2007 Chrysler PT Cruiser Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING ENGINE OIL AT AN ABNORMALLY RAPID RATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT WAS LOOSE AND PUSHING THE FRONT CRANK SEAL AND PISTONS. HE ALSO ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO FAIL AT ANY MOMENT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 54,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT, THE SHIFT LEVER FAILED TO ENGAGE INTO GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER WAS LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT SEVERAL YEARS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

MY 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER CONSTANTLY LOSES AIR IN THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. I HAVE HAD 2 BLOWN TIRES WHILE DRIVING BOTH ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE. I NEED AIR THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE EVERY DAY. *TR

2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER, FRONT CRANK SHAFT SEAL BLOWN OUT 5 TIME SINCE 2/2008. LEAKING OIL- OVER 1 QUART EVERY 10 MILES. FIXED 4 TIME BY A ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC. CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE WITH THE 2007 PT CRUISER AND THAT IT NEEDS A SHORT BLOCK. FOUND 100S OF ACCOUNTS OF THIS ONLINE PEOPLE EXPERIENCE IT. CHRYSLER REFERRING TO IT AS A SILENT RECALL. OIL LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON AT HIGH SPEEDS COULD LEAD TO AN ENGINE SEIZE. *TR

1)MASSIVE OIL LEAK. FROM FRONT CRANKSHAFT SEAL BEING PUSHED OUT 2)CHRYSLER 2.4 HAVE (INNER COMPANY MEMO)STAR 3)REMOVE ENGINE MEASURE CRANKSHAFT ENDPLAY THEN REPLACE WITH SHORT BLOCK. *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND CODE PO456 WAS ON. I HAD TO REPLACE THE GAS CAP AS THERE WAS A LEAK. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE GAS CAP TWO TIMES BECAUSE OF LEAKS. *TR

HAVING ISSUES WITH AIRBAG/SEATBELT LIGHT COMING ON & THE DINGING- PD. $98. 1ST TIME, TOOK BACK 2 MORE TIME, STILL NOT FIXED, SAID WARRANTY IS UP & DOES NOT COVER ELECTRICAL... THEY CANNOT FIND PROBLEM & SEEM NOT TO BE INTERESTED IN TRYING.. SUGGEST I PUT NEW SEATBELT IN AT MY EXPENSE OF $500. TO ME THIS IS A DRIVING HAZARD WHEN U HAVE THIS ALARM GOING OFF EVERY 20 SEC, IT CAN BE A DRIVING HAZARD.... 2007 PT CRUISER - CALLED CHRYSLER & THEY WILL NOT WORK WITH ME ON THIS, IS GETTING VERY FRUSTRATING WHEN U BUY A NEW CAR & HAVE THESE KINDS OF PROBLEMS. *TR

2007 PT CRUISER DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING SUN VISOR FELL OFF AND WON'T GO BACK ON. VERY FLIMSY CONSTRUCTION AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITHOUT IT ON VEHICLE. *TR

WE HAVE A 2007 IN NOVEMBER 2007 THE IGNITION SWITCH FUSE STARTED TO PLOW OUT ONCE EVERY 3 MONTHS. IT GOT WORSE IN AUGUST16, 2009 IT WOULD NOT STOP BLOWING SO WE TOOK IT TO LARRY MILLER DODGE TO HAVE IT CHECK AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH AND IT MELTED SOME WIRE UNDER THE DASHBOARD. HAD IT ALL REPLACED AND DROVE AROUND FOR A FEW DAYS STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY HOOKED IT UP TO THERE MACHINE AND DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG SO I LEFT IT THEY TOLD ME THAT IT NEEDED TO DO IT IN FRONT OF THEM AND IT DID STARTED BLOWING THE IGNITION FUSE RIGHT THERE I LEFT THE CAR WITH THEM AND THE NEXT DAY THEY TOLD ME IT STOPPED DOING IT A DAY LATER IT DID IT AGAIN SO I CALLED THE MAIN OFFICE OF LARRY MILLER AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT TO STAY BY THE PHONE AND THEY WOULD CALL ME ON WHAT TO DO I DID. 2 MONTHS LATER WENT BY AND I CALLED THEM AND THEY SAID THAT THE GUY THAT WAS HELPING ME GOT FIRED AND THAT THEY CLOSED THE CASE I HAVE BEEN CALLING THEM ABOUT EVERY DAY ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAID IT IS MY PROBLEM NOT THEIRS. AND NOW THE COOLING FAN IS NOT WORKING THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WITH THIS CAR. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE I HAVE A LITTLE BOY WITH ME AND AM WORRIED SOMETHING IS GOING TO CATCH FIRE. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER, THAT WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A COLLISION OR ANY TYPE OF DAMAGING INCIDENT HOWEVER THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM IN THE PASSENGER SEAT IS NOW MALFUNCTIONING TO THE POINT WHERE IF ANYONE OR ANYTHING IS IN THE SEAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TURNS ON AND THE NOTIFICATION CHIME SOUNDS. THE DEALER HAS ESTIMATED THAT $500 WOULD BE A GOOD START TO REPAIRING THE PROBLEM, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED YET. *TR

THE A/C PRESSURE SWITCH DOES NOT WORK AND I HAVE JUST RESEARCH IT ON LINE AND THEIR ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, CLAIMING THAT THEIRS BROKE WHEN THE CAR REACHED BETWEEN 37,000 TO 40,000 MILES. THE PART IS ON BACKORDER FROM CHRYSLER INDEFINITE AND ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET AND JUST ABOUT ALL CAR PARTS DEALER, YOU CAN' GET IT ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! SOME PEOPLE LIVE IN 102 DEGREE WEATHER WITH ASTHMATIC CHILDREN. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE? CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ESPECIALLY THAT MY CAR IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD (2007). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BATTERY FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER FAILED TO INSTALL A PROTECTIVE PLATE ON THE BATTERY; THEREFORE, FLUID PENETRATED THE COMPUTER WIRING HARNESS AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

DURING A SUMMER STORM SEVERAL YEARS AGO WITH CHANGES IN PRESSURE MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED FROM THE SEAM ABOUT 4 TO 5 INCHES OUT FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A DRIVE WAY. THERE IS NO DAMAGE AS THOUGH IT WAS HIT. IT WAS SIMPLY PARKED ONE NIGHT AND THE CRACK WAS VISIBLE THE NEXT DAY. SINCE THEN, IT IS ALMOST 3/4 OF THE WAY TO THE DRIVER SIDE RIGHT AT EYE LEVEL. THERE IS NOW A SECOND CRACK FOLLOWING ANOTHER STORM WITH PRESSURE CHANGES, STARTING AT THE SEAM AS WELL JUST ABOVE THE REAR VIEW MIRROR THAT GOES DOWN 2 TO 3 INCHES AND THEN GOES TO THE PASSENGER SIDE APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 5 INCHES. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS COULD BE A MANUFACTURING ISSUE ALTHOUGH RESEARCH SHOWS PREVIOUS RECALLS ON PT CRUISER WINDSHIELDS FOR THE SAME REASON OF IMPROPER INSTALLATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY TO MOVE INTO THE LEFT LANE. UNEXPECTEDLY, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES AND THE GLASS SHATTERED. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED BROKEN BONES AND THE DRIVER RECEIVED BRUISES TO HER SHOULDER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WILL INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. RICHMOND POLICE FILED REPORT NUMBER 467202500. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 37,000. UPDATED 07/28/09. *LJ UPDATED 07/30/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS TOO MUCH END PLY ON THE CRANKSHAFT OF HER ENGINE. AS A RESULT, THE SEAL ON THE ENGINE IS SEPARATING AND CAUSES OIL TO SPILL, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A FIRE. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS 20,000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY; THEREFORE, THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE BEGAN ON MAY 9, 2009 AND THE ENGINE BLEW OUT A FEW DAYS LATER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHEN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT OR WHEN IDLING, THE VEHICLE VIBRATES VIOLENTLY. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IDLING. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BUT THEY COULD NOT LOCATE ANY FAILURE CODES NOR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE SAFETY HAZARD STILL EXISTS. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,700 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

A FEW WEEKS AGO MY CHECK OIL GAS LIGHT CAME ON, AND SO MY HUSBAND CHECKED MY OIL(MY CAR ONLY HAS 22000 MILES ON IT) AND WHEN HE CHECKED IT THERE WASN'T ANY OIL IN THE CAR, IT WAS VERY LOW. IT BARLEY READ ON THE DIP STICK. AFTER CHANGING MY OIL, MY CHECK OIL CAME ON AGAIN AFTER 500 MILES. AGAIN THERE WASN'T MUCH OIL. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THEY WOULD MARK MY OIL PAN AND PLUG AND LOOK AT MY CAR EVERY 1000 MILES TO DOCUMENT ON HOW MUCH OIL I AM USING. THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE. I HAVEN'T REALLY GOTTEN ANYWHERE WITH THIS OIL SITUATION. I DRIVE ABOUT 26 MILES ONE WAY TO WORK ON MAJOR INTERSTATE, AND I AM AFRAID TO GET STRANDED... *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. SHE ADDED ELEVEN QUARTS OF OIL IN HER VEHICLE DUE TO A AN UNIDENTIFIABLE LEAK. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT COULD BE LEAKING; HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT SEE THE LEAK OR EXPLAIN IF THE OIL WAS BURNING RAPIDLY IN THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC IS CURRENTLY REPLACING THE SHORT BLOCK IN THE ENGINE. THE VIN IS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

THRUST BEARING FAILED AND CRANKSHAFT WAS BADLY GROUND ON THRUST SURFACE. THRUST BEARING SET ONLY HAD THRUST BEARING SURFACE ON UPPER HALF. 5 WEEKS AFTER THIS REPAIR THE SEAL FAILED AGAIN. MECHANIC REPLACED THE SEAL AT NO CHARGE BUT COULD NOT WARRANTY AS HE HAS NO IDEA WHY IT FAILED. CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY CONSIDERED A REFUNDING OUR ORIGINAL REPAIR COST BUT THEN DENIED. I HAVE ALL CORRESPONDED WITH CHRYSLER, THE MECHANIC AS WELL AS THE CRANKSHAFT AND BEARING PIECES. *TR

WE OWN A 2007 PT CRUISER, A 2007. THIS IS THE SECOND PT CRUISER THAT WE HAVE BOUGHT. MY HUSBAND AND HIS FRIEND, WHO WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME, HAD AN ACCIDENT ON JANUARY 21, 2009. THEY SWERVED TO KEEP FROM HITTING A DOG AND THEY HIT A GUARDRAIL ALMOST HEAD ON AND AGAIN THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED AND THE SHOULDER STRAPS DID NOT CATCH. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO US IN A WRECK WITH OUR PT CRUISERS. WE OWNED A 2003 PT CRUISER, I HAD A WRECK ON APRIL 18, 2008, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE SHOULDER STRAP DID NOT CATCH, AS A RESULT, IT THREW ME FORWARD AND CAUSED A BAD INJURY TO MY LEFT SHOULDER. I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND A CAR REAR-ENDED ME AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. IT THREW ME FORWARD INTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND I INJURED MY LEFT SHOULDER WHERE I HAD MY HAND RESTING ON THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD TO HAVE SURGERY AND I FEEL THAT THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED IF THE SHOULDER STRAP HAD CAUGHT WHEN THE COLLISION HAPPENED. I FEEL THAT THIS COULD BE A BAD PROBLEM WITH THE PT CRUISERS. HAVE YOU HAD ANY OTHER REPORTS OF THIS SORT OF PROBLEM? *TR

I WAS LEAVING A SHOPPING PLAZA WHEN I DRIVE OVER, A HUGE POTHOLE IN THE RIGHT LANE I USING TO LEAVE FOR HOME. IN MY 2007 PT CRUISER. WHICH IN TURN DAMAGE MY RADIATOR, RADIATOR SUPPORT BEAM , THE BOTTOM OF BUMPER AND GRILL, AND I WAS JUST INFORM TO THAT THE HEAD GASKET IS NEEDING A REPLACE IT AS WELL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REAR MAIN OIL SEAL FAILED AND CAUSED ALL OF THE OIL TO LEAK OUT OF THE ENGINE. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED TO NOTIFY THE CONTACT OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. UPDATED 04-23-09 UPDATED 04/24/09.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP, THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO BRING THE WINDOW BACK UP ONCE IT FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR MOTOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME TWO YEARS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,271 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 18,000. UPDATED 01/03/12*LJ UPDATED 01/04/12

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS AND CONTINUED TO BECOME STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS AGAIN. THE DEALER REPLACED ALL OF THE ENGINE SOLENOIDS TO REMEDY THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES PERSISTED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SHOP. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 10,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CLUTCH WAS ENGAGED AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESUME NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE TEMPERATURES EXCEEDED 90 DEGREES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE CLUTCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP FOR A SECOND OPINION. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE SLAVE CYLINDER AND MASTER CLUTCH. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CONTACT REPLACED BOTH PARTS HIMSELF. MOST RECENT, THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR THE THIRD TIME AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

ON US 23 IN MICHIGAN, I WAS AT A FULL STOP. I WAS REAR ENDED BY A CAR DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60-70 MPH. THE IMPACT PROPELLED ME INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER CAR. NEITHER MY AIRBAG NOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THERE WERE FOUR OF US IN THE CAR. WE HAVE ALL SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT INJURIES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN MICHIGAN ON US 23 IN A 2007 PT CRUISER STANDARD. THE VEHICLE APPROACHED A TRAFFIC JAM AND SLOWED TO A STOP. THEN A BMW VEHICLE SMASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE PT CRUISER AT RATES UP TO 80MPH AND THE BMW DRIVER NEVER APPLIED BRAKES DURING IMPACT OF VEHICLE. THE PT CRUISER THEN CRASHED INTO AND TOTALED A HONDA ACCORD. THE AIR BAGS OF THE PT CRUISER NEVER DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT WITH THE FRONTAL VEHICLE. ALL PASSENGERS WERE WEARING SEATBLELTS WHICH DID SAVE THERE LIVES. THE BACK SEAT WAS JAMMED INTO THE FRONT SEAT WHERE THE PASSENGER BEHIND THE DRIVER RECEIVED A BROKEN FOREARM AND ALMOST HAD A AMPUTATED ANKLE FROM BEING CAUGHT UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT. THE OF THE PASSENGER IN THE BACK SEAT RECEIVED BROKEN RIBS AND A HEART ATTACK FROM IMPACTING THE FRONT SEAT. THE PASSENGER IN THE FRONT BROKE ALL RIBS AND A BROKEN BACK FROM HITTING THE DASHBOARD AND ARM WENT INTO THE WINDSHIELD WHEN THE FRONT SEAT WAS FORCED FORWARD. THE DRIVER DID HIT HER HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL AND CAUSED A BASE SKULL FRACTURE AND A BROKEN LEFT PELVIC BONE. ONCE AGAIN ALL WHERE WEARING SEAT BELTS WHICH SAVED THEIR LIVES BUT ARE UNSURE IN WHY THE AIRBAGS WERE NEVER DEPLOYED ON SUCH A HIGH RATE IMPACT WHICH TRAPPED AND SERIOUSLY INJURED ALL PASSENGERS INSIDE. I DO BELIEVE THAT THE VEHICLE DID STAY INTACT ENOUGH AND THE SEAT BELTS WORKED WELL BUT THE FAILURE OF AIRBAGS AND THE BACK SEATS SLAMMING INTO THE FRONT SEATS TO ME DOES NOT SEEM LIKE A CAR THAT RECEIVED A 5 STAR CRASH TEST RATING ON REAR COLLISIONS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE OTHER VEHICLE'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S DID NOT. HE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO HIS LEGS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO POSSESSION BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 47,000. UPDATED 11/12/08 *CN UPDATED 11/18/08. *JB

AT IDLE MY 2007 PT CRUISER HAD A CHIRPING NOISE. THE SERPENTINE AND ALTERNATOR DRIVE BELTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. AS WELL AS THE POWER STEERING PUMP. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 PT CRUISER WITH ZERO MILES ON IT IN DECEMBER 2007,FROM LITHIA 5504 L ST, OMAHA NEBRASKA. I TRADED A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER FOR IT TO ECONOMIZE. AFTER 4500 MILES THE CLUTCH WENT OUT, THEY FIXED IT UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. THE HORN ON THE CAR STICKS AND WONT STOP HONKING. ON MY WAY TO WORK ONE MORNING I HEARD A "BINK" ON MY FRONT WINDSHIELD AND THEN THERE WAS A CRACK ABOUT 18 INCHES LONG ON THE FRONT WINDOW, NOT A PIT, BUT AN ACTUAL CRACK. I CALLED AND ASK WHO WAS THE GLASS MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THE GLASS WASN'T A PART OF THE WARRANTY. I FELT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG AS I HAD NEVER SEEN GLASS CRACK, IN THE MANNER THIS GLASS DID. I ASKED WHO IS THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP, AND NO ONE WOULD REVEAL. I ASKED WHERE THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED, AND HAD TO CONTACT THE CHRYSLER COMPANY, FOUND OUT THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN MEXICO. THERE ARE RECENT NEWS REPORTS OF SUBSTANDARD MATERIALS BEING PLACED IN VEHICLES IN MEXICO. TODAY, WHILE CAR WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 82 DEGREES, THE BACK PASSENGER WINDOW JUST EXPLODED. I TOOK PHOTOS AND CALLED THE DEALER, AND SPOKE WITH A MANAGER WHO STATES "DID IT SHATTER INTO MILLIONS OF PIECES AND I REPLIED YES IT DID. HE STATES THAT IS HOW "TEMPER WINDOWS WORK WHEN THEY GET HEATED." I INQUIRED IF THE WINDOWS WERE COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT OVER AND HAVE A SERVICE MANAGER LOOK AT THE WINDOW. A YOUNGER KID TOLD ME IMMEDIATELY IT WASN'T COVERED, AND I TOLD HIM THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE GLASS IN THIS CAR. I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR. WHAT IF MY FAMILY WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THIS CAR, AND THE WINDOWS EXPLODED INTO PIECES. I NEED SOMEONE TO SAMPLE THE GLASS AND DETERMINE WHAT TYPE OF GLASS IS IN THIS CAR. THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE GLASS OF THIS CAR MOST CAR WINDOWS WILL PIT, BUT NOT CRACK. I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR WHERE THE GLASS EASILY EXPLODES IN MY DRIVEWAY, OR CRACKS LIKE AN EGG SHELL. I FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS A HAZARD IF THE WINDOWS EASILY BREAK AS EXPLAINED. *TR

I HAD MY 2007 PT CRUISER FOR 6 MONTHS AND THE HORN WOULD STICK AND NOT TURN OFF. THE STEERING WHEEL AND AIRBAG WERE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED. MY FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED AT THIS TIME. *TR

WHILE DRIVING A CHRYSLER PT CRUISER, THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. THE CAR STARTED TO JUMP AND QUICK AND SHORT SPURTS OF STALLING, WHILE ON THE ROADS. PROBLEM OCCURS OFF AND ON SINCE. *TR

BRAKES FAILED ON WET PAVEMENT AND AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *TR

UPON ACCELERATION BETWEEN 0 AND 30 MPH THERE IS A FEEL OF THE ENGINE MISSING OR THE TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER CHATTERING. HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWO TIMES AND THEY ADVISE THERE IS NOTHING ABNORMAL OCCURRING IN THE VEHICLE THAT IT IS A CHARACTERISTIC PROBLEM IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

AS WITH THE OTHER IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS, REGARDING MANUAL TRANSMISSION SHIFTING AND, WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 80 DEGREES SHIFTING GEARS BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT AND AT TIMES IMPOSSIBLE. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED YEARS AGO AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE. IT'S AS IF THE BUSHINGS IN THE SHIFT MECHANISM EXPAND WHEN HEATED AND THE SHIFTER STICKS IN ITS CURRENT GEAR; WITH GREAT FORCE YOU CAN KNOCK IT OUT AND WITH GREAT FORCE YOU CAN RE-ENGAGE. THE NEXT MORNING AT 50 DEGREES THE SHIFTER WORKS PROPERLY ONCE AGAIN. LATER IN THE DAY ABOVE 80 DEGREES THE PROBLEM RE-OCCURS; THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 80 DEGREES. THE RESULTING HAZARD LEAVES YOU STUCK IN TRAFFIC UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS, WHICH IN TURN MAKES YOU A HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVERS. I HAVE HAD TWO NEAR MISS (REAR END) COLLISIONS AS A RESULT. CHRYSLER STOPPED PRODUCTION OF THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION PT TWO YEARS BEFORE DISCONTINUING THE AUTOMATIC PT. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL. CHRYSLER DID NOT AND AS A RESULT I'M SURE THE OTHER AFFECTED CUSTOMERS DID AS I HAVE DONE AND WALKED AWAY FROM THE BRAND. I'VE PURCHASED 4 VEHICLES SINCE THAT TIME AND THEY WERE CERTAINLY NOT A CHRYSLER PRODUCT. THE LATTER IS COSTING CHRYSLER MORE THAN THE $300 IT WOULD HAVE COST TO CHANGE THE BUSHINGS TO A TYPE THAT IS NOT AFFECTED BY HEAT.

HAZARD LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLICKER ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER AT 4 TIMES TO CHECK THIS. NO THEFT DETERRENT ALARM INTERMITTENTLY SOUNDS FOR NO REASON. WE HAVE ASKED THE DEALER TO REPLACE ALARM MODULE BUT THEY REFUSE SAYING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH CAR. *TR

PT CRUISER HYDRAULIC CLUTCH NOT WORKING PROPERLY IN HOT WEATHER. DEALER TRIES TO REPLACE ENTIRE CLUTCH AND SAYS THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE UNTIL THEY DO THE $1400 CLUTCH JOB. PROBLEM LIES IN EITHER SLAVE CYLINDER OR IMPROPER BLEEDING AT FACTORY AND AT DEALER ON MINE WHEN THEY CHANGED CLUTCH, SHIFTER CABLES, TRANSMISSION AND SLAVE CYLINDER AND STILL DOES IT. PROBLEMS MAKES IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT INTO 1ST AND 2ND GEAR WHEN HOT. WORKS IN EARLY MORNING OR COLD WEATHER. *TR

BOUGHT 2007 PT CRUISER WITH 00003 MILES AT 12 MONTHS OF USE AND 13000 MI ENGINE HAD TO BE DISMANTLED,CAMSHAFT WAS PUSHING SEALS OUT FAULTY ENGINE ASSEMBLY , THESE CARS WERE MANUFACTURED IN MEXICO AND BUILT CHEAPLY, OIL DIPSTICK WAS DRY NO OIL LAMP EVER CAME ON FOUND THE PROBLEM BY THE PUDDLE OF OIL ON DRIVEWAY,COULD OF BLOWN ENGINE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. *TR

ON DECEMBER 24, 2007 I TOOK MY 2007 PT CRUISER, THAT IS ONLY 6 MONTHS OLD, TO FIRESTONE TO BE CHECKED ON CAUSE I NOTICED I WAS LEAKING OIL. THEY PROCEEDED TO TAKE MY CAR PUT IT ON THE LIFT AND NOTICED IT WAS LEAKING DRAMATICALLY. THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT I HAD MAJOR ENGINE TROUBLE AND NEEDED TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. I WENT TO SEARS AUTO CENTER I PULLED IN FRONT WITHIN 10 MINUTES ALL THE OIL IN THE CAR WAS ON THE GROUND. I HAD THEM LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAID MY CAR HAS MAJOR ENGINE TROUBLE. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH I BOUGHT IT. ON DECEMBER 26. 2007 I GOT A PHONE CALL SAYING THEY HAD TO ORDER THE SMALL BLOCK FOR THE CAR BECAUSE A BEARING IN THE CRANKSHAFT WENT AND BLEW THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE ENGINE OUT AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $6,000 TO FIX. HE ALSO TOLD ME THE PART WOULD BE IN FRIDAY DECEMBER 28, 2007 BUT HE HAD NO IDEA WHEN IT WOULD GET DONE BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT NEEDED DONE. I THEN CONTACTED CHRYSLER BECAUSE I FEEL UNSAFE IN A CAR THAT NO WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND THAT NEEDED MAJOR ENGINE REPAIR WITHIN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS. AFTER IT'S FIXED I'M WORRIED IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. THEY ADVISED ME I COULD TRADE IT IN FOR SOMETHING ELSE BUT I WOULD HAVE TO CARRY THE BALANCED OWED OVER. THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T WANT TO GIVE ME MUCH FOR IT. I CALLED CHRYSLER FINANCIAL AND THEY ADVISED ME TO CONTACT MY ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE TO SEE ABOUT A LEMON LAW OR A BUY BACK BECAUSE A CAR THAT IS ONLY 6 MONTHS OLD SHOULD NEED WORK THAT EXTENSIVE. I THEN CONTACTED CHRYSLER TO SEE IF THEY COULD JUST REPLACE THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE WAS DONE. THEY THEN ADVISED ME THEY WOULD SEND THE DEALERSHIP ALL THE PAPER WORK THAT IS NEEDED TO DOCUMENT THE DAMAGE AND FOR ME TO CONTACT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE TO SEE IF THE COMPANY IS REQUIRED TO BUY BACK THIS VEHICLE THAT NEEDED THIS EXTENSIVE WORK DONE TO IT. *TR

2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER STATES THAT GOODYEAR DEALER STATED THE BLOWN TIRE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY BECAUSE THE DAMAGE WAS ON THE SIDEWALL. THEY PAID FULL PRICE FOR A NEW TIRE. *KB THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A SECOND FAILURE JUST LIKE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, THE DAMAGE OCCURRED IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE ILLUMINATED AND THEN THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THERMOSTAT WAS STUCK AND THE HEAD GASKET WARPED TO DUE HEAT. THE HEAD GASKET AND THERMOSTAT WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,258. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF MALFUNCTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED, ENGINE VIBRATION PROBABLY CAUSED VACUUM HOSE TO LOOSEN. THE REPAIR OF VACUUM HOSE TO EVAPORATED SYSTEM ON OCTOBER 17, 2007. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

I WAS IN A CAR IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007. I WAS DRIVING A 2007 PT CRUISER. I REAREND A TRUCK INFRONT OF ME DOING APPROXIMATELY 30-35MPH. MY SAFETY BELT DIDN'T LOCK AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NEEDLESS TO SAY MY HEAD HIT FULL FORCE INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. ROAD CONDITIONS WHERE DRY. IT WAS JUST STOP & GO TRAFFIC BUMPER TO BUMPER. I JUST DIDN'T REACT FAST ENOUGH. I WAS TOLD THAT THE SENSOR FOR THE AIR BAG WAS LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF INTERIOR DASH CONSOLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND NEVER DIMMED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES, BUT THEY CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,800

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC DRIVER SEAT MOVES FORWARD, WHILE IN AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 200 TIMES. CURRENTLY, THE SEAT MOVES EVERY TIME THE CONTACT ENTERS THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO A DEALER APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,211 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10. UPDATED 09/15/08 *BF THE DEALER CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BY INSTALLING AN OVERRIDE TOGGLE SWITCH ON THE SEAT TO CUT OFF ELECTRICITY TO THE SEAT WHEN ADJUSTMENT IS NOT NEEDED. UPDATED 09/17/08. *JB

CAR TYPE: 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER(TOURING). PROBLEM: POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK. ONE MONTH AFTER MY 36-MONTH WARRANTY EXPIRED THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED OUT ENOUGH TO CAUSE CONSIDERABLE NOISE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED DURING DRIVING. CHRYSLER DEALER INVESTIGATED THIS AND FOUND FLUID LEAKING FROM THE RACK-AND-PINION GEARBOX. ESTIMATED COST TO OWNER FOR REPAIR: $600.00 PLUS LABOR. *JB

I PURCHASED MY NEW 2007 PT CRUISER FROM HAYES CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP, INC. IN LAWRENCEVILLE, GA ON JANUARY 27, 2007, WITH 32 MILES ON CAR. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO DRIVE THE CAR AND RETURN IN THREE WEEKS FOR A NEW CAR CHECK AND LIST MY CONCERNS REGARDING THE CAR. AT THIS TIME IN INFORMED THE SERVICE STAFF THAT THE CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE WHEN ENTERING THE FREEWAY AND PASSING OTHER CARS. THE SERVICE STAFF RETURNED MY CAR TO ME INDICATING THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE CAR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AGAIN THE SERVICE STAFF TOLD ME THEY DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SEVERAL TIME AFTER MY INITIAL RETURN EACH TIME THE SERVICE STAFF DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. EACH SERVICE VISIT I INFORMED THE SERVICE STAFF THAT THE CAR STILL DID NOT ACCELERATE. ON A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE I SPOKE TO A NEW SERVICE STAFF EMPLOYEE, TOLD HIM OF MY CONCERN AND DISSATISFACTION WITH THE CAR. AFTER WAITING FOR OVER AN HOUR, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD FINALLY FOUND THE PROBLEM (69K PLUS MILES, 3 YEARS LATER) THE ENGINE HAD MISFIRED CYLINDERS. I WAS TOLD THAT APPARENTLY ALL THIS TIME THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR AND THE ENGINE WERE DISFUNCTIONAL AND DIDN'T COMMUNICATE. THE SERVICE STAFF ATTEMPT TO FIX WHAT I WOULD CALL A DEFECTIVE PARTS. AFTER THE FIX THE CAR STILL DID NOT PERFORM. ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO THE REPAIR FAILED. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS TOLD THAT WHAT WAS FIX HAD BROKEN. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE CHRYSLER CORP. ENGINE TROUBLE SHOULD BE DISCOVERED DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. IT WAS NOT IN MY CASE. IT TOOK THREE YEARS OF ROUTINE OIL CHANGES BEFORE THEY DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WITH THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE IN MY CAR. I FEEL HAYES & CHRYSLER CORP SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RE-REPAIR. CAN YOU HELP OR ADVISE WHERE I CAN SEEK ASSISTANCE. THANK YOU *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE GEAR SLIPPED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON JANUARY 19, 2007 AT 1,443 AND ON JUNE 28, 2007 AT 4,404 MILES, JULY 16, 2007 AT 4,838 MILES AND AGAIN ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2007 AT 6,306 MILES. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE SLIPPED GEARS, LUNGED FORWARD, AND THEN BECAME STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TWICE TO THE DEALER AND A COMPUTER ADJUSTMENT WAS MADE. ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE SLIPPED GEARS, LUNGED FORWARD, AND THEN WENT BACK TO THE CORRECT GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ALSO REVS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PARKED AT HER RESIDENCE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,301 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,443. UPDATED 10/04/07 *TR

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS ON HIS 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO DO NOT COME ON AUTOMATICALLY AS DO THE HEADLIGHTS. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 400 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF HE FORGETS TO TURN ON THE LIGHTS AT NIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAS SPOKEN WITH THE DEALER AND HE IS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE.

I BOUGHT A USED 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. I HAVE PAID $900+ FOR TIGHTENING THE UNDERNEATH OF THE CAR. THE BACK WINDOWS DO NOT GO DOWN AND THE HATCHBACK LOCK WILL NOT OPEN. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF SOME OF THE RECALLS WERE NOT TAKEN CARE OF OR IF THESE REPAIRS ARE COVERED. THANK YOU. PROBLEMS WERE THERE WHEN I BOUGHT IT., BUT I WAS UNAWARE. SHIFTER IS HARD TO GET THE BUTTON UP TO GET THE KEY OUT.