2005 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER Complaints

AFTER COMING FROM THE STORE I NOTICE A BIG SPOT OF OIL ON THE GARAGE FLOOR,I WIPE IT UP WENT INSIDE THE HOUSE THE NEXT DAY I WENT ON SOME ERRANDS CAME BACK TO THE HOUSE AND SOME MORE OIL, AT THIS POINT CALL MY LOCAL PARTS HOUSE HE CAME UP WITH A BAD FRONT OIL SEAL. SO I WANTED TO DID FURTHER INTO THIS, AND FOUND A LOT OF DODGE, CHRYSLER, OWNER HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM.I PULL UP AND COPY THESE PROBLEM'S SOME P/T OWNERS SAID THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE THEM TO CHANGE THE ENGINE BECAUSE OF THE THRUST BEARING WAS TO FAR OUT OF SPECS.AND PUSHING THE FRONT SEAL OUT AND CAUSING LEAK. IF THIS WOULD HAPPEN AT HIGH SPEEDS,THIS WOULD HAVE A TERRIBLE TERRIBLE PROBLEM. I THINK CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT THIS, BECAUSE ONE CHRYSLER TECH DID SAY HE KNOWS THE 2.4L HAS A CRANK SEAL ISSUE ON A HANDFUL OF THE VEHICLE. NOW OUR P/T ONLY HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT AND THIS PROBLEM SHOULD NOT BE. MOST OWNER THAT I'VE READ ABOUT HAS MILEAGE NO MORE THAN 110.000.AND SOME HAVE HAD THE SEAL REPLACE TWO-THREE TIMES. I THINK CHRYSLER NEEDS TO STEP UP TO PLATE AND ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM NOW WE ARE STUCK WITHOUT A CAR. THIS COULD COST IN THE THOUSANDS,THIS PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE ADDRESS LONG AGO.THE HOLE UNDER CARRIAGE IS SOAK WITH OIL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 75 MPH, AT SOME POINT THE SIDE REAR WINDOW BLEW OUT , I HEARD THE SOUND OF A OPEN WINDOW BUT COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM, I PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THE WINDOW WAS GONE. IF THERE HAD BEEN A MOTOR CYCLE OR ANOTHER VEHICLE IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FIRE WALL RIPPED CAUSING THE CLUTCH PEDAL TO PUSH THROUGH THE FIRE WALL. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE HOLE IN THE FIRE WALL THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE. HOWEVER, THERE WERE TIMES WHEN SHE APPROACHED A STOP SIGN WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE AND STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOTH AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE ENGINE NO LONGER BEING PRODUCED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON I95 SUNDAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE QUARTER WINDOW JUST FLEW OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING NO BREAKAGE NOTHING HIT IT JUST BLEW OFF. UNFORTUNATELY IT BROKE UP WHEN IT HIT THE PAVEMENT. IS THERE STILL A RECALL #07V149000 THAT CAN STILL TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM? *TR

WHEELS ON CAR ARE DEFECTIVE, FLAKE AND TIRES WILL NOT HOLD AIR . BOUGHT THE CAR IN DECEMBER, 2012 WITH -53,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER RESEARCHING, I FOUND THIS IS COMMON WITH THE 2005 PT CRUISER'S. I OWN A 2011 CHRYSLER PRODUCT AND 2005 PT CRUISER AND THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE THE WHEELS. SAID WHEELS ARE $884/PER WHEEL+60 LABOR/PER WHEEL+TAX. WENT TO CEO OF CHRYSLER. CORPORATE OFFICE CALLED, ACTED LIKE THEY WERE GOING TO HELP, THEN BACKED OUT. COST TO REPLACE MY WHEELS/TIRES TODAY (CHEAPEST I CAN GET IS $1,600.00). TWO OF MANY COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET: CONTACT OWNS 2005 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER AND STATED THAT THE CHROME WHEELS WERE FLAKING. AS A RESULT, THE AIR PRESSURE WAS SEEPING OUT AND CAUSING THE TIRES TO GO FLAT. CONTACT STATED HE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES A TOTAL OF 7 TIMES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED PROBLEM WAS NOT WITH THE TIRES BUT WITH THE RIM ITSELF. MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF FAILURE, OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AND VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED.FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000. MARYVILLE,TN; I HAVE A 2005 PT CRUISER TURBO CONVERTIBLE WITH FACTORY 17" CHROME WHEELS AND CHROME IS FLAKING OFF OF INSIDE OF WHEEL RIMS PREVENTS TIRE FROM GRIPPING PROPER SEAL. TIRES REPEATEDLY GO FLAT WHILE PARKED AND WHILE DRIVING. HAVE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH NEW ONES, HAD TIRES CLEANED/RE-MOUNTED/RESEALED MULTIPLE TIMES. THREE DIFFERENT TIRE PROFESSIONALS TELL ME IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT. TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING LAST WEEK AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL. ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER PT CRUISER OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. HAVE MADE DEALERSHIP AND DOUG BETTS, CHRYSLER VP OF CUSTOMER RELATIONS, AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THEY REFUSE TO CORRECT IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM PERSONALLY SINCE FEB. 2010. - KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC, USA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED A LEAK ON HER DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR FAILED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY P.T. CRUISER WITH PROBLEM STARTING. IT HAS GONE ON FOR MANY YEARS. I WAS LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON ANY RECALLS. IT WAS SAID IT WAS THE STARTER, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED SPORADICALLY. I STILL DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE CAR WONT START BUT THERE IS CONNECTION WITH THE BATTERY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD ITS THE MANUFACTURES ALARM HAVING A KILL SWITCH, THAT IT MAY BE ELECTRICAL, THE FOG LIGHTS DO NOT TURN OFF UNLESS THE FUSE IS PULLED AND IT DRAINS MY BATTERY. THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM WENT OUT OF BUSINESS. I WANT TO KNOW IF CHRYSLER HAS HAD ANY ISSUES WITH THIS TYPE OF CAR.SINCE THEY ARE NOT MAKING THEM ANYMORE. *TR

MY CAR SUDDENLY STARTED LEAKING MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO TIRES PLUS TO SEE IF THERE WAS SOMETHING THEY COULD DO TO FIX MY CAR AND HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST. THEY ADVISED ME THAT CHRYSLER HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE FAILURE ISSUE FOR SOME TIME BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL TO FIX THE ISSUE. THEY ALSO ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX MY CAR AS ONCE THE GASKET FAILED INITIALLY IT WOULD LEAD TO SERIAL FAILURE OF THE GASKET AND THE REPLACED PART WOULD ONLY LAST FROM 3 TO 6 MONTHS. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT CHRYSLER COULD KNOW ABOUT THIS AND NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY? *TR