Chrysler PT Cruiser problems reported in New York
129 of the 3,420 complaints filed about the Chrysler PT Cruiser came from New York, most often about the wheels.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
129
Complaints from New York
14
Crashes
5
Fires
2001
Worst model year
What failed
Wheels
20
15.5%
Suspension
19
14.7%
Engine & Cooling
16
12.4%
Steering
15
11.6%
Electrical System
14
10.9%
Body & Structure
7
5.4%
Brakes
7
5.4%
Fuel & Propulsion
5
3.9%
Airbags
5
3.9%
Lights
4
3.1%
Tires
3
2.3%
By model year
2001 PT Cruiser
35
27.1%
2002 PT Cruiser
32
24.8%
2003 PT Cruiser
10
7.8%
2004 PT Cruiser
5
3.9%
2005 PT Cruiser
9
7.0%
2006 PT Cruiser
10
7.8%
2007 PT Cruiser
8
6.2%
2008 PT Cruiser
7
5.4%
2009 PT Cruiser
9
7.0%
2010 PT Cruiser
4
3.1%
Cities reporting most
Middletown
6
14.0%
Rochester
6
14.0%
Buffalo
5
11.6%
Niagara Falls
4
9.3%
Livingston Manor
3
7.0%
E. Amherst
3
7.0%
BAY Shore
3
7.0%
Fishkill
3
7.0%
Mastic Beach
3
7.0%
Bronx
3
7.0%
Rosendale
2
4.7%
Courtlandt Manor
2
4.7%