2001 chrysler pt cruiser. Alloy wheels corrosion around valve stem hole, results in loss of tire pressure. On an extended trip this may go unnotice and lead to tire failure. 3 of 4 wheels on the car exhibit this problem. Dealer aknowledges the problem. Other owners have noted this problem in internet forums. Chrysler "field rep" offered to pay half of retail cost for new wheels, ie. I pay for wheels at no cost or possible profit by chrysler depending on markup. Wheels are available for examination.
2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser tires complaints
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The front brakes and tires exhibit extreme wear and tear. Front tires replaced approx. 40,000 miles, real ok at 68,000. Front brakes replaced twice so far, with rotors and calipers needing replacements. The front suspension system appears to be overly stressed due to vehicle design.
You can dial goodyear at 1-800.321.2136 press 1 then, press 3. Ask about goodyear case # 559-496. It involves my pt cruisers, its original sets of tires and continued problems. I was worried about having future blow-outs. Its a matter of safety. Goodyear reasonably, adjusted three tires for me after I explained my blow outs situation. I followed up again with goodyear, and toyo (file # 035253), explained the 16 inch wheel saga. How I spent a year going from dealership to dealership complaining about the 16 inch wheels and the tire blow-outs. They never recorded my rim complaints no matter which dc 5 star dealership I went too. They would record the cruisers mileage, and any warranted items they could bill dc for, but never a wheel or tire complaint. I questioned the service managers and the mechanics and they all repeated. No one (we know of) is complaining about low mileage uneven tire wear, difficulty balancing or pulling tires, rims out of round, bent, corroded, peeling or rusted rims. And no one is reporting tire blow-outs on the pt cruiser. Dc has no technical service bulletins about these issues. I reported to goodyear and toyo costumer service department as a follow-up. I reviewed the findings from pritz dc s 5 star dealership. As it goes, its not the tires--its the rims. These alloy wheels are out of round, bent, corroded, soft, rusted on the street face of the wheels with rust and peeling chrome around lips rim which seals to the tire on the inside which you cannot see. Other pt owners are also having similar problems with these 16 in wheels which theyve also reported to goodyear. They deserve to be notified. The paint and body damage on our pt cruiser is from riding blown-out tires off the side of the road. Thank god we are still alive.
Consumer states when hitting any type of bump in the road tires blowout. All four rims have pitted cracks in them which causes the blowouts.
Outcome of my complaint #769146 dated may 1, 2001. The problems with the chrome wheels was finally resolved when chrysler replaced the front two chrome wheels at 24,000 miles because they were both out-of-round since new, creating the wobble in the steering, uneven steering, vibration and tire wear. I am still awaiting reimbursement for the two new pro-rated (by goodyear) eagle gt tires on the front, as well as awaiting word about a promise to reeplace the two rear eagle gt tires as well. Anyone with the same wheel and/or tire problems can write to me and I will advise you as to what to [email protected]
Tires can not be balanced to eliminate wheel shimmy. Wheels and tires from another pt cruiser eliminated the problem. Dt
Original tires on a chrysler pt cruiser 2001. P20555r16 consumer states that while driving at highway speed the left rear tire tread seperated. Nlm dot number mb 2982279.
Driver's side tires tires size p205/55r16 became flat for no reason. When taking tires to be repaired consumer was told that the tires looked as if she had hit something. But consumer knew that this was incorrect since tire on passenger's side has done the same thing, and nothing had been hit.
Car pulls to the right and vibration. Dealer has switched tires from front to back, side to side, and have replaced 4 original tires and 7 additional tires. Dealer still claims it is a tire problem instead of something is wrong with vehicle. Vehicle still has a pull and vibration. Steering column squeaks. Steering column replace, lubed and still have a squeak. *ts *jb ***dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12-12-02 cut over to artemis***763033
Was traveling on the highway about 55mph and noticed that steering wheel and vehicle started shaking. Consumer stated that ridge inside of road inflated two rear tires, causing vehicle to go into a spin/vehicle flipped, and went into a enbankment. Airbags didn't go off, and the driver's side seatbelt didn't hold . The vehicle was totaled.
Vehicle was parked and consumer noticed that tread had began to separate from goodyear rear passenger tire. Goodyear was notified.*ak goodyear informed consumer that tire had knot due to impact hit, dealership stated problem was due to tread separation and not an impact, finally a goodyear tire store split the cost 50/50, the goodyear tire size was p205/55r15, dot number mkt2 bmdr 080.
Goodyear eagle ls 16 in tires are separating from the sidewall, dot #npt2bmdr.
I have a intermittent cyclic vibration at speeds from 65mph and above. The first time I took the car back to the dealer, they replaced 3 of the tires because they were not round. This helped the problem, but didn't cure it. I have taken it back twice more and although the service manager ,after taking a test drive with me, agrees that the vibration is still there, they say they have checked everything and can't find a problem. He says he tested another pt cruiser and it has the same feel. I have talked this over with the owners son and I am now told that I must just live with it. I feel that this is a potential safety problem. *ak (tiresize: p205/55r16)( dot number: tire size: p205/55r16 )
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