2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER Complaints

REAR BRAKES ON 2001 PT CRUISER W/25000 MILES MAKES GRINDING NOISES WHEN COMING TO A STOP AS IF THE PADS ARE WORN OUT. DEALER HAS CHECKED THE BRAKES MULTIPLE TIMES AND SAID THEY'RE SHOWING NORMAL WEAR ON THE PADS. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY'VE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM ON OTHER CRUISERS AND DODGE NEON'S AND THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 60MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS REPLACED HEAD CASKET. ON DECEMBER 23 VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH THIS TIME DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION, DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS *TR

DEPENDING ON DRIVING CONDITIONS, VEHICLE BURNS OIL AT THE RATE OF APPROXIMATELY ONE QUART EVERY ~600 TO ~1000 MILES. IF THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN MOSTLY ON EXPRESSWAYS, THE OIL CONSUMPTION IS GREATER THAN IF DRIVEN PRIMARILY ON SURFACE STREETS. I FIRST BROUGHT THIS PROBLEM TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DAIMLERCHRYSLER (DC) DEALERSHIP AT 9,770 MILES, THOUGH I HAD NOTICED IT EARLIER. AT 9770 MILES, I TOLD THE DEALER THAT THE CAR HAD CONSUMED 1 QUART OF OIL IN 1,000 MILES. ON A SUBSEQUENT TRIP TO THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE CONSUMED 1 QUART IN JUST 616 MILES. UNDER WARRANTY AND OVER SEVERAL SERVICE VISITS, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PC VALVE TWICE AND REPLACED ONE VALVE STEM AND 3 VALVES, ALL VALLVE SEALS, MACHINED THE HEADS AND REPLACED THE WARPED EXHAUST MANIFOLDS. THE LAST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR THIS PROBLEM, THE DEALER HAD IT 15 DAYS. THE VEHICLE STILL BURNS OIL AT THE SAME RATES AS BEFORE. DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE THE SHORT BLOCK. DC HAS OFFERRED TO REPURCHASE VEHICLE BUT WE CANNOT AGREE ON THE PRICE. I AM SUING UNDR CALIFORNIA'S LEMON LAW

ON 12/6/02 I WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH. I TRIED TO MAKE A LANE CHANGE AND THE WHOLE CAR LOST CONTROL. THE CAR STARTED ROCKING SIDE TO SIDE FOR ABOUT A MILE. THE CAR WOULD NOT GIVE TRANCTION TO THE GROUND. I KEPT THINKING ON EACH ROCKING MOTION THAT THE CAR WAS GOING TO FLIP OVER AT ANY MOMENT. I DID NOT HIT THE BRAKE FOR FEAR THIS WOULD MAKE THE CAR FLIP DUE TO THE AGGRESSIVE SIDE TO SIDE ROCKING THE CAR WAS DOING. THE STEERING SYSTEM SEEMED TO BE OUT. THE CAR FELT AS IT WAS GOING TO TIP OVER. THE CAR EVENTUALLY SLAMMED INTO A CONCRETE EMBARKMENT DIVIDER ON THE FREEWAY HEAD-ON. THE AIR BAGS ON THE CAR DID NOT DEPLOY. I'VE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM TWICE BEFORE MAKING LANE CHANGES IN TOWN BUT THE AGGESSIVENESS OF THE MOTION WAS NOT THE SAME AS THIS HIGHWAY INCIDENT. I'D LIKE THIS VEHICLE TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR DEFECTIVENESS. I'D LIKE THE SCENE OF MY ACCIDENT TO BE INVESIGATED TO SEE THE TRACTION MARKS. I'D LIKE TO KNOW OF ANY SIMILAR COMPOLAINTS ABOUT THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. 2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. I'D LIKE THE DAMAGES OF MY CAR TO BE COMPENSATED FOR AS WELL AS MY OWN INJURIES AND TO FIX THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. DT

WHILE DRIVING THE INTERIOR DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND THE HEAD LIGHTS GOES OUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIX PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CONTROL ARM BUSHING IS DEFECTIVE CAUSING TIRES TO WEAR FAST. TS

CONSUMER ARRIVED AT LOCAL DAIMLER/CHRYSLER DEALER TO HAVE FUEL PUMP RECALL PERFORMED. THE CONSUMER WAS PROMISED A RENTAL CAR ON THE DAY OF REPAIR BUT WHEN SHE ARRIVED SHE WAS DENIED THE RENTAL. THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THE CONSUMER WAS UNHAPPY WITH THE CUSTOMER SERVICE. *PH *NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT FUEL LINE RUBS AGAINST METAL AIR CONDITIONING LINE AND IS CHAFING. HAS NOT YET RESULTED IN FUEL LEAKAGE. RELATED RECALL 02V214000, CONSUMER'S V.I.N. IS NOT INCLUDED. TS

WHEN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CONSUMER WAS INJURED, IN A SEPARATE INCIDENT, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. TS *JB

I HAVE HAD MY PT CRUISER IN 4 DIFFERENT TIMES IN THE PASSED 11/2 YEARS. THERE IS A SERIOUS WOBBLE IN THE STEERING, AND EACH TIME THE DEALER LOOKS AT MY COMPLAINT. THEY ROTATE AND BALANCE THE TIRES. I HAVE TOLD THEM ON EACH CONSECUTIVE VISIT THAT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. AT ONE POINT A DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD USED THE WRONG "KIND" OF WHEEL WEIGHTS AND THEY WERE LOOSENING UP. ANOTHER VISIT WARRANTED A NEW STEERING COLUMN. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS I HAVE LOOKED FOR RECALLS, AND SERVICE BULLETINS BUT NONE ARE IN AFFECT FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN QUITE FRUSTRASTING TO NOT SEE THE PROBLEM SOLVED. I AM LOOKING FOR HELP, AND AM CONSIDERING FILING THE MINNESOTA LEMON LAW. THINKING THAT I SHOULD START HERE. DT