NHTSA Complaint #10786145 — 2009 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10786145 |
| Vehicle | 2009 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER |
| Component | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 38,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CA |
Consumer Description
I'M DRIVING THE CAR AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS COME ON & OFF BLINKING . ALL THE HANDS LIKE FUEL HAND AND RPM START BLINKING UP AND DOWN. IT DROPS IN SPEED. SO I PRESS ON THE GAS. IT COMES BACK UP BUT IT GUNS THE ENGINE AND STARTS JERKING. EVERY TIME WARNING LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE HANDS START BLINKING AGAIN AND IT DROPS IN SPEED BUT THIS TIME IT CUTS OFF! IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY! I COAST TO THE SIDE AND CRANK THE CAR AGAIN. THE DASH LIGHTS AND ALL THE HAND GAUGES BLINGING BUT THIS TIME IT DIDN'T CUT OFF. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON 2009! IF I HAD KNOWN THAT PT'S WERE FAULTY, I WOULD NEVER HAVE BOUGHT IT. THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE. SOMETIMES AT HIGHER SPEEDS SOMETIMES AT LOWER SPEEDS. SOMETIME JUST SITTING PARKED IT CUTS OFF! FROM THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE SINCE,THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE PT. IT'S NOT SAFE! IT'S NOT SAFE WHEN YOU'RE GOING 70 IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THE CAR CUTS OFF!
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