CarComplaints.com Notes: Chrysler has taken the boring small car frame of the Neon, grafted a 1930s-era roadster body on top and named it the PT Cruiser. While the new look may appeal to some, the vehicle has unfortunately also inherited many of the same problems as the Neon.

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
132,400 miles

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2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser brakes problems

brakes problem

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2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser Owner Comments

problem #1

Jan 272006

PT Cruiser 4-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 132,400 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

2001- PT CRUISER -emergency brake disengaged while running. Was in neutral (manual transmission) and on an incline. The car drifted backwards down the drive and into a utility pole across the road. On other instances the brake handle was pulled upward and immediately disengaged (like a broken spring). When parking brake was reapplied, it worked properly? also, the car has drifted backwards on steeper inclines while in gear. At this point the latest incident was reported, but no action was taken thus far.

- Baltimore, MD, USA

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