2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES
  Preliminary Evaluation PE04028 · opened Mar 15, 2004 · closed Jun 18, 2004 · led to recall 04V268000

  Pe04-028 was opened to investigate seven complaints alleging that the engine compartment caught fire on my 2002 pt cruiser vehicles.on june 3, 2004, daimlerchrysler (dcc) notified nhtsa of a safety defect in my 2001-2005 pt cruiser vehicles equipped with naturally aspirated 2.4l engines and automatic transaxles (recall…