Safety Score
77
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 Chrysler Pt Cruiser.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TIPM. Faulty Module, causing ignition/run power loss while driving. |
| 2023-12-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Problems reside in the total integrated power management module. TPIM whereas vehicle will shut off while driving. No i… |
| 2019-12-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAGS LIGHT AND DING SOUND THAT DOESN'T GO OFF FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER. THERE'S NO PROTECTION FOR EITHER SIDE. |
| 2019-11-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG SIGN FOR PASSENGER 2 TURNS ON AFTER A WHILE OF DRIVING, SPEEDING PROBLEM WHEN WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE… |
| 2019-06-27 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 4 | TAKATA RECALL THE CAR WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY. AN OBJECT WAS STRUCK IN THE ROAD AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED ONLY ON TH… |
| 2018-10-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON 10/7/2018 THE STEERING BECAME HARD AND UPON STOPPING THERE WERE FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD. I DID RESEARCH… |
| 2018-04-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE TRANSMI… |
| 2018-02-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN A VEHICLE WAS HIT CROSSED INTO MY LANES AND I HIT THE VEHICLE HEAD ON, … |
| 2017-12-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS OFF WHEN UNOCCUPIED, GOES ON AND CHIMES WHEN SOMEONE IS SEATED. HORN STICKS. OVE… |
| 2017-08-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR LOOSES POWER, DASH LIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF, OCCASIONALLY TURNS COMPLETELY OFF WHILE DRIVING. ALL POWER TURNS OFF INC… |
| 2017-04-20 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SEATBELT LOCKS UP, WILL NOT PERFORM, I AM 75 & WIFE IS 71, DANGER FOR OUR LIVES.... |
| 2017-01-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THERE ARE A FEW ISSUES WITH MY CAR AND THE LOCAL DEALER SAYS THEY MAY BE RELATED. STALLING WHILE DRIVING: THIS HAS HAP… |
| 2016-11-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SAT IN SEAT DRIVING LESS THEN MILE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON ONCE PASSENGER GETS OUT SEAT LIGHT GOES OFF. *TR |
| 2016-11-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATO… |
| 2016-11-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CAN NOT SHIFT INTO PARK TO START CAR, AND GO INTO GEARS ON 2008 AUTOMATIC, ONCE CAR STARTS AND ENGINE IS WARM NO PROBLE… |
| 2016-10-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHEN THE VEHICLE W… |
| 2016-09-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHEN PASSENGER IS SEATED IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT . AIRBAG LIGHT TURNS ON AND CHIMES UNTIL PASSENGER EXITS VEHICAL. |
| 2016-09-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OVER, ALL OTHER POWER SEEMS TO BE ON. TAKEN TO MECHANIC AND IT WILL START. HAD IT FOR A FEW … |
| 2016-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO TH… |
| 2016-05-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IGNITION CUT OUT ON FREEWAY AT 65 MPH SEVERAL TIMES. JIGGLED IGNITION KEY TO GET ENGINE TO RUN AGAIN. SHOULD BE RECALLE… |
| 2016-05-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED BACK AND FORTH AS IF THE BRAK… |
| 2016-02-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE… |
| 2016-02-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY TIME, ON A CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY, ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE CLUSTER WOULD LIGHT UP, AL… |
| 2016-01-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | IN DEC. 2013, AT 71K MILES, IN THE CAR USED BY MY COLLEGE-AGE DAUGHTER, WHEN STARTING THE CAR ON A COLD MORNING (20'S) … |
| 2015-11-06 | SEATS | No | 0 | I HAVE CHANGED THE DRIVERS SEAT TRIM PANEL MANY TIMES NOW WHERE IT IS HELD BY 4 CHEAPLY MADE PLASTIC TABS THEN ADD INSU… |
| 2015-11-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THE … |
| 2015-10-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ALL LIGHTS AND GAUGES FLASH OR GO TO ZERO , ENGINE FAILS AND CAR STALLS WHILE GOING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS HAS HAPPENED… |
| 2015-09-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | LEAVING A RESTAURANT-BACKED OUT OF PARKING SPACE, HAD TURNED WRONG WAY TO LEAVE; RE-ENTER PARKING SPACE, WENT TO BACK O… |
| 2015-09-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOO… |
| 2015-05-29 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, ANOTHE… |
| 2015-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND CHIMES ALL THE TIME. NO ONE EVEN HAS TO BE SITTING IN THE SEAT. GOES OFF ALL THE TIME. T… |
| 2015-04-29 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A HEA… |
| 2015-04-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 3-4 TIMES WHILE DRIVING AND AT STARTING THE CAR..LIGHTS START FLASHING AND BELLS RING ON THE DA… |
| 2015-04-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 1 | A CAR TURNED FROM LEFT TURN LANE IN FRONT OF ME, ABOUT TWO FT. I HIT IT AT SLIGHT ANGLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. MY CAR I… |
| 2015-03-31 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY. DOES GOOD IN FIRST 3 GEARS BUT WHEN INCREASING SPEED TO 70 MPH (LEGAL LIMIT ON FL H… |
| 2015-02-10 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | AT 9 O'CLOCK A.M. I WAS DRIVING TO THE HOSPITAL TO PICK MY GIRLFRIEND UP EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE BUT WHEN I WAS LEA… |
| 2015-02-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND HEARD A POP AND MY CAR STARTED SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL AND I ALMOST HIT A MEDIUM. MY CAR … |
| 2015-02-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK AND DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WHEN THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WENT OUT, THE GAS GAUGE WENT T… |
| 2014-11-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF… |
| 2014-11-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | -AIRBAGS LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ON. -AT TIMES TURNING CAR OFF THE FAN WILL REMAIN ON TILL POWER DRAINED. -WHILE DRIVING,… |
| 2014-10-14 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE. T… |
| 2014-09-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SAME AS OTHER OWNERS, DASH LIGHTS GO ON,GAUGES DIE,AND CAR SHUTS OFF. IT WILL RESTART AFTER A BIT AND RUN FINE UNTIL … |
| 2014-08-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AT 10:15AM ON THURSDAY, 8/14/2014, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT AIRBAG SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED WHILE I WAS TRAVELING <5MPH PULL… |
| 2014-08-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR HAS HAD REPEATED ISSUES WITH ALL WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON WHILE DRIVING AND SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER AND GAS GAUGE A… |
| 2014-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, ALL THE IN… |
| 2014-06-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ALL INSTRUMENT GAUGES BEGAN FLASHING AND GOING UP AND DOWN. COULD NOT ACCELERATE. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER A… |
| 2014-06-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENTIRE IN… |
| 2014-05-29 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND FRONT END OF THE … |
| 2014-05-29 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I HAD STOPPED AT A SIGNAL LIGHT AND WAS HIT IN AN FRONT /HEAD ON CRASH THERE WAS NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT - THECAR WAS DEE… |
| 2014-05-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THIS CAR FOR A WHILE AND ON THE DAY THIS HAPPENED I HAD RETURNED FROM WORK PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY WI… |