Why bad mpg in PT Cruiser??

I bought a very clean 2001 PT Cruiser with 24K on it. I filled the tank and
drove it for 125 miles in suburban driving (12 miles north of Pittsburgh) and
then put another 60 miles on it on I-279/I-79 for a total of 185 miles. I
filled the tank, it took 11.5 gallons which comes to 16 mpg. I know you don't
get the sticker mileage (20 City, 25 Highway) but 4 mpg less than the listed
city mpg doesn't make sense.
What could be wrong with car??

 

A malfunctioning sensor?

FWIW, I get 27mpg on the highway with my 2003 model.

Al

 

BTW, I posted this a couple days ago, it didn't show up. So I reposted it, and
now both posts are up.
Sorry for the redundancy.

 

Does your state do emissions testing? If so, have it tested and see if it's
within
limits.

Ted

 

For whatever reason, some new vehicles out there with huge V8's and lots of
weight, seem to do as well as the Cruiser in the mpg department. My 2001
Limited I have owned since new averages about 18 mpg and the best I have
ever done is about 23 mpg on the highway. It is an automatic with the latest
computer flash programs and yes I keep the tires inflated.

Richard.

 

The PTCruiser was designed to be very strong and is heavy.

 

How does its power to weight ratio compare with other cars?

 

since you recently bought the car used the previous owner might have erased the
pcm memory and the pcm has not relearned what it needs to for optimum gas
mileage
and if you used the overheard console to check milage just flooring it leaving
the station after filling the tank will send the averaging the computer does
into the crapper the owners manual covers it

 

................... the nut that holds the steering wheel.




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et the sticker mileage (20 City, 25 Highway) but 4 mpg less than the listed

http://ptenthusiasts.org/PTForums/
and SEARCH THE FORUMS. This has been asked and answered many times.
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Nothing is the matter, you are not going to always get what the sticker
says, depending on the fuel quality, ambient temps, city and hill driving,
thers nothing wrong with your vehicle

glenn beasley chrysler tech

 

I love my 2001 Limited Automatic Cruiser. But there are 4 things I would
like to see changed.
1. More power on regular fuel.
2. Better fuel economy.
3. Tighter turning circle.
4. Overhead display that changed brightness with the light switch (like the
radio display and other Chrysler models).

Richard.