2009 Chrysler PT Cruiser: problems, recalls and reliability

“Intermittently all dash lights come on and all gauges begin fluctuating and the car will begin to sputter and sometimes dies and then it doesn't do it again for miles”Owner report · Electrical System · Nov 2018

“More often than not, all the lights on dash illuminate when the car is first started, sometimes flashing on and then off when driving. If driving, sometimes the car will either accelerate or slow down. Because the speedometer goes back and forth, I have no idea how fast I'm going. If I slow down when approaching a red light or to make a turn, the car has cut off. Looking online, this appears to be a common problem of pt cruiser owners, yet I've never seen a recall. Diagnostics ran a few times and no reading shows up. Only told, it appears to be an electrical issue.”Owner report · Electrical System · Nov 2018

“I was in a hwy. All of a sudden, all the gauges light up and I lost power. I push the gas pedal but no acceleration. I managed to park on the side. I turned off the engine and restarted the car again. This happened just 3 weeks after I bought the car. It happened again one month later. It has been now one week later. I am afraid it is going to happen again. It is a very safety hazard since I always travel on a busy highway.”Owner report · Electrical System · Sep 2017

“My vehicle shuts off randomly while driving 2 mph and while on the highway going 65 mph. Very scary, do not feel safe in my own car. Fear for the safety of my family.”Owner report · Electrical System · Sep 2017

“Wheel sensor /air valve blew out of wheel itself on the interstate 79 @ 70 mph ; obviously lost all air suddenly ; have heard of this problem from another pt cruise owner ; these are factory installed wheel sensor/air valves................no damage stopped with 10 seconds. I see reports here as far back as 2011 ; shown under tires.”Owner report · Wheels · May 2017

“Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chrysler pt cruiser. The contact stated that the air bag indicator turned on and off by itself while driving 20 mph. Also, the horn did not work due to the air bag indicator that was wired into the horn. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing or repairs. The contact called hilltop chrysler dealer and was advised that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The dealer stated that if there was a failure with the horn or air bag, the repairs would be at the contact's expense. The failure mileage was 77,000. *tt *tr”Owner report · Electrical System · Jan 2017

“All warning lights flash while driving, car dies then restarts, very dangerous in traffic. Chrysler can't find the issue, took it mechanics they can't find the issue. Seems like there are 100's of issues with many different years of the pt cruiser however chrysler is ignoring and there is nothing to fix. Some days this happens a lot then it will go 3 or 4 days without.”Owner report · Vehicle Speed Control · Sep 2016