2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER Complaints

PT CRUISER DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND GROWING LONGER. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO BE SERVICED AT CHRYSLER AND SHOWED THEM THE CRACK THEY SAID THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN OR HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING TO ANY OTHER CARS THEN GAVE A QUOTE FOR ME TO PAY AND FIX IT. HOWEVER THE LOCAL NEWS HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING AND THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE PT CRUISERS AND A DODGE TRUCK. *TR

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

I NOTICED THE CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD . AT THE END OF THE EVENING THE CRACK WENT FROM THE VENT ON THE DASHBOARD TO THE WINDSHIELD. ANOTHER CRACK OPENED ABOUT 3 INCHES TO THE LEFT AND CONTINUED CRACKING UNTIL IT WAS COMPLETELY CRACKED IN HALF . NOW ,THERE WAS A THIRD FISSURE STARTING. THE PIECES OF THE VENT WERE FALLING INSIDE OF IT. *AK

LARGE CRACK IN DASHBOARD, FROM WINDOW TO BOTTOM OF DASHBOARD THROUGH AIR VENT. ANOTHER CRACK WAS STARTING NEAR PASSENGER SIDE. *AK

THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING LAST MONTH ON THE PT CRUISER AND APPEARED TO BE GETTING WORSE. I WAS CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL MAKE DRIVING THE CAR DANGEROUS. SOME OF THE CRACKED VENT WAS ALREADY FALLING INTO THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. HERE IS A PICTURE OF THE DASHBOARD AT WWW.PBASE.COM/ROD_OSTOSKI/IMAGE/78561344. ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL TV NEWS 6 PROBLEM SOLVERS AT ORLANDO, FLORIDA THIS WAS A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE. WE FELT THIS WAS A DEFECT OF THE CAR THAT SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER.*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.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHYRSLER PT CRUISER. THE VEHICLE'S ENTIRE DASHBOARD BURST INTO SEVERAL PIECES. THE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80 DEGREES. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT REPAIR THE DASHBOARD DUE TO THE STATE'S CLIMATE. THE ENGINE SIZE IS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 97,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

DASHBOARD COLLAPSED ON 2002 PT CRUISER PURCHASED IN JANUARY 2006. APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO TWO CRACKS APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, THEN IN MARCH 2007 THE VENTILATION GRILL STARTED TO BREAK, AND THE DASHBOARD WAS NOW BASICALLY IN TWO HALVES. AS THE GAP IN THE DASHBOARD APPEARED TO BE GETTING LARGER. A TEMPORARY REPAIR WAS MADE USING SUPER GLUE TO HOLD THE DASHBOARD TOGETHER. *AK

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.

DASHBOARD ON THE 2002 PT CRUISER IS CRACKING DOWN THE MIDDLE AND VIBRATES BADLY WHEN DRIVING. CONCERNED THAT IT WILL COLLAPSE.*AK