https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Chrysler PT Cruiser Conv. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 03:30:11 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv#complaint-1510740 Mon, 29 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT PT CRUISER PCM FAILURE. I BOUGHT THIS USED 2/18. CAR LOSING ITS TURBO POWER, GAS CONSUMPTION AND MILAGE HORRIBLE. 5MILES/GALLON. O2 SENSORS REPLACED 6/18. REPLACED BATTERY 7/18. CAR HAD BEEN AND CONTINUED TO HAVE HARD STARTING SINCE 6/18. OFTEN IT WOULD TAKE 2 ATTEMPTS TO START IGNITION. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR FAILURE CODES TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. 10/18 DRIVING 40MPH LARGE BUSY CITY STREET, GOING https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv#complaint-1485674 Wed, 25 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT CAR IN MOTION, ALL LIGHTS CAME ON , LOST POWER, WAS NEARLY HIT FROM CAR BEHIND ME. https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv#complaint-1485675 Wed, 25 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT CAR IN MOTION, ALL LIGHTS CAME ON , LOST POWER, WAS NEARLY HIT FROM CAR BEHIND ME. https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv#complaint-1269291 Mon, 21 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMT POWER STEERING LEAKING, TOOK TO CHRYSLER DEALER . THE DEALER DID NOT TELL ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING . THE DEALER TOLD ME TO BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER. https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv#complaint-1245200 Mon, 14 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT JUST LIKE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON HERE, MY VEHICLE STARTS ACTING CRAZY WITH LIGHTS FLASHING, AND FEELS LIKE IT WON'T SHIFT AND GO ABOVE 40MPH. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND PCM. THIS COST ME $1200. IT STOPPED FOR A BIT, THEN STARTED AGAIN A MONTH OR TWO LATER WHEN THEY TOLD ME IT NEEDED MOTOR MOUNTS AND A NEW PCM (WHICH THEY SAID THEY CHANGED, BUT I DON'T https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv#complaint-1245201 Mon, 14 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT JUST LIKE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON HERE, MY VEHICLE STARTS ACTING CRAZY WITH LIGHTS FLASHING, AND FEELS LIKE IT WON'T SHIFT AND GO ABOVE 40MPH. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND PCM. THIS COST ME $1200. IT STOPPED FOR A BIT, THEN STARTED AGAIN A MONTH OR TWO LATER WHEN THEY TOLD ME IT NEEDED MOTOR MOUNTS AND A NEW PCM (WHICH THEY SAID THEY CHANGED, BUT I DON'T https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv#complaint-1245202 Mon, 14 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT JUST LIKE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON HERE, MY VEHICLE STARTS ACTING CRAZY WITH LIGHTS FLASHING, AND FEELS LIKE IT WON'T SHIFT AND GO ABOVE 40MPH. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND PCM. THIS COST ME $1200. IT STOPPED FOR A BIT, THEN STARTED AGAIN A MONTH OR TWO LATER WHEN THEY TOLD ME IT NEEDED MOTOR MOUNTS AND A NEW PCM (WHICH THEY SAID THEY CHANGED, BUT I DON'T https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv#complaint-1240154 Sat, 21 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMT WHERE THE FUEL LINE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CONNECTS TO THE MAIN FUEL LINE FROM THE TANK AT THE FIRE WALL, THERE IS A FUEL DRIP ABOVE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THIS LINE LEAKS FUEL WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE MAIN LINE. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED ONE TIME ALREADY AND CONTINUES TO LEAK. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THIS LINE IS ONLY A FEW INCHES FROM THE TURBO OR EXHAUST AND ON A RIGHT HAND TURN COULD DRIP ON T https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv#complaint-1232351 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMT 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 https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv#complaint-1217753 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2007 IT WAS HARD TO SHIFT AND I KEPT TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER ON BLANDING BLVD. HERE IN JACKSONVILLE, FL. THEY KEPT TELLING ME THEIR WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE WAY IT SHIFTED AND CONSEQUENTLY PUT ME OFF TIL THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTED PERIOD. WELL, MY WIFE HAS NEVER DRIVEN THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE WAY IT SHIFTS AND THE DEALER OF OF 295 HERE IN JAX FOUND THAT https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv#complaint-1202152 Mon, 27 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT IF YOU INVESTIGATE MY VIN, YOU WILL SEE THAT FROM SOON AFTER I BOUGHT MY CAR, I HAD A WEIRD PROBLEM WHERE THE GAUGES WOULD GO CRAZY, THE DASH LIGHTS ALL LIGHT UP, AND SOMETIMES EXPERIENCE FULL ENGINE SHUT DOWN, IF NOT JUST HAVE AN ACCELERATOR FAIL WHILE DRIVING. FOR YEARS, I KEPT TRYING TO WORK WITH CHRYSLER TO ALLOW THEM TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX THE ISSUE AND THEY WERE NEVER ABLE TO DO SO EVEN THOUGH https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv#complaint-1202153 Mon, 27 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT IF YOU INVESTIGATE MY VIN, YOU WILL SEE THAT FROM SOON AFTER I BOUGHT MY CAR, I HAD A WEIRD PROBLEM WHERE THE GAUGES WOULD GO CRAZY, THE DASH LIGHTS ALL LIGHT UP, AND SOMETIMES EXPERIENCE FULL ENGINE SHUT DOWN, IF NOT JUST HAVE AN ACCELERATOR FAIL WHILE DRIVING. FOR YEARS, I KEPT TRYING TO WORK WITH CHRYSLER TO ALLOW THEM TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX THE ISSUE AND THEY WERE NEVER ABLE TO DO SO EVEN THOUGH https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv#complaint-1202154 Mon, 27 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT IF YOU INVESTIGATE MY VIN, YOU WILL SEE THAT FROM SOON AFTER I BOUGHT MY CAR, I HAD A WEIRD PROBLEM WHERE THE GAUGES WOULD GO CRAZY, THE DASH LIGHTS ALL LIGHT UP, AND SOMETIMES EXPERIENCE FULL ENGINE SHUT DOWN, IF NOT JUST HAVE AN ACCELERATOR FAIL WHILE DRIVING. FOR YEARS, I KEPT TRYING TO WORK WITH CHRYSLER TO ALLOW THEM TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX THE ISSUE AND THEY WERE NEVER ABLE TO DO SO EVEN THOUGH https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv#complaint-1202442 Mon, 27 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT 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 https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv#complaint-1199484 Thu, 16 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT LIKE THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, THE DASH GAUGES GO BONKERS AND TO ZERO, , ENGINE STOPS, SOMETIMES WILL RESTART OTHER I HAVE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART MANUALLY. IT HAPPENED LAST YEAR ONLY A COUPLE OF TIMES AND DURING THE SUMMER HEAT, NO PROBLEMS LAST WINTER. STARTED AGAIN THIS PAST MONTH WORSE THAN BEFORE. https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv#complaint-1199485 Thu, 16 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT LIKE THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, THE DASH GAUGES GO BONKERS AND TO ZERO, , ENGINE STOPS, SOMETIMES WILL RESTART OTHER I HAVE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART MANUALLY. IT HAPPENED LAST YEAR ONLY A COUPLE OF TIMES AND DURING THE SUMMER HEAT, NO PROBLEMS LAST WINTER. STARTED AGAIN THIS PAST MONTH WORSE THAN BEFORE. https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv#complaint-1198714 Tue, 14 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT VERY MUCH THE SAME AS THE OTHER COMPLAINTS LISTED ON HERE. I KEPT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SHUTTING DOWN AND / OR THE STEERING LOCKING ON ME. STARTED IN SEPTEMBER AND HAD TO "CONTINUALLY" GO BACK TO THE DEALER OVER & OVER & OVER AGAIN JUST TO HAVE THEM SAY THEY'VE CHECK THE DIAGNOSTICS AND NOTHING IS SHOWING UP. THEN NEXT TIME THEY SAID IT WAS PROBABLY NEEDING A NEW COMPUTER SWITCH....SO MORE https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv#complaint-1198715 Tue, 14 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT VERY MUCH THE SAME AS THE OTHER COMPLAINTS LISTED ON HERE. I KEPT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SHUTTING DOWN AND / OR THE STEERING LOCKING ON ME. STARTED IN SEPTEMBER AND HAD TO "CONTINUALLY" GO BACK TO THE DEALER OVER & OVER & OVER AGAIN JUST TO HAVE THEM SAY THEY'VE CHECK THE DIAGNOSTICS AND NOTHING IS SHOWING UP. THEN NEXT TIME THEY SAID IT WAS PROBABLY NEEDING A NEW COMPUTER SWITCH....SO MORE https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv#complaint-1156621 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMT WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON 2/9/2015 ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE IN MOTION MY CAR SHUTDOWN - FROZE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. IF IT WASN'T FOR SLOW BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A VERY BAD CAR ACCIDENT BECAUSE SOMEONE COULD OF HIT ME. THE CAR WOULD NOT REV OR NOTHING BUT THE LIGHTS, RADIO ALL WORKED. I GOT TOWED TO A MECHANIC THAT WAS NOT CHRYSLER AND THEY CHECKED AND THE ENGINE AND BATT https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv#complaint-1140743 Sat, 20 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT 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 COMPLETEL https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv#complaint-1140744 Sat, 20 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT 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 COMPLETEL https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv#complaint-1140745 Sat, 20 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT 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 COMPLETEL https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv#complaint-1122221 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT 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 https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv#complaint-1122222 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT 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 https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv#complaint-1108506 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT 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 https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv#complaint-1105611 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT 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 https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv#complaint-1090208 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT 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 H https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv#complaint-1090209 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT 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 H https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv#complaint-1090210 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT 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 H https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv https://plaincars.com/make/chrysler-pt-cruiser-conv#complaint-1068213 Thu, 22 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT 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