2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER Complaints

COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE COOLING SYSTEM IN MY CAR. AT THE TIME I ONLY HAD 39000 MILES ON IT. I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF YOU THINK MY MANUFACTURER WARRANTY FROM CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE COVERED THIS REPAIR. MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AT 36000 MILES, EVEN THOUGH I HAD ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR 2 1/2 YEARS. I HAVE NEVER HAD A RADIATOR REPLACEMENT ON A CAR WITH SO FEW MILES. I AM ASKING THIS QUESTION BECAUSE I HAVE HAD SEVERAL VERY EXPENSIVE AND UNUSUAL PARTS REPLACEMENT RECENTLY ON THIS CAR., IE THE MAIN ENGINE WIRING HARNESS AND THE POWER CONTROL MODULE. I HAD ALREADY HAD THE POWERSTEERING UNIT REPLACED AND THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED AS PART OF A DEALER RECALL. THIS SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF EXPENSIVE MAJOR REPAIRS FOR A CAR WITH LESS THAT IS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD.

IN OCTOBER, 2004 THE FOG LIGHT INDICATOR WOULD STAY ON, EVEN THOUGH THE FOGS LIGHTS WERE NOT ON. THEN THE FOG LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. MAY, 2005, THE FOGS LIGHTS CAME BACK ON BY THEMSELVES, EVEN THOUGH NO LIGHTS WERE ON AND THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF. I HAD THE LIGHT STALK REPLACED BY THE DEALER ON THE EXTENDED WARRANTY.

SEVERE CLUNKING NOISED UNDER THE FRONT END OF MY 2001 PT CRUISER AT 60K MILES. DEALER NOTIFIED THAT BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARM (BUSHINGS) HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. LUCKILY, I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY SO THE OUT OF POCKET COST WAS $100 DEDUCTIBLE AND $70 FRONT END ALIGNMENT. WHY SHOULD CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS FAIL SO EARLY? I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SINCE I FOUND MANY PT OWNERS ON THE WEB EXPERIENCING SIMILIAR SUSPENSION FAILURES, DAIMLER CHRYSLER SHOULD COVER ALL THE COST.

CHROME WHEEL CENTER CAPS CAME OFF THE 2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER WHILE DRIVING.*MR *NM

STEERING FLUID LEAKED IN MY CAR FOR ITS LIFE--NO DEALER EVER IDENTIFIED THIS AS THE PROBLEM WHEN COMPLAINING ABOUT ROUGH STEERING NOISE AND OTHER ISSUES. DISCOVERED THE LEVEL OF FLUID WAS DOWN WHEN AN EMPLOYEE ADDED FLUID AFTER HEARING THE NOISE ,AND THE NOISE WENT AWAY. THE CONSTANT LEAK HAS DAMAGED THE RACK AND PINION--I WAS TOLD THIS BY A SERVICE DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. CRYSLER WILL NOT REPLACE R&P. WHEN HAVING THE RECALL DONE DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED (R&P)--JUST THE HOSE--DEALER CLAIMED TO HAVE DONE RECALL WORK BUT A NEIGHBOR WHO IS A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE CAR THE NEXT DAY AND SAID THE WORK WAS NOT DONE---OLD HOSE STILL THERE--LEAK STILL ACTIVE. CRYSLER NOT RESPONSIVE TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH REAR SUSPENSION FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWAY UNEXPECTEDLY. CONSUMER MANAGED TO STOP VEHICLE.*AK

GAS FUMES WERE COMING IN FROM THE VENTS WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ROUGHLY. THEN, IT STALLED. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS, I HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING WITH MY TIRES BEING FLAT WHEN I GOT UP IN THE MORNINGS. AFTER HAVING ALL OF THE TIRES CHECKED FOR FLATS, IT WOULD STILL DO THIS OFF AND ON DURING THE WINTER. FINALLY, I TOOK IT TO A FIRESTONE SHOP AND THEY SAID MY TIRES WERE FINE, BUT THE CHROME WAS PEELING OFF THE WHEELS CAUSING THE SLOW LEAKS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND MY 36K/3Y HAD EXPIRED (BY 1/2 YEAR, AS I ONLY HAVE 30K MILES) AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY WOULD DO, I'M GOING TO CALL CHRYSLER AND LODGE A FORMAL COMPLAINT, NOW THAT I SEE I"M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM.*AK

THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT BACK TO NORMAL POSITION, AND IS NOT PROVIDING PROTECTION TO THE DRIVER IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY CONSUMER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY.*AK

I OWN A 2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER WITH 105K MILES. THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAIN ON WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING, ALSO THE HORN DOES NOT WORK OR THE CRUISE CONTROL. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND HAVE DETERMINED THE PROBLEM TO BE A DEFECTIVE CLOCKSPRING. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND THAT CHRYSLER HAS RECALLED 1.2MILLION 1998 - 2000 MINIVANS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE PT CRUISER HAS NO RECALL BUT SHOULD SINCE IT IS CLASSIFIED AS A VAN. *JB