2005 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER Complaints

PLEASE HELP, THIS IS MY ONLY CAR AND MY SON AND I DEPEND ON IT FOR EVERYTHING. WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY MY VEHICLE BEGAN MISSING ( SHAKING ETC..) UNTIL IT FINALLY DIED ON THE EXPRESSWAY. IT STARTED WHEN I PULLED AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT AND BEGAN TO PICK UP SPEED ACCELERATING TO BLEND IN WITH TRAFFIC FLOW. I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET OVER 40 MPH. 1. THE RPM GAGE JUMPS ALL OVER THE PLACE 2. THE CAR QUITS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD 3. THE QUITS WHILE RUNNING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC MOVING SLOW (MORE OFTEN ON HOT DAYS) 4. CAR DIES AT STOP LIGHTS (RANDOM) 5. CAR ENGINE DIES WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE (RANDOM) 6. CAR DIES NO RESPONSE FOR SECONDS THEN IT RESTARTS AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE EXPRESS WAY. I TOOK IT TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE THAT WILL DIAGNOSE PROBLEMS WITH CARS USING A TOOL THAT THEY HOOK UP TO THE CAR. THEY SAID IT WAS THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR, MY FATHER CONTACTED THE LOCAL SERVICE STATION AND THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE TIMING CHAIN AS WELL. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON GOING SINCE 2012, THOUGH I WOULD LOVE TO SELL IT I WOULD FEEL RESPONSIBLE IF SOMEONE WAS KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE PROBLEM WILL START I HAVE SPENT MORE MONEY THAT I SHOULD TRYING TO FIX THIS. IS THERE SOMEONE WHO CAN HELP SO MY CAR WILL BE SAFE FOR ME AND MY SON? *TR

I WAS DRIVING FROM BLACKWELL OK TO PERRY OKLAHOMA ON 7/07/14 TO DROP OFF A FRIEND WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN THE MOTOR STARTING KNOCKING LIGHT THEN HARD AND THEN IT JUST QUIT ALL WITH IN FIVE MINUTES MY MOTOR BLEW UP I CALLED MY DA TO HAVE HIM COME AND CHECK IT OUT AS HE IS A MECHANIC HE LOOKED IT OVER AND SAID THE OIL COOLER LINE THAT RUNS UNDER THE OIL PAN BLEW THE LINE RIGHT AT THE CONNECTORS ON THE OIL COOLER LINE HE THEN LOADED IT UP ON THE TRAILER AND TOOK IT BACK TO MY HOUSE HAD ANOTHER MECHANIC COME CHECK IT OUT HE SAID THE SAME THING ABOUT IT WE JUST BOUGHT IT ON 06/07/2014 FROM PIONEER AUTO GROUP OUT OF PONCA CITY OKLAHOMA THE MOTOR COST IS 1400.00 TO 1800.00 TO REPLACE IT MY DAD GAVE 3800.00 FOR IT WHAT DO I DO NOW NO CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE OF THE RIMS WERE CAUSING THE TIRES TO LEAK AIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000. UPDATED 9/4/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED AS OF 8/18/2004 THE VEHICLE HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANY CRASHES OR INJURIES. THE TIRE PRESSURE IS MAINTAINED ON A DAILY BASIS. UPDATED 09/15/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE QUARTER GLASS BECAME SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 07V149000 (VISIBILITY).THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

WHILE GETTING ON INTERSTATE MY CAR WOULD NOT GO BUT ONLY 30 MPH THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR DIED. GOT MY CAR STARTED AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES. TOOK IT TO ADVANCE AUTO AND THEY SAID IT WAS CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR; SO I REPLACED IT. 6 MONTHS LATER IT DID IT AGAIN. I REPLACED IT. NOW EVERY 2 TO 3 MONTHS THE SENSOR GOES BAD AND THE PEOPLE AT ADVANCE SAY SOMETHING HAS TO BE WRONG BECAUSE THE CAR SHOULDN'T BE GOING THROUGH THAT MANY SENSORS. I HAVE HAD MY CAR DIE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR. I AM SCARED THAT IT IS GOING TO DIE AND I WILL BE HIT. *TR

WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT THE CAR JUST TURNED ITSELF OFF. RESTARTED AGAIN BY TURNING THE IGNITION. HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES SINCE AND EVEN WILE RUNNING ON THE FREEWAY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. HAVE TO MANAGE TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY AND WAIT A BIT TO RESTART VIA THE IGNITION SWITCH. ONE TIME A GENTLEMAN EVEN PUSHED THE CAR TO HELP BE GET IT OFF OF THE ROADWAY. HAVE TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES TO REPAIR AUTO BY CHANGING OUT THE VARIOUS SENSORS INDICATED BY THE CODE SHOWN IN THE MILEAGE/SPEEDOMETER GAUGE. NUMEROUS TECHNICIANS HAVE TRIED TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. WORKS FOR AWHILE, THEN REVERTS TO STALLING AGAIN AND AGAIN. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRES, SIZE P205/55/R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BUBBLE HAD DEVELOPED ON THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE TREAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD BELT WAS SEPARATING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TWO FRONT TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,825.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

THE PROBLEM I HAVE BEEN HAVING WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT OF MY 2005 PT CONVERTIBLE CRUISER HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 7 YEARS AND 6 ATTEMPTS TO FIX IT. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE SERVICE HAS AUTHORIZED THE NAPLETON DEALERSHIP IN LAKE PARK, FLORIDA, TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT TWICE: ONCE IN SEPTEMBER 2012, AND MOST RECENTLY IN MAY 2014. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT PERFORMS THE SAME REPLACEMENT OF THE HARNESS BUCKLE APPARATUS EACH TIME, BUT THAT IS CLEARLY NOT THE UNDERLYING REASON THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AFTER EVERY ATTEMPT TO FIX IT. AFTER THE FOURTH ATTEMPT TO FIX IT FAILED BY A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP IN TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA, IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM WAS PROBABLY WITH THE ENTIRE WIRING SYSTEM OF THE CAR, BUT DURING THE 5TH AND 6TH ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE AIR BAG LIGHT, THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT SEEM WILLING TO LOOK INTO THIS AND ENDED DOING THE EXACT SAME REPAIR THAT HAS BEEN ATTEMPTED FOR 7 YEARS. MEANWHILE I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WHEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. *TR

THE MULTIFUNCTION LIGHT SWITCH CAUSES THE FOG LIGHTS TO TURN ON AND OFF AT RANDOM, EVEN WHEN IGNITION IS OFF. ISSUE HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS. *TR