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CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2006 is the worst year for PT Cruiser engine complaints. Having an engine light on is annoying, but it's the complaints about the engine shutting-off while driving that really have us concerned.
8.0
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- No data
- Average Mileage:
- 96,800 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 8 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (8 reports)
electrical problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
I'm driving along, cruise set to 65. AC on. Radio on. No sounds or weird feels from the car. Then, every light on the dash comes on. They went off after like two seconds. I'm like "weird, but ok. I'll look that up when I get home."
About ten miles later, the car hits 113k miles 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 realize I'm coasting immediately and I pull over. 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.
This seems to be a very common issue for these horrid little cars, and yet Chrysler has nothing to say about it.
- Jesse P., Dry Prong, US