2007 Chrysler Pt Cruiser Owner Complaints

tampered odometer

NHTSA ID

11639675

Incident

Jan 29, 2025

See attached document for complaint.

NHTSA ID

11623671

Incident

Aug 12, 2024

I'm driving along, cruise set to 65. Ac on. Radio on. No sounds or weird feels from the car. Every light on the dash comes on. They went off after two seconds, with the seatbelt light being last to shut off. Then the car hits 113k miles about ten miles later and just... shuts off. All gauges drop to zero. Ac shuts off. Radio still playing. Full tank of gas. Headlights still on, brakes worked, power steering worked, and emergency flashers worked. I managed to get out of traffic and pull over without causing an accident. I turn the radio off and turn the key off for a few minutes. It cranked right back up and ran a little rough for a moment before smoothing out. I drove home without incident, but kept the radio and cruise off. And stayed under 65. Thankfully, traffic was light. The car has not been fixed as of this posting, nor has it been seen by anyone due to the weekend. Unsure of when I can get it fixed due to finances, but if this happens in heavy traffic or on one of many roads with no shoulder, lives will be at risk.

NHTSA ID

11469857

Incident

Jun 17, 2022

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED WITH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE READING HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO I-10 CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (79200 VARNER RD, INDIO, CA 92203) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE COOLING FAN WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHERE THE COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY, MODULE, HIGH AND LOW SPEED RELAYS, THE THERMOSTAT, COOLING FAN, RADIATOR CAP AND COOLANT WERE ALL REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON AND OFF AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CRYSTAL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (36444 AUTO PARK DR, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234) WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REACHED OUT TO MANUFACTURER AND LEFT A MESSAGE HOWEVER, THE CONTACT HAD NOT HEARD BACK FORM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

11361520

Incident

Sep 1, 2018

I ACCELERATED TO GET UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED AND THE GAS PEDAL STUCK GOING 65MPH. I PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AT FULL PRESSURE AND THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. I PUT INTO NEUTRAL AND BRAKED, THEN PULL THE E-BRAKE AND PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. VERY DANGEROUS, SCARY MALFUNCTION - THE MECHANIC SAYS THE ACCELERATOR THROTTLE AND CABLE ARE BROKEN. A SEARCH OF THE INTERNET SHOWS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN IN DIFFERENT YEARS AND MODELS OF PT CRUISERS.

NHTSA ID

11292440

Incident

Dec 25, 2019

Mileage

80,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND CRASHED HEAD ON INTO A UTILITY POLE. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG PARTIALLY DEPLOYED AND DID NOT COMPLETELY INFLATE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BRUISED CHEST AND INJURIES TO THE RIGHT HAND AND SHOULDER. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED AWAY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. POLICE REPORT NUMBER: [XXX] WAS FILED. GARY MILLER CHRYSLER (5746 PEACH ST, ERIE, PA) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.*BF ('PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).')*JB

NHTSA ID

11278917

Incident

Sep 18, 2019

Mileage

54,000 mi

IT STALLS AND WON'T GO OVER 40MPH.

NHTSA ID

11265745

Incident

Oct 2, 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS (6) TIMES, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE CONTACT MANAGED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GARY MILLER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (LOCATED AT 5746 PEACH ST, MILLCREEK TOWNSHIP, PA 16509, (814) 868-3635) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *BF INVALID VIN*JB

NHTSA ID

11218856

Incident

Jun 4, 2019

Mileage

78,000 mi

2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER CONV. HAS 85,300 MILES ON ODOMETER. CAR DEVELOPED A SEVERE ENGINE OIL LEAK PROBLEM. INVESTIGATION BY ME REVEALED A WELL KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH THE 2.4L ENGINE. COMPLETE OIL LOSS CAN HAPPEN VERY QUICKLY AND SEIZE THE ENGINE RESULTING IN A SUDDEN STOP IN TRAFFIC. A DANGEROUS EVENT IF TRAVELING ON A HIGH SPEED ROAD. REPAIR CAN COST UP TO $6000 FOR AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT EVEN IF IT DOES NOT SEIZE. CHRYSLER ACKNOWLEDGES THE DEFECT IN TSB # 09-001-13 / NHTSA # 10128948 BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED.

NHTSA ID

11218188

Incident

May 23, 2019

Mileage

85,300 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO SLOW DOWN HOWEVER THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SKIN RASH AND MOUTH DAMAGE DUE TO THE SUBSTANCE THAT CAME OUT OF THE AIR BAG UPON DEPLOYMENT. THE CONTACT ALSO SUSTAINED BRUISES AND KNEE INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE DRIVER FROM THE OTHER VEHICLE DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AS THE SERVICE BRAKE TUBE FAILING AND THE BALL JOINT WAS DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. *DT*JB

NHTSA ID

11206871

Incident

May 4, 2019

Mileage

105,000 mi

BACK HATCH COMES OPEN RANDOMLY ON ITS OWN. SITTING STILL WHILE OFF OR ON, DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT DOESN'T MATTER, IT TRIGGERS TO OPEN RANDOMLY.

NHTSA ID

11155382

Incident

Dec 1, 2018

Mileage

140,000 mi

IGNITION- KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. CAR COULD TURN ON AND OFF STEERING WHEEL WOULD MOVE THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE HOWEVER THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION THE MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE PART WHICH WAS VERY COSTLY IN ADDITION THE KEY THAT WAS STUCK WE OBVIOUSLY COULD NO LONGER USE AND IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE TO HAVE THE KEY WITH THE ALARM KEY CHAIN REPLACED.

NHTSA ID

11111048

Incident

Jul 9, 2018

Mileage

85,000 mi

WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT AND THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON, THE CAR WILL SHUDDER WHEN IDLING (NOT IN PARK). THE SHUDDERING CAN GET QUITE VIOLENT, AND IF I'M MAKING A TIGHT TURN, SWITCHING GEARS, AND MAKING ANOTHER TIGHT TURN THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES DIE. THANKFULLY, THIS HASN'T HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC, BUT I FEAR THAT IT WILL. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES SINCE I'VE BEEN DRIVING THIS CAR

NHTSA ID

11101552

Incident

May 9, 2018

Mileage

103,000 mi

THE TIPM (THE COMPUTER THAT MAINTAINS THE WHOLE CAR) IS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IN AN ALMOST 10 YEAR OLD VEHICLE BOUGHT NEW IN 2008 WITH ONLY 25,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS SENDING BAD SIGNALS TO THE WIPERS SO I CANNOT DRIVE IT IN BAD WEATHER. ALTHOUGH THRE IS A POWERTRAIN FOR LIFE WARRANTY, CHRYSLER REFUSES TO REPLACE THE TIPM. I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY MORNING TRAFFIC IT WAS SNOWING AND THE WIPERS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CAR CAUSING ME TO BE UNABLE TO SEE POSING A DANGER TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. THE CAR ALSO STOPPED DEAD IN TRAFFIC ON ME A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BATTERY I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY FOUND NOTHING.

NHTSA ID

11074097

Incident

Dec 12, 2017

Mileage

24,999 mi

WHILE DRIVING WITH MY HEADLIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS ON, USING MY TURN SIGNAL TURNS OFF MY HEADLIGHT ON THAT SIDE UNTIL THE TURN SIGNAL SHUTS OFF. I HAVE ALSO SEEN THIS IN A CHRYSLER 300, AND A TOWN AND COUNTRY. AND, I HAVE SEEN THIS IN A CHEVY CAMARO AND A VW. SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG HERE!!! THE DATE IS ONLY BECAUSE YOU NEED A DATE. IT IS FREQUENT,.

NHTSA ID

11064155

Incident

Dec 20, 2017

Mileage

125,000 mi

GOOD MORNING, THIS MAY NOT BE AN EMERGENCY, OR A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD, BUT... I FOUND THAT MY 2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER HAD AN ANNOYING FLAW. WHEN I HAD MY HEADLIGHTS ON WITH THE DRIVING LIGHTS, AND I PUT ON MY TURN SIGNAL, THE HEADLIGHT ON THAT SIDE WOULD GO OUT. SINCE NOTHING ELSE WAS AFFECTED, I CHOSE TO KEEP MY DRIVING LIGHTS OFF. HOWEVER, I HAVE NOTICED IS THAT OTHER CHRYSLERS (300, 200), A JEEP CHEROKEE, A CHEVY CAMARO, AND A VOLKSWAGEN DO THE SAME THING, BUT WITHOUT THE DRIVING LIGHT BEING ON. IT IS ALWAYS WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS ENGAGED WHILE THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. I HAVE ONLY NOTICED THIS RECENTLY...I AM NOT SURE WHY, BUT I AM BEGINNING TO SEE THIS A LOT. ON A DARK, RAINY NIGHT, THAT COULD ELIMINATE A WHOLE QUADRANT OF LIGHT IS A PERSON IS TURNING. THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT MANUFACTURERS. I AM ALSO GOING TO CONTACT OTHER ENTITIES, BUT I THINK THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM. THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

NHTSA ID

11054487

Incident

Dec 13, 2017

CANNOT GET GAS TO GO INTO THE GAS TANK, FUEL NOZZLE SHUTS OFF EVERY SECOND OR SO, TAKES ABOUT 30 MINUTES TO FILL THE TANK.

NHTSA ID

11054166

Incident

Nov 15, 2017

Mileage

85,000 mi

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG RED WARNING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING WITH NO PASSENGER

NHTSA ID

11043074

Incident

Oct 1, 2017

Mileage

100,000 mi

CHRYSLER PT CRUISER 70000 MILES. SERVICE DONE REGULARLY. CHANGED BATTERY FOR THE FIRST TIME 5 MONTHS AGO. A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE RADIO WAS FLICKERING OFF AND ON. DID THINK MUCH OF IT UNTIL ONE DAY JUST BEFORE ARRIVING HOME, THE DASHBOARD INDICATORS ALL FLICKERED OFF AN ON. PARKED THE VEHICLE, RESTARTED, BUT THE INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ON. VEHICLE IS ONLY DRIVEN LESS THAN 10 MILES A DAY. HAPPENS MORE OFTEN. TIPM MODULE WAS REPLACED AT DEALER 5 YEARS AGO, WHEN POWER WINDOWS WERE NOT WORKING.

NHTSA ID

11022410

Incident

Sep 1, 2017

Mileage

30 mi

BLINKER WORKS AT TIMES AND NOT AT OTHERS. BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVUMG, GOT HOME NOW IT WON'T START, BATTERY HAS FULL CHARGE BUT THE STARTER IS NOT CRANKING.

NHTSA ID

11019849

Incident

Aug 21, 2017

I HAVE SEEN THIS WITH SEVERAL MAKES AND MODELS - ALL CHRYSLER PRODUCTS. WHEN I HAVE MY HEADLIGHTS AND "FOG" LIGHTS ON, TURNING ON MY TURN SIGNAL MAKES THE HEADLIGHT ON THAT SIDE GO OUT. WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL GOES OFF, THE HEADLIGHT COMES BACK ON. I HAVE SEEN THIS IN A JEEP COMPASS AND A CHRYSLER 300, ALSO. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

11013656

Incident

Jul 19, 2017

Mileage

100,000 mi

THE HORN DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY AND IS DEFECTED. IT ONLY WORKS WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS TO THE LEFT AND SOMETIMES IT GETS STUCK AND WON'T TURN OFF. WON'T WORK WHILE TRAVELING STRAIGHT OR TURNING RIGHT. THE HORN DID NOT ALLOW ME TO WARN A DRIVER THAT ALMOST BACKED INTO ME, THIS FORCED ME TO MOVE AWAY FROM HIM IN AN UNSAFE POSITION AND HE STILL DID NOT SEE ME AND KEPT ON BACKING OUT. HAD THE HORN WORKED IT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS ISSUE THAT ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I DROVE HOME TO INSPECT THE HORN AS TO WHY IT WASN'T WORKING IS WHEN I LEARNED THAT IT ONLY WORKED WHILE SITTING STILL AND TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND AT TIMES IT STUCK AND WOULDN'T TURN OFF. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN LIKE THIS BECAUSE I DON'T USE IT VERY OFTEN, UNTIL THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT HAPPENED. ALSO THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SHOWS TO BE OFF WITH AIR BAG LIGHT ON.

NHTSA ID

11005994

Incident

Jul 15, 2017

Mileage

95,000 mi

SLIDING RAIL BROKE ON DRIVERS SIDE. THE SEAT COMPLETELY MOVED OUT OF POSITION WHILE DRIVING. THE PART THAT IS NEEDED IS SAID TO BE DISCONTINUED. I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT

NHTSA ID

11003271

Incident

Jul 5, 2017

Mileage

127,000 mi

OUR PT CRUISER HAS APPROX. 63,000 MILES ON IT. AS YOU'RE DRIVING OUR CAR, ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL THE ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON AND THE GAUGES GO DOWN AND THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. WHEN YOU PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR IT STARTS AND THIS MAY HAPPEN AGAIN FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD OR MAY NOT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR A FEW WEEKS. THIS HAPPENS BOTH ON CITY STREETS AND ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY AND FOR OVER A YEAR. THE LAST TIME I WAS IN FOR MAINTENANCE IT HAPPENED JUST AS I PULLED INTO THE DEALERSHIP, YET WHEN THE CODE SCAN WAS USED NO PROBLEMS WERE INDICATED. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED ON THE HIGHWAY IF THAT HASN'T HAPPENED ALREADY. SINCE WE HAVE NO OTHER VEHICLE WE MUST USE THIS CAR. I HAVE BEEN ASKING ONLINE IF ANY OTHER CRUISER OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NO ONE HAS BEEN FORTHCOMING WITH A SOLUTION. I ALSO NOTED SOME CRUISER OWNERS ARE TALKING ABOUT STARTING A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER. I REALLY DON'T WANT TO GO THAT ROUTE IF I DON'T HAVE TO. I JUST WANT MY CRUISER FIXED.

NHTSA ID

10999993

Incident

Jun 19, 2017

Mileage

45,000 mi

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR GOES OFF WHEN PASSENGER IS SITTING IN VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

10995674

Incident

May 1, 2017

Mileage

110,000 mi