2006 Chrysler Pt Cruiser

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE READING OF ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITH TIME, PROGRESSED AND BECAME CONSTANT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A SOFTWARE UPDATE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MECHANIC WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS THEN REFERRED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED, BUT THE CONTACT DID RESEARCH AND WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE ALSO CAUSED THE BRAKES TO LOCK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

OUR 2006 PT CRUISER HAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX. WHEN TURNING ON THE VEHICLE, THE HEADLIGHTS TURN ON THE LOW BEAMS, THE BLINKERS DO NOT WORK, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK, YOU CAN NOT TURN OFF THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS, NOR CAN YOU TURN ON THE HIGH BEAMS. THE CAR WAS RECENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THEY INDICATED THAT THE ISSUE WAS RELATED TO THE CLOCKSPRING MECHANISM IN THE STEARING COLUMN. THEY REPLACED THE CLOCKSPRING MECHANISM. EVERYTHING WORKED CORRECTLY FOR 2 DAYS. THE PROBLEM IS NOW BACK, APPARENTLY NOT RELATED TO THE CLOCKSPRING. IF YOU DO AN INTERNET SEARCH FOR 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER HEADLIGHTS BLINKERS WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING YOU WILL GET MANY HITS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

UPON PURCHASING A USED 2006 PT CRUISER TOURING EDITION VEHICLE ON 3/5/2011FROM BOULEVARD PRE-OWNED IN DURHAM, NC, FOUND THAT THE WIND SHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. DEALER SAID VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND HE WOULD FIX THE PROBLEMS. TOOK IT TO HIM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, EVEN MISSED A FEW HOURS OF WORK AND MISSED DAUGHTER'S SCHEDULED DENTAL APPOINTMENT TO TRY TO GET CAR FIXED. THUS, AFTER MUCH FRUSTRATION, I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO AN AUTHORIZED CHYRSLER DEALER FOR REPAIRS, AFTER THE DEALER FINALLY AGREED TO PAY UP TO $150 TOWARD THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE. ON 3/21/2011, I DROPPED THE VEHICLE OFF OVERNIGHT, SINCE THE WIND SHIELD WIPER MOTOR WAS TO ARRIVE ON 3/22/2011 (IT WAS ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THAT THE WIPER SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED INSTEAD). AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER AND DOING A DIAGNOSIC TEST, I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW WIPER MOTOR AND A NEW SWITCH FOR THE TURN SIGNALS, SINCE IT WAS ALSO FAULTY. NOW, ON 3/22/2011, I GET A CALL FROM THE TECHNICAN SAYING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS A SHORT AND THE TIPM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ALSO. THIS ALONG WITH THE WIND SHIELD WIPER MOTOR WILL COST MORE THAN $900. AND THE VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY ANYMORE. I HAVE TO PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BEFORE MY 30 DAYS OF PURCHASE IS OVER. PLEASE HELP. I WORK THREE (3) JOBS, AM A SINGLE PARENT, AND IS HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD. MY MONEY IS ALREADY STRETCHED TOO TIGHT. AFTER HAVING HAD PREVIOUS CAR ISSUES WITH ANOTHER CAR, I REALLY DO NOT NEED THIS. THANK YOU. *TR

FRON WIND SHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK AND AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. PURCHASED A USED 2006 PT CRUISER TOURING EDTION ON 4/5/2011. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND FOUND THAT TIPM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A LOCAL DEALER AND DID NOT KNOW THE CAR HAD THESE PROBLEMS. IT WAS ORGINALLY THOUGHT THAT A SWITCH WAS ONLY NEEDED. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A WIND SHIELD WIPER MOTOR AND A SWITCH FOR THE TURN SIGNALS WAS NEEDED. NOW, IT TURNS OUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS A SHORT AND THE TIPM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED (AFTER THE DIAGNOSIC TEST, OF COURSE). THIS IS GOING TO COST AT LEAST $900. AND THE VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY ANYMORE. PLEASE HELP. I WORK THREE (3) JOBS, AM A SINGLE PARENT AND HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD, AND MY MONEY IS VERY LIMITED. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE FAILED. THIS CAUSES THE AIR BAG TO NOT DEPLOY, EXTERIOR LIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, AND ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES TO FAIL AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AT A COST OF $100 AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE ARE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTY, AND THE COST OF THE REPAIRS WOULD BE $600. THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED THEM TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER AND ASK IF THEY WOULD HELP WITH THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED, AND THEY STATED THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE WOULD BE NO ASSITANCE WITH THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

I HAD SAFELITE COME OUT TO REPLACE MY WINDSHIELD- WHEN I TURNED ON MY VEHICLE TO HEAD TO SJ I TURNED ON MY HEADLIGHTS/FOG LIGHTS AND THEY WOULD NOT GO ON TRIED MY BLINKERS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOTHING WAS WORKING ALL FUNCTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH KNOBS ON STEERING COLUMN WOULD NOT WORK. DROVE VEHICLE DOWN THE STREET ADJUSTED STEERING WHEEL A COUPLE TIMES LIGHTS CAME ON....THEN THEY WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE LIGHTS WILL EITHER NOT COME ON OR SHUT OFF IT IS NOW AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE 3RD TIME TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE THEY HAVE REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND NOW THE NEW SERVICE GUY BELIEVES ITS THE MULTI-SWITCH...WE'LL SEE... I WOULD NEVER PURCHASE A PT CRUISER AGAIN MUCH LESS A CHRYSLER!!!! BTW THE PROBLEM DID SEEM CORRECTED AFTER THE 1ST REPAIR AND 2ND REPAIR HOWEVER AS SOON AS I DROVE IT 50 MILES THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. I THANK GOD I DRIVE WITH MY HEADLIGHTS ON DURING THE DAY BECAUSE I COULD HAVE BEEN STUCK FAR FROM HOME WITH NO LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS IN THE DARK! *TR

I HAVE 2006 PT CRUISER AND I AM HAVING TONS OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SOMETIMES THE STEREO WILL NOT WORK.BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON AND RUN THE BATTERY DOWN. IF YOU HAVE THE DOME LIGHT ONE AND PUT YOUR BLINKER ON TO THE RIGHT THE LIGHT GOES OUT DOESN'T DO IT ON THE LEFT, THE IGNITION SWITCH SOMETIMES HANGS UP AND WILL NOT TURN STUCK FOR A LITTLE BEFORE I CAN GET IT TO TURN OVER AND START, THEN THE AC SPOUSE HAD TO REWIRE IT BECAUSE THE COMPRESSOR WASN'T KICKING ON AND OFF, I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED A CHRYSLER AND AFTER THIS EXPERIENCE IF CHRYSLER IS NOT WILL TO HELP REPAIR THE VEHICLE I WOULD NOT OWN ANOTHER, MY HUSBAND IS OUT OF WORK AND I CANT AFFORD TO REPAIR ALL THE ISSUES THIS CAR HAS..... THIS COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR