Wiring problems of the 2006 Chrysler Pt Cruiser

Electrical wiring shorting out. While driving the car the electrical wiring will short out causing all the dashboard gauges to go haywire and the car loses all power and stalls out.

The wiring in the steering column is faulty, it causes the instrument lights to flicker then then every thing shuts down, including the engine,brakes,steering etc: that is very dangerous driving on highways, it has happened and scares you to death. I have called Chrysler & many people about this very dangerous situation and I have to have repaired @ my expense. I cannot afford it. This is a Chrysler problem and they don't care. What to do? it does this intermittently, but does it mostly while we're driving.

Since spring 2013, all gauges/lights on instrument panel sporadically flicker off and on, usually no more than 1 minute. This occurs while idling and driving and may occur one month for 2-3 days and not again for a month. Car didn¿t drive noticeably different, but lights and chime are alarming. Took picture of car at 40mph and lights on to show mechanic because of course it never happens when they have car. At next oil change, took car to dealer and showed picture. They said it could be a wiring short and checked it. Told there were no codes or info stored in computer and they saw nothing wrong. Don't know if mechanic did reset, but it didn't happen again for 2 weeks. Tried to note anything else going on when it does it. Not sure if one light triggers them all, e. G. , when low fuel indicator came on, they all came on. Latest incident in 9/2013, going 60mph on highway and lights did back-to-back flicker, gauges zeroed and car began to decelerate. Could not accelerate but within 10 secs (scary 10 secs!), gauges back and car powered back up to 60. Called dealer again and they want to keep 2-3 days to take another look but I hope they're not just going to take my money without fixing it. My car has otherwise been perfect and not had to be serviced other than replacing suspension. I've been doing internet searches and no one seems to know what¿s causing this problem and this is a dangerous problem. Please find a solution.

My wife and I obtained a 2006 Pt Cruiser from her father in 2008 with 12,980 miles on the odometer. In 4 years we've added about 12,000 miles. Starting last winter, both while being driven at city speeds (30-45 mph) and while idling, this 2006 Pt Cruiser has periodically had a problem with the lights and gauges on the instrument panel. The needles all simultaneously switch back and forth rapidly, then go to the off position. The panel lights turn off at the same time, then after a few seconds to a few minutes, the panel returns to normal. Prior to last Friday, 10/12/2012, these incidents had not presented a danger or interfered with driving. However, on Friday, my wife was driving the car in heavy traffic, and this time the panel went haywire as described before, but the car suddenly lost all engine power. The car would not respond to her pressing the accelerator, and she was forced to coast to a slow roll in the 40 mph traffic! then, the engine reengaged suddenly and the car surged forward when she wasn't expecting it. She refuses to drive it again. Our local Chrysler service tech seemed to be completely unfamiliar with this problem when I described it to him, and a call to Chrysler corp llc proved useless. A cursory investigation online turns up dozens of this exact complaint over the past 5 or 6 years, and virtually all of them indicate a number of attempted solutions, including replacing the battery, the vacuum hoses, the wiring harness, the fuses, or the instrument cluster, and none of these apparently eliminate the problem. Is this as common a complaint as it appears to be? if so, how can it be resolved?.

Dot approved, nys inspected trailer hitch installed on a 2006 Chrysler, pt cruise. It remained operable for around 6 months until it was noticed that rear left and right brake lights were inoperable. Hitch installer retraced installation per manufacturers instructions. It appears that all power to operate the brake lamps is lost only to the rear tail lights but not the mid or third brake light. All other lights are not affected, fuses are not blown and bulbs usually check out as fine. Apparently, Chrysler has separated the 3rd or mid brake light from the tail light section beginning in 2006. Lately, I have seen this complaint arise continuously over internet blogs and in dealership service logs. For now, Chrysler is forcing its customers to either replace entire wiring harnesses or operate the vehicle without stop tail lamps. This fault in the electrical system poses so much danger it should be listed and handled as a very important service bulletin or recall.