2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER Complaints

STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BACK AND FORTH, MAKING IT HARD FOR THE DRIVER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *AK

I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW, A '02 PT CRUISER, AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE RACK AND PINION HAS CRACKED!!! I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER, WHICH TELLS ME THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO!!*AK

AFTER 38,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION PUMP WENT OUT. THE DEALER STATED THE WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 36,000 MILES AND THERE IS NO DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY. IT WILL COST ME 1,6000 DOLARS TO REPLACE. NEVER WILL I BUY FROM CHRYSLER AGAIN! *AK

MY 2002 PT CRUISER CAUGHT FIRE AND THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER SAY TOO BAD.THE CAR HAD TWO RECALLS ONE WHICH WAS FIXED AND ONE WHICH THEY NEVER NOTIFIED ME OF.*AK

WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE DRIVER WAS WARNED BY PEDESTRIANS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE DRIVER EXITED THE VEHICLE AND A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE COULD BE DETECTED. THE DRIVER OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A RUSH OF FLAMES, WHICH DIED DOWN AFTER A SECOND. THE FIRE APPEARED TO ORIGINATE AT THE LOW CENTER OF THE FIRE WALL AT THE FUEL LINE, WHICH IS LOCATED NEAR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. ORLANDO FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT STATED THE FIRE WAS DUE TO A FUEL LEAK. *AK *NM *JB

FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS HAVE WHAT LOOKS TO BE MASKING TAPE MARKS ON THEM WHERE THE PAINT HAS NOW FADED. THE FADED AREA IS APPROXIMATELY THE WIDTH OF MASKING TAPE AND GOES FROM THE EDGE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF BOTH BUMPERS ACROSS TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF BOTH BUMPERS.

WHEN FIRST CRANKING CA RIT WILL REV ITSELF UP, THE SPEEDOMETER GOES TO 120MPH RPMS TACHS OUT, AND THEN DROPS BELOW 1/2 RPM, SPUTTERS AND BACKFIRE SOFF. HAD IN CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR THIS AND UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. TOLD ME THAT A SENSOR COULD BE GOING BAD. NOW WHILE MY MOTHER WAS DRIVING OUT OF NEIGHBORHOOD THE CAR WENT DEAD AS DOES WITH ME AT TIMES AT STOP SIGN AND REFUSED TO CRANK AGAIN. CALLED ROADSIDE HAD IT FOR A CHARGE OF 75.00 AND WAS TOLD I HAD BAD GAS AND WANTED ANOTHER 510.00 TO FIX. WAS TOLD NOT COVERED UNDER REG. WARRANTY OR THE 1300.00 EXTENDED BUMPER TO BUMPER WE PURCHASED.

CONSUMER NOTICED FUEL WAS IN THE OIL. DEALER INDICATED FUEL PUMP MODULE SECONDARY SEAL FAILED. *AK

WHEN DOING THE 30,000 MILE OIL CHANGE/INSPECTION I NOTICED SPLITS IN THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS. THIS IS ONLY NOTICEABLE WHEN THE SUSPENSION IS UNSUPPORTED. THE CAR WAS DEALER SERVICED FOR THE RECALLS AND WAS ASKED FOR AN INSPECTION OF THE BUSHINGS WITH A WRITTEN RESPONSE A THIS TIME. DEALER MECHANIC SAID IT WAS NORMAL WEAR BUT RESPONSE WAS SUSPICIOUS IN NATURE AND NOT FORTHCOMING. THE CAR WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO MECHANIC AND STATED THAT THE BUSHINGS APPEARED TO BE COMING APART. THE CAR WAS THEN TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER WITH THIS CONCERN AND THEY THEN DECIDED TO REPLACE THE BUSHINGS UNDER THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY. NO PARTS RETAINED DUE TO DEALER POLICY THAT NO PARTS UNDER WARRANTY WORK WILL BE GIVEN TO THE OWNER. I REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS FOR INFERIOR RUBBER AND DESIGN. IT APPEARS THAT IF THE BUSHINGS FAIL THE CONTROL ARM WILL FALL OFF AND MAY RESULT IN SEVERE INJURY. *JB

CHROME PLATING 5 SPOKE WHEELS CHROME PLATING HAS BUBBLED/CORRODED ON THE SEALING SURFACE OF THE TIRE BEAD. *PH THIS HAS CAUSED THE TIRE TO LEAK AIR. *NM