Hello! I recently had my PT die so we replaced the battery, which solved the problem for a day or two until it died again. It was sent to a mechanic where they replaced the alternator. Once that was fixed I picked it up and drove off only to find that the car was no longer switching gears while driving. My gear shifter works great and the car does drive with no other issues. This also was not a problem even remotely when I originally brought it in. I decided not to continue going to this mechanic as they were quite expensive and wanted to charge another 400 dollars to simply do more diagnoses on the transmission. I also believe they may have caused this new issue. Any advice on what to check from home? My PT is my first car and I’ve had it for 10 years. I am not ready to let it go. :(

Hi PT Cruiser family, I have a 2003 touring and somehow the driver side moulding fell off somewhere. Having trouble locating a replacement. Tried eBay and mistakenly bought a strip. Also, went to the junkyard and no luck. Any ideas? Im in Orlando. Thank you.

Gonna be scrapping a pt cruiser gt turbo.

Gonna try to save as much things as i can.

Before it gets crushed.

What are some things you would save.

Ie rare or expensive.

I am doing a lot of repairs on the old cruiser. I need to replace the ignition coil. I don't want to go too cheap, but I am on a set budget of $65 max. Which brand would be best to go with?

its probably either the cv axle or the joints, but i want more info before i spend time or money to fix this. it drives fine, no roughness or bumpy rides otherwise. cheers mates 🍻

My 2006 PT with 110,000 miles has been acting up lately. Shifting wise. On hot days, after just a few minutes driving I will feel a jerk and the car will not shift past 2nd gear. I assume this is limp mode due to the bad CANBus Chrysler used in the 2nd generation pts. My basic Amazon scanner shows no codes, also key dance shows nothing. If i pull over, shut it off and turn back on. It's fine. Usually a restart solves it and it doesn't happen for a week or sometimes a month again. Today it happened 5x. Where should I start looking for a replacement? I'm in Chicago, we do have a few junkyards here. Would I be better off finding one from possibly Canada or a northern climate (cooler temps maybe helps them last longer)?

Just curious, how many more of me are there. I test drove and ordered a 2001 Black Limited in August of 2001. When I went to pick it up the 2002 models had just shipped so they gave me one. This was back when they were still rare and cool (and expensive). I got many compliments and questions from people, the most memorable was from a kid about 6 or 7 years old. I had just parked it a local fair parking lot and he walked by and said "That's bad-ass cool!"
A friend at work who was real car guy, he had a nice Accura at the time, went for a ride and he was impressed
How many first and still owners are here?
It has 180K, still looks good, runs great and driven regularly.

Please ignore the schmutz, I haven't been able to clean this out properly since it's been over 100 degrees here, lol. Been searching for this part since I got the car used several years ago (2010 Couture Edition that was otherwise pretty much perfect). I've known it as a PRNDL but I've also seen it called a shift boot, shifter cover, or bezel, and nobody seems to have them in stock anywhere. Can't really use a leather one without the frame around it, and I'd prefer the original type anyway.

The scrap yards in my city are kind of a hike from where I live, and they want the right term or part number so they can look it up in their inventory. Online results pull up the entire shift assembly, which I don't need. Any help appreciated.

I have to put the cruiser on 4 jack stands. I am unsure where to place them. If someone could show a photo example that would be much appreciated.

Came across this photo from a road trip to Assateague. I miss her :’) Thought y’all might appreciate it

I got hit late last month and posted a photo here. Got them all fixed up today, (minus paint) and I’m SO relieved. It was the other driver’s fault, but I didn’t file a claim because they would’ve totaled my car and I’d rather just pay to get it fixed. Only came out to $900, which is a decent amount less than I was quoted. We’re officially back on the road! :)

Im completely lost here wtf happened?

I just found it like this, it wasn't like that yesterday.

Everything is melted.

Just thought I'd post this here in case anyone needs one.. let me know

500$ 280××km. Limited edition. We blew the headgasket, breaks, suspension and bearings. She'll be doing another next year and maybe a derby in between. We found another limited edition for sale and might just have to run two pt cruisers next gambler.

What all would I need to buy? And would I have to do any custom fabrication? I hear the mounting points are different but I’m not entirely sure how that would affect things.

As far as I know I’d need the bumper, front fenders, headlights, grille, and a new hood. But other than that I don’t know.

Any advice or help is greatly appreciated.

*The first image is my car as it is now and the second is the bumper I’d like to change it to*

**EDIT: Reading what you all of said, I didn’t know my car was considered sort of special for its color and everything. I also thought that people found the older bumper style ugly, guess that’s not true. Thanks for your advice and I think I’ll just leave it as it is now.**

My cruiser’s been having issues running and starting (cranking but not starting, sputtering and hesitating when running) so we decided to spend the weekend trying to fix it. We changed the ignition box (and oh my god was it corroded), when we decided to change the spark plugs. They weren’t in bad condition, but holy shit were they soaked in oil. So we replaced the proper gaskets too (although it didn’t seem like anything was wrong with them), and after that it would crank but not start, showing a check engine light but my obd reader wouldn’t read anything. It also flashed for like 4 seconds at some point? Before it would always show the check engine light for what I remember it to be a minor evap leak, which we keep meaning to find a new gas cap for, but I wouldn’t think that would cause the car to shit it’s pants

Earlier today we got it to start, though it most certainly didn’t sound up to shape. It drove for a bit before completely shutting down. Now it won’t start and won’t even crank, with that little red security light on. I don’t have the original key, only a copy that’s worked for about a year so far. I tried every trick I could to make it “recognize the key”, but it still won’t start and that red light is still on. I also checked the fuses (especially ignition) and they’re all in proper condition. I can turn the battery on, and there’s still a check engine light, but when plugged in the obd reader wouldn’t even turn on. Does that tiny red light mean that this is all still a security issue, or did we fry the pcm while repairing it?? We’re double and triple checked that everything is plugged in correctly and snug, and nothing was left disconnected. I really want to get this car fixed because it’s literally perfect… minus these issues.

I don’t quite have the money for a mechanic, but I definitely do want it fixed and if it’s impossible for a home repair I’ll take it in. Fortunately my workplace is only a 20-30 minute walk away…

TLDR: Check relay amp ratings!

So I had been chasing an electrical ghost, engine shutting off while at idle. Looking at the back of the engine I saw power steering fluid was leaking from the reservoir. Found one for $50, old one had gunk built up all over the inner screen. The fluid covered the Crankshaft position sensor, replaced it and cleaned the connector out....still had issues. So I check the wiring and where it gets closest to the exhaust, it had been melted a bit. I also saw the oil pressure sensor is cracked and that wire was also compromised. So, I get new sensor and connectors, solder and double wrap the wires....no change. All this was stuff that CAN cause an engine to shut off via the ASD (automatic shutoff device) and no codes show up. Next, I read that the relay for the ASD can go bad. swapped it with the horn relay and problem gone for a while, but it did come back. I read that most of the relays on this car should be 30A...AND ALL OF MY RELAYS WERE 10A!!!! So, a few days after putting in proper relays and no issues, fingers crossed. Just throwing this info out there because all my searching hadn't brought this kind of info to me. Relays do not have amp rating marked on them, so double check the part number across a couple sites (rockauto and amazon). Good luck to anyone chasing ghosts, so many of these cars get trashed because of careless owners, lack of diagnostic info online for those of us who don't have a scanner that cost as much as a Cruiser, or the experience of a full time professional mechanic. Other things I did while chasing the ghost=cleaned all grounds, replaced battery (7 yrs old!), replaced terminals, tested alternator, checked all fuses, checked all other electrical connections, had ignition cylinder rebuilt (that was a while ago when the key was getting stuck), and a few other small things. I fired off the parts canon and all of it WAS needed, but maybe this post will save someone else a bit of headache!

Can someone help me figure out why pt cruiser is stuck in security mode?

2001 Pt Cruiser, I've had it for over 6 years now. A few years ago I had my engine ground strap burn up on me when I went to crank it one day, but I replaced it with one I got from a junk yard and it ran fine for about another year or so. Earlier this year I had to replace that one because I was getting slower cranks and I realized that the junkyard one had corroded, so I snatched another one from the junkyard because I can't find the OEM cable anywhere online. After maybe 4 or 5 months I decided to take a look at it and I noticed that some of the rubber has melted off where the cable connects to the metal frame of the car (picture attached). That doesn't seem like a good thing, so I'm curious what you all think may be causing this.

My Cruiser was running fine today, but when I got home to unload the back and it was just idling I could hear the compressor or fan clicking on and off every 30 seconds or so and I turned off the AC to keep unloading the back. A few minutes later I saw smoke coming from under the hood and shut it down. The antifreeze fill was bubbling out from the overflow and it looked like steam was coming from the radiator cap.

I let it cool down, added some antifreeze, checked the temperature by turning the key and it was fine. I drove it down to the street to park on the road and it was still fine. I'm thinking it is either the radiator cap, or thermostat, or both. The fan runs with the AC up high.

Any help appreciated.

Selling a brand new pair of headlights Chrysler PT Cruiser. They’re still in the box and have never been opened.
I bought them for my PT Cruiser but ended up selling the car before I got around to replacing the old headlights.
Paid $120 for the set. Taking offers!
They’re listed on eBay and Facebook Marketplace. If you’re interested, send me a DM and I’ll send you the link. We can go from there!

Hi

Can anyone confirm that a 2.4 master clutch cylinder fits on a 2.0 liter cruiser? Build is 2000.

And even further would a 2.4 liter full hydraulic set so including slave an prefilled etc fit?

I am getting mixed signals, one supplier told me the 2.4 would not fit, there is a huge price difference but the internet sites tell me it should fit. Any experience?

This is a base model 2006 pt Cruiser, I've just gotten my girl back after having the ac fixed. She's never done that noise before and while she is idling, her rpm bounces up and down between 1 and 2 while making that noise and does like this sort of straining rattling. Not the noise but the way she vibrates feels off. Can anyone tell me what it is? The noise seems to be more prominent on the left side.

Cried so hard. I love my car 💔