2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER Complaints

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.

2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER HAD A SAFETY RECALL. CONSUMER STATES THE DEALERSHIP CHARGED A FEE FOR A SAFETY RECALL. *NJ POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS LOOSE AT THE RACK AND PINION. ACCORDING TO THE WORK ORDER, THE RECALLED HOSE DID NOT APPLY TO THE PROBLEM. *JB

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

2 CRACKS IN MY 2002 PT CRUISER DASHBOARD SUDDENLY APPEARED AND ARE EXPANDING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. SHE THEN NOTICED FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD THROUGH THE DASHBOARD OF THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE TURNED OFF, WHICH FORCED THE CONTACT TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE PASSENGER OF THE VEHICLE INJURED HER NOSE AND WRIST WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CAUSED BY A VEHICLE DEFECT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 71,300.

2002 PT CRUISER, WAS SERVICED ABOUT 3-4 MOS PRIOR, RUNNING FINE, ALL OF A SUDDEN SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE INSIDE OF THE CAR VENTS, I PULLED OVER WHEN I EXIT THE CAR, I SAW SMOKE AND HEARD SOMETHING IGNITE IN THE HOOD. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR, THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS, THERE WAS NO STALLING OF THE CAR, NOTHING. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER AND, I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD, AND A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER THE SMALL CRACK IS NOW BIGGER AND ALMOST TO MY A/C VENTS AND THE VENT IN THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING BADLY. I FEEL THAT SOMETHING MIGHT FAIL BECAUSE OF THIS. *TR

2 OF THE ALLOY RIMS LEAK AIR AT AN INCREASING RATE. 2 YEARS AGO IT WAS FILL MORE AIR ONCE A MONTH, LAST YEAR EVERY 2 WEEKS OR LESS AND LAST 2 MONTHS EVERY 2 DAYS. THE OTHER DAY I LOST A TIRE FROM LOW AIR AFTER DRIVING 50 MILES OVER A 7 HOUR TIME FRAME. I LOSE ABOUT 20 LBS OVERNIGHT ON THESE 2 TIRES BECAUSE THE CORROSION OF THE BASE METAL AND THE CHROME IS HAPPENING AT AN UNBELIEVABLE RATE. THE TIRE DEALERS HAVE SCRAPED OFF THE OLD CORROSION BUT TO NO AVAIL AS IT QUICKLY RECURS. I AM LUCKY IT WAS ONLY A FLAT THE OTHER DAY AND NOT A LOSS OF STEERING IN BUSY TRAFFIC. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2002 PT CRUISER HAS 3 CRACKS IN IT. ABOUT A YEAR AGO I NOTICED THE GRATE IN THE DASH THAT DISPERSES THE AIR FROM THE DEFROST VENT ON THE TOP OF THE DASH WAS DETERIORATING AND THE PLASTIC GRATE PIECES WERE BREAKING OFF. EARLIER THIS YEAR I NOTICED 2 CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE DEFROST VENT. FINALLY, IN MAY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I HEARD A LOUD NOISE THAT I THOUGHT WAS A ROCK HITTING MY WINDSHIELD. WHEN I LOOKED AT MY DASHBOARD I HAD A HUGE CRACK THAT NOW SPLIT THE DASHBOARD IN HALF FROM THE DEFROST VENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT OF THE DASHBOARD BACK TOWARD THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. AT THIS TIME I HAVE NOT TAKEN ANY ACTION TO REPAIR THE DASHBOARD BECAUSE IT IS BEYOND WARRANTY. *TR