2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER Complaints

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, AND WHEN DRIVER APPLY GAS PEDAL TO ACELLERATE GAS PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

THERE IS NO BARRIER UNDER DRIVERS SEAT TO PREVENT OBJECTS FROM REAR COMPARTMENT TO ROLL UNDER AND WEDGE THEMSELVES UNDER BRAKE PEDAL.ALREADY HAD A NEAR ACCIDENT DO TO THIS. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEBODY GET KILL. DEALER HAS NO ANSWER FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS IN A SIGNIFICANT REAR END ACCIDENT ON 5/20/2002. IT WAS REPAIRED AND RETURNED AFTER MORE THAN A MONTH. UPON RETURN THE GAS MILAGE WENT TO 13 MPG AND THE CAR WOULD HAVE A GAS SMELL COMING THROUGH THE VENTS AFTER A LONG IDLE OR SHORT STOP. THE DEALER CHECKED THE FUEL SYSTEM AND COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. UPON READING CHRYSLER'S FUEL PUMP DEFECT RECALL FOR AN INDIDENT DISCOVERED IN AN ACCIDENT, OUR SITUATION APPEARS STRICKINGLY SIMILAR. CHRYSLER REPORTS NO PRIOR COMPLAINTS BECAUSE THEIR SERVICE PEOPLE CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM! I HOPE THE CAR DOES NOT BLOW UP ON US IN ITS PRESENT CONDITION!!!*AK

FRONT HEADRESTS ARE TOO HIGH, CANNOT ADJUST THEM. UNABLE TO SEE WHEN BACKING OUT. VISION IS BLOCKED. CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *SCC

IN THREE INSTANCES ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY THE PT CRUISER WILL DOWNSHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR WHERE IT WILL REMAIN AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ALL TIMES WHEN DRIVING, IN EXCESS, OF 45MPH. AFTER THE PROBLEM, THE PT CRUISER CAN BE DRIVEN, BUT IS LIMITED TO CRAWLING ALONG AT 15 - 20MPH. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS FOR REPAIR, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. CURRENTLY, THIS IS THE 34TH CUMULATIVE DAY IN THE SHOP, AND A TOTAL IN 37 DAYS IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS.*AK

WHEN PULLING DIP STICK THERE WAS NO OIL, VEHICLE WAS BRAND NEW, WITHIN 326 MILE A QUART OF OIL WAS GONE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

DEALER PROBLEM. *MC THE CONSUMER DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE HER VEHICLE FOR 3 HOURS TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED.. UPDATED *JB

CONSUMER STATES AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND TOOK OFF. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL AFTER IT REACHEED 70 MPH. CONDITION CAUSES THE ENGINE TO BURN UP. VEHICLE AT THE DEALER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. INFORMATION.*JB

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURY TO DRIVER. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. *AK *TT CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *SLC

UNPREDICTABLEY, WHEN I 'CLICK' THE CRUISE CONTROL LEVER TO SLOW DOWN, IT WILL ACELERATE, CREATING UNEXPECTED AND OCCASIONALLY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 5 TIMES. THE OLD SERVICE MGR REFUSED TO DEAL WITH IT, BLAMING ME. THE NEW SERVICE MGR TOOK IT IN, TESTED, AND 'REPAIRED' IT. THE FREQUENCY OF THIS UNPREDICTABLE RESONSE HAS GONE DOWN, BUT IT STILL HAPPENS. IT SHOULDN'T BE THIS WAY. TWO NOTES: MY PREVIOUS CAR HAD AN ALMOST IDENTICAL CONTROL ARRANGEMENT, A VERY GOOD ONE, SO I AM FAMILIAR WITH USING IT TO CONTROL MY SPEED. AND, THERE IS A LONG RESPONSE TIME BEFORE THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM RESPONDS TO ALMOST ANY 'COMMAND'. THHIS BY ITSELF CAN BE IRRITATING. I DON'T KNOW I THE TWO ARE RELATED. THANK YOU. JSL. *AK