Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-08-08 | 02V215000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | 345,436 | — | Details |
| 2001-09-10 | 01V288000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 43,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-13 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser. The contact stated that the rear quarter glass fasteners on both sides of … |
| 2023-07-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser. The contact stated that while driving at 35 MPH, she could smell fuel in t… |
| 2023-06-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | Hello My name is [XXX]. I own a 2002 Chrysler Pt cruiser and for some reason the power steering went out while I was dr… |
| 2021-11-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | Answers and explanations to all of the above questions: My power steering assembly is leaking pretty bad and is only ge… |
| 2021-07-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | While driving the vehicle I could begin to smell a strong odor of gas them almost like the smell of plastic melting and… |
| 2021-01-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE AIR… |
| 2019-10-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DROVE THE VEHICLE 12 MILES TO GET HOME. (THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY) IMMEDIATELY TURNING OFF ENGINE AFTER MAKING IT HO… |
| 2019-06-21 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON. CRANKSHAFT AND CAMSHAFT SENSORS WERE READING AS THE ISSUE ACCORDING TO THE ODOME… |
| 2019-06-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HIGH BEAM HEAD LAMPS WOULD ILLUMINATE RAND… |
| 2019-01-27 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | TAKATA RECALL THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A T-BONE ACCIDENT IN WHICH DRIVERS SIDE BACK SEAT TO REAR HATCH WAS T-BON… |
| 2018-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | UPON STARTING VEHICLE ALL WARNING TEST LIGHTS SUCH AS AIRBAG,OIL PRESSURE ETC. COME ON AS NORMAL,BUT OFTEN THE RED "AIR… |
| 2017-12-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY LIGHTS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. NOT ONLY DID MY HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF BUT MY DASH BOARD LIGHTS AND THE LIGHTS ON MY GEA… |
| 2017-12-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH MY WIFE AND I AND IT ALMOST TOOK OUR LIVES BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF IT ALIVE AND… |
| 2017-10-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | VEHICLE RECALLED IN 2004 FOR POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE LEAK POTENTIAL. RECALL WAS COMPLETED. POWER STEERING PRESSU… |
| 2017-06-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TAKARA RECALL. WHILE CHANGING UPPER AND LOWER MOTOR MOUNT I NOTICED SUB FRAME ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WAS ROTTED AND A… |
| 2017-03-24 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | ON RETURNING HOME FROM AN EVENT IN THE EVENING I PARKED MY VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE. I TURNED OFF LIGHTS AND THEN THE IGNI… |
| 2016-10-30 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | ENGINE CRADLE, OR FRONT SUBFRAME, IS RUSTED TO THE POINT I'VE STOPPED DRIVING THE CAR. I'M IN THE PROCESS OF FINDING A… |
| 2016-09-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | ..ON MY 2002 PT CRUISER THE FRONT SUSPENSION CROSS MEMBER HAS ROTTED SO BAD THAT IT BROKE IN A FEW PLACES CAUSING THE L… |
| 2016-08-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | STRUCTURE - NOTICED SLIGHT CLUNK FROM FRONT SUSPENSION ON BUMPS. ON MECHANIC'S LIFT, FOUND ALL SUSPENSION PARTS STILL G… |
| 2016-06-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ENGINE STARTS AND RUNS, BUT AS SOON AS I PUT IT INTO ANY GEAR BUT PARK, THE CAR IMMEDIATELY DIES. IT WILL RESTART, BUT … |
| 2016-05-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, A WARNING LIG… |
| 2016-05-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT I PULLED OVER AND I DIDNT HAVE DOOR LOCKS TO U… |
| 2016-04-25 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOG LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY AND W… |
| 2016-02-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD EXHIBITED A LONG CRACK WHICH ORI… |
| 2015-11-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND MAKIN… |
| 2015-10-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | OK THIS IS THE 10TH COMPLAINT FILED ON THIS VEHICLE BOTH BY MYSELF AND MECHANICS WHO HAVE WORKED ON IT IN LAST 6 MONTHS… |
| 2015-10-26 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHEN THE VEHICLE APPROACHED AN ABRUPT STOP AND ACCELERATED, THERE WAS … |
| 2015-10-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE SEVERELY. IN ADD… |
| 2015-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS AND OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *SMD THE C… |
| 2015-09-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 1 | OK MAYBE 4TH TIME IS A CHARM ON TRYING TO GET PT CRUISER OFF ROAD. I HAD A FIRE IN THIS VEHICLE DUE TO OVERHEATING WHIC… |
| 2015-09-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN PROMPTED. THE… |
| 2015-08-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING 55 MPHR AND THE CAR DIED. IT WOULDNT START BACK UP HAD TO TOW IT HOME. REPLACED THE TIMING, WATER PUMP, H… |
| 2015-08-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE MOTOR MOUNT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR THE 3RD TIME! |
| 2015-07-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WINDOWS AND AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. CAR UNDRIVEABLE ,ALL CURCIT BREAKERS AND FUSES CHECKED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. A… |
| 2015-06-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | OUR PT CRUISER OVERHEATED ONE DAY AFTER MY WIFE HAD LEFT WORK, THANKFULLY SHE MADE IT HOME BEFORE IT GOT WORSE. I HAVE… |
| 2015-06-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMI… |
| 2015-06-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED. THE … |
| 2015-06-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE PARKED AT A GAS STATION, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND THE CONTACT … |
| 2015-04-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, ALL THE METERS, GAUGES, AND INS… |
| 2015-04-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | OK THIS IS MY 3RD COMPLAINT ON THIS VEHICLE THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS OVERHEATING AND YES CAUGHT FIRE AFTER A MONTH OF THAT… |
| 2015-03-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | OK I AM SO UPSET I BOUGHT THIS CAR 2 YEARS AGO IT IS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER WITH A BACK CHECK FROM MY DISABILITY CA… |
| 2014-12-29 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO… |
| 2014-12-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAD JUST PUT FUEL IN MY CAR AND WAS DRIVING ACROSS A PARKING LOT. I PROCEEDED TO PARK MY CAR AND NOTICED SMOKE RISING… |
| 2014-12-10 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | NOTE: THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE (AS FAR AS I KNOW) BUT I WANT IT TO GO ON RECORD FROM WHAT ALL PT CRUISER OWNERS HAVE … |
| 2014-11-12 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A RED LIGHT A… |
| 2014-11-12 | TIRES | No | 0 | I PURCHASED 4 NEW DOUGLAS EXTRA-TRAK II TIRES AT WALMART AND WITHIN ONLY A FEW MONTHS WAS HAVING MAJOR "ALIGNMENT" TYPE… |
| 2014-09-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FOG LIGHTS CAME ON BY THEMSELVES WHILE PARKED WITH NO KEY IN IGNITION (WHILE AT WORK). COMMON ISSUE FOUND ALL OVER THE … |
| 2014-08-08 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICL… |
| 2014-07-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY MY CAR STARTED TO OVERHEAT SO I PULLED OVER AND LET IT COOL DOWN. AFTER ADDING MORE C… |
| 2014-06-30 | WHEELS | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE PULLED OUT OF BUSINESS COMPLEX TURN IN LEFT ABOUT A CAR LENGTHS AWAY FROM ME WHEN HE PULLED OUT..ATTEMPTED TO S… |