2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER CONV Complaints

SOLUTION! SOLUTION! SOLUTION! WE HAD THE SAME TYPES OF PROBLEMS AS THE BELOW PROBLEM ENTRY AND THE FIRST 4 PROBLEM ENTRIES FOLLOWING THIS ONE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE PROBLEM WAS TRACED DOWN TO A FAULTY IGNITION KEY CYLINDER. THE METAL CONTACT ON THE INSIDE OF THE CYLINDER WAS DEFORMED, THEREBY CAUSING INTERMITTENT CONTACT. WHEN THE IGNITION KEY CYLINDER WAS REPLACED, IT COMPLETELY SOLVED ALL OF THE PROBLEMS LISTED. ALL THE DASH LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND BLINK. ALL GAUGES GO TO 0. SOMETIMES THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS (NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES) THEN RESTART ALL BY IT'S SELF. I CAN BE PARKED IN THE GARAGE OR GOING DOWN THE ROAD, THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER. THERE'S ANOTHER VEHICLE IN TOWN LIKE MINE DOING THE SAME THING. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS WITH NO POSITIVE RESULTS.

ALL THE DASH LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND BLINK. ALL GAUGES GO TO 0. SOMETIMES THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS (NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES) THEN RESTART ALL BY IT'S SELF. I CAN BE PARKED IN THE GARAGE OR GOING DOWN THE ROAD, THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER. THERE'S ANOTHER VEHICLE IN TOWN LIKE MINE DOING THE SAME THING. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS WITH NO POSITIVE RESULTS. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY HEARD A BIG BANG.. AT AROUND 80 MILES P/H UPHILL DIAGNOSED IT WASTHECOMPUTER HAVE CHANGED THE COMPUTER 4 TIMES HAD THE COMPUTER REPROGRAMMED AND AS SOON AT IT DRIVES IT GET.. TO 30 MILES PER HR AND GOES NO FASTER RPM DO NOT GO UP .. THAN 2.5 HAVE TAKEN IT TOCOUNTLESS MECHANICS AND EVEN HAD IT REPROGRAMMED TO DEALER WITH UPDATES.. NO LUCK ..I NEED HELP I EXPORTED THIS CAR TO MEXICO BUT THERE IS ALSO A CHRYSLER DEALER IN THE TOWN THE VEHICLE IS IN.. PLEASE BE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU CAR >> I HAVE SPEND OVER THOUSAND ALREADY TRYING TO FIX THE SAME UNFIXABLE PROBLEM.. I HAVE NO MORE MONEY TO SPEND ON THAT CRAP THAT YOU CALLED A CAR. *TR

WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING, SEAT BELT LIGHT COMES ON, THEN INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS GO CRAZY AND VEHICLE THEN SHUTS DOWN - HAVE TO PUT IN NEUTRAL TO RESTART ENGINE AGAIN. I SEE THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE. DANGEROUS SITUATION AND CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. TOO EXPENSIVE TO PLAY HIT OR MISS WITH A DEALERSHIP. I AM FRUSTRATED AND WORRIED FOR SAFETY WHEN DRIVING. HAPPENS ON HIGHWAY AND CITY DRIVING. *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

WHILE DRIVING GAUGES RANDOMLY GO TO ZERO, ALL WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, SOMETIMES ENGINE STALLS FOR ONE SECOND AND THEN RESTARTS, THEN GAUGES GO BACK TO NORMAL. HAPPENED ONCE IN A WHILE A YEAR AGO, NOW HAPPENS DAILY. TOOK TO DEALER LAST YEAR AND THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM. HAVE SEEN THIS ISSUE ON VARIOUS INTERNET SITES INCLUDING THIS ONE BUT WITH NO SOLUTIONS. LOTS OF SUGGESTIONS - FUSES, BATTERY WIRES, BATTERY, IGNITION SWITCH - BUT NOTHING DEFINITIVE. CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS, I'M JUST LUCKY IT HASN'T STALLED AT THE WRONG TIME. FRIEND WITH A DODGE HAS SAME PROBLEM AND HIS DEALER CAN'T FIX EITHER.

2006 PT CRUISER GAUGES DIE, DASH INDICATORS COME ON, ENGINE STALLS. MAY RESTART. REPLACED BATT AND ALL BATT CABLES, CLEANED ALL CONNECTORS. STILL OCCURS!! HELP!!! *TR

ON SEPT. 20, 2010, I WAS RETURNING HOME IN MY 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER CONVERTIBLE WHEN I NOTICED A "BURNING" ODOR INSIDE THE CAR AND SAW A LOT OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. MY HUSBAND AND I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED AND GET THE NECESSARY REPAIR. I WAS TOTALLY SHOCKED WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT THE COOLING FAN MOTOR HAD BURNT INTERNALLY. WE HAD THE REPAIR DONE AND PAID FOR IT. AS PER JUDY IN CHRYSLER CASE MANAGEMENT, I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT CHRYSLER WILL REIMBURSE ME FOR ALL BUT $100 OF THE REPAIR. THANKFULLY, NO CRASH OCCURRED AND NO DEATHS OR INJURIES RESULTED. HAD I BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN A BAD AREA OR IN A DESOLATE AREA, THE CONSEQUENCES COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE, I AM CONVINCED. MY VEHICLE IS ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD AND HAS JUST OVER 36,000 MILES ON IT AND I DON'T THINK A PROBLEM LIKE THIS SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED. *TR

DOT APPROVED, NYS INSPECTED TRAILER HITCH INSTALLED ON A 2006 CHRYSLER, PT CRUISE. IT REMAINED OPERABLE FOR AROUND 6 MONTHS UNTIL IT WAS NOTICED THAT REAR LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. HITCH INSTALLER RETRACED INSTALLATION PER MANUFACTURERS INSTRUCTIONS. IT APPEARS THAT ALL POWER TO OPERATE THE BRAKE LAMPS IS LOST ONLY TO THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS BUT NOT THE MID OR THIRD BRAKE LIGHT. ALL OTHER LIGHTS ARE NOT AFFECTED, FUSES ARE NOT BLOWN AND BULBS USUALLY CHECK OUT AS FINE. APPARENTLY, CHRYSLER HAS SEPARATED THE 3RD OR MID BRAKE LIGHT FROM THE TAIL LIGHT SECTION BEGINNING IN 2006. LATELY, I HAVE SEEN THIS COMPLAINT ARISE CONTINUOUSLY OVER INTERNET BLOGS AND IN DEALERSHIP SERVICE LOGS. FOR NOW, CHRYSLER IS FORCING ITS CUSTOMERS TO EITHER REPLACE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESSES OR OPERATE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT STOP TAIL LAMPS. THIS FAULT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM POSES SO MUCH DANGER IT SHOULD BE LISTED AND HANDLED AS A VERY IMPORTANT SERVICE BULLETIN OR RECALL. *TR

13,090 MILES MY WIFE REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH AS SHE DROVE DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. I CHECKED THE OIL AND IT DID NOT TOUCH THE DIPSTICK. I ADDED 2 QUARTS AND STARTED THE ENGINE TO FIND THAT IT WAS LEAKING OIL OUT THE ACCESSORIES END OF THE ENGINE. THE CAR WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CRANKSHAFT END SEAL WAS IDENTIFIED AS BEING EXPELLED FROM THE TIMING COVER. 1ST REPAIR ATTEMPT: UPON TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE CRANKSHAFT SEAL WAS AGAIN EXPELLED FROM THE TIMING COVER. THE CAUSE WAS IDENTIFIED AS EXCESSIVE CRANKSHAFT END PLAY RESULTING IN THE CRANKSHAFT END SEAL BEING FORCED OUT OF THE TIMING COVER. 2ND ATTEMPT: THE ENGINE SHORT BLOCK WAS REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PICK-UP ON 10/16/2007. ON 1/26/2009 AT 32,022 ODOMETER WITH 18,932 MILES ON THE REPLACEMENT SHORT BLOCK AND 13 MILES INTO A 15 MILE TRIP, THE REAR TIRES BEGAN SLIPPING AS I TRAVELED AROUND CORNERS. AS I SLOWED TO ENTER THE DRIVEWAY, I COULD SMELL THE ODOR OF BURNT MOTOR OIL. ENGINE OIL WAS COMING FROM THE ACCESSORIES SIDE OF THE ENGINE AND THE OIL NO LONGER TOUCHED THE ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP ON JAN. 27, 2009 FOR REPAIR. THE CRANKSHAFT END SEAL WAS NOTED AS LEAKING WHEN IN REALITY THE SEAL HAD TO HAVE BEEN DISLODGED FROM THE TIMING COVER FOR THE VOLUME OF ENGINE OIL THAT WAS LOST IN 2 MILES. THE CRANKSHAFT SEAL AND DRIVE BELTS WERE REPLACED. THE ROOT CAUSE WAS IDENTIFIED AS EITHER THE WEATHER BEING TOO COLD OR THE FACT THAT THE DEALER SERVICE REP HAD SEEN ALL KINDS OF STRANGE FAILURES THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER. THE DEALERSHIP IS TRYING TO GET THE CAR BEYOND THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY PERIOD SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE FAILURE WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. *TR