Exhibit 23.1


                    [LETTERHEAD OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS]

                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated March 20, 2002 relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedule, which appear in Amerigon
Incorporated's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.
We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Orange County, California
March 22, 2002