2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER Complaints

I JUST NOTICED THE 2001 PT CRUISER DASHBOARD HAD CRACKS. IT WAS GARAGE KEPT AND ALWAYS HAD SUN SHADES ON. ONLY HAD 50000 MILES. I HOPE THAT CHRYSLER STEPPED UP AND ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR PRODUCT. THEY DID ON THE TRUCKS, SO WHY NOT ON THE CRUISERS. *AK

DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRACK JUST ONE MONTH OUTSIDE WARRANTY. 2 LARGE CRACKS ALMOST SPLITTING THE DASHBOARD IN HALF. THE CAR DOES SIT OUTSIDE BUT IT WAS ONLY ABOUT 3 YR OLD CAR. AFTER CALLING CHRYSLER TO COMPLAIN THEY AGREED TO PAY FOR THE PART AND I WAS TO ONLY PAY LABOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE DASHBOARD. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 90,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO GO ON AND OFF AND THE WARNING CHIMES CONTINUE TO SOUND. SHE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO CHRYSLER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE AIR BAG MODULE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED AT A LOCAL GAS STATION AND THEY REPLACED THE COMPONENT, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL OCCURS. THE COST TO HAVE THE AIR BAG MODULE REPLACED WAS $300. THE CONTACT HAS NOT HEARD FROM THE MECHANIC SINCE THE REPLACEMENT WAS MADE. SHE STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A GAS STATION TO BE SERVICED. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 50,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THE WARNING INDICATOR CHIMES IF THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON OR OFF. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MODULE, HOWEVER, THE INDICATOR CONTINUES TO CHIME. THE DEALER IS CURRENTLY UNAWARE OF HOW TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB THE ARI BAG MODULE WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM.

THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER IS CRACKING IN MANY PLACES THROUGH THE MIDDLE SECTION. I'M AFRAID IT MAY COLLAPSE AS OTHERS HAVE. THE CRACKS ALSO RUN THROUGH THE TOP AIR VENT. I'VE RESEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND MANY OTHER CASES OF THIS HAPPENING WHICH SOME HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENTS. HAS CHRYSLER ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM AND IS THERE A RECALL POSSIBILITY? THIS IS THE FIRST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED THAT HAS DONE THIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS AGO, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKING. THE CRACK BEGAN FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE VENT AND IS APPROXIMATELY 14 INCHES LONG. SHE USES A SUN PROTECTOR FOR THE WINDSHIELD WHEN SHE CAN, BUT ADMITS THAT THE DASHBOARD IS EXPOSED TO A LOT OF SUNLIGHT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 35,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD CRACKED AROUND THE VENT LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DASHBOARD. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 78,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

DASHBOARD CRACKING AND FALLING TO PIECES. CONCERNED ABOUT DAMAGING OTHER PARTS OF THE CAR IF CAVE-INS HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD BEGAN CRACKING APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO. THE DASHBOARD IS EXPOSED TO THE SUN AND A WINDSHIELD SCREEN IS NOT USED DURING THE DAY. THE CRACK HAS NOW SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD, SEPARATING IT INTO TWO PIECES. THE CRACK EXTENDS FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE CENTER CONSOLE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 104,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.