Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT | |||||
| 1801201 | 05/25/2001 | 620066 | Subject regarding generic scan tool (gst), publication no. 81-170-00008 provided with this technical service bulletin to provide reference information when using generic scan tool on obdii vehicles. *tt | 07/11/2001 | |
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | |||||
| 0801601 | 08/03/2001 | 623312 | Information regarding vehicles equipped with radios will have a new locking radio antenna connector. *slc | 10/26/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT | |||
| 03/08/2010 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2002 chrysler pt cruiser. the contact stated the horn on the vehicle has stopped working. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told the air bag needed to be replaced in the vehicle in order to get the horn to work. the failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 51,000.rl | |||
| 01/02/2011 | 60000 | ||
| Premature water pump and timing chain failure 2002 pt cruiser | |||
| 03/01/2010 | 73000 | ||
| Dashboard on my pt cruiser -2002 just started cracking first a the windshield like a hair line crack - then defrost vent involved - now it has a hole in the vent - and now just this weekend another hairline crack starting at the air vent and going now to the console. what is happening to my dash? this could be a safety hazzard with the air bag just down below. no wreck involved. | |||
| 03/02/2010 | 164000 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 01/04/2003 | 0 | 02/07/2002 | |
| I kept smelling this stench odor in my car, it appeared to be coming from the air conditioner. i though maybe either a cat or baby squirral got up in the engine & died. could not find anything, so we took it to the dealer, since we could only smell it when we turned on the fan. the dealer in tampa knew right away what the problem was, said mold was growing in the air vents, and flushed a chemical in there to kill the mold. that only temporarily solved the problem, so i took it to a different dealer, closer to my home. told them to fix the problem, not just mask it with chemicals. they claimed the car was coming from something other than the air conditioner & air vents, and refused to fix it. i called the chrysler ho, and they sided with the dealership. | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||
| 11/13/2006 | 45550 | 1 | 08/26/2001 |
| I own a 2002 pt cruiser and have always taken good care of it, by having it always serviced at the dealers and nowhere else. i love this car but just recently i have started have some problems with it. first my a/c started to sometimes blow hot air instead of cold and that stopped and then it seems like when i come to a stop with the a/c on it acts like it is going to stall. now the transmission started making a noise when i go from reverse to drive. so i took it to a dealer to get it fixed and they are telling me i need a new transmission and it will cost me about $3200.00. my car has 45,000 miles on it. i would think that if it has always been serviced by a chrysler dealer that this should have been preventable? can anyone help? thanks for your consideration. *nm | |||
| 06/22/2004 | 3000 | 12 | 07/31/2001 |
| 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 | |||
| 06/25/2003 | 25289 | 1 | 12/27/2001 |
| I was driving down the street and smoke started coming out of my air conditioner vents. i pulled over and opened my hood. the smoke was coming from the vent right below the passenger side of windshield in the engine compartment. i called 911 and the car burnt before the fire dept could get there. they were a block away. chrysler chose to do nothing. *la | |||
| 07/01/2002 | |||
| When air conditioner is used a bad odor is noticed, dealer can not find a problem. ts | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | |||
| 06/22/2006 | 22299 | 1 | 03/22/2002 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving the vehicle there is a chemical smell which gave contact headaches and an occasional sore throat. the dealership inspected the vehicle and determined there was not a defect in the vehicle. *ak the front end of the vehicle was out of alignment. there was excessive wind noise when the windows were rolled up. the speakers made a loud noise. the rear seat backing was replaced. updated 07/25/06. *jb | |||