2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2007· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER AND TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIPER SENSOR SWITCH, THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL, AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, BUT THE FAILURES REMAIN. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A COMPLAINT AGAINST THE DEALER AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,080 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,150. UPDATED 4/16/08 *CN THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. UPDATED

• 12/29/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, STARTING WITH THE SEAT BELT LIGHT AND FOLLOWED BY THE OTHER WARNING LIGHTS, NEXT THE GAUGES ALL ZERO OUT, AND THEN THE CAR SHUTS OFF. IT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A COUPLE OF CHRYSLER DEALERS AND TO A COUPLE OF INDEPENDENT MECHANICS, BUT NO ONE COULD FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I CONDUCTED AN INTERNET SEARCH FOR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL OF CAR AND FOUND MORE THAN A FEW WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND NO SOLUTION. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. ITS REGRETTABLE THAT IT WOULD HAVE TO COME TO SOMETHING LIKE THAT FOR SOMEONE TO LOOK INTO THESE MALFUNCTIONING VEHICLES. *TR

• 12/21/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS,ENGINE

  ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON RANDOMLY. IDLE SPEEDS INCONSISTENT. WINDSHIELD CRACKED STRAIGHT ACROSS

• 12/20/2019· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON RANDOMLY. IDLE SPEEDS INCONSISTENT. WINDSHIELD CRACKED STRAIGHT ACROSS WE HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED UNTIL WE READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT CHRYSLER’S DEFECTIVE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULES PROBLEMS TITLED “CHRYSLER TIPMS CAUSING POWER PROBLEMS

• 12/20/2016· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE

  CAN NOT GO OVER 45-50 MPH WITHOUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. UNABLE TO STAY IN CRUISE CONTROL ON HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH MORE THAN 1/2 MILE THAN IT POPS OUT OF CRUISE COMPLETELY AND CHECK ENGINE COMES ON. SHAKES WHEN HEAT OR AIR CONDITION COMES ON. STEERING WHEEL PUSHES TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. *TR

• 12/17/2012· SEATS,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EVENTUALLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE 02 SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTROLS THAT ADJUSTED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT WOULD FRACTURE CONTINUOUSLY AND WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 01/18/13*LJ UPDATED 1/28/2013 *JS

• 12/16/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CHRYSLER 2006 PT CRUISER TOURING EDITION. HORN VERY HARD TO OPERATE ,TAKES MORE EFFORT TO MAKE THIS HORN WORK FROM THE STEERING WHEEL THAN MOST CARS. *TR

• 12/15/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH MY VEHICLE DASH BOARD GAUGE JUST STARTED LIGHTING UP. THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED SPENDING AROUND, AND THEN IT JUST SHUT OFF, IT STARTED UP AGAIN, BUT IT DID IT SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT.PLEASE HELP ME TO FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL THING REPLACE ON IT AND IT STILL DOING THE SAME THING, CANT AFFORD ANOTHER CAR NOW. *TR

• 12/13/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I PURCHASED A 2006 PT CRUISER TOURING EDITION IN SEPTEMBER OF 2010, LESS THEN ONE MONTH LATER THE CAR BEGAN POURING OUT OIL. TOOK TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED IT WAS EITHER THE CRANK SHAFT OR CAM SHAFT SEALS. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD MAKE THE REPAIRS. THE CAR WAS RETURNED WITHIN A WEEK WITH A NEW HEAD GASKET, CAM SHAFT SEAL AND CRANK SHAFT SEAL AND SINCE IT WAS RIGHT AT 62,000 MILES A NEW WATER PUMP AND TIMING BELT. 1 MONTH LATER THE CAR WAS AGAIN LEAKING OIL. CAR IS IN SHOP CURRENTLY, NOT SURE WHAT THEY HAVE DECIDED TO DO WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR

• 12/13/2007· AIR BAGS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE ENTIRE FRONT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. SHE DID NOT SEE ANY WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE CRASH. SHE CALLED THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM INSPECT HER VEHICLE, BUT THEY HAVE NOT YET RESPONDED. THE CONTACT FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 14,810.

• 12/12/2016· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  FOR ALL YOU CHRYSLER PT CRUISER LOVERS! PROBLEM SOLVED TODAY! DASHBOARD LIGHTS REPEATEDLY GO ON AND OFF, ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING, I HAVE A 2006 AND HAVE BEEN PLAGUED WITH THIS ISSUE FOR A FEW YEARS NOW. DEALER MECHANICS ARE IDIOTS WHO GO FOR THE BIG TICKET ITEMS AND HOPE THAT SOLVES THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM FOR ME, WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY KEY IGNITION MODULE, IN THE STEERING WHEEL. INTERNAL PARTS ARE LOOSE AND FAIL TO KEEP AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION. A $60-90 RETAIL PART. EASILY REPLACED BY ANYONE WHO CAN USE A TORX SCREWDRIVER. YOU WILL GET A NEW KEY TO START THE CAR WITH BUT IT DOES NOT INCLUDE A SKIP ANTI-THEFT RF MODULE, SO JUST KEEP THE OLD KEY ON THE CHAIN TO OPEN YOUR CAR DOORS WITH. NOW, HOW ABOUT CHRYSLER MAN UP AND FIX ALL THESE INCLUDING PROVIDING NEW RF KEYS SO I DON'T NEED TO KEEP 2 ON MY CHAIN. MY ORIGINAL COMPLAINT: NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10823650 TIPM ALREADY REPLACED 1X FOR SAME ISSUES OCCURRING AGAIN NOW, A FEW YEARS LATER AND FOR AT LEAST THE LAST 8 MONTHS FROM THIS POSTING, OCCURRING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY NOW AND LAST TIME OCCURRING WAS FEB 01, 2016. ALL DASH / ENGINE STATUS LIGHTS COME ON FOR NO REASON, THEN OFF SECONDS LATER, OCCURRING ANYTIME WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING. ENGINE STALLS - SPUTTERING, POWER STEERING AND BREAKS FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY DURING THIS TIME, FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WILDLY FLUCTUATES AND SMELL OF GAS IS NOTICEABLE, ALL CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HEAD LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS RANDOMLY GO BRIGHT OR DIM FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE AS IT DOES NOT STAY BROKE LONG ENOUGH FOR THEIR TECHS TO DIAGNOSE WITH THEIR EQUIPMENT EVEN AFTER HAVING THE CAR FOR 2 FULL DAYS, DESPITE THIS PROBLEM SEEN VISUALLY BY DEALER AND ON VIDEO RECORDING. SUSPECT TIPM / ECM, INTEGRATED VOLTAGE REGULATOR IS AT FAULT... *TR

• 12/12/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE GAUGES STARTED TO SPIN THEN ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

• 12/12/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT 50-55 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND THEY DETERMINED THE PROBLEM INVOLVED THE STARTER ASSEMBLY SOLENOID VALVE. REPAIRS WERE MADE. HOWEVER, THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE IS A CONVERTIBLE. *AK

• 12/10/2007· VISIBILITY

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR A DEFECTIVE REAR WINDOW. THE NOTICE STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW MAY BLOW OUT AND STRIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WENT TO THE DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL SERVICE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL BECAUSE THE RECALLED WINDOW WAS TINTED. THE DEALER THAT REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL WAS THE SAME DEALER THAT TINTED THE WINDOWS ON THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE WINDOW; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT HAS TO PAY FOR THE WINDOW REPAIR BECAUSE OF THE TINTING. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER IS 07V149000 (VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 14,000. UPDATED 3/4/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THERE HAVE BEEN NO FAILURES.

• 12/09/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ALL WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, GAUGES ON SPEEDOMETER & TACH SPIN AROUND, FYI: COIL HAD BEEN REPLACED ONE YEAR PRIOR.( VEHICLE THEN SHUTS OFF.) THE DEALER PERFORMED COMPLETE INSPECTION OF IGNITION AND FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. NO PROBLEMS FOUND. REMOVED CYLINDER AGAIN TO INSPECT FOR ANY INTERNAL FAILURE & INTERNAL COMPONENTS ARE OK. REPLACED INJECTOR AS SAFETY MEASURE. REASSEMBLED, DROVE AND NO FURTHER ENGINE LITE FOUND. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION UP UNTIL A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED ON 9/29/14. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROB WITH EXACT SAME CONCERNS AND CODES EITHER DON'T SHOWUP AT THE DEALER OR ARE NOT ACCURATE. AS OF TODAY MY CAR IS DOING THE SAME THINGS AND JUST SPENT $2500 FOR NEW TRANSMISSION THAT I FEEL IT NEVER NEEDED IN THE FIRST PLACE. I FEEL THE CODES ARE NOT READING PROPERLY. HELP !!! HAVE NO MORE MONEY TO PUT INTO CAR; IT HAS ONLY 29,000 MILES RIGHT NOW. AFRAID I'LL GET REAR-ENDED SO ONLY USE ON SIDE STREETS EVEN THOUGH I HAVE FREEWAYS ACCESSIBLE TO ME. PLEASE THIS CAR IS OUR ONLY TRANSPORTATION; EITHER NEEDS TO BE RECALLED OR FIXED AND NO CHARGE AND REIMBURSE ME FOR $$$ SPENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP I DESPERATELY NEED. *TR

• 12/09/2012· SUSPENSION

  THE FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSIONS PARTS BEGAN BOUNCING EXCESSIVELY. *TR

• 12/09/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEMCrash

  STARTING AROUND NOV OF 2006 WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INDICATOR LIGHTS TURN ON; ALL THE GAUGES GO DEAD I.E. THE SPEEDOMETER, THE TACHOMETER, THE GAS GAUGE ALL GO TO ZERO. THE WARNING SOUNDS BEEP CONSTANTLY. THE 2006 PT CRUISER WILL LOSE POWER AND/OR SEVERELY HESITATES, POWER STEERING WILL FAIL, THE BRAKES WILL FAIL, I HAVE HAD TO USE THE HAND BRAKE ONE TO MANY TIMES TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISSES WITH OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROADS. I CURB THE CAR TWICE, DAMAGING MY TIRES ONCE, SO AS TO NOT HIT OTHER DRIVERS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. I HAVE TAKING IT MASSEY-YARDLEY WHERE I BOUGHT THE PT, TO HAVE LOOKED AT OVER A DOZEN MAYBE EVEN MORE I HAVE LOST COUNT, I HAVE TRIED TO LEMON THE CAR, CHRYSLER STATED THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKING THE PT TO OTHER DEALERSHIPS WITH THE SAME RESULT. JUST RECENTLY I TOOK THE CAR IN AGAIN TO MASSEY-YARDLEY FOR POOR GAS MILEAGE AND THE SAME POWER PROBLEM, THIS TIME WITH A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ACTIVE, IN NOV OF 2007, THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A BAD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND A BAD OXYGEN SENSOR, WHICH THEY REPLACED. I AM STILL HAVING THE ABOVE STATED PROBLEM, THE DEALERSHIP STATED ON NOV 16 OF 2007 THEY KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG BUT SINCE THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE THE ERROR TO TROUBLE SHOOT IT THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO SAID SINCE I'M NOT HAPPY WITH THE RESULTS I SHOULD GO TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT! I'M GOING TO DO THAT BUT IT'S HARD WHEN YOU HAVE TO WORK! PLUS MASSEY-YARDLEY WILL NOT GIVE ME A STATEMENT TO THAT FACT OF UNKNOWN DEFECT IN WRITING. *TR

• 12/08/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT OIL CONTINUED TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE IF THEY COULD DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

• 12/07/2016· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE ENGINE RPM REVS UP BUT THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT GO INTO THE HIGHER GEAR. THIS HAS RESULTED IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHEN THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE DUE TO FAILURE TO GO INTO THE HIGHER GEAR. THE INTEGRATED POWER MODULE WAS REPLACED. DROVE WITHOUT A PROBLEM FOR A WEEK AND THEN THE PROBLEM RECURRED. SUSPICION IS THAT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION MODULE; THAT THERE IS FAULTY COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION MODULES. ITS ALREADY COST ME OVER $1200 AND NO SOLUTION IN SIGHT. AFRAID TO TAKE IT OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AND RISK A CATASTROPHE. IF CHRYSLER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM IT SHOULD BE. THEY SHOULD RECALL ALL AFFECTED PT CRUISERS, REPLACE THE MODULES AND PREVENT ANY CASUALTIES OR INJURIES.

• 12/05/2014· ENGINE

  I WAS DRIVING HOME ABOUT 7PM DOING ABOUT 25MPG WHEN MY CAR SHUT OFF,WHEN IT SHUT OFF IT SOUNDED LIKE A QUITE SNAP,I TRIED TO START IT AND IT WAS MAKING LIKE A WHIRLING SOUND SO I STOP TRYING TO START IT AND TOWED IT HOME AND FOUND OUT IT WAS A BROKEN TIMING BELT. *TR

• 12/04/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGCrash

  I HAD BOUGHT A USED 2006 PT CRUISER. I HAD THE CAR FOR 6 MONTHS WHEN THE FRONT CALIPER BROKE, WHICH CAUSED MY BRAKES TO GO OUT. I HAD AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS. A FEW WEEKS AFTER THE ACCIDENT I HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR OVERHEATING, RUNNING OUT OF OIL AND NOT HAVING HEAT. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS FIXED, THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE MY CAR HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT THAT THE WARRANTY WOULDN'T COVER MY REPAIRS AND IT WOULD COST OVER 1000.00 TO FIX. THE PROBLEMS WERE: I HAD A HOLE IN MY RADIATOR, I WAS MISSING THE CONNECTORS TO HOLD THE RADIATOR IN PLACE, I HAD NO HEAT, I NEEDED NEW SPARK PLUGS, AND THE OIL LIGHT WAS COMING ON. THEY HAD TOLD ME THAT I HAD NO OIL OR COOLANT IN MY CAR AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO GET THE CAR IN RUNNING CONDITION TO FIND OUT WHERE THE OIL LEAK WAS. I COULDN'T AFFORD TO FIX MY CAR, SO I TOOK IT TO A FAMILY FRIENDS AUTO SHOP. I HAD THE RADIATOR REPAIRED, THE CONNECTORS AND HAD COOLANT PUT IN. I THEN PICKED IT BACK UP TO TAKE IT BACK TO CHRYSLER TO HAVE THE OIL LEAK FIXED. AFTER THEY LOOKED AT IT, THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE I DIDN'T HAVE MY CAR FIXED WITH THEM, THEY WOULDN'T EVEN LOOK TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THEY DIDN'T WANT TO DEAL WITH A CAR THAT THEY DIDN'T FIX. I DID FIND OUT WHAT THE REAL PROBLEM IS THROUGH THE FAMILY SHOP. I HAVE A CRACKED HEAD GASKET, AND THE OIL LEAK. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 8 MONTHS, AND I HAVE ONLY PUT ON 12000 MILES. THE CAR HAS A TOTAL OF 27,000 MILES TODAY. THESE SORT OF THINGS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING TO MY CAR. *TR

• 12/01/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY CAR WAS JUST PURSED YESTERDAY AND I WAS SO EXCITED BUT NOW TODAY I AM FURIOUS CAR ONLY HAS 65000 MILES ON IT I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR ACTS IF IT WANT TO CUT OF ON ME ALL THE GAUGE LIGHTS COME ON THE GAS LIGHT GOES FROM FULL TO EMPTY THE TEMP LEAVE GOES FROM MIDDLE TO COLD ALL THE MIDDLE LIGHTS BRAKE OIL SEAT BELT LIGHT BLINK ON AND OF ON AND OF THIS ISN'T RIGHT THE DEALER AT ALBANY LINCOLN MERCURY DINT MAKE ME AWAY OF ANY PROBLEMS LIKE THIS I JUST GOT RID OF ONE PROBLEM TO GET IT ON OTHER PROBLEM ITS NOT RIGHT AND WHEN I RESEARCH IT ON THE COMPUTER ALOT OF PEOPLE THAT OWN PT CRUISERS HAVE GONE THRU THIS PROBLEM WITH NO RELIEF I NEED HELP MY 87 YEAR OLD GRANDMA BOUGHT ME THIS CAR BECAUSE I AM TERMINALLY ILL AND NEEDED RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION TO GET TO THE DOCTOR WITH NO WORRIES NOT TO GET SCAMMED PLEASE HELP ME THANK YOU *TR

• 11/24/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CAR HORN HARD TO LOCATE AND BLOW. VERY LOW FUEL MILEAGE - ONLY GET 16 MPG ON A 2.4L NON-TURBO ENGINE-EATS GAS BADLY. SOMETIMES SEEMS LIKE THE ENGINE WANTS TO STALL. HAVE COMPLAINED TO DEALERSHIP AND CHRYSLER CORPORATION - BUT MAINLY BECAUSE CHRYSLER MANUFACTURERS PUT A NON-TURBO ENGINE IN MY 2006 PT CRUISER CONV. TOURING WHEN ONLY A TURBO ENGINE IS TO BE IN THIS CAR. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO GIVE ME THE CORRECT CAR AND TAKE THIS MANUFACTURING ERROR CAR BACK. THEY ARE LYING AND SAYING THAT THE 150 HP(NON-TURBO) ENGINE IS AN OPTION ENGINE. THERE IS NO OTHER ENGINE AS AN OPTION FOR THIS CAR - I HAVE THEIR BOOK AND OTHER DOCUMENTS. I AM CURRENTLY SEEKING HELP TO GET THE CORRECT CAR WITH THE TURBO ENGINE I AM PAYING FOR. CHRYSLER DOES NOT CARE AND GIVES THEIR CUSTOMER A HARD TIME. *NM

• 11/24/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE HORN IS HARD TO LOCATE AND BLOW. TERRIBLE FUEL MILEAGE - 4 CYL CAR ONLY GETS 16 MPG AND EATS GAS BADLY. ANYWAY I AM CURRENTLY FIGHTING CHRYSLER CORPORATION BECAUSE OF THEIR MANUFACTURING ERROR THEY PUT THE WRONG ENGINE IN MY NEW 2006 PT CRUISER CONVERTIBLE - TOURING EDITION. CHRYSLER'S BOOK, BROCHURES ETC. CLEARLY STATE THAT NOTHING BUT A STANDARD 2.4L 180HP TURBO ENGINE IS TO GO IN THIS CAR AND CHRYSLER PUT A REGULAR (NON-TURBO) ENGINE IN THIS CAR. CHRYSLER LIES AND SAYS THAT THE DOWNGRADED NON-TURBO ENGINE IS AN OPTION. BUT THERE IS NO OPTIONAL ENGINE AVAILABLE FOR THIS CAR AND ANOTHER ENGINE IS NOT SUPPOSED TO GO IN THE CAR. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO GIVE ME THE CORRECT CAR THAT I AM CURRENTLY PAYING FOR ETC. CHRYSLER CORP. CONTINUE TO LIE AND GIVE CUSTOMERS A VERY HARD TIME. *NM

• 11/21/2017· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD DOWNSHIFT TO LOWER GEARS WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE SPEEDOMETER, HEADLIGHTS, AND POWER WINDOWS FAILED TO FUNCTION WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ATLANTIC CHRYSLER (130 SUNRISE HIGHWAY, WEST ISLIP, NY 11795, (631) 422-0135) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,700.

• 11/21/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  MY TIPM (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) IS FAULTY. THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. BULBS HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND REPLACED WITH BRAND NEW, TESTED AND FULLY FUNCTIONAL BULBS, BUT THIS HAS NOT RECTIFIED THE PROBLEM. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL NOT START AT ALL. THE BATTERY IS FINE, AS THE CAR ENGINE WILL TURN OVER, HOWEVER, THE CAR WILL NOT FIRE UP. I WILL LEAVE IT, AND TRY LATER, AND THE CAR WILL SUBSEQUENTLY START. THIS STARTING TROUBLE IS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE. I HAVE READ THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT FOR MANY CHRYSLER VEHICLES WITH TIPM PROBLEMS, BUT I DID NOT SEE PT CRUISER OWNERS INCLUDED WITHIN THOSE ACTIONS. HAVING RESEARCHED THE MATTER, I SEE THAT MANY OTHER PT CRUISER OWNERS LIKE MYSELF ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH THEIR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AS A RESULT OF FAULTY TIPMS.

• 11/19/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I WAS TRAVELING ON I-95 NORTH IN THE VICINITY OF FREDERICKSBURG, VA AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND; I PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. I WAS TRAVELING IN THE LEFT LANE. I WAS ABLE TO PUT MY HAZARDS ON, BUT BECAUSE MY BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND, I HAD TO COAST APPROXIMATELY A MILE BEFORE MY VEHICLE ACTUALLY STOPPED. THIS WAS PARTICULARLY FRIGHTENING BECAUSE I ALSO HAD MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME. AFTER STOPPING, I TRIED TO CRANK THE VEHICLE AND GOT NOTHING. THE RADIO AND LIGHTS CAME ON, BUT THE ENGINE WOULDN'T BUDGE. QUITE FRANKLY, I FEEL FORTUNATE TO BE ALIVE GIVEN THAT I WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON A VERY BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. I HAD IT TOWED A REPAIR SHOP. AT FIRST THEY WEREN'T GETTING ANY DIAGNOSTIC READINGS, BUT EVENTUALLY THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A FAILED FUEL PUMP. I HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED THE NEXT DAY, AND ALTHOUGH I DID NOT DRIVE VERY FAR, THE CAR RAN FINE. THE DAY AFTER THAT, I COULDN'T CRANK THE CAR. I PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY FROM THE SAME PEOPLE WHO REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL 19 NOVEMBER 2012. I DROVE MY KIDS TO SCHOOL, DROVE BACK HOME, AND WENT INSIDE FOR A FEW MINUTES. WHEN I CAME BACK OUT AND TRIED TO CRANK MY CAR, IT DIED AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS. I TRIED TWO MORE TIMES AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. ON MY LAST ATTEMPT I HEARD A WHIRRING SOUND BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURNOVER. I TRIED TO JUMP THE BATTERY, AND THEY DIDN'T WORK EITHER. I SPENT 20 MINUTES TRYING TO CRANK IT. MY WIFE TRIED LATER IN THE AFTERNOON WITH THE SAME POOR RESULTS. *TR

• 11/18/2009· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WITHOUT NOTICE. MANAGED TO GET THEM TO OPERATE IN HIGH SPEED ONLY..........REAR WIPER OPERATES FINE. *TR

• 11/15/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH ON FREEWAY, ALL INDICATOR LIGHTS COME ON, ALL GAUGES GO TO ZERO, ENGINE BEGINS TO DIE. 2006 PT CRUISER POWERS DOWN WHEN DRIVING . THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ON ANY ROAD BECAUSE THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR DEATH. ON SEPT. 21,2007 THE CAR WAS TOWED TO CHRYSLER DEALER. 1ST TIME WE WERE TOLD IT WAS THE MAIN COMPUTER, THAT NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. TWO WEEKS LATER OCTOBER 24TH 2007 IT HAPPENED AGAIN, CAR TOWED TO SAME DEALER. WERE TOLD THIS TIME IT WAS A MAIN FUSE COMING LOOSE WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER INSTALLED A METAL PLATE OVER THE FUSE TO KEEP IT FROM COMING LOOSE. WE WERE ASSURED THAT WAS THE PROBLEM FIXED. THREE WEEKS LATER NOVEMBER 13,2007 IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IT WAS TOWED TO DEALER . WE WERE TOLD THIS TIME THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT AND JUST TO MONITOR IT. *TR

• 11/13/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLICKERED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

• 11/09/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE CARS ELECTRICAL ALL TURNS OFF THE CAR STALLS AND TURNS OFF AT ALL TIMES I'VE CHANGED THE TIMING BELT TOTAL POWER INTEGRATION MODULE AND IT STILL DOES THIS. IT HAS ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS STOPPING AT DIFFERENT TIMES AT INTERSECTIONS AND ON THE HWY. *TR

• 11/09/2010· POWER TRAIN

  ENGINE STARTED TO LEAK OIL. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND THEY TRIED THREE TIMES TO FIX LEAK AND COULD NOT. CRANK IS PUSHING AGAINST SEAL. TOLD US THAT WE NEED A NEW ENGINE. TAKING TO DEALER TO SEE IF WE CAN RESOLVE. *TR

• 11/06/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

• 11/05/2022· AIR BAGS

  Air bag warning light on

• 11/05/2007· TIRES

  GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRES ON MY 2006 PT CRUISER, I HAVE HAD 3 SIDEWALL BLOWOUTS, THE 1ST ONE BLEW OUT WITH LESS THAN 400 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THE SECOND BLOWOUT CAME WITH LESS THAN 15,000 MILES AND ALSO WAS IN THE SIDEWALL, THE 3RD BLOWOUT CAME THIS PAST SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD WHILE ON THE FREEWAY AND DOING 65MPH, ALL THREE WERE SIDEWALL BLOWOUTS. THE TIRE SIZE ON ALL 3 WERE 165/65/R15 WITHIN THIS COMPLAINT FILING DOESN'T GIVE ME THE OPTION TO ADD THE OTHER 2 BLOWOUTS, BUT, I HAVE LET YOU KNOW IN THIS PARAGRAPH THAT I HAVE HAD 3 BLOWOUTS OF THE SAME OEM TIRES. *TR

• 11/01/2009· AIR BAGS,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  HORN FAILURE, AIRBAG LIGHT ON ALL OF THE TIME DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS CAR. *TR

• 10/31/2010· VISIBILITY

  LAST WINTER THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER QUIT WORKING COMPLETELY. NOW THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT WORK ON HIGH AND WHEN THEY ARE TURNED ON HIGH, THEY JUST STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. SOMETIMES WHEN I TURN THEM OFF THEY WILL GO ALL THE WAY DOWN AND THEN ABOUT 1/4 OF THE WAY BACK UP AND JUST STOP. I AM CONCERNED THAT I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEE OUT THE BACK WINDOW AND THAT THE FRONT WIPERS WILL COMPLETELY STOP WHEN I AM DRIVING. I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEE AND IT WILL RISK OTHER DRIVERS AND PEOPLE DURING HARD RAIN OR SNOW. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND SOME CANNOT EVEN DRIVE THE VEHICLES. I HAVE CHECKED THE FUSES, REPLACED THE BLADES, MADE SURE THERE IS WASHER FLUID AND HAD A MECHANIC TELL ME THAT HE HAS HAD COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME THING. WHEN THE MOTORS ARE REPLACED, THE WIPERS STILL DO NOT WORK. *TR

• 10/30/2009· AIR BAGSCrash

  DAUGHTER WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC WAITING FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT TO CHANGE. BOX TRUCK BEHIND HER DID NOT STOP AND REAR ENDED THE PT CRUISER, PUSHING IT INTO THE BACK OF A DUMP TRUCK IN FRONT OF HER. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IF AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY SHE MAY NOT HAVE SUFFERED WHIPLASH INJURY. *TR

• 10/30/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, THE CLOCKSPRING WAS BENT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS LATER, SHE BEGAN TO HEAR A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DURING COLD STARTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE LOWER SUPPORT, RADIATOR, AND TRANSMISSION WERE DAMAGED DUE TO SOME SORT OF CRASH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 28,000.

• 10/30/2007· AIR BAGSCrash

  ON OCT. 19,2007,I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AT A SPEED OF 30MPH. I STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH CAUSED ME NECK AND SHOULDER PAIN ALONG WITH SOME BRUISING. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS WITH OVER $10,000 IN DAMAGES AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THAT DOES NOT SIT WELL WITH ME. *TR

• 10/28/2019· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  DRIVER REAR QUARTER WINDOW COMING LOOSE FROM CAR.

• 10/26/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ON AUGUST 16, 2010 WE WERE DRIVING BACK FROM AN APPOINTMENT DOING ABOUT 70MPH. IT WAS AROUND 100 DEGREES F OUTSIDE (SAN ANTONIO, TX). IRONICALLY, OUR 2006 PT HIT 42,000 MILES AND WHEN IT DID, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND ALL NEEDLES (SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, TACHOMETER, ETC.) DROPPED TO THEIR "ENGINE OFF" POSITIONS. I DID NOT NOTICE ANY LOSS IN POWER AND THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS REMAINED ON. THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF MILES FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD AND REPEATED EVERY FEW MILES. THIS CONTINUED TO OCCUR EVEN AS WE APPROACHED OUR SUBDIVISION AT SPEEDS AROUND 30 - 40 MPH. TO DATE, THIS HAPPENS ON OCCASION AND WE HAVE ONLY EXPERIENCED ONE STALL. BEING THAT THE CAR IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP WHEN I RELEASED MY FOOT FROM THE CLUTCH. I HAVE HAD DIAGNOSTIC TESTS RUN BY THE DEALER, MECHANICS DRIVING THE CAR FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME, ETC. THE PROBLEM NEVER REPEATS ITSELF WITH THE MECHANICS. I HAVE SPENT $700 AND MORE WITH NO RESULTS. WE EVEN HAD THE SPARK PLUGS CHANGED SINCE THEY WERE NOT THE RECOMMENDED ONES. CHRYSLER REPLACED THE PLUGS WHICH HAD BEEN INSTALLED BY GOODYEAR. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING. *TR

• 10/26/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,TIRES

  1- VEHICLE = 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER TOURING. 2- WEATHER CONDITIONS = RAINING 3- VEHICLE FAILURE = WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE WITH OUT WARNING AND WOULD NOT WORK IN ANY SELECTED POSITION. VEHICLE HAD TO BE DRIVEN HOME IN THE RAIN WITHOUT THE USE OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS. 4- CUSTOMER INITIALLY REPLACED THE WIPER SWITCH INITIALLY WITH NO RESULTS, WIPER MOTOR WAS NOT RECEIVING OPERATIONAL CURRENT 5- VEHICLE HAD TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS (SPECIAL EQUIPMENT REQUIRED TO TEST), FAILURE WAS FOUND IN THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM), THE CONTROLLER FOR ALL VEHICLE NETWORKED ELECTRONICS, INCLUDING SAFETY DEVICES SUCH AS WINDSHIELD WIPERS. DEALER REPLACED THE TIPM AND THE WIPERS REGAINED OPERATION. COST OF THE REPAIR $833.00 US. *TR

• 10/24/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I STARTED UP MY PT CRUISER AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON EXCEPT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE CHIME CAME ON LIKE DOOR OPEN OR LIGHTS STILL ON. IDLED FINE BUT LIGHTS DID NOT TURN OFF TILL I TURNED OFF ENGINE, STARTED WITH NO LIGHTS AFTER.. I SEE THAT THIS A PROBLEM READING SEVERAL OTHER POSTS.

• 10/23/2014· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY STAYS ON. *TR

• 10/22/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING USUALLY AT LOW SPEEDS UNDER 40 MILES THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STOPS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP AS IF THE CAR IS NOT RUNNING. *TGW THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *JB

• 10/20/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED ON AND THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT. HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,000.

• 10/19/2013· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON WON'T GO OFF DRIVER SIDE. *TR

• 10/18/2017· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING WENT OUT AND BOUGHT NEW HEADLIGHTS AND THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM, AND ALSO BLINKERS TO NOT FLASH FROM OUTSIDE OF CAR, ALSO WENT OUT AND BOUGHT BULBS THIS WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED DEFECT. THE INTERGRATED POWER MODULE 2006 CHRYSLER OR CRUISER CONTROLS HEADLIGHTS BLINKER IT CAN ONLY BE RESET BY DEALERSHIP OR REPLACE. I LOOKED UP F33 IT WAS A RECALL FOR DIRECTION SIGNAL BULB FICTION. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUES AND SHOULD HAVE A RECALL. PLEASE HELP I NEED TO DRIVE MY CAR. THANK YOU

• 10/18/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE PANEL STARTS FLASHING, ALL THE GAGES GO TO ZERO AND THE CAR SLOWS DOWN, SOMETIMES COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN IT SLOWS, IT SEEMS TO KICK BACK INTO GEAR AND I AM ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. AT TIMES, I HAVE TO PUT TO PULL OFF HIGHWAY COMPLETELY AND TURN OFF ENGINE FOR A MINUTE OR SO BEFORE STARTING IT AGAIN. IT IS HAPPENING SO FREQUENTLY NOW THAT EVEN PULLING OFF TO SHUT IT DOWN FOR AWHILE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WON'T START ACTING UP.. THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE, ON THE 16TH OF OCTOBER WAS THE LAST TIME I EXPERIENCEDTHE PPROBLEM.