Problems with 2009 Chrysler PT Cruiser ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

While running at 45 mph all the warning lights came on, the gauges went to zero, and the motor started stumbling. trying to nurse it home, i stopped at a red light where the previous things happened again but also the motor completely shut off. this left me stopped in the middle of a busy 4 lane highway. engine finally restarted where i drove it home. this is the 3rd time this has happened and i see where online this has been complained about over and over. i can not afford to throw thousands of dollars at it and chrysler doesn't care.

While driving all the warning light come on engine stalls even at freeway speeds. car has to stopped, key turned off and restarted and the errors clear. it has done since it was new.. it has been researched by dealer while in for service. never fixed it is still doing it..

Intermittently all dash lights come on and all gauges begin fluctuating and the car will begin to sputter and sometimes dies and then it doesn't do it again for miles

More often than not, all the lights on dash illuminate when the car is first started, sometimes flashing on and then off when driving. if driving, sometimes the car will either accelerate or slow down. because the speedometer goes back and forth, i have no idea how fast i'm going. if i slow down when approaching a red light or to make a turn, the car has cut off. looking online, this appears to be a common problem of pt cruiser owners, yet i've never seen a recall. diagnostics ran a few times and no reading shows up. only told, it appears to be an electrical issue.

I purchased the vehicle in december of 2016. the odometer reading was 74,000 miles at that time. it functioned without problems until march 2018. the car was driven about 2 miles and then was parked for about 5 hours. i started the car and drove about 2 blocks at about 25 mph when all the dashboard lights came on, the gas gauge went to empty and i felt a loss of power. it recovered after a few seconds. it happened again about 1 minute later. i coasted to a stop sign and turned off the engine. i turned it back on about 30 seconds later and drove on. i turned onto a busy street and after driving a few blocks in traffic the power loss happened again. it recovered on its own after about 5 seconds. i got off the busy s street and onto a side street. it happened again after driving a few blocks and did not recover. i coasted into a parking spot and turned off the ignition. after about 5 minutes i started the car and drove about 1.5 miles to my house without incident. ...

I was in a hwy. all of a sudden, all the gauges light up and i lost power. i push the gas pedal but no acceleration. i managed to park on the side. i turned off the engine and restarted the car again. this happened just 3 weeks after i bought the car. it happened again one month later. it has been now one week later. i am afraid it is going to happen again. it is a very safety hazard since i always travel on a busy highway.

My vehicle shuts off randomly while driving 2 mph and while on the highway going 65 mph. very scary, do not feel safe in my own car. fear for the safety of my family.

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chrysler pt cruiser. the contact stated that the air bag indicator turned on and off by itself while driving 20 mph. also, the horn did not work due to the air bag indicator that was wired into the horn. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing or repairs. the contact called hilltop chrysler dealer and was advised that there were no recalls on the vehicle. the dealer stated that if there was a failure with the horn or air bag, the repairs would be at the contact's expense. the failure mileage was 77,000. *tt *tr

All warning lights flash while driving, car dies then restarts, very dangerous in traffic. chrysler can't find the issue, took it mechanics they can't find the issue. seems like there are 100's of issues with many different years of the pt cruiser however chrysler is ignoring and there is nothing to fix. some days this happens a lot then it will go 3 or 4 days without.

I've had my pt cruiser for atleast 3 years now. today as i was driving all the lights started going on and off on the dash board and was acting as if it were going to stall out. however , every time i hit the gas the mph gauge would go up. however my gauges on my dash board had stopped working until i'd hit the gas petal again. it did this for at least a few minutes i was on a busy road when it happened and was not able to pull off the road. i've been hearing a lot of rumors going on about pt cruisers losing power and locking up on people and bad things happening i think chrysler needs to get on the ball and fix these issues with their vehicles since we are only the ones that buy them under faith of safety. i had this happen one other time when i first got it but i didn't think nothing of it. the issue seems to be happening more and more often. it's not even at 100,000 miles yet and i am having this many issues. this pt cruiser needs to be recalled! me or ...

Driving at various speeds, all warning lights flash on and off, then all guages go up and down dramatically, the loss of power, car comes to stop but engine doesn't die. turn off engine, then on then same thing 2-3 more x on way home. dangerous. due to faulty tipm made by chrysler? this has happened 20 different days in last month, also battery dead once, engine cooling fan failed twice, rear taillights blew from electrical surges 3x, twice power window wouldn't go. taken into shop two diff. occasions but can't repeat problem so they can't fix it. help! car was on highway several times and on 30-40 mph streets other times.

After starting and running normally for about 20 minutes, the vehicle will begin to exhibit electrical issues. the gauges will drop to zero and then slowly return, the warning lights will flash, and the warning chime will sound repeatedly. it seems like when this happens the engine goes through a start cycle. most of the time, this problem is otherwise asymptomatic, but occasionally it results in sudden power loss to the engine. it does not seem to matter if the vehicle is moving or not; it happens if the vehicle is stopped, moving slowly, moving quickly, etc. the engine has lost power more than once at a critical moment (turning left, clearing an intersection) and multiple times in moving traffic.

This occurs all the time wether i am driving on residental road or on a highway going 70 mph. my car feels like it is losing power which it is. all the lights on my dash are lit up like a christmas tree and i have to pull over to the side of the road very carefully as i lose steering as well. sometimes i can just restart the car and everything is fine, sometimes it is a few minutes and a few times it has taken a few hours. i have taken the car in to get the codes read but they tell me it is either the gas cap is loose or another issue with the fuel. i took it to my mechanic and they put it on their computer and got different readings. i was told it was a fuel vacuum problem which was corrected. i still have the issues. now sometimes the engine jerks and pulls but i don't loose power. mechanic is unable to find problem. did not take to dealership after reading all the horror stories about paying dealers tons of money and still not having a working car. also if i have more ...

I'm driving the car and all the lights come on in the middle. all the hands like fuel hand and rpm start bobbing up and down. it drops in speed. so i press on the gas. it comes back up in speed but it guns the engine and starts jerking. every warning light comes on again all the hands start bobbing again and it drops in speed but this time it cuts off! in the middle of the highway! i coast to the side and crank the car again. it starts doing the warning lights and the hand gauges bobbing but this time it didn't cut off. this was the first incident on 12/23/2014. i purchased this vehicle on 11/22/2014! if i had known that pt's were faulty, i would never have bought it. this incident has happened numerous times since. sometimes at higher speeds sometimes at lower speeds. sometime just sitting parked it cuts off! from the research i've done since,their have been alot of the same complaints about the pt. it's not safe! you know it's not safe when you're going 70 on the interstate in heavy traffic and the car cutts off! this is not good. ...

Purchased vehicle a couple of years ago with about 32,000 miles, everything has been great until a couple of weeks ago. at about 41,000 vehicle has started stalling when moving, horn will not quit, starting issues and dash lights flash on and off. this is a very dangerous issue and i have read most of the prior 60 complaints dating back to 2010 and nothing has been done by chrysler . i have heard on the national news that there is finally a recall with this vehicle but my vin # is not included for some reason. *tr