2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER Complaints

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. THE AIR BAG SWTICH HAS BEEN CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINED. *NLM THE CODE ON THE LEFT SIDE SEAT SQUIB OPEN WAS FOUND, WHICH WAS TAKEN APART AND REINSTALLED. THE STEREO WAS DEFECTIVE. SCC

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED TWO SAFETY RECALLS THAT COULD NOT BE CORRECTED DUE TO PARTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE IN WHICH THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY'LL CALL WHEN THEY WERE. MR *SCC

2001 PT CRUISER ...FAILURE OF DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND MEDVED CHRYSLER IN CASTLE ROCK CO. TO TIMELY AND PROPERLY ADVISE US OF THE NATURE OF THE DEFECT AND MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS IN A TIMELY MANNER. I SENT A DETAILED LETTER ON 3/18/03 TO NHSTA, ODI WITH THE EXACT SEQUENCE OF EVENTS. PLEASE PROVIDE AN EMAIL ADDRESS AND I WILL BE GLAD TO EMAIL IT TO YOU. *JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER, HOWEVER THE DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL LETTER, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURERED IN CANADA. *JB

WHILE DRIVING CAR, THE SUNROOF GLASS SUDDENLY CRACKED UPWARD AND THEN SHATTERED. IT HAD NEVER BEEN HIT BY ANYTHING EITHER FROM ABOVE OR BELOW. THE SUNSHADE WAS OPEN AT THE TIME, BUT THE SUNROOF GLASS WAS NOT RETRACTED AT ALL. THE GLASS WAS NOT CRACKED, PITTED OR DAMAGED IN ANY OTHER WAY BEFORE CRACKING AND SHATTERING. ALTHOUGH THE GLASS WAS HELD TOGETHER FOR THE MOST PART BY THE OUTSIDE SUNFILM, THE SUNFILM WAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES, AND SMALL SHARDS OF GLASS SPRAYED THROUGHOUT THE PASSENGER CABIN. FORTUNATELY, I WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE CAR AT THE TIME AND WAS NOT INJURED, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE AS THE SHATTERED GLASS COULD HAVE INJURED MY EYES. TO PREVENT MORE GLASS FROM COMING INTO THE CABIN, I CLOSED THE INTERIOR SUNSHADE AND EVENTUALLY PUT PLASTIC OVER THE SUNROOF TO PREVENT MOISTURE FROM COMING INTO THE CAR. I WENT TO THE DEALER THE SAME DAY TO ARRANGE FOR REPAIR. THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED THE LOCAL DAIMLERCHRYSLER REP TO SEE IF CHRYSLER WOULD REPLACE THE GLASS UNDER WARRANTY. THE LOCAL REP TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT DAIMLERCHRYSLER WOULD NOT WARRANTY THE GLASS AND REFERRED ME TO MY CAR INSURER. HE NEVER SAW THE CAR. I HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS DEFECT MYSELF. I CHECKED THE WARRANTY SUPPLIED WITH THE CAR AND FOUND NO EXCLUSION FOR GLASS OR FOR DEFECTS IN THE SUNROOF. I HAVE CHECKED AND FOUND THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME RESPONSE FROM DAIMLERCHRYSLER. TO ME, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. AS TROUBLING AS IT IS THAT THE SUNROOF BROKE AND THAT DAIMLERCHRYSLER WILL DO NOTHING, IT IS EVEN SCARIER THAT THE SAFETY GLASS SHATTERED, SCATTERING INJURY-CAUSING SHARDS OF GLASS, NOT THE USUAL PEBBLES, THROUGHOUT THE PASSENGER CABIN. SAFETY GLASS IS SUPPOSED TO BE EXACTLY THAT - SAFE. THIS SUNROOF AND THE GLASS IT IS MADE OF ARE NOT.

VEHICLE FUEL TANK WAS OVER FILLED, RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKING INSIDE VEHICLE REAR RIGHT DOOR AND RUG. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

OUTCOME OF MY COMPLAINT #769146 DATED MAY 1, 2001. THE PROBLEMS WITH THE CHROME WHEELS WAS FINALLY RESOLVED WHEN CHRYSLER REPLACED THE FRONT TWO CHROME WHEELS AT 24,000 MILES BECAUSE THEY WERE BOTH OUT-OF-ROUND SINCE NEW, CREATING THE WOBBLE IN THE STEERING, UNEVEN STEERING, VIBRATION AND TIRE WEAR. I AM STILL AWAITING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TWO NEW PRO-RATED (BY GOODYEAR) EAGLE GT TIRES ON THE FRONT, AS WELL AS AWAITING WORD ABOUT A PROMISE TO REEPLACE THE TWO REAR EAGLE GT TIRES AS WELL. ANYONE WITH THE SAME WHEEL AND/OR TIRE PROBLEMS CAN WRITE TO ME AND I WILL ADVISE YOU AS TO WHAT TO [email protected]

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER HAD A HEAD ON ACCIDENT AT 65MPH. BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

THE FUEL LINE RUBBED AGAINST THE METAL AIR CONDITIONING LINE WHICH CAUSED THE AIR CONDITION LINE TO BECOME CHAFED, THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE ISSUE, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED.*JB

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON MY CAR A 2001 P.T. CRUISER WITH ONLY 44243 MILES ON IT, THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 17 MONTHS OLD.