Consumer Complaint Detail

CHRYSLER / PT CRUISER / 2003

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007116881 Incident Date: Aug, 22 2007
Consumer's City: PALM HARBOR Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: PT CRUISER Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering:column
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3C8FY78G83T Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 23 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 07 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: When adjusting the steering column, or turning right or left, the radio and horn are disabled. pulling or pushing the steering column will enable the radio and horn. the dealership worked on this problem, and at one point thought it was corrected, however, after securing a loose wire that corrected the horn problem the technician wanted the car to remain at the dealership overnight so as to confirm the correction in the morning with a cold start. the technician determined that the correction failed, and the dealership recommended replacing the steering column. this correction is at the cost of the owner. i was advised that on the day that my car was service another pt owner brought her car to the dealership with the indentical problem. *tr