Ten problems related to fog light switch have been reported for the 2003 Chrysler Pt Cruiser. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Chrysler Pt Cruiser based on all problems reported for the 2003 Pt Cruiser.
Vehicle was parked. Turned off. Multifunction switch that had been replaced previoulsy malfunctioned again. Fog lights just came on out of nowhere luckily I turned around and noticed it. When I opened my car door I noticed the switch was smoking. After some quick thinking I pulled the fuse. If I had not thought of this I belive it would have caught my car on fire and the ones parked next to it. I have had the fuse pulled for a year. Flash forward to my current state in va and it's inspection time. I failed for a faulty function switch. The guys replaced the switch first stoplight I come to no signal. Took it back to garage they said switch was bad out of the box. After this epidemic this will be the 4th multifunction switch that I know of installed on this car. How in the world has this part not been recalled yet. Please do something!.
The multifunction switch had to be replaced or else the fog lights remain on and drain the battery.
I've had this vehicle approx. 2 years. At an earlier time I had used the fog lights twice with no incident. Later and prior to 12/17/13 the fog light indicator appeared on the instrument panel, the fog light switch wasn't even turned on but the light came on by themselves. I jiggled the switch and the lights and indicator went out, after that the fog lights wouldn't work at all. On 12/17/13 I went out to my garage to find the fog lamps on. The headlights were off, the car not running, the keys weren't even in the ignition. The lights just came on by themselves. I managed to turn them off (for the night) only to find when I got to work the next morning I couldn't shut them off. I drove the car home, finally pulled the fuse for the fog lamps and returned to work. I've also had incidences where the headlights will dim slightly and then illuminate fully. According to some of the forums I've read, there are a lot of people having this problem. Some people also report burning wires and dead batteries. I wish they would file a complaint. Thank you.
About 3 three years ago the headlights started flickering and the radio light would totally go out. Now the fog lights are coming on with the car turned off. I am taking the car to a mechanic - hopefully they can fix the issue.
I am having issues with my 2003 Chrysler Pt Cruiser. The fog light switch has worn out and is causing my car battery to be drained due to the fog light staying on. I was going to replace the part. However I was checking online for quotes when I stummled upon a forum full of complaints for the same issue. There are over 600 comments regaurding problems with the Pt Cruiser, most of them with the same issue. I hope there is something somebody can do about this. I am hoping for a recall of the part, I will buy a new part I just don't want the same part again. This is a dangerous problem becuase I have been left strannded due to my car being drained of battery life more than 5 times.
At approximately 70,000 miles the fog lights would remain on even in the off position. Placing the turn signal in the downward position when exiting the vehicle would remedy situation, further fixed by pulling the fog light fuse. Latter on at 80,000 miles the low beams failed and would not turn on. High beams would work or the fog lights would work (after putting the fuse back in). The danger was further enhanced by when you would use the turn signal the fog lamps would shut off. This was fixed by removing the multi-stick from the steering column and replacing it with a new component. All issue were resolved by this fix.
Shortly after leaving the house, the fog light indicator came on even though the headlights themselves were off. Pressure on the end of the stalk turned the indicator off but it came back on when pressure was released. After parking and shutting off the engine, the indicator (and the fog lights themselves) remained on. Removing the keys from the ignition had no effect. The only thing that turned the fog lights off was setting the turn indicator in the 'left turn' (down) position. Further testing found that the only other way to turn off the fog lights was to remove the appropriate fuse from the interior fuse panel. Researching the problem online turned up several message boards with a large number of drivers reporting this exact problem going back at least three years, which turns out to be caused by a failing multifunction switch. . Read more...
I have a 2003 Pt Cruiser bought it used and since then have kept up with the maintenance on the vehicle . While coming home from austin to san antonio at 9:30 pm the lights on the car headlights completely went out that included the fog lights. I had no blinkers no lights and had my wife and child with me. Proceeded to exit and had a relative meet me up in san marcos texas I followed him all the way to san antonio where I made it home using my relatives car lights as help. The next morning went out to buy the part that I need it 70. 25 at the local dealer ship here in san antonio since this happen I have no hazard lights and no turn signals. I have looked at the car and had trouble shoot the car with no avail I have replace the part and took the one from my Dodge intrepid and have had no luck to get blinker back on Chrysler sure one hell of a car one that can get you kill.
Fog lights are turning on by themselves even when light switch is not on and when car is not running causing battery to drain and many headaches! this happens 3 or 4 times a day!.
The fog lights in the Chrysler Pt Cruiser suddenly came on and will not shut off. I believe the multi function switches were defective in Pt Cruisers and need to be recalled. The battery could have died if I did not pull the fuse.