Ignition Switch problems of the 2006 Chrysler Pt Cruiser

We bought this vehicle in about October 2014 and we have had to have the ignition switch replaced within a week of buying the vehicle and the replacement ignition switch failed on or about September 8, 2017. My husband tried to start the car on that date and the ignition switch failed to make even a small noise let alone start the car. Possible lead in problems to the failure of the ignition switch were the brake lights burning out once a week and the alarm indicating that the keys were left in the ignition when the driver opened the door when the keys were in the driver's pocket or purse starting about 4 weeks before the ignition switch fully failed.

Driving vehicle cuts off when I stop. On highways. . . . Engine revs up car go faster like throttle or gas petal stuck have to apply brakes automatic transmission sometimes won't change gears I have to restart car about three times runs good for couple days does same has been in shop 4 times had timing belt and motor mount replaced. New ignition switch, not key side battery check eng. And battery light back on dont communicate with shop diagnostic machine. . Still having problems with gears afraid of this car and has not finish paying for it yet.

The instrument cluster lights go on and off. The fuel, mph, and rpm gauges go up and down. The car loses power and the accelerates by itself. I looked in you tube for information and found that I was not the only one with this problem! some people state that once they replace the ignition switch the problem goes away.

Just like many other complaints on here, my vehicle starts acting crazy with lights flashing, and feels like it won't shift and go above 40mph. I brought the car to dealer and they replaced the ignition switch, and pcm. This cost me $1200. It stopped for a bit, then started again a month or two later when they told me it needed motor mounts and a new pcm (which they said they changed, but I don't believe it). It is now back there with the same problem and I'm now on the 4th day it's there and I'm getting no answers, just a bunch of sales people calling. If there have been multiple issues with this same problem why hasn't this vehicle been recalled? the vehicle is in motion when this happens and I have children this can be very dangerous for us and others on the road.

Driving on the interstate the panel lights started to come on. At 1st it was slowly until it filled the panel, later the whole group would pop on, and then go off. The 1st six or eight times they came on the only thing that was effected was the lights and gauges. As I continued to drive then the lights and gauges would act up, but the car would stall, or shut off and then pop back on. When examined by the Chrysler dealership on the diagnostic machine ($95. 00), they found ignition switch failure was occurring. I spoke to Chrysler group customer care and they said it was not their ignition switch at fault , but the posts were burnt due to age??? if the car was already running and I was not touching the key, why or how did these posts come into play??.

Very much the same as the other complaints listed on here. I kept having problems with the car shutting down and / or the steering locking on me. Started in September and had to "continually" go back to the dealer over & over & over again just to have them say they've check the diagnostics and nothing is showing up. Then next time they said it was probably needing a new computer switch. . . . So more $$$. This was never resolved until after "multiple" incidents & "multiple" visits to the dealer. Then one day in late October. . . Now 2 months of frustration. . . . I'm in the parking lot of a mall & the car slows down & the gauges start going crazy. It shows zero 0 speed & zero 0 in my fuel tank. . . . . I had just filled the gas tank 2 hours earlier. . . . . And then it just stops. Then starts up again but with a weird sound. So once again I drove "directly to the dealer" while terrified that it may just stop dead while driving & be rear-ended. And after the dealer hooked it up once "again" they said it had to do with the ignition switch. Saying it was throwing off all the computer mechanisms and that's why it would just stop dead while driving. And this was $1,400 later. . . . . Yes, $1,400 for them to finally "figure this out when all they had to do was look on here". . . . To see the "strong possibility" of what was wrong. And yes, I sincerely think Chrysler corp should reimburse all of us as this is an obvious mechanical / electrical design error on their part. I've had a pt cruise in the past. But, believe me I will not be buying another car from your company when this should have definitely been a recall. Especially & vastly for safety reasons!!! and as for Chrysler, you should be ashamed of yourselves. . . . Playing dangerous games with peoples lives!!! and so should your dealerships. . . . At least the dealer I paid $1400 !!!.

While driving gauges randomly go to zero, all warning lights come on, sometimes engine stalls for one second and then restarts, then gauges go back to normal. Happened once in a while a year ago, now happens daily. Took to dealer last year and they could not replicate problem. Have seen this issue on various internet sites including this one but with no solutions. Lots of suggestions - fuses, battery wires, battery, ignition switch - but nothing definitive. Car is very dangerous, I'm just lucky it hasn't stalled at the wrong time. Friend with a Dodge has same problem and his dealer can't fix either.

I have 2006 Pt Cruiser and I am having tons of electrical problems sometimes the stereo will not work. Brake light stays on and run the battery down. If you have the dome light one and put your blinker on to the right the light goes out doesn't do it on the left, the ignition switch sometimes hangs up and will not turn stuck for a little before I can get it to turn over and start, then the ac spouse had to rewire it because the compressor wasn't kicking on and off, I have always owned a Chrysler and after this experience if Chrysler is not will to help repair the vehicle I would not own another, my husband is out of work and I cant afford to repair all the issues this car has. . . . . This could be a fire hazard waiting to happen.

If you investigate my VIN, you will see that from soon after I bought my car, I had a weird problem where the gauges would go crazy, the dash lights all light up, and sometimes experience full engine shut down, if not just have an accelerator fail while driving. For years, I kept trying to work with Chrysler to allow them to diagnose and fix the issue and they were never able to do so even though I had photos of what was happening. In approximately July 2011, I met someone with a convertible Pt Cruiser like mine and she asked if I had any issues with my car. I described my problem and she said hers had the same problem. She said that a new ignition switch fixed the problem but Chrysler refused to help. I was thrilled and called chryser to report that I had finally figured out the problem. I begged and pled with them to fix it but the best that they could promise was that if the problem turned out to be the ignition switch that I would be reimbursed for the cost of assessing the problem ($200+ for assessment), but not for my time nor would they be able to provide a rental while it was being assessed or fixed. Given that I could not miss work and had little faith that they would admit the problem was theirs, I was forced to allow the problem to continue to exist. When the gm ignition switch problems came out, I called again and eventually someone contacted me to help after several more pleading calls for help failed and I escalated the issue. My ignition switch was replaced and the problem never happened again. I say all of that to say this: please look into convertible Pt Cruiser ignition switches. They are a known issue that was never recalled and a good number of owners replaced on their own. While I appreciate the eventual fix, when informed of the problem for years, Chrysler did not address this clear danger and I endured a great deal of stress in the interim.