Problems with 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Depending on driving conditions, vehicle burns oil at the rate of approximately one quart every ~600 to ~1000 miles. if the vehicle is driven mostly on expressways, the oil consumption is greater than if driven primarily on surface streets. i first brought this problem to the attention of the daimlerchrysler (dc) dealership at 9,770 miles, though i had noticed it earlier. at 9770 miles, i told the dealer that the car had consumed 1 quart of oil in 1,000 miles. on a subsequent trip to the dealer, the vehicle consumed 1 quart in just 616 miles. under warranty and over several service visits, the dealership replaced the pc valve twice and replaced one valve stem and 3 valves, all vallve seals, machined the heads and replaced the warped exhaust manifolds. the last time the vehicle was in for this problem, the dealer had it 15 days. the vehicle still burns oil at the same rates as before. dealer wants to replace the short block. dc has offerred to repurchase vehicle but we cannot agree on the price. i am suing undr california's lemon law

Just completely angry and frustrated with chrysler for producing an automobile that's constantly causing overheating problems that no one seems to be able to correct. just a lot of money being spent.who need this when the economy is at its lowest ever? please help the many owners of pt cruisers. thank you *tr

My pt used 1 quart of oil in the first 2700 miles and the another quart in the next 2000 miles and so on. carmax first visit said normal for break in period and wanted to do consumption test. brought back after 2k miles, quart low again. this time they said can't do anything since dc says allowable tolerance is 1 quart every 1k miles. i am calling dc tomorrow, dealer refused to call. *ak

Since purchase of vehicle engine has been burning oil internally. dealer had been contacted to remedy problem. dealer rebuilt engine at 2100 miles, but vehicle is experiencing same problem. since engine has been rebuilt, when vehicle is started, a huge puff of smoke comes out from exhaust pipe . *ak consumer is very upset with dealership who vehicle was taken to first, she feels that they gave her the runaround and is concerned that the engine had to be rebuilt instead of given a new one. *slc

Engine drive belt assembly failed. dealer had car over 15 days to repair. now, engine light comes on. not reliable for travel. chrysler unresponsive to concerns.*ak

My 2001 chrysler pt cruiser has burned a quart of oil approximately every 900 miles of driving since it was new. it currently has 96,000 miles on it and still only gets 900 miles to a quart. the service manager at chrysler told me that it would burn less as i drove it. it never did. as a retired mechanic, i can say i have never previously experienced this problem either directly or vicariously with a customers car that was purchased new. thousands of other pt owners have had this exact same oil burning problem. *tr

Vehicle stalled, the hot muffler caused the bumper to melt due to design location, the problem was misdiagnosed the first time and the second time the dealer found the problem to be a faulty ignition coil. *slc

While driving oil was blowing through tail pipe in massive quantities. vehicle was taken to the dealership. dealership wanted owner to leave vehicle to be checked, but did not want to give owner a loaner vehicle. owner was not able to leave vehicle. please provide any further information. *ak