2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER Complaints

VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO TWO SEPARATE DEALERS FOR POOR FUEL MILEAGE. VEHICLE IS GETTING LESS THAN 15 MILES PER GALLON, WHEN THE ADVERTISED MPG IS BETWEEN 19 AND 27. VEHICLE HAS A FOUL ODOR. BOTH DEALERS CLAIMED THAT THE COMPUTER DID NOT STORE ANY CODES AND THAT IT WAS RUNNING WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS.

SINCE DAY ONE HAVE HAD A "WOBBLE" IN FRONT END. STEERING WHEEL MOVES BACK AND FORTH. FEEL VIBRATION THROUGH FLOOR BOARD. THIS AT 35-40 MPH. NO "WOBBLE" OR VIBRATIONS AT HIGHER SPEEDS. TIRES ROTATED AND FRONT END BALANCED THREE TIMES. NO HELP. DODGE DEALER NO HELP. THEY SAID IT WAS THE GOODYEAR TIRES AND TO REPLACE THEM WITH MICHELIN. WILL BE LOOKING INTO FRONT AXLE OR DRIVELINE PROBLEMS NEXT.

SHORTLY AFTER THE ODOMETER REACHED 500 MILES, THE ENGINE BEGAN IDLING ROUGHLY AND MISSING. CONCERN ABOUT ENGINE FAILURE CAUSING ACCIDENT. RETURNED TO 2 SEPARATE DEALERS. BOTH STATED THE COMPUTER SHOWED NO PROBLEM, BUT SERVICE REPS ADMITTED HAVING OTHER COMPLAINTS. BOTH NOTED CHRYSLER REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEM.

ON MY 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER IT APPEARS THE GREASE FITTING ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN BROKEN OFF. I AM CONCERNED THAT A BROKEN GREASE FITTING CAN ACT AS A PATH FOR WATER AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS TO ENTER THE BALL JOINT AND CAUSE IT TO PREMATURELY WEAR OUT AND FAIL, POTENTIALLY CAUSING VEHICLE HANDLING PROBLEMS. I HEARD RUMORS THAT THE GREASE FITTINGS ARE PURPOSELY BEING BROKEN OFF AT THE CHRYSLER ASSEMBLY PLANT.

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES. ALSO STATED THAT THE FIRST WEEK THAT SHE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE SHE HAD TO TAKE IT BACK FOR SERVICE BECAUSE HER LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS LOW AND AT THE DEALER THEY PLUG THE TIRE AND NOW SHE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND DEALER AND THEY ADD A PLUG INTO IT AND CONSUMER HAS NOT TAKING THE VEHICLE AGAIN. VEHICLE CARRIERS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. PLEASE ADD MANUFACTURE NAME, MODEL AND TIRE SIZE. TS

WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS USED A BAD ODOR IS NOTICED, DEALER CAN NOT FIND A PROBLEM. TS

CONSUMER ADVISED THE ENGINE IS CONSUMING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL DURING NORMAL OPERATION. WITHIN 1K MILES CONSUMED 1.5 QUARTS AND WITHIN 3K MILES CONSUMED 2.5-3 QUARTS. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT ENGINE MAY SEIZE WHILE DRIVING DUE TO EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION. DEALER ADVISED CONSUMER VEHICLE HAS NO OIL LEAKS AND THAT CONSUMPTION IS NORMAL. TS *JG

CONSUMER IS COMPLAINING OF THE HEATED SEAT SWITCH WHICH IS MOUNTED ON THE OUT BOARD SIDE OF THE DRIVERS SEAT. THIS SWITCH CANNOT BE SEEN WHEN SITTING IN THE SEAT. CONSUMER FEELS THE SWITHCH IS IMPROPERLY POSITIONED. ALSO, WHEN MOVING IN BOTH THE PASSENGER AND THE DRIVERS SEAT THE SWITCH IS EASILY AGITATED AND WILL COME ON WHEN IT IS NOT NEEDED. *JG

CONSUMER STATE THAT THE SHIFTER LEVER BUTTON DOES NOT HAVE TO BE DEPRESS TO CHANGE BETWEEN REVERSE, NEUTRAL OR DRIVE. WHILE DRIVING THE LEVER WAS "TAPPED" INTO REVERSE. CONSUMER IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY REGARDING ISSUE. MR

DRIVER'S OUTBOARD HEATED SEAT SWITCH HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE WITH. LEFT LEG COMPRESSES OUTBOARD SEAT OVER HEATED SEAT SWITCH WHEN SEATED. MUST TAKE LEFT HAND OFF OF STEERING WHEEL TO PUSH SEAT INBOARD TO SEE SWITCH. ALSO MUST TAKE EYES OFF OF ROAD TO LOOK DOWN AT THE UNCOVERED SWITCH. WHEN DRIVING HEATED SEAT SWITCH COMES ON & OFF WHEN MOVING BUTTON OR THIGH TO LEFT. WHEN TEMPERATURE IS 90 DEG. & AIR CONDITIONING IS ON, VERY UNCOMFORTABLE FIGHTING TO TURN OFF THE HEATED SEAT SWITCH. TIME TO LOOK DOWN & MOVE OUTBOARD SEAT INWARD CONTRIBUTES TO AN ACCIDENT. FRONT PASSENGER HEATED SEAT SWITCH COMES ON WHEN PASSENGER GETS IN OR OUT , WITH IGNITION SWITCH ON/AND OR ENGINE RUNNING. MUST STOP CAR IN TRAFFIC? DT