2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser: engine stalls while driving

Filed May 16, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · 145,000 miles · OH · fire

Tl-the contact owned a 2005 chrysler pt cruiser. Started the vehicle and the vehicle stalled. Fuel odor, vehicle would not start for an additional hour vehicle restarted and caught on fire, fire department stated that the fire started along the firewall manufacturer not contacted, fire report filed, fire extinguished by fire department stated that upon start up the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that there was an abnormal fuel odor. The vehicle was then restarted almost an hour later. The contact then noticed fire coming from under the hood of the vehicle on the passenger's side of the vehicle. The fire department was contacted and was able to extinguish the fire. A fire report was filed. The fire marshall stated that the fire seemed to have originated in a wiring harness installed behind the fuel lines for the fuel injectors. There was no injuries sustained in the fire. The vehicle remained at the residence. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were contacted. The vehicle was destroyed. The approximate failure mileage was 145,000. The VIN was not available. Piir = y. Ah *dt

Filed Jun 21, 2018 · Electrical · 85,000 miles · FL

Car stalls while driving. Sometimes wont start.

Filed Aug 23, 2017 · Fuel system · 70,000 miles · OR

Purge control valve is faulty, causing vehicle to stall after fueling. Every. Single. Time. This occurs both at the pump immediately after fueling as well as when the car is in motion, pulling into traffic from the fuel station. The latter has caused safety hazards & near-accidents countless times.

Filed Jun 1, 2017 · Fuel system · 133,000 miles · MO

Stalls out while driving, car completely stops and you can't go forward, have to put the car in park and back in drive multiple times in order to even be able to drive... Car completely shut off in the middle of a busy road...

Filed Jun 14, 2014 · Engine, Transmission · 91,000 miles · CA

While stopped at a stop light the car just turned itself off. Restarted again by turning the ignition. Has done this several times since and even wile running on the freeway at freeway speeds. Have to manage to get off the freeway and wait a bit to restart via the ignition switch. One time a gentleman even pushed the car to help be get it off of the roadway. Have tried numerous times to repair auto by changing out the various sensors indicated by the code shown in the mileage/speedometer gauge. Numerous technicians have tried to remedy the situation. Works for awhile, then reverts to stalling again and again.

Filed Apr 16, 2014 · Engine · 80,000 miles · PA

I purchased this vehicle used from fred beans, boyertown, pa on 8/1/13 with approx. 78k miles on it. I was driving in traffic, slowing down for a traffic, when my vehicle lost power and then began to hesitate when I attempted to pick up speed. There was no acceleration and it appeared the car would stall. It never stalled but I did pull over and shut the car off, started it again and after a few moments, was able to drive normally for a few miles. The check engine light went on and the car hesitated again. This was looked at and determined, since there was no other occurrence, to be a "glitch" and the check engine light was reset by the garage (no charge and no diagnostics). In january the same problem occurred and the garage replaced the cam sensor. Shortly after that the problem occurred again and the sensor was again replaced. It is now april and again the problem is occurring, all of these incidences while driving, causing an unnecessary slow down which could have resulted in a rear end collision. I've spoken with the dealership who referred me to the original shop that replaced the sensor (scooty's, pennsburg, pa) and to auto zone who sold me the next sensor. I still owe money on this vehicle and apparently it's not worth half of what I owe due to these problems and I am concerned about driving it more than a mile in case this problem occurs again.

Filed Oct 11, 2011 · Transmission · 63,278 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chrysler pt cruiser. While driving approximately 60 MPH the engine stalled and restarted. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer seven times but the technicians were unable to detect a trouble code during the diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified and they stated the failure was related to the power train wiring harness. The vehicle had not been repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 63,278.

Filed Jun 23, 2010 · Electrical · 33,000 miles · FL

My 2005 pt crusier bought used with 27000 miles on speedometer in june 2009. Recently the motor stubbles and shakes like it wants to stall. I have even had it just quit in the middle of traffic causing traffic to avoid me by near miss. I see that others have had the same problem isn't this a safety issue warranting a recall.

Filed Jul 19, 2009 · Electrical, Fuel system · 10,100 miles · AZ

My wife's 2005 pt cruiser with only 10,100 has a continual problem starting. By replacing or reinstalling the fuel pump relay the engine will start. Recently on one occasion the engine stalled; gladly in a parking lot, had this happened on the road or freeway an accident could have been caused. Has chrysler been notified about the problem and is it just this particular vehicle or are there others with similar problems and will there be a recall by chrysler to fix this problem before or after an accident?

Filed Oct 16, 2007 · Electrical · AL

05 pt cruiser has had electrical problems since feb 05 (bought new.) the first time I filled up, the "check engine" light came on. Referring to the owners manual, I restarted the car a couple of times and the light went off. At the first oil change, I told the service manager, and was told that the gas cap was probably loose. Ok -- maybe. They re-set the computer and downloaded a software update from chrysler. Within 3 days, the light came on again. Took it in & reset and was told again it was probably the cap. Not -- I made sure the cap was tight after the first incident. Over the next year, the "check engine" light has come on at least once between each oil change. Some times it stays on the entire time, sometimes it comes on and goes off two or three times. The service departments (2 different dealers) can find no stored code, nor can they replicate the problem. They -set the computer each time. I've also had both the rear windows open without notice several different times under different circumstances. Once, the passenger-side rear window stayed open for nearly 40 min before closing on its own. Usually happens upon first starting the car. In addition, the entire rack & pinion has been replaced because of a failed sensor earlier this year. 3 months ago, the car started stalling within 5 miles of starting. Sometimes, the entire motor shuts down; sometimes I just loose 1000-1500 rpms. After popping the clutch, the engine is fine for however long I want to drive. Again, the service department couldn't replicate the problem. This month (10-07) a 3rd dealer replaced the o2 sensor and a new factory software download, after having the car for a week. The car seemed to run much better for 10 days, then the light came on again. So far, it hasn't stalled again. I'll take it in for an oil change & have the computer re-set this week. Do I have a lemon?

Filed Apr 25, 2007 · Engine · GA

I purchased a new 2005 chrysler, pt cruiser. I have experienced rough idling at times. Lately, I am experiencing stalling while driving. I loose all power I can press the gas pedal to the floor and it does nothing then in a few seconds it will go. At stops it will almost go dead. I looked on the web site and saw a lot of complaints filed with my problems. I feel a recall should be done before someone is badly injured because their pt cruiser stalls while driving! Below are the odi id numbers: 10102249, 10126616, 10138986, and 10163025. Thank you.

Filed Aug 28, 2006 · Engine · 10,600 miles · NJ

Dt*: the contact stated the engine light continued to illuminate and the engine stalled at various speeds. The vehicle has been to the dealership four times. The dealership replaced the PCM module twice. The dealership replaced four spark plugs and various wiring twice, but the problem persisted.