Vehicle report
2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER
Reported problems
511 complaints · median 51000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 56 |
| STRUCTURE | 47 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 34 |
| AIR BAGS | 29 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 27 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 24 |
| ENGINE | 22 |
| STEERING | 19 |
| SUSPENSION | 18 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 15 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 13 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 12 |
| WHEELS | 12 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 11 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 11 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS:SWITCH | 11 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | 11 |
| TIRES | 11 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 10 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 10 |
| WHEELS:RIM | 9 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | 8 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | 7 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 7 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 7 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | 7 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 7 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 7 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 6 |
| EQUIPMENT | 6 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 6 |
| SEATS | 6 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 6 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 5 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS | 5 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 5 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 5 |
| POWER TRAIN | 5 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 5 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 4 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 4 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION | 4 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS | 4 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 4 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 3 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 3 |
| INTERIOR LIGHTING | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | 3 |
| SEAT BELTS | 3 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 3 |
| VISIBILITY | 3 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 3 |
| AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | 2 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 2 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 2 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS | 2 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID | 2 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM | 2 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR | 2 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | 1 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 1 |
| PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | 1 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT | 1 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | 1 |
| SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | 1 |
| STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 1 |
| STEERING:COLUMN | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | 1 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES | 1 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE | 1 |
| TIRES:BEAD | 1 |
| TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | 1 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 1 |
| TIRES:VALVE | 1 |
| Unknown | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | 1 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | 1 |
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.