Electrical complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2009 Chrysler PT Cruiser has 49 NHTSA electrical complaints and 0 electrical-related recalls.
49
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | SPORADIC INSTRUMENT CLUSTER POWERS ON AND OFF ILLUMINATING ALL LIGHTS. WHEN CONDITION OCCURS IT IS V... |
| Aug 13, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | WHILE RUNNING AT 45 MPH ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, THE GAUGES WENT TO ZERO, AND THE MOTOR START... |
| Jun 19, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING ALL THE WARNING LIGHT COME ON ENGINE STALLS EVEN AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. CAR HAS TO STOPPED... |
| Nov 22, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | INTERMITTENTLY ALL DASH LIGHTS COME ON AND ALL GAUGES BEGIN FLUCTUATING AND THE CAR WILL BEGIN TO SP... |
| Nov 8, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, ALL THE LIGHTS ON DASH ILLUMINATE WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST STARTED, SOMETIMES FLAS... |
| Mar 18, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN DECEMBER OF 2016. THE ODOMETER READING WAS 74,000 MILES AT THAT TIME. IT... |
| Sep 6, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | I WAS IN A HWY. ALL OF A SUDDEN, ALL THE GAUGES LIGHT UP AND I LOST POWER. I PUSH THE GAS PEDAL BUT ... |
| Jan 16, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR TURNE... |
| Sep 29, 2016 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | ALL WARNING LIGHTS FLASH WHILE DRIVING, CAR DIES THEN RESTARTS, VERY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC. CHRYSLER... |
| Sep 23, 2016 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE | I'VE HAD MY PT CRUISER FOR ATLEAST 3 YEARS NOW. TODAY AS I WAS DRIVING ALL THE LIGHTS STARTED GOING ... |
| Nov 29, 2015 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL WARNING LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF, THEN ALL GUAGES GO UP AND DOWN DRAMA... |
| Dec 23, 2014 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I'M DRIVING THE CAR AND ALL THE LIGHTS COME ON IN THE MIDDLE. ALL THE HANDS LIKE FUEL HAND AND RPM S... |
| Nov 6, 2014 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | PURCHASED VEHICLE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WITH ABOUT 32,000 MILES, EVERYTHING HAS BEEN GREAT UNTIL A C... |
| Nov 3, 2014 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I PURCHASED THIS 2009 PT CRUISER IN 2012 WITH ABOUT 45000 MILES. SINCE THE ODOMETER HAS REACHED ABO... |
| Sep 22, 2014 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TRAVELLING AT ABOUT 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, SUDDENLY I NOTICED ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUME... |
| Jun 30, 2014 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SPEEDOMETER AN... |
| Jun 2, 2014 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED W... |
| Jun 2, 2014 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING ALL DASH LIGHTS GOING CRAZY, CAR ENGINE SHUT DOWN, DRIVING APPROX. 55 MILES PER HOUR. ... |
| Jun 1, 2014 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND GOING ABOUT 35 MPH THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT ON ... |
| May 17, 2014 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHEN THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S ... |