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Chrysler PT Cruiser Owners: Problems & Solutions
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I had to check the website to make sure that the Am/FM/CD was still the same radio that I have in my 02 PT. It is.
Balance and Fading are handled by two small rotary switches underneath the volume switch. To adjust the balance or fading, you have to press on the appropriate switch to make sure that it is extended. The normal position for the switch is with it pressed in which disables the switch so you don't accidently change the settings. With the switch sticking out, rotating it will adjust the balance or the fading.
To the right of the balance and fader switches are the tone controls, slider switches to control the bass and the treble. The base sound system is noted for only fair bass response.
Has anyone had this problem???
Only two years old and the car is having this major problem? I have it at the dealers right now waiting for Monday morning so they can look at it. I have loved my car but now I'm afraid my bubble will be broken.
I hope this is not a bad omen.
While parked inside the body shop the very same thing happened to the same window. The owner said he thought maybe some fumes built up in it while they were working on the front fender, but it should have blowed outward not inward.
have not figured out what happened.
Peeling Chrome wheels (obvious manufacturing defect)
Discolored front & rear bumpers (tape stripes?) (obvious manufacturing defect)
Rumble sound from rear watts link (obvious manufacturing defect)
Reason enough to not purchase from Daimler Chrysler again.
Chrysler should guarantee their products integrity.
Within the past year I had my Transmission Control Module change 4 times in my 2001 PT. The problem was that the trans was going into it's limp mode. This time I am experienceing the same slipping problem as you and the dealer is telling me it's my engine wiring harness, and it will cost $1164.00 to replace it. I'm at a loss if I should believe him. Did you have any work done and if so what did you do and did it help. Any words will help, Thanks.
Andy2001Pt
There is a website ptcruizer.com which lists most of the error codes for the car. The explainations are in plain text not technical verbage,enough for you to know what the error is, and that is where I got the following answers from. To save you a minute:
P1682 is a problem with the charging system, check alternator. P1684 is that the battery has been disconnected in the last 50 starts. And P0700 is "The automatic transmission computer or Aisin computer has a problem - ask it what's going on. I don't know. All I know is that the transmission asked me to turn on the MIL (malfunction indicator light)."
I hope thats some help.
MY problem is that the trans slips out of gear for about 10 seconds then back in and it does this any time it wants and I get error codes P1684 and P0700. I had the TCM replaced 4 time (3 or f under warrenty) and I know the battery wasn't disconnected so the Dealer is now thinking Wiring Harness. Anybody out there that had the same problem? What were your solutions?
--- Andy2001PT
I do not want to have to pay 1200.00 for a new one.Has anyone had this happen before.
Sincerely,
Debbie
Thanks!!
It started a while ago, every now and then. And I though it was becuase i removed the knob to install and after market Chrome Skull Shifter with a Chrome knob on the top. Iafter i started having problems i removed it and reinstalled my factory. Now Months later. It will not leave my drive way. I have tried hitting it with the palm of my hand and no luck. I have tried rocking the car back and forth and no luck. Please offer any advice other than taking it to the dealer. The dealer here in Norristown Pa SUCKS! :sick: ">link title
Your problem sounds exactly like what we are going thru with our 2002 PT Cruiser. I feel the same way. I am thinking of trading this car in.
In July 05 we took it in because we were having problems starting the car. It would start sometimes and other times it would not. So, we took it in and they said that the battery cables were corroded and that we needed a new battery. So, we got that fixed as well as some maintanece We got the regular oil change and tire rotation, and then we got a tune-up, the battery changes and a 21 point check , and spark plugs changed. The bill came up to over 950 dollars.
So a month goes by (exactly a month!) and I was on my way out all dressed up and I get in the car and turn the key and click click click till the cows come home. So we had it towed in and this time they say that something is wrong with the starter. So, We have that done and pay 375 dollars for that.
Now, less than a month later, I got to the store in the pouring rain a few days ago and come out and get in my car and click, click, click, click till the cows come home. SO, by this time I am pissed off. So, my husband comes and gets me and we leave the car in the parking lot. Next day he calls the mechanic (dealer) and tells him about the problem and we talk to him about how we should have the work done for free because we just were there three weeks ago for the same problem. The guy is like well we will work with you. My thought and as well as my husbands thought because we always think alike. UM, heck no. Work with me. I don't think so. You are going to do this job for free.
So, we are still in the process of getting it fixed but I feel your pain. I guess they make these cars to last until the warranty is up and then they go kirpluckity on us.
Now, ever since we got the car the rear brakes have been squeaky and we have taken it in once and gotten it taken car of and they still squeak. Also, the first time we got all that work done in July he cleaned them and they still squeak. It's stupid :confuse:
Also, did anyone have trouble with their security system. A whole ago ours had a problem with locking it self unexpectedly. We be in the car driving and it would keep locking it self over and over agian. We'd get out the car and not lock it and it would lock it self over and over again. We had to make sure that if we got out the car and left the key in the ignition that we left a window down because the car might lock it self and our keys would be left in a running but locked car.
Then of course our security system just stopped opening the car but we can lock it with the remote. So key entry but remote locking. Don't know what's up with that? :confuse:
I don't know what to do at this point. I want to get a new car and forget about it. I was planning on keeping this car a little while longer especially since my car looks really good. People think I have a new car when it's all wash and clean. The interior look just as good as when we bought it. We have really kept the car up! So, it has a pretty good value when it comes to looks even though we've taken that car for a spin across the US a couple of times.
Ho Hum!
Good luck
Oh, how's the mileage (bad or good?)
Pass.
Also if your PT Cruiser squeaks as if making a metal on metal grating sound, check to see if it's greased. I complained of the noise to my dealer and they told me when these cars get old they make noises like that. Yeah right. So I didn't mention it the last 2 times. I finally took it to a real mechanic and he said it hadn't been greased. Well it doesn't squeak anymore.
We also turned the car off and pulled the key out of the ignition once, only the engine decided it still wanted to run. It wouldn't turn off for a couple of minutes after hubby jiggled the remote control on the key chain. The key refused to be inserted into the ignition while the engine was running by itself??? Finally the engine turned off and the car shut down and locked itself up... with us still in it. After more jiggling it unlocked itself. this has never happened since. I don't think the dealer mechanics believed me, since they think I'm an idiot.
Maybe I should write up a story about my mishaps, since I am a writer.
I HAVE A 2001 WITH 96,000 ON IT, AND A VERY GOOD MECHANIC. I ASKED HIM WHAT TO WILL COME UP NEXT ON THE MAINT. LIST. HE TOLD ME SHOCKS AND STRUTS AND RIGHT ON SCHEDULE AT YOUR MILEAGE THERE IT WAS, SQUEAKS AND MORE BOUNCING. THIS WILL RUN YOU ABOUT 450.00 FOR FRONT AND BACK. RIGHT NOW I AM IGNORING IT AS HE SAID IT WON'T HURT ANYTHING EXCEPT SOME CHUNKING ON MY REAR TIRES, WHICH ARE DUE FOR REPLACEMENT ANYWAY. SINCE I RUN ABOUT 2,000 PER MONTH ON MY CAR MAINT. IS A CONSTANT WITH ME. ALSO YOU WILL NEED AN ALIGNMENT AFTER THE SHOCKS AND STRUTS.
I RUN ABOUT 2,OOO PER MONTH ON IT. WHEN DO TRADE IT IN FOR ANOTHER CAR? REPAIR TO WORTH RATIO ?
As for being too low to the ground, yup! We're constantly banging the front bumper cover on entering driveways, scraping it on curbs, etc.
Blair
Thanks for the help.
I also had the transmission go out at 78,000 miles. Now the airbag light stays on all the time. Dealer says airbag needs replacing. This was my first Chrysler and is my last!
Has anyone else experienced this? The Svc Mgr of the dealer I bought the car from said he had only seen one other incidence of this on a Pacifica.
I've started a case with Chrysler customer service but I'm wondering if this has been a problem for other PT owners. Any comments would be most appreciated. But it appears to be faulty materials as the inside of these wheels have never been exposed to any outside elements. I apparently need to get the condition validated by a dealer before customer service can take it any farther.
Pine island Bill