2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER User Comment / Complaint

The problem i am having started about 2 months ago, when my battery was suddenly drained and i had no idea why. i had to buy a new battery, and found it draining as well. i finally discovered that my fog lights were coming on by themselves while the car was parked. it appears that there is a short or some wiring problem in the turn signal switch lever, which has the fog light switch on the end, and the problem has only got worse. for now, the only solution i have found is to flip the lever down to the left turn signal when the car is parked, which somehow keeps the fog light switch from engaging. i have also found that heat, related to the time of the day, seems to also play a part in it. when it is cool, like in the morning, the fog lights do not turn on. as soon as it warms up for the day, they come on and will not turn off. i decided to do a google search today, and found hundreds of complaints in a post regarding the problem, and that chrysler has never addressed it. the complaints all demonstrate that the left-turn-signal solution i found on my own is the only way to handle the problem. i also noted others have suggested the temperature relationship, where heat from the time of day makes the problem worse. the thread can be read here: http://www.topix.net/forum/autos/chrysler-pt-cruiser/tf81khbdldvt92ah2