Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| 0801405 | 02/17/2005 | 10012809 | Mopar accessory remote starter inoperative due to hood switch. *tt | 03/30/2005 | |
| 2100804 | 10/16/2004 | 2100804A | 10008383 | Malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illumination -diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p1776 solenoid switch valve latched in lr position. *mj this bulletin replaces 21-008-04 dated june 1, 2004. *tt | 07/29/2004 |
| 0803403 | 03/02/2004 | 0800804 | 10007592 | New spark plug for 2.4l engine. *mj | 07/02/2004 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 11/07/2012 | 86000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 chrysler pt cruiser. the contact stated that after making a left turn, the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle coasted downhill before it came to a complete stop. the vehicle was towed to a mechanic who ran a diagnostic test and determined that the automatic shut off fuse was blown. the mechanic replaced the fuse. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 86,000. kmj | |||
| 11/07/2012 | 86000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 chrysler pt cruiser. the contact stated after making a left hand turn the vehicle stalled. there was no warning lights illuminated showing why the vehicle stalled. after the vehicle rolled down the hill it came to a complete stop. the vehicle was towed to a mechanic shop who ran a diagnostic test and the codes showed the automatic shut off fuse was blown. the mechanic shop replaced the fuse. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 86,000. mw | |||
| 05/25/2012 | 124000 | 1 | |
| While driving the engine will sputter and die. when pulling up to a stop light the check engine light will come on and the engine will immediately die. while driving on the freeway at 65mph the engine will suddenly die. sometimes it will start up again right away, but most of the time it takes a few minutes to start back up, while people are honking and having to go around my car. most of the time the car will run rough after re-start, but will run normally after sitting overnight, until the next time it dies. many other pt owners are experiencing the same thing. very dangerous and scary! four mechanics have tried to figure out the problem. no luck. have replaced the ecm and just about every sensor and replaceable engine part. no luck. this is occurring in other chrysler vehicles, too. it seems like no one has found an answer to the problem. this is a very dangerous situation and chrysler should figure out the problem and provide a fix. *tr | |||
| 03/09/2011 | 41365 | 1 | |
| Fog lights will not turn off. i had to unplug the lights in order for them not to stay on. now they are completely off. will never buy a chrysler product again. i have 46,000 miles and everything described in these reports went wrong with my vehicle. *tr | |||
| 03/09/2011 | 41365 | ||
| Fog lights will not turn off. i had to unplug the lights in order for them not to stay on. now they are completely off. will never buy a chrysler product again. i have 46,000 miles and everything described in these reports went wrong with my vehicle, | |||
| 04/24/2012 | 50000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 chrysler pt cruiser. while examining the vehicle, the contact noticed that the multi-switch on the steering wheel malfunctioned and was causing the fog lights to remain illuminated after the vehicle was shut off. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure was confirmed. the vehicle was not repaired. the current and failure mileages were 50,000. kmj | |||
| 05/02/2012 | 74300 | ||
| Faulty mulitfunction switch module caused fog lights to illuminate while the car was off and in th driveway, resulting in a dead battery. fog lights came on when i connected jumper cables to external battery. fog lights go on and off as the light control stem on the multifunction module is wiggled. removed fog light fuse to prevent reoccurrence until multifunction module can be repaired/replaced. internet search and this site indicate this is a persistent and reoccurring problem across many pt cruiser models and years. | |||
| 04/24/2012 | 50000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 chrysler pt cruiser. while examining the vehicle, the contact noticed that the multi-switch on the steering wheel malfunctioned and was causing the fog lights to remain illuminated after the vehicle was shut off. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure was confirmed. the vehicle was not repaired. the current and failure mileages were 50,000. kmj | |||
| 05/02/2012 | 74300 | ||
| Faulty mulitfunction switch module caused fog lights to illuminate while the car was off and in th driveway, resulting in a dead battery. fog lights came on when i connected jumper cables to external battery. fog lights go on and off as the light control stem on the multifunction module is wiggled. removed fog light fuse to prevent reoccurrence until multifunction module can be repaired/replaced. internet search and this site indicate this is a persistent and reoccurring problem across many pt cruiser models and years. | |||
| 04/24/2012 | 50000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 chrysler pt cruiser. while examining the vehicle, the contact noticed that the multi-switch on the steering wheel malfunctioned and was causing the fog lights to remain illuminated after the vehicle was shut off. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure was confirmed. the vehicle was not repaired. the current and failure mileages were 50,000. kmj | |||
| 05/02/2012 | 74300 | ||
| Faulty mulitfunction switch module caused fog lights to illuminate while the car was off and in th driveway, resulting in a dead battery. fog lights came on when i connected jumper cables to external battery. fog lights go on and off as the light control stem on the multifunction module is wiggled. removed fog light fuse to prevent reoccurrence until multifunction module can be repaired/replaced. internet search and this site indicate this is a persistent and reoccurring problem across many pt cruiser models and years. | |||
| 04/24/2012 | 50000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 chrysler pt cruiser.while examining the vehicle the contact noticed that the multi-switch on the steering wheel malfunctioned causing the fog lights to remain on after the vehicle was shut off. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure was confirmed that the switch caused the failure. the vehicle has not been repaired. the current and failure mileages were 50,000. bml | |||
| 05/02/2012 | 74300 | ||
| Faulty mulitfunction switch module caused fog lights to illuminate while the car was off and in th driveway, resulting in a dead battery. fog lights came on when i connected jumper cables to external battery. fog lights go on and off as the light control stem on the multifunction module is wiggled. removed fog light fuse to prevent reoccurrence until multifunction module can be repaired/replaced. internet search and this site indicate this is a persistent and reoccurring problem across many pt cruiser models and years. | |||
| 03/20/2010 | 69482 | ||
| Replaced the leak detection pump on march 20, 2010 and again on october 26, 2011 | |||
| 07/18/2011 | 115000 | ||
| Fog lamps began flickering on and off then the interior dash lights went out as well as the rear tail lighting. | |||
| 06/17/2010 | 48500 | ||
| Pt cruiser on cruise control. exit freeway and tap break. car begins to coast. as we approached stopped traffic the break was applied again. cruise kicked in again and instead of slowing we speeded up. approximately 2:30 pm - no alcohol involved and no skid marks. hit 5 other vehicles. my husband was driving and i was the passenger. i was very badly injured internally and had fractures to ribs, vertebra. and ankle. seat belt and air bag saved my life but seat belt ripped my intestines and caused severe internal bleeding. my husband was in shock but without injury. it took 3 weeks to get a police report and on the report it stated that he had stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake. not true -- not true. he yelled to me before the impact that the car was not stopping and i saw that he had the brake to the floor. | |||
| 06/15/2010 | 48100 | ||
| Fog lights on my 2004 pt cruiser stay on all the time, draining the battery. multifunction switch does not turn off the fog lights. pulled the fuse to disable the circuit and attempting to find a replacement part. | |||
| 02/14/2010 | 56000 | 1 | |
| Smoke coming from steering column. fog lights will not turn off. battery will run down. *tr | |||
| 06/21/2009 | 79000 | 1 | |
| I have a 2004 pt cruiser which i bought in nov 2005. first incident, rear left passenger window stopped working. headlights and brake lights burn out very rapidly. latest big problem started in june 2009, brother noticed my fog lamps on, not only had i not turned them on, i never used them before. thought it was a random incident but battery kept dying. finally determined in july 2008 by mechanic that the switch arm was malfunctioning and needed to be replaced. told by dealership are back ordered and to just unplug the lights to fix. mechanic replaced, thought problem solved. then panel kept claiming door ajar. no door was open!!! mechanic replaced door latch. thought problem solved. went out to car on 1/19/09, it was gone. city towed it due to complaint of my alarm going off and not shutting off. cost me $234 to reclaim and find alarm is malfunctioning and battery being drained again!! interior lights going off and on while driving. so far since june 2009, (battery, alternator, switch arm, door latch, towing) have spent about $1000 in repairs. i have yet to find out cost of alarm and obvious electrical repairs to come. until reading other complaints, had no idea the smell of burning i have smelt on occasion may actually be coming from my own car. do yourself a favor, don't ever buy a chrysler. *tr | |||
| 06/18/2007 | 41000 | 1 | |
| Engine light keeps coming on after being reset. checked by mechanic, computer says problem is in cruise control, & has been reset 3 times. & is on again! *tr | |||
| 05/15/2009 | 100000 | 1 | |
| In my 2004 pt cruiser-first was unable to turn on light in rain, then all of the lights stopped working, while i was driving. got it fixed for $600, then fog lamps will not turn off. all of a sudden there is smoke coming from the console, now the only way i can keep my fog lights from draining the battery is to remove the fuse each day. i have heard of both problems occurring in pts with other people. *tr | |||
| 03/23/2009 | 82151 | 1 | |
| 2004 chrysler pt cruiser, the multi-function switch failed and the fog lights on the car remain on even with the switch off and the key out. this drains the battery. this is a known issue, there are over 4000 parts on back-order so many other pt cruisers are having the issue. *tr | |||
| 06/20/2009 | 62400 | 1 | |
| Multifunction switch failure - fog lights will not turn on - headlamps flicker - dealership reports there are currently over 3000 of these on backorder - part #05073049ab. *tr | |||
| 04/10/2009 | 77444 | 1 | |
| Fog lights came on and stayed on without being turned on, even when car is off. smoke from steering column. dead battery. 395 instances of this on one web site. 77,000 miles on a 2004 pt cruiser. *tr | |||
| 01/02/2009 | 74600 | 1 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chrysler pt cruiser. while driving 35 mph, the contact smelled an electrical burning smell coming from the instrument panel. shortly afterwards, the instrument panel indicators stopped working. the contact then smelled burning plastic. the chrysler dealer pulled the instrument cluster and discovered that the cluster circuit was burned. the dealer replaced the instrument cluster with a new part and they retained the old part. the failure mileage was 74,600. | |||
| 02/18/2005 | 12070 | 1 | 06/08/2004 |
| My complaint is regarding the rough idle and surges. this first started when a/c or heat were on. at this time the car does this even when a/c or heat are not on. car feels as though it is going to stall out when accelerating either from a parked position, accelerating to a freeway speed and when in idle position. on february 18th, 2005, head gasket, cylinder head and spark plugs replaced per my complaint of problem. at that time the car had 12,070 miles on it. june 17th, 2005, spark plugs replaced again and also replaced spark plug cables because problem still existed. i was told that the cables were not replaced on february 18th and that this would fix the problem. this did not fix the problem in which i made further complaints on november 15th 2006. technician could not find problem. i was told monitor sensors were within range, tbs updates checked and none were available. spark plugs and cables were all in good condition. july 11th 2006, technician confirmed complaint that engine will stall when running a/c. flashed programmed controller and checked over engine system. problem still exists and i am concerned that this problem is a hazard when driving this vehicle. *jb | |||
| 01/15/2007 | 37616 | 1 | 11/27/2004 |
| My 2004 pt cruiser after i was driving for aprox 15 min., and then parked, started smoking from under the hood. it then quickly caught fire and destroyed from the dash forward. i had the car serviced 11 days earlier at the dealership. i had no warning lights, no smoke or smell while driving. the car is a total loss. *jb | |||
| 08/15/2004 | 11000 | 6 | 08/14/2004 |
| Dt: the car randomly stalls or dies when approaching a stop. also, did this when turning a sharp corner. the car is in the shop now for this problem. mechanic does not know what is wrong, but has had the same problem. chrysler knows about this problem, but they do not have a fix for this problem. other cars of the same year and make are having the same problem also, some newer models are having the same problems according to the dealers that caller spoke too.*ak | |||
| 01/01/2005 | 59 | ||
| The consumer pt cruiser trip meter constantly reset itself, when this happens the dash lights flash on and off, gas gauge drops to empty and the bells start beeping. *bf the mechanic sprayed static guard in it that time to resolve the issue, but this did not work. the consumer was told that the problem was with the cloth seats and to get out and grab the metal bar. the gear shifter knob would come off, there was a grinding noise in the rear due to the brakes, it was hard for the consumer to get out of the vehicle at time because the lock and tumblers were sticking, the engine would knock intermittently during acceleration and would only get 12.9 miles to the gallon and would run rough intermittently, and the gauges would quit working at times. *sc | |||
| 04/03/2004 | 61 | 3 | 03/23/2004 |
| The computer in the car keeps locking up, all the dash emer lights come on and no dash componets work, speedometer, mileage indicator, tack0meter instrument panel off . one doesn't know if car is working properly or not. could shut down in traffic and cause an accident or a person to be stranded anywhere.*ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 10/11/2004 | 5187 | 2 | 08/25/2003 |
| Car stalls & check engine light comes on car almost stalled brought to dealer to perform warranty repairs. dealer replaced spark plugs, wires, power train module.*ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - STARTER ASSEMBLY - SOLENOID | |||
| 02/06/2005 | 1620 | 2 | 07/23/2004 |
| One day after washing my pt cruiser, when i started the engine, it was idling so hard the car was jerking from side to side. i thought maybe after it ran awhile it would stop, so i backed out of the driveway. the engine light on the dashboard lit up and starting beeping, so i put the car back in the garage. i performed the test from the owners manual for the emissions, and the hard idle stopped. however, when i was driving the car later that same day, the car locks kept locking. at one point, they went berserk, locking constantly for about 30 seconds. one day later, the car seems to be running normally. i've heard of problems with sudden acceleration in chrylers after the car is washed. i'm concerned about the possible defect in the electrical system. *jb | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 06/06/2005 | 1 | 08/25/2004 | |
| Dt: while driving went too a fast food line and while waiting to place an order noticed smoke coming from under the hood. no other cars were behind consumer's vehicle, so immediately put vehicle in reverse and quickly parked in a nearby parking lot away from other vehicles. driver called 911. in a short time the front portion of the vehicle was engulfed in flames. the fire department arrived and was able to put out the fire. the fire department was very vague in their evaluation of the cause of the fire, but did say they thought it was electrical. driver had similar experience with an electrical fire and thought the smell was familiar as an electrical fire. aaa towed vehicle to a local dealer in the area, and that is where the vehicle is currently awaiting a visit from the insurance adjuster. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 10/01/2004 | 4 | 10/01/2004 | |
| 2004 pt cruiser customer states that they are problems with the dome lights and the gauges**cc the consumer believed his problem maybe related to recall # 01v288000 *jb | |||
| 06/09/2005 | 21000 | 1 | |
| I was driving and the car caught on fire - electrical with flames inside the car. to the best of my knowledge the engine and body of the car were not damaged. the car is currently sitting on the dealer lot. it was reported to chrysler and the car is under warranty; however, they are denying my claim. i wasn't hurt - just inhaled a lot of black smoke getting the car off the highway and into a parking lot. the windshield shattered from the heat as well as the entire dash to the left of the steering wheel is gone - and the plastic is melted and just hanging. chrysler is refusing to do anything about my pt cruiser even though it is under warranty. the 911 operator transferred me to the fire department - who have a report on the car. | |||
| 03/24/2005 | 2 | ||
| Lose all instrument panel function, dome light stays on, and door ajar light stays on....even tho no door is open...dealer has no clue and computer does not report an issue....pull fuse and reinsert resolves the issue....*ak | |||