I have 2006 Pt. Cruiser Touring with 150,000 miles on it. It has been well cared for with oil changes, tire rotations, tune ups, and preventative maintenance done regularly. My problem is this. Sometimes when I drive the vehicle, all the warning lights on the dash board will light up, and all the…

All good suggestions, I was thinking about the ignition switch (not the key switch, but the electrical box it controls). It sounds as if the dash is going into turn car off mode, then car on mode randomly. Could be a loose wire at or inside the switch.

When this happens, you might try thumping on the dashboard. If this makes the warning lights go back off, you probably have a bad connection on solder joint in the dashboard. When my son was in college, his car was totaled and the insurance company of the party that hit his car furnished him with …

This sounds like a BUS communication problem. There are up to eight modules on this car communicating on two wires, when the bus wires become shorted or disconnected you will get the zombie display on the instrument cluster. The instrument cluster relies on data over the Bus for gauges and select wa…

If you have a trip counter button on the instrument cluster, you can try to reset the cluster and see if this helps. If you turn on the ignition with the button held down–hold it for at least 5 seconds or until something starts to happen, it should put the cluster into its ‘self-test’ mode. All of…

Sometimes the computer loses the programming and has to be flashed. Sometimes this fixes all the problems, sometimes the computer is brain dead or has been damaged by lightning.

Dump this shop. Go to a real shop. It is obvious that the mechanics are not taking a moment to think THROUGH the problem, or else have no idea how the systems in the car are laid out. A good mechanic LISTENS to the customer. The customer will tell the mechanic what the problem is - sometimes prodded…

Years ago (like 20 years ago) I had a 1983 Ford Escort that did the exact same thing. Eventually found out the negative battery cable was just a little loose and was losing continuity with the the vibration of the car on the highway. Gas station attendant found it for me. I felt like a complete m…

Okay, the memory was flashed last year. I took the time to write everything down that I could remember for symptoms and what has been repaired or replaced within the last couple of years. I took it to another dealership, after about a day of diagnosis, they said that it was the ignition switch. S…

Were you able to demonstrate the problem for the service dept?

Chrysler Pt Cruiser possessed, please help

Maintenance/Repairs

Wvladimir February 24, 2012, 8:25pm 14

I showed them the lights when you start. And described that that is what’s happening when it does it. So far, it is still not complete, but I am assured that it will be done today.

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Chrysler Pt Cruiser possessed, please help

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