One problem related to steering linkages has been reported for the 2001 Chrysler Pt Cruiser. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Chrysler Pt Cruiser based on all problems reported for the 2001 Pt Cruiser.
On 12/6/02 I was traveling 60 mph. I tried to make a lane change and the whole car lost control. The car started rocking side to side for about a mile. The car would not give tranction to the ground. I kept thinking on each rocking motion that the car was going to flip over at any moment. I did not hit the brake for fear this would make the car flip due to the aggressive side to side rocking the car was doing. The steering system seemed to be out. The car felt as it was going to tip over. The car eventually slammed into a concrete embarkment divider on the freeway head-on. The air bags on the car did not deploy. I've had this same problem twice before making lane changes in town but the aggessiveness of the motion was not the same as this highway incident. I'd like this vehicle to be investigated for defectiveness. I'd like the scene of my accident to be invesigated to see the traction marks. I'd like to know of any similar compolaints about this make and model of car. 2001 Chrysler Pt Cruiser. I'd like the damages of my car to be compensated for as well as my own injuries and to fix the original problem with this vehicle. Dt.