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2009 Chrysler PT Cruiser Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 97 complaints with NHTSA about the 2009 Chrysler PT Cruiser, most often about the electrical (62% of complaints, typically around 51,000 miles). It is 9th of 10 PT Cruiser model years by number of complaints.
Complaints97
Recalls0
Crashes reported4
Fires reported1
Injuries reported3
Most common 2009 Chrysler PT Cruiser problems
Electrical
60 complaints · 62%Half of these problems showed up before 51,000 miles. Parts named most often: horn, wiring.
While driving the car will just stop, the gauges will flicker on and off and the gas gauge will drop to empty. After it shuts off, it will start back up as if nothing happened. You might be okay for a few days or months before it happens again. We have had the car back in with the dealer at least 5 times and they…
While driving the dash lights flash and the gauges go up and down, the car dies. I put the car in park and it starts right up. This problem is intermittent and the dealer is unable to duplicate the problem. No codes are stored. This has happened to me several times, and most of them end with me having to pull over to…
Engine
30 complaints · 31%Half of these problems showed up before 60,000 miles.
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 losing power which it is. All the lights on my dash are lit up like a christmas tree and I have to pull over to the side of the road very carefully as I lose steering as well. Sometimes I can just…
The contact owns a 2009 Chrysler PT Cruiser. The contact was driving 60 MPH when the vehicle stalled three times without warning. The contact did not take the vehicle to a dealer for a diagnostic test. The contact called the manufacturer and filed a complaint. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was…
Speed control
14 complaints · 14%Half of these problems showed up before 41,000 miles.
Purchased vehicle a couple of years ago with about 32,000 miles, everything has been great until a couple of weeks ago. At about 41,000 vehicle has started stalling when moving, horn will not quit, starting issues and dash lights flash on and off. This is a very dangerous issue and I have read most of the prior 60…
Purchased a used 2009 PT Cruiser in may 2011, with 37,000 miles. Approximately 2 months and 3,000 miles later the instrument cluster on the dash started to light up like a christmas tree. First the seatbelt light came on, then the whole cluster lit up and then the seatbelt light came on and went off. The speedometer…
Air bags
7 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 60,000 miles. Parts named most often: frontal.
"takata recall" after starting the car the airbag light comes on when someone is sitting in the passenger seat. This has been happening since 60,000 miles. I have had my car hooked up to a machine to tell me what the light is supposed to mean and no codes come up. Each time the light appears it will make a ding sound…
The contact owned a 2009 Chrysler PT Cruiser. The contact stated that the vehicle was involved in a side impact collision at 35 MPH. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed to a salvage yard where it caught fire. The fire was extinguished by the towing company. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was…
Transmission
7 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 66,500 miles. Parts named most often: manual transmission.
Driving down the road, all gauges go crazy, all dash warning lights come on and off, vehicle loses power and stalls, very dangerous while driving. Dealer unable to locate the problem despite numerous repairs and having the car for weeks at a time. I cannot express how unsafe this is.seems to be a problem reported by…
I brought the car on 3/25/14 from a toyota dealer ship. Complain about a knocking noise coming from the engine at the time of test drive. Toyota promise me it would be fixed pick the car drove it a couple of days and notice the control panel lights started going on and off along with the car shutting down. Took it…
Steering
6 complaints · 6%Half of these problems showed up before 44,500 miles.
While traveling down the qew highway in ontario, the instrument panel on my pt 2009 cruiser started blinking on and off, the gauges went wild with up and down full-range swings, then blinking on and off on and off; I thought the seatbelt may be the problem since the fasten seatbelt indicator remained "on." it happened…
As stated in a previous complaint. The gauges start lighting up and the vehicle shuts off, I have found that if you wiggle the key it can stop what is happening. It is very dangerous because the vehicle loses all power when this happens and when traveling on the highway or trying to pass this could cause serious…
Seats
5 complaints · 5%For 2009 PT Cruiser I called the Chrysler store requiring about recalls on the side plastic piece were your automatic seat adjustments are. They explained to me that there has been over thousands of cars has come in to get that fixed and is dangerous due to while your driving you seat will move cause the plastic will…
Front control arm bushings need to be replaced. Car has only 39,000 miles on it. I purchased this vehicle used as a rental return with only 389 miles on it. Seems that the bushings shouldn't be going out with less than 40,000 miles on a vehicle. Vehicle has had all required maintenance and new tires - I baby this car.…
Wheels and tires
5 complaints · 5%Half of these problems showed up before 42,500 miles. Parts named most often: pressure monitoring and regulating systems.
A follow-up to complaint 11001939 ; where the wheel sensor/valve blew out of the rim ; took the tire and rim to "costco tire" where I had bought the tires ; the Chrysler aluminum sensor was still inside the tire ; they said the aluminum was so corroded ; they could not repair it ; now as an engineer in the metals…
Wheel sensor /air valve blew out of wheel itself on the interstate 79 @ 70 MPH ; obviously lost all air suddenly ; have heard of this problem from another pt cruise owner ; these are factory installed wheel sensor/air valves................no damage stopped with 10 seconds. I see reports here as far back as 2011 …
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2009 Chrysler PT Cruiser recalls
NHTSA lists no recalls for this model year.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
Questions about the 2009 Chrysler PT Cruiser
- What are the most common problems with the 2009 Chrysler PT Cruiser?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: electrical (60 complaints, typically around 51,000 miles); engine (30 complaints, typically around 60,000 miles); speed control (14 complaints, typically around 41,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2009 Chrysler PT Cruiser have?
- NHTSA lists no recalls for the 2009 Chrysler PT Cruiser. Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls in case one is issued later.
- Is the 2009 a bad year for the Chrysler PT Cruiser?
- It is 9th of 10 PT Cruiser model years by number of complaints, with 97 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.