2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser recall: powertrain & transmission
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain passenger vehicles, manual transmission models only, a welded pin internal to the dual-mass flywheel (dmf) assembly CAN unseat and become lodged between the flywheel and the clutch disc.
💥 The risk
If this occurs, the clutch may not disengage when the clutch pedal is depressed.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the flywheel and clutch assemblies with the updated design parts. Owner notification began on april 14, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V076000
- Manufacturer recall #
- C09
- Manufacturer
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 816
- Component
- POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
- Owner phone
- 1-800-853-1403
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Apr 15, 2003
- Built
- Oct 14, 2002 – Nov 29, 2002
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Daimlerchrysler recall no. C09. Customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).