Engine Belts And Pulleys Problems of Chrysler Pt Cruiser

Tl- the contact owns a 2010 Chrysler Pt Cruiser. The contact stated that while depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle began to make a noise. There are no warning lights that have illuminated on the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic who informed her that she would need her timing belt replaced. The contact was given an estimate for repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 101,000. Jo.

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Vehicle was moving at approximately 30 mph when a vehicle was hit crossed into my lanes and I hit the vehicle head on, police report was filed. Injuries to knee, chest and lap from belt. Airbags did not deploy.

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No headlight, high beam or low beam or turn signal right side. This began about 6/2017 when replacing bulbs did not work. A few months later the horn also stopped working. Fuel gauge stopped reading and sometimes reads full then drops toward e then may show half. Never a constant reading anymore. All fuses and relays test good. Tipm appears to be in good shape, no visible damage or defects to circuit boards. No good voltage to head lamps or turn signal (meter shows 11. 5 volts, but appears to be a potential and not a good voltage. Cannot light a bulb but still shows the voltage on the meter), grounds meter good to chassis. Wiring harness appears good with no indication of damage. Runs very rough and engine light codes a cylinder 3 misfire. Runs smooth under acceleration but very rough on idle and sometimes stalls when stopping or at red lights. I have spent several hundred dollars already on timing belts, alternators, injectors and other maintenance procedures. Dealers wont look at it without several hundred dollars to run diagnostics again and again. I suspect tipm and pcm to be defective units throughout Chrysler products. You cannot drive at night because I cant get the lights to work. Car is currently parked because it is unusable and unsafe to drive.

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Have replaced crank shaft seal 3 times and each time the seal is blown. Dealers are aware of this issue and provide a kit $787 plus $2,000 to install) that replaces the faulty design of the crank shaft, crank shaft bearings, connecting rod bearings, and timing belt and the dealers do not gaurantee that replacing these will resolve the issue. Spoke to Chrysler customer complaint line and there is nothing that Chrysler has been willing to do as of this date unless enough consumers file a complaint. Reading online, there are tens of thousands of consumers with the same issue. The issue is common in all 2. 4l size engines in various makes, models and years including Jeep, Dodge and Chrysler. Chrysler apparently corrected this design flaw in their engines in later years beyond 2007, however, have not offered a solution for prior years. I highly recommend posting this issue (as thousands of others have done) on related auto mechanical websites pertaining to this known mechanical flaw with the engine design.

Electrical dash board, gauges - rpm, gas, temp, go around up and down wildly causes sudden deceleration. All trouble lights come on, battery, seat belt, oil, air bag and go on then off. I had this happened 7 yrs ago and dealer would not repair until dash board was not working. Then dash board completely stopped working and dash board was replaced under warranty. Now it is acting up again. Reading all the complaints. There are over 10 complaints from all over the county about the same issue. Today I was able to finally take video/picture of the trouble lights coming on and off. The dials and lights were going on and off going all the way around and all the way back down again. There are so many complaints about this unsafe issue.

Driving vehicle cuts off when I stop. On highways. . . . Engine revs up car go faster like throttle or gas petal stuck have to apply brakes automatic transmission sometimes won't change gears I have to restart car about three times runs good for couple days does same has been in shop 4 times had timing belt and motor mount replaced. New ignition switch, not key side battery check eng. And battery light back on dont communicate with shop diagnostic machine. . Still having problems with gears afraid of this car and has not finish paying for it yet.

I was driving home about 7pm doing about 25mpg when my car shut off,when it shut off it sounded like a quite snap,I tride to start it and it was making like a whirilling sound so I stop trying to start it and towed it home and found out it was a broken timing belt.

Just under 78,000 miles turbo goes out, took to dealership, replaced turbo (took 6 mos) finally returned the vehicle and within 1 month head gasket goes out (blowing white smoke), while driving at 35 mph on a side road (dealer says known problem, wants another $2000 for head gasket, local dealer says "the head gaskets for that car are the weak point, when you return the comp ratio to new/normal with a new turbo. It will blow the head gasket out") replaced myself (cant afford dealer) new head gasket (multi layered pos), new bolts (required), new timing belt, now it wont start, tested all sensors, cam, crank, o/p, water, throttle pos, replaced coil, replaced pcm, chased and inspected all wiring, still nothing engine cranks over, but-it will not start. Mechanics and dealers alike say its normal for this car but they have no idea or reason for it not starting, I keep being told to check this sensor, replace that $300 part, look here, look there, replace that (another$300) again. Chrysler has a known problem with this piece of crap and has never done anything about it I have been fighting this for 4 years now Chrysler needs to repair this and reimburse for all the crap I've had to replace and all the b/s I've gone through. They knew the head gasket would blow out after a new turbo was installed, and did nothing about it, they have known about this no start/no crank issue these cars have, but have never done anything to address or fix the poor condition of their vehicles. Now there's a line that says its possibly the ignition switch that's causing the problem. Sounds to me like they sold the public a lemon and got away with it. Chrysler should be made to fix these pieces of garbage or buy them all back at what they sold for originally I will never buy another Chrysler as long as I live. Not worth even using as a boat anchor.

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While highway driving, seat belt light comes on, then instrument panel lights go crazy and vehicle then shuts down - have to put in neutral to restart engine again. I see there are numerous complaints on the same issue. Dangerous situation and Chrysler needs to address the issue. Too expensive to play hit or miss with a dealership. I am frustrated and worried for safety when driving. Happens on highway and city driving.

2006 Pt Cruiser, approx. 55,000 miles. First the seat belt warning light flashes on, then all the warning lights on the dashboard come on. All my gauges drop except the fuel gauge. The speedometer gauge moves up and down after dropping. It feels like power is lost to the engine when it is happening. Within seconds, the warning lights go out and the gauges stabilize and things are normal. Sometimes this happens only once while driving, other days it happens 4-5 times in a row. I am told it is a common problem with the 2006 model. Why is there no recall or repair thru Chrysler?.

Front crank seal is pushing out, massive oil leak. I have had this repaired 2x and it still leaking oil. The repair shop has told me that it is a manufacturers defect and that they should fix it for me. They said that it is not a matter of if it will happen again but when it will happen and it should be fixed by manufacture for me. When it leaks it leaks on timing belt and than the engine slips. Please help!.

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Failed crank seal. Car went in for routine inspection at dealership. They said it needed a new motor mount. When they returned the car, they mentioned it had a leak at the crank seal. We took the car home and it was heavily leaking oil, so we took it to another local garage. They "repaired" the seal, along with things like a new timing belt, etc "while we are in there" and returned the car at a cost of $1700. Drove it for only a few days while driving the oil light came on a few miles from home. When we got the car home there was nearly no oil left in the car, the crank seal had blown/ burned out again. Towed to garage. Told by garage and also dealership that it could not be repaired, the crank bearing was worn and would "walk out" and the same thing would happen. Was told it needed a new engine. (at 39k miles???) my brother removed the engine himself, took it to a machine shop who removed the crank and used some sort of kit to repair the engine. The cost was $600 parts, $600 labor. The car recently was put back in service but is not trusted and the engine light is lit up. The car was not driven hard in its life (driven my by 70 yr old mother) and had regular sercice.

While traveling down the qew highway in ontario, the instrument panel on my pt 2009 cruiser started blinking on and off, the gauges went wild with up and down full-range swings, then blinking on and off on and off; I thought the seatbelt may be the problem since the fasten seatbelt indicator remained "on. " it happened again a second time right away (less than 2 minutes) accompanied by loss of engine power. I heard sputtering, and then the engine died, and I had to guide it to a resting spot on the side of the road without power steering; not fun. I was in near hamilton, ontario, and managed to get off the highway safely. I inspected under the hood and nothing seemed out of the ordinary at all. Engine restarted right away, and I was able to make it back to e. Amherst NY. This is totally unsafe! I was concerned about getting my family home safely. And there is no way to know what is wrong with the vehicle! I cannot trust my car and that stinks! I had same type of problem with a grand caravan (1994?) and the mechanics could never locate the problem. Makes me wonder about Chrysler.

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My 2007 pt cruiser has had a vibration for two years in the engine. It is ok in park, but when in drive and idle the car vibrates horribly. It is worse with the a/c running and I live in az. No one can fix it. I've replaced the motor mounts in 2011and had everythig adjusted. I have replaced the main motor mount again in 2012 as it was crushed again, but the vibration continues. I spent $1500 to replace the last motor mount inaddition to the previous years cost of replacement. I've done tune ups, replaced belts, fluid flushes, oil changes all following the guidelines. I've been told repeatedly that the Pt Cruiser just has this vibration and no one can fix it. It's the car. All the mechanics hate this car. I have spent thousands of dollars on this car since I bought it and due to income, I can no longer afford to do the repair work for a problem that never gets fixed. This car is a piece of crap and I will never buy a Chrysler product again. They couldn't pay me to get one.

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I have had my 2007 Pt Cruiser to the dealer for a vibration in the engine. They of course heard nothing and recommended a tune up which I had had done the previous month. I took it somewhere else and had to have the motor mounts and transmission mount replaced. I had the timing belt replaced as they had to remove the engine at this time and tried to save money. The mechanic adjusted everything to the correct specifications and the vibration continues to this day.

I purchased a 2006 Pt Cruiser touring edition in September of 2010, less then one month later the car began pouring out oil. Took to a mechanic who stated it was either the crank shaft or cam shaft seals. Called the dealership where car was purchased and they said they would make the repairs. The car was returned within a week with a new head gasket, cam shaft seal and crank shaft seal and since it was right at 62,000 miles a new water pump and timing belt. 1 month later the car was again leaking oil. Car is in shop currently, not sure what they have decided to do with the vehicle.

I have a 2005 touring edition Pt Cruiser and it has been a headache for the last 21 months. In spring 2009, after having the car only 2 years, it starting leaking oil so I took into the dealership. They said the oil pan gasket was loose. They fixed it in a day and it ran fine, then a few months later, in August, it started leaking again. This time they said the oil was leaking from the front of the engine so they had to replace the cam seals, front crank seal and the oil pan gasket. I got it back a week later and was told the front brake pads and rotors needed to be replaced. I took it to a repair shop for the brakes and the mechanic said he'd never seen rotors wear that fast before. It ran pretty good until September 2009 when it started leaking oil again, took it to the dealership again this time they said they had to replace the short block, gaskets for the upper and lower engine, timing belt cover, crankshaft sprocket, and all the fluids in the car. They didn't charge for fixing this time because the said it was a manufacturing defect. Another week in the shop and they said it was in running condition again. In may 2010 all four tires needed to be replaced because of tire rot and the spare didn't look that much better then the tires. Later the same month the car started making a horrible noise need slowing to stop and starting. Took it to the dealership again, the starter and flexplate need to be replaced. It was in shop a week, went to pick it up and was informed that one of the motor mount bolts was broken. It needed to be replaced along with the motor mount itself. They also said they deemed the car unsafe to drive and would not test drive it to make sure it was running correctly. I took the car home, two days later as I was driving home the gas pedal broke. It was against the mat and I could not get the engine to rev. Thankfully I was by the median lane so I could roll out of traffic.

This is the 2nd Pt Cruiser that I have owned. The first one was great! but. . . This one!! ongoing problems since we have owned the car!!!! seat belt wouldn't unlock couldn't get out of car. I was locked in. Someone had to open door from outside. Lights always flickering. Loss power. Acts up while driving. Finally got so bad that the car would just stall out. Took to dealership and was told they couldn't find anything wrong. They said. . . And I quote "remember we didn't do anything. " why would they say that? the latest. . . Lights flickering, radio going on and off stopped at a store. When I came couldn't unlock the car with my remote. Had to use key to get in, alarm went off, had to jump in and start car to turn alarm off. Pulled out into traffic and the car quit. Completely stalled out. Turned everything off, put in park and it started up but I parked it at a friends that lived one block away. Was afraid to drive it. 3 hours later went to pick car up and nothing worked. No lights no juice no click no nothing got it jumped started. Went straight to advanced auto because it was late. Alternator ok battery ok I just want to get rid of it but don't want someone else stuck with this lemon what do I do?????.

The contact owns a 2005 Chrysler Pt Cruiser. The contact stated that the timing belt inside of the engine failed while driving 60 mph. A near crash almost occurred. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they stated that the warranty only covered three years and 36,000 miles. The dealer informed the contact that he would have to pay for the repairs; however, he does not want to pay. The failure mileage was 55,805.

13,090 miles my wife reported that the engine oil light began to flash as she drove down the driveway. I checked the oil and it did not touch the dipstick. I added 2 quarts and started the engine to find that it was leaking oil out the accessories end of the engine. The car was transported to the dealership. The crankshaft end seal was identified as being expelled from the timing cover. 1st repair attempt: upon test driving the vehicle, the crankshaft seal was again expelled from the timing cover. The cause was identified as excessive crankshaft end play resulting in the crankshaft end seal being forced out of the timing cover. 2nd attempt: the engine short block was replaced and the vehicle made available for pick-up on 10/16/2007. On 1/26/2009 at 32,022 odometer with 18,932 miles on the replacement short block and 13 miles into a 15 mile trip, the rear tires began slipping as I traveled around corners. As I slowed to enter the driveway, I could smell the odor of burnt motor oil. Engine oil was coming from the accessories side of the engine and the oil no longer touched the engine oil dipstick. The car was towed to the dealership on Jan. 27, 2009 for repair. The crankshaft end seal was noted as leaking when in reality the seal had to have been dislodged from the timing cover for the volume of engine oil that was lost in 2 miles. The crankshaft seal and drive belts were replaced. The root cause was identified as either the weather being too cold or the fact that the dealer service rep had seen all kinds of strange failures throughout his career. The dealership is trying to get the car beyond the 36,000 mile warranty period so they don't have to deal with the failure when it happens again.

At idle my 2007 Pt Cruiser had a chirping noise. The serpentine and alternator drive belts had to be replaced. As well as the power steering pump.

The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler Pt Cruiser. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 mph, a loud popping noise was heard from the front end of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where the contact was advised that there was oil leaking from the engine. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the alternator belt, axle drive seal, camshaft seal, front main seal, and the serpentine belt needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The approximate failure mileage was 15,844 and the current mileage was 38,000.

The contact owns a 2001 Chrysler Pt Cruiser. Whenever the contact approaches a stop or begins to decelerate, the vehicle shuts off completely. Prior to the failure, he noticed that the vehicle idled roughly while at a stop. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was informed that the timing belt tensioner was manufactured incorrectly. The vehicle is currently being diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 134,000. Updated 07/31/08. The consumer also stated the power steering failed. Updated 08/05/08.

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Purchased Mar 2007 the Pt Cruiser convertible gt. Was getting 19mpg maximum. With 13,000 miles, the crankshaft seal on the accessories end was pushed out by too much crankshaft end play. 4 quarts low on oil when it flashed the oil light. Car was hauled to the dealership where they put another seal in it and that one failed while the dealer still had the car. They replaced the short block cam belt and seals. The cam belt made excessive noise on start-up for the first month. I now have 17,500 on it and the maximum fuel mileage is 16. It will be back in the dealership looking for a vacuum leak and checking to see if Chrysler has a new fuel map for the computer. Complaint is fuel mileage and engine defect that causes the engine to lose its oil which could cause the car to lose control from engine oil on the tires or from the engine locking up.

(1) normal driving on the freeway. (2) timing belt failure at 89,400 miles where schedule "b" maintenance schedule lists the part to be replaced at 120,000 miles and early failure is not covered under warranty. Leaving my wife and stepson stranded on the freeway with no shoulder to safely remove the vehicle from the flow of traffic. (3) defective part is to be replaced.

The timing belt failed, which caused the engine to stall.

Engine drive belt assembly failed. Dealer had car over 15 days to repair. Now, engine light comes on. Not reliable for travel. Chrysler unresponsive to concerns.