2008 Chrysler Pt Cruiser

WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE, AND CROSSING A BRIDGE ACROSS THE COLUMBIA RIVER WITH NO SHOULDER, THE CARS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WENT HAYWIRE. ALL THE GAUGES STARTED TO CUT IN AND OUT (GAS, SPEED AND RPM ALL THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON), AND THEN THE CAR STALLED AND DIED. THERE WAS AN 18 WHEELER DIRECTLY BEHIND ME AND HE SAW MY FLASHERS AND I WAS FRANTICALLY HONKING MY HORN BECAUSE I THOUGHT I WAS ABOUT TO DIE. HE WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY, BUT THERE WAS ANOTHER 18 WHEELER DIRECTLY BEHIND HIM AND THAT ONE NEARLY HIT US. THIS WOULD HAVE EASILY KILLED ME AND MY FAMILY ( A BEAUTIFUL 16 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER AND A BEAUTIFUL WIFE WHO IS A NEWLY GRADUATED DVM. MIRACULOUSLY THE CAR RESTARTED DURING MY PANIC, AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE OFF. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP , AND TOLD THEM OF THE PROBLEM. THEY RAN EXHAUSTIVE TESTS AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, AND SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM EITHER, WHICH IS ODD BECAUSE I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AS WELL: HTTP://WWW.PTCRUISERLINKS.COM/FORUM/TECH-PERFORMANCE-FORUM/33457-FLASHING-ICONS-GAUGES-GO-UP-DOWN-THEN-CAR-DIES.HTML THEN I FOUND THIS SITE AND FOUND EVEN MORE PROBLEMS THAT ARE EARILY SIMILAR. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE! PLEASE INITIATE AN INVESTIGATION!!!! *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD FLASH ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD LIGHT INDICATORS WOULD ALL ILLUMINATE ERRONEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK IN THE RAIN THE WIPERS STOPPED MID CYCLE, WHEN I MADE ADJUSTMENTS ON THE COLUMN CONTROL THE WIPERS WENT INTO LOW SPEED MODE AND WOULD ALSO WORK IN THE HIGH SPEED MODE, HOWEVER THE WIPERS WOULD NOT STOP WORKING UNTIL SEVERAL TRIES TO TURN THEM OFF WORKED. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO PRESENT IT'S SELF AND AT ONE POINT THE WIPERS CONTINUED TO RUN WITH THE KEY IN THE "OFF" POSITION. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH DICK HANNAH CHRYSLER IN VANCOUVER , WA ON 3 DEC 2011 WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE T.I.P.M (FAULT CODE B3205) . I HAVE MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE THE T.I.P.M REPLACED BY THIS DEALER WHEN THEY GET THE T.I.P.M REPLACEMENT FROM CHRYSLER (5 DAYS OUT). THE COST OF THIS PROBLEM CAUSED BY ONE CIRCUIT OF THE T.I.P.M IS $840.00 AND THERE IS NO WAY TO HAVE THE ONE CIRCUIT REPLACED OR REPAIRED ON THE DEFECTIVE UNIT IN THE PT CRUISER. THE COST OF THIS PROBLEM IS ONLY ONE ISSUE IN THIS MATTER THE MAJOR ISSUE IS SAFETY CAUSED BY THE DISTRACTION OF ATTENTION WHEN THE PROBLEM PRESENTS ITSELF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. THERE ARE MANY SITES ON THE INTERNET THAT HAVE INFORMATION REGARDING THE T.I.P.M FAILURE ON CHRYSLER VEHICLES WHICH INDICATES A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE T.I.P.M. I FEEL THAT THIS MATTER SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO AS IT IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD WAITING TO PRESENT LOSS OF VISIBILITY AND DISTRACTION OF ATTENTION IN REGARD TO SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER TOURING. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THROUGH FOG, HE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF AN 18-WHEELER. UPON IMPACT THE AIR BAG UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD DEPLOYED AND FRACTURED HIS LEG. THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG ALSO DEPLOYED AND FRACTURED HIS NOSE ALONG WITH OTHER FACIAL INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE POLICE WERE CALLED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS PENDING AN INVESTIGATION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 79,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY 2008 PT CRUISER HAS A BAD #3 VALVE. I HAD THE CAR TUNED UP DUE TO A MISFIRE CODE OF THE #3 VALVE. AFTER DRIVING FOR TWO DAYS WITH NEW SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES, THE CAR IDLED ROUGH AND THE SAME CODE FOR #3 MISFIRE VALVE CAME UP ON THE DASH. MY MECHANIC CHECKED THE PRESSURE IN THE VALVE AND #1,2, & 4 HAD A PRESSURE OF 175 WITH # 3 HAVING PRESSURE OF 110. MY CAR ONLY HAS 77,135 MILES ON IT. I FOUND ANOTHER COMPLAINT WITH THE SAME VALVE ON THE SAME YEAR AND THEIR CAR ONLY HAD 38000. SEEING HOW MORE THAN ONE CAR HAS THE VERY SAME PROBLEM, DOESN'T THIS NEED LOOKING INTO. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT WAS TO REPLACE VALVE OR REPLACE THE ENGINE HEAD WHICH COSTS AROUND $1500.00. *TR

HAVE A 2008 PT CRUISER. I HAD A ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT THERE IS A ALERT THAT THE CAR NEEDS A COMPUTER SOFTWARE UPDATE ($150). CAR IS SHAKING. WAS TOLD THAT THIS HAPPENS TO ALL THE PT CRUISER THAT SEVERAL BUSHING AROUND THE ENGINE VERY FAST WEAR OUT. PASSENGER WINDOW SOMETIMES DOES NOT GO ALL THE WAY UP. THESE ARE SAFETY ISSUE THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT BUT DO NOT DO ANYTHING. IT IS NOT LIKE BATTERY OR TIRE THAT WEAR OUT. DO THEY WANT TO PEOPLE GET INJURED OR DIE BEFORE THEY DO ANYTHING? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE STOPPED WITH THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO PARK, THE CONTACT BEGAN TO SEE SMOKE BEING EMITTED FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT THEN POPPED THE HOOD AND NOTICED A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD A HEAT SHIELD WAS MISSING FROM THE WIRES UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,474 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,674. UPDATED 03/31/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, IT WAS DUE TO A MISSING COVER ON THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. UPDATED 05/06/11