general problems of the 2008 Chrysler Pt Cruiser

There are a few issues with my car and the local dealer says they may be related. Stalling while driving: this has happened twice within 2-3 months. First time I was on a highway off ramp slowing to stop. Not sure of my speed, but I noticed it stalled as I was almost to the light. I stopped and the car started up fine. The second time was 1-2 months later in Jan. 2017. I was driving in town about 30 mph and shifted (automatic) from 3rd to drive. I pushed the gas to speed up and realized the car had stalled. Once again it started back up just fine. Malfunctioning instrument cluster: this has been an intermittent problem since probably 2011 or 2012. The dials on the guages will swing back and forth wildly. Dash light will flash on and off. Sometimes the cluster makes a popping sound like it is popping popcorn inside there. Trouble starting: for a few years now (possibly matching the timing of the cluster problem) it can take 2-3 tries to start the car. This is intermittent. I don't hear a sound that it is struggling to start, it just does nothing when I turn the key. Horn malfunctioning: this has only happened a few times, but when I go to give a quick honk, it sticks and sounds like I'm giving someone a loooong honk. The stalling while driving is obviously a safety risk. The local dealer said I should get the instrument cluster replaced with a refurbished one because it could be causing the stalling. "electrical problems can cause strange things to happen" I was told. I bought my car brand new and have taken very good care of it. Other than for tires, I only take it to the Chrysler dealer. It has only 54,000 miles. It is a great car, until now. I can no longer drive my toddler son in it for fear of an accident. I spent $700 on maintenance & repairs a month ago and now the dealer wants me to spend about $550 on something that may take care of the stalling.

Can not shift into park to start car, and go into gears on 2008 automatic, once car starts and engine is warm no problem shifing.

A car turned from left turn lane in front of me, about two ft. I hit it at slight angle on the drivers side. My car is totaled . Driver side air bag did not deploy.

Vehicle is not shifting correctly. Does good in first 3 gears but when increasing speed to 70 mph (legal limit on FL hwy). . . Vehicle will not shift into high gears but rpms rev to 4 and stay there until I back off gas pedal. Additionally, car loses power when attempting to increase speed and especially when going up an incline. Took vehicle to dealership and their claim of repair needed: performed a flash update to the pcm module and that the module is faulty. Will cost 830. 00 for pcm/tcm and not able to guarantee that is even the problem. But if not the pcm, then we are stuck with repair and possibly be something else wrong with vehicle. Has anyone else had a problem like this? if so, please contact me so I know which direction to take as I cannot afford this repair. Thank you.

When I purchased the car in January 2014 it had 58,000 miles on it. One week after purchase the right rear brake light blew out. I went back to the dealership (carmax) and had it replaced. No problem. Three months later the light has blown again. I get a mechanic to look at it, needs a socket replacement. #issue 1 in may 2014, there was a slight elevation in the temperature (high 80's), I wanted to try on the a. C. , when doing so I heard a "pop" that sounded like it came from the vent. I thought maybe it came from not being used for awhile. The air fid not blow cold right away, it took about 15 mins before the car began to cool. Now on the second attempt to run the a. C. , the same things happened (the "pop", 15min cooling time) but a new problem came up. . . When I put the car in park it began to shake! it was idling, while sitting; then when I put it in drive it was okay (slight idle, but stopped). This problem does not happen all the time, it is very spontaneous. My plan was to get service on the a. C but I'm not sure that's the real problem #issue 2 please help!!!!.

This is a request to begin vehicle safety inspection analysis on Chrysler's 2008 , 2009, 2010 Pt Cruiser. I searched the recall and defect sections for this vehicle and did not find any information.

This is the request to find all united states, foreign automotive manufacturers in compliance with federal statutes. Please include in the inspections analysis Toyota, Mitsubishi, Honda motor cars. Please inspect analyze for defects in engine, electrical, fuel, emissions, suspension, cooling, tires defects, and any,all other automotive systems. Please find to eliminate automotives that are not safe.