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Re: PT Problems [andys2001pt]
by midlifechryslr
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Sep 22, 2005 (7:29 am)
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Replying to: andys2001pt (Jul 26, 2005 6:10 am)
I had similar problems. Warranty expired at 3 years/36,000 miles. At 4 years and 36,633 miles the TCM went out on my 2001 PT Cruiser. Local dealerships told me 1-2 weeks before they could work on car so I took it to a professional mechanic. I contacted Chrysler after the repair but they refused to consider warranty. Four months later at 40,831 miles TCM goes out again! Tried local dealerships again, got the same story. Took back to same mechanic, he was able to get replacement TCM at no charge, but I am still out labor and 1 week in a rental car. He says there are lots of problems with the TCMs and he expects a recall. I again contacted Chrysler, and they again refused any assistance. I am doing everything I can to get a recall initiated on the problem. I filed a NTSHA complaint and have contacted an attorney about possibly starting a class action against Chrysler to force a recall. IF YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH TCM, PLEASE CONTACT ME.
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- #280 of 458
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Re: Auto Trans Clunk [ann1957]
by midlifechryslr
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Sep 22, 2005 (7:35 am)
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Replying to: ann1957 (Jul 30, 2005 7:48 am)
See my post - message #279.
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- #281 of 458
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Re: Starter Problems [mizmonica6]
by yogi10
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Sep 24, 2005 (5:51 pm)
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Replying to: mizmonica6 (Sep 19, 2005 7:18 am)
I had this problem one time. The car had hesitated in starting on several occasions, but only once did it fail to start. After reading somewhere about a poorly deisgned battery to starter cable, I checked it out and sure enough there was a poor connection. This causes the terminal at the starter to get really hot. The message I read was that the person installed a later version of this cable (harness) and the cost was $75. I went to Wal-Mart and purchased a 24 inch switch to starter cable and 'piggy-backed' this cable to the existing cable. Total installation time is about 20 minutes. The cost of the cable at Wal-mart was $4.48. I feel sure this has solved the problem. I will follow up this message in about a month to confirm that problem is solved. Oh yes, my car is a 2002 Dream Cruiser with approximately 50K miles.
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Re: Key won't turn [lindainpa]
by qbanqt
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Sep 29, 2005 (12:50 pm)
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Replying to: lindainpa (Mar 23, 2005 7:42 pm)
This is a follow-up to the message I posted on 9/21 . . . Okay - so I couldn't get the ignition to turn and I thought it was stuck, so I had a tow truck take it to a mechanic, who ran a diagnostic on it and found out that it was the ignition cylinder which had broken. He said that the interior mechanism looked like it was tilted upward as if the weight of the keys or keychain pulling down made the mechanism tilt up and then break. He replaced the cylinder and I haven't had a problem with it since. He did state that the ignition cylinder is apparently not of a very good quality and that any heavy object on the keychain probably caused the interior mechanism to break (which I did have one attachment on the keyring which probably caused it). Hope this helps - 
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Fuel System Service
by terryr
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Oct 04, 2005 (8:25 am)
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I recently had transmission problems on my 2002 Cruiser. While that was being repaired the Dealer suggested that I have the fuel system serviced. The engine was apparently very 'carboned up' and that this procedure would improve the mileage. I was also told that this procedure should be done to every car at 20K mile intervals. I haven't been able to find this same requirement in the owner's manual. Anyone else had this or a similar situation?
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Re: Fuel System Service [terryr]
by Mr_Shiftright HOST
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Oct 04, 2005 (9:29 am)
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Replying to: terryr (Oct 04, 2005 8:25 am)
And by what X-ray machine did the dealer see carbon in the combustion chambers?
Pass.
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Re: Starter Problems [yogi10]
by bmw85
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Oct 06, 2005 (8:09 am)
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Replying to: yogi10 (Sep 24, 2005 5:51 pm)
I am having the same problem and they want 265.00 to fix it. I have 43,000 on my cruiser. Thanks for the tip.
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