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quote:Originally posted by Dalite
Their solution to this problem was to print new window stickers and only pay for installation of the missing member on units that were sold with the original sticker and who's owners insisted upon it's installation.
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A few points:
1: One possible edit.... Many owners
with the bar on the window stickers can not get their dealer to install the bar. Also, it's not just GT's, it is every 2003 model that is missing the bar.
2: 2003 Service Manual page 2-35 shows a rear stabilizer bar.
3: DC put out a TSB informing dealers that a rear bar is not needed on the 2003's. (My dealer wouldn't let me have a copy of it, but he let me read it while he held it.
...Service Bulletin Num : 0200402; Date of Bulletin: OCT 28, 2002; Summary: REAR STABILIZER BAR TECHNICAL INFORMATION. *TT )
4: The following is an email that a Senior Staff Representative of Chrysler wrote to 'Matthew' ...
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Dear Matthew,
Thank you for your email regarding the lack of an external rear stabilizer bar on your 2003 PT Cruiser.
Some confusion has been caused by the window sticker listing "Stabilizer Bar - Rear" on the 2003 PT Cruiser, due to a visual change between the 2003 vehicle and prior model years. Please be assured that the function of roll control provided by a rear stabilizer bar still exists on your 2003 PT Cruiser, even though you will not see an external stabilizer bar.
As an engineering change for the 2003 model year, DaimlerChrysler and our suppliers have developed technology to allow the internal rear stabilizer bar (which is integrated into the rear axle) to be up-sized to provide a level of roll control that equals the performance of the previous combination of internal and external bars.
In order to prevent any future confusion, the window sticker has been changed to eliminate the item from the standard equipment list. This change affects only the window sticker - the equipment specification of the vehicle is unchanged.
No equipment shortage is present on the 2003 PT Cruiser. No retrofit or adjustment is required and the addition of a supplemental external stabilizer bar on a 2003 PT Cruiser will alter the performance of the vehicle and is not recommended.
The 2003 PT Cruiser's roll control performance is in every way equivalent to that of prior model year vehicles, providing the same fun-to-drive experience which has helped make PT Cruiser a runaway success in the marketplace.
Thanks for writing.
Sincerely,
Amelia Retherford
Senior Staff Representative
DaimlerChrysler Customer Assistance Center
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