2007 Chrysler Pt Cruiser

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CLUTCH WAS ENGAGED AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESUME NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE TEMPERATURES EXCEEDED 90 DEGREES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE CLUTCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP FOR A SECOND OPINION. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE SLAVE CYLINDER AND MASTER CLUTCH. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CONTACT REPLACED BOTH PARTS HIMSELF. MOST RECENT, THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR THE THIRD TIME AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

PT CRUISER HYDRAULIC CLUTCH NOT WORKING PROPERLY IN HOT WEATHER. DEALER TRIES TO REPLACE ENTIRE CLUTCH AND SAYS THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE UNTIL THEY DO THE $1400 CLUTCH JOB. PROBLEM LIES IN EITHER SLAVE CYLINDER OR IMPROPER BLEEDING AT FACTORY AND AT DEALER ON MINE WHEN THEY CHANGED CLUTCH, SHIFTER CABLES, TRANSMISSION AND SLAVE CYLINDER AND STILL DOES IT. PROBLEMS MAKES IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT INTO 1ST AND 2ND GEAR WHEN HOT. WORKS IN EARLY MORNING OR COLD WEATHER. *TR

2007 CHRYSLER T CRUISER. CLUTCH FAILS TO DISENGAGE RESULTING IN DRIVER BEING UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS ON THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND RESULTING IN DIFFICULTY IN STOPPING THE CAR. THIS PROBLEM IS A RESULT OF THE PRESSURE PLATE FAILING AND IS NOT COVERED BY THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH PRESSURE PLATE FAILURE IS ALMOST UNHEARD OF IN MOST CARS. MOST OWNERS ARE UNAWARE OF THE ACTUAL CAUSE AND TRY REPAIRING THE HYDRAULIC PORTION OF THE CLUTCH SYSTEM. THIS APPEARS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM IN THE PT CRUISER WHEN ONE CHECKS ON THE INTERNET AND SHOULD POSSIBLY RESULT IN A RECALL OF THESE VEHICLES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS AND CONTINUED TO BECOME STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS AGAIN. THE DEALER REPLACED ALL OF THE ENGINE SOLENOIDS TO REMEDY THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES PERSISTED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SHOP. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 10,000.

I PURCHASED A 2007 PT CRUISER WITH ZERO MILES ON IT IN DECEMBER 2007,FROM LITHIA 5504 L ST, OMAHA NEBRASKA. I TRADED A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER FOR IT TO ECONOMIZE. AFTER 4500 MILES THE CLUTCH WENT OUT, THEY FIXED IT UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. THE HORN ON THE CAR STICKS AND WONT STOP HONKING. ON MY WAY TO WORK ONE MORNING I HEARD A "BINK" ON MY FRONT WINDSHIELD AND THEN THERE WAS A CRACK ABOUT 18 INCHES LONG ON THE FRONT WINDOW, NOT A PIT, BUT AN ACTUAL CRACK. I CALLED AND ASK WHO WAS THE GLASS MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THE GLASS WASN'T A PART OF THE WARRANTY. I FELT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG AS I HAD NEVER SEEN GLASS CRACK, IN THE MANNER THIS GLASS DID. I ASKED WHO IS THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP, AND NO ONE WOULD REVEAL. I ASKED WHERE THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED, AND HAD TO CONTACT THE CHRYSLER COMPANY, FOUND OUT THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN MEXICO. THERE ARE RECENT NEWS REPORTS OF SUBSTANDARD MATERIALS BEING PLACED IN VEHICLES IN MEXICO. TODAY, WHILE CAR WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 82 DEGREES, THE BACK PASSENGER WINDOW JUST EXPLODED. I TOOK PHOTOS AND CALLED THE DEALER, AND SPOKE WITH A MANAGER WHO STATES "DID IT SHATTER INTO MILLIONS OF PIECES AND I REPLIED YES IT DID. HE STATES THAT IS HOW "TEMPER WINDOWS WORK WHEN THEY GET HEATED." I INQUIRED IF THE WINDOWS WERE COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT OVER AND HAVE A SERVICE MANAGER LOOK AT THE WINDOW. A YOUNGER KID TOLD ME IMMEDIATELY IT WASN'T COVERED, AND I TOLD HIM THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE GLASS IN THIS CAR. I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR. WHAT IF MY FAMILY WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THIS CAR, AND THE WINDOWS EXPLODED INTO PIECES. I NEED SOMEONE TO SAMPLE THE GLASS AND DETERMINE WHAT TYPE OF GLASS IS IN THIS CAR. THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE GLASS OF THIS CAR MOST CAR WINDOWS WILL PIT, BUT NOT CRACK. I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR WHERE THE GLASS EASILY EXPLODES IN MY DRIVEWAY, OR CRACKS LIKE AN EGG SHELL. I FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS A HAZARD IF THE WINDOWS EASILY BREAK AS EXPLAINED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE GEAR SLIPPED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON JANUARY 19, 2007 AT 1,443 AND ON JUNE 28, 2007 AT 4,404 MILES, JULY 16, 2007 AT 4,838 MILES AND AGAIN ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2007 AT 6,306 MILES. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE SLIPPED GEARS, LUNGED FORWARD, AND THEN BECAME STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TWICE TO THE DEALER AND A COMPUTER ADJUSTMENT WAS MADE. ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE SLIPPED GEARS, LUNGED FORWARD, AND THEN WENT BACK TO THE CORRECT GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ALSO REVS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PARKED AT HER RESIDENCE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,301 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,443. UPDATED 10/04/07 *TR