2006 Chrysler Pt Cruiser Interior & seats Problems

ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON RANDOMLY. IDLE SPEEDS INCONSISTENT. WINDSHIELD CRACKED STRAIGHT ACROSS

NHTSA ID

11162883

Incident

May 4, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EVENTUALLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE 02 SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTROLS THAT ADJUSTED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT WOULD FRACTURE CONTINUOUSLY AND WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 01/18/13*LJ UPDATED 1/28/2013 *JS

NHTSA ID

10488999

Incident

Jul 16, 2012

2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2006. IN THE LAST TWO YEARS I NOTICED INTERMITTENTLY THE CAR WOULDN'T START WHICH SEEMED TO BE THE BATTERY. IT STARTED AFTER JUMPING AND WOULD BE FINE FOR 4 MONTHS OR MORE. SINCE THEN I HAVE PINPOINTED IT TO LEAVING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION FOR JUST 2 MINUTES. THOUGHT THIS WAS WEIRD SINCE MY BATTERY WAS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD WHEN THIS FIRST START. RECENTLY, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, TURNING SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS DO NOT WORK. I CHECKED ALL FUSES, THEY ARE GOOD. I READ ONLINE ABOUT THE TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE THAT REPLACED THE 2006 INTERIOR FUSE BOXES. I READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. WHEN I FOUND OUT MY TURNING SIGNALS WERE NOT WORKING I THOUGHT THEY WERE THE FUSES AND HAD NO IDEA MY HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING AS THEY WORKED WHEN I CHECKED THEM AFTER THE TURNING SIGNALS WERE NOT WORKING. THAT NIGHT, I STARTED DRIVING HOME AND THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT ON A VERY DARK ROAD WITHOUT NOTICE. MY SON AND I WERE IN SERIOUS DANGER AND THE ONLY THING WE COULD DO WAS TURN ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS. THINK GOD THEY WORKED. THE BASIC SAFETY REQUIREMENTS ON A CAR SUCH AS THE ABOVE SHOULD NEVER GO BAD WITHOUT NOTICE AND WITHOUT AN EASY FIX. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT CHRYSLER HAS NOT PUT OUT A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. ALSO THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON INSIDE THE VEHICLE EXCEPT IF I OPENED THE DOOR. YOU COULD NOT TURN THEM ON IF THE DOOR WAS CLOSED. I AM SURE IT HAS CAUSED ACCIDENTS AS IT COULD HAVE THE NIGHT OURS WENT BAD. I HOPE THAT THE NAPA CHRYSLER CAN FIX MINE AS THE SERVICE MANAGER DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WITH THE TIPM WAS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10402798

Incident

May 24, 2011

Mileage

109,000 mi

I HAVE 2006 PT CRUISER AND I AM HAVING TONS OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SOMETIMES THE STEREO WILL NOT WORK.BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON AND RUN THE BATTERY DOWN. IF YOU HAVE THE DOME LIGHT ONE AND PUT YOUR BLINKER ON TO THE RIGHT THE LIGHT GOES OUT DOESN'T DO IT ON THE LEFT, THE IGNITION SWITCH SOMETIMES HANGS UP AND WILL NOT TURN STUCK FOR A LITTLE BEFORE I CAN GET IT TO TURN OVER AND START, THEN THE AC SPOUSE HAD TO REWIRE IT BECAUSE THE COMPRESSOR WASN'T KICKING ON AND OFF, I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED A CHRYSLER AND AFTER THIS EXPERIENCE IF CHRYSLER IS NOT WILL TO HELP REPAIR THE VEHICLE I WOULD NOT OWN ANOTHER, MY HUSBAND IS OUT OF WORK AND I CANT AFFORD TO REPAIR ALL THE ISSUES THIS CAR HAS..... THIS COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10341892

Incident

Jun 7, 2010

Mileage

105,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE HATCH ON THE REAR TRUNK WAS REPLACED SEVEN TIMES WHICH CAUSED THE ALARM TO ACTIVATE AND DRAIN THE BATTERY. THE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE REAR DOOR INDICATED THAT THE DOOR WAS AJAR WHICH ALSO ACTIVATED THE ALARM. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 0 AND THE CURRENTLY MILEAGE WAS 53300. UPDATED 3/17/10 *CN UPDATED 05/05/10.*JB

NHTSA ID

10303859

Incident

Jun 11, 2007

MY 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER HAS HAD PROBLEMS SINCE THE TIME OF THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY RAN OUT. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DASH AND HEADLIGHTS DIMMING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE CHILDREN AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF THAT. WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING IS BEING USED IT IS AS IF THERE IS SHORT IN THE SYSTEM CAUSING THE AC TO GO FROM COLD TO HOT REPEATEDLY. THIS OCCURS WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AND WHILE SITTING STILL AT INTERSECTIONS OR PARKING LOTS. I LIVE IN TEXAS AND IT IS HOT THIS SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM IN A VEHICLE WITH 36,000 MILES. THE RADIO WHICH IS MANUFACTURER INSTALLED ALSO TURNS ON AND OFF AND SOMETIMES WILL ONLY CLICK LOUDLY. THE ENGINE SEEMS TO SHIFT RATHER HARD AT TIMES EVEN THOUGH MY FLUID LEVELS ARE OKAY. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED A RED LIGHT AND THE AC STARTED BLOWING COLD AND THEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO SMOKE. VEHICLE HAD STALLED WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH. THIS DOES NOT SEEM SAFE AND THERE SEEMS TO BE MANY WITH SIMILAR ISSUES. I AM NOW HAVING TO BRING THE CAR TO THE SHOP SINCE AT FIRST I WAS NOT SURE IF THE AC WAS JUST GOING OUT AT RED LIGHTS SINCE I WAS SITTING STILL AND I THOUGHT THAT MAY HAVE BEEN HOW THE CAR WAS MADE. BUT SINCE THEN THE CAR HAS STARTED HAVING AC TROUBLE WHILE TRAVELING AND THERE HAVE BEEN THE OTHER STALLING AND SMOKING ENGINE PROBLEMS THIS WEEK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10225509

Incident

Apr 22, 2008

Mileage

36,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. IN AN ATTEMPT TO MOVE THE SEAT FORWARD, THE CONTACT PRESSED THE SEAT RETRACTOR BUTTON. THE SEAT BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD, BUT THEN STOPPED. THE CONTACT HAD TO QUICKLY EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE SEAT STOPPED ONCE IT REACHED THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,900. UPDATED 05/20/08. *LJ UPDATED 05/20/08

NHTSA ID

10225272

Incident

Apr 19, 2008

Mileage

44,900 mi

I ENTERED MY DRIVERS SIDE, SAT ON SEAT, TALKING TO MY SISTER WHO WAS IN THE PASSENGER SIDE, STILL HAD MY KEYS IN MY HAND AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT ON MY SEATBELT,FELT MY WHAT I THOUGHT WAS MY CAR MOVING. WHEN I REALIZED IT WAS MY SEAT MOVING FORWARD, I PUSHED THE BUTTON BACK TO STOP IT. IT WOULD NOT STOP AND I WAS NOW STUCK INTO MY STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE A PACE MAKER AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS CRUSHING ME. I STARTED TO PANIC, SCREAMED AT MY SISTER TO CALL 911, OPENED MY SUNROOF SO I COULD BREATHE. MY SISTER COULD NOT GET A SIGNAL ON HER CELL SO SHE STARTED SCREAMING FOR HELP (WE WERE IN THE PARKING LOT OF A MALL). TWO MEN AND A SECURITY GUARD CAME TO MY CAR AND TRIED TO GET IT TO STOP MOVING FORWARD AND COULD NOT STOP THE SEAT FROM MOVING. FINALLY, WE MOVED MY GRANDDAUGHTERS CAR SEAT TO ONE SIDE IN THE BACK SEAT, SO THEY COULD RECLINE MY BACK REST. WE PULLED ME OUT FROM UNDER MY STEERING WHEEL AND ONCE I WAS OUT OF THE CAR THE SEAT STOPPED MOVING. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS CAR NOW. I WANT A DIFFERENT CAR, ONE THAT IS BIGGER, AND MANUAL SEATS....THAT IS ALL ...AND CHRYSLER HAS TOLD ME THEY HAVE TO DO THIS BIG INVESTIGATION. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF FINDING AN ATTORNEY. I HAVE BEEN TO THE CHIROPRACTOR AND DOCTOR AND HAVE REPORTS. MY DOCTOR WANTS TO PUT ME ON MEDS FOR ANXIETY I GET WHEN GETTING INTO MY CAR....THAT IS BS! I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE ON MEDS TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE. I WORK FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND LOVED MY CAR UNTIL NOW. I WANT OUT OF THIS DEAL AND A DIFFERENT CAR, THAT SIMPLE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10204685

Incident

Sep 26, 2007

Mileage

27,432 mi

I HAD MY OIL CHANGE DONE AT WESTBORN CHRYSLER AND THE HOOD LATCH MALFUNCTIONED WHICH CAUSED MY HOOD TO OPEN ON THE HIGHWAY. THEY HAVE REFUSED TO MAKE THE PROPER REPAIRS TO A LOYAL CUSTOMER WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED MY DEATH. *JB

NHTSA ID

10168340

Incident

Aug 26, 2006

Mileage

18,000 mi