2009 Chrysler Pt Cruiser

THE VALVE STEMS CORRODE & HAVE TO BE REPLACED ??????? WHY SHOULD I AS THE CONSUMER NEED TO REPLACE BECAUSE SOMEBODY CAME UP WITH THE IDEA OF "NEW IMPROVED " STEMS ??????NOT ONLY IS THIS AN INCONVIENCE, BUT ALSO A GREAT EXPENSE !!!!!! PEOPLE WHO LIVE A LIMITED INCOME SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS... I HAD THE CAR 1 YEAR & HAD TO "REBUILD" MY STEMS BECAUSE I COULD NOT AFFORD THE PRICE OF NEW ONES . NOW I AM HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN ??? THIS IS NOT FAIR. I NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH MY OTHER CRUISER, HOW CAN YOU VERIFY THIS AS NOT BEING A PROBLEM ???

I'M DRIVING THE CAR AND ALL THE LIGHTS COME ON IN THE MIDDLE. ALL THE HANDS LIKE FUEL HAND AND RPM START BOBBING UP AND DOWN. IT DROPS IN SPEED. SO I PRESS ON THE GAS. IT COMES BACK UP IN SPEED BUT IT GUNS THE ENGINE AND STARTS JERKING. EVERY WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN ALL THE HANDS START BOBBING AGAIN AND IT DROPS IN SPEED BUT THIS TIME IT CUTS OFF! IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY! I COAST TO THE SIDE AND CRANK THE CAR AGAIN. IT STARTS DOING THE WARNING LIGHTS AND THE HAND GAUGES BOBBING BUT THIS TIME IT DIDN'T CUT OFF. THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT ON 12/23/2014. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON 11/22/2014! IF I HAD KNOWN THAT PT'S WERE FAULTY, I WOULD NEVER HAVE BOUGHT IT. THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE. SOMETIMES AT HIGHER SPEEDS SOMETIMES AT LOWER SPEEDS. SOMETIME JUST SITTING PARKED IT CUTS OFF! FROM THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE SINCE,THEIR HAVE BEEN ALOT OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE PT. IT'S NOT SAFE! YOU KNOW IT'S NOT SAFE WHEN YOU'RE GOING 70 ON THE INTERSTATE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THE CAR CUTTS OFF! THIS IS NOT GOOD. *TR

I BROUGHT THE CAR ON 3/25/14 FROM A TOYOTA DEALER SHIP. COMPLAIN ABOUT A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AT THE TIME OF TEST DRIVE. TOYOTA PROMISE ME IT WOULD BE FIXED PICK THE CAR DROVE IT A COUPLE OF DAYS AND NOTICE THE CONTROL PANEL LIGHTS STARTED GOING ON AND OFF ALONG WITH THE CAR SHUTTING DOWN. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE NOTHING WAS FOUND. I LET MY DAUGHTER DRIVE THE CAR AND WHILE ON THE FWY AT 65MPH THE LIGHTS ON THE CONTROL PANEL STARTING GOING ON AND OFF THEY CAR SHUT OFF ON HER. LUCKY SHE WAS ABLE TO GUIDE THE CAR OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AVOIDING FROM GETTING HIT. I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS SO CAR REALLY WASN'T DRIVEN THAT MUCH. BUT I HAVE THIS CAR LESS THAN A YEAR WITH A PROTECTION PLAN AND NEED TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE WORK THE INVOLVED GETTING SOLENOID PACK, BRACKET-TORQUE REACTION,T-STAT, OIL SWITCH, GASKET, AND CAMSHAFT SENSOR AND CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AS OF 2/10/2015. NOW 2 DAYS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES BACK ON TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD I NEED A COOLING FAN MODULE. WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY PROTECT PLAN AND WOULD HAVE TO PAY ALMOST 700.00 DOLLAR. I HAVE THIS CAR LESS THAN A YEAR AND HAVE BEEN HAVING SO MANY PROBLEMS AND HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN KILLED BEHIND IT CUTTING ON AND OFF ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE RESEARCH THIS CAR AND EVERYONE HAS HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT. *TR

ENGINE DIES AT SPEED, AND WILL RESTART IN A SECOND OR TWO (MANUAL TRANSMISSION). GAUGES GO HAYWIRE. CAN SOMETIMES RESET CONDITION FOR A WHILE (MINUTES TO AN HOUR) BY TURNING KEY OFF-ON, OR RESTARTING WHILE AT SPEED - SOMETIME NOT. HAS GOTTEN MUCH WORSE, CAR NOW HAS 185,000 MILES. REPLACED ENGINE PCM - NO EFFECT. REPLACED ENGINE TIPM - NO EFFECT. KIND OF SCARY WHEN THIS HAPPENS PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. SOFTWARE DESIGN DEFECT? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TIMING SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

PURCHASED VEHICLE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WITH ABOUT 32,000 MILES, EVERYTHING HAS BEEN GREAT UNTIL A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. AT ABOUT 41,000 VEHICLE HAS STARTED STALLING WHEN MOVING, HORN WILL NOT QUIT, STARTING ISSUES AND DASH LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND I HAVE READ MOST OF THE PRIOR 60 COMPLAINTS DATING BACK TO 2010 AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY CHRYSLER . I HAVE HEARD ON THE NATIONAL NEWS THAT THERE IS FINALLY A RECALL WITH THIS VEHICLE BUT MY VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED FOR SOME REASON. *TR

THIS IS THE 2ND PT CRUISER THAT I HAVE OWNED. THE FIRST ONE WAS GREAT! BUT...THIS ONE!! ONGOING PROBLEMS SINCE WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR!!!! SEAT BELT WOULDN'T UNLOCK COULDN'T GET OUT OF CAR. I WAS LOCKED IN. SOMEONE HAD TO OPEN DOOR FROM OUTSIDE. LIGHTS ALWAYS FLICKERING. LOSS POWER. ACTS UP WHILE DRIVING. FINALLY GOT SO BAD THAT THE CAR WOULD JUST STALL OUT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY SAID...AND I QUOTE "REMEMBER WE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING." WHY WOULD THEY SAY THAT? THE LATEST... LIGHTS FLICKERING, RADIO GOING ON AND OFF STOPPED AT A STORE. WHEN I CAME COULDN'T UNLOCK THE CAR WITH MY REMOTE. HAD TO USE KEY TO GET IN, ALARM WENT OFF, HAD TO JUMP IN AND START CAR TO TURN ALARM OFF. PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND THE CAR QUIT. COMPLETELY STALLED OUT. TURNED EVERYTHING OFF, PUT IN PARK AND IT STARTED UP BUT I PARKED IT AT A FRIENDS THAT LIVED ONE BLOCK AWAY. WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. 3 HOURS LATER WENT TO PICK CAR UP AND NOTHING WORKED. NO LIGHTS NO JUICE NO CLICK NO NOTHING GOT IT JUMPED STARTED. WENT STRAIGHT TO ADVANCED AUTO BECAUSE IT WAS LATE. ALTERNATOR OK BATTERY OK I JUST WANT TO GET RID OF IT BUT DON'T WANT SOMEONE ELSE STUCK WITH THIS LEMON WHAT DO I DO????? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 12/03/14*LJ UPDATED 8/31/2017*CN

TRAVELLING AT ABOUT 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, SUDDENLY I NOTICED ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL COMING ON AT ONCE, FOR ABOUT 2 OR 3 SECONDS, THEN GOING OFF AGAIN. I ALSO NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE AND TACHOMETER NEEDLES DANCING AROUND AT THE SAME TIME, BEFORE STABILIZING. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES OF DRIVING. I WAS AFRAID THAT THE ENGINE COULD STALL BUT LUCKILY THE MOTOR KEPT RUNNING WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF STALLING. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER POSTS AND DESCRIPTIONS OF PEOPLE WITH IDENTICAL PROBLEMS AND SOME OF THEM DESCRIBED THE ENGINE STALLING. MANY OF THESE STATE THAT DEALERSHIPS ARE UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND THAT CHRYSLER HAS NOT PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGED IT. I FIND THIS DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE AS THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL OF A MAJOR LAWSUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN AS SOON AS SOMEONE GETS HURT AS A RESULT. THERE ARE JUST TOO MANY OF THESE DESCRIPTIONS TO BELIEVE THAT THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED. *TR