# 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser quits

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-chrysler-pt-cruiser-quits/114601>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chrysler, ptcruiser\
**Created:** [March 28, 2018, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-chrysler-pt-cruiser-quits/114601 "2018-03-28T18:22:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![RichardPowell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e495f1/32.png) [@RichardPowell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RichardPowell)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-chrysler-pt-cruiser-quits/114601/1 "2018-03-28T18:22:45Z")

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Why would my PT Cruiser steering suddenly quit working? One minute its fine, then with out any warning it stops working.

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**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-chrysler-pt-cruiser-quits/114601/2 "2018-03-28T18:33:25Z")

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Can you give us any more information? Is the check engine light on? If so have you had the codes read? How many miles on your PT Cruiser? Has it been in any accidents? When was the alignment checked last? Have you had an work done on it recently? Are there any other symptoms present prior to the steering quitting (do you hear any noises when you go to steer the vehicle?)? Is it just the power steering that fails (ie you can still steer it, but it’s extremely difficult to do so) or does the entire steering fail?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 9:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-chrysler-pt-cruiser-quits/114601/3 "2018-03-28T21:02:58Z")

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> [@RichardPowell](#):
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> Why would my PT Cruiser steering suddenly quit working?

Because it broke. Things break. Now it is time to take to someone who can fix it.

And it is a Chrysler PT Cruiser so more things will unexpectedly break, strange things, and often. Not the best quality car.

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**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 9:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-chrysler-pt-cruiser-quits/114601/4 "2018-03-28T21:10:00Z")

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My guess would be a frozen belt tensioner for the serpentine belt that drives the power steering pump.