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Car Won't Start
2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Chrysler dealer.
7.6
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- No data
- Average Mileage:
- 114,300 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 9 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (6 reports)
- replace starter (1 reports)
- replace steering column, ignition (1 reports)
- tap starter under engine with hammer (1 reports)
electrical problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
PT began to have battery issues a few years after the warranty expired. It would fail to start when the weather turned cold in the winter—around freezing and below. I had the battery replaced half a dozen times, because no battery ever lasted an entire year, no matter how expensive. A local shop claimed the alternator was bad, and replaced that, but the batteries kept dying, regardless. The same shop replaced the starter, next, but the batteries kept dying. Another mechanic found the replacement starter was bad, and replaced with with a remanufactured starter. After that, the car would start every morning, no matter how cold it got.
- Brian A., Muncie, US