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2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser hesitation / surging reports

5 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser — roughly 2% of all complaints for this model year.

5
Hesitation / surging reports
2%
share of complaints
55,000 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Hesitation / surging in other PT Cruiser years

2003 PT Cruiser10
2002 PT Cruiser7
PT Cruiser hesitation / surging by year →

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser report before drawing conclusions.