2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER Complaints

ENTERING THE HIGHWAY, WENT TO ACCELERATE, ENGINE REVVED BY DID NOT MOVE. PULLED VEHICLE TO SIDE. COULD NOT GET VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD OR REVERSE. HAD TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. LOW REV SHAFT FOUND BROKEN. CAUSED DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A 2006 VEHICLE WITH ONLY 40,000MILES. *TR

DEAR SIR/MADAM: I HAVE A 2006 CHYRSLER PT CRUISER HATCHBACK, AND FOR THE PAST YEAR I HAVE EXPERIENCED COMPLETE SHUTDOWNS OF THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENS UNEXPECTEDLY, I HAVE NO WARNING AND IT IS SCARY. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN THE CAR. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS IN FLORIDA, AND BOTH TOLD ME THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. FIRST OF ALL, THEY OBVIOUSLY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO I FEEL LIKE THEY WROTE IT OFF AS OPERATOR ERROR. I DON'T CARE WHAT THEIR DIAGNOSIS COMPUTER SAID, THERE IS A DEFINITE PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE COMPUTER IN MY CAR. TO SHUTDOWN UNEXPECTEDLY, AT ANYTIME IS TOTALLY UNSAFE AND A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK TO ME AND THE TRAVELING PUBLIC. BOTH MY DAUGHTERS HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR AT SEPARATE TIMES AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME SHUTDOWNS. THIS IS A LIABILITY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE AND NO ONE AT CHRYSLER WILL LISTEN. PLEASE HELP ME TO GET CHRYSLER TO UNDERSTAND THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. THEIR DEALERSHIPS DO NOT SEEM TO CARE. SINCERELY, CLARA JOHNSON *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS RUN OFF THE ROAD BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND, STRUCK A GUARD RAIL, AND LANDED IN A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS TOWED TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIR. THERE WERE NO OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE AIR BAGS HAVE NOT BEEN SERVICED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,624.

WITHIN LESS THEN A WEEK MY BRAKES WENT FROM SOUNDING AND WORKING FINE TO MAKING A HIDEOUS GRINDING SOUND. AFTER TAKING MY CAR TO A BRAKE SPECIALTY SHOP THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH ALL MY BRAKES (WITH ONLY 17,000 MILES ON THEM) JUST THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AND THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHEN THE CONTACT REMOVED THE CENTER CONTROL, HE NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE WAS INSERTED BACKWARDS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE WAS LABELED INCORRECTLY, BUT WAS INSERTED PROPERLY IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE MAY BE A POTENTIAL DEFECTIVE. THEY ALSO REFUSED TO WRITE A CERTIFIED LETTER STATING THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WOULD FUNCTION PROPERLY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. AS OF AUGUST 13, 2008, THE DEALER HAS POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 34,500.

THROTTLE SOLENOID STUCK IN OPEN POSITION CAUSING 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER TO IMPACT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TR

VERY POOR MPG ON 2006 PT CRUISER TURBO WITH 18,000 MILES, PREMIUM CHEVRON/SHELL/UNION 76 FUEL ONLY. APPROX 12.9 CITY AND MAYBE 15.5 HIGHWAY. IN SHOP THREE TIMES WITH ISSUE, NEVER IMPROVED. *TR

PURCHASED 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER, TOURING EDITION OCT 2007 WITH 26100 MILES ON IT. ONLY RECALL WAS FOR SIDE GLASS THAT WAS CHANGED, NO ACCIDENTS ON CARFAX OR REPORTED OTHERWISE. CAR SAT FOR FIRST COUPLE OF MONTHS AND THEN WHEN WE BEGAN DRIVING IT, HAD DIFFERENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, THOUGHT TO BE LOW BATTERY, GOT BATTERY CHARGED. NEXT AND MOST CRUCIAL THING, WE WERE OUT AT DUSK IN A BLINDING RAIN STORM AND THE HEADLIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, TURN SIGNALS AND A FEW OTHER THINGS WENT. I HAD 3 HEADS OUT WINDOWS TO GET TO SAFETY, TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY, COULDN'T EVEN SIGNAL TO GET OFF THE ROAD SAFELY - IT WAS A HAIR RAISING EVENT. I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND SAW HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE. CHECKED WITH CHRYSLER AND TOLD BASICALLY TO KISS OFF AS I HAD JUST IMPORTED THE CAR TO CANADA SO NO WARRANTY ALTHOUGH IT STILL HAS UNDER 28,000 MILES ON IT AND OF COURSE THERE IS NO RECALL REGARDING THE CONTROL MODULE WHICH IS WHAT WENT OUT. I FEEL SO STRONGLY ABOUT THIS - I COULD HAVE HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION WHEN I LOST MY LIGHTS AND WIPERS AND COULD HAVE BEEN STRUCK IN THE REAR BY SOMEONE WHO DIDN'T KNOW I WAS TURNING OFF THE ROAD. IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH MANY MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR THINGS WITH THIS VEHICLE SO I FEEL THAT IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A WEAKNESS IN THEIR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. THESE VEHICLES ARE APPARENTLY MADE IN MEXICO!! *TR

2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER WINDOW SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WHEN THE GLASS SHATTERED MOST OF IT WENT ONTO THE HIGHWAY. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE REPLACEMENT WOULD BE AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. *KB THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED, HOWEVER THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO TOLD THE MILEAGE ON HER VEHICLE WAS A FACTOR AS WELL. *JB

I HAVE HAD THIS 2006 PT CRUISER FOR OVER A YEAR AND A HALF. WITHIN THAT YEAR AND A HALF, I HAVE NOW HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES, BRAKES. THE AIR CONDITIONER JUST WENT OUT. THIS CAR HAS BEEN HORRIBLE. I CAN'T BLOW THE HORN WITHOUT POUNDING IT. THE LAMP ASSEMBLIES HOLD MOISTURE, THE THING DRINKS GAS AND RIGHT NOW WITH GAS PRICES THIS IS A PROBLEM. YET, NOBODY WANTS ME TO TRADE IT BECAUSE IT ISN'T WORTH A PENNY BECAUSE NOBODY WANTS THEM. THEY NEED TO RECALL THE FACT THEY LIED ON THE STICKERS ABOUT GAS MILEAGE. I MAY GET 17 MILES PER GALLON. HORRIBLE CAR. I HOPE PEOPLE STOP BUYING THEM UNTIL THEY FIX THE PROBLEMS THEY ALREADY HAVE. *TR