2006 Chrysler Pt Cruiser

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

THE HORN IS HARD TO LOCATE AND BLOW. TERRIBLE FUEL MILEAGE - 4 CYL CAR ONLY GETS 16 MPG AND EATS GAS BADLY. ANYWAY I AM CURRENTLY FIGHTING CHRYSLER CORPORATION BECAUSE OF THEIR MANUFACTURING ERROR THEY PUT THE WRONG ENGINE IN MY NEW 2006 PT CRUISER CONVERTIBLE - TOURING EDITION. CHRYSLER'S BOOK, BROCHURES ETC. CLEARLY STATE THAT NOTHING BUT A STANDARD 2.4L 180HP TURBO ENGINE IS TO GO IN THIS CAR AND CHRYSLER PUT A REGULAR (NON-TURBO) ENGINE IN THIS CAR. CHRYSLER LIES AND SAYS THAT THE DOWNGRADED NON-TURBO ENGINE IS AN OPTION. BUT THERE IS NO OPTIONAL ENGINE AVAILABLE FOR THIS CAR AND ANOTHER ENGINE IS NOT SUPPOSED TO GO IN THE CAR. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO GIVE ME THE CORRECT CAR THAT I AM CURRENTLY PAYING FOR ETC. CHRYSLER CORP. CONTINUE TO LIE AND GIVE CUSTOMERS A VERY HARD TIME. *NM

CAR HORN HARD TO LOCATE AND BLOW. VERY LOW FUEL MILEAGE - ONLY GET 16 MPG ON A 2.4L NON-TURBO ENGINE-EATS GAS BADLY. SOMETIMES SEEMS LIKE THE ENGINE WANTS TO STALL. HAVE COMPLAINED TO DEALERSHIP AND CHRYSLER CORPORATION - BUT MAINLY BECAUSE CHRYSLER MANUFACTURERS PUT A NON-TURBO ENGINE IN MY 2006 PT CRUISER CONV. TOURING WHEN ONLY A TURBO ENGINE IS TO BE IN THIS CAR. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO GIVE ME THE CORRECT CAR AND TAKE THIS MANUFACTURING ERROR CAR BACK. THEY ARE LYING AND SAYING THAT THE 150 HP(NON-TURBO) ENGINE IS AN OPTION ENGINE. THERE IS NO OTHER ENGINE AS AN OPTION FOR THIS CAR - I HAVE THEIR BOOK AND OTHER DOCUMENTS. I AM CURRENTLY SEEKING HELP TO GET THE CORRECT CAR WITH THE TURBO ENGINE I AM PAYING FOR. CHRYSLER DOES NOT CARE AND GIVES THEIR CUSTOMER A HARD TIME. *NM

POOR FUEL ECONOMY, COMPUTER AND ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS, POOR REPAIR & DIAGNOSTIC ABILITIES OF DEALER SERVICE TEAM. 12 MPG OFF THE LOT AND NO BETTER THAN 16 SO FAR INCLUDING A TRIP TO THE KEYS. THE H3 GETS 20 !! CONTINUOUS COMPUTER RELATED ISSUES WITH DASH DISPLAYING ERRONEOUS READOUTS. "REPAIRED" 1X, IN FOR 2ND ATTEMPT NOW. MY BIG LEMON STAMP IS READY. *JB

I HAVE A NEW 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER LIMITED. IT HAS APPROX 4200 MILES ON IT. LAST WEEKEND IT STARTED HEAVILY LEAKING OIL FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE. THE OIL LEVEL WAS DOWN ALMOST 3 QUARTS WHEN I DISCOVERED IT, AND STILL NO INDICATION ON THE DASHBOARD. I TOOK THE CAR TO TOWN & COUNTRY CHRYSLER IN LEVITTOWN NY ,MONDAY MORNING. TUESDAY THEY DIAGNOSE THE MAIN CAM SEAL HAD BURST. THEY BELIEVE IT WAS CAUSED BY AN INCORRECT BORE SIZE ON THE BLOCK. THEY WILL HAVE TO INSTALL A NEW ENGINE BLOCK IN THE CAR. IF THE DIAGNOSES IS CORRECT, ENGINE BLOCKS TO MY KNOWLEDGE ARE NOT BORED OUT BY HAND , BUT BY ROBOTICS . THEREFORE I AM CERTAIN MY ISN'T OR WON'T BE THE ONLY COMPLAINT..THIS MIGHT BE A QUALITY CONTROL ISSUE. *JB