2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser engine problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine on the 2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I replaced my vehicles battery 2 days ago(nov 12, 2019)(very old battery and with the cold in massachusetts it needed to be changed). Now with a properly functioning battery the voltage regulator in pcm (not alternator) is signaling alternator to raise charging voltage intermittently to as high as…”
filed Nov 14, 2019
“My car caught fire under the hood while I was backing out a driveway and then the whole car just burned to total loss of it and it caught fire down in the bottom of the engine.”
filed Mar 17, 2017
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Engine problems in other PT Cruiser years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 PT Cruiser | 5 | 23% |
| 2009 PT Cruiser | 26 | 27% |
| 2008 PT Cruiser | 15 | 13% |
| 2007 PT Cruiser | 23 | 15% |
| 2006 PT Cruiser | 55 | 16% |
| 2005 PT Cruiser | 11 | 6% |
| 2004 PT Cruiser | 14 | 6% |
| 2002 PT Cruiser | 22 | 4% |
| 2001 PT Cruiser | 12 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.