Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | ||||||||||||||||
| 09E012000 | SABERSPORT | E (Equipment) | 16270 | 05/11/2009 | OVSC | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 04/07/2009 | 04/07/2009 | 571 | 108 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Sabersport is recalling 16,270 combination corner and bumper lamp assemblies of various part numbers sold for use as aftermarket equipment for various passenger vehicles. these headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment. these lamps do not contain the required amber side reflectors. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Decreased lighting visibility may result in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Sabersport will notify owners and offer a full refund for the noncompliant combination lamps. the safety recall began on may 11, 2009. owners may contact sabersport at 1-909-598-7589. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to aftermarket replacement equipment and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles produced by the vehicle manufacturer.in order to determine if your aftermarket lamp assembly is affected by this noncompliance, please review the list of model numbers provided to us by sabersport.the list can be found under document search located at the bottom of your screen.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | |||||
| 0802801 | 08/16/2005 | 0804405 | 629139 | Moisture accumulation inside a vented headlamp assembly condition. *tt | 03/27/2002 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 08/10/2012 | 112000 | 1 | |
| The problem i am having started about 2 months ago, my battery was suddenly drained and i had no idea why. i had to buy a new battery for about $125. *tr when my fog light indicator began to flicker on and off on its own. i'd just press the end of turn signal arm inward towards the steering column and the indicator light went off. gradually, the pressing process did not work anymore and i discovered that shutting off the car with the left hand turn signal pressed down, at least temporarily solved the problem (so i could do some research on its solution). not knowing what to do, i brought it into the dealer and for $65 they diagnosed it at a need to replace the multifunction switch which they said required the pulling of steering wheel and over $600 more to fix. i opted out on that, since car has 112,000 miles on it. then, with a week of very hot 90 degree temperatures, , i found that brand new battery totally drained and began reading the internet posts of the possibility of pulling the fuse. of course being a usa car, the manual didn't identify the fuse for the fog lamps in the under the hood fuse box. it seems that the heat allows the fog lamps to still turn on when the left hand signal arm is pressed downwards. going further, i found that fuse #8 in the interior dashboard fuse box could be pulled and should solve the problem without further repair. i find it very interesting that chrysler does not even show you a sketch of the interior fuse box in their owners manual.this approach does mean that the manufacturer of the vehicle is not allowing the buyer (me) to fully enjoy all the features of the vehicle! seems to me that chrysler corporation has not recalled the defective cars on purpose and needs to have a debacle like toyota had before they will do the right thing and fix a bad design. . | |||
| 08/10/2012 | 112000 | ||
| The problem i am having started about 2 months ago, my battery was suddenly drained and i had no idea why. i had to buy a new battery for about $125. when my fog light indicator began to flicker on and off on its own. i'd just press the end of turn signal arm inward towards the steering column and the indicator light went off. gradually, the pressing process did not work anymore and i discovered that shutting off the car with the left hand turn signal pressed down, at least temporarily solved the problem (so i could do some research on its solution). not knowing what to do, i brought it into the dealer and for $65 they diagnosed it at a need to replace the multifunction switch which they said required the pulling of steering wheel and over $600 more to fix. i opted out on that, since car has 112,000 miles on it. then, with a week of very hot 90 degree temperatures, , i found that brand new battery totally drained and began reading the internet posts of the possibility of pulling the fuse. of course being a usa car, the manual didn't identify the fuse for the fog lamps in the under the hood fuse box. it seems that the heat allows the fog lamps to still turn on when the left hand signal arm is pressed downwards. going further, i found that fuse #8 in the interior dashboard fuse box could be pulled and should solve the problem without further repair. i find it very interesting that chrysler does not even show you a sketch of the interior fuse box in their owners manual.this approach does mean that the manufacturer of the vehicle is not allowing the buyer (me) to fully enjoy all the features of the vehicle! seems to me that chrysler corporation has not recalled the defective cars on purpose and needs to have a debacle like toyota had before they will do the right thing and fix a bad design. . | |||
| 02/07/2012 | 185000 | 1 | |
| I unlocked my car doors with remote, and drove to the store, it was dark out so i had my head lights on. when i came out of the store and tried to unlock my car, it would not work. so i manually unlocked the doors with my key. it was very cold weather at that time and my heater would not work as well then i turned on my car to go home, and my lights would not come on. and so i was towed home. the next day i took it in to a chrysler repair shop and they did a quick check on it and said that it might be the electrical and they would have to go through the entire electrical to find the problem. they checked everything out without tearing the entire car apart and said that they could not find a problem with it. there went $100.00 of my money to find out that they could not find the problem. i don't know what else to do to get the car repaired with out having to spend $1,000.00 plus.... which is a quote by the chrysler repair. i have not been able to drive my car at night, due to no lights and now that we have hot 90 to 101 degree weather, i can not drive my car during this period of time due to not being able to use the air conditioner or to roll my windows down. i have spent over $3,000.00 in repairs for my car and i have only had it for just two years. there is one thing after another with my car, the problems are having to replace parts and sometimes having to replace those same parts a year later when they have just ran out of the warranties. i have service records for all of these problems and it is almost 2 inches thick. i am on disability and it took me over a year to save the enough money to buy this car and i have no more money to fix it again... and i have to take it through deq here in oregon and it will not pass their test due to exhaustion problems with the emissions leaking as well. *tr | |||
| 02/07/2012 | 185000 | ||
| I unlocked my car doors with remote, and drove to the store, it was dark out so i had my head lights on. when i came out of the store and tried to unlock my car, it would not work. so i manually unlocked the doors with my key.it was very cold weather at that time and my heater would not work as well then i turned on my car to go home, and my lights would not come on. and so i was towed home. the next day i took it in to a chrysler repair shop and they did a quick check on it and said that it might be the electrical and they would have to go through the entire electrical to find the problem. they checked everything out without tearing the entire car apart and said that they could not find a problem with it. there went $100.00 of my money to find out that they could not find the problem. i don.t know what else to do to get the car repaired with out having to spend $1,000.00 plus.... which is a quote by the chrysler repair. i have not been able to drive my car at night, due to no lights and now that we have hot 90 to 101 degree weather, i can not drive my car during this period of time due to not being able to use the air conditioner or to roll my windows down. i have spent over $3,000.00 in repairs for my car and i have only had it for just two years. there is one thing after another with my car, the problems are having to replace parts and sometimes having to replace those same parts a year later when they have just ran out of the warrantees. i have service records for all of these problems and it is almost 2 inches thick. i am on disability and it took me over a year to save the enough money to buy this car and i ahve no more money to fix it again... and i have to take it through deq here in oregon and it will not pass their test due to exaustion problems with the emissions leaking as well. | |||
| 07/10/2011 | 32000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns 2002 chrysler pt cruiser. while the vehicle was parked and the engine was turned off, the fog lights began to illuminate without intent. there were several attempts before the fog lights would turn off. the vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 32,000. rvk | |||
| 07/10/2011 | 32000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns 2002 chrysler pt cruiser. while the vehicle was parked and engine turned off, the fog lights began to illuminate without intent. there were several attempts before the fog lights would turn off. the vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 32,000. js | |||
| 04/04/2010 | 92171 | ||
| Fog lights would not turn off. brought into dealership in el segundo, ca for repair on 03/29/06 was told it was an internal switch and repaired for $86.58. i thought the problem was repaired. then in 2008 it happened again and i took it into another dealership in w. los angeles, ca and they told me it was a switch in the steering column so it had to be replaced and that totaled approximately $340. now on easter (04/04/10) on my way to a bbq to my parents home, the fog lights came on again ...and wouldn't turn off again. but this time it caused me to panic because it overheated and smoke started to come out of the hazard light switch and turn signal switch while i was just getting off the freeway. i was lucky because i was not to far from my parents home where my brother who was formally a mechanic had the mind to pull out the fuse to the fog lights. the fuse was very hot when he pulled it out and the smoking stopped. he did state that the car could of caught fire if he had not pulled the fuse out in time. i was lucky. i do have the old part available. | |||
| 10/15/2009 | 46514 | 1 | |
| There has been numerous problems with chrysler pt cruiser electrical systems, namely the multifunction control switch seems to overheat and cause an electrical short. this depletes the battery, and has led a number of pt cruiser owners to replace the multifunction control switch numerous times or remove the fuses for lights, such as the fog lights. chrysler knows that there is a systematic problem with their vehicle but are not willing to do anything to resolve the problem. information on such experiences can be found on the web at forums such as http://www.topix.com/forum/autos/chrysler-pt-cruiser/tf81khbdldvt92ah2 or at ptcruiser.com. *tr | |||
| 08/14/2009 | 72000 | 1 | |
| Multi-function switch connector housing degrades due to heat exposure over time which can cause shorting, light or turn signal failure or a smoke/fire hazard. the first indication of a problem was that the fog lamps would turn on by themselves. other owners have reported the main lights turning on and a few instances of the steering column billowing smoke while driving. chrysler has 2000+ multi-function switches on back order and refuses to acknowledge the issue after many owners have called to complain about the problem. *tr | |||
| 10/06/2009 | 25000 | 1 | |
| The multifunctional light switch on pt cruisers is defective. over 500 pt cruiser owners have reported that suddenly the front & back fog lights come on & do not shut off even when the motor & all other switches are turned off. obviously there is a short in the switch which could result in head lights suddenly being turned off when driving at night. this failure has been constant forcing me & others to remove the fuse controlling the fog lights so that the battery does not drain down after the vehicle is shut down. i and others have encountered extreme difficulty in obtaining a replacement part. *tr | |||
| 07/14/2009 | 91000 | 1 | |
| Found 2002 pt cruiser with dead battery on occasion, no consistency. replaced battery (7.75 years old, 90k miles) after 3rd instance over 2 months, issue resolved for about 2 weeks. car parked in hot parking lot, fog lights were dim when approaching car. car would not turn over to start, had it jumped. upon returning home, went to turn off car, fog lights would not turn off. fiddling with light switch would make them go off temporarily, then right back on. found turning left blinker in on position kept fogs off. researching issue, found the following forum: http://www.topix.com/forum/autos/chrysler-pt-cruiser/tf81khbdldvt92ah2 where hundreds of people have experienced the same issue. waiting to hear from chrysler on replacement part, as all online sources say it is back ordered 30-60 days. *tr | |||
| 06/03/2009 | 52000 | 1 | |
| Multifunction switch for headlights and fog lights fails. lights erratic, safety problem big time at night. thousands of complaints of the problem since 2001 can be viewed on line under various posts and threads. obviously a manufacturing defect that the company needs to address. since the company is now run by the government, should i call the white house? *tr | |||
| 05/25/2009 | 98000 | 1 | |
| I purchased my 2002 chrysler pt cruiser a few years ago now. i have sent chrysler many letters about these problems. the most recent incident was very scary. i bought the car at about 31,000 miles. about a month later my paint started peeling off of the front bumper and my dash started to crack. mind you i keep my car garaged and it is washed and waxed regularly by a shop that i have used for years with no problems. i went back to the dealer i bought it from and they were gone. so i contacted my next closest dealer. they said they could not do anything for me. about a month after that my cpu went out which was covered under the extended warranty that i purchased. they had to replace it twice before it finally lasted more than a day. then my dash completely crumbled. it cracked from the windshield to the front in the center and on both sides. i wrote a letter and email with no answer. i then contacted chrysler by phone and the lady told me to f%*k off and hung up on me. so i gave up. obviously i was not going to get anywhere with them. then about 3 months ago my check engine light came back on. i took my car to a friend who is a licensed mechanic and he scanned it on the computer and said it was my cpu again! i took it to the dealership and was told my warranty had expired. so i wrote another letter because this repair was going to be $1400.00 dollars. no response. but the scariest was about 2 weeks ago i was driving with my 13 month old niece in the car and smoke started coming from the left hand side of my steering column. i almost had got in a wreck trying to get us to safety. the smoke stopped so i figured whatever it was done for now. we were on the side of the road in a not so desirable neighborhood at night so i decided to take my chances with the car. we headed off on our way and my headlights started flickering. i parked the vehicle at home and the next morning my fairly new battery was dead. my flood lights would not turn off and had been on all night. *tr | |||
| 04/27/2009 | 72000 | 1 | |
| The control switch for the headlights on my 2002 pt cruiser has gone bad causing the fog lights to be permanently on and draining the battery. *tr | |||
| 03/10/2009 | 72000 | 1 | |
| Fog lamps stayed on when 2002 pt cruiser was turned off. after dissembling of the switch box the internal switch had arched enough that it welded itself together causing the plastic to melt and smoke. i used a real relay to rewire the circuit with a switch on the dash. this is in addition to rebuilding the front suspension and now i have a oil leak. great car from chrysler. i only have 74,000 on the car. *tr | |||
| 03/29/2009 | 58000 | 1 | |
| I own a 2002 pt cruiser touring edition and recently i have been coming out to my car to find the battery dead, i have a newer battery so this baffled me until i realized today that there is a short of some kind in the multi switch for the headlights and fog lights that caused the fog lights to remain on eventhough everything else was turned off. the following link shows may others are having the same issue and like others until i find out why this is happening i have pulled the fuse for my foglights.http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.f0f6957. this is dangerous if there is a short in these switches it can cause a fire and given the massive amt of people all over car forums having this issue why has noone issued a recall on these switches? *tr | |||
| 03/01/2009 | 68000 | 1 | |
| Multifunction switch felt like it had additional friction when turning lights on. in the first instance the head lights and fog lights were not coming on when they should. first unit was replaced at the dealership. second instance the switch did not have any precursor indication of failure, all lights from switch just stopped working one day. second unit is being replaced at dealership. part only lasts ~18 months. *tr | |||
| 12/02/2008 | 35000 | 1 | |
| 2002 chrysler pt cruiser multfunction switch smoking and short circuiting resulting in fog lamp failure. *tr | |||
| 02/20/2009 | 45000 | 1 | |
| Multi function switch, lights just quit working, very dangerous. i have never had a car were something as basic as the headlights quit working. all lights failed, interior, headlights, dash lights, tail lights. *tr | |||
| 02/05/2009 | 85000 | 1 | |
| 2002 chrysler pt cruiser, the multi-function switch, which controls the fog-lights, headlights, and interior panel is faulty. it shorts out, causing smoke, or the fog lights come on when the car is parked, and drains the battery of all power. driving down the road, the light comes on indicating the fog lights are on, when they have not been activated, then there is a burning smell coming from the steering column, you have to turn the lights on, turn on the blinkers or stop to get this problem to subside. chrysler has had this problem with thousands of the multi-function switches that have the fog-light option. please issue an immediate recall before a fire occurs which means the loss of someone's' life. this can be prevented by immediate action on the governments part. the multifunction switch is faulty, very weak. *tr | |||
| 11/20/2008 | 28650 | 1 | |
| Fog lights stay on when care is turned off. *tr | |||
| 08/04/2008 | 67000 | 1 | |
| Multi-control turn signal lever issue. fog lights stay on, even with car off. drains battery. 'very touchy', short? had to pull fuse to temporarily remedy situation. *tr | |||
| 07/05/2007 | 83500 | 3 | 03/14/2002 |
| Multi function switch shorted out causing lights to remain on. leaving my wife unable to attend her chemo therapy session on time, due the need to get car jump started. after several days mis function was notice,brought to dealer and repaired by same at no charge . *tr | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - FOG LIGHTS | |||
| 04/12/2010 | 28000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2002 chrysler pt cruiser. while driving at approximately 30 mph with the fog lamp illuminated, the contact noticed a burning smell. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where a switch in the steering column was replaced. some time later, the contact was unable to turn off the fog lights. she called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. the current mileage was approximately 56,000. the failure mileage was approximately 28,000. | |||
| 05/01/2007 | 75000 | 2 | 02/01/2002 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2002 chrysler pt cruiser. the contact stated that the steering wheel vibrated and she heard a rattling sound coming from underneath the vehicle while it was stationary. she felt that a failed motor mount caused the failure. as of november 8, 2007, the dealer had not completed an inspection. the failure mileage was 75,000 and current mileage was 85,000. updated 03/13/08. *lj the solenoid pack was leaking. the fog lights were inoperative. | |||
| 10/10/2004 | 5 | ||
| For the past 4 months my car fog lights come on for no reason. woke up in the morning and they where on and if they turn on while driving it seems to affect the radio now when i shut off the car i put turn signal on and it seems to make it stop. *nm | |||
| 06/03/2005 | 1 | ||
| Battery failure when fog lights go on due to faulty switch | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - FOG LIGHTS - SWITCH | |||
| 08/01/2007 | 100 | ||
| The problem i am having started about 2 months ago, when my battery was suddenly drained and i had no idea why. i had to buy a new battery, and found it draining as well. i finally discovered that my fog lights were coming on by themselves while the car was parked. it appears that there is a short or some wiring problem in the turn signal switch lever, which has the fog light switch on the end, and the problem has only got worse. for now, the only solution i have found is to flip the lever down to the left turn signal when the car is parked, which somehow keeps the fog light switch from engaging. i have also found that heat, related to the time of the day, seems to also play a part in it. when it is cool, like in the morning, the fog lights do not turn on. as soon as it warms up for the day, they come on and will not turn off. i decided to do a google search today, and found hundreds of complaints in a post regarding the problem, and that chrysler has never addressed it. the complaints all demonstrate that the left-turn-signal solution i found on my own is the only way to handle the problem. i also noted others have suggested the temperature relationship, where heat from the time of day makes the problem worse. the thread can be read here: http://www.topix.net/forum/autos/chrysler-pt-cruiser/tf81khbdldvt92ah2 *tr | |||
| 07/04/2007 | 20 | ||
| Fog light switch failure, fog lights stay on whether the switch is turned on or off. smell of burning wires after vehicle sits for a couple of hours with the lights on. *ak | |||
| 02/01/2006 | 51000 | 1 | 11/01/2004 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2002 chrysler pt cruiser. the contact stated that the fog light switch becomes stuck and runs down his battery. the failure has caused the vehicle not to start due to the loss of power in the battery. the shop is charging $300 for the repair. the contact researched the internet and found many complaints pertaining to the same failure. the current and failure mileages were 51,000. updated 02/01/08 | |||
| 01/01/2007 | 100 | 06/01/2002 | |
| 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 | |||
| 02/15/2007 | 55000 | 150 | 01/05/2003 |
| Cannot turn off fog lights/driving lights when headlights are on or off. *nm | |||
| 07/01/2006 | 5 | 06/10/2005 | |
| The fog lights on my 2002 pt cruiser come on by themselves. they have come on during the middle of the night. this has caused my battery to go dead. i had to pull the fuse to make them stop coming on. *jb | |||
| 07/03/2006 | 724901 | 10 | 09/27/2001 |
| Failure of the fog lights to turn off. *nm | |||
| 02/01/2006 | 54999 | 1 | 04/26/2002 |
| Feb 2006 - june 2006: indicator light on dashboard lights intermittently, appears to indicate a headlamp failure, but no burnt-out bulb is apparent. june 8, 2006: indicator lamp will only go out when high beam or turn signals are on. june 8, 2006: battery dead after car parked for 5 hours. jump start successful. june 8, 2006: read manual. discovered that car had fog lights, and that the indicator light meant that the fog lights were on. only the fog light switch was off. and turning the switch on and off didn't solve the problem. june 9, 2006: pulled relevant fuse. hope nothing critical is on the same circuit. *jb | |||
| 05/31/2005 | 41000 | 07/10/2002 | |
| Multifunction light switch failure, causing lights to come on when car not operating. short in wiring caused sparks and smoke. | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TAIL LIGHTS | |||
| 1 | |||
| Water became trapped in the tail lights, which caused condensation.*jb | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TURN SIGNAL | |||
| 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 | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TURN SIGNAL - SWITCH | |||
| 05/24/2008 | 1 | ||
| The multifunction turn signal switch allows stops working and fog lights stay on making the battery run down and the only immediate remedy is to disconnect the fog lights, i pulled the fuse. there is an excessive amount of complaints about this issue on the internet. chrysler should man up to this problem. someone could get seriously hurt if there is a fire because of this problem. death or extreme burns could come as a result of chrysler not taking care of this problem. why does it have to go to such extreme measures for chrysler to take care of this electrical hazard. there are so many instances of this problem out on the web, so i know chrysler can't say that they've never heard about it before. i will sue if me or any of my family are harmed by this electrical short. this is just a bad accident waiting to happen. *tr | |||
| 04/16/2008 | 1 | ||
| The multifunction turn signal switch allows stops working and fog lights stay on making the battery run down and the only immediate remedy is to disconnect the fog lights, i pulled the fuse. i have read many complaints about this on the internet, it is a big problem. *tr | |||