2009 Chrysler Pt Cruiser

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLICKERED FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS, WHO BOTH STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, ALL GAUGES GO CRAZY, ALL DASH WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF, VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND STALLS, VERY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING. DEALER UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM DESPITE NUMEROUS REPAIRS AND HAVING THE CAR FOR WEEKS AT A TIME. I CANNOT EXPRESS HOW UNSAFE THIS IS.SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM REPORTED BY OTHERS BUT THE DEALER ACTS AS IF THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE ISSUE BEFORE. *TR

DRIVING IN A SNOW STORM WHEN ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON - AND GAUGES DROPPED. REPEATEDLY WENT OFF AND ON. CAR EVENTUALLY STALLED. THIS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY IN SPITE OF HAVING MANY THINGS REPLACED (BATTERY ALTERNATOR AND IGNITION) WHEN THE WEATHER WARMED THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE RESOLVED BUT DURING THE FIRST SNOW THIS WINTER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. NOW THIS OCCURS FREQUENTLY. SELDOM OCCURS BEFORE 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING. RANDOMLY OCCURS MAKING DETECTION NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. NO DEFINITIVE ANSWERS FROM COMPUTER TESTING. JUDGING FROM OTHER COMPLAINTS, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVING AT 55MPH AND ALL THE GAUGES (GAS, SPEED, TACH) WENT TO ZERO AND FLUTTERED UP AND DOWN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY AND RESTART THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENCE. THE VEHICLE HAS REPEATED THIS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I WAS ABLE TO RECORD ON MY PHONE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHILE IT WAS ACTING UP. THINK I HAVE ISOLATED THE PROBLEM TO THE KEY AND IGNITION. I HAVE FOUND IF I WIGGLE THE KEY WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT STOPS. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS SINCE YOU LOSE POWER TO THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, IT HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. SEVERAL INTERNET SEARCHES REVEAL ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD SO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIR OF THIS PROBLEM, THEY EVIDENTLY PRODUCED A PRODUCT WITH A DEFECT THAT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE LOSS OF LIFE OR BODILY DAMAGE. *TR

I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND HAD IT FOR LESS THEN 3 WEEKS. I DROVE IT A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES. WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, THE CAR STARTED TO ACT UP. THE SPEEDOMETER WENT FROM 55 TO ZERO THEN BACK UP TO 80, I LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER AND ACCELERATE, ALL OF THE LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH BOARD, THE CAR FUEL GAUGES WENT UP AND DOWN, AND FINALLY THE CAR STALLED. I WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHICH WAS A VERY SCARY. NO CODES WERE RECORDED FOR A MECHANIC TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED, AND SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL PT CRUISERS FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED. I AM WORKING WITH THE DEALER ATTEMPTING FOR A REFUND, AS I FEEL MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS ARE AT RISK. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, DOING ABOUT 55MPH. ALL OF MY GAUGES STARTED TO LIGHT UP, THE SPEEDOMETER WENT FROM 55 TO ZERO THEN UP TO 65, THE LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF, THE CAR THEN STARTED TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 40, WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, THEN EVENTUALLY JUST SHUT OFF. I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, BUT ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE LANE. THE WHEELS TIGHTENED SO I COULD NOT STEER, I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND LEFT IT FOR ABOUT 20 MINS. IT STARTED AGAIN BUT STRUGGLES TO GO OVER 40 BEFORE IT STARTS ACTING UP AGAIN. I CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, NO CODES ARE RECORDED. I AM CONVINCED THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH PT CRUISERS AS I HAVE READ SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR

ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIGHT UP, DIALS START DROPPING, ENGINE GOES QUIET AND CAR STARTS COASTING. SOMETIMES ENGINE SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY THEN TURNS ON AFTER A SECOND OR TWO; OTHER TIMES HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN- STARTS UP NORMALLY. HAS DIED AT VERY LOW (SUB 5MPH) AND VERY HIGH (ABOUT 60MPH) SPEEDS; HAVE BLOCKED ROADS AND INTERSECTIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATED ABNORMALLY AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. ONCE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VARIOUS DEALERS FOR INSPECTION, HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,441.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000. *TR