2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER Complaints

VEHICLE AT 76,000 MILES RIDES ROUGH AND DURING CHECK UP WAS FOUND TO HAVE BAD FRONT BUSHINGS AND THREE CRACKED ENGINE MOUNTS. TWO LICENSED MECHANICS ADVISED THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO A SINGLE OWNER, NEVER MISTREATED VEHICLE AT THAT MILEAGE. THIS WAS CAUGHT PRIOR TO A POTENTIAL SAFETY INCIDENT. *TR

2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER- THE LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD ALL LIGHT UP ALONG WITH ALL THE WARNING ALARMS. SOMETIMES THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 30 MPH - 65 MPH IN THE CITY AND ON THE HIGHWAY THEN KICKS BACK ON WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON GOING. I HAVE HAD PROFESSIONAL MECHANICS LOOK AT MY CAR WITH NO LUCK OR RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. LUCKILY NO ACCIDENTS AS OF YET. I WANT TO GET RID OF THE CAR, BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE IN CASE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS FOR SOMEONE ELSE. I CAN'T GET IT FIXED IF NO ONE OR CHRYSLER HASN'T MADE THE PROBLEM KNOWN TO THE PUBLIC. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THESE ISSUES. AFTER A YEAR LONG SEARCH I FOUND 47 OTHER COMPLAINTS SIMILAR IF NOT THE VERY SAME ISSUE I'M DEALING WITH. *TR

2006 PT CRUISER, APPROX. 55,000 MILES. FIRST THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON, THEN ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD COME ON. ALL MY GAUGES DROP EXCEPT THE FUEL GAUGE. THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE MOVES UP AND DOWN AFTER DROPPING. IT FEELS LIKE POWER IS LOST TO THE ENGINE WHEN IT IS HAPPENING. WITHIN SECONDS, THE WARNING LIGHTS GO OUT AND THE GAUGES STABILIZE AND THINGS ARE NORMAL. SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS ONLY ONCE WHILE DRIVING, OTHER DAYS IT HAPPENS 4-5 TIMES IN A ROW. I AM TOLD IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 MODEL. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL OR REPAIR THRU CHRYSLER? *TR

WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING, SEAT BELT LIGHT COMES ON, THEN INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS GO CRAZY AND SHUT DOWN. VEHICLE THEN SHUTS DOWN - HAVE TO POP CLUTCH TO GET VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN. TOOK TO DEALER - COULD NOT DETERMINE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE. DANGEROUS SITUATION AND CHRYSLER DOES NOT SEEM TO WANT TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. TOO EXPENSIVE TO PLAY HIT OR MISS WITH A DEALERSHIP THAT DOESN'T HAVE A CLUE WHAT'S WRONG AND HOW TO FIX IT. FRUSTRATED AND WORRIED FOR SAFETY WHEN DRIVING. *TR

I GOT THE CAR 6 MONTHS AGO AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. ALL THE DASH LIGHTS COME ON AND THE GAUGES GO TO ZERO. IT HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT, IT DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION, IT HAS DIED WHILE I'M STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND HAPPENS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, I'VE REPLACED THE, ALTERNATOR, STARTER, GAUGE CLUSTER AND SOME OTHER SMALL THINGS AND NOTHING IS WORKING. I'VE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, CHRYSLER SHOULD BE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE WITH IT, I'M NOT RICH I CAN'T AFFORD A NEW CAR OR TO KEEP PUTTING MONEY INTO THE CAR. *TR

AFTER REPLACING ALTERNATOR IN CAR..STILL HAVE BATTERY LIGHT ON..WAS TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE ECM ..ONLY HAVE 36,000 MILES ON CAR....BATTERY IS TOTALLY DEAD NOW AND IS NEW BATTERY AS OF OCT2013..HELP?? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS A MISFIRE ON CYLINDER 3. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

DASHLIGHTS CAME ON AND OFF GAUGES DROPPED AND RETURNED TO NORMAL.VEHICLE LOSS POWER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED AND THE LIGHTS REMAINED OFF FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME. ADDITIONALLY, THE INTERIOR LIGHTING ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 167,000.

PT WAS HEADING SOUTH ON BEECH ST IN MANCHESTER NH. WHEN A DODGE CARAVAN WENT THOUGHT A STOP SIDE. HIT THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT FENDER AND PUSH THE PT ABOUT 5 FEET WEST. SO THE PT WAS NOW LOOKING AT CONER OF PROCEST AND BEECH ST. *TR