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#87 of 104 Re: pt cruiser law suit [dkaczmarek] by uggy

Aug 29, 2011 (9:39 pm)

Replying to: dkaczmarek (Aug 29, 2011 5:01 pm)
Blood from a stone. I had an 88 ramcharger that I loved. The paint evaporated off of it above the passenger and the driver on the roof! Then, it started to leave the body turning it white from gray. The Maintenence Manager brought in a Chrysler rep and this guy said this, "You must have driven through something! Something aerosol!" (!?!). My reply, "Like what? a picket line of pissed off hairdressers?" (at the time, Chrysler had blamed the hairspray of their assembly line workers for the big paint problems they were having!)They would do nothing, he was very rude and declared that I had exceeded the 50,000/5 yr. paint warranty by one month! I explained that it TOOK A MONTH FOR HIM TO GET THERE, & DRIVING BACK AND FORTH TO WORK TOOK IT OVER THE LIMIT, WHILE I WAITED! He did not care. I contacted my states Attorney general, and got harumphed. Years Later: I discovered Chrysler was experimenting, (along with the other big 3) with "enviromentally Safe" undercoatings that were EXPECTED to cause the degradation of the surface paint! Ford had better success, but GM and Chrysler did not. And now the rest of the story: the paint on my PT Cruiser is fine, but it has been 9 months trying to get a transmission in it that will work! My brother seeks a new car, today he looked at a Chrysler 300, I hit him with a brick... Good Luck!!!

#88 of 104 Replaced tranny with one from Stratus by tiver43809

Nov 18, 2011 (7:15 am)

2001 PT Cruiser Automatic
My daughter hit something which broke the bell housing on her tranny. He friends replaced it with one from a boneyard which came out of a Stratus. They guy said it would work. They got it in ok but it will not shift out of first. Someone told her that there is a "linkage conversion kit" she needs to buy for the Stratus tranny to work in her PT Cruiser. She is bringing me the car on Saturday to fix it. (sure wish she would of done this to start with) Any thoughts? This is all I know and I could not find anything about a "conversion kit"
 
Thanks
Terry the Dad

#89 of 104 Re: 04 PT Crusier 5speed [trrjar] by iamterryb

Nov 21, 2011 (7:54 am)

Replying to: trrjar (Aug 21, 2011 7:06 pm)
If the car has problems going into reverse then it usually indicates that there is something going on with the transmission.

#90 of 104 Re: Replaced tranny with one from Stratus [tiver43809] by tiver43809

Nov 22, 2011 (1:35 am)

Replying to: tiver43809 (Nov 18, 2011 7:15 am)
Figured it out. Where the linkage attaches you can turn the nut underneath to adjust it.
 
Thanks anyway
 
Terry

#91 of 104 Re: 04 PT Crusier 5speed [trrjar] by cicc

Jan 17, 2012 (7:06 am)

Replying to: trrjar (Aug 21, 2011 7:06 pm)
I had a same problem and it was a computer in the car.If your light on not pass a smog-test,and had to replace a computer.about 800-900 dollar

#92 of 104 help by cheeks5

Apr 13, 2012 (4:00 pm)

I have a 2001 Pt Cruiser and it has been leaking the transmission fluid, about two weeks ago it the check engine light came on and the car started to get stuck on first gear....i checked the fluid level and it was low... i added fluid and it worked fine but it started doing it again after a few miles of driving it. Yesterday a friend of mine that's a mechanic checked it and cleared the codes and the check engine light turned off and the car was working perfectly fine but after a few miles of driving it the light came back on and it started getting stuck on first gear again but he cleared the code once again and it worked fine again. Has anyone had this problem? Please help...i need answers

#93 of 104 Re: pt cruiser law suit [uggy] by sandra35

Sep 18, 2012 (3:32 pm)

Replying to: uggy (Aug 29, 2011 9:39 pm)
I have a problem with my 2002 pt cruiser, where it down shifted to 2 nd gear from 40 miles a hour on its own i slowed the car down to a stop shut it off and when i did it started rolling when it was in park. started the car no gears at all in the car automatic trans. So had it towed still no gears n no park also. called chrysler 1800 number cust serv, said theres no recall and no warranty. That chrysler never noted a problem with there transmissions in the pt cruisers..... no help at all . so i know im not the only one

#94 of 104 Re: help [cheeks5] by misterbnny

Sep 29, 2012 (3:35 am)

Replying to: cheeks5 (Apr 13, 2012 4:00 pm)
Hi, just read your post, sorry a bit late.
 
The symptoms are that of not replacing the transmission filter and oil at the right time. Happened to me once.

#95 of 104 Re: help [misterbnny] by uggy

Sep 29, 2012 (3:32 pm)

Replying to: misterbnny (Sep 29, 2012 3:35 am)
after my 2001 pt cruiser tranny litteraly blew to pieces, my mechanic said that chrysler informed him that , along with the filter and fluid, the timing chain, the computer, all needed replaced after 40,000 miles. when asked why this was only information priviledged to chrysler dealership mechanics, the reply was, "there are no recalls, and if the transmission is not properly maintained, by taking it to the DEALERSHIP on the scheduled maintenence dates, then this is what happens!" meaning my transmission that shot gears across a snowy PA road! I was lucky in the fact that the SECOND computer used was NOT the one that came with my replacement tranny, but like an organ transplant, the tranny did not reject it. My mechanic said that if the computer does not sync up with the replacement tranny, you have to keep trying until one or the other does! this car replaced by a wonderful 09 Nissan Versa!!!

#96 of 104 2001 PT Limited - handed down from Grandma by maryv

Oct 09, 2012 (1:04 pm)

Hello: I have the vehicle in the title above and had a big shock when I went to the dealership for an oil change / tire rotation.
 
First, a little background on the car. It is a 2001 with 34,000 miles when we received it. My mother-in-law gave it to my 17-year-old son when she got a new car. What a fantastic gift. We are very greatful. She is meticulous about car care and this car was pretty much literally only driven to church on Sundays. She NEVER drives on the expressway. Only a little bit around town, doing errands and such. Also, it was thoroughly checked out at 34,000 miles. So it was quite a shock when I went to the dealership and they told me my engine mounts were loose/breaking, and something about the axle connections (I don't know the technical terms), and axle seals. To the tune of $1300. I agreed to these repairs as I am worried about my inexperienced driver son driving this vehicle if it has suspension/engine problems.
 
Then, at the end of the day, the dealership called to tell me that I needed a new timing belt and water pump replaced. To the tune of $1200. I declined to have these repairs done. $2500 in repairs is a big shock when you take your car in expecting to spend $60.
 
Mind you, there are only 41,000 miles on the car at this time. I don't have time to comparison shop for repair services, but I will definitely not take it back to the dealership at those prices.
 
I was skeptical that these repairs needed to be done at all, but after reading this forum it seems like others are having similar problems. I work for GM, so personally I would never buy a Chrysler product, but I'm not going to say no to a free car.
 
When I asked the service guy why a car with only 41,000 would have such serious problems he said that "It is just the luck of the draw." What????? So when you buy a Chrysler product you might get a good vehicle and you might get a crappy one? What does that even mean?
 
I'd appreciate any comments. I guess I don't really have a question here, just looking for validation/venting. Also, I'm a little worried about the transmission now after reading all these posts?
 
Advice on whether I really need to have the timing belt replace? Anybody?

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