6.0

fairly significant
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
56,350 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. not sure (2 reports)
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problem #2

Jul 202015

PT Cruiser

  • Automatic transmission
  • 69,700 miles

I have brought 3 car batteries for this car...it's crazy....works most of the summer but once the weather takes a dive so does the battery. I am on my 2nd car charger....HELP!!!

- katjohnson29, Chambersburg, PA, US

problem #1

Nov 252013

PT Cruiser

  • Automatic transmission
  • 43,000 miles

I've looked up and searched for answer to this problem and have only found more people who have been in the same situation as me. It started out as my battery was just dead... which, okay, 5 years, that make sense. I got the battery replaced only to find out the car died yet again. The mechanic said it had to be electrical. So, another 100 dollars later the electrical person claimed it was the battery in my car and it had no electrical problems at all.

Now being about the 6 time in the last two months or so of having this issue the car died again. I had my car jumped by a mechanic and he finally got it to start after several attempts at it. I proceed to start driving after he jumped it and got not even half a mile down the road and my car just quit while I was approaching a green light almost causing an accident. When this happened the lights were flickering everywhere in my vehicle.

I do not know why Chrysler hasn't claimed responsibility for this with how many people it has happened to. Everyone this has happened to has been turned away by mechanics and electrical specialists because they cannot get the issues to reoccur, yet they still happen continuously. This leave us in a life threatening situation while driving our vehicles cause my car died while I was driving it and I couldn't even turn on my flashers or get my keys from the ignition. If this had happened on a highway I would likely have been killed!

- jeska2211, Bath, NY, US