Five problems related to instrument panel have been reported for the 2002 Chrysler Pt Cruiser. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Chrysler Pt Cruiser based on all problems reported for the 2002 Pt Cruiser.
2002 Chrysler Pt Cruiser. Consumer writes in regards to no instrument panel illumination, fuel and oil leaks, brake warning lights comes when applying brakes, inoperative windshield wiper switch. The consumer stated the instrument panel was completely dark and he was unable to see the gauges at night.
I own a 2002 Chrysler Pt Cruiser. This is the sixth time that the instrument panel has ceased to display any information. That is, I can not see the speed, tach, fuel gauge, or any safety warnings. Each time I take it to the repair shop, they can not find any thing wrong. When they reconnect it, I begins to work.
Complete failure of everything on the dashboard, I. E. Speedometer, gas gauge, cooling, odometer. No dashboard lights, no interior lights. Fog lights stay on unless you turn on your turn signal after turning off the car. This has been discussed as a problem that has occurred many times on the sites that I have visited. The car is a 2002 Pt Cruiser, and there was a recall for the instrument cluster microprocessor to be malfunctioning causing the problems described above, however my pt was not covered under that recall.
The contact owns a 2002 Chrysler Pt Cruiser. The vehicle's dashboard began to crack vertically. The vehicle has not been diagnosed. The vehicle purchase date and engine size were unknown. The current and failure mileages were 70,000.
Multi-switch fails causing the fog lights to come on when car is off or randomly when driving. Plastic part inside switch mechanism holding metal contact from connecting two terminals overheats and melts thus becomes shorter and cannot keep the contact away from the terminals. Dealer told me when I bought the car that I should not use the fog lights unless needed and I did as told. After two batteries and many attempts to get Chrysler to fix the problem they admitted was happening on all Pt Cruisers sold by my dealer, I had to purchase and install a new multi-function switch assembly. I have the original an can send if wished.