Consumer Complaint Detail

CHRYSLER / PT CRUISER / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005038789 Incident Date: Feb, 13 2005
Consumer's City: ORLANDO Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: PT CRUISER Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3C8FY4BBX1T Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 14 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Fog lights wouldn't turn off unless battery was disconnected. engine light was on. car indicated overheating. smoke coming from hazard button. after removing multi-function switch, found that wiring harness connector on left side was melted. battery was dead, bought new battery. after starting car with multi-function switch disconnected, no overheating, no smoke. dealership indicated $3000 to repair the wiring harness and bought new multi-function switch for $80. found over 100 similar problems on different websites. part should be recalled. websites: ptdoityourself.net/tl/tl-index2.html postings: 191,288,725,862,465,589,824,878,1042,1068,1302,1278,1238,1212. edmunds.com/insideline/do/forumslanding postings: 249,250,241,229,232,233,234,235,237,219,220,222,225,227,228,210,211,213,218,202,206,191,198 nhtsa.dot.gov complaint: 10130928,10130890,10131743,8018628,10106442,10127101. *nm