2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser Latches, locks and linkages Problems

“Outside door handle chrome (on all four doors) flaking off and causing a deep cut on the hand upon entry. This has happened at least once to my young daughter, my wife, myself, and several others on this same vehicle.”

“(1) normal driving conditions. (2) electric locks began locking and unlocking themselves. Next morning came out and car had unlocked itself. Cannot trust the car to remain locked. (3) had an independent auto mechanic look at the problem. Was able to trace the problem to a $100.00 part that Chrysler will not give to independent auto mechanics. Went to Chrysler dealer, said it would cost thousands of dollars to replace the part.”

“The fog lamps on the 2001 Pt Cruiser come on and stayed on their own accord. This caused a dead battery 3 times. When I opened the door the alarm went off. Sometimes the instrument panel worked correctly, sometimes it did not. Sometimes the keyless entry worked and sometimes it did not. When it did work, I could not get the door to unlock with the key, it relocked by itself, leaving me locked out of my own car and stranded on several occasions. I could not lock the door on driver's side with electronic door lock. Must individually lock all doors. …”

“The contact owns a 2001 Chrysler Pt Cruiser. While driving 60 MPH, the doors attempted to automatically re-lock in intervals of 20 seconds. The failure occurred on four occasions. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and they concluded that the failure was unrecognizable and disconnected the automatic locking system. He stated that manually locking the doors worked for a month, however, the doors failed to lock once the vehicle was started. When the engine was shut off, the doors failed to unlock. …”

“Door locks randomly lock and unlock themselves. Remotes and interior lock switches are non-functional. Produces the risk of locking occupants out of the car, or unlocking at night and poses higher risk of theft.”