Three problems related to radiator have been reported for the 2006 Chrysler Pt Cruiser. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Chrysler Pt Cruiser based on all problems reported for the 2006 Pt Cruiser.
After 5 months of ownership, I have been experiencing recurrent problems with my 2006 Chrysler Pt Cruiser stopping while driving and failing to start. I have had my fuel pump replaced, alternator replaced, timing belt and water pump replaced, transmission replaced, and radiator replaced. Despite these parts being replaced, my car continues to randomly stop while driving and then does not start. These items were replaced as they were "thought" to be the problem but obviously they are not the problem. These repairs have been costly and they have not fixed the problem. Moreover, this is a serious safety issue, as the last time my car stopped while driving, I was in the middle of an intersection making a left turn. I had my children in the car. This was extremely terrifying and substantially dangerous. No check engine light comes on so the mechanic is not able to pin point the exact problem of why my car shuts off while driving and then fails to start. Also, at times, my lights shut off and turn on along with the wipers randomly but not when the car has shut off. The light problem happens independently of the car shutting off. It shuts off without warning. When I try to start the car, it will sometimes turn on after multiple attempts but then the car will sputter a bit and then car shuts off completely. I had my car towed many times when the car did not start after several attempts.
2006 Chrysler Pt Cruiser constantly overheats even after replacing thermostat, radiator fan, and any parts necessary for the vehicle to work properly. This is a problem that is know by diamler Chrysler; however, a recall has not been issued.
I had bought a used 2006 Pt Cruiser. I had the car for 6 months when the front caliper broke, which caused my brakes to go out. I had an accident as a result of this. A few weeks after the accident I had problems with my car overheating, running out of oil and not having heat. When I took my car into the Chrysler dealership to have this fixed, they told me that since my car had been in an accident that the warranty wouldn't cover my repairs and it would cost over 1000. 00 to fix. The problems were: I had a hole in my radiator, I was missing the connectors to hold the radiator in place, I had no heat, I needed new spark plugs, and the oil light was coming on. They had told me that I had no oil or coolant in my car and that they would have to get the car in running condition to find out where the oil leak was. I couldn't afford to fix my car, so I took it to a family friends auto shop. I had the radiator repaired, the connectors and had coolant put in. I then picked it back up to take it back to Chrysler to have the oil leak fixed. After they looked at it, they told me that since I didn't have my car fixed with them, they wouldn't even look to find out what the problem is. They didn't want to deal with a car that they didn't fix. I did find out what the real problem is through the family shop. I have a cracked head gasket, and the oil leak. I have only had this car for 8 months, and I have only put on 12000 miles. The car has a total of 27,000 miles today. These sort of things shouldn't be happening to my car.