2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER Electrical System Problems

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON. CRANKSHAFT AND CAMSHAFT SENSORS WERE READING AS THE ISSUE ACCORDING TO THE ODOMETER CODE SYSTEM.. MY CAR SHUTS OFF AT ANYTIME EVEN WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. MY BATTERY TERMINAL SEEMS TO BE WEAK POSSIBLY HAVING SHORTAGE MOMENTS FROM TIME TO TIME. MY VEHICHLE WILL PULL ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. MY BREAKS FEEL LIKE THERE GOING TO GIVE OUT OR ARE BRAND KNEW . MY VEHICHLE MAKES A NOISE AS IF THE FRONT CV AXELS OR BALL JOINTS NEED TO BE GREASED. MY WIRING AND ENGINE IS MY MAIN CONCERN. MY AC DOESN'T WORK MY RADIATOR SEAL HAS BEEN REPLACED MY CAR WILL MAKE A GUZZLING NOICE DUE TO THE COOLANT . THE LIST GOES ON. I BOUGHT MY VEHICHLE APPROX. 4MONTHS AGO. THE ISSUES HAVE PROGRESSED OVER THE PAST MONTH.

Mileage: 147,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HIGH BEAM HEAD LAMPS WOULD ILLUMINATE RANDOMLY DAY OR NIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST SIX TIMES IN ONE WEEK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH THAT CONTROLLED THE HEADLIGHTS WAS REPLACED BY HIM. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC CLIP HOLDING THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS TO THE SWITCH HAD BURNED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

Mileage: 153,000

MY LIGHTS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. NOT ONLY DID MY HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF BUT MY DASH BOARD LIGHTS AND THE LIGHTS ON MY GEAR SHIFT DID AS WELL. MY DOORS WILL NOT LOCK AS WELL.

Mileage: 224,441

TAKATA RECALL. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT I PULLED OVER AND I DIDNT HAVE DOOR LOCKS TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. ALL THE FUSES ARE GOOD. I WAS RESEARCHING ONLINE AND ALOT OF PT CRUISERS ARE HAVING THE ISSUE IT SEEMS THAT THE CONNECTOR FOR THE FUSE BLOCK GOES BAD I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW. I THINK ITS REDUNDANT THAT YPU HAVE TO PAY 150-250 DOLLARS EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENS. WHEN NO ONE REALLY HAS THAT KINDA MONEY

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND AN ALARM SOUNDED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALARM SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD EXHIBITED A LONG CRACK WHICH ORIGINATED ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD THAT CROSSED OVER THE DASHBOARD VENT AND EXTENDED TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS AND OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HIS WIFE WENT TO TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS, AND DISCOVERED THEY DID NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER'S SON CHECKED THE SWITCH ASSEMBLY AND FOUND A SHORTAGE IN THE ASSEMBLY. THE CONSUMER SON DISCOVERED SOME OF THE WIRING COMING FROM THE ASSEMBLY WAS BARE. *JB

OK MAYBE 4TH TIME IS A CHARM ON TRYING TO GET PT CRUISER OFF ROAD. I HAD A FIRE IN THIS VEHICLE DUE TO OVERHEATING WHICH WAS REPORTED BUT DUMB ME PUT IT OUT AND REPLACED GRILL AND RADIATOR AND HAD TO TAKE SEPERATE LOAN OUT FOR $2500 IN REPAIRS AND NOW VEHICLE WON'T START AND NOW BEING TOLD IS COMPUTER WELL THAT EXPLAINS WHY WHEN WE WERE TRYING TO GET OUT OF CAR WHEN WAS ON FIRE THE DOOR LOCKS DIDN'T WON'T TO WORK FIRST TIME. THE CAR IS A 2002 WITH 100,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE ALREADY PUT NEW TIRES ON IT AND BATTERY AND HAD ALL THESE REPAIRS DONE TRYING TO SAVE THE CAR BECAUSE I AM A SINGLE MOM ON DISABILITY MAYBE SINCE CHRYSLER IS UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR INJURIES AND DEATHS NOT BEING REPORTED YOU CAN ADD ME BECAUSE I WAS BURNED DURING THE FIRE TRYING TO PUT OUT. I HAVE FORWARDED EVERY SINGLE DOCUMENTATION OF EVERY INCIDENT NOT ONLY TO CHRYSLER BUT NHTSA AND NOW WANT ME TO REPLACE A COMPUTER AT $1300 THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD BY EVERYONE WHO HAS EXAMINED CAR IT IS SERIOUS BUT I GUESS IF ME OR MY SON HAD DIED IN CAR THEN MAYBE SOMETHING WOULD HAVE BEEN DONE. I HAVE MADE MY PAYMENTS AND PAID FULL COVERAGE INSURANCE FOR 6 MONTHS WHILE ALL THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON AND ONLY WAS ABLE TO DRIVE CAR FOR A MONTH. THE VEHICLE IS AT CHRYSLER DODGE IN COLUMBIA,TN AND PHONE NUMBER IS 1-931-380-0326. I HAVE 9 TOW BILLS AND NOBODY CARES THAT ME OR MY SON COULD HAVE LOST OUR LIVES!

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN PROMPTED. THE DEALER REQUIRED THAT A NEW COMPUTER BE INSTALLED INTO THE VEHICLE RELATED TO THE MANUFACTURER'S KEY IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

WINDOWS AND AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. CAR UNDRIVEABLE ,ALL CURCIT BREAKERS AND FUSES CHECKED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. ALMOST PASSED OUT GOING A FEW MILES. I CAN'T DRIVE IT WITH OUT INJURY.

Mileage: 150,153

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, ALL THE METERS, GAUGES, AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING FAILED TO FUNCTION. IN ADDITION, THE INTERIOR LIGHTING ALSO FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

Mileage: 135,000

I HAD JUST PUT FUEL IN MY CAR AND WAS DRIVING ACROSS A PARKING LOT. I PROCEEDED TO PARK MY CAR AND NOTICED SMOKE RISING OUT OF MY STEERING WHEEL AND A BURNING SMELL. MY LOWER SET OF LIGHTS ( FOG LIGHTS) HAD TURNED ON BY THEMSELVES, WHICH IS ODD SINCE THEY HAVEN'T BEEN WORKING FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS. IN ORDER TO STOP THE SMOKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL, I HAD TO REMOVE FUSE #8. SAME SET OF LIGHTS HAVE TURNED ON BEFORE A FEW YEARS BACK DRAINING MY BATTERY SINCE I COULDN'T TURN THEM OFF WITH THEIR SWITCH. IN ADDITION, MY HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF AUTOMATICALLY AT RANDOM WHILE I'M DRIVING AND MY CLOCK LIGHTS GO OUT FREQUENTLY. HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT ON ME 5 TIMES OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS. I TRY NOT TO DRIVE MUCH AT NIGHT AS A RESULT. *TR

Mileage: 124,000

FOG LIGHTS CAME ON BY THEMSELVES WHILE PARKED WITH NO KEY IN IGNITION (WHILE AT WORK). COMMON ISSUE FOUND ALL OVER THE INTERNET. CAUSE IS A DEFECTIVE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. SMELLED A BURNING SMELL. REPAIR SHOP WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEMS THROUGH DIAGNOSTICS WHICH WAS BEFORE THE CAR HAD BEEN SEEN DURING THE DAY WITH IT'S RUNNING LIGHTS ON. THAT DRAINED THE BATTERY AND REQUIRED A JUMP START. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. DUE TO OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS LISTED THROUGHOUT THE INTERNET FOR THIS SAME ISSUE WE FEEL A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED AS THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD. THE 15 AMP FUSE (NUMBER 8 ON INTERIOR FUSE PANEL) NEVER BLEW BUT WAS DISCOLORED FROM HEAT. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

I GOT THE IN JANUARY 2014 AND I ONLY HAD IT FOR TWO WEEKS AND SHAD TO GO IN THE SHOP AND I TOLD THEM THAT I WAS DIAGNOSIS WITH LUNG CANCER AND I HAVE TO GET BACK AND FORWARD TO MY TREATMENTS AND I NEED A RELIABLE CAR AND WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT THE TIRE ROD WENT THE FIRST TIME THEN THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TIRE ROD WENT NOW IT'S THE ELECTRICITY SYSTEM IS ACTING IT AND SINCE I HAD THIS CAR IT BEEN IN THE SHOP EVERY MONTH AND IT DON'T MAKE SENSE THAT I HAVE TO PAY A CAR NOTE AND PAY TO FITS IT TOO I HAVE MISS A LOTS OF TREATMENTS WILL ALL PLEASE HELP ME BECAUSE I HEAR EVERYBODY TALK ABOUT HELPING CANCER SURVIVORS BUT ONLY THING THAT I SEE IS I AM BEEN HURT FIRST IT'S MY CAR NOW THE CITY IS TRYING TO TAKE MY HOUSE THAT MY MOTHER LEFT ME PLEASE HELP ME ALSO YOU CAN CONTACT ME AT [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 8,900

HEATED SEATS COME ON BY THEM SELFS AND OVERHEAT CAN NOT TURN THEM OFF UNLESS YOU TURN OFF CAR IT GETS SO HOT IT CAN BURN YOU . *TR

Mileage: 91,954

FOG LIGHTS WON'T TURN OFF, STAYED ON LONG ENOUGH TO RUN DOWN BATTERY. NOT GOOD FOR SINGLE ELDERLY WOMAN VOLUNTEER STUCK IN A PARKING LOT ACROSS TOWN. UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED IN MANY, MANY VEHICLES FOR AT LEAST 10 YEARS. DID I MISS A RECALL? I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER. WHERE IN THE WORLD WILL I FIND A MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH AND SOMEONE TO INSTALL IT? WILL THE COMPANY COVER THE COST? ARE THEY ON A FIXED INCOME? *TR

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY CONTINUOUSLY LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,583.

Mileage: 170,000

MY WIFE'S CAR HAS HAD ISSUES SINCE WE GOT THE CAR. I HAVE HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED AND IT IS STILL NOT HOLDING A CHARGE. I FOUND THAT WHILE JUMP STARTING THE CAR, YOU GET SPARKS AS YOU ATTACH THE CABLES. THIS IS EVIDENCE OF A SHORT SOMEWHERE IN THE VEHICLE. THE ISSUES THAT I HAVE FOUND ARE NONFUNCTIONAL INTERIOR LIGHTS, MIRROR CONTROLS, DOOR LOCKS, AND RADIO. I HAVE FOUND RECALL INFORMATION ON VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. UPON CALLING DAIMLER CHRYSLER I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THIS RECALL. I MA HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS VEHICLES IN THIS RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 128,500

THE IGNITION KEY DOES NOT STAY IN WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. THE MECHANIC WHO WORKED ON THE CAR IN OCTOBER SAID HE HAS REPLACED SEVERAL IGNITION SWITCHES IN THIS MODEL CAR. COULD IT HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED BY THE SAME COMPANY AS THOSE INVOLVED IN THE GM RECALL? THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE TURN SIGNAL CONTROLS CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

Mileage: 84,000

THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2002 PT CRUISER LIMITED STARTED OPERATING BY THEMSELVES TWO YEARS AGO. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE IT WAS NEW AND HAD THE MULTIFUNCTION TURN SIGNAL SWITCH REPLACED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO. THE DOOR LOCK PROBLEM SOMETIMES OCCURS WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING THE CAR AT LOW SPEED BUT IT WILL ALSO OCCUR WHEN THE CAR IS SETTING IN THE GARAGE WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE DOORS WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK SEVERAL TIMES ON THEIR OWN WHILE DRIVING OR WITHOUT ANYONE BEING IN THE CAR OR TOUCHING THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM. THIS CAN PRESENT PROBLEMS IF THE CAR IS LOCKED AND IN A PUBLIC PARKING LOT. THE CARE SOMETIMES WILL UNLOCK ON ITS OWN. YOU CAN ALSO BE LOCKED OUT OF THE CAR IF YOU DON'T TAKE YOUR KEYS WITH YOU WHEN EXITING THE CAR. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE DURING HOT SUMMER WEATHER THAN DURING COOLER WINTER MONTHS. I HAVE ALSO NOTED THAT THE EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND COMPASS MOUNTED ABOVE THE FRONT WINDOW WILL ALSO GO OUT DURING HOT WEATHER. WHEN THE CAR COOLS DOWN WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON, THE EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE GAUGE WILL START OPERATING AGAIN. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES TO BE FIXED. THE FIRST TIME THEY CHARGED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG, THE SECOND TIME THEY SAID THE BATTERY CABLE WAS CORRODED AND NEED REPLACED AT $300 AND IT NEEDED A NEW BATTERY. AFTER THIS WORK, I DROVE IT AROUND THE BLOCK AND THE DOOR LOCKS STARTED GOING WILD AGAIN. SO I WENT BACK TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND HE SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND THEY WOULD GET THE DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER ON THE PHONE TO SEE IF HE MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP THEM. AT THAT POINT WE WENT INTO WINTER AND IT WAS OK. IT IS DOING IT AGAIN THIS SPRING SO I WILL TRY AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NO INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATION, FUEL AND OIL LEAKS, BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS COMES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS COMPLETELY DARK AND HE WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE GAUGES AT NIGHT. UPDATED 05/22/13

THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING STARTED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO, MY BATTERY WAS SUDDENLY DRAINED AND I HAD NO IDEA WHY. I HAD TO BUY A NEW BATTERY FOR ABOUT $125. *TR WHEN MY FOG LIGHT INDICATOR BEGAN TO FLICKER ON AND OFF ON ITS OWN. I'D JUST PRESS THE END OF TURN SIGNAL ARM INWARD TOWARDS THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE INDICATOR LIGHT WENT OFF. GRADUALLY, THE PRESSING PROCESS DID NOT WORK ANYMORE AND I DISCOVERED THAT SHUTTING OFF THE CAR WITH THE LEFT HAND TURN SIGNAL PRESSED DOWN, AT LEAST TEMPORARILY SOLVED THE PROBLEM (SO I COULD DO SOME RESEARCH ON ITS SOLUTION). NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO, I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER AND FOR $65 THEY DIAGNOSED IT AT A NEED TO REPLACE THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WHICH THEY SAID REQUIRED THE PULLING OF STEERING WHEEL AND OVER $600 MORE TO FIX. I OPTED OUT ON THAT, SINCE CAR HAS 112,000 MILES ON IT. THEN, WITH A WEEK OF VERY HOT 90 DEGREE TEMPERATURES, , I FOUND THAT BRAND NEW BATTERY TOTALLY DRAINED AND BEGAN READING THE INTERNET POSTS OF THE POSSIBILITY OF PULLING THE FUSE. OF COURSE BEING A USA CAR, THE MANUAL DIDN'T IDENTIFY THE FUSE FOR THE FOG LAMPS IN THE "UNDER THE HOOD" FUSE BOX. IT SEEMS THAT THE HEAT ALLOWS THE FOG LAMPS TO STILL TURN ON WHEN THE LEFT HAND SIGNAL ARM IS PRESSED DOWNWARDS. GOING FURTHER, I FOUND THAT FUSE #8 IN THE INTERIOR DASHBOARD FUSE BOX COULD BE PULLED AND SHOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM WITHOUT FURTHER REPAIR. I FIND IT VERY INTERESTING THAT CHRYSLER DOES NOT EVEN SHOW YOU A SKETCH OF THE INTERIOR FUSE BOX IN THEIR OWNERS MANUAL.THIS APPROACH DOES MEAN THAT THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE IS NOT ALLOWING THE BUYER (ME) TO FULLY ENJOY ALL THE FEATURES OF THE VEHICLE! SEEMS TO ME THAT CHRYSLER CORPORATION HAS NOT RECALLED THE DEFECTIVE CARS ON PURPOSE AND NEEDS TO HAVE A DEBACLE LIKE TOYOTA HAD BEFORE THEY WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND FIX A BAD DESIGN. .

Mileage: 112,000

I UNLOCKED MY CAR DOORS WITH REMOTE, AND DROVE TO THE STORE, IT WAS DARK OUT SO I HAD MY HEAD LIGHTS ON. WHEN I CAME OUT OF THE STORE AND TRIED TO UNLOCK MY CAR, IT WOULD NOT WORK. SO I MANUALLY UNLOCKED THE DOORS WITH MY KEY. IT WAS VERY COLD WEATHER AT THAT TIME AND MY HEATER WOULD NOT WORK AS WELL THEN I TURNED ON MY CAR TO GO HOME, AND MY LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON. AND SO I WAS TOWED HOME. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT IN TO A CHRYSLER REPAIR SHOP AND THEY DID A QUICK CHECK ON IT AND SAID THAT IT MIGHT BE THE ELECTRICAL AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY CHECKED EVERYTHING OUT WITHOUT TEARING THE ENTIRE CAR APART AND SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH IT. THERE WENT $100.00 OF MY MONEY TO FIND OUT THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO TO GET THE CAR REPAIRED WITH OUT HAVING TO SPEND $1,000.00 PLUS.... WHICH IS A QUOTE BY THE CHRYSLER REPAIR. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT, DUE TO NO LIGHTS AND NOW THAT WE HAVE HOT 90 TO 101 DEGREE WEATHER, I CAN NOT DRIVE MY CAR DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO USE THE AIR CONDITIONER OR TO ROLL MY WINDOWS DOWN. I HAVE SPENT OVER $3,000.00 IN REPAIRS FOR MY CAR AND I HAVE ONLY HAD IT FOR JUST TWO YEARS. THERE IS ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER WITH MY CAR, THE PROBLEMS ARE HAVING TO REPLACE PARTS AND SOMETIMES HAVING TO REPLACE THOSE SAME PARTS A YEAR LATER WHEN THEY HAVE JUST RAN OUT OF THE WARRANTIES. I HAVE SERVICE RECORDS FOR ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS AND IT IS ALMOST 2 INCHES THICK. I AM ON DISABILITY AND IT TOOK ME OVER A YEAR TO SAVE THE ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY THIS CAR AND I HAVE NO MORE MONEY TO FIX IT AGAIN... AND I HAVE TO TAKE IT THROUGH DEQ HERE IN OREGON AND IT WILL NOT PASS THEIR TEST DUE TO EXHAUSTION PROBLEMS WITH THE EMISSIONS LEAKING AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 185,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE INTERIOR INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01V288000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

10-18-2011 I JUST BOUGHT MY CAR LAST MONTH (09-26-2011) AND MY CONTROL ARMS AND BUSHING HAVE ALREADY WENT BAD. NOW 2 NIGHTS AGO (10-16-2011) MY HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE EVERYTHING CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THAT THE WIRING UNDER THE DASH IS MESSED UP. I SEE THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF RECALLS FOR THAT HAPPENING TO THE 2002 PT CRUISERS AND NOW THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM WILL NOT FIX IT (EVEN THOUGH I'M STILL WITHIN MY 30 DAY WARRANTY) I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY I SHOULD HAVE TO COME OUT OF POCKET TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM WOULD NOT GIVE ME A CARFAX ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO, SOLD ME THE CAR WITH A RECALL ALREADY ON IT THAT WAS ISSUED WAY BACK IN 2004. (POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE) THAT I WAS TOLD COULD CAUSE A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE INTERIOR WIRING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED; THEREFORE, THE WARNING LIGHTS OVERHEATED AND BECAME INOPERABLE. THE DEALER STATED THERE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 01V288000, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING: INTERIOR/UNDER DASH WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; YET, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

MY CAR HAS DECIDED TO "SOMETIMES" NOT START AT THE END OF THE DAY. IT RUNS JUST FINE IN THE MORNING, BUT THEN ON MY RETURN TRIP HOME, YOU TURN THE KEY AND NOTHING. THE LIGHTS GO ON, BUT NO IGNITION, NO SOUND OF THE ENGINE TURNING OVER. THREE BATTERY REPLACEMENTS, AND THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM. CALLED CHRYSLER PERSONALLY AS DIRECTED BY A WEBSITE THAT SITED HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OVER THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM, BUT THEY DENIED KNOWLEDGE OF ANY SUCH COMPLAINT. COMPLAINTS DATE BACK TO 2002. TRIED HAVING OUR TRUSTED MECHANIC LOOK AT IT, BUT SINCE HE CAN'T RECREATE THE PROBLEM, HE IS AT A LOSS. CAR HAS 100K MILES AND RAN FINE UP UNTIL THE START OF SUMMER. *KB

Mileage: 100,000

PARKED 2002 PT CRUISER IN SHOPPING CENTER. UPON RETURN VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. PUSHED TO ADJACENT GOODYEAR DEALER (REMAINED 3 DAYS) SAID IT NEEDED A NEW BATTERY, STARTER & #11 FUSE. ALL REPLACED AND WHEN BACKING OUT OF GOODYEAR, VEHICLE DIED & #11 FUSE AGAIN BLEW. OWNER HAD OLD STARTER EXAMINED ELSEWHERE AND FOUND IT TO BE IN PERFECT WORKING ORDER. GOODYEAR REPLACED OLD STARTER PLUS REPAIRED BATTERY GROUND CABLE. DROVE 45 MILES TO DOCTOR AND VEHICLE DIED WHEN STOPPING IN LOT. TARZANA GOODYEAR CAME, REPLACED #11 FUSE AND DROVE TO THEIR GARAGE. UNABLE TO DETECT ANY PROBLEM. OWNER DROVE VEHICLE HOME WITH NO PROBLEM. WIFE DROVE VEHICLE TO DENTIST & WHEN PULLING OUT OF LOT AND IN WITH FLOW OF TRAFFIC, VEHICLE DIED. #11 FUSE REPLACED AND DROVE HOME. LATER TOOK VEHICLE TO CROWN CHRYSLER IN VENTURA, CA & SIGNED CONTRACT FOR $100.00 BENCH FEE FOR THEM TO LOCATE PROBLEM. VEHICLE REMAINED THERE "SIXTEEN DAYS" UNTIL CROWN REFUSED TO CHECK ANY FURTHER UNTIL OWNER WOULD SIGN CONTRACT TO PAY $500.00 FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS. CROWN SAID THAT IT MIGHT NEED $700.00 POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE. CROWN ADVISED THAT ONCE INSTALLED, IF THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM, THEY WOULD NOT REMOVE IT & OWNER WOULD INCUR $700.00 PLUS INSTALLATION CHARGE. VEHICLE WAS THEN BROUGHT TO OWNER'S RESIDENCE WHERE IT REMAINS GARAGED. PLEASE ASSIST IN THIS MATTER.......................THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 28,550

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DOES NOT ELIMINATE LIKE OTHER CARS CLUSTER SUPPOSED TO ELUMINATE. IT,WHEN THE CONTACT TURNS ON THE HEADLIGHTS THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS TURN ON BUT REALLY U CAN HARDLY SEE THE SPEEDOMETER OR THE GAUGES WHICH IS DANGEROUS. ON 6/09/11 WHILE DRIVING HOME THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS WHEN OUT I COULD SEE ANYTHING,MY HEADLIGHTS AND BACKLIGHTS STOP WORKING AND ALSO MY POWER DOOR LOCKS ARE NOT WORKING EITHER ALL THIS HAPPEN ON MY WAY HOME AROUND 7:30PM AND I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE IT SAFE HOME..WHEN I GOT HOME MY POWER LOCKS WERE NOT WORKING WHEN I WENT TO LOCK THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 153,349

TODAY 06/09/11. DRIVING HOME AROUND 7:30 PM MY CLUSTER WENT OUT COULDN'T SEE THE SPEED OR RPM OR ANY OTHER GAUGES,AND MY HEADLIGHTS AND BACKLIGHTS STOP WORKING TOGETHER WITH MY POWER DOORLOCKS. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP AND TAKE MY TIME GOING HOME. *TR

Mileage: 153,349

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM, FOG LIGHT INDICATOR, AND THE INTERIOR LIGHT FAILED. THE CONTACT DID NOT DISABLE THE FOG LIGHT SWITCH IN ORDER TO KEEP THEM FROM ILLUMINATING, AND IF THE FOG LIGHT WAS DISABLED IT WOULD CAUSE THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO BURNING OIL AND LEAKING FUEL EXCESSIVELY. THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED THAT THE SPEED WAS 70 MPH WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION. WHEN THE CONTACT TRIED TO SHIFT GEARS FROM REVERSE INTO THE PARK POSITION, SHE HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND THEN REVERSE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INPUT/OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR, THIRD GEAR RATIO AND THE FUEL PUMP MOUNTING FLANGE ON THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 02V215000, FUEL SYSTEM AND RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 01V288000 FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; DID NOT APPLY TO HER VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98100.

Mileage: 85,000

2002 PT CRUISER SPORT MODEL. CAR WOULD NOT START, WHEN SITTING FAR A FEW DAYS, HAD BEEN DRIVING CAR ALL DAY AND TURNED CAR OFF TO DO AN ERRAND AND CAR WOULD NOT START. CAR HAS LEFT ME STRANDED WHERE I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED SEVERAL TIMES. BOUGHT CAR NEW AND HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR 7 YEARS. KEPT BRINGING BACK TO THE DEALER AND COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS EVERY TIME. FINALLY FOUND A DEALER SERVICE MANAGER THAT KNEW THE PROBLEM. INSUFFICIENT QUALITY PARTS WERE BEING USED WHEN CHRYSLER WAS ABOUT TO GO BANKRUPT. THE BATTERY WIRES FROM THE BATTERY TO THE ALTERNATOR WERE NOT SUPPLYING ENOUGH VOLTAGE TO MAINTAIN ENOUGH TO RECHARGE THE BATTERY. UPGRADED THE WIRES TO A HIGHER VOLTAGE AND HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 10 MONTHS. IT TOOK 7 YEARS TO FIND THE PROBLEM WHICH CAUSED PROBLEMS OF ME USING THE CAR. CHRYSLER USED LOW GRADE PARTS THROUGH OUT THE CAR AND PEOPLE ARE GETTING RID OF THEM AND THEN SOMEONE ELSE BUYS IT AND IT CONTINUES. I WILL NEVER BUY A CHRYSLER MADE CAR AGAIN, VERY UNSATISFIED CUSTOMER CONSIDERING HOW MUCH I PAID FOR IT. WAS WAY OVER PRICED AT THE TIME I BOUGHT IT. I COULD BUY A MUCH BETTER CAR AND HIGHER END MODEL FOR WHAT I PAID FOR MY CAR. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SEEMED TO FAIL; SHE WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE SPEEDOMETER OR ANY OTHER GAUGES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 01V288000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING: INTERIOR/UNDER DASH). THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 103,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

YOU CAN REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH IN ANY OF THE POSITIONS. ALSO, YOU CAN MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT AND THE CAR WILL MOVE. THERE IS NO INCIDENT DATE. IT'S BEEN THAT WAY SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW. *TR

Mileage: 121

I OWN A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THIS IS THE SIXTH TIME THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS CEASED TO DISPLAY ANY INFORMATION. THAT IS, I CAN NOT SEE THE SPEED, TACH, FUEL GAUGE, OR ANY SAFETY WARNINGS. EACH TIME I TAKE IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP, THEY CAN NOT FIND ANY THING WRONG. WHEN THEY RECONNECT IT, I BEGINS TO WORK. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) SOMETHING YOU MAY WISH TO LOOK AT WITH CELL PHONES AND THESE INCIDENTS WITH ACCELERATION ON CARS. WE HAVE A PT CRUISER AND SEVERAL TIMES WE HAVE PLACED THE PHONE IN THE STORAGE AREA IN THE MIDDLE IN THE DASH. WITH THE KEEY OFF, THE PHONE RINGS AND THE CAR STARTED TURNING OVER UNTIL WE MOVED THE PHONE AWAY FROM THE IMMMEDIATE AREA OF THE DASH. SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT?? [XXX] *TR

Mileage: 164,000

THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH CHRYSLER PT CRUISER ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, NAMELY THE MULTIFUNCTION CONTROL SWITCH SEEMS TO OVERHEAT AND CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. THIS DEPLETES THE BATTERY, AND HAS LED A NUMBER OF PT CRUISER OWNERS TO REPLACE THE MULTIFUNCTION CONTROL SWITCH NUMEROUS TIMES OR REMOVE THE FUSES FOR LIGHTS, SUCH AS THE FOG LIGHTS. CHRYSLER KNOWS THAT THERE IS A SYSTEMATIC PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLE BUT ARE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. INFORMATION ON SUCH EXPERIENCES CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEB AT FORUMS SUCH AS HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHRYSLER-PT-CRUISER/TF81KHBDLDVT92AH2 OR AT PTCRUISER.COM. *TR

Mileage: 46,514

HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 02 PT CRUISER NOT STARTING FOR 7 YEARS AND WENT ON LINE AND FOUND OTHERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. CALLED CHYRSLER AND TOLD THEM THEY WERE GOING TO FIX AND PAY FOR PROBLEM. SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEMS WAS AND NOTICE CHRYSLER WAS PUTTING CHEAP PARTS ON THEIR VEHICLES. HE UPGRADED THE CABLES CONNECTING TO AND FROM THE BATTERY AND HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE. THE CABLES WERE UNDER VOLTED AND WEREN'T ABLE TO CHARGE THE BATTERY AND I GOT STRANDED SOMETIMES. CHRYSLER CALLED DEALER AND HAD THIS WORK DONE AT NO EXPENSE TO ME. IT'S NOT THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR OR THE OTHER CONNECTION I CAN'T REMEMBER. IT HAS BEEN 3 MONTHS AND I HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS SINCE. PLEASE LET YOUR SERVICE MANAGER KNOW THAT IT IS THE LOW VOLTAGE BATTERY CABLES TO THESE AREAS. HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING, HESITATION STARTING OR WOULDN'T START AT ALL HAPPEN AFTER NOT DRIVING THE CAR SOMETIMES FOR 2 DAYS JUST AFTER BRINGING IT BACK TO THE DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 1,842

MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH (THAT CONTROLS THE FOG LAMP) SHORTED OUT, CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO BE ON NO MATTER WHAT POSITION THE SWITCH WAS TURNED TO. I WAS FORCED TO REMOVE THE FOG LAMP FUSE; CHRYSLER HAS SEVERAL HUNDRED OR MORE ON BACKORDER, I'VE BEEN TOLD IT MAY BE 6 MONTHS TO A YEAR BEFORE I CAN GET A REPLACEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 42,500

CAR WON'T START AT TIMES. HAD TO JUMP IT THEN IT STARTED. SOMETHING DRAINING THE BATTERY IF CAR SITS FOR A DAY OR TWO. CHANGED BATTERY 3 TIMES, STILL HAVING PROBLEM. BOUGHT CAR BRAND NEW, DEALER STILL CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. CAR NOT RELIABLE. STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS NOT LONG AFTER I BOUGHT IT. I'VE HAD TO CHARGE THE BATTERY AND THEN AFTER A FEW DAYS WOULD HAVE TROUBLE STARTING. *TR

Mileage: 4,000

FOUND 2002 PT CRUISER WITH DEAD BATTERY ON OCCASION, NO CONSISTENCY. REPLACED BATTERY (7.75 YEARS OLD, 90K MILES) AFTER 3RD INSTANCE OVER 2 MONTHS, ISSUE RESOLVED FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. CAR PARKED IN HOT PARKING LOT, FOG LIGHTS WERE DIM WHEN APPROACHING CAR. CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER TO START, HAD IT JUMPED. UPON RETURNING HOME, WENT TO TURN OFF CAR, FOG LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF. FIDDLING WITH LIGHT SWITCH WOULD MAKE THEM GO OFF TEMPORARILY, THEN RIGHT BACK ON. FOUND TURNING LEFT BLINKER IN ON POSITION KEPT FOGS OFF. RESEARCHING ISSUE, FOUND THE FOLLOWING FORUM: HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHRYSLER-PT-CRUISER/TF81KHBDLDVT92AH2 WHERE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. WAITING TO HEAR FROM CHRYSLER ON REPLACEMENT PART, AS ALL ONLINE SOURCES SAY IT IS BACK ORDERED 30-60 DAYS. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

I PURCHASED MY 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER A FEW YEARS AGO NOW. I HAVE SENT CHRYSLER MANY LETTERS ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS VERY SCARY. I BOUGHT THE CAR AT ABOUT 31,000 MILES. ABOUT A MONTH LATER MY PAINT STARTED PEELING OFF OF THE FRONT BUMPER AND MY DASH STARTED TO CRACK. MIND YOU I KEEP MY CAR GARAGED AND IT IS WASHED AND WAXED REGULARLY BY A SHOP THAT I HAVE USED FOR YEARS WITH NO PROBLEMS. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY WERE GONE. SO I CONTACTED MY NEXT CLOSEST DEALER. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME. ABOUT A MONTH AFTER THAT MY CPU WENT OUT WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED. THEY HAD TO REPLACE IT TWICE BEFORE IT FINALLY LASTED MORE THAN A DAY. THEN MY DASH COMPLETELY CRUMBLED. IT CRACKED FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE FRONT IN THE CENTER AND ON BOTH SIDES. I WROTE A LETTER AND EMAIL WITH NO ANSWER. I THEN CONTACTED CHRYSLER BY PHONE AND THE LADY TOLD ME TO F%*K OFF AND HUNG UP ON ME. SO I GAVE UP. OBVIOUSLY I WAS NOT GOING TO GET ANYWHERE WITH THEM. THEN ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I TOOK MY CAR TO A FRIEND WHO IS A LICENSED MECHANIC AND HE SCANNED IT ON THE COMPUTER AND SAID IT WAS MY CPU AGAIN! I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. SO I WROTE ANOTHER LETTER BECAUSE THIS REPAIR WAS GOING TO BE $1400.00 DOLLARS. NO RESPONSE. BUT THE SCARIEST WAS ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 13 MONTH OLD NIECE IN THE CAR AND SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF MY STEERING COLUMN. I ALMOST HAD GOT IN A WRECK TRYING TO GET US TO SAFETY. THE SMOKE STOPPED SO I FIGURED WHATEVER IT WAS DONE FOR NOW. WE WERE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN A NOT SO DESIRABLE NEIGHBORHOOD AT NIGHT SO I DECIDED TO TAKE MY CHANCES WITH THE CAR. WE HEADED OFF ON OUR WAY AND MY HEADLIGHTS STARTED FLICKERING. I PARKED THE VEHICLE AT HOME AND THE NEXT MORNING MY FAIRLY NEW BATTERY WAS DEAD. MY FLOOD LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF AND HAD BEEN ON ALL NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

FAILURE OF MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH: INITIALLY THE FOG LIGHTS WOULD COME ON WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL WAS ENGAGED. THIS FIRST BEGAN IN APPROXIMATELY 11/2008. INITIALLY THIS HAPPENED ONLY OCCASIONALLY, BUT BECAME MORE FREQUENT. NOW THE FOG LIGHTS ALWAYS REMAIN ILLUMINATED, EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF/PARKED. THIS REQUIRED THAT I REMOVE THE FUSE CONTROLLING THE FOG LIGHTS SO THAT THE BATTERY WOULD NOT BE DRAINED. AFTER RESEARCHING ON MANY DIFFERENT MESSAGE BOARDS, IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THIS IS A VERY FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH PT CRUISERS. NOT ONLY IS IT ANNOYING, BUT IT IS ALSO A POTENTIAL FIRE (ELECTRICAL) HAZARD. I FEEL I RECALL IS WARRANTED. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

HORN AND RADIO STOPPED WORKING...I REPLACED THE CLOCK SPRING...AND IT STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN AFTER ABOUT A MONTH. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE A RADIO AND SPEAKERS BECAUSE OF THE INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. IT CAUSES MY RADIO DISPLAY TO "POP" IN AND OUT AND WHEN IT GOES OUT I HAVE NO HORN. THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 03. *TR

MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH, LIGHTS JUST QUIT WORKING, VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR WERE SOMETHING AS BASIC AS THE HEADLIGHTS QUIT WORKING. ALL LIGHTS FAILED, INTERIOR, HEADLIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS WERE ACTIVATED, THE FOG LIGHTS COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE IN THE WIRING PANEL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WROTE A LETTER TO THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,663 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 11/24/08 *CN WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS WERE USED, THE FOG LIGHTS AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATED AND WOULD NOT GO OUT FOR QUITE SOME TIME. EVENTUALLY, THE FOG LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. UPDATED 11/26/08. *JB

Mileage: 45,000

2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER RECALL NOTICE FOR INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. *NJ THE CONSUMER SENT IN A COPY OF THE RECALL LETTER. RECALL # 01V288000 *JB

DASHBOARD CRACKED IN CENTER FROM FRONT WINDOW TO INSIDE EDGE, RUNNING ACROSS VENT, WHICH HAS FALLING INTO DASH IN PIECES; ALSO FREQUENTLY "SHORTS OUT" AND RADIO, INSIDE LIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS, ALL GO OUT MAKING NIGHT DRIVING DANGEROUS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STARTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE STARTER HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN THE SAME MONTH, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

Mileage: 102,000

FOG LIGHTS WON'T TURN OFF HAD TO PULL THE FUSE, IT'S A 2002 PT CRUISER. SAME AS ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. JUST GOT THE CRUISER USED DON'T THING IT'S RIGHT FOR ME TO HAVE IT FIXED, SO MANY COMPLAINTS UNBELIEVABLE, DON'T GET IT DEAL SHOULD FIX IT FOR FREE DON'T NEED A FIRE. THANKS *TR

Mileage: 50

THE MULTIFUNCTION TURN SIGNAL SWITCH ALLOWS STOPS WORKING AND FOG LIGHTS STAY ON MAKING THE BATTERY RUN DOWN AND THE ONLY IMMEDIATE REMEDY IS TO DISCONNECT THE FOG LIGHTS, I PULLED THE FUSE. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET, IT IS A BIG PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER AND HAVE NOTICED THE FOG INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH IS LIT. WHEN I LOOKED IN THE FRONT INDEED THE LIGHTS WERE ON. THE SWITCH WAS OFF BUT THE LIGHTS WERE STILL ON. I NOTICED A SMELL OF SMOKE IN THE CAR AND IT DRAINED MY BATTERY TO ZERO VOLTS. THE AUTO ALARM ALSO SEEMS TO ENGAGE FOR NO REASON. AFTER CHECKING THE WEB I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS QUITE A BIG PROBLEM AND SOME PEOPLE HAVE ACTUALLY HAD FIRES AND SMOKE FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THERE IS A SHORT IN THE SWITCH. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE FOG LIGHTS HAVE NEVER BEEN USED SO THE SWITCH CANNOT BE WORN OUT. *TR

Mileage: 38,755

COMPLETE FAILURE OF EVERYTHING ON THE DASHBOARD, I.E. SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, COOLING, ODOMETER. NO DASHBOARD LIGHTS, NO INTERIOR LIGHTS. FOG LIGHTS STAY ON UNLESS YOU TURN ON YOUR TURN SIGNAL AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR. THIS HAS BEEN DISCUSSED AS A PROBLEM THAT HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES ON THE SITES THAT I HAVE VISITED. THE CAR IS A 2002 PT CRUISER, AND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MICROPROCESSOR TO BE MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING THE PROBLEMS DESCRIBED ABOVE, HOWEVER MY PT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL. *TR

THE MULTIFUCTION TURN SIGNAL SWITCH ALLOWS STOPS WORKING AND FOG LIGHTS STAY ON MAKING THE BATTERY RUN DOWN AND THE ONLY IMMEDIATE REMEDY IS TO DISCONNECT THE FOG LIGHTS. THIS PART HAS FAILED THREE TIMES ON MY PT CRUISER. *TR

Mileage: 91,500

MULTI-SWITCH FAILS CAUSING THE FOG LIGHTS TO COME ON WHEN CAR IS OFF OR RANDOMLY WHEN DRIVING. PLASTIC PART INSIDE SWITCH MECHANISM HOLDING METAL CONTACT FROM CONNECTING TWO TERMINALS OVERHEATS AND MELTS THUS BECOMES SHORTER AND CANNOT KEEP THE CONTACT AWAY FROM THE TERMINALS. DEALER TOLD ME WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THAT I SHOULD NOT USE THE FOG LIGHTS UNLESS NEEDED AND I DID AS TOLD. AFTER TWO BATTERIES AND MANY ATTEMPTS TO GET CHRYSLER TO FIX THE PROBLEM THEY ADMITTED WAS HAPPENING ON ALL PT CRUISERS SOLD BY MY DEALER, I HAD TO PURCHASE AND INSTALL A NEW MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH ASSEMBLY. I HAVE THE ORIGINAL AN CAN SEND IF WISHED. *TR

Mileage: 51,122

THERE IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE CHRYSLER PT CRUISER WHEREIN THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH ON THE COLUMN MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE FOG LIGHTS TO COME UNEXPECTEDLY, COMPLETELY DRAINING THE BATTERY . THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOMETIME AND CHRYSLER REFUSED TO CORRECT IT, WHICH WOULD APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE PARTS. THE REPAIR CHARGE WA S UPWARDS OF $200.*AK

DASHBOARD CRACKED IN 2 LOCATIONS. POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD IF WIRES ARE EXPOSED. COULD POTENTIALLY RUIN CABLES FOR HEADLIGHTS, BREAK LIGHTS AND TURNING SIGNALS

TROUBLE WITH MULTIFUNCTION CONTROL SWITCH FOR PT CRUISER HEADLIGHTS. THE FOG LIGHTS ON THE PT CRUISER ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT OPERATOR INTERFACE OR FAIL TO SHUT OFF WHEN MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH IS OPERATED. THIS CAUSED BATTERY TO FAIL. NO AUDIBLE INDICATION THAT LIGHTS REMAINED ON. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD BEGAN TO CRACK VERTICALLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE PURCHASE DATE AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT DEBRIS FROM THE CRACK COULD FALL ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND CAUSE A CRASH. THE CRACK COULD ALSO CAUSE THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT PERFORM THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 64,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

Mileage: 61,000

MY '02 PT CRUISER HAS HAD MANY INCIDENTS OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OCCASSIONALLY FLICKERS OR DOES NOT LIGHT UP AT ALL. THE RADIO DISPLAY/CLOCK FEATURE WILL TURN OFF WHILE MUSIC IS STILL PLAYING. HEADLIGHTS DIM WHEN RADIO/INSTRUMENT PANEL IS CHANGED. THE ABS FAILED ON THE INTERSTATE WHLIE GOING 65MPH. THE CAR SLID FOR A LONG TIME, CAUSING A LARGE BALD SPOT ON ALL 4 TIRES. THEN SUBSEQUENTLY THE CAR SHUT OFF AND TOOK A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THE CAR WAS ABLE TO TURN BACK ON. THE STARTER HAS DIED 3 TIMES, EACH TIME BEING REPLACED. THE CAR GETS ROUGHLY 13MPG AT ALL TIMES. THERE IS NO SAFETY UNDER THE SEAT TO PREVENT ROLLING OBJECTS FROM ROLLING INTO THE FRONT SEAT AND POTENTIALLY AFFECTING THE USE OF PEDALS. THE CAR FREQUENTLY DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO TURN THE KEY. I HAVE HAD ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS, EVEN WHILE TAKING EXCELLENT CARE OF MY VECHICLE. *JB

MY '02 PT CRUISER HAS HAD MANY INCIDENTS OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OCCASSIONALLY FLICKERS OR DOES NOT LIGHT UP AT ALL. THE RADIO DISPLAY/CLOCK FEATURE WILL TURN OFF WHILE MUSIC IS STILL PLAYING. HEADLIGHTS DIM WHEN RADIO/INSTRUMENT PANEL IS CHANGED. THE ABS FAILED ON THE INTERSTATE WHLIE GOING 65MPH. THE CAR SLID FOR A LONG TIME, CAUSING A LARGE BALD SPOT ON ALL 4 TIRES. THEN SUBSEQUENTLY THE CAR SHUT OFF AND TOOK A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THE CAR WAS ABLE TO TURN BACK ON. THE STARTER HAS DIED 3 TIMES, EACH TIME BEING REPLACED. THE CAR GETS ROUGHLY 13MPG AT ALL TIMES. THERE IS NO SAFETY UNDER THE SEAT TO PREVENT ROLLING OBJECTS FROM ROLLING INTO THE FRONT SEAT AND POTENTIALLY AFFECTING THE USE OF PEDALS. THE CAR FREQUENTLY DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO TURN THE KEY. I HAVE HAD ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS, EVEN WHILE TAKING EXCELLENT CARE OF MY VECHICLE. *JB

FOG LIGHT SWITCH IS FAULTY. THIS SWITCH LEAVES THE LIGHTS ON AT ALL TIMES WHICH DRAINS BATTERY AND LEAVES THE DRIVER STRANDED. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED IN HUNDREDS OF PT CRUISERS. HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/CHRYSLER-PT-CRUISER/TF81KHBDLDVT92AH2. *JB

Mileage: 50,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS AROUND THE SPEEDOMETER ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. EACH TIME THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMED. THE FOURTH TIME THE PROBLEM OCCURRED, THE ILLUMINATION WAS FOLLOWED BY THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAD BECOME COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL # 01V288000, PERTAINING TO THE UNDER DASH WIRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 11/30/2006 -*NM

Mileage: 66,130

FOR THE PAST 4 MONTHS MY CAR FOG LIGHTS COME ON FOR NO REASON. WOKE UP IN THE MORNING AND THEY WHERE ON AND IF THEY TURN ON WHILE DRIVING IT SEEMS TO AFFECT THE RADIO NOW WHEN I SHUT OFF THE CAR I PUT TURN SIGNAL ON AND IT SEEMS TO MAKE IT STOP. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FAILED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2006. THE VEHICLE OPERATED, BUT THERE WERE NO INSTRUMENT READINGS. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL # 01V288000 REGARDING AN ERROR IN THE INSTRUMENT IN PANEL CLUSTER MICRO- PROCESSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO

Mileage: 27,800

FROM THE FIRST MONTH THAT I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON MORE THAN OFF. I READ THE OWNERS MANUAL AND IT SAID THAT IT WAS A VACUUM ISSUE AND IT WOULD CORRECT ITSELF. THE DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME TO DIAGNOSE AND TO FIX IT BUT NOW I SEE THAT THERE WAS A NHTSA 01V288000 ON A CLUSTER PANEL ISSUE. WHY WAS I CHARGED FOR SOMETHING THAT A DEALERSHIP SHOULD CHECK FOR TO SEE IF IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT? *JB

Mileage: 50

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. ALSO , THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE HAD A LOUD POPPING AND SQUEALING NOISE, THIS CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO VIBRATE. THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE OVERHEATED, IT TURNED THE RIM RED HOT. HE COULD SMELL THE BRAKE DUST FROM THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY HAVE REPEATEDLY REPLACED THE BRAKES, BRAKE PADS, DISC CALIPER, AND ROTORS. HE WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK UPDATED 12/7/2005. THE BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 14972 MILES. *NM

Mileage: 3,001

BATTERY FAILURE BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRATION. REPLACEMENT FAILURE AFTER WARRANTY & NO MONETARY PAYMENT BY COMPANY. *JB

Mileage: 22,966

HELLO. I TRIED COPYING AND PASTING MY LETTER INTO THIS BOX HOWEVER, MY LETTER IS TOO LONG. THEREFORE, I AM COMPLETING THIS ONLINE FORM AND THEN WILL MAIL IN MY ENTIRE LETTER, DOCUMENTATION AND THE LIKE TO YOUR MAILING ADDRESS ALONG WITH A COPY OF THIS ONLINE FORM. THE COMPLAINT IS REGARDING MY 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER, VIN# [XXX] AND IT IS RELATING TO THE FACT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE UNDER THE CURRENT AND ACTIVE NHTSA RECALL # 01V288000 (INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PROBLEM). TODAY, 8/5/05 I WILL MAIL MY LETTER DETAILING THE ENTIRE PROBLEM BUT I AM SUBMITTING THIS PORTION ONLINE TO GET THE PROCESS STARTED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION. SINCERELY, [XXX] . *NM THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN A POP NOISE WAS HEARD CAUSED BY A SPARK WITHIN THE DASH ABOVE THE SPEEDOMETER. WHITE SMOKE HAD COME BILLOWING OUT OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS IN THE HEADLINER DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE CIRCUIT BOARD WAS BURNED. OTHER PROBLEMS: TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED AND SQUEAKS WERE COMING FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION. THE SWAY BUSHINGS HAD WORN OUT AND WERE REPLACED. *SC INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 92,500

HELLO. I TRIED COPYING AND PASTING MY LETTER INTO THIS BOX HOWEVER, MY LETTER IS TOO LONG. THEREFORE, I AM COMPLETING THIS ONLINE FORM AND THEN WILL MAIL IN MY ENTIRE LETTER, DOCUMENTATION AND THE LIKE TO YOUR MAILING ADDRESS ALONG WITH A COPY OF THIS ONLINE FORM. THE COMPLAINT IS REGARDING MY 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER, VIN# [XXX] AND IT IS RELATING TO THE FACT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE UNDER THE CURRENT AND ACTIVE NHTSA RECALL # 01V288000 (INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PROBLEM). TODAY, 8/5/05 I WILL MAIL MY LETTER DETAILING THE ENTIRE PROBLEM BUT I AM SUBMITTING THIS PORTION ONLINE TO GET THE PROCESS STARTED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION. SINCERELY, [XXX] . *NM THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN A POP NOISE WAS HEARD CAUSED BY A SPARK WITHIN THE DASH ABOVE THE SPEEDOMETER. WHITE SMOKE HAD COME BILLOWING OUT OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS IN THE HEADLINER DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE CIRCUIT BOARD WAS BURNED. OTHER PROBLEMS: TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED AND SQUEAKS WERE COMING FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION. THE SWAY BUSHINGS HAD WORN OUT AND WERE REPLACED. *SC INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 92,500

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, RADIO, DOOR LOCKS AND OTHER ITEMS HAVE FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING. WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN 5+ TIMES FOR REPAIR AND THE DEALER CLAIMS THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING. WE FOUND A RECALL FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM AND THE DEALER CLAIMED OUR CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED. NOW, THE CAR DOES NOT START EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BATTERY ETC.

Mileage: 14,000

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, RADIO, DOOR LOCKS AND OTHER ITEMS HAVE FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING. WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN 5+ TIMES FOR REPAIR AND THE DEALER CLAIMS THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING. WE FOUND A RECALL FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM AND THE DEALER CLAIMED OUR CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED. NOW, THE CAR DOES NOT START EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BATTERY ETC.

Mileage: 14,000

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, RADIO, DOOR LOCKS AND OTHER ITEMS HAVE FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING. WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN 5+ TIMES FOR REPAIR AND THE DEALER CLAIMS THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING. WE FOUND A RECALL FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM AND THE DEALER CLAIMED OUR CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED. NOW, THE CAR DOES NOT START EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BATTERY ETC.

Mileage: 14,000

CAME OUT TO CAR AFTER WORK TO GO HOME. THE CAR WOULDN'T START, THE IGNITION WOULD TURN ON, BUT THE ENGINE WOULDN'T TURN OVER. I TURNED THE IGNITION ON-OFF-ON TO GET ANY TROUBLE CODES AND WHEN I TOOK THE KEY OUT AFTERWARDS THE "KEY IN IGNITION CHIME" SOUNDED WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR AFTER I HAD ALREADY REMOVED THE KEY. I PUT THE KEY BACK IN THE IGNITION AND TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN, BUT THE IGNITION WOULDN'T EVEN TURN ON, THERE WAS NO DISCERNBLE CLICK AS I TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AT ALL. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME I NEED TO HAVE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED AND THAT IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE DAIMLER CHRYSLER SERVICE CONTRACT I HAD PURCHASED WHEN I GOT THE CAR NEW.

MY IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN AFTER PUTTING IN THE KEY. IT WAS AS IF THE SOLENOID WAS FROZEN.*AK

Mileage: 56,000

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON MY 2002 PT CRUISER STOPPED WORKING. THE DOME LIGHT AND THE WARNING SIGNALS FOR LEAVING THE HEADLIGHTS ON OR THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION ARE ALSO NOT WORKING. ALTHOUGH SOME 2002 CRUISERS WERE RECALLED FOR AN INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILURE, THE DEALER (FITZGERALD AUTOMALL IN GAITHERSBURG, MD) TOLD ME THAT MY CAR IS NOT COVERED. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS A FAILURE SOMEWHERE IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THAT IT WOULD NOT REPAIR AND OFFERED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE CLUSTER. I BELIEVE THAT THIS TYPE OF DEFECT SHOULD BE THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL OR REPAIRED BY CHRYSLER AT ITS EXPENSE. *JB

I OWN A 2002 PT CRUISER, WHICH WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL CONCERNING THE DASH CLUSTER GAUGES. GAUGES FAILED ON ME CAUSING ME TO RUN OUT OF FUEL ON I-285 IN ATLANTA. TOOK VEHCILE IN FOR RECALL REPROGRAMING OF THE DASH CLUSTERS WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 4000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AT 24000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN WAITING OVER TWO WEEKS FOR THE DEALER TO OBTAIN THE PART NEEDED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. TODAY I WAS TOLD THAT THE PART HAS TO BE "BURNED" INTO THE DASH ORDER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. MOREOVER, THE SERVICE MANAGER WAYNE HAMMOND (770-216-9300) STATED THAT HE HAD A NUMBER OF CONSURMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN RIDING AROUND WITH A GAS CAN IN MY VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF RUNNING OUT; WITHOUT DASH OR INTERIOR LIGHTS OR GAUGES. *AK

Mileage: 24,030

YOUR CAMPAIGN NUMBER NHTSA 01V288000. ON OCTOBER 31ST THE CLUSTER PANEL IN MY 2002 PT CRUISER FAILED - AIR BAG, BRAKE AND ENGINE LIGHT LIT UP ON PANEL AND WON'T GO OFF. CALLED CHRYSLER, THEY DENY THERE IS A RECALL. CAR IS IN SHOP AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $692.00 TO FIX. *AK

Mileage: 37,180

NHTSA RECALL 01V288000. DAIMLER/CHRYSLER ISSUED AN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. *AK

Mileage: 39,000

01 V 288 000/INSTRUMENT CLUSTER: CONSUMER HAS A CONCERN THAT THE DEALER REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION FROM THE CONSUMER FOR AN 11/2 HOURS FOR DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AT CONSUMER COST. RECALL NOTICE MENTION NOTHING CONCERNING A CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE BRAKES WERE DEFECTIVE AND PERFORMED POORLY WHEN APPLIED. THE CONSUMER SUSPECTS THAT THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT WORK ON THE BRAKES AT ALL. *AK THERE WAS A SCREECHING NOISE AND THE BRAKES WOULD SOMETIMES GO ALMOST TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOOR. THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT ALWAYS LOCK, THE BRAKES WOULD RUB AND HESITATE TO STOP, THE A/C DID NOT GET COLD ON HIGH SETTINGS, THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD ELECTRONIC SYSTEM WAS OFF, THE FUEL, MPH AND THE RPM LIGHTS HAD COME ON, AT THE INSIDE TOP OF ALL FOUR DOORS, THE LINING WAS BULDGING IN AND OUT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT NEEDED SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE LOCKING, THE RIGHT SIGNAL HAD TO BE MANUALLY STOPPED, AND THE LEFT SIGNAL LIGHT DID NOT HOLD. THERE WAS ALSO AN ISSUE WITH THE ODOMETER READING. (THE CONSUMER FELT THAT IT DID NOT DISPLAY THE PROPER MILEAGE) *SC

Mileage: 3,000

TWO MAJOR COMPLAINTS: 1. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED ON 3 OCCASIONS IN DESERTED PARKING SPOTS - WITH MY CAR JUST NOT STARTING - THE IGNITION WILL NOT WORK AND THERE WAS A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE / DISCHARGE. ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE WE CALLED ON EACH OCCASION AND ONLY ON CHARGING THE BATTERY WOULD THE CAR START. THE FIRST INSTANCE HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR WAS ONLY 3 MONTHS OLD (ITS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER, 4 CYL NON TURBO , AUTOMATIC - BOUGHT IN MARCH 2003) - THE SECOND SIMILAR INSTANCE WAS 3 MONTHS LATER AND THE LAST ONE WAS A FEW WEEKS BACK. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR REPEATEDLY TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BATTERY OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BUT THEY KEEP SAYING THAT MAYBE SOMETHING IS DRAWING EXTRA POWER. THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE OR TAKE ANY FURTHER ACTION. 2. I READ ABOUT THE RECALL NOTICE RELEASED IN JUNE 2004. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REFUSED TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM SAYING THAT THEY HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY CONFIRMATION FROM CHRYSLER HEADQUARTERS. I CALLED UP CHRYSLER AND I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD RECEIVE A LETTER IN THE MAIL AUTHORIZING THE RECALL. ITS BEEN A MONTH AND THE LETTER HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED - THE CHRYSLER COMPANY DOES NOT RETURN CALLS AND ON LISTENING TO MY PROBLEMS SAYS I WILL RECEIVE A LETTER IN THE MAIL. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT TOUCH MY CAR UNLESS I HAVE A LETTER - WHAT DOES CHRYSLER WANT US TO DO -THEY SELL US INFERIOR PRODUCTS AND NOW DO THEY WANT US TO BURN !! PLEASE HELP AND TAKE ACTION AGAINST THIS COMPANY BEFORE ANY MORE LIVES ARE LOST. *LA

Mileage: 8,000

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT GAS GAUGE WAS ON EMPTY. CONSUMER THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A GAS STATION AND FILLED THE GAS TANK BUT THE GAS GAUGE STILL WAS ON EMPTY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE GOT HOT FROM THE SUN THE DASHBOARD COMPONENTS BECOME INOPERATIVE. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE SPEED HE WAS DRIVING, AND HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE GAS TANK. *AK

Mileage: 50,000

JUST PAID FOR AN ISSUE WITH A VEHICLE THAT WAS ADDRESSED BY NHTSA RECALL # 01V288000, BACK IN 9/01. (THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE SELLING DEALER AT THAT TIME, FOR THE RECALL. NOW, THE EXACT PROBLEM EXPLAINED IN THE RECALL HAPPENED TO THE CAR, AND THE DEALER CHARGED FOR THE REPAIR, CLAIMING A HARD WIRING ISSUE THAT HE REFUSED TO SHOW ME. *AK

Mileage: 40,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH ELECTRICAL FAILURES IN THE DASHBOARD, INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER. WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO 0 AND THE RPMS DID LIKEWISE. EVERY LIGHT AND WARNING SIGNAL CAME ON AT ONCE.*AK

Mileage: 50,000

MY 2002 PT CRUISER CAUGHT FIRE AND THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER SAY TOO BAD.THE CAR HAD TWO RECALLS ONE WHICH WAS FIXED AND ONE WHICH THEY NEVER NOTIFIED ME OF.*AK

THE SAFETY RECALL FOR THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE WAS COMPLETED IN NOVEMBER 2002. ON 11 JANUARY 2004, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED AGAIN. DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE CONTROLLER (AGAIN), LEAVING ME TO WONDER IF THIS IS PERMANENT 'FIX' OR IS IT ONE THAT I WILL NEED TO CONSTANTLY BE WORRYING ABOUT? CHRYSLER RECALL CENTER PROVIDES NO ASSURANCE. DEALER SAYS, 'IF IT FAILS, BRING IT IN AGAIN.' - NOT MUCH ASSURANCE. * CB

Mileage: 22,690

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. CONSUMER PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER, OPENED THE HOOD, AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. DRIVER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. *AK

Mileage: 34,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH AND TURNING RIGHT INTO A PARKING LOT UNDERHOOD BEGAN SMOKING AND THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK PE04028_CAT

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, WHICH ORIGINATED FROM THE IGNITION WIRING. *AK CONSUMER CUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND EVACUATED. THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMED BY THE FIRE BEFORE THE FIRE DEPT. ARRIVED. *PH *JB

Mileage: 13,000

WHEN DRIVING AND SUDDENLY STOPPING IS NEEDED, AND THE HORN IS NECESSARY TO BE USED, HORN ONLY BLEATS OUT A SPUTTERING NOISE.*AK

Mileage: 4,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN EVER THERE IS A CRITICAL OR EMERGENCY SITUATION WHILE DRIVING AND BRAKES AND HORN ARE PRESSED AT THE SAME TIME HORN DOES NOT HONK BUT SPATTERS.*AK

Mileage: 4,000

THE REAR AND HATCH BACK DOORS LOCKED AND UNLOCK WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER NOTICED A BURNING RUBBER SMELL WHEN THE LOCKS ENGAGED.*JB

VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO TWO SEPARATE DEALERS FOR POOR FUEL MILEAGE. VEHICLE IS GETTING LESS THAN 15 MILES PER GALLON, WHEN THE ADVERTISED MPG IS BETWEEN 19 AND 27. VEHICLE HAS A FOUL ODOR. BOTH DEALERS CLAIMED THAT THE COMPUTER DID NOT STORE ANY CODES AND THAT IT WAS RUNNING WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS.

CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. TURNED OFF ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CHRYSLER, AND CHRYSLER STATED CONSUMER RAN OVER SOME POWDER IN THE ROAD THAT CAUSED VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

OPTIMA BATTERY IN NEWER VEHICLE YEAR IS LEAKING ACID, AND ONE CAN SMELL TOXIC FUMES. *AK

NHTSA RECLL#01V28800/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 994. GOT RECALL, AND TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER BE REPAIRED. DEALER INDICATED RECALL COULD NOT BE DONE BECAUSE PROGRAM HAS NOT BEEN INSTALLED ON COMPUTER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALL WHEN GOING AROUND A CURVE, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED THE GAUGES DID NOT WORK ON DASH, THE BRAKES AND POWER STEERING STILL WORK BUT THE STEERING WAS HARD, THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER. *AK SINCE THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED THE VEHICLE HAS NOT STALLED BUT IT CONTINUES TO RUN ROUGH, STUMBLE, AND MISFIRE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40 MPH AND NOT ACCELERATING HARD. *NLM