NHTSA Complaint #10638283 — 2009 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10638283
Vehicle	2009 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	September 22, 2014
Date Filed	September 23, 2014
Mileage	77,900 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

TRAVELLING AT ABOUT 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, SUDDENLY I NOTICED ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL COMING ON AT ONCE, FOR ABOUT 2 OR 3 SECONDS, THEN GOING OFF AGAIN. I ALSO NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE AND TACHOMETER NEEDLES DANCING AROUND AT THE SAME TIME, BEFORE STABILIZING. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES OF DRIVING. I WAS AFRAID THAT THE ENGINE COULD STALL BUT LUCKILY THE MOTOR KEPT RUNNING WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF STALLING. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER POSTS AND DESCRIPTIONS OF PEOPLE WITH IDENTICAL PROBLEMS AND SOME OF THEM DESCRIBED THE ENGINE STALLING. MANY OF THESE STATE THAT DEALERSHIPS ARE UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND THAT CHRYSLER HAS NOT PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGED IT. I FIND THIS DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE AS THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL OF A MAJOR LAWSUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN AS SOON AS SOMEONE GETS HURT AS A RESULT. THERE ARE JUST TOO MANY OF THESE DESCRIPTIONS TO BELIEVE THAT THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED. *TR

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