2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER Structure Problems

I FILED A CLAIM WITH CHRYSLER ABOUT THE RUSTED OUT ENGINE CRADLE AND THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE IT. *TR

I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN FROM A MAIN ROAD ONTO A SIDE STREET. WHILE THE CAR WAS TURNING, I HEARD A CLUNK AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS JERKED FROM MY HANDS. THE CAR PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT AND CRASHED INTO THE CURB. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THE SERVICE TECH SHOWED ME THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND THE K FRAME WAS CRACKED ALL THE WAY THRU. IT'S TO RUSTED TO BE WELDED AND I WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CRUISER AND DODGE NEON, SINCE THEY USE THE SAME FRAME. THE TECH ALSO TOLD ME I WAS LUCKY THAT I WASN'T MOVING AT HIGH SPEED OR THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, THEY ARE COMPLETELY OUT OF REPLACEMENT PARTS, AND THEY BASICALLY IGNORE ANY COMPLAINTS. *JB

I WAS NOT INITIALLY GOING TO FILE A COMPLAINT UNTIL I SEEN OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DASH CRACKED INTO MANY PIECES. I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THAT MY WIFE HAD DONE SOMETHING TO CRACK THE DASH, AND SHE THOUGHT THAT I HAD. THE PART REMAINED BASICALLY INTACT UNTIL THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER HAD TO REMOVE THE DASH FOR OTHER REPAIRS. AT THAT TIME WE HAD TO PAY FOR ANOTHER DASH BECAUSE IT FELL COMPLETELY APART AND COULD NOT BE RE-ASSEMBLED. I AM NOT SURE IF THIS IS EXACTLY A HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY CONCERN, BUT ONLY BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT, NOR AN INCIDENT. *TR

THE TOP OF DASH HAS CRACKED AND BROKEN IN MULTIPLE PIECES. *TR

DASH BOARD HAS 2 SPLIT/CRACKS FROM WINDSHIELD TO RADIO. *TR

THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN CRACKING FROM THE CENTER DEFROST VENT TOWARDS THE DRIVERS SIDE AREA. THE CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY 8 INCHES IN LENGTH. THE CRACK CONTINUES TO GROW DUE TO THE FACT THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN, ROAD VIBRATIONS CAUSE THE CRACKS TO OPEN AND WIDEN. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE THE CRACKS COULD CAUSE THE DASH TO CAVE IN WHICH COULD HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE AIR BAG OR WIRING, WHICH COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER'S ASSISTANCE HOTLINE AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

FRONT CRADLE FOUND TO BE ROTTEN ON A CAR WITH LOW MILEAGE. *TR

2001 PT CRUISER THE DASH IS CRACKED. *TR

OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE CHROME (ON ALL FOUR DOORS) FLAKING OFF AND CAUSING A DEEP CUT ON THE HAND UPON ENTRY. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST ONCE TO MY YOUNG DAUGHTER, MY WIFE, MYSELF, AND SEVERAL OTHERS ON THIS SAME VEHICLE. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKED IN HALF IN 2001 PT CRUISER. THE DASHBOARD IS NO LONGER STABLE NEAR THE WINDSHIELD AND PIECES ARE STARTING TO BREAK OFF FROM THE CRACKED AREA. IF THIS CONTINUES IT COULD POTENTIALLY EXPOSE WIRING AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS. THIS COULD ALSO POSE ADDITIONAL DANGERS IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION WITH OR WITHOUT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

MY 2001 PT CRUISER'S DASH HAS FAILED, THERE IS A CRACK FROM THE WINDSHIELD ALMOST ALL THROUGH TO THE FRONT. I'VE READ IT CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS WHEN IT FINISHES BREAKING, WHICH FROM APPEARANCES IT WILL SOON DO. *TR

2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER: DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS - CRACKS RADIATING OUT FORM DEFROSTER VENT. DEFROSTER VENT GRILL HAS COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED INTO SMALL PIECES. *TR

THE DASHBOARD OF MY PT CRUISER IS SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE CRACKS THAT SEEM TO CONTINUALLY GROW AND INCREASE IN NUMBERS. THE CRACKS HAVE SHARP EDGES AND SEEM TO PRESENT THE POTENTIAL OF AN EVENTUAL DASHBOARD FAILURE OF THIS PADDED SURFACE. THE CRACK ALSO PRESENT SHARP EDGES. THE PROTECTIVE ASPECT OF THIS DASHBOARD IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH IS SUSPECT. *TR

2001 PT CRUISER: MULTIPLE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE FRONT CONSOLE RUNNING THROUGH THE CENTER VENT. *TR

MY 2001 PT CRUISER HAVE 3 HUGE CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD. HAVE ALWAYS USED PROTECTION AGAINST THE SUN AND STILL GOT THEM. I FEAR THAT IF EVER HAVE AN IMPACT THE PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD WILL BE DANGEROUS DEBRIS IF AIRBAGS OPEN (IF THEY DO OPEN AND DOESN'T GET STUCK). *TR

DASH CRACK DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE DASH. ENTIRE DASH WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TR

CRACKED DASHBOARD ON 2001 PT CRUISER. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2001 PT CRUISER IS CRACKED AND SINKING IN. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 PT CRUISER AND THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING LIKE A POTATO CHIP. *TR

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING ALL OVER. IT IS VERY WEAK IN THE CENTER. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKS - 3 TOTAL. FIRST ONE APPEARED LATE 2007 ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CENTER VENT. THEN, SHORTLY AFTER ANOTHER ONE POPPED UP FROM THE BACK OF THE CENTER VENT. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER A 3RD ON (THE LARGEST ONE) APPEARED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VENT STRAIGHT TO THE FRONT EDGE OF THE DASH BOARD. PART OF THE CENTER VENT SPOKES ARE BREAKING NOW AND WHEN I PUT THE ARMOURALL ON THE DASH I HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO PUT TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON IT AS I'M WIPING IT ON. *TR

IN 2001 BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. IN THE LAST 2 YEARS THE DASHBOARD HAS STARTED COLLAPSING ON ITSELF. THIS HAS EXPOSED THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE DASH TO DIRECT SUNLIGHT AND I AM AFRAID WILL MELT THE WIRING. I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. CHRYSLER SHOULD REPLACE THIS. *TR

MY 2001 PT CRUISER HAS SUDDENLY DEVELOPED LARGE CRACKS ON THE DASH. I'VE NEVER PUT ANY HEAVY THINGS ON IT OR USED IT TO HOLD MYSELF WHEN CLEANING THE WINDSHIELD AND OUT OF THE BLUE, IT'S CRACKED. OF COURSE IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE PURCHASE PRICE THROUGH THE DEALER IS ONLY $40.00 OR SO MORE THAN THE INSTALLATION PRICE. THE PART COSTS ABOUT $250.00. CHRYSLER IS GOUGING US. THERE IS NO WAY THAT PART TAKES OVER 2 HOURS TO REPLACE AND THAT'S WHAT IT WOULD BE AT TODAY'S MECHANIC'S LABOR PRICES! *TR

THE DASHBOARD OF MY PT CRUISER 2001 IS CRACKING! *TR

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FRONT "ENGINE CRADLE", ALSO KNOWN AS THE "K-FRAME" OR "FRONT SUB-ASSEMBLY". IT IS THE STRUCTURAL STEEL FRAMEWORK BOLTED TO THE UNDERBODY THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS ATTACH TO. THE STEERING RACK IS BOLTED TO THE TOP OF IT. THE LOWER ENGINE TORSION CONNECTOR IS MOUNTED TO IT. THE REASON? TOTAL RUST OUT! THE RIGHT WHEEL HUB AND LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE AWAY FROM THE K-FRAME BECAUSE OF RUST. THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN SLOWLY AT THE TIME, AND THAT WAS A GOOD THING, BECAUSE THE CAR COULD BARELY BE DRIVEN AFTER. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. *TR

DASH BOARD DEVELOPED A CRACK AT THE CENTER VENT AND AS OF THIS POINT THE ENTIRE MIDDLE OF THE DASH PANEL IS CRACKED IN TWO! OTHER CRACKS ARE ALSO DEVELOPING! THESE STARTED TO DEVELOP THREE YEARS AGO. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2001 PT CRUISER STARTED CRACKING ABOUT 9 MONTHS AGO, AND IS GRADUALLY CRACKING AND CRUMBLING RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY EYES. IT MAKES ME SICK EVERY TIME I GET MY CAR NOW. I WAS SO PROUD TO BUY THE PT CRUISER IN 2001. NOW IT'S A SHAME AND EMBARRASSMENT TO ME. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. I HAD PURCHASED THE CAR USED BUT IN PERFECT CONDITION IN 2003 - APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR, MY DASHBOARD CRACKED. I DON'T MEAN A SMALL, HAIRLINE CRACK, BUT A CRACK WHERE IF IT WAS PUSHED ON IT WOULD CRUMBLE AND FALL. I TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL FRIKINS CHRYSLER DEALER WHO TOLD ME THAT IT WAS DUE TO USING "ARMOR ALL". WHEN I TOLD HIM I DID NOT USE ANY "ARMOR ALL", HE SAID THAT IT WAS NOW DUE TO LACK OF CARE. I ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE "AIR BAG SENSOR" REPLACED 3 TIMES, IN WHICH MY DASH WAS FURTHER CRACKED - AND IT IS STILL NOT WORKING. THIS RUINS THE LOOK OF MY CAR. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO, UNTIL SOMEONE SUGGESTED FILE A COMPLAINT ON THE WEB SITE. THANK YOU. *TR

THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN HALF FROM THE CENTER OF THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD, THROUGH THE OVAL DEFROSTER GRATING, AND ALL THE WAY BACK TO WHERE THE DASH MEETS THE CENTER CONSOLE. THE DEFROSTER GRATING HAS ACTUALLY FALLEN INTO THE DASH, AND OTHER SMALLER CRACKS ARE FORMING OFF OF THE MAIN ONE. I DIDN'T COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WHEN IT HAPPENED UNTIL I RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT OTHER OWNERS WERE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. CHRYSLER HAS BEEN MOST UNHELPFUL AND HAS HAS DENIED ANY CULPABILITY. *TR

MY 2001CHRYSLER PT CRUISER DASH CRACKED IN HALF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT CAUSED MANY ELECTRICAL ERRORS IN THE DASHBOARD INSTRUMENTS. I AM JUST THANKFUL I WAS NOT IN A MORE SERIOUS SITUATION WHEN IT HAPPENED. I HAVE HEARD IT IS COMMON AND FEEL IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. *TR

2001 PT CRUISER WITH 44,500 MILES. ABT 3 MONTHS AGO A SMALL CRACK APPEARED IN THE DASHBOARD. IT GREW LARGER AND LARGER, AND IN OCTOBER THE VENT SCREEN PIECE POPPED OUT ON ITS OWN. THE CRACK FINALLY BISECTED THE DASHBOARD, SO I HAD IT REPLACED AT MY OWN EXPENSE. THIS CAR HAS GOTTEN NORMAL USAGE AND THERE APPEARS TO BE NO INCIDENT OR REASON FOR THIS TO HAVE OCCURRED. *TR

CRACKED DASHBOARD. THE CRACK HAS NOW SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD, SEPARATING THE DASH INTO TWO PIECES. THE CRACK EXTENDS FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE CENTER CONSOLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 98,000. *TR

DASHBOARD ON PT CRUISER 2001 BEGAN CRACKING RECENTLY. CRACKING PROGRESSING DAILY AND DASHBOARD IS ABOUT TO CAVE IN. *TR

2001 CRACKED DASHBOARD THAT THE CHRYSLER DEALER, AND CORPORATION WILL NOT FIX. DASHBOARD IS ALMOST IN HALF NOW. *JB

I JUST NOTICED THE 2001 PT CRUISER DASHBOARD HAD CRACKS. IT WAS GARAGE KEPT AND ALWAYS HAD SUN SHADES ON. ONLY HAD 50000 MILES. I HOPE THAT CHRYSLER STEPPED UP AND ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR PRODUCT. THEY DID ON THE TRUCKS, SO WHY NOT ON THE CRUISERS. *AK

DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRACK JUST ONE MONTH OUTSIDE WARRANTY. 2 LARGE CRACKS ALMOST SPLITTING THE DASHBOARD IN HALF. THE CAR DOES SIT OUTSIDE BUT IT WAS ONLY ABOUT 3 YR OLD CAR. AFTER CALLING CHRYSLER TO COMPLAIN THEY AGREED TO PAY FOR THE PART AND I WAS TO ONLY PAY LABOR. *TR

THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER IS CRACKING IN MANY PLACES THROUGH THE MIDDLE SECTION. I'M AFRAID IT MAY COLLAPSE AS OTHERS HAVE. THE CRACKS ALSO RUN THROUGH THE TOP AIR VENT. I'VE RESEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND MANY OTHER CASES OF THIS HAPPENING WHICH SOME HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENTS. HAS CHRYSLER ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM AND IS THERE A RECALL POSSIBILITY? THIS IS THE FIRST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED THAT HAS DONE THIS. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKING AND FALLING TO PIECES. CONCERNED ABOUT DAMAGING OTHER PARTS OF THE CAR IF CAVE-INS HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS ARE FADED OUT. THE PART OF THE BUMPERS NEAREST TO THE VEHICLE'S BODY IS SURROUNDED BY A ONE INCH WHITE LINE. THE BUMPERS ARE A CHARCOAL GRAY COLOR. THE BUMPERS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED. HER WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND NOW SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR HERSELF. SHE SPOKE WITH A MECHANIC AT THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 41,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,965.

CRACKED DASHBOARD

THE DASHBOARD IN THE 2001 PT CRUIISER CRACKED INTO TWO PIECES. *AK

2001 PT CRUISER DASHBOARD CRACKING AND BREAKING UP. *AK

CRACKS IN DASHBOARD AT CENTER VENT (IN 3 LOCATIONS), ALL EXCEED 4 INCHES IN LENGTH. *TR

CRACKED DASHBOARD IN MY 2001 PT CRUISER.

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF 2001 PT CRUISER WITH 55,000 MILES. BABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO WHEN DRIVING I WOULD HEAR A CRACKING AND POPPING SOUND. THE DASHBOARD BEGAN CRACKING AND HAS NOW CRACKED COMPLETELY THROUGH, AND WAS BEGINNING TO CAVE IN. THE LOCAL NEWS CHANNEL HAS DONE INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING ON THIS PROBLEM. VARIOUS CHRYSLER AND DODGE VEHICLES WERE EXPERIENCING THIS DANGEROUS FAILURE ACROSS THE NATION.DEALER WAS NO HELP.*AK

PT CRUISER DASHBOARD CRACKED. *AK

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING ON THE 2001 PT CRUISER ,AND I CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION ,AND THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT GOING TO HELP IN FIXING THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT YOUR ORGANIZATION THROUGH THE LOCAL MEDIA. NOW I KNOW I AM THE CARS SECOND OWNER, BUT I STILL FEEL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM REGARDLESS!*AK

2002 PT CRUISER DEVELOPED CRACKS IN DASHBOARD- FROM WINDSHEILD TO DASHBOARD GRILL AND FROM DASHBOARD GRILL TO GLOVE BOX PANEL. *AK

I OWN A 2001 PT CRUISER AND THE DASHBOARD CRACKED AND APPEARED TO BE COLLAPSING IN THE VENT AREA. THIS STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND WAS GETTING WORSE FAST.*AK

THE DASHBORAD IS BROKEN AND FALLING IN. *AK