2003 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER Complaints

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. A PIECE OF THE CLUTCH BROKE OFF IN THE HOUSING. PER THE DEALER. *JB THE CONSUMER HAS NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM CHRYSLER AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE NEXT STEP HE NEEDS TO TAKE. *TC

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE TEN MINUTES LATER. THEN, VEHICLE JERKED AND STALLED. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN NHTSA RECALL 03V076000: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, MANUAL TRANSMISSION MODELS ONLY, A WELDED PIN INTERNAL TO THE DUAL-MASS FLYWHEEL (DMF) ASSEMBLY CAN UNSEAT AND BECOME LODGED BETWEEN THE FLYWHEEL AND THE CLUTCH DISC. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *TC

"CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" CAME ON REGULARLY, PROMPTING VISITS TO THE DEALER. WAS TOLD I WASN'T "CLICKING" THE GAS CAP ENOUGH TIMES UPON CLOSING IT. NUMBER OF TIMES TO BE CLICKED STARTED OUT AT 3 AND EVENTUALLY MOVED UP TO 7, INCREASING WITH EACH RETURN VISIT UNTIL I SCREAMED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SERVICE AREA AND THEY ACTUALLY FIXED THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE LEAK DETECTION PUMP AND THE NATURAL VACUUM DETECTOR. SUNROOF MOTOR WOULDN'T RUN CONTINUOUSLY, THE SWITCH WOULD HAVE TO BE PUSHED REPEATEDLY TO GET THE ROOF TO CLOSE, MOVING A FRACTION OF AN INCH AT A TIME. THIS HAPPENED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. PARTS REPLACED INCLUDED THE SWITCH, THE MOTOR, AND EVENTUALLY THE ENTIRE SUNROOF MOTOR ASSEMBLY. THE BIG PROBLEM: CAR WOULDN'T START, EVEN AFTER BEING JUMPED. THIS HAPPENED ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS DURING THE FIRST 16 MONTHS I OWNED THE CAR. PARTS REPLACED INCLUDE THE BATTERY (REPLACED TWICE) THE STARTER, THE STARTER RELAY, AND FINALLY THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. THE CAR WAS DEEMED A LEMON UNDER THE FLORIDA LEMON LAW AND I WAS REFUNDED MY MONEY FROM CHRYSLER UNDER A "BYBACK" PROGRAM NOT ARBITRATED BY THE STATE.*K

2003 PT CRUISER WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 03 AND SHORTLY AFTER HAD TO HAVE TRANSMISSION WORK DONE. NOW I HAVE FRONT END GROANING NOISES THAT, AFTER 5 VISITS TO THE DEALER, CANNOT BE FIXED. CAR SOUNDS LIKE AN ANTIQUE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. CAR ALSO DOES NOT HANDLE WELL AND FEELS UNSURE. GALEANA CHRYSLER IN COLUMBIA, SC HAS TRIED 5 TIMES (AS OF 9/8/04) TO FIX PROBLEM, HAS VERIFIED A PROBLEM, BUT CANNOT LOCATE IT. TO DATE, STRUTS, STRUT MOUNTS, TIE ROD ENDS, SWAY BAR BUSHINGS, AND GREASING HAS BEEN REPLACED OR TAKEN PLACE...ALL TO NO AVAIL.*AK

CONSUMER NOTICED EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL IN THE AIR FILTER BOX, AND AN OIL STAINED FILTER. THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY, BACK SOOT ON THE TAIL PIPE, AND THERE WAS A DISTINGUISHED MECHANICAL KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AT IDLE. VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP 3 TIMES. ON THE THIRD TIME THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THE KNOCKING NOISE AND EXCESSIVE OIL PROBLEM WAS STILL PRESENT. UPON INVESTIGATION OF THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER FOUND THAT AN IMPROPER MACHINE PART, THAT WAS RELATED TO THE VALVE TRAIN/CAMP SHAFT, CAUSED THE PROBLEM. BUT, MANUFACTURER DIDN'T HAVE A SOLUTION FOR IT. IF THIS PART FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT COULD RESULT IN ENGINE FAILURE FOLLOWED BY RAPID DECELERATION WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH TRACTION CONTROL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH HEADLIGHTS WERE FLICKERING AND FINALLY BURNED OUT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER EIGHT TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALER HAS CHECKED EVERY COMPONENT, TRYING TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, BUT TO NO AVAIL.*AK THE MANUFACTURER REPURCHASED THE VEHCILE FROM THE CONSUMER. *MJJ

THE LOCAL DEALER THOUGHT THAT THE SOUND FROM THE ENGINE WAS THAT THE TURBO WAS BLOWN. AFTER 2.5 WEEKS THEY THEN DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION PUMP HAD GONE BAD ALONG WITH SOME SORT OF SENSORS. SO THEN FOR THE NEXT 2 WEEKS PLUS THEY WORKED ON THAT PROBLEM. FOUR DAYS LATERAFTER GETTING THE CAR BACK, THE FRONT AXLE FELL OFF THE CAR!!!!! IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE FREEWAY OR TRAVELING ON A SURFACE STREET, I OR POSSIBLY OTHERS COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AND THE MANUFACTURER WILL ONLY REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY???!! I'VE NOW BEEN WAITING ANOTHER 2.4 WEEKS FOR THE CAR AND I TRY TELLING THEM THAT IT IS UNSAFE AND I'M AFRAID TO GET BACK INTO THE CAR. IT HAS 7,777 MILE ON A CHRYSLER PT CRUISER 2003. IT HAS SPENT ALMOST 8 WEEKS OF IT'S SHORT LIFE IN REPAIR SHOP FOR ONE THING OR ANOTHER, AND NO ONE AT CHRYSLER WILL LISTEN OR HELP, THEY KEEP SAYING THE DM HAS MADE HIS DECISION, YEAH WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER COVERING UP FOR HIS MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC ADMITTED TO ME THAT HE OVER TIGHTEN THE BOLTS WHEN HE PUT MY FRONT END BACK TOGETHER, AND NEVER EVEN APOLOGIZED FOR THE OVERSIGHT!!! IF POSSIBLE, I KNOW THE RECORDS DON'T REALLY SHOW ALL THE WORK PERFORMED OR A LIST OF ANY PARTS REPLACED (AT LEAST NOT ON MY COPIES ANYWAY), BUT COULD SOMEONE HELP ME, PLEASE!!!??? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME PASTOR JIM JAROS PS I KEEP TELLING THEM (CHRYSLER IN AUBURN HILL, MI 800-992-1997) THAT THEIR NAME AND REPUTATION ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS YOU HAVE, AND THEY TELL ME THAT I'LL HAVE TO SUE THROUGH THE LEMON LAW IN MY STATE. YEAH, I'M BELIEVIN' I'M GONNA STAY ALIVE TO TALK SEE THAT THROUGH, BUT I'M GOING TO BE PARKING THAT PT CRUISER IF AND WHEN IT'S READY!!! WOULD YOU PUT YOUR WIFE AND FAMILY IN THIS CAR? THE MECHANIC OR THE SERVICE UNDERWRITER JUST WALK AWAY AND THE SERVICE MANAGER STILL HAS NOT RETURNED MY PHONE CALLS, I'M FORCED TO CALL THROUGH CHRYSLER IN MI TO GET THE ANSWERS. I WILL ASK THEM TO SAVE THE PARTS IF POSSIBLE?*AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME THAT VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED. DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER REQUEST ALL PERTINENT INFORMATION REGARDING DAIMLER CHRYSLER RECALLS. *MR *NM