Starter problems of the 2002 Chrysler Pt Cruiser

Parked 2002 Pt Cruiser in shopping center. Upon return vehicle was completely dead. Pushed to adjacent goodyear dealer (remained 3 days) said it needed a new battery, starter & #11 fuse. All replaced and when backing out of goodyear, vehicle died & #11 fuse again blew. Owner had old starter examined elsewhere and found it to be in perfect working order. Goodyear replaced old starter plus repaired battery ground cable. Drove 45 miles to doctor and vehicle died when stopping in lot. Tarzana goodyear came, replaced #11 fuse and drove to their garage. Unable to detect any problem. Owner drove vehicle home with no problem. Wife drove vehicle to dentist & when pulling out of lot and in with flow of traffic, vehicle died. #11 fuse replaced and drove home. Later took vehicle to crown Chrysler in ventura, CA & signed contract for $100. 00 bench fee for them to locate problem. Vehicle remained there "sisxteen days" until crown refused to check any further until owner would sign contract to pay $500. 00 for further diagnosis. Crown said that it might need $700. 00 power train control module. Crown advised that once installed, if that was not the problem, they would not remove it & owner would incur $700. 00 plus installation charge. Vehicle was then brought to owner's residence where it remains garaged. Please assist in this matter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thank you.

The contact owns a 2002 Chrysler Pt Cruiser. Whenever the vehicle was started, the lights would illuminate, but the engine would not turn over. The dealer stated that the starter needed to be replaced. The starter has been replaced three times within the same month, but the failure persists. The current mileage was 106,000 and failure mileage was 102,000.

My '02 Pt Cruiser has had many incidents over the past 4 years. The instrument panel occassionally flickers or does not light up at all. The radio display/clock feature will turn off while music is still playing. Headlights dim when radio/instrument panel is changed. The abs failed on the interstate whlie going 65mph. The car slid for a long time, causing a large bald spot on all 4 tires. Then subsequently the car shut off and took a few minutes before the car was able to turn back on. The starter has died 3 times, each time being replaced. The car gets roughly 13mpg at all times. There is no safety under the seat to prevent rolling objects from rolling into the front seat and potentially affecting the use of pedals. The car frequently does not allow me to turn the key. I have had all of these problems, even while taking excellent care of my vechicle.