2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND FELT AS IF IT WAS DRAGGING. THERE WAS ALSO A SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE FRONT LEFT BRAKE WAS STICKING. THE CALIPER WAS REPLACED AND BOLTS WERE TIGHTENED. ONE WEEK LATER, THE SAME THING OCCURRED. THIS TIME THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE CALIPER WITH THE ORIGINAL AND SUGGESTED A VISIT TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE DEALER FLUSHED THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND DURING A TEST DRIVE THE FRONT LEFT AND THE REAR RIGHT BRAKES CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT WAS DETERMINED THE ROTORS AND PADS AND ABS SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT UNDER 34,000 MILES. ALTHOUGH I WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY I WAS CHARGED $100 FOR SOMETHING THAT I DO REMEMBER BEING A DEFECT THAT I HAD TO BRING INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO REPAIR WITHIN THE FIRST 2 MONTHS I HAD THE VEHICLE. WHY THEN MUST I PAY FOR A KNOWN DEFECT? *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, ON 3/1/05 ALL TIRES WERE LOW. UPON INSPECTION BY THE SERVICE DEALER, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE RIMS OF ALL FOUR TIRES, CAUSING THE SEAL BETWEEN THE TIRE AND RIMS TO BE BROKEN. THE TIRES WERE REMOVED AND ALL TIRES AND RIMS WERE CLEANED AND PLACED BACK ONTO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THERE WAS NO LIABILITY ON THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. UPDATED 11/3/2006 - *NM

FROM THE FIRST MONTH THAT I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON MORE THAN OFF. I READ THE OWNERS MANUAL AND IT SAID THAT IT WAS A VACUUM ISSUE AND IT WOULD CORRECT ITSELF. THE DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME TO DIAGNOSE AND TO FIX IT BUT NOW I SEE THAT THERE WAS A NHTSA 01V288000 ON A CLUSTER PANEL ISSUE. WHY WAS I CHARGED FOR SOMETHING THAT A DEALERSHIP SHOULD CHECK FOR TO SEE IF IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT? *JB

2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. *KB BOTH OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED MULTIPLE STRAINS AND BRUISES. *NM

2002 LIMITED EDITION PT CRUISER - WHEELS DEFECTIVE. THE ALUMINUM ALLOY WHEELS HAVE COMPLETELY DETERIORATED (PEELING AND FLAKING) UNDERNEATH THE CHROME PLATING (INSIDE AND OUT), CAUSING THE WHEELS TO CONTINUALLY LEAK AIR AND WEAKEN THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE WHEEL, MAKING THE VEHICLES UNSAFE. THE BEAD LIP DETERIORATED TO THE POINT OF BREAKING THE RIM. TO FIX THE PROBLEM, THE WHEELS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 39,000 MILES. THIS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I AM REPORTING THIS TO PREVENT INJURIES AND CRASHES. *NM

VEHICLE: 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER 1) NO SIGNIFICANT EVENTS. NO ACCIDENTS. NO UNUSUAL USAGE. 2) THE SEAT BELT ATTACHMENT, ABOVE THE DRIVER'S LEFT SHOULDER, FELL OUT WHEN I WAS BUCKLING MY SEAT BELT. THE BOLT QUITE EASILY FELL OUT, WITH ALMOST NO APPLIED PRESSURE. 3) CHRYSLER DEALER REATTACHED THE BOLT WITH A NEW NUT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THERE IS A CHEMICAL SMELL WHICH GAVE CONTACT HEADACHES AND AN OCCASIONAL SORE THROAT. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THERE WAS NOT A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE. *AK THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THERE WAS EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE WHEN THE WINDOWS WERE ROLLED UP. THE SPEAKERS MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE REAR SEAT BACKING WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 07/25/06. *JB

TIRES FAIL TO HOLD/MAINTAIN AIR PRESSURE..CHROME RIMS PEELING ,LOSE AIR PRESSURE FROM 35 LBS DOWN TO 15 LBS IN A WEEK PERIOD OF TIME. DEALER AGREES THERE IS A PROBLEM, RETAIL TIRE DEALERS HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEM RIMS. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS UNSAFE.. CAN CAUSE ROLL OVER..BLOW OUTS. *JB

2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER BRAKES FAILED. *KB WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE TO RELEASE THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE VEHICLE DID NOT REDUCE SPEED. EVENTUALLY, THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A MANAGEABLE SPEED UNTIL SHE REACHED THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT REDUCE SPEED BELOW 2000 RPM. *JB