NHTSA Complaint #10190574 — 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER

I HAVE OWNED A 2004 PT CRUISER FOR LESS THAN ONE YEAR. I BOUGHT IT WITH 28000 MILES, ON IT, AND AT ABOUT 33000 MILES HEARD A BANG. IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THE DEALER DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT, BUT THE SOUND CONTINUED. I TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER, BUT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY A FEW DAYS. SINCE THAT TIME WE HAVE CHANGED BRAKES, ROTORS, ETC. I FINALLY TOOK IT TO DEALER AND DISCOVERED IT WAS THE BEARINGS. I THOUGHT THAT WAS A LITTLE ODD SINCE THE VEHICLE HASN'T BEEN DRIVEN MUCH. I RESEARCHED THE NET, AND FOUND A FORUM WITH MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. IN FACT, ONE PERSON EVEN EXPERIENCED A FATALITY. AS FOR ME, I HAVE LOST CONTROL GOING AROUND A BEND, AND HAVE SINCE CHANGED MY DRIVING BEHAVIOR. PLEASE REVIEW THE FOLLOWING LINK, AND NOTE ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS: HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/CHRYSLER-PT-CRUISER/TIL09OD8D72ERULQA . THERE WAS A DESIGN ISSUE SINCE THE BRAKES TENDED TO OUTLIVE THE BEARINGS. IF MANY OWNERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AND IT BECAME TOO COSTLY WHAT REMEDIES WILL CHRYSLER PROVIDE? *AK