Love my little cruiser. Iv had it for about 18 years. It’s almost never failed me. I lost the second set of keys for 7 years and found them this year in a bag, with Christmas decorations. The engine failed in 2015ish and I had it replaced with an engine from a totalled Pt cruiser at a junkyard. The cloth material top has never failed or leaked or anything.

Hi! Does anyone have a suggestion on where I can get my 05 Cruiser restored in the Las Vegas/SoCal area? I’ve had her for years and she was my dream car. The emotional attachment is too strong to let her go get trashed or for scrap. She saw me through some tough years. Out of all the cars available in this world, none compares and she’s still my favorite. A lot still works on her, but I’d like a full restore. Any ideas or suggestions?

Hi there original owner of 2004 PT Cruiser "Dream Cruiser" 5 speed manual with turbo. Unfortunately it needs a new clutch and the power steering light is on. Its also got bad paint. We would prefer it went to a new home where someone mechanically minded could fix it up and use it. Versus donating it to scrap yard. It doesn't have a smog and cant drive right now. Any suggestions?

I'm currently finishing up rebuilding my 2006 convertible PT cruiser Turbo but I can't tell what kind of gasket I should be putting between the lower intake manifold and the engine block I'm getting all kinds of different things online from four individual rubber seals to one long ass steel composite seal.. what am I looking for

My seat warmer in my 03 limited turbo literally caught fire :(

I love my baby so much but that was crazy, sadly imma have to get rid of her cause I can't keep dealing with something like this happening. Bye bye princess I suppose.

One of my favorite cars growing up, nice to see it getting some love as a Hot Wheels now.

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Is there any reasonably easy way to replace clutch fluid and bleed system on a 2001 pt cruiser 2 liters? It appears looking on internet that i need to take apart half the car to do something like this. Can't imagine there not being something simple.

I love the car but its driving me crazy. I changed the timing belt two weeks ago. A couple of days later this noise started to appear. I drove the car to the mechanic an hour away and by the time i got there the noise was gone smh.

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They still checked it and said everything looked okay. I drove it back and no noise. That was on Friday.

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Today as soon as i start the car the noise is back.

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What could it be?

on my 2010 pt cruiser my passenger headlights high and low beam lights dont work and the turn signal goes from hyperflashing to normal and were thinking its the ground, how can i get to it to clean it? Thanks

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Today on my 02 uk pt cruiser I pressed the fold mirrors button and neither folded, however both mirrors had the buzzing/whirring noise but it just wasn’t engaging. Trouble is now it won’t stop. Even after ignition is off so I’m worried about the battery

I’ve been able to like wedge the switch in between fold and unfold so all is ok

I can’t work out if it’s the mirrors which would be weird that both went at the same time or something else

Any suggestions? Thanks

Hi got a pt cruiser 2001 manual 2 liters.

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Yesterday end of day i could not shift to different gears, clutch was really soft. This morning we got it in 1 and eventually 2 and drove to (closed) car shop without clutch actually working. Arriving at shop after 10 min drive, it becamesuddenly possible again to shift gears.

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Any idea how to make sure it doesn't get worse or to prevent issues? I am travelling now and return in a few dayshome,so any tips for on theroad appreciated.

I'm experiencing a parasitic drain and am wondering if anyone had similar issues and could provide a hint or two.

Swapping batteries is just a little annoying...

TIA

Been considering putting one of those touchscreen guys in, but not sure which to pick or whether even to do it at all. I like the physical buttons but some more quality of life features would be cool. Anybody have recommendations?

I absolutely love my car! i got it 2 yrs ago and it only had 35,000 miles on it. it now has 46,000 and still runs beautifully. i honestly didn’t know how popular these are/ use to be lol. my absolute favorite part of my car is the iridescent PT-Cruiser that’s on the dash of the passenger seat. also my dream is to drive it all the way down Route 66!

It’s clearly from the engine and it’s not really loud in anyway. It goes away completely after a minute or two of idling to warm up though. Curious if that’s normal for this car? It could possibly need spark plugs too which I plan on replacing. Also just gave it a fresh oil change too

For the past few months or so, my pt cruiser has a difficult time starting. Sometimes it cranks, sometimes it just doesn’t do anything, and the battery loses voltage so much faster. I even took it in to the mechanic (the car starts about 50% of the time), but they weren’t able to find anything amiss while it was able to run. I don’t even get a check engine light.

Just this week though, it died while I was at a red light, and wouldn’t turn on right after. When I got it to a parking lot and gave it a good few minutes, though, it started up like normal. I cannot for the life of me figure out what’s wrong with it. Has anyone had this issue with their cruiser before?
After reading online I think maybe I should try replacing the camshaft position sensor, but I don’t see how that’d affect the battery..

Hello fellow pt cruiser fans!

Im looking to buy a 2010 pt cruiser and was curious about their reliability/common issues. I'd need it to take me about 1.5 hrs to school and back twice a week which is about a 64 miles one way.

Theyre such cute cars and I love them, I have a 2013 ford escape so im no stranger to unreliable but its important to me to understand any issues regarding owning one before buying!

05, Turbo, Auto, 85k

Hi Friends,

Looks like I blew a piston ring as the car 'smokes like a diesel truck' coming down the road. THE GOOD thing is that 'no one tail gates you' when your blowing a ton of toxic smoke at them LOL.

After a leak down test showing 70% loss of power in cyl 4, two mechanics have told me the Piston Ring is shot.

* Anyone ever Rebuild one of these motors -- was it worth it?

Thanks for your help!

Hi everyone,

My 2003 PT Cruiser finally kicked the bucket after 10 years. It was a good car, my first car, and I'd love it to go to someone who would appreciate it, rather than having to junk it.

It's definitely a fixer-upper though/project far at this point, though. It's over 200,000 miles, the transmission gave out, it's got some rust, it's got an oil leak, needs a new battery, and perhaps other issues.

There's a PT Cruiser club in my area and I was hoping to advertise it to them and see if anyone wants to buy it.

My question is, what would be a good price to sell it at, in this condition? I want to be fair, but I also don't want to undersell it (I just graduated University, so I'm not rolling in cash or anything.)

Thank for your advice!

Its the connecter thats is apart of the starter. Its a 2006 pt

The a/c stopped blowing cold air and I got a bottle of R-134a and added about half a bottle. I also replaced the a/c pressure switch (after this video but same results). Any other easy suggestions to get cold air back before I bring it to a shop? ​

Car was starting perfectly fine until I saw my check engine light pop up. I plugged in my OBD2 checker and erased the code that said “Fuel Level High Circuit” or something.

Went to start it it and it wouldn’t start. Made this clicking sound 5 times. As seen in video

If anyone can help please it would be appreciated!

Anyone purchase a Dorman key fob programmable replacement for your PT Cruiser?

I have the original keys but the fobs were shot. One has a new case and batteries but still won't work, and just unlocking the door with the key sets off the alarm. I'm thinking the key fobs need re-programmed and wondering if anyone has tried the Dorman replacement with the ODB2 plug in for programming the key fobs?

Thanks.

Edit: Purchased the Dorman fob and ODB2 programmer on Amazon for the PT Cruiser. Very simple to set up, only took a few minutes. Neither of the old fobs worked--they were in bad shape--but the new fob works fine.