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Chrysler PT Cruiser Owners: Problems & Solutions
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Does anyone know what could be the possible causes for this problem? I'd like to have some idea of possible causes so as not to incur unnecessary expense.
Thank you.
What would anyone suggest?? garythompson@remax.net or call toll free 800-380-7355. Thanks a bunch
I've doing some diagnostics on it now. Most likely, it'll need to be replaced and then taken to the dealer so the keys will work again.
It's amazing how fragile this car is. I'm very disappointed in it.
Jonathan
HAS BEEN 22 MPH.
Currently, it has 93,000 miles.
When I drive, I have noticed that I am feeling bumps a lot more than usual.Can somebody tell me what this is and how much it would be to fix it?
but the driver side is a bit longer and lower. and I guess after 4 years the body has lowered a little as the springs and shocks wear. now the shield can hit the connection between the stabilizer bar and the link when going over bumps. I simply pulled it up and away and wired it in place to the frame. Noise 95% gone. these seem to be attached to the "rear bumper fascia", the grey bumper cover and the colored plastic below. they empasize the noise of the splash shield banging the link.
i got a 2002 pt with an automatic transmission. its not a turbo. anyhow my tranny went dec. 2004 and the dealership said my filter was totally clogged. now today the tran went again and its clunking. i got no reverse and barely any forward motion. my question is do you know if this is an issue with these cars?
jimmy
thanks.
Anyone else with tranny problems on the Cruiser?
But, other than all this, I love the car!
Thanks for your consideration,
Jeannine Fallon
Corporate Communications
Edmunds.com
As a last resort, does anyone know the part number for the high note PT horn?
I've had the car at 3 dealerships on 7 occasions since December to try to eliminate a vibration during idle. The vibration is so bad that my teenage daughter gets motion sick if she is in the front passenger seat. My legs tingle from the vibration in the seat, the brake pedal now vibrates, and it's beginning to occur when driving down the road!
Help! Is ANYONE out there experiencing this problem -- it is getting much worse, the dealerships have acknowledged that it's 'worse than normal' but can't seem to eliminate the problem.
In addition, Heaven help me if I dare to idle (like at a red light) with the AIR CONDITIONING on . . . it vibrates AND there is noise -- the noise goes away if I turn off the A/C -- but is this NORMAL???
Please help me!
was the bell crank, the center link of the watts links on the rear suspension. (pictured on the chrysler pt cruiser web site, suspension). It should only rotate about the mounting bolt, but play allowed front/back motion, and the bottom connecting bolt was striking frame.
$75 part, two hours install (and a one hour charge to diagnose that I was right)
First the transmission went out (2003) Then the brake lights woudlnt work. Now we have a recurring problem.
Whenever it gets to warm here the car wont start. The lights and everything come on, and there is a clicking noise but thats it. We have taken it in 4 times now. Today is the latest. The last 3 times once it got to the dealership it started right up. They said it was our security system and took that out. Then it was our trailer hitch.
But this time it wont start even for them. They said its probably the battery, but might be the starter.
Before this happened I went and got the tires rotated. The rims are corroding and need to be replaced. We just had the brakes done and they still squeal horribly. I really am thinking about trading this car in.
Thanks for any help,
Mike
If you take it to the dealer, let me know what they tell you and if it is the same the told my girlfriend. Thanks
John
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I am sitting hear reading this posting thinking, my 04 PT is going back to the dealer for the 5th time in less than 3 month for this exact problem. Can you tell me if they found an answer to the idling problem? When we are at a stop light/sign the car will idle roughly and on occasion idle down to dead. We also have a bogging type of sensation and loss of power on occasion when turn right or left from a stop. We have also had the bogging happen on the highway, the car will bog down from 70 to 50 mph before picking up again. You can stomp on the gas peddle with no results, seems something is clogged then breaks loose. The dealer has replace plugs and wires, flashed the computers, checked sensors, and tomorrow will be replacing the ERG valve. I would really love to know if your mechanics have resolved your issues.
http://www.internetautoguide.com/auto-recalls/01-int/chrysler/
This site will allow you to search for the TSB and read them for free! Good luck!!
http://www.alldata.com/recalls/
My job has me in Southern California for the next several weeks. My rental car is a 2005 PT Cruiser Touring Edition. So far, it's a very fun drive, but I have one complaint: Being a rental car, it doesn't have an owner's manual. The previous driver of this rental apparently had no real appreciation for music and cranked the treble setting to '8' and the bass down to '1.' I'd like to adjust these settings, because the CD's I play all sound rather tinny with these settings. Unfortunately, I've been unable to figure out the button settings necessary to actually adjust the treble, bass, fade or balance.
Based on Chryler's PT Cruiser web-site, it appears that I have the base model sound system (AM-FM Stereo with single CD player). I'd greatly appreciate any replies that will tell me how to adjust these settings.
Thanks
Tony