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#31 of 261 Re: Fog lamp switch won't turn off [oeltjen] by minman55 Apr 25, 2006 (9:02 am)
Replying to: oeltjen (Jan 10, 2006 8:43 am) I have a 2002 PT and just was having the same problem. I was not able to find the issue a quick but I had the multi function switch replaced at the dealer and it has not reoccurred. It was about $200 to fix. Replies to this message: cheribaybee (Jul 09, 2006 12:47 pm) kdhobson (Dec 20, 2006 3:29 pm) kdhobson (Dec 29, 2006 10:44 pm) kpatricia (Jul 05, 2007 2:19 pm) kpatricia (Sep 23, 2008 6:21 am)
#32 of 261 Re: Fog lamp switch won't turn off [minman55] by cheribaybee Jul 09, 2006 (12:47 pm)
Replying to: minman55 (Apr 25, 2006 9:02 am) I have a 2002 PT and was having the fog lamp problem in March or so of this year. People kept walking into my workplace and saying, "That PT Cruiser's fog lights are on." I called the dealer and told them I feared a dead battery. The person in the service dept. acted like I was out of my mind. "You mean the lights just come on...all by themselves...when noone is in the car..." Her tone was like I was talking about sighting Bigfoot. I took the car to a local "little guy" mechanic and he got under the car to disconnect the fog lights so my battery would not die. He replaced the multi-function switch. In trying to ORDER a switch for replacement, he found out they were backordered due to SO MANY of them going bad. I waited about two weeks and he charged about $100. Thank goodness for the little guys. Knowing why the switch was backordered tells alot about my dealers service department. Replies to this message: kdhobson (Dec 20, 2006 3:29 pm) kdhobson (Dec 29, 2006 10:44 pm) kpatricia (Jul 05, 2007 2:19 pm) kpatricia (Sep 23, 2008 6:21 am)
#33 of 261 Burned up batterys by califgal May 20, 2006 (9:31 pm)
We have a 2003 PT Crusier 4 cyl-5 speed basic package. I have only 38,000 miles on this car. Over the last 36 months my battery has gone out about every 9 months. each time battery has a burned out cell & can not be recharged. car now has a Mopar battery #5 in it. Dealer says it's just bad batteries. nothing wrong with car. I disagree, there has to be something else causing this. Any information will be appreciated. Replies to this message: p100 (May 23, 2006 6:24 am) tasmanmotors (Apr 23, 2007 4:55 pm)
#34 of 261 Re: Burned up batterys [califgal] by p100 May 23, 2006 (6:24 am)
Replying to: califgal (May 20, 2006 9:31 pm) Did you have the charging system checked? I do not know about Mopar batteries, but other manufacturers, such as VW have a big problem with their batteries. One way to find out, is to go to WalMart and buy a $ 45 battery. You may not have anymore battery related issues. I have had excellent luck with WalMart batteries. Replies to this message: tasmanmotors (Apr 23, 2007 4:55 pm)
#35 of 261 fog lights wont come on by jorgee7 Dec 10, 2006 (5:39 pm)
i have a 2001 pt cruiser (just bought it) my fog lights lights wont come on i replaced the fog light fuse with a # 20 fuse lights still wont come on car has 67.000 miles.
#36 of 261 Re: Fog lamp switch won't turn off [cheribaybee] by kdhobson Dec 20, 2006 (3:29 pm)
Replying to: cheribaybee (Jul 09, 2006 12:47 pm) I have the same problem with my 2002 Cruiser and am taking the car to the dealer tomorrow. The service tech I spoke with had never heard of this problem. (I'm printing this discussion thread to take with me.) I also called the 800 number posted by christianhamer and the lady I spoke with at Chrysler said she'd never heard of it, either. She took my information and gave me a reference number. Replies to this message: kdhobson (Dec 29, 2006 10:44 pm)
#37 of 261 Re: PT Cruiser Electrical/Lighting Problems [pf_flyer] by triplesevn Dec 29, 2006 (3:32 pm)
Replying to: pf_flyer (Oct 14, 2006 7:15 am) I bought a 2006 PT Cruiser from Steve Rayman Chrysler of Atlanta, Ga. the first of November. I started to notice that every time I turned on the heat, not A/C, the dash lights and head lights, if on, would flicker.   I also noticed several other items of interest on the car. Oil smell, exhaust smell coming thru the vents every so often, not getting the gas mileage I expected, and my brakes started sqeeking.   I took the car in on Wednesday, the 27th of December 2006 to have Chrysler look everything over. They found I had an Oil leak already, but nothing was found when they checked out the lights for any power surges or flickering. And as for the other issues, nothing as well. They did perform a test for the MPG and noted the car gets 20.86 mpg.   They kept the car overnight and fixed the oil problem. When I picked it up in the late evening, I turned on the heat and what do you think happened? That's right! The lights flickered in the dash and the head lights.   So, the dealership does not want to look it over as they feel the test they ran was good enough.   I'm afraid that down the road, I'm going to experience some of the problems I read on this topic. Fire or smoke coming from the car and I being told it's not covered, making me have to take them to court.   Anybody have any advice? Replies to this message: kdhobson (Dec 29, 2006 10:52 pm) triplesevn (Jan 01, 2007 4:55 am)
#38 of 261 Re: Fog lamp switch won't turn off [kdhobson] by kdhobson Dec 29, 2006 (10:44 pm)
Replying to: kdhobson (Dec 20, 2006 3:29 pm) Just a follow-up. While the service tech hadn't heard of the fog lamp problem, he had heard of the headlights coming on all by themselves. They couldn't reproduce the problem, but went ahead and replaced the multi-function switch based on the information I printed out from this discussion thread. I have the 7 year/70,000 mile Chrysler extended warranty, which they honored. All I had to pay was the $100 deductible. (Of course, it probably didn't hurt that I told him I'd already called Chrysler to report the problem.) It's been over a week now and the problem has not reoccured.
#39 of 261 Re: PT Cruiser Electrical/Lighting Problems [triplesevn] by kdhobson Dec 29, 2006 (10:52 pm)
Replying to: triplesevn (Dec 29, 2006 3:32 pm) No real advice other than to report the problem to Chrysler. I've never had the flickering light problem or any oil/exhaust smells (thank goodness). I have had to replace my brakes and still have occasional squeaking. As for gas mileage...it's definitely not great. If I drive mostly freeways, I might get 23 mpg. In combined city/highway driving, I get between 19 and 21 mpg. Replies to this message: triplesevn (Jan 01, 2007 4:55 am)
#40 of 261 Re: PT Cruiser Electrical/Lighting Problems [kdhobson] by triplesevn Jan 01, 2007 (4:55 am)
Replying to: kdhobson (Dec 29, 2006 10:52 pm) I purchased the car not only for it's looks, but it's supposidly good MPG. The sticker says 20/26 City/Highway.    I've been testing it since the day I bought it and I can only get 20mpg from it. I drive 70 miles a day for work. Nearly all Highway but a few miles. I've driven an entire tank at 65mph as well as 70mph, 75mph, and 80mph to see what I can get. 80mph get's me 19mpg while 65/70mpg get's me 20mpg.    I had Chrysler perform a test because I felt the car was not getting the advertised mpg for highway miles. They tested the car at 20.86mpg at 70mph.    I do love the car, but I'm very unhappy with the mpg. Are there any American model cars that get mpg as the Japanese and Korean's do? I don't want to buy one, but curious to know what cars our country produces in this catagory that complete with the foreign cars.

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