Safety Score
81
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2009 Chrysler Pt Cruiser.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-05 | SEATS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Chrysler PT Cruiser. The contact stated while driving approximately 20 MPH, the front driver's … |
| 2020-12-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SPORADIC INSTRUMENT CLUSTER POWERS ON AND OFF ILLUMINATING ALL LIGHTS. WHEN CONDITION OCCURS IT IS VASTLY DISTRACTING U… |
| 2019-08-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE RUNNING AT 45 MPH ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, THE GAUGES WENT TO ZERO, AND THE MOTOR STARTED STUMBLING. TRYIN… |
| 2019-06-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ALL THE WARNING LIGHT COME ON ENGINE STALLS EVEN AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. CAR HAS TO STOPPED, KEY TURNED OFF AN… |
| 2018-11-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY ALL DASH LIGHTS COME ON AND ALL GAUGES BEGIN FLUCTUATING AND THE CAR WILL BEGIN TO SPUTTER AND SOMETIMES… |
| 2018-11-08 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, ALL THE LIGHTS ON DASH ILLUMINATE WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST STARTED, SOMETIMES FLASHING ON AND THEN OF… |
| 2018-03-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN DECEMBER OF 2016. THE ODOMETER READING WAS 74,000 MILES AT THAT TIME. IT FUNCTIONED WITHOUT… |
| 2017-10-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE LEAKING OIL |
| 2017-09-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 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 … |
| 2017-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE SHUTS OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH AND WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65 MPH. VERY SCARY, DO NOT FEEL SAFE I… |
| 2017-05-27 | WHEELS | No | 0 | A FOLLOW-UP TO COMPLAINT 11001939 ; WHERE THE WHEEL SENSOR/VALVE BLEW OUT OF THE RIM ; TOOK THE TIRE AND RIM TO "COSTCO… |
| 2017-05-27 | WHEELS | No | 0 | WHEEL SENSOR /AIR VALVE BLEW OUT OF WHEEL ITSELF ON THE INTERSTATE 79 @ 70 MPH ; OBVIOUSLY LOST ALL AIR SUDDENLY ; HAVE… |
| 2017-01-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR TURNED ON AND OFF BY ITS… |
| 2016-09-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ALL WARNING LIGHTS FLASH WHILE DRIVING, CAR DIES THEN RESTARTS, VERY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC. CHRYSLER CAN'T FIND THE ISS… |
| 2016-09-23 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | 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 D… |
| 2016-05-04 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SEAT BELTS WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICL… |
| 2016-03-07 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COL… |
| 2015-11-29 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL WARNING LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF, THEN ALL GUAGES GO UP AND DOWN DRAMATICALLY, THE LOSS O… |
| 2015-11-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER STARTING AND RUNNING NORMALLY FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO EXHIBIT ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE GAUG… |
| 2015-10-29 | STEERING | No | 0 | PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW IN MARCH 2009. IN AUGUST 2012 HAD TO HAVE BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS REPLACED - WITH O… |
| 2015-07-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 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 L… |
| 2015-05-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING & CAR STOPPED ON MORE THEN 1 OCCASION |
| 2015-03-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. BACK HATCH WILL NOT OPEN. *TR |
| 2014-12-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 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… |
| 2014-11-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PURCHASED VEHICLE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WITH ABOUT 32,000 MILES, EVERYTHING HAS BEEN GREAT UNTIL A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.… |
| 2014-11-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THIS 2009 PT CRUISER IN 2012 WITH ABOUT 45000 MILES. SINCE THE ODOMETER HAS REACHED ABOUT 80000 THIS PROBL… |
| 2014-09-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TRAVELLING AT ABOUT 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, SUDDENLY I NOTICED ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL COMING ON … |
| 2014-09-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE VALVE STEMS CORRODE & HAVE TO BE REPLACED ??????? WHY SHOULD I AS THE CONSUMER NEED TO REPLACE BECAUSE SOMEBODY CAM… |
| 2014-07-31 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | DRIVING ALONG AT ANY SPEED THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLICKER FROM BRIGHT TO DULL. *TR |
| 2014-07-23 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | MY RIGHT REAR TAIL KEEPS FILLING UP WITH WATER WHICH COULD CAUSE A BRAKE LIGHT MALFUNCTION, OR AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT … |
| 2014-06-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE FLUCTU… |
| 2014-06-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | AS STATED IN A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT. THE GAUGES START LIGHTING UP AND THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF, I HAVE FOUND THAT IF YOU WI… |
| 2014-06-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE… |
| 2014-06-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ALL DASH LIGHTS GOING CRAZY, CAR ENGINE SHUT DOWN, DRIVING APPROX. 55 MILES PER HOUR. THIS HAS HAPPENED A… |
| 2014-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND GOING ABOUT 35 MPH THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT ON AND ALL THE GAUGES … |
| 2014-05-17 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHEN THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SEAT SWITCH BEZEL … |
| 2014-03-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I BROUGHT THE CAR ON 3/25/14 FROM A TOYOTA DEALER SHIP. COMPLAIN ABOUT A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AT THE T… |
| 2014-03-07 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT IS TORN. THE STITCHING UNRAVELED FROM THE BELT PART WHICH GOES ACROSS THE CHEST. THE METAL PIEC… |
| 2014-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" AFTER STARTING THE CAR THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS HA… |
| 2013-12-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | PROBLEMS WITH HARD CLUTCH WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND THE CLOCKSPRING WHICH BOTH ARE KNOWN ISSUES WITH THIS … |
| 2013-10-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, DOING ABOUT 55MPH. ALL OF MY GAUGES STARTED TO LIGHT UP, THE SPEEDOMETER WENT FROM 55… |
| 2013-10-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND HAD IT FOR LESS THEN 3 WEEKS. I DROVE IT A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES. WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO WO… |
| 2013-09-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DRIVING AT 55MPH AND ALL THE GAUGES (GAS, SPEED, TACH) WENT TO ZERO AND FLUTTERED UP AND DOWN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. WA… |
| 2013-09-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL I BOUGHT A 2009 PT CRUISER FROM IMPERIAL CHRYSLER IN MENDON, MA IN AUGUST 2013. IMMEDIATELY, IT STARTED… |
| 2013-09-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE DIES AT SPEED, AND WILL RESTART IN A SECOND OR TWO (MANUAL TRANSMISSION). GAUGES GO HAYWIRE. CAN SOMETIMES RES… |
| 2013-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | GAUGES GO CRAZY, SOMETIMES IT DIES BUT WILL START UP AGAIN. WONT TRIP CODES TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *TR |
| 2013-08-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | LAST YEAR (2013) I WAS DRIVING AROUND 35MPH, ALL PANEL LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THEN O… |
| 2013-07-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WILL JUST STOP, THE GAUGES WILL FLICKER ON AND OFF AND THE GAS GAUGE WILL DROP TO EMPTY. AFTER IT… |
| 2013-07-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE INSTRUMENT P… |
| 2013-06-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELE… |