2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER Complaints

I OWN A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. I WAS AWARE CHRYSLER ONLY OFFERED A 3 YEAR WARRANTY ON MY CAR WHEN PURCHASED, SO I OPTED AND PAID EXTRA FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER AN ADDITIONAL 2 YEARS. BASICALLY LAST MAY 2006, I NOTICED A CRACK APPEARED ON THE TOP DASHBOARD NEXT TO THE WINDSHIELD AND THE GRILL ON THE TOP DASH ALSO HAD A CRACK. I CALLED THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOT A RECALL AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST ME. I EXPLAINED I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THEY THEN SAID THAT THIS WAS CONSIDERED MORE OF A COSMETIC ISSUE NOT ANYTHING THAT IS COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY POLICY. WE THEN CALLED THE MAIN CHRYSLER HEADQUARTERS OFFICE THEY CLAIMED THE SAME THING. SO TO THIS DAY I STILL HAVE THE CRACK ON THE TOP PART OF DASHBOARD WHICH NOW IS CRACKED ALL THE WAY ACROSS VERTICALLY (DASH IS SPLIT IN HALF) BECAUSE NO ONE AT CHRYSLER CONSIDERED THIS A DEFECT ISSUE FOR SOME ODD REASON AND LACK THE CUSTOMER SERVICE ALL COMPANIES NEED TO RUN A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS. I VOWED SINCE THEN TO NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER CHRYSLER. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD. AS YEARS WENT BY, THE CRACK GREW LARGER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND # OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 35,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 08/07/07. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. AROUND OCTOBER OF 2006, THE CONTACT NOTICED A SMALL TIP OF THE DASHBOARD BEGINNING TO CRACK. THE CRACK IS NOW APPROXIMATELY 5-6 INCHES LONG. A FEW MONTHS AFTER IT BEGAN CRACKING, THE CONTACT NOTICED ANOTHER CRACK FORMING. CURRENTLY, THE SECOND CRACK IS AS LONG AS THE FIRST ONE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 69,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000. UPDATED 07/24/07. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE QUARTER GLASS SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 07V149000 (VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

THE DASHBOARD OF THE 2002 P.T. CRUISER HAD CRACKED IN TWO (2) PLACES, AND I FELT THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DEFECT, AS A NEW DASHBOARD COST APPROXIMATELY $220.00 - PLEASE ADVISE. *AK

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN THE CENTER. OVER TIME, THE CRACK HAS EXPANDED. NO WIRES ARE EXPOSED. THE CRACK HAS BEEN PRESENT FOR THREE TO FIVE MONTHS. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 129,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN CRACKING FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THE CRACK EXTENDS FROM THE WINDOW TO THE RADIO. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52,067.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN FOUR SPOTS. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED MOSTLY IN A GARAGE AND AWAY FROM SUNLIGHT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 20,051 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SCRAPING NOISE COMING FROM HER VEHICLE. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ALL WINTER AND BEGAN MAKING THIS NOISE ONE MONTH AGO. THE SPEED AND THE WEATHER ARE NOT FACTORS. THE NOISE IS PRODUCED WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE PURCHASE DATE AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 41,900 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.