2.4

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
64,573 miles

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problem #11

Jun 172022

PT Cruiser

  • miles
I'm driving along, cruise set to 65. Ac on. Radio on. No sounds or weird feels from the car. Every light on the dash comes on. They went off after two seconds, with the seatbelt light being last to shut off. Then the car hits 113k miles about ten miles later and just... shuts off. All gauges drop to zero. Ac shuts off. Radio still playing. Full tank of gas. Headlights still on, brakes worked, power steering worked, and emergency flashers worked. I managed to get out of traffic and pull over without causing an accident. I turn the radio off and turn the key off for a few minutes. It cranked right back up and ran a little rough for a moment before smoothing out. I drove home without incident, but kept the radio and cruise off. And stayed under 65. Thankfully, traffic was light. The car has not been fixed as of this posting, nor has it been seen by anyone due to the weekend. Unsure of when I can get it fixed due to finances, but if this happens in heavy traffic or on one of many roads with no shoulder, lives will be at risk.

- Dry Prong, LA, USA

problem #10

Jul 092018

PT Cruiser

  • 85,000 miles
Ignition- key would not release from the ignition. Car could turn on and off steering wheel would move the car was drivable however the key would not come out of the ignition the mechanic had to replace the whole part which was very costly in addition the key that was stuck we obviously could no longer use and it's very expensive to have the key with the alarm key chain replaced.

- Canyon Country, CA, USA

problem #9

May 092018

PT Cruiser

  • 103,000 miles
When the weather is hot and the air conditioner is on, the car will shudder when idling (not in park). The shuddering can get quite violent, and if I'm making a tight turn, switching gears, and making another tight turn the car will sometimes die. Thankfully, this hasn't happened in traffic, but I fear that it will. This has happened a few times since I've been driving this car

- Casper, WY, USA

problem #8

Jul 152017

PT Cruiser

  • 95,000 miles
The horn does not work properly and is defected. It only works when the steering wheel turns to the left and sometimes it gets stuck and won't turn off. Won't work while traveling straight or turning right. The horn did not allow me to warn a driver that almost backed into me, this forced me to move away from him in an unsafe position and he still did not see me and kept on backing out. Had the horn worked it would have prevented this issue that almost cause an accident. I drove home to inspect the horn as to why it wasn't working is when I learned that it only worked while sitting still and turning the wheel to the left and at times it stuck and wouldn't turn off. I don't know how long it has been like this because I don't use it very often, until this particular incident happened. Also the passenger air bag shows to be off with air bag light on.

- Henderson, TX, USA

problem #7

Mar 011917

PT Cruiser

  • 129,600 miles
I bought a used 2007 Chrysler PT CRUISER. I have paid $900+ for tightening the underneath of the car. The back windows do not go down and the hatchback lock will not open. I would like to know if some of the recalls were not taken care of or if these repairs are covered. Thank you. Problems were there when I bought it., but I was unaware. Shifter is hard to get the button up to get the key out.

- Bay City, MI, USA

problem #6

Jun 292016

PT Cruiser

  • 1 miles
The lock on the back gate will randomly disengage. This causes the interior dome light to come on and drain the battery. I find that it mainly happens when closing the doors. Sometimes I don't know until I start driving and the "gate" light comes on and dings at me... which means I have to pull over, get out of the car, and open & close the hatch again.

- Tucson, AZ, USA

problem #5

Jan 152016

PT Cruiser

  • 119,363 miles
The back gate lock pops open but it doesn't come open it just clicks which makes the dome light go on and says gate ajar it does this randomly in motion or not I have no way of a picture taken or sending docum.

- Goodyear, AZ, USA

problem #4

Nov 212015

PT Cruiser

  • 76,000 miles
Driving my vehicle on a highway, approaching the city, with cruise control on. Weather clear and sunny. Highway traffic was light. My speed was at around 70 mph. The driver apparently decided to exit the ramp as it was lined with vehicles. The driver pulled out of ramp and steered to left lane on highway, in front of me. I had to brake suddenly to avoid collision. My car suddenly skidded and spun around once, with rubber burning from tires. My vehicle nearly crashed against the rail as my car skidded for 2nd time to stop. No injuries or property damages. Inspected my car later at gas station. Did not detect any visual problems. Could not figure out why my car skidded and spun around on highway. After the shopping trip, I drove home with no incidents. As I pulled in home, there was smoke coming out of under hood. My car was inspected by two mechanics, from separate time and location, and I was told my cooling fan broke. Possible that the incident leaded the fan to shut down due to mechanical error, the first mechanic said. Cost to replace the cooling fan and labor can run as high as $400. Also, the airbag light, on dashboard, stays on most of time.

- Sierra Vista, AZ, USA

problem #3

Feb 102015

PT Cruiser

  • 5 miles
The vehicle failed change gears.

- Washington, DC, USA

problem #2

Feb 062013

PT Cruiser

  • 20,000 miles
I am now afraid to drive my car. You will be driving along and it just quits. Time after time this has happened. I have read many complaints about this and am wondering why nothing is being done. I have taken it to a mechanic and they can find nothing wrong. It is very scary to be driving down the road and your car just stops. All the engine lights come on and it stops.it varies with speed sometimes it happens in a parking lot and sometimes on the freeway at 60mph. Very serious.

- Shoreline, WA, USA

problem #1

Oct 012013

PT Cruiser 4-cyl

  • 82,333 miles
Car cuts off when driving on streets 10 to 40 miles per hour and misses and get sluggish as if it does not want to go or it will cut off a lot when driving on freeway at 60 miles or more.

- Long Beach, CA, USA