general problems of the 2010 Chrysler Pt Cruiser

The contact owns a 2010 Chrysler Pt Cruiser. While driving various speeds, all of the warning indicators illuminated. The acceleration and power steering failed. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle. The failure recurred two additional times. The vehicle was towed to a dealer, but the cause of the failure was not determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and stated they would respond back to the contact. The failure mileage was approximately 44,000.

There were many instances where the gauges would momentarily go to zero, and engine would almost quit, only to return to normal within a second or 2, in most cases. On rare occasion, engine would quit, and not restart for a while, then everything ok again. I found that I could duplicate the symptoms by quickly turning the key to "off" then back to "run", and by doing this quickly many times, the problem would not re-occur for a few weeks. Several trips to the dealer did nothing except cost me money. I have fixed the problem by replacing the start switch located in the bottom of the steering column. I had talked to Chrysler direct several times, and I would have thought they would be aware of this problem, and the remedy. I am most disappointed they were no help.