Chrysler PT Cruiser problems reported in New Jersey
73 of the 3,420 complaints filed about the Chrysler PT Cruiser came from New Jersey, most often about the electrical system.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
73
Complaints from New Jersey
4
Crashes
4
Fires
2001
Worst model year
What failed
Electrical System
13
17.8%
Engine & Cooling
11
15.1%
Brakes
7
9.6%
Lights
6
8.2%
Steering
5
6.8%
Transmission & Drivetrain
5
6.8%
Suspension
4
5.5%
Airbags
4
5.5%
Fuel & Propulsion
3
4.1%
Seats
2
2.7%
Wheels
2
2.7%
By model year
2001 PT Cruiser
22
30.1%
2002 PT Cruiser
16
21.9%
2003 PT Cruiser
10
13.7%
2004 PT Cruiser
7
9.6%
2005 PT Cruiser
2
2.7%
2006 PT Cruiser
10
13.7%
2007 PT Cruiser
2
2.7%
2008 PT Cruiser
2
2.7%
2009 PT Cruiser
2
2.7%
Cities reporting most
Hazlet
3
11.5%
Piscataway
3
11.5%
Alloway
2
7.7%
Riverside
2
7.7%
Mullica Hill
2
7.7%
West Milford
2
7.7%
Bricktown
2
7.7%
Whiting
2
7.7%
Bayonne
2
7.7%
Bloomfield
2
7.7%
Mays Landing
2
7.7%
Flemington
2
7.7%