDING STEERING AND BRAKES AND CANNOT BE CONTROLLED. IT WILL START AGAIN LATER AND WILL BE OK FOR A FEW DAYS OR WEEKS WHEN THE PROBLEM RE-OCCURS. NEITHER AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC N...
Mileage: 145,000
DRIVING ON FREEWAY WHEN ALL THE ENGINE LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIGHT UP, FLICKER, THEN GO DEAD. THEN THE CAR LOSES POWER, INCLUDING STEERING AND BRAKES AND CANNOT BE CONTROLLED. IT WILL START AGAIN LATER AND WILL BE OK FOR A FEW DAYS OR WEEKS WHEN THE PROBLEM RE-OCCURS. NEITHER AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC N...
Mileage: 145,000
ROUGH IDLE AT STOPPED INTERSECTIONS, LUNGES AND STALLS. STALLS A APPROXIMATELY 15-25 MPH WHILE MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN WHILE PLACING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND STARTING THE ENGINE AGAIN. THE FOG LIGHTS TURN ON BY ITSELF AFTER THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND THE IGNITI...
ROUGH IDLE AT STOPPED INTERSECTIONS, LUNGES AND STALLS. STALLS A APPROXIMATELY 15-25 MPH WHILE MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN WHILE PLACING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND STARTING THE ENGINE AGAIN. THE FOG LIGHTS TURN ON BY ITSELF AFTER THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND THE IGNITI...
ROUGH IDLE AT STOPPED INTERSECTIONS, LUNGES AND STALLS. STALLS A APPROXIMATELY 15-25 MPH WHILE MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN WHILE PLACING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND STARTING THE ENGINE AGAIN. THE FOG LIGHTS TURN ON BY ITSELF AFTER THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND THE IGNITI...
ROUGH IDLE AT STOPPED INTERSECTIONS, LUNGES AND STALLS. STALLS A APPROXIMATELY 15-25 MPH WHILE MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN WHILE PLACING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND STARTING THE ENGINE AGAIN. THE FOG LIGHTS TURN ON BY ITSELF AFTER THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND THE IGNITI...
THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AFTER APPLYING BRAKES. *TR
Mileage: 116,000
THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AFTER APPLYING BRAKES. *TR
Mileage: 116,000
THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AFTER APPLYING BRAKES. *TR
Mileage: 116,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER EVEN THOUGH FORCE WAS BEING APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANI...
I HAD SMOKE AND SMELLED BURNING COMING FROM MY MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH, *TR
Mileage: 115,000
I FOUND THAT YOU ALL HAD ISSUED A RECALL ON 2004 NON TURBO CHRYSLER PT CRUISER PRESSURE HOSE. I HAVE A TURBO'ED EDITION, HOWEVER I HAVE NOT FOUND WHERE THERE ARE ANY DIFFERENCES IN ANY OF THE POWER-STEERING COMPONENTS FOR THIS EDITION OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE FOUND A LEAK IN MY PRESSURE HOSE THAT CONN...
Mileage: 125,887
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.
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.
APPROXIMATELY 10-12 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, ALL FOUR TIRES BEGAN TO GET FLAT. THIS HAS OCCURRED EVERY TWO WEEKS SINCE THAT TIME. EVERY TIME I FILL THE CAR WITH FUEL, I HAVE TO PUT AIR IN ALL FOUR TIRES. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER ONLINE IN EARLY FEBRUARY 2012 AND RECEIVED A RATHER FLIP RESPO...
Mileage: 58,520
APPROXIMATELY 10-12 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, ALL FOUR TIRES BEGAN TO GET FLAT. THIS HAS OCCURRED EVERY TWO WEEKS SINCE THAT TIME. EVERY TIME I FILL THE CAR WITH FUEL, I HAVE TO PUT AIR IN ALL FOUR TIRES. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER ONLINE IN EARLY FEBRUARY 2012 AND RECEIVED A RATHER FLIP RESPO...
Mileage: 58,520
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE WINDSHIELD WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,910.
Mileage: 132,910
THE FOG LIGHTS IN MY 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER STAY ON, EVEN AFTER THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. I HAVE TO LEAVE THE LEFT BLINKER ON FOR THE FOG LIGHTS TO TURN OFF. AND SOME TIMES THE FOG LIGHTS TURN ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON WITH THE IGNITION OFF. THE FOG LIGHTS STAY ON AND DRAINS THE BATTERY DOWN , ...
Mileage: 51,150
I HAVE PHOTOS AVAILABLE OF THE TIRE IN QUESTION. THERE ARE 3 SEPARATE PIECES: THE COMPLETE (INTACT TREAD), THE INSIDE SIDEWALL AND THE OUTSIDE SIDEWALL. THE TIRE CAME APART WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM VISITING RELATIVES AFTER THE HOLIDAYS. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE...
Mileage: 85,902
I HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAY. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I AM VERY SORE (NO OTHER INJURIES). THE CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR
Mileage: 111,000
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...
Mileage: 86,000
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 H...
Mileage: 85,000
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 H...
Mileage: 85,000
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 ...
Mileage: 124,000
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 ...
Mileage: 124,000
FOG LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF. I HAD TO UNPLUG THE LIGHTS IN ORDER FOR THEM NOT TO STAY ON. NOW THEY ARE COMPLETELY OFF. WILL NEVER BUY A CHRYSLER PRODUCT AGAIN. I HAVE 46,000 MILES AND EVERYTHING DESCRIBED IN THESE REPORTS WENT WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 41,365
FOG LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF. I HAD TO UNPLUG THE LIGHTS IN ORDER FOR THEM NOT TO STAY ON. NOW THEY ARE COMPLETELY OFF. WILL NEVER BUY A CHRYSLER PRODUCT AGAIN. I HAVE 46,000 MILES AND EVERYTHING DESCRIBED IN THESE REPORTS WENT WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 41,365
WHILE PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE CAR BECAME DIFFICULT TO MOVE FORWARD. INSPECTION OF THE CAR REVIEWED THE FRONT TIRES WERE POINTING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE CAR SHOWED THE PASSENGER SIDE OUTER TIRE ROD END SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING KNUCKLE. CAR WAS TOWED, TIE ROD END REP...
Mileage: 93,330
CONSUME TOO MUCH OIL SINCE GOT THE NEW CAR. LOST ABOUT 1 QT EVERY 3K. NOW AT 65K, LOST 1 QT ABOUT EVERY 1K MILES. *TR
Mileage: 5,000
MY CAR STARTED OVERHEATING, SO WE HAVE REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT, FAN FUSES, AND IT IS STILL OVERHEATING. MY COUSIN HAS THE SAME CAR ONLY A 2002 WHICH IT OVERHEATED AND CAUSED THE HEAD TO BLOW. THERE ARE MANY MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ON LINE HOWEVER I AM NOT SEEING VERY MANY PEOPLE WITH THE COMPLAINTS ON ...
Mileage: 90,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE WOULD HAVE TO BE R...
Mileage: 68,000
WHEELS PEEL AND CORRODE. MAKES TIRES FLAT CONSTANTLY. TIRES WILL NOT KEEP AIR. MAKES TIRES WEAR OUT OFTEN AND THEY HAVE TO BE REPLACE. *TR
WHEELS PEEL AND CORRODE. MAKES TIRES FLAT CONSTANTLY. TIRES WILL NOT KEEP AIR. MAKES TIRES WEAR OUT OFTEN AND THEY HAVE TO BE REPLACE. *TR
COULD NOT ASK FOR A BETTER CAR, BUT ONCE IT GOT CLOSE TO 50,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, THANK GOD IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THEN WHEEL BEARING, CONTROL ARM, MOTOR MOUNT, SWAY BAR BUSHING, RACK AND PINON, ALMOST EVERYTHING IN THE FRONT OF THIS CAR HAS BEEN REPLACED. WHEN CONTACTING CHRYSLER THE...
Mileage: 49,500
THE FOG LIGHTS IN MY 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER REMAIN ON, EVEN AFTER THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. I HAVE TO REMEMBER TO LEAVE THE LEFT BLINKER ON FOR THE FOG LIGHTS TO TURN OFF. OTHER TIMES THE FOG LIGHTS COME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON WITH THE IGNITION OFF. THE FOG LIGHTS STAY ON AND DRAINS THE BAT...
Mileage: 113,000
FAULTY MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH MODULE CAUSED FOG LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE WHILE THE CAR WAS OFF AND IN THE DRIVEWAY, RESULTING IN A DEAD BATTERY. FOG LIGHTS CAME ON WHEN I CONNECTED JUMPER CABLES TO EXTERNAL BATTERY. FOG LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF AS THE LIGHT CONTROL STEM ON THE MULTIFUNCTION MODULE IS WIGGLED....
Mileage: 74,300
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE MULTI-SWITCH ON THE STEERING WHEEL MALFUNCTIONED AND WAS CAUSING THE FOG LIGHTS TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS C...
Mileage: 50,000
MY PT CRUISER HAS HAD TO HAVE ALL OF THE FRONT END REPLACED, CAR STARTED ACTING UP AT 50,000 MILES AND I NOW HOW ALMOST 81,000 AND I HAVE REPLACED EVERYTHING IN THE FRONT END EXCEPT THE CV JOINTS, WHICH I HOPE DOES NOT NEED AFTER I SEND THIS. I JUST HAD TO HAVE THE RACK AND PINION DONE. WHEN SPEAKIN...
Mileage: 50,000
MY PT CRUISER HAS HAD TO HAVE ALL OF THE FRONT END REPLACED, CAR STARTED ACTING UP AT 50,000 MILES AND I NOW HOW ALMOST 81,000 AND I HAVE REPLACED EVERYTHING IN THE FRONT END EXCEPT THE CV JOINTS, WHICH I HOPE DOES NOT NEED AFTER I SEND THIS. I JUST HAD TO HAVE THE RACK AND PINION DONE. WHEN SPEAKIN...
Mileage: 50,000
MY PT CRUISER HAS HAD TO HAVE ALL OF THE FRONT END REPLACED, CAR STARTED ACTING UP AT 50,000 MILES AND I NOW HOW ALMOST 81,000 AND I HAVE REPLACED EVERYTHING IN THE FRONT END EXCEPT THE CV JOINTS, WHICH I HOPE DOES NOT NEED AFTER I SEND THIS. I JUST HAD TO HAVE THE RACK AND PINION DONE. WHEN SPEAKIN...
Mileage: 50,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER MADE AN ATTEMPT TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, BUT THE CONTACT REFUSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. A LOCAL MECHANIC MADE AN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE DEFECT ALSO BUT THE ...
Mileage: 85,000
REPLACED THE "LEAK DETECTION PUMP" ON MARCH 20, 2010 AND AGAIN ON OCTOBER 26, 2011 *TT
Mileage: 69,482
REPLACED THE "LEAK DETECTION PUMP" ON MARCH 20, 2010 AND AGAIN ON OCTOBER 26, 2011 *TT
Mileage: 69,482
REPLACED THE "LEAK DETECTION PUMP" ON MARCH 20, 2010 AND AGAIN ON OCTOBER 26, 2011 *TT
Mileage: 69,482
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS LOOSING OIL FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SEAL FAILED AND WAS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE OIL. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD CONSUME ONE A...
Mileage: 119,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE BEING REPLACED FOR A THIRD TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE REPAIRS PERFORMED ON EACH OCCASION, BUT WAS NEVER GIVEN A REASON AS TO WHY THE FAILURES OCCUR...
THE FOG LAMPS WILL NOT TURN OFF. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, THE STEERING COLUMN HAD SMOKE COMING FROM IT AND IT SEEMS THAT AS A RESULT, THERE IS A SHORT IN THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WHICH CAUSED THE FOG LAMPS TO PERMANENTLY STAY ON. IT APPEARS THAT OTHER CHRYSLER PT CRUISER OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE...
Mileage: 95,200
FOG LAMPS BEGAN FLICKERING ON AND OFF THEN THE INTERIOR DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT AS WELL AS THE REAR TAIL LIGHTING.
Mileage: 115,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH CONCLUDED THAT THE BLOWING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, HER WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THAT T...
Mileage: 90,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER TURBO WITH BOG O ECONOMY PERFORMANCE H TIRES, LINE SIZE 225/45R/17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES BLEW TWICE IN AN EIGHT MONTH PERIOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TIRES EXHIBITED A BUBBLE WHIC...
Mileage: 127,000
FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WORN ,EXTREMELY CLEARANCE(WHEEL MOVES APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH TOP TO BOTTOM WHEN SHAKING IT). WILL REPLACE BEARINGS SOON. NOTICED WHILE REPLACING FRONT BRAKES AT 35,508 MILES. A SEALED WHEEL BEARING SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT AT THIS LOW MILEAGE UNLESS DEFECT IN BEARING OR MANUFACTURES DE...
Mileage: 35,508
FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WORN ,EXTREMELY CLEARANCE(WHEEL MOVES APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH TOP TO BOTTOM WHEN SHAKING IT). WILL REPLACE BEARINGS SOON. NOTICED WHILE REPLACING FRONT BRAKES AT 35,508 MILES. A SEALED WHEEL BEARING SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT AT THIS LOW MILEAGE UNLESS DEFECT IN BEARING OR MANUFACTURES DE...
Mileage: 35,508
2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER USES EXCESSIVE OIL. *TR
Mileage: 67,232
2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. STATED ISSUE WHEN I FIRST PICKED UP CAR, CONTINUED LOSING AIR IN ALL FOUR TIRES. LOSS OF PRESSURE IN VEHICLE TIRES. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE TIRE LEAKAGE WAS BECAUSE THE COATING ON THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WHEEL RIMS WAS DETERIORATING AND NOT PERMITTING AN AIR TIGHT SEAL. I HAV...
PT CRUISER ON CRUISE CONTROL. EXIT FREEWAY AND TAP BRAKE. CAR BEGINS TO COAST. AS WE APPROACHED STOPPED TRAFFIC THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED AGAIN. CRUISE KICKED IN AGAIN AND INSTEAD OF SLOWING WE SPEEDED UP. APPROXIMATELY 2:30 PM - NO ALCOHOL INVOLVED AND NO SKID MARKS. HIT 5 OTHER VEHICLES. MY HUSBAND ...
Mileage: 48,500
PT CRUISER ON CRUISE CONTROL. EXIT FREEWAY AND TAP BRAKE. CAR BEGINS TO COAST. AS WE APPROACHED STOPPED TRAFFIC THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED AGAIN. CRUISE KICKED IN AGAIN AND INSTEAD OF SLOWING WE SPEEDED UP. APPROXIMATELY 2:30 PM - NO ALCOHOL INVOLVED AND NO SKID MARKS. HIT 5 OTHER VEHICLES. MY HUSBAND ...
Mileage: 48,500
FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS AND HUBS ARE DEFECTIVE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD THEM REPLACED AT 600.00 DOLLARS AT A TIME. THE FIRST TIME WAS AT AROUND 40,000 MILES. THIS TIME AT 120,000 MILES. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR. *TR
Mileage: 40,000
FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS AND HUBS ARE DEFECTIVE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD THEM REPLACED AT 600.00 DOLLARS AT A TIME. THE FIRST TIME WAS AT AROUND 40,000 MILES. THIS TIME AT 120,000 MILES. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR. *TR
Mileage: 40,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THE PIECE THAT GOES FROM THE GEAR SHIFT TO THE TRANSMISSION BROKE AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CHANGE GEARS. THE CONTACT DID NOT REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE PART. THE PART WAS REPLACED ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2010 AND IT BROKE AGAIN 15 DAYS LA...
Mileage: 70,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND UPON RESTART DROVE AS NORMAL BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN DIR...
Mileage: 24,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND UPON RESTART DROVE AS NORMAL BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN DIR...
Mileage: 24,000
HAVE REPLACED CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS THREE TIMES, STARTING AT 28,000. CAR HAS 74,000 NOW. I HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THIS WELL KNOWN PROBLEM. BREAKS HAVE TO BE CHANGED EVERY YEAR. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED A BROKEN AXLE. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS AND NEVER BROKE AN AXLE!! THIS CAR IS TOO HEAV...
Mileage: 28,000
HAVE REPLACED CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS THREE TIMES, STARTING AT 28,000. CAR HAS 74,000 NOW. I HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THIS WELL KNOWN PROBLEM. BREAKS HAVE TO BE CHANGED EVERY YEAR. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED A BROKEN AXLE. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS AND NEVER BROKE AN AXLE!! THIS CAR IS TOO HEAV...
Mileage: 28,000
2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. CONSUMER STATES CONCERN REGARDING LOSS OF PRESSURE IN VEHICLE TIRES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE TIRE LEAKAGE WAS BECAUSE THE COATING ON THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WHEEL RIMS WAS DETERIORATING AND NOT PERMITTING AN AIR TIGHT SEAL. *JB
FOG LIGHTS ON MY 2004 PT CRUISER STAY ON ALL THE TIME, DRAINING THE BATTERY. MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH DOES NOT TURN OFF THE FOG LIGHTS. PULLED THE FUSE TO DISABLE THE CIRCUIT AND ATTEMPTING TO FIND A REPLACEMENT PART. *TR
Mileage: 48,100
FOG LIGHTS ON MY 2004 PT CRUISER STAY ON ALL THE TIME, DRAINING THE BATTERY. MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH DOES NOT TURN OFF THE FOG LIGHTS. PULLED THE FUSE TO DISABLE THE CIRCUIT AND ATTEMPTING TO FIND A REPLACEMENT PART. *TR
Mileage: 48,100
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. SHE STATED THAT IN JULY 2007 SHE PURCHASED FOUR GOODYEAR ASSURANCE COMFORTED TIRES. THE TIRES BECAME DRY ROTTED AND WORE PREMATURELY. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THE TIRES WERE DISCONTINUED BY THE MANUFACTURER YET WERE STILL BEING SOLD BY A SEPARATE UNKNO...
Mileage: 92,481
CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE ELECTRICAL STABILITY CONTROL IN VEHICLES *GR THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT ADDING ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROLS AS A MANDATORY FEATURE WAS AN EVASIVE DECISION. *JB THE CONSUMER ALSO PROTESTED THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION OF EVENT DATA RECORDERS. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS ...
S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE CHRYSLER AND GM BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS OWNER OF 2004 PT CRUISER IS NO LONGER ABLE TO SEEK COMPENSATION FM CHRYSLER/GM FOR A DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THAT LEFT HER PARALYZED FROM THE NECK DOWN BECAUSE THE RIGHT FRONT ...
S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE CHRYSLER AND GM BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS OWNER OF 2004 PT CRUISER IS NO LONGER ABLE TO SEEK COMPENSATION FM CHRYSLER/GM FOR A DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THAT LEFT HER PARALYZED FROM THE NECK DOWN BECAUSE THE RIGHT FRONT ...
SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. FOG LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF. BATTERY WILL RUN DOWN. *TR
Mileage: 56,000
SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. FOG LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF. BATTERY WILL RUN DOWN. *TR
Mileage: 56,000
MY 2004 PT CRUISER NEEDS THE FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY REPLACED AGAIN AFTER APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES. THE BEARINGS ARE SHOT AND YOU HAVE TO BUY A WHOLE ASSEMBLY RATHER THAN AN INDIVIDUAL BEARING. I'VE SPOKEN TO NUMEROUS OWNERS AND THEY TOO HAVE THIS PROBLEM IS THERE A CHANCE OF A RECALL?? *TR
Mileage: 72,000
MY 2004 PT CRUISER NEEDS THE FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY REPLACED AGAIN AFTER APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES. THE BEARINGS ARE SHOT AND YOU HAVE TO BUY A WHOLE ASSEMBLY RATHER THAN AN INDIVIDUAL BEARING. I'VE SPOKEN TO NUMEROUS OWNERS AND THEY TOO HAVE THIS PROBLEM IS THERE A CHANCE OF A RECALL?? *TR
Mileage: 72,000
I HAVE A 2004 PT CRUISER WHICH I BOUGHT IN NOV 2005. FIRST INCIDENT, REAR LEFT PASSENGER WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS BURN OUT VERY RAPIDLY. LATEST "BIG" PROBLEM STARTED IN JUNE 2009, BROTHER NOTICED MY FOG LAMPS ON, NOT ONLY HAD I NOT TURNED THEM ON, I NEVER USED THEM BEFO...
Mileage: 79,000
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, MY 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER LOST ALL THE OIL OUT OF MY ENGINE. THIS CAUSED MY ENGINE OIL LIGHT IMMEDIATELY CAME ON AND I PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY. AFTER PUTTING 2 PINTS OF OIL INTO THE ENGINE, I DROVE HOME ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT AGAIN MY ENGINE HAD NO OIL IN IT AFTER...
Mileage: 121,040
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, MY 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER LOST ALL THE OIL OUT OF MY ENGINE. THIS CAUSED MY ENGINE OIL LIGHT IMMEDIATELY CAME ON AND I PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY. AFTER PUTTING 2 PINTS OF OIL INTO THE ENGINE, I DROVE HOME ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT AGAIN MY ENGINE HAD NO OIL IN IT AFTER...
Mileage: 121,040
THIS VEHICLE I PURCHASED NEW WITH 236 MI. AT 36000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED TO LUNGE FORWARD UPON STARTING OF THE VEHICLE AND ALSO AT A STOP IT LUNGES AND ACTS LIKE THE ENGINE IS GOING TO QUIT . IS IT GOING TO TAKE A FATALITY OF A PEDESTRIAN OR OTHER MOTORISTS BEFORE THIS ISSUE IS ADDRESSE...
Mileage: 36,000
04' PT CRUISER - BOUGHT NEW AND I AM NOW HAVING THE FRONT BEARING AND HUBS REPLACED FOR THE 4TH TIME. LESS THAN 38,000 MILES ON THE CAR. BOUGHT NEW TIRES YESTERDAY TO THEN BE TOLD THAT THE BEARING S ARE BAD. RATHER TICKED OFF AS THIS IS CAUSING ME TO TAKE TIME FROM WORK AND TO ARRANGE A RIDE TO P...
ON 04/26/07 MY PT CRUISER WAS INTO DEALERSHIP (NOT SAME AS WHERE I BOUGHT CAR). TECH SAID EXCESSIVE PLAY IN FRONT BEARINGS & MAY NEED HUBS REPLACED. I BOUGHT CAR 07/28/06 FROM DAYTONA CHRYSLER IN AUTO MALL. I PAID TO HAVE BEARINGS REPLACED, LATER IN 2007, @ DEALERSHIP IN ST. AUGUSTINE, FL. & OTHER ...
Mileage: 44,000
ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AFTER BEING RESET. CHECKED BY MECHANIC, COMPUTER SAYS PROBLEM IS IN "CRUISE CONTROL", & HAS BEEN RESET 3 TIMES. & IS ON AGAIN! *TR
Mileage: 41,000
IN MY 2004 PT CRUISER-FIRST WAS UNABLE TO TURN ON LIGHT IN RAIN, THEN ALL OF THE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING, WHILE I WAS DRIVING. GOT IT FIXED FOR $600, THEN FOG LAMPS WILL NOT TURN OFF. ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE IS SMOKE COMING FROM THE CONSOLE, NOW THE ONLY WAY I CAN KEEP MY FOG LIGHTS FROM DRAINING THE B...
Mileage: 100,000
IN MY 2004 PT CRUISER-FIRST WAS UNABLE TO TURN ON LIGHT IN RAIN, THEN ALL OF THE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING, WHILE I WAS DRIVING. GOT IT FIXED FOR $600, THEN FOG LAMPS WILL NOT TURN OFF. ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE IS SMOKE COMING FROM THE CONSOLE, NOW THE ONLY WAY I CAN KEEP MY FOG LIGHTS FROM DRAINING THE B...
Mileage: 100,000
2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER, THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH FAILED AND THE FOG LIGHTS ON THE CAR REMAIN ON EVEN WITH THE SWITCH OFF AND THE KEY OUT. THIS DRAINS THE BATTERY. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, THERE ARE OVER 4000 PARTS ON BACK-ORDER SO MANY OTHER PT CRUISERS ARE HAVING THE ISSUE. *TR
Mileage: 82,151
2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER, THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH FAILED AND THE FOG LIGHTS ON THE CAR REMAIN ON EVEN WITH THE SWITCH OFF AND THE KEY OUT. THIS DRAINS THE BATTERY. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, THERE ARE OVER 4000 PARTS ON BACK-ORDER SO MANY OTHER PT CRUISERS ARE HAVING THE ISSUE. *TR
Mileage: 82,151
2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER - THIS IS THE 3RD REPAIR TO CONTROL ARMS IN 5 YEARS. I LEARNED OF THE LATEST ISSUE THROUGH A STATE CAR INSPECTION. THE CONTROL ARMS COLLAPSED AND NOW THE MECHANISM IS USING THE CAR FRAME FOR SUPPORT. *TR
LIGHTS WILL NOT SHUT OFF DUE TO DEFECTIVE SWITCH. *TR
Mileage: 55,000
MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH FAILURE - FOG LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON - HEADLAMPS FLICKER - DEALERSHIP REPORTS THERE ARE CURRENTLY OVER 3000 OF THESE ON BACKORDER - PART #05073049AB. *TR
Mileage: 62,400
MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH FAILURE - FOG LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON - HEADLAMPS FLICKER - DEALERSHIP REPORTS THERE ARE CURRENTLY OVER 3000 OF THESE ON BACKORDER - PART #05073049AB. *TR
Mileage: 62,400
HAVE HAD TO REPLACE RT FRT WHEEL BEARING 3 TIMES, STARTING @ APPROX 35K MILES & NOW ONLY 65K MILES. WHEEL BEARINGS SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER. IT HAS ONLY BEEN 3 MO & 10K SINCE LAST TIME REPLACED. *TR
Mileage: 65,269
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. HE INVESTIGATED FURTHER AND NOTICED THAT THE SWITCH WAS MELTING AND SMOKING. HE EXITED THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO STOP A FIRE FROM OCCURRIN...
Mileage: 75,000
FOG LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON WITHOUT BEING TURNED ON, EVEN WHEN CAR IS OFF. SMOKE FROM STEERING COLUMN. DEAD BATTERY. 395 INSTANCES OF THIS ON ONE WEB SITE. 77,000 MILES ON A 2004 PT CRUISER. *TR
Mileage: 77,444
THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING OF OUR CHRYSLER PT CRUISER HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS AND HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE IN A PERIOD OF LESS THAN 24 MONTHS. THE CAR IS A 2004 MODEL AND HAS ONLY 43K MILES. THE FIRST TIME AROUND BOTH BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE SECOND TIME THE DRIVER SIDE BEARINGS ARE ROCK...
Mileage: 43,000
VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND STALLS WHEN ACCELERATING. YOU HAVE TO KEEP YOUR FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE WHEN STOPPING TO PREVENT THE SUDDEN FORWARD MOTION AND BE CAREFUL WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF THE STALL. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR IN ...
Mileage: 17,901
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS AND FRONT SUSPENSION MAKE NOISE WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. IT FEELS AS IF HE IS DRIVING OVER BUMPS AND A STONE PAVEMENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE MUST PAY FOR THE REPAIR SO THE CONTACT TOOK...
Mileage: 27,998
CHRYSLER PT CRUISER MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONS. FOG LIGHTS STAY ON EVEN WHEN KEY REMOVED FROM IGNITION. INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOWN AND WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT CAN LEAD TO BURNED WIRES, BATTERY REPLACEMENT, ETC. *TR
Mileage: 68,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT THEN SMELLED BURNING PLASTIC. THE CHRYSLER DEALER PULLED THE IN...
Mileage: 74,600
I TOOK MY 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER IN TO HAVE THE MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED AT 55,000 MILES, WHICH IS ONE OF MY COMPLAINTS, THE SHODY CONSTRUCTION OF THESE MOUNTS IS INSANE. WHEN INVESTIGATING THE MOUNTS MY MECHANIC SPOTTED A COOLANT LEAK WHICH HE TRACED TO A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK ITSELF. THE LEVEL ...
Mileage: 55,000
BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED AT LESS THAN 70,000 MILES, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON TIE ROD ENDS, THAT COULD HAVE LED TO TIE ROD FAILURE AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THIS 2004 PT CRUISER WAS MAINTAINED UNDER THE CHRYSLER MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE WHICH BRINGS INTO QUESTION WHY BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARI...
Mileage: 69,885
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER CONVERTIBLE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER PLACING FUEL IN THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN SMOKING. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE RPM'S INCREASED TO APPROXIMATELY 6,000. WHEN THE CONTACT EASED UP ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE STOPPED SMOKING AND THE RPM'S RETURNED TO ...
Mileage: 60,950
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $200. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CA...
Mileage: 46,000
DEFECTIVE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH ON CHRYSLER PT (2004) CAUSES FOG LIGHTS TO STAY ON, EVEN WHEN IGNITION IS TURNED OFF AND KEYS OUT, CAUSING BATTERY TO DRAIN AND DIE. *TR
Mileage: 96,000
THE FIXED REAR QUARTER GLASS ON MY 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER FELL OUT. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO PROPERTY OR A PERSON. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL, G01, FOR 2005 AND 2006 PT CRUISERS. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO REPAIR THE DEFECT. THE ADHESIVE FAILED.*TR
Mileage: 73,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROUTERS ON THE VEHICLE FAIL EVERY 20,000 MILES. THE FAILURE MAKES THE VEHICLE VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO A FAULTY BRAKING SYSTEM. A MECHANIC STATED THAT MOST PT CRUISERS HAVE VERY POOR ROUTERS. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT TH...
Mileage: 22,000
IN APRIL 2008, OUR 2004 PT CRUISER TURBO FOG LIGHTS STARTED TO COME ON FOR NO REASON. INTERNET FORUMS CLAIM THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE SWITCH. THE COST IS $70 FOR THE PART PLUS LABOR. FAILURE TO FIX THE PROBLEM WILL CAUSE THE BATTERY TO FAIL. *TR
Mileage: 53,000
TWO GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRES SUFFERED BELT SEPARATION WITHIN 10 DAYS. THE TIRES WERE TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOPS WHICH DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AND REPLACED WITH NEW TIRES. FOUR TIRES WERE PURCHASED FROM TIRE RACK, AND THE REMAINING TWO TIRES ARE STILL ON THE AUTO. *TR
Mileage: 74,219
WE OWN A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER GT WHICH WE BOUGHT NEW. THE PROBLEM STARTED APPROXIMATELY AT 33,000 MILES AND IS STILL ONGOING. WE TOOK THE CAR TO OUR TIRE DEALER TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THE LEAKAGE AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE FLAKING OFF OF THE CHROME ALLOY ON THE WHEELS....
IN JULY 2008, OUR 2004 PT CRUISER FOG LIGHTS STARTED TO COME ON FOR NO REASON. INTERNET FORUMS CLAIM THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE SWITCH. THE COST IS $70 FOR THE PART PLUS LABOR. FAILURE TO FIX THE PROBLEM WILL CAUSE THE BATTERY TO FAIL. *TR
Mileage: 55,000
VEHICLE ONLY HAD 40K MILES AND BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ARE BAD. THESE VEHICLES ARE NOTORIOUS FOR FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. THIS COULD RESULT IN DIMINISHED OR NO STEERING CONTROL. SAFETY OR DEFECT RECALL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BY CHRYSLER. *TR
Mileage: 40,000
GRINDING NOISE, WOBBLE IN STEERING-LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING GONE AT 43000 MILES-REPLACEMENT COST $300.00. *TR
Mileage: 43,000
LOUD GRINDING/GROWLING NOISE, THUMPING SOUND WHEN DRIVING. GETS LOUDER WHEN ACCELERATING. REPLACED TIRES 6/08 THOUGHT IT WAS THAT. FOUND OUT ITS THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS AND HUBS. *TR
Mileage: 42,000
LOUD GRINDING/GROWLING NOISE, THUMPING SOUND WHEN DRIVING. GETS LOUDER WHEN ACCELERATING. REPLACED TIRES 6/08 THOUGHT IT WAS THAT. FOUND OUT ITS THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS AND HUBS. *TR
Mileage: 42,000
MY 2004 PT CRUISER ON THE WAY BACK FROM FLORIDA JUST OUT OF THE BLUE, STARTED MAKING HORRIBLE FRONT END NOISE AND STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I MADE IT TO OUR LOCAL DEALER ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT THE BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WENT BAD. IT HAD 36,274 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT...
Mileage: 35,780
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 S...
Mileage: 50,318
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 AN...
Mileage: 33,600
FRONT WHEEL BEARING REPLACE TWO TIMES. *TR
Mileage: 75,000
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 T...
Mileage: 60,000
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 B...
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 MO...
Mileage: 42,000
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
Mileage: 59,585
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...
Mileage: 48,742
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
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
Mileage: 40,000
WHEEL BEARING ON 2004 PT CRUISER WITH 28,000 WENT BAD. *TR
Mileage: 27,000
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 BE...
Mileage: 31,000
BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ON MY WIFE'S 2004 PT CRUSER WITH LESS THAN 40K MILES WENT BAD. *TR
Mileage: 38,000
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 WH...
Mileage: 28,560
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 WH...
Mileage: 28,560
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 LIM...
Mileage: 56,000
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 LIM...
Mileage: 56,000
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 LIM...
Mileage: 56,000
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...
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...
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 EXAMINATIO...
Mileage: 35,000
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 T...
Mileage: 58,000
FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS FAILURE BEFORE 40,000 MILES ON ODOMETER. *TR
Mileage: 36,884
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
Mileage: 60,490
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN EXTREMELY LOUD NOISE. HE INSPECTED THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND NOTICED THAT THE INNER WHEEL BEARING FAILED ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND NO REPAIRS WERE M...
Mileage: 40,318
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. DURING A CRASH UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT TORE. THE DRIVER AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE SPEED, PURCHASE DATE, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHIC...
Mileage: 70,000
AFTER MY 30,000 MILE MAJOR MAINTENANCE, I NOTICED A LEAK ON THE THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT OF THE CAR. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A TRANSMISSION OIL LEAK. IT WAS UNDER THE $100 DEDUCTIBLE WARRANTY SO I PAID THE $100 AND THEY "FIXED" IT. THE LEAK CONTINUED AFTER 3 OTHER ATTEMPTS TO ...
Mileage: 30,000
STALLING AT STOP, RUNNING ROUGH AT LOW SPEEDS AND IDLE, MISSING AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TR
STALLING AT STOP, RUNNING ROUGH AT LOW SPEEDS AND IDLE, MISSING AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING 17 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHEN COMING TO A STOP. HE STATED THAT IT WOULD ROUGH IDLE AS IF IT WAS GOING TO CUT-OFF. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,400 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000...
Mileage: 19,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WEBBING/THREADING THAT HOLDS THE CONNECTOR INTO THE REAR CENTER SEAT BELT RECEPTACLE HAD COMPLETELY DETERIORATED. HE FEELS THAT IF A CRASH OCCURRED, THE SEAT BELT WOULD FAIL TO HOLD OR SUPPORT THE PERSON IN THE SEAT. THE ...
Mileage: 48,000
BRAKES CONSTANTLY HAVE GRINDING AND NOISE PROBLEMS, BRAKE PEDAL FEELS SOFT OR GOES TO THE FLOOR EASILY. THIS PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED SINCE THE PURCHASE OF A 2004 PT CRUISER WITH TURBO, BUT APPEARS TO BE A 2003 CHASSI AND BREAKS HENCE THE DRUM BREAKS ON THE REAR. DRUM BREAKS ON A TURBO MODEL HUMMMM. ...
Mileage: 300
LESS THAN 19,000 MILES ON THE 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER AND THE WHEEL BEARINGS ON FRONT WENT BAD. THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS SO BAD I DID NOT DRIVE IT FURTHER THAN A BLOCK FROM WORK , THE CLOSEST PLACE. THEY CHARGED ME $313.00 TO FIX THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE NEXT DAY, I FOUND OUTT HE CAR WAS STILL UNDER W...
Mileage: 18,400
LESS THAN 19,000 MILES ON THE 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER AND THE WHEEL BEARINGS ON FRONT WENT BAD. THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS SO BAD I DID NOT DRIVE IT FURTHER THAN A BLOCK FROM WORK , THE CLOSEST PLACE. THEY CHARGED ME $313.00 TO FIX THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE NEXT DAY, I FOUND OUTT HE CAR WAS STILL UNDER W...
Mileage: 18,400
LESS THAN 19,000 MILES ON THE 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER AND THE WHEEL BEARINGS ON FRONT WENT BAD. THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS SO BAD I DID NOT DRIVE IT FURTHER THAN A BLOCK FROM WORK , THE CLOSEST PLACE. THEY CHARGED ME $313.00 TO FIX THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE NEXT DAY, I FOUND OUTT HE CAR WAS STILL UNDER W...
Mileage: 18,400
FOG LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF. THEY TURNED ON WHILE CAR WAS PARKED AND OFF. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I CAME OUT TO MY CAR AFTER CAR WAS PARKED ALL NIGHT AND THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. ONCE THE BATTERYWAS CHARGED AND RETURNED TO CAR FOG LIGHTS WERE STILL ON, THE ONLY WAY TO TURN THEM OFF WAS TO REMOVE...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CENTER SEAT BELT STRAP (REAR) LOCKED WHEN THE REAR SEAT WAS LAID DOWN. HE WAS UNABLE TO RETURN THE SEAT TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 27,000. TH...
Mileage: 27,000
THE WHEEL BEARING ARE WORN OUT ON A NEW CAR. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PT CRUISERS. THE FRAME IS THE SAME AS A DODGE NEON, BUT THE PT CRUISER BODY IS 600 POUNDS HEAVIER CAUSING ADDED STRESS ON THE WHEELS. *TR
Mileage: 53,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARS A GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKE IS DEPRESSED. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO STOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS RUST BUILD UP ON THE DRUMS, HOWEVER, NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILE...
Mileage: 12,000
STARTING IN THE FALL OF 2006 WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN IT MADE A GRINDING, SQUEALING NOISE. IT WAS VERY LOUD. THOUGHT IT NEEDED BRAKES, AND HAD IT CHECKED . THEY WERE FINE. THEN, IT FELT LIKE THE TIRE WAS BAD ON THE PASSENGER'S FRONT. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER IN MID MARCH 2007 TO HAVE THE TIRE CHECK...
Mileage: 52,437
STARTING IN THE FALL OF 2006 WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN IT MADE A GRINDING, SQUEALING NOISE. IT WAS VERY LOUD. THOUGHT IT NEEDED BRAKES, AND HAD IT CHECKED . THEY WERE FINE. THEN, IT FELT LIKE THE TIRE WAS BAD ON THE PASSENGER'S FRONT. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER IN MID MARCH 2007 TO HAVE THE TIRE CHECK...
Mileage: 52,437
STARTING IN THE FALL OF 2006 WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN IT MADE A GRINDING, SQUEALING NOISE. IT WAS VERY LOUD. THOUGHT IT NEEDED BRAKES, AND HAD IT CHECKED . THEY WERE FINE. THEN, IT FELT LIKE THE TIRE WAS BAD ON THE PASSENGER'S FRONT. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER IN MID MARCH 2007 TO HAVE THE TIRE CHECK...
Mileage: 52,437
I HAVE OWNED A 2004 PT CRUISER FOR LESS THAN ONE YEAR. I BOUGHT IT WITH 28000 MILES, ON IT, AND AT ABOUT 33000 MILES HEARD A BANG. IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THE DEALER DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT, BUT THE SOUND CONTINUED. I TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER, BUT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY A...
Mileage: 33,000
THE DRIVER'S SEAT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING UNDERNEATH IT TO PREVENT ANYTHING FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR FROM ROLLING UNDERNEATH IT AND UNDER THE DRIVER'S FEET. WHEN MY DAUGHTER DROPS HER TOYS OR SIPPY CUPS, IN A HARD STOP, THEY HAVE ROLLED UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND UNDER MY BRAKE PEDAL. THIS IS ...
Mileage: 42,000
MY COMPLAINT IS REGARDING THE ROUGH IDLE AND SURGES. THIS FIRST STARTED WHEN A/C OR HEAT WERE ON. AT THIS TIME THE CAR DOES THIS EVEN WHEN A/C OR HEAT ARE NOT ON. CAR FEELS AS THOUGH IT IS GOING TO STALL OUT WHEN ACCELERATING EITHER FROM A PARKED POSITION, ACCELERATING TO A FREEWAY SPEED AND WHEN ...
Mileage: 12,070
CUSTOMER WANTS TO KNOW IF A RECALL BE OPENED**CC THE CONSUMER STATED HER VEHICLE STALLS WHILE SHE IS DRIVING AND HAS A ROUGH IDLE. *JB
2004 PT CRUISER CUSTOMER STATES THAT THEY ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE DOME LIGHTS AND THE GAUGES**CC THE CONSUMER BELIEVED HIS PROBLEM MAYBE RELATED TO RECALL # 01V288000 *JB
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: THIS APPEARS TO BE A RECURRING NEW CAR PURCHASE SCAM (BOGUS WARRANTY ILLEGAL ACTIVITY) THAT IS MENTIONED SEVERAL TIMES ON A CHRYSLER WEBSITE DISCUSSING HUNDREDS OF CORPORATE SAFETY, CONTRACT AND WARRANTY ISSUES. YESTERDAY A WOMAN FROM CHRYSLER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS TOLD ME TH...
Mileage: 21,000
MY 2004 PT CRUISER AFTER I WAS DRIVING FOR APROX 15 MIN., AND THEN PARKED, STARTED SMOKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. IT THEN QUICKLY CAUGHT FIRE AND DESTROYED FROM THE DASH FORWARD. I HAD THE CAR SERVICED 11 DAYS EARLIER AT THE DEALERSHIP. I HAD NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO SMOKE OR SMELL WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR...
Mileage: 37,616
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING THE2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE OIL GAUGE READS EMPTY AND NEEDED TO REFILLED EVERY TWO WEEKS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HEATED UP VERY QUICKLY AND THE ENGINE GOT VERY HOT. *AK
Mileage: 30,000
TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 2004 PT CRUISER, THE CHROME IS LIFTING OFF THE WHEEL. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT AND ADVISED HIM TO CALL NHTSA HOTLINE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE CHROME WAS NOTICEABLE WHEN HE PURCHASED THE CAR. THE AUTOMOBILE IS TWO YEARS OLD AND HE IS THE SE...
Mileage: 68,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE AT 2 MPH, THE FRONT BUMPER STRUCK A CONCRETE BARRIER WITHOUT WARNING. THE FRONT BUMPER SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE POLICE WERE NOT ALERTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED...
Mileage: 17,700
ON OCTOBER 4, 2006, I HAD NOTICED THAT MY FUEL GAUGE ON THE PT CRUISER WAS STILL READING FULL AND I KNEW AFTER DRIVING IT FOR A WEEK IT SHOULD BE READING EMPTY. I ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN I ACCELERATED, THE GAUGE READ "FULL" BUT WHEN I PUT ON THE BRAKES IT WOULD READ "EMPTY"; IT EVEN READ 1/2 FULL A C...
Mileage: 22,530
WIFE, DRIVING INTO REGULAR PARKING SPOT @ WORK. SPEED 10 -15 MPH. APPLIED BRAKE AND THE VECHILE "LUNGED"FORWARD. STRIKING THE CURB. DAMAGE APPEARED MINIMAL. BUT WAS QUITE EXTENSIVE UNDERNEATH. BUT THERE WAS QUITE A LOT OF DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE SUBFRAME AND UNDERSIDE OF FRONT, NOT VISABLE EXTERNALLY...
WIFE, DRIVING INTO REGULAR PARKING SPOT @ WORK. SPEED 10 -15 MPH. APPLIED BRAKE AND THE VECHILE "LUNGED"FORWARD. STRIKING THE CURB. DAMAGE APPEARED MINIMAL. BUT WAS QUITE EXTENSIVE UNDERNEATH. BUT THERE WAS QUITE A LOT OF DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE SUBFRAME AND UNDERSIDE OF FRONT, NOT VISABLE EXTERNALLY...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. IT WAS DRIVEN OFF THE ROAD AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS USED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IT WAS SLOWLY DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT BRAKE SHOP WHO DETERMINED A HOSE RUPTURED AND THE HOSE WAS REPLACED. THE...
Mileage: 37,723
MY 2004 PT CRUISER NOT STEERING CORRECTLY AND FRONT END NOISES NOT NORMAL. DEALER ON SECOND TEST REPLACED BOTH FRONT HUBS AND BEARINGS BECAUSE OF WORN OUT BEARING SEATS MILEAGE 15,468. *NM
Mileage: 13,604
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY TWICE IN LESS THAN A YEAR. PURCHASED NEW WHEEL BEARINGS AND THE ENTIRE HUB ASSEMBLY AND EVEN A WHOLE NEW AXLE. HAVE CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS. WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT THE AXLE IS TOO SHORT AND IS COMING LOOSE RESULTING ON THE EXPEDITED WEAR ON THE B...
I HAVE OWNED A MANUAL SHIFT 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER SINCE JAN 2004. IN JUNE OF 2006 THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACK IN OUR DRIVEWAY. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT GEAR IT IS IN. I REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER WHO AT FIRST SAID IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN. THEN THEY SAW IT WITH THEIR OWN EYES. THEY DIAGNOSED THE P...
Mileage: 24,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE ROLLED, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SAFETY BELT, BUT STILL INCURRED MUSCULAR AND NEUROLOGICAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPA...
Mileage: 30,000
PT CRUISER. VIBRATION AT CERTAIN SPEEDS WHILE UNDER ACCELERATION. *JB
Mileage: 17,000
2004 PT CRUISER BEGAN TO IDLE ROUGH, SOMETIMES SHAKING THE WHOLE VEHICLE. IT SEEMED LIKE IT WANTED TO STALL, BUT NEVER DID. IT WAS ALWAYS WORSE AFTER A CAR WASH OR DURING DAMP, OR HUMID WEATHER. I USED CARBON CLEANERS IN THE GAS, TOOK IT ON THE TURNPIKE, AS SUGGESTED BY THE DEALER, BUT IT CONTINU...
Mileage: 22,000
THE KNOB ON THE DASH THAT CONTROLS THE POSITION FOR CIRCULATION OF HEAT OR AIR CONDITIONING FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON BECAME STUCK AND WOULD NOT MOVE TO ANY POSITION TO THE LEFT. TOOK TO SHOP AND THEY PLAYED WITH IT BUT IS STILL A LITTLE STIFF WHEN TURNING TO LEFT. THEY CAN'T GUARANTEE HOW LONG IT W...
THE KNOB ON THE DASH THAT CONTROLS THE POSITION FOR CIRCULATION OF HEAT OR AIR CONDITIONING FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON BECAME STUCK AND WOULD NOT MOVE TO ANY POSITION TO THE LEFT. TOOK TO SHOP AND THEY PLAYED WITH IT BUT IS STILL A LITTLE STIFF WHEN TURNING TO LEFT. THEY CAN'T GUARANTEE HOW LONG IT W...
THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH THAT WAS CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO STAY ON ALL THE TIME, RESULTING IN THE BATTERY BEING DEAD. THIS HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES. THE 1ST TIME, THE DEALERSHIP SIMPLY CONNECTED THE SWITCH BACK TOGETHER. THE 2ND TIME, THE DEALERSHIP DID THE SAME THING AND TOLD...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE CONTINUALLY LOST AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES AND A RIM; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE MANIFESTED REMOTE CONTROL PROBLEMS, AS WELL A CRACKED WIN...
Mileage: 600
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE CONTINUALLY LOST AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES AND A RIM; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE MANIFESTED REMOTE CONTROL PROBLEMS, AS WELL A CRACKED WIN...
Mileage: 600
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE CONTINUALLY LOST AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES AND A RIM; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE MANIFESTED REMOTE CONTROL PROBLEMS, AS WELL A CRACKED WIN...
Mileage: 600
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE CONTINUALLY LOST AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES AND A RIM; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE MANIFESTED REMOTE CONTROL PROBLEMS, AS WELL A CRACKED WIN...
Mileage: 600
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE CONTINUALLY LOST AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES AND A RIM; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE MANIFESTED REMOTE CONTROL PROBLEMS, AS WELL A CRACKED WIN...
Mileage: 600
MY WIFE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. SHE HIT A GUARD RAIL HEAD ON AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE HIT IT HARD ENOUGH TO BEND THE FRAME 3 INCHES OUT OF SQUARE. THIS RESULTED IN BODILY INJURY. *NM
2004 PT CRUISER STALLS WHEN STOPPING WITHOUT WARNING. STALLS WHEN TURNING CORNERS OR STOPPING FOR SIGNS AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS. ACCIDENTS ALMOST OCCURRED A NUMBER OF TIME. 2 SEPARATE DEALERS HAVE HAD THE CAR, THEY CANNOT MAKE IT DO IT? AT LEAST 10 TRIPS AND THE LAST 9 WITHOUT PAPERWORK BECAUSE THEY SAY ...
Mileage: 500
SINCE SEPT. 22, 2005, I HAVE HAD AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES AND AND THE CAR SPUTTERS AND STALLS. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED 3 TIMES AND IT HAS BEEN TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER 3 TIMES AND IS THERE RIGHT NOT SINCE MONDAY OCTOBER 3, 2005. I BOUGHT IT IN ...
DT: THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP FOR POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE. THE BRAKES WERE MUSHY. WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD KIND OF GLIDE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID BRAKES HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED BEFORE 15,000 MILES. THIS WAS NORMAL ON THIS VEHICLE.*AK *JB
Mileage: 16,000
AT 10 MONTHS OLD, PT CRUISER GT ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER REPLACED PLUGS AND WIRES. 2 WEEKS LATER LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. TOOK DEALER 2 WEEKS TO ORDER HEAD GASKET. DEALER LAPPED THE INTAKE AND EXHAUST VALVES AND REPLACED HEAD GASKET. NEXT DAY, ENGINE LIGHT WAS BACK ON. DEALER REPLACED THE WASTE...
I PURCHASE MY 2004 PT CRUISER IN MARCH 2004. WITHIN A WEEK AFTER DELIVERY, I NOTICED THE ENGINE WOULD START TO SHUDDER AND THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER. TOOK IT BACK TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. THE ENGINE EVENTUALLY STARTED SHUTTING DOWN COMPLETELY WHEN CO...
Mileage: 300
I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE - ELECTRICAL WITH FLAMES INSIDE THE CAR. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE THE ENGINE AND BODY OF THE CAR WERE NOT DAMAGED. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY SITTING ON THE DEALER LOT. IT WAS REPORTED TO CHRYSLER AND THE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THEY ARE DENYING MY CL...
Mileage: 21,000
DT: WHILE DRIVING WENT TOO A FAST FOOD LINE AND WHILE WAITING TO PLACE AN ORDER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. NO OTHER CARS WERE BEHIND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, SO IMMEDIATELY PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND QUICKLY PARKED IN A NEARBY PARKING LOT AWAY FROM OTHER VEHICLES. DRIVER CALLED 911. IN ...
DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS TELLING HER THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT GOING INTO FOURTH GEAR. 11/2004, 5/5/2005, 5/6/2005, 2/25/2005 SHE HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED. THE LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD CAME ON SO SHE TOOK VEHICLE IN, GOT THE CAR BACK AND THE LIGHT CAME BACK O...
Mileage: 5,493
CONSUMER HAS PROBLEMS VIEWING THE DASHBOARD GAUGES ON 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER DUE TO LACK OF BRIGHT LIGHTING.*MR THE DESIGN OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BLOCK OUT DAYLIGHT WHICH RESULTS IN THE DRIVER STRAINING TO SEE THE READING OF THE SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, ETC. *NM
DT: THE CAR RANDOMLY STALLS OR DIES WHEN APPROACHING A STOP. ALSO, DID THIS WHEN TURNING A SHARP CORNER. THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP NOW FOR THIS PROBLEM. MECHANIC DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG, BUT HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM...
Mileage: 11,000
I HAVE HAD MY CHRYSLER PT CRUISER IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME STEERING COLUMN NOISE 4 TIMES. IN 2 TIMES THEY HAVE SCRATCHED MY STEERING WHEEL TWICE . THEY REPLACED THE STEERING WHEEL ALREADY ONCE. I TOOK THE CAR BACK IN ON FRIDAY APRIL 22 AND I RECEIVED THE CAR BACK TONIGHT. I SAW 2 SCRATCHES ON TH...
VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. IT FLIPPED INTO A PHONE POLE, UPON IMPACT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, KILLING THE DRIVER. *AK
Mileage: 999,999
WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED CONSUMER HAT THE CLUTCH AND BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE PARTS WORE OUT WITH LESS THEN 17,500 MILES.*AK
Mileage: 17,000
WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED CONSUMER HAT THE CLUTCH AND BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE PARTS WORE OUT WITH LESS THEN 17,500 MILES.*AK
Mileage: 17,000
WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED CONSUMER HAT THE CLUTCH AND BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE PARTS WORE OUT WITH LESS THEN 17,500 MILES.*AK
Mileage: 17,000
LOSE ALL INSTRUMENT PANEL FUNCTION, DOME LIGHT STAYS ON, AND DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON....EVEN THO NO DOOR IS OPEN...DEALER HAS NO CLUE AND COMPUTER DOES NOT REPORT AN ISSUE....PULL FUSE AND REINSERT RESOLVES THE ISSUE....*AK
ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE/ ALMOST WENT THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I HAVE COMPLAINED MUTLIPLE TIMES ABOUT MY BRAKE. I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THE BRAKES, AND EVERY TIME AM TOLD BRAKES ARE FINE. THEY DID ADJUST THE BRAKES ONCE BUT THE BRAKES SQUEAL & GRIND ALL THE TIME. WAS TOLD...
Mileage: 15,000
ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE/ ALMOST WENT THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I HAVE COMPLAINED MUTLIPLE TIMES ABOUT MY BRAKE. I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THE BRAKES, AND EVERY TIME AM TOLD BRAKES ARE FINE. THEY DID ADJUST THE BRAKES ONCE BUT THE BRAKES SQUEAL & GRIND ALL THE TIME. WAS TOLD...
Mileage: 15,000
ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE/ ALMOST WENT THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I HAVE COMPLAINED MUTLIPLE TIMES ABOUT MY BRAKE. I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THE BRAKES, AND EVERY TIME AM TOLD BRAKES ARE FINE. THEY DID ADJUST THE BRAKES ONCE BUT THE BRAKES SQUEAL & GRIND ALL THE TIME. WAS TOLD...
Mileage: 15,000
I BOUGHT A 2004 PT/GT CRUISER NEW(12 MILES) FROM THE DEALER IN 02-05. THE DAY I LEFT THE PROPERTY I NOTICED A SERIOUS VIBRATION AT SPEEDS HIGHER THAN 45 MPH. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER , TOOK THE CAR BACK FOR CORRECTION PROBLEM NOT SOLVED. TWICE THE CAR HAS RETURNED , STILL NO SOLUTION. TODAY(03-10-05),...
WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF PURCHASING THE NEW 2004 PT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO IDLE VERY ROUGH. BEFORE, I COULD SIT AT A RED LIGHT IN DRIVE AND NEVER FEEL THE CAR VIBRATE. NOW ANYTIME I START THE ENGINE OR AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT VIBRATES AND RUNS VERY ROUGH. THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ALSO COME ON AND I...
Mileage: 8,529
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH FRONT AXLE LITERALLY BROKE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK
ONE DAY AFTER WASHING MY PT CRUISER, WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE, IT WAS IDLING SO HARD THE CAR WAS JERKING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. I THOUGHT MAYBE AFTER IT RAN AWHILE IT WOULD STOP, SO I BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE ENGINE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP AND STARTING BEEPING, SO I PUT THE CAR BACK IN T...
Mileage: 1,620
SUN VISOR DROPS TO FULL DOWNWARD POSITION, OBSCURING WIEW OF ROAD. DEALER REPLACED PART. *JB
THE CONSUMER PT CRUISER TRIP METER CONSTANTLY RESET ITSELF, WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE DASH LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF, GAS GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY AND THE BELLS START BEEPING. *BF THE MECHANIC SPRAYED STATIC GUARD IN IT THAT TIME TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE, BUT THIS DID NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE...
THE CONSUMER PT CRUISER TRIP METER CONSTANTLY RESET ITSELF, WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE DASH LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF, GAS GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY AND THE BELLS START BEEPING. *BF THE MECHANIC SPRAYED STATIC GUARD IN IT THAT TIME TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE, BUT THIS DID NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE...
THE CONSUMER PT CRUISER TRIP METER CONSTANTLY RESET ITSELF, WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE DASH LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF, GAS GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY AND THE BELLS START BEEPING. *BF THE MECHANIC SPRAYED STATIC GUARD IN IT THAT TIME TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE, BUT THIS DID NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE...
THE CONSUMER PT CRUISER TRIP METER CONSTANTLY RESET ITSELF, WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE DASH LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF, GAS GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY AND THE BELLS START BEEPING. *BF THE MECHANIC SPRAYED STATIC GUARD IN IT THAT TIME TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE, BUT THIS DID NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE...
THE CONSUMER PT CRUISER TRIP METER CONSTANTLY RESET ITSELF, WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE DASH LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF, GAS GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY AND THE BELLS START BEEPING. *BF THE MECHANIC SPRAYED STATIC GUARD IN IT THAT TIME TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE, BUT THIS DID NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE...
HEAD ON COLLISION, AIRBAGS CAME OUT, BACK SEAT BEHIND DRIVER CAME UN-DONE, UNLATCHED AND HIT DRIVER IN HEAD, DRIVER WAS KNOCKED UNCONCIOUS. RIVER WAS WEARING SEAT BELT AND AIRBAGS DID COME OUT.*AK
Mileage: 6,000
HEAD ON COLLISION, AIRBAGS CAME OUT, BACK SEAT BEHIND DRIVER CAME UN-DONE, UNLATCHED AND HIT DRIVER IN HEAD, DRIVER WAS KNOCKED UNCONCIOUS. RIVER WAS WEARING SEAT BELT AND AIRBAGS DID COME OUT.*AK
Mileage: 6,000
I HAVE A 2004 PT CRUISER THAT HAS 20,000 MILES, AND ALREADY NEEDS A TUNEUP..CAR RUNS ROUGH..I TOOK IT IN AND THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLACE BUT 1 SPARK PLUG, AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE OTHER 3...WHAT GOOD IS THE WARANTY..I BUY NEW CARS ALL THE TIME NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM..DID I GET RIP OFF. ...
Mileage: 21,132
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY AUTOMATIC 2004 PT CRUISER SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JANUARY OF 2004. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR WEEKS AT A TIME DUE TO THE CAR STALLING WHILE I AM DRIVING WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SINCE THE POWER STEERING LOCKS, AND THIS ACTION CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE ...
Mileage: 100
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY AUTOMATIC 2004 PT CRUISER SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JANUARY OF 2004. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR WEEKS AT A TIME DUE TO THE CAR STALLING WHILE I AM DRIVING WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SINCE THE POWER STEERING LOCKS, AND THIS ACTION CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE ...
Mileage: 100
ON SEPTEMBER 23,2004 I PURCHASED A 2004 PT CRUISER. FROM THE FIRST DAY, I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH THE DEALER AND THE CRUISER ITSELF. TWO DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR I NOTICED THAT THE CAR HAD NUMEROUS OF DENTS IN IT SO I HAD THE DENTS REPAIRED. I GET THE CAR BACK AND THE MEN WHO PULLED THE...
HOSE CAME LOOSE FROM TRANSMISSION CAUSING VEHICLE TO CUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES. *BF *TC
Mileage: 7,027
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROAD HITTING A CULDER. ONCE THIS OCCURRED THE VEHICLE STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE FLIPPING ON THE NOSE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO BE CUT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AFTER BEING TRAPPED FOR OVER AN HOUR. THE CONSUMER DIED ON THE SCENE. PLEASE COMPLETE FORM. ...
CAR STALLS & CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON CAR ALMOST STALLED BROUGHT TO DEALER TO PERFORM WARRANTY REPAIRS. DEALER REPLACED SPARK PLUGS, WIRES, POWER TRAIN MODULE.*AK
Mileage: 5,187
ON JULY 7, 2004, I HAD AN COMING OUT OF A PARKING LOT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN AND I HIT A POLE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. *AK WHEN I INFORMED DAIMLER CHRYSLER OF THE ACCIDENT, THEY HAD AN INVESTIGATOR TOW MY CAR TO MANCARI'S CHRYSLER JEEP IN CRESTWOOD...
EVENFLO, MODEL # 3861364P1, DOM 06/13/2003. WHILE TAKING THE CHILD OUT OF THE CAR SEAT OFF THE BASE DID NOT DETACH. CONSUMER TRIED TO PULL IT APART AND IT DID NOT MOVE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
SUN LIGHT REFLECTS OFF THE GLOSSY, SILVER PAINTED AIRBAG COVER ON THE DASHBOARD BLINDING THE DRIVER. *JB
Mileage: 100
SUN LIGHT REFLECTS OFF THE GLOSSY, SILVER PAINTED AIRBAG COVER ON THE DASHBOARD BLINDING THE DRIVER. *JB
Mileage: 100
THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ON THE P.T.CRUISER IS ALMOST INVISIBLE, AND IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. IT REQUIRES THAT ONE TAKE HIS ATTENTION OFF THE ROAD TO READ ANY OF THE GAUGES, EXCEPT WHEN THE SUN IS SHINING DIRECTLY ON THE PANEL, OR IN THE DEEP DARK OF NIGHT (NOT TWILIGHT) *JB
I WAS DRIVING A RENTAL CAR IN AUSTIN, TEXAS. IT WAS A 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. I WAS ABLE TO PUSH DOWN WITH MY RIGHT ELBOW AND UNBUCKLE THE 3-POINT SEATBELT SIMPLY BY PUSHING DOWN WITH THE POINT OF MY ELBOW, THE BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED AND THE TONGUE LATCH POPPED OUT. THIS MEANS THAT WHEN JOSTLING ARO...
CAR CONTINUES TO MISS, DUE TO FAILURE OF IGNITION OR GAS OR MAYBE THE TRANSMISSION. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. ITS BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES WITH NO HELP. THIS STARTED AFTER 3000 MILES ON CAR.
Mileage: 3,000
I AM WRITING TO YOU TO ALERT YOU TO A HORRIBLE HAZARD IN CARS WITH ELECTRIC WINDOWS. IN NOVEMBER 2003 MY FAMILY AND I WERE ON VACATION IN SAN DIEGO AND WE RENTED A PT CRUISER. AT ONE POINT WE WERE PARKED IN A PARKING LOT WITH THE CAR RUNNING TALKING TO ANOTHER GROUP WHEN MY 6 YEAR OLD STUCK HER HEAD...
NORMAL WEAR WTHIN 3 MONTHS OF A NEW PURCHASE GT LEATHER SEAT CUSHIONS IN BOTH FRONT SEATS HAD THE STITCHING SPLIT IN THE CENTER. *AK DEALER REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE SEATS.
Mileage: 3,600
THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR KEEPS LOCKING UP, ALL THE DASH EMER LIGHTS COME ON AND NO DASH COMPONETS WORK, SPEEDOMETER, MILEAGE INDICATOR, TACK0METER INSTRUMENT PANEL OFF . ONE DOESN'T KNOW IF CAR IS WORKING PROPERLY OR NOT. COULD SHUT DOWN IN TRAFFIC AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR A PERSON TO BE STRANDED A...
Mileage: 61
THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR KEEPS LOCKING UP, ALL THE DASH EMER LIGHTS COME ON AND NO DASH COMPONETS WORK, SPEEDOMETER, MILEAGE INDICATOR, TACK0METER INSTRUMENT PANEL OFF . ONE DOESN'T KNOW IF CAR IS WORKING PROPERLY OR NOT. COULD SHUT DOWN IN TRAFFIC AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR A PERSON TO BE STRANDED A...
Mileage: 61
05/19/2004, WHILE TRAVELING FROM KNOXVILLE TN, ON I-40 IN A RENTED PT CRUISER, A CHEVY BLAZER CHANGED LANES IN FRONT OF US AS TRAFFIC CAME TO A STOP. WE WERE ALREADY SLOWING FOR A CONSTRUCTION ZONE AND WERE TRAVELING AT LESS THAN 45 MPH. WE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THEY LOCKED UP AND STARTED TO SKID, ...
Mileage: 500
MISSING TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR DOWN PAYMENT FOR 2004 PT CRUISER. (NAR) *PH PLEASE REVIEW FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS. *CB
PT CRUISER IDLES ROUGH AND SHAKES AND PULSATES. FEELS LIKE YOU'RE STANDING IN A BRISK WIND WHILE IT IDLES. DEALER TOLD ME " IT'S THE NATURE OF THE BEAST" THEN ON 2ND. SERVICE FOR SAME PROBLEM TOLD ME DAIMLERCHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT DEFECT AND DOESN'T HAVE A FIX TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. PCM AND 02 SENSORS...
Mileage: 16
EXHAUST PIPES ARE LOCATED SOMEWHERE UNDER THE CARRIAGE. DRIVER IS CONCERNED WITH CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING WHEN VEHICLE IS IDLING. *AK THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE TAIL PIPE EXTENDED PAST THE BUMPER. *NM