2006 Chrysler Pt Cruiser

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING HER VEHICLE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND STEERING COLUMN BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE MORE SHE ACCELERATES, THE MORE THEY VIBRATE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE FRONT AXLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND STEERING COLUMN CONTINUED TO VIBRATE AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY FAILURE. ON HER NEXT VISIT TO THE DEALER, SHE WAS TOLD THAT HER VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND SHE SHOULD HAVE RETURNED SOONER. SHE RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 37,263 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY THE DOOR LOCKS STARTED CLICKING LIKE THEY DO WHEN HITTING THE WIRELESS REMOTE. AT THE SAME TIME THE FLASHERS WOULD GO ON. THIS CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY ALL THE WAY TO WORK ON CITY STREETS AS WELL. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER AT THIS TIME. MY PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON, SOMETIMES WHEN I WAS DRIVING. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO MY MECHANIC IN JANUARY FOR A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB. THE ROTORS NEEDED REPLACING. I HAD LESS THAN 10000 WHEN THE CAR WOULD SHIMMY VIOLENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. I TOOK IT BACK TO MY MECHANIC, AND HE INFORMED ME THAT THE ROTORS WERE NOT OF A MATERIAL MADE TO WITH STAND MUCH HEAT. HE ADVISED A BEEFIER ROTOR. THERE WAS NOW A HEAVY DUTY ROTOR AVAILABLE ON THE AFTER-MARKET. I DID NOT TAKE THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THEY MOST LIKELY WILL TELL ME I WAS TOO HARD ON THE BRAKES. IF THAT WERE THE CASE THE HONDA, WHICH HAD 107000 MILES ON IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IN FOR BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES BY NOW, IT WAS ON THE FIRST SET AND FINALLY NEEDED PADS. . ANOTHER CAR DID NOT SEE ME COMING AND PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I WENT TO HIT THE HORN IT WOULD NOT HONK. I HAD TO REPOSITION MY HAND SEVERAL TIMES TO FIND THE RIGHT SPOT AND THEN PUSH VERY HARD. I PLANNED TO GET RID OF THIS CAR AND NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER AMERICAN CAR AGAIN. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH THEM. * AK

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON 2/24/07 IN WHICH A LADY RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT THE FRONT END OF MY 2006 PT CRUISER AT MAYBE 30 MPH. I HIT MY HEAD FORCEFULLY AGAINST THE DRIVER PANEL NEAR THE WINDSHIELD IN WHICH MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND I SUSTAIN HEAD INJURY WITH LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS. I NOW HAVE A HEMATOMA WITH A BLACK EYE, SEVERE HEAD ACHES, SEVERE NECK AND SHOULDER PAIN, AND SOME DIZZINESS THROUGHOUT THE DAY, I AM ALSO SUFFERING FROM PAINFUL BODY ACHES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MY LOWER BACK AND KNEES, TOWING AND PARAMEDICS WERE CONFUSED AS TO WHY MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, ALSO THE SENSOR HAS BEEN ACTIVATED AND I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD BE DRIVING AND WITHOUT NOTICE THESE BAGS CAN DEPLOY IF THE CAR IF FIXABLE, I AM AFRAID, I HAVE 2 CHILDREN WHO RIDES WITH ME IN THIS CAR. HOW MY TIMES HAS THIS HAPPEN AND ARE THERE ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS FROM OTHER OWNER OF THIS TYPE OF CAR????? *NM

NEW 2006 PT CRUISER WITH 6700 MILES STARTED DRIPPING OIL AT FIRST, AND THEN LARGE PUDDLES STARTED TO APPEAR. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER WHERE AFTER A DAY I WAS TOLD THAT THE MAIN CRANK SEAL WAS LEAKING AND BOTH CAM SHAFT SEALS WERE FOUND TO BE WET WITH OIL. DEALER REPLACED CRANKSHAFT SEAL AND CAM SEALS. PICKED UP THE CAR AND THE FOLLOWING DAY THE CAR STARTED TO LEAK PUDDLES OF OIL AGAIN. CAR WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TORN DOWN TWICE IN ATTEMPT TO FIND THE LEAK A DIE WAS ALSO ADDED TO THE OIL TO TRY AND LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK. AFTER ONE DAY I WAS OFFERED A LOANER VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD THEY FOUND THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK, THE MAIN CRANK SEAL WAS LEAKING AGAIN AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER PARTS. THE NEXT DAY I WAS TOLD WHILE ORDERING THE NECESSARY PARTS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) ISSUED BY CHRYSLER WAS FOUND AND IT STATED A DEFECT WITH THE BLOCK WAS CAUSING THE CRANKSHAFT TO WALK BACK AND FORTH CRUSHING THE SEAL. A NEW ENGINE BLOCK WAS ORDERED AND INSTALLED. *JB

TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE - 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER CONVERTIBLE. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. THE OIL LIGHT IMMEDIATELY WENT OFF BUT THEN CAME BACK ON AGAIN OVER AND OVER AND OVER. I WAS WITHIN 300 MILES OF NEEDING MY SECOND OIL CHANGE. I DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THINKING IT MAY BE A COMPUTER GLITCH. WHEN I GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. WHEN YOU SEE THREE MECHANICS LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD AND HOLDING THEIR HANDS UP WITH LOOKS OF DISMAY ON THEIR FACES......THAT IS NOT A GOOD THING. AFTER DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THAT THERE WAS 1/8TH OF AN INCH OF "END PLAY" IN THE ENGINE AND THE REAR MAIN SEAL BLEW. THE CAR HAD TO HAVE A TOTAL ENGINE REPLACEMENT BECAUSE MORE THAN 70% OF THE ENGINE WAS RUINED. THE CAR WAS COVERED WITH OIL TOP TO BOTTOM ON THE OUTSIDE (PAINT AND CONVERTIBLE TOP) FOR WEEKS WHILE THIS ENGINE WAS REPLACED. AFTER THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED THE CAR SEEMED TO HAVE MORE PROBLEMS AND THE DEALERSHIP PICKED IT UP ON ROLLBACK AND AFTER ANALYSIS SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PT CRUISER. THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT WAS IN A CAR CRASH WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH , ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSED THE CRASH. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE FENDER AND THE AXLE WERE DAMAGED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED DURING THE CRASH. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME, AND HE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THEY DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE DEALER EXPECTED HER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AFTER REPAIRING IT,BUT THE CONTACT DIDN'T FEEL THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE. DAIMLER CHRYSLER ENGINEERS HAVE TAKEN PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE , AND STATED THEY WOULD CONTACT THE DRIVER WITHIN 72 HOURS. THERE WAS NOTIFICATION VIA MAIL WHICH STATED THAT SOMEONE WOULD CONTACT HER IN 12 BUSINESS DAYS. *AK