2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER Complaints

ON AUGUST 8,2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:33 A.M. IN THE TOWN OF. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT A SLIGHT INCLINE IN NEUTRAL AND PARK BRAKE APPLIED. VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS, AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO INJURIES, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 1300.00. ON 21 AUGUST 2002, VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON LEVEL ROAD WITH PARK BRAKE APPLIED. AGAIN VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON TURNPIKE POWER CONTROL MODULE FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. CONSUMER COASTED INTO RIGHT LANE, AND ANOTHER VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO THE REAR. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES.*AK

WHILE TURNING INTO PARKING LOT VEHICLE HIT CURB AND T DRIVER'S SIDE/PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER SUFFERED SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON HANDS AND ARMS.*AK

ENGINE DIED WITHOUT ANY WARNING - POWER CONTROL MODULE FAILED KILLING ENGINE - ON MAJOR HWY WITHOUT A SHOULDER - PUT ON FLASHERS BUT STILL REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER DRIVER AFTER FULLY STOPPED WHO WAS PASSING ON RIGHT.*AK

THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT LOCKS UP TIGHT ANYTIME I LEAN FORWARD TO CHECK FOR CROSS TRAFFIC AT A STOP SIGN OR TO CHECK THE SIDE MIRROR BLIND SPOT BEFORE CHANGING LANES. IT LOCKS IMMEDIATELY, I'M ACTUALLY PINNED TO THE SEAT BACK. I HAVE TO LEAN BACK INTO THE SEAT BACK TO ALLOW IT TO RELEASE BEFORE BEING ABLE TO MOVE MY UPPER BODY FORWARD. IN THE BEGINNING IT RARELY HAPPENED, NOW IT'S ALMOST ALL THE TIME. ON THE OTHER MATTER OF THE FRONT DISK BRAKES. THE RIGHT SIDE NOT ONLY WORE OUT TWICE AS FAST AS THE LEFT BUT WORE AT AN ANGLE WHICH CAUSED THE METAL BACKING PLATE TO SCRAPE THE ROTOR BEFORE THE SQEEKER WAS EVEN CLOSE TO SCRAPING. I STILL HAVE THE BRAKE PADS.

I CAME TO A STOP AFTER A LONG FREEWAY TRIP AND NOTICED A VERY STRONG GAS SMELL. I LOOKED UNDER HOOD AND COULD SMELL AND SEE GASOLINE HAD SPRAYED ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. LATER, I FOUND A LINK TO A PT CLUB WEBSITE PROBLEM AREA, WHERE SOMEONE HAD POSTED ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM JUST A FEW WEEKS EARLIER. HER MILAGE WAS AT THE SAME POINT AS MINE (AROUND 40,000  45,000 MILES) (I REMEMBER CONVERSING WITH HER WHEN SHE AND I WERE WAITING FOR OUR CARS TO ARRIVE IN AUG 2000  SO OUR CARS WERE MADE AROUND THE SAME TIME). OTHER POSTS REFLECTED THAT OTHERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM IN THEIR PTS  THE FUEL LINE IS GETTING WORN ON A SPOT ON THE UNDERSIDE (NOT VISIBLE) WHERE IT RUBBED AGAINST A PART OF THE AIRCONDITIONING LINE. COMPARING NOTES, IT SEEMS SOME PT'S HAD COME OUT OF THE FACTORY WITH THE FUEL LINE TIED AWAY FROM THE AIRCONDITIONER, SOME DIDNT. CHRYSLER RECOGNIZES THIS BECAUSE THEY HAVE PUT A TSB OUT FOR THE PROBLEM. OUR OWN OBSERVATION IS THAT CARS MADE A FEW MONTHS EARLIER ARE CONFIGURED DIFFERENTLY AND DON'T HAVE THE PROBLEM. I DONT KNOW HOW MUCH LATER AFTER MINE WAS BUILT THEY BEGAN TYING THE HOSE AWAY AS A REGULAR PRACTICE. MY CAR WAS BUILT AUG 2, 2000. WHEN GETTING THE FUEL LINE REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP THE WEEK OF 7/12 - I POINTED OUT THAT THIS WAS AN OBVIOUS, AND KNOWN SAFETY DEFECT AND ASKED THEM TO FIX IT WITH NO CHARGE. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL, AND BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. SO I PAID $312.66 TO REPLACE THE HOSE. ON A CAR EVENT A WEEK AFTER MY CAR WAS REPAIRED, WE LOOKED AT THE HOSES ON ABOUT 10 OTHER PT'S - THOSE THAT WERENT TIED BACK ALL SHOWED WEAR IN THE SAME AREA. ONE WITH ABOUT 35,000 MILES HAD SIGNIFICANT WEAR SUCH THAT THE LINE SHOULD PROBABLY BE REPLACED AND NOT JUST TIED BACK TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE. I SUSPECT THERE ARE ALOT OF PT'S OUT THERE THAT WERE MADE AROUND THE SAME TIME THAT ARE FACING AN UNEXPECTED FUEL LEAK. *AK

THE VEHICLE MADE EXCESSIVE NOISE IN THE MOTOR AREA OR FRONT AXLE. THE DEALER INDICATED THE NOISE WAS CAUSED BY TIRES WHICH NEEDED ROTATING, HOWEVER THE NOISE CONTINUED AFTER THE TIRES WERE ROTATED. NEXT, THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSFER GEAR SET AND PUT IN 24 NEW SHIMS. *YH

1. WEATHER STRIPPING ON REAR PASSENGER WINDOW FELL OFF. DEALER GLUED OR TAPED TO FIX. FINALLY ANOTHER DEALER REPLACED ASSEMBLY (PLASTIC LINER AND RUBBER COMPONENT). 2. TRANSMISSION OIL PAN LEAK. DEALER RESEALED GASKET X 2 WITHOUT SUCCESS. CURRENTLY TRYING TO REPLACE OIL PAN. 7 DAYS TO REPEATEDLY FIX PROBLEM. LOANER CAR (SAME MAKE AMD MODEL) HAS SAME PROBLEM.

DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES TIRES SIZE P205/55R16 BECAME FLAT FOR NO REASON. WHEN TAKING TIRES TO BE REPAIRED CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRES LOOKED AS IF SHE HAD HIT SOMETHING. BUT CONSUMER KNEW THAT THIS WAS INCORRECT SINCE TIRE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE HAS DONE THE SAME THING, AND NOTHING HAD BEEN HIT.*AK