Chrysler PT Cruiser
Registered from 1996 to 2010.
About this model
The Chrysler PT Cruiser is a compact car that was built by the American company Chrysler from 2001 until 2010. Introduced as a five-door hatchback wagon, a two-door convertible variant was also made from 2005 until 2008.
From the Wikipedia article Chrysler PT Cruiser, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crash test
| Stability control | No |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 220 hp · 1427 kg · 2620 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2009 | 1498 kg · 2620 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2008 | 1498 kg · 2620 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2007 | 1498 kg · 2610 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Convertible, 2-door |
| 2006 | 1498 kg · 2610 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Convertible, 2-door |
| 2005 | 1498 kg · 2610 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Convertible, 2-door |
| 2004 | 1408 kg · 2620 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway |
| 2003 | 1411 kg · 2620 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 10.2 motorway |
| 2002 | 1411 kg · 2620 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 10.2 motorway |
| 2001 | 1421 kg · 2620 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 10.2 motorway |
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Rear quarter panel glass separation
Engineering analysis, opened February 2007, closed April 2007.
Rear quarter panel glass separation
Preliminary evaluation, opened October 2006, closed February 2007.
Engine compartment fires
Preliminary evaluation, opened March 2004, closed June 2004.
Safety belt cinching latch plate
Preliminary evaluation, opened November 2002, closed April 2003.
Fuel hose abrasion
Preliminary evaluation, opened July 2002, closed October 2002.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Chrysler filed 52 bulletins about the 2010 PT Cruiser.
- Equipment: 15
- Electrical system: 9
- Structure: 6
- Engine and engine cooling: 5
- Seat belts: 4
- Fuel system, other: 3
- Power train: 3
- Visibility: 2
- Engine: 1
- Equipment adaptive/mobility: 1
- Other: 3
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Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.