Front Suspension Wheel Bearing problems of the 2003 Chrysler Pt Cruiser

I purchased the car and right from the start ive had to replace the wheel bearings , I have had to do so 3 times already within the short amount of time I have had the car , there has been no unusual stress on the bearings to make them wear out , now in my experience I have never had to replace a wheel bearing on a car with anything less than 100k mi on it , let alone 3 times , I dont know what to make of it, also im having stalling/rough idle problems that no one can seem to figure out it has stalled 5 times already and regularly idles rough, these problems are not normal and cannot be figured our ,I've replaces several parts including the erg valve pvc valve spark plugs and wires the iac cleaned the throttle body and the carb and im still having these issues.

Two Pt Cruisers, 02-03, both needing tie rods, control arms, watts linkage, wheel bearings at around or less then 50,000 miles. Basically the entire suspension needed to be replaced. This is unheard of.

I just found out that I have to replace both the right and left front hub bearings on my 2003 Pt Cruiser. The dealership is charging me $600 to do the job. I have 69k miles on the car and Chrysler says it is normal wear and tear and is not covered under the 7/70k warranty. . . . So I searched the internet and to my surprise I found out I am not the only Pt Cruiser owner with this problem. . . . I searched for front hub bearings for a Pt Cruiser and found many complaints about the defective bearings. . . . The bearings are supposed to be a sealed bearing and never require maintenance. . . . This is a safety issue and needs to be addressed by Chrysler by issuing a recall and pay to fixed the problem. . . And repay the customers who had to have the bearings replaced. . . . The dealership even stated to me that it was a safety hazard and the bearings needed replacement. . . . With only 69k miles on the car and others with fewer miles this should not happen on a new car. . . Myself and my family was not injured by an accident , but I wonder how many people have been injured from this defect???. . . . Any help would greatly be appreciated. . . . Thank you michael g kelly.

Both front bearings failing in 2003 Pt Cruiser. . . Have been getting progressively worse over the past year.

Front wheel bearings failed at 71,000 miles.

I read on the internet that a great deal of owners of Chrysler Pt Cruisers have had problems similar to mine. My 2003 has only 50,000 km. (not miles) and I have to replace the wheel bearings. This seems much too soon to replace such an item.

: the contact stated a noise was coming from the front end while driving straight. An independent repair shop determined the right front wheel bearing needed to be replaced. Updated 2/28/2006 -.

We bought our 2003 pt gt cruiser in Jan. 2004 with 600 miles on it. At 36,000 miles the front wheel bearings had to be replaced ( at our expense) for the first time. Dealer ( preston of warren, ohio ) said it wasn't covered under warranty. They were replaced again at 45,000 miles, and 6 more times since then. They are again needing replaced for the ninth time. I also replaced tierods and bushings once, and hubs twice. I have read hundreds of online posts from other pt owners with strikingly similar stories which prompted me to file this complaint.