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2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser lighting problems

36 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser, which is 10% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
36 10% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
70,000 miles 25 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When lighting problems show up

Lighting complaints by mileage, 2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 70,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 7 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 6 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 5 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 70,000 miles
Based on 25 complaints that include mileage. 36% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles7
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles6
80k to 100k miles5
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 25 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 36% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chrysler pt cruiser. While driving 35-40 MPH, the front amber head lamps failed, which resulted in a front end passenger collision. The front passenger wheel detached from the vehicle during the crash. The contact stated that the glove box fractured and separated upon deployment of the air bags, which caused facial injuries to the front seat passenger. The front seat passenger sustained lacerations to the face, a fractured eye socket, and a fractured nasal passage.

Reported at 112,450 miles, March 2016 CrashInjury

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 stumbled upon a forum full of complaints for the same issue. There are over 600 comments regarding problems with the pt cruiser, most of them with the same issue. I hope there is something somebody can do about this.

Reported at 60,000 miles, March 2011

Other problems reported for the 2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser

Lighting problems in other years

Lighting problems across all Chrysler models