2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser complaints

SINCE NEW, FEB. 2005, MY 2005 PT CRUISER SHAKES AND STUMBLES AT IDLE. AT 180 MILES, THE ENGINE STOPPED IN FREEWAY TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR RESTARTED, BUT IT RAN EXTREMELY ROUGH. THE DEALER REPLACED A CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE ENGINE HASN'T DIED SINCE, BUT I STILL EXPERIENCE ROUGH IDLE AND STUMBLE ON ACCELERATION. THE DEALER TELLS ME THEY CAN DO NO MORE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *JB

I PURCHASED A NEW 2005 CHRYSLER, PT CRUISER. I HAVE EXPERIENCED ROUGH IDLING AT TIMES. LATELY, I AM EXPERIENCING STALLING WHILE DRIVING. I LOOSE ALL POWER I CAN PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND IT DOES NOTHING THEN IN A FEW SECONDS IT WILL GO. AT STOPS IT WILL ALMOST GO DEAD. I LOOKED ON THE WEB SITE AND SAW A LOT OF COMPLAINTS FILED WITH MY PROBLEMS. I FEEL A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE IS BADLY INJURED BECAUSE THEIR PT CRUISER STALLS WHILE DRIVING! BELOW ARE THE ODI ID NUMBERS: 10102249, 10126616, 10138986, AND 10163025. THANK YOU. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON A SECONDARY ROAD THE 05 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER ACCELERATED FROM 30 MPH TO 90 MPH. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE TURBO ON THE VEHICLE ENGAGED. THE CONTACT PRESSED ON THE BRAKES AND KICKED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME, ONCE THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DECREASE IN SPEED HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. HE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE BOTH 23800.*AK

2005 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER WITH SPEEDOMETER PROBLEMS**CC THE CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO READ THE SPEEDOMETER DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE DEEP INSET OF THE INSTRUMENT. *JB

I BOUGHT MY CAR IN JUNE OF 2006, AND WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND HAD TO BRAKE WHETHER IT WAS A QUICK BRAKING OR NORMAL BRAKING ANYTHING ON THE FLOOR LIKE A CHEEZIT BOX OR WATER BOTTLE, OR ANY NYLON CLOTHING(GYM RUNNING PANT) WENT UNDER MY SEAT AND UNDER MY BRAKE PEDAL AND 2 OUT THE 3 TIMES I ALMOST WRECKED. I HAVE HAD THE LAST STRAW THIS WEEK WHEN I STOPPED AT A LIGHT NORMAL BRAKING AND MY RAIN JACKET ALONG WITH MY WATER BOTTLE ROLLED UNDER MY SEAT AND I COULD STOP MY CAR FOR ALL OF THE STUFF UNDER MY PEDAL AGAIN. PT CRUISERS NEED A RECALL A DRAWER OR SOMETHING SHOULD BE PUT UNDER THE SEAT TO STOP ARTICLES IN THE BACK SEAT FROM GOING TO THE FRONT. *JB

2005 PT CRUISER (TURBO) WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION AND OIL CHANGE. INSPECTION WAS NOT GRANTED. VEHICLE WAS PRONOUNCED "UNSAFE TO DRIVE" AS THE BEARINGS ON THE SPINDLE (ON AXLE) WERE DESTROYED AND BOTH FRONT WHEELS WERE WOBBLING. MECHANIC SAID ONE OR BOTH WHEELS COULD COME OFF. IN THE NEXT BAY WAS ANOTHER PT CRUISER (TURBO) WITH THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM. THE MECHANICS DISCUSSED WHETHER THE DESIGN WAS SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT THE POWER OF THE TURBO. UNTIL THE PARTS ARRIVE (WE HAVE TO PAY THE $600+ FOR THEM) WE HAVE A RENTAL AT THE DEALERS SUGGESTION AND OUR COST. *JB

I BEGAN HEARING A POPPING NOISE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AT APPROXIMATELY 25000 MILES. AT 27000 MILES, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BAD RACK & PINION UNIT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE UNIT UNDER WARRANTY. AT 30000 MILES, THE NOISE RETURNED. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER, WHO RE-DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A DEFECTIVE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN UNDER WARRANTY. *NM

2005 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. *KB THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED TWO DAYS BEFORE THE FIRE OCCURRED. A PASSERBY EXTINGUISHED THE SMALL FIRE. *NM

FUEL INJECTOR O RINGS COME LOOSE CAUSING INJECTORS TO TAP. *JB

O RINGS ON FUEL INJECTORS CAME OFF, CAUSING INJECTORS TO TAP. CHRYSLER WILL NOT TOUCH IT. THEY KEEP SAYING THE INJECTORS ARE SUPPOSED TO TAP! I WENT TO 4 CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS, AND 3 SAID IT`S NORMAL, AND ONE SAID THEY COULDN'T HEAR THE TAP. I WENT TO 3 OTHER MECHANICS ( NON CHRYSLER) AND THEY ALL SAID IT`S NOT NORMAL, AND TO GET IT FIXED RIGHT AWAY. BUT CHRYSLER WILL NOT ADMIT THERE`S ANYTHING WRONG, AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT. BECAUSE OF THAT, I HAVE TO GET A DIFFERENT CAR! AFTER THE WARRANTY RUNS OUT, I WON`T BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO FIX THE PROBLEM! I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND ANY CHRYSLER PRODUCT TO ANYONE! *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MOVING FROM A STOP SIGN AT 10 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, FIRE WAS NOTICED COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. THE CONTACT EVACUATED THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS PRESENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED A SHORT CIRCUIT FROM THE BATTERY CABLE WAS THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT TAKEN. THE DEALERSHIP NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ORIGINAL TIRES OF THE VEHICLE HAD VERY THIN TREAD BELT AND A VERY SMALL NAIL CAUSED A PUNCTURE. THE TIRES ALSO WOULD NOT GRIPPED ON WET PAVEMENT AT ANY SPEED, CREATING SAFETY RISK DURING RAINY WEATHER. DUE TO THE POOR QUALITY OBSERVED ON THOSE TIRES BY THE CONTACT THE TIRES WERE ROTATED EVERY 3000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE ALL TIRES AT ONLY 19000 MILES. THE TIRES MANUFACTURER DID NOT WARRANTY IN RELATIONS TO MILEAGE. THE TIRES WARRANTY PROVIDED REFERRED ONLY TO PERFORMANCE AND HANDLING. GOODYEAR MANUFACTURED THE EAGLES SS. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE AND THE ENGINE STALLED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PCM MODULE TWICE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED FOUR SPARK PLUGS AND VARIOUS WIRING TWICE, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE DRIVER SIDE BACK TRIANGLE WINDOW BLEW OUT INCLUDING THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE DRIVING BEHIND MANEUVERED TO AVOID BEING HIT BY THE FLYING WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO REPLACED THE MISSING WINDOW.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPING AFTER DRIVING 10 MPH THROUGH A PARKING LOT WITH BRAKE PRESSURE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD INTO A CONCRETE PILLAR AND THE FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT AND SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. MODERATE DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE WERE ON THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A FAILURE OR DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 09/15/06. *JB UPDATED 9/20/2006 - *NM

CAR HAD SHAKE IN FRONT THROUGH STEERING WHEEL AND RT. FLOORBOARD. CHANGE TIRES AND WHEELS. CHANGES TIRES TWICE. REPLACED LEFT FRONT AXLE WITH SINGLE AXLE. REPLACED SAME AXLE WITH TWO PIECE AXLE. STILL HAS SHAKE IN IT. FACTORY TECH SAID LIVE WITH IT. *NM

FOG LAMPS REMAIN ON WHEN SWITCH IS IN THE OFF POSSITION. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN MANY "PT" FORUMS ON THE INTERNET. THE SOLUTION IS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH THAT CONTROLS ALL THE LIGHTS.*NM

WHILE DRIVING MY TURN SIGNALS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING. TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A BLOWN FUSE. THEY REPLACED THE FUSE AND AWAY WE WENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES ALTOGETHER WITHIN THE LAST 2 MONTHS, AND THE DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. WHAT ACTIONS DO I TAKE NEXT? THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN I HAVE TO TURN SIGNALS OR WIPERS ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS RAINING. *JB

VIBRATION IN REAR END OF VEHICLE; VEHICLE DRIFTS TO RIGHT; EXCESSIVE/UNEVEN TIRE WEAR SINCE NEW. *NM

THE DEFECTS IN MY VEHICLE ARE PRIMARILY RELATED TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILING RESULTING IN THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF. ALL OF THE POWER GOES OUT; THE ENGINE DIES AND COMES BACK ON AFTER EITHER A FEW MOMENTS OR A FEW MINUTES. DURING THIS TIME THE VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO BRAKE. THIS OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY, ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHILE AT SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE. TO DATE (1/16/2006) THIS HAS OCCURRED 18 TIMES ON MY VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME ON MANY OCCASIONS THAT THEY ARE NOT CONFIDENT ON WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN WITNESSED BY OTHERS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN APRIL 2005. I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT AT AROUND 12000 MILES IN SEPTEMBER 2005. THIS PROBLEM IS STILL PRESENT AND DC DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT. THEY OFFERED A SIMILAR 2005 PT BUT REFUSED TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK. FROM WHAT I HAVE FOUND SO FAR, THERE HAVE BEEN 9 SIMILAR OCCURRENCES OF THIS AND NONE HAVE BEEN SOLVED. THEREBY, I REFUSED TO TAKE ANOTHER 2005 PT CRUISER. I DO NOT HAVE ANY CONFIDENCE IN THE CAR SO IT SITS PARKED WHILE I MUST CONTINUE TO MAKE PAYMENTS WHILE THIS MATTER GOES THROUGH THE COURTS. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THEY WERE ONLY ATTEMPTING WHAT DAIMLER CHRYSLER DIRECTED THEM TO DO. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WITH NO SUCCESS ON FOUR OCCASIONS (10/06-10/07, 10/20-10/24, 10/24-10/28, 11/07-11/17). THE DEALERSHIP PROMISED TO MAKE NECESSARY PART REPLACEMENTS AND THEN DRIVE IT ONE TO TWO HUNDRED MILES AFTER. THEY DID

WHILE DRIVING IN CITY I NOTICED A KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE. I PULLED OVER AND SAW OIL POURING OUT OF FRONT OF ENGINE. I SHUT ENGINE OFF. AT NO TIME DID OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT COME ON. CALLED AAA AND HAD CAR TOWED TO NEAREST CHRYSLER DEALER. DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS BLOWN CAMSHAFT SEAL. REPLACED SEAL BUT WHEN RUNNING ENGINE STILL MADE KNOCKING SOUNDS. WAITED FOR ENGINE SPECIALIST TO COME BACK FROM VACATION. HE SAID ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND HE WOULD CONTACT CHRYSLER. CHRYSLER INSISTED ENGINE BE TORN DOWN TO IDENTIFY SOURCE OF PROBLEM. PROBLEM WAS CRANKSHAFT THRUST BEARING BROKEN IN HALF ALLOWING CRANKSHAFT TO MOVE LATERALLY FORCING OUT CRANKSHAFT SEAL, HENCE ALL THE OIL, AND MORE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO OTHER ENGINE COMPONENTS. I REQUESTED A "CRATED" ENGINE BE INSTALLED. DEALER SAID NONE AVAILABLE. AT PRESENT WAITING FOR DELIVERY OF CYLINDER HEAD. CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 20 DAYS. MILEAGE AT TIME OF INCIDENT: 3,541 MILES. FORTUNATELY THIS FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHERE THE RESULT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. *JB

I HAVE A CHRYSLER 2005 PT CRUISER. IT HAS BEEN THE SHOP FOUR TIMES NOW FOR THE SAME THING. ON NOV. 5, 2005 THE BRAKES FAILED, THE CAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN GEAR. IT WENT TO THE SHOP BY WRECKER. I GOT THE CAR BACK ON NOV 9, 2005 NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND WITH THE CAR, WAS TOLD IT RUNS BEAUTIFUL. ON NOV. 30, 2005 GOING HOME STOPPING IN TRAFFIC THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN, ALMOST HIT A TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. IT IS RIGHT NOT SETTING AT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND THEY CALLED ME THIS MORNING AND SAID THE CAR IS RUNNING FINE AND NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. THIS CAR IS VERY UNSAFE. I HAVE RODE AROUND FOR A WEEK WITH A CO-PILOT IN IT AND NOTHING SHOW UP ON THAT. I HAVE LOST OVER 100 MILES PER TANK IN GAS MILEAGE. NO CHRYSLER DEALER CAN SEEM TO FIND WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS CAR. WHAT CAN I DO. *JB

I AM WRITING TO ASK HAS THERE HAVE BEEN ANY REPORTS OF THE 2002 PT CRUISER HAVING AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM? ON 11/30/2005 AS I WAS MAKING A U-TURN WHEN MY CAR ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED THAT CAUSED ME TO HIT A CURB AND BLEW OUT MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE, IT ALSO LEFT ME IN A DISORIENTED STATE OF MIND. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THAT CAR UNTIL IT HIT THE CURB. PLEASE AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE CAN YOU LET ME KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN OTHER REPORTS OF THIS. *JB

I HAVE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE AIR CONDITIONER IN MY 2005 PT CRUISER TOURING EDITION. WHEN I USE THE AIR OR THE HEAT OR DEFROST I CAN SMELL SOUR SMELL COMING FROM THE VENTS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THEY CHECKED IT AND TOLD ME THE AIR CONDITIONER HAD MOISTURE BUILT UP IN IT. THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD HAVE TO CLEAN AND DEODORIZE IT BUT THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THE CLEANER AND DEODORIZER AND THE EQUIPMENT TO FIX IT. I CALLED THEM BACK THE FOLLOWING WEEK THEY SAID THEY HAD EVERYTHING TO FIX IT, BUT WHEN I RETURNED ON NOVEMBER 11, 2005 THEY STILL DID NOT HAVE ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT TO FIX IT. *JB

I PURCHASED NEW,2005 PT CRUISER IN EL PASO, TX. RETURNED CAR FOR SERVICE AT 3 WEEKS WITH ENGINE PROBLEMS- MISSING, MISFIRE. DEALER SAID NOTHING WRONG & RESET COMPUTER. RETURNED CAR FOLLOWING WEEK- ENGINE USED 1/2 QT OIL IN ONE WEEK. COULD SMELL GAS WHILE DRIVING CAR. DEALER SAID NOTHING WRONG. I SPOKE WITH SALES MANAGER AND TRIED TO RETURN CAR. THEY SAID NO, THIS WAS NORMAL. THEY SAID CARS COULD USE OIL IN FIRST MONTH OF USAGE. THEY SAID THIS WOULD NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. I WAS BEING TRANSFERRED TO DALLAS FOLLOWING WEEK, THEY SAID NO PROBLEM, IF ANYTHING WAS WRONG GO TO DEALER IN DALLAS. SEPT- CAR USED 1/2 QT OIL AGAIN, GAS/OIL SMELL GETTING STRONGER WHILE DRIVING- EFFECTING MY ASTHMA. RETURNED CAR TO DEALER FOR SERVICE- SERVICE SAID OIL USAGE NORMAL FOR UP TO ONE YEAR. SERVICE SAID THAT CHRYSLER WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT ISSUE UNTIL CAR WAS USING 1 QT OIL EVERY 500 MILES. SERVICE DID OIL CHANGE. SERVICE STARTED OIL USAGE REPORT ON CAR AND SAID TO BRING CAR IN EVERY 500 MILES FOR CHECK. I DROVE CAR 500 MILES AND CHECKED OIL. SERVICE HAS OVERFILLED OIL LEVEL AND IS 1/4 INCH OVER THE FILL LINE. RETURNED TO SERVICE AND THEY REFUSED TO CHECK OIL AND SAID THAT I NEEDED APPOINTMENT AND WOULD NEED TO LEAVE CAR AGAIN. CAR TO GO TO SERVICE FOR FOURTH TIME ON MONDAY, OCT 10. *NM

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT SEPTEMBER 11TH AT 10:5 0AM. I WAS SITTING ON THE 15 FREEWAY IN SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA WAITING FOR ON-COMING TRAFFIC WHEN I WAS HIT AT ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR FROM BEHIND. I WAS PUSHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY CAR WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. MY SISTER CALLED CHRYSLER SEPTEMBER 15, 2005 AND ASKED WHY MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE WAS TOLD THEY WOULD HAVE TO INVESTIGATE. CHRYSLER WAS GIVEN ALL THE INFORMATION NEEDED TO START AN INVESTIGATION. I CALLED AGAIN, SEPTEMBER 19, 2005 AT 2:40 PM AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CASE WAS SENT TO ANOTHER DEPARTMENT, BUT COULDN'T TELL ME WHAT DEPARTMENT. THEN WHEN ASKED"HOW CAN YOU TELL ME IT WAS TRANSFERRED TO SOMEONE AND YOU CAN'T GIVE ME A NAME I WAS TOLD THAT'S ALL THEY COULD DO. I CALLED AGAIN SEPTEMBER 20, 2005 AT 8:53 AM AND SPOKE WITH CHRIS WHO TOLD ME THAT THE INVESTIGATION WAS STILL PENDING. I ASKED HIM TO TRANSFER ME TO SOMEONE WHO COULD TELL ME THE STATUS OF THIS INVESTIGATION AND I WAS TRANSFERRED TO LARRY (NO LAST NAME). I WAS TOLD THEY HAD A WEEK TO COMPLETE THE INVESTIGATION AND I STILL HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 5,2005. I WOULD LIKE AN INVESTIGATION AS TO WHY CHRYSLER GIVES THEIR CUSTOMERS THE RUN AROUND WHEN SOMETHING THIS SERIOUS HAPPENS. I AM OUT OF WORK UNTIL OCOTBER 31, 2005 (SO FAR). I HIT MY HEAD ON SOMETHING BECAUSE MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT I HIT MY HEAD ON. OF COURSE AS OF NOW THE BRUISES HAVE HEALED, BUT MY SISTER DID

THE 2005 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER HAS METALLIC-SILVER DASH INSERTS AROUND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND COVERING THE PASSENGER AIR BAG COMPARTMENT. WHEN THE SUN IS HIGH IN THE SKY THE GLARE FROM THE METALLIC-SILVER INSTRUMENT PANEL IS BLINDING. THE GLARE IS SO BRIGHT IT LEAVES SPOTS IN YOUR EYES. THE MOLDED CURVES ABOVE THE INSTRUMENTS SEEM TO CONCENTRATE THE SUN??S ENERGY. MY WIFE IS SHORTER AND IS ABLE TO ADJUST THE TOP OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO BLOCK THE REFLECTION. I AM UNABLE TO DO THIS AND STILL HANDLE THE STEERING WHEEL COMFORTABLY. I PLACED ELECTRICAL TAPE ON THE PANEL JUST ABOVE THE CENTER INSTRUMENT TO BLOCK THE GLARE. *NM

THE SUBJECT TIRE WERE ON A CHRYSLER 2003 PT CRUSIER . THE FIRST TIME THE CAR HAS APPX 12000 MILES AROUND JAN 2005 ON AND THE TWO FRONT TIRES DEVELOPED BUBBLES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR NOW HAS 20000 MILES (JUN 2005) AND AGAIN THE TWO FROM TIRE HAVE BUBBLE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER SAID THE BUBBLES WERE CAUSED BY GOEING THRU POT HOLES WHICH I THOUGH LOGICA; AT THE TIME. BUT IN LESS THEN SIX MONTHS BOTH FRONT TIRE HAVE BUBBLES AND NEED TO BE REPLACE. IS DOES SEEM ODD THAT IT ALWAY BOTH TIRE. IT SEEM TO ME THAT THE TIRE ARE DEFECTIVE, THE CAR HAS A DESIGN FLAW OR THE TIRES ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR THIS CAR. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND A IT IS JUST A MATER OF TIME BEFORE ONE OF THESE TIRE BLOWOUT AT HIGH SPPED AND KILLS SOMEONE.

CAR BOUGHT WITH 180 MILES ON IT. AT A STOP, WHILE IN IDLE, THE CAR SHUTTERS AND SHAKES. NOW THE CAR HAS 1700 MILES ON IT AND IT STILL SHUTTERS IN IDLE. ENGINE SEEMS TO BE CONSISTANTLY MISFIRING.

MY CAR HAS ONLY ABOUT 1,500 MILES ON IT, AND IT USUALLY DRIVES BEAUTIFULLY, BUT TODAY I SLOWED DOWN (FROM ABOUT 35 MPH) TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AT A LIGHT AND THE BRAKES SEEMED SOFT SOMEHOW, THEN I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A FOUR-WAY STOP ABOUT TWO BLOCKS FURTHER ALONG AND IT WAS HARD TO STOP AND I COULD HEAR THE ENGINE RACING. IN FACT THE CAR JUMPED OUT INTO THE INTERSECTION A LITTLE WAYS AFTER IT STOPPED. I LOOKED THIS UP AND READ ABOUT SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND I CAN SAY THAT I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR (IF I HAD, THE CAR OBVIOUSLY WOULD NOT HAVE STOPPED -- IT JUMPED FORWARD AFTER I'D HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE TO THE FLOOR, AND THE ENGINE WAS RACING MADLY EVEN AFTER I LOOKED TO SEE IF FOR SOME REASON THE GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK AND SHIFTED OUT OF DESPERATION INTO PARK). I BELIEVE THAT THE THROTTLE MALFUNCTIONED FOR SOME REASON AND I WILL TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALER THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW.

WHILE STOPPING AT A LIGHT THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. THEN, PUSHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED CHEST AND RIB INJURIES. *AK

MY SON, WHO LIVES THE ORLANDO AREA, WAS SLOWLY TURNING RIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION IN HIS 2004 PT CRUISER WHEN HE SUSTAINED CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE WITHOUT HAVING AN ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE DEALERSHIP, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED. THE AIR INTAKE FOR THE ENGINE IS LOCATED BEHIND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. HE SLOWLY WENT THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER ONLY A COUPLE OF INCHES DEEP WHILE HAVING THE WHEEL TURNED TO THE RIGHT. A FEW DROPS OF WATER OFF OF THE WHEEL GOT INTO THE AIR INTAKE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO IMMEDIATELY SEIZE. $5000 REPAIR JOB.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTREME VIBRATION DURING ACCELERATION. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT WHILE ON THE ROAD. MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED BY CONSUMER.*AK BOTH THE MANUFACTURER AND GOODYEAR DEALER WERE CONTACTED HOWEVER WAS NOT ABLE TO HELP. *TT

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN VEHICLE HYDRO PLANED, CRASHING INTO A BUS. WHEN EXPLAINING TO MANUFACTURER WHAT HAPPENED, SHE WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE HAD INCORRECT TIRES FOR THE RAIN.*AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT AT 30 MPH. DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAIL TO HOLD THE DRIVER. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND BACK INJURIES. CONSUMER'S FATHER TRANSPORTED HIM TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

NEW 2005 PT CRUISER GT CONVERTIBLE PURCHASED 5/15/04. TO DATE, VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE FOR SAME DEFECT 4 TIMES, ONCE TOWED. VEHICLE NON-OPERATIONAL 14 DAYS AND NON-SERVICEABLE, PART NOW THOUGHT TO BE THE DEFECT IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER WITH NO REASONABLE EXPECTATION OF DELIVERY. VEHICLE UNSAFE, FAILING IN INTERSECTIONS AND ON HIGHWAYS.*AK

LEATHER BOOT FOR COVER OF CONVERTIBLE TOP DAMAGED INSIDE AT TIME OF PURCHASE, ORDERED NEW ONE FROM DEALER AND RECEIVED ANOTHER DAMAGED ONE. CHRYSLER SAYS ALL OF THEM ARE LIKE THAT, AND WILL NOT REPLACE IT AGAIN!