This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
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
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]
The contact owns a 2002 Chrysler PT CRUISER. The contact parked the vehicle and when he pulled the brake handle up, it went all the way to the top. There was no braking ability. He purchased a parking equalizer and clip because the cable was burned and frayed. He was informed at that time that he had to purchase the entire braking system assembly (lever, grip, handle) rather than just the 8 to 10 inch equalizer cable and clip. The VIN was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 140,085.
My '02 PT CRUISER has had many incidents over the past 4 years. The instrument panel occassionally flickers or does not light up at all. The radio display/clock feature will turn off while music is still playing. Headlights dim when radio/instrument panel is changed. The ABS failed on the interstate whlie going 65mph. The car slid for a long time, causing a large bald spot on all 4 tires. Then subsequently the car shut off and took a few minutes before the car was able to turn back on. The starter has died 3 times, each time being replaced. The car gets roughly 13mpg at all times. There is no safety under the seat to prevent rolling objects from rolling into the front seat and potentially affecting the use of pedals. The car frequently does not allow me to turn the key. I have had all of these problems, even while taking excellent care of my vechicle.
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.
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- Midland, MI, USA