Consumer Complaint Detail

CHRYSLER / PT CRUISER / 2003

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004014410 Incident Date: Jun, 07 2004
Consumer's City: PISCATAWAY Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: PT CRUISER Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline:turbo/supercharger
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3C8FY78G83T Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 05 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 07 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Hesitation in vehicle in all speeds (5 speed), took to chrysler at least 5 times (4 different dealers) to correct the problem.....the following was performed... 1) re-flashing of pcm 2) changing of spark plugs 3) check of spark plug wires 4) fuel injectors checked for clogging 3 times dealers replaced one (or more) or all spark plugs (within one year) 1 time pcm was re-flashed 2 times dealer claimed that the hesitation was 'normal' 2 times dealer claimed that the hesitation was not found, when each time it was insisted that the technician or service manager drive the vehicle to confirm the hesitation. gathering all invoices for correct dates...