I never received recall notice for June 5, 2004. Chrysler recalled 438,391 PT Cruisers because a power steering hose could leak and cause a fire under the vehicle's hood, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said. The recall covers 2001 through 2004 models with automatic transmissions and 2.4-liter engines that are not turbocharged. The dealers will notify owners of the affected vehicles. I am currently having steering problems, I only get power steering when the car has sat approximately a week without being run.
Consumer Complaints & Reviews
5-15-04 at 3:30am I was driving my 2002 PT Cruiser I had purchased from Beaverton Chrysler in January 2002. I heard a whining noise, smelled smoke, the car seized and I turned it off immediately to open the hood to look at the the engine when there was a flame about a foot high where there was a plastic bottle and some wires on the driver side.
I closed the hood and called the fire department. By the time they got there the flames were outside the hood. The car had been recently repaired for the power steering hose leaking. The power steering was still leaking. I had to refill it after repair again.
Car was totaled. Fire investigation found fire caused by power steering fluid leak.
