Total Complaints
8 filings
CHRYSLER PT CRUISER CONV · model year
8 NHTSA complaints. A VIN lookup is required to determine whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 2007CHRYSLERPT CRUISER CONV carries 8 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
The most frequently selected component label in reports for the 2007 PT CRUISER CONV is engine and engine cooling with 2 filings, followed by electrical system (2) and service brakes (1). Complaint categories reflect owner reports and intake categorization; they do not establish a defect pattern or cause.
NHTSA currently has 88 investigation files overlapping the 2007 PT CRUISER CONV, and 7 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should read the complaint-by-year trend as report volume, not a causal diagnosis. Use the related-complaint feed and the official recall lookup when researching a specific vehicle.
Total Complaints
8 filings
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 1 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 1 |
| ENGINE | 1 |
| SEATS | 1 |
WHILE DRIVING. ALL MY WARNING GAUGES WILL COME ON AND GAUGES FLUTTER OR DROP TO ZERO AND ENGINE MIGHT STALL. THIS IS HAPPENING NUMEROUS TIMES AND AS ALL OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SUBJECT. NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIND A PROBLEM. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE CRASHES. CHRYSLER HAD BETTER TAKE NOTICE AND HAVE A RE CALL ON THIS., AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR
Mileage: 139,000
THIS IS NOT AN ACCIDENT BUT A CONCERN ABOUT THE DRIVERS SEAT...WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT CONTROL PANEL WAS BROKEN, PLASTIC PARTS WOULD NOT HOLD. THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO TAPE IT TO FIXED IT. LASTED 5MINUTES!! THEY HAD TOO ORDER A NEW CONTROL PANEL, REPLACED IT, LAST ABOUT 3 MO. FED UP WITH DEALERSHIP HAD FRIEND DRILL HOLE IN METAL FRAME TO INSERT A SCREW...WORKED FOR A FEW MORE MONTHS, NOW BROKEN AGAIN, THE SCREW PART IS OK, BUT THE FRONT PART IS BROKEN!! JUST WANT TO SAY I AM NOT OBESE,JUST A NORMAL WEIGHT PERSON! THIS IS THE PART THAT MOVES THE SEAT UP AND BACK AND UP AND DOWN. JUST VERY AGGRAVATED ABOUT THE WHOLE THING. THIS IS MY 4TH PT CRUISER, SO I KNOW THE CAR. THIS ONE HAS A CRAPPY SEAT CONTROL!!
Mileage: 77,000
THE GAUGES ON MY CAR HEAT UP WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. I HAD THE BULBS TAKEN OUT OF THE CLOCK TO SEE IF THAT WAS THE CAUSE, BUT IT DOESN'T HELP. THE WHOLE FRONT DASH HEATS UP FROM THE CLOCK DOWN TO THE GAUGES AND GET VERY, VERY HOT. I AM AFRAID THERE WILL BE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. IS THERE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE WITHOUT REPLACING THE WHOLE FRONT CONSOLE? *TR
ABS AND STABILITY CONTROL LAMPS ILLUMINATED, FOR THE NEXT WEEK, THE FAULT WAS INTERMITTENT. WORKSHOP CHECKED OUT FAULT, COULDN'T FIND FAULT WITH WHEEL SENSORS AND COULDN'T RESET FAULT. DEVELOPED INTO MULTIPLE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY INDICATIONS, UPTO 10 FLASHING PANEL LIGHTS, AND MOMENTARY POWER FAILURE EFFECTING ALL SYSTEMS AND ENGINE. INTERNET INCLUDING YOUTUBE STATES COMMON PROBLEM NOT ACKNOWLEDGED BY CHRYSLER. SOME SUGGESTIONS THAT IGNITION SWITCH IS FAULT BUT NOTHING CERTAIN. CAR HAS ONLY 37K MILES SO RELUCTANT TO START CHANGING EXPENSIVE ELECTRICAL PARTS WITHOUT GUARANTEE OF REPAIR, I.E. ABS COMPUTER ECU, INSTRUMENT PACK ETC. LOOKED AT RECENT RECALL FOR GM, MY PT CRUISER CABRIOLET WAS MANUFACTURED IN MEXICO IN 2007. THE PARTS INVOLVED IN GM RECALL ARE DELPHI FROM MEXICO BETWEEN 2005-7. IS THIS THE SAME PROBLEM? PLEASE NOTE I LIVE IN ENGLAND, GREAT BRITAIN SO THE ZIP AND DAYTIME PHONE NUMBER ARE FROM BEVERLEY HILLS! USE [XXX] NUMBER WHICH IS UK CELL PHONE, [XXX] INFORMATION RE
Mileage: 36,000
ABS AND STABILITY CONTROL LAMPS ILLUMINATED, FOR THE NEXT WEEK, THE FAULT WAS INTERMITTENT. WORKSHOP CHECKED OUT FAULT, COULDN'T FIND FAULT WITH WHEEL SENSORS AND COULDN'T RESET FAULT. DEVELOPED INTO MULTIPLE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY INDICATIONS, UPTO 10 FLASHING PANEL LIGHTS, AND MOMENTARY POWER FAILURE EFFECTING ALL SYSTEMS AND ENGINE. INTERNET INCLUDING YOUTUBE STATES COMMON PROBLEM NOT ACKNOWLEDGED BY CHRYSLER. SOME SUGGESTIONS THAT IGNITION SWITCH IS FAULT BUT NOTHING CERTAIN. CAR HAS ONLY 37K MILES SO RELUCTANT TO START CHANGING EXPENSIVE ELECTRICAL PARTS WITHOUT GUARANTEE OF REPAIR, I.E. ABS COMPUTER ECU, INSTRUMENT PACK ETC. LOOKED AT RECENT RECALL FOR GM, MY PT CRUISER CABRIOLET WAS MANUFACTURED IN MEXICO IN 2007. THE PARTS INVOLVED IN GM RECALL ARE DELPHI FROM MEXICO BETWEEN 2005-7. IS THIS THE SAME PROBLEM? PLEASE NOTE I LIVE IN ENGLAND, GREAT BRITAIN SO THE ZIP AND DAYTIME PHONE NUMBER ARE FROM BEVERLEY HILLS! USE [XXX] NUMBER WHICH IS UK CELL PHONE, [XXX] INFORMATION RE
Mileage: 36,000
ABS AND STABILITY CONTROL LAMPS ILLUMINATED, FOR THE NEXT WEEK, THE FAULT WAS INTERMITTENT. WORKSHOP CHECKED OUT FAULT, COULDN'T FIND FAULT WITH WHEEL SENSORS AND COULDN'T RESET FAULT. DEVELOPED INTO MULTIPLE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY INDICATIONS, UPTO 10 FLASHING PANEL LIGHTS, AND MOMENTARY POWER FAILURE EFFECTING ALL SYSTEMS AND ENGINE. INTERNET INCLUDING YOUTUBE STATES COMMON PROBLEM NOT ACKNOWLEDGED BY CHRYSLER. SOME SUGGESTIONS THAT IGNITION SWITCH IS FAULT BUT NOTHING CERTAIN. CAR HAS ONLY 37K MILES SO RELUCTANT TO START CHANGING EXPENSIVE ELECTRICAL PARTS WITHOUT GUARANTEE OF REPAIR, I.E. ABS COMPUTER ECU, INSTRUMENT PACK ETC. LOOKED AT RECENT RECALL FOR GM, MY PT CRUISER CABRIOLET WAS MANUFACTURED IN MEXICO IN 2007. THE PARTS INVOLVED IN GM RECALL ARE DELPHI FROM MEXICO BETWEEN 2005-7. IS THIS THE SAME PROBLEM? PLEASE NOTE I LIVE IN ENGLAND, GREAT BRITAIN SO THE ZIP AND DAYTIME PHONE NUMBER ARE FROM BEVERLEY HILLS! USE [XXX] NUMBER WHICH IS UK CELL PHONE, [XXX] INFORMATION RE
Mileage: 36,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT SEAL ON THE BOTTOM OF THE CRANK CASE WOULD LEAK OIL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.
Mileage: 30,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED SHE HEARD A LOUD CLANKING NOISE AND THEN THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT COULD BE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HER THAT THERE WERE TWO FRACTURED MOTOR MOUNTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,000.
Mileage: 23,000
Recall 23V-413 Post Remedy Failures
Intermittent Loss of Electric Power Steering
Recall 19V-293 Post Remedy Failures
Engine Stall With Intermittent Restart
Loss of motive power due to an internal wiring connector short.
Data vintage: August 2026. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Every figure on PlainCars is rendered directly from NHTSA complaint and safety data, no number is typed in by an editor. This year-specific record is rendered from NHTSA ODI, recall, and NCAP rows for the 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER CONV; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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