Consumer Complaint Detail
CHRYSLER / PT CRUISER / 2004
0 Injured
1 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007105625 | Incident Date: May, 05 2007 |
| Consumer's City: NOWATA | Consumer's State: OK |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: PT CRUISER | Model Year: 2004 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Power train:axle assembly |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3C4FY58B84T | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 12 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Jul, 31 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Starting in the fall of 2006 when making a left turn it made a grinding, squealing noise. it was very loud. thought it needed brakes, and had it checked . they were fine. then, it felt like the tire was bad on the passenger's front. took the car to dealer in mid march 2007 to have the tire checked and it was a loose axle instead. that stopped the squealing for the time being. just recently we thought the rotors needed turned because the vibrations and noises had started again. on 5-06-07 my son was killed when he went off the right side of the road and supposedly overcorrected and rolled several times. after further investigation into the crash it was discovered that half of the front passenger rotor broke off with a bubble defect in the metal. there appeared to be an old crack across the rotor along with the brake that severed it. not sure what was going on, but there' was obviously a problem with the front ends and if it saved a life it was worth checking into. *ak |