Car Stall problems of the 2006 Chrysler Pt Cruiser

On 6/15 it was necessary for me to take this vehicle on the road. I should have known better since it's issues have been increasing in severity with each drive. I can no longer drive on the highway and local driving which necessitates stopping at traffic lights and stop signs is challenging to say the least. Becoming increasing difficult to start; engine bucks when attempting to accelerate from a stop and continues to do so while driving. It continues to stall without warning and my mechanic cannot even get my dashboard to function; none of my gauges are operational and of course I have no interior lighting at all. I have read so many similar complaints and find it difficult to understand why Chrysler has not been forced to address the issues with these vehicles beyond offering a kit for purchase which will not guarantee acceptable results. I urge everyone filing and/or reading these complaints to take some action. Contact the dot, speak with a lawyer, be a voice and continue to be a voice until someone, somewhere takes action on our behalf. I'm not able to trade this car; who would want it; still paying down my loan on it and pray every time I leave the house that I will be able to return home safely. What a disgrace this is.

The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler Pt Cruiser. After starting the vehicle, it started shaking and stalled without warning. The failure occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 46,736.

The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler Pt Cruiser. While driving various speeds, the vehicle lost power and multiple warning lights on the instrument cluster illuminated. The accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to accelerate. In addition, the vehicle previously stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer on multiple occasions, but it was unable to be diagnosed or repaired. The contact was unsure if the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Driving vehicle, all dashboard lights blink on and off, cars stalls, brakes and steering lock up. This has happened at least 15 times over the last few months, and is very dangerous. Also, sometimes the engine fan won't shut off when car is turned off, and it drains the car battery. This has happened at least 10 times. That part is getting expensive and very irritating, but the stalling out and completely dying, is very dangerous, because you can't always get off the road.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Chrysler Pt Cruiser. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after several minutes. The contact also stated that the windshield wipers were inoperable. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing, but the cause of the failure was not determined. The failure was reported to the manufacturer. The failure and current mileage was 69,205. Kmj.

Since November 2012, my 2006 Pt Cruiser's dashboard has occasionally gone crazy with all gauges (speed, gas, etc) going crazy and bouncing back and forth, all lights (engine, airbag, brake, etc) lighting up at the same time. At that time, it did not affect the engine. On March 15, 2013, the car died suddenly while pulling out into an intersection after being stopped at a red light. The gauges and lights had previously been going crazy. The car restarted without a problem. I drove the car to the Chrysler dealership where it was purchased immediately. The mechanic could not recreate the issue and did a computer update. After picking the car up from the dealership on March 22, 2013, again the gauges and lights starting going off and the car started to stall and the engine sputtered. I was in stop and go traffic. When stopped, the car would not immediately accelerate and it threatened to quit numerous times. I had to put my warning lights on to avoid being hit by the truck behind me. I immediately drove the car home and took it back to the dealership the following week. After another week, the mechanic was finally able to recreate the problem with the lights and gauges but did not experience the stalling or intermittent lack of acceleration. The car is still at the dealership and he is unable to determine the cause of the problem. He suggests replacing the dashboard cluster but is not sure if this will fix the problem. After reading other customer complaints that replacing the dashboard cluster did not remedy the same problem in other Pt Cruisers, I am not confident that this is the solution to the problem. I would appreciate Chrysler responding to this issue that many 2006 Pt Cruiser owners are experiencing. The problem seems too prevalent to ignore and having a car die suddenly in the middle of traffic is a dangerous thing.

The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler Pt Cruiser. The contact was driving 55 mph when the vehicle stalled without warning. The dealer advised the contact to take the vehicle to a local mechanic and have a diagnostic performed. The contact refused to take the vehicle elsewhere and a diagnostic was performed by the dealer. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure and no failure codes were generated. The vehicle was then taken to an independently mechanic where the contact was informed that there was a defective relay in the engine. The mechanic replaced the relay switches. The failure did not recur. The failure mileage was 65,000.

I have a 2006 Chrysler Pt Cruiser that is stalling out at random times. It has stalled out getting onto freeway, at full speed on the freeway in front of trucks. It stalls out in intersections. I've had it in the shop a number of times and even purchased an extended warranty. I've been told Chrysler has rules about checking to see if there are problems w/ other cars like mine. I've found quite a bit of information on the internet regarding the same problem. I'm not getting anywhere. I need help. I've paid thousands of dollars for work on the car at the dealership and warranty to drive a car that is still not safe. I can't afford to buy a new one and nobody will help me. This has been going on for approximately 2 years. I am estimating mileage when this started to be approximately 25,000 miles on the car. It was still under factory warranty. Now I have 46907 miles on the car and the problem still exists. It seems to be worse when it is hot outside. The dealerships responses in louisiana, alabama, and mississippi have all been the same. We can't find the problem. We don't have any record of any pts having the same problem. Internet searches show this is not an isolated problem. Today I was told by the dealership in flowood, ms that the car isn't going to be made after Friday; making the parts to try to fix this problem harder moving forward. I or someone around me in my car or another car are going to be killed.

The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler Pt Cruiser. While driving at speeds of 50 mph or more, the vehicle would stall. The contact also stated that the vehicle would unintentionally switch gears from drive to reverse without driver intent. The vehicle switched gears without warning while driving in reverse and the vehicle crashed into a mailbox. There was moderate rear end damage to the vehicle. The failure would occur intermittently. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure and there were no repairs performed on the vehicle. There contact did not report any injuries. The failure mileage was 30,000 and the current mileage vehicle was 40,000. Updated 7/16/10 updated 07/22/jb.