NHTSA Complaint #10734056 — 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER CONV

VERY MUCH THE SAME AS THE OTHER COMPLAINTS LISTED ON HERE. I KEPT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SHUTTING DOWN AND / OR THE STEERING LOCKING ON ME. STARTED IN SEPTEMBER AND HAD TO "CONTINUALLY" GO BACK TO THE DEALER OVER & OVER & OVER AGAIN JUST TO HAVE THEM SAY THEY'VE CHECK THE DIAGNOSTICS AND NOTHING IS SHOWING UP. THEN NEXT TIME THEY SAID IT WAS PROBABLY NEEDING A NEW COMPUTER SWITCH....SO MORE $$$. THIS WAS NEVER RESOLVED UNTIL AFTER "MULTIPLE" INCIDENTS & "MULTIPLE" VISITS TO THE DEALER. THEN ONE DAY IN LATE OCTOBER...NOW 2 MONTHS OF FRUSTRATION....I'M IN THE PARKING LOT OF A MALL & THE CAR SLOWS DOWN & THE GAUGES START GOING CRAZY. IT SHOWS ZERO 0 SPEED & ZERO 0 IN MY FUEL TANK.....I HAD JUST FILLED THE GAS TANK 2 HOURS EARLIER.....AND THEN IT JUST STOPS. THEN STARTS UP AGAIN BUT WITH A WEIRD SOUND. SO ONCE AGAIN I DROVE "DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER" WHILE TERRIFIED THAT IT MAY JUST STOP DEAD WHILE DRIVING & BE REAR-ENDED. AND AFTER THE DEALER HOOKED IT UP ONCE "AGAIN" THEY SAID IT HAD TO DO WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. SAYING IT WAS THROWING OFF ALL THE COMPUTER MECHANISMS AND THAT'S WHY IT WOULD JUST STOP DEAD WHILE DRIVING. AND THIS WAS $1,400 LATER.....YES, $1,400 FOR THEM TO FINALLY "FIGURE THIS OUT WHEN ALL THEY HAD TO DO WAS LOOK ON HERE"....TO SEE THE "STRONG POSSIBILITY" OF WHAT WAS WRONG. AND YES, I SINCERELY THINK CHRYSLER CORP SHOULD REIMBURSE ALL OF US AS THIS IS AN OBVIOUS MECHANICAL / ELECTRICAL DESIGN ERROR ON THEIR PART. I'VE HAD A PT CRUISE IN THE PAST. BUT, BELIEVE ME I WILL NOT BE BUYING ANOTHER CAR FROM YOUR COMPANY WHEN THIS SHOULD HAVE DEFINITELY BEEN A RECALL. ESPECIALLY & VASTLY FOR SAFETY REASONS!!! AND AS FOR CHRYSLER, YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES....PLAYING DANGEROUS GAMES WITH PEOPLES LIVES!!! AND SO SHOULD YOUR DEALERSHIPS....AT LEAST THE DEALER I PAID $1400 !!! *TR