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vehicle
2009 / chrysler / pt-cruiser
known issues
8 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-16)
complaints
97 on file (2010-03-09 → 2024-11-05)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
22 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
TPMS sensor and valve stem failureTIRES, WHEELS6 complaints2011-01 → 2017-06pt-cruiser-2009-tpms-valve-stem-failure
11001939 WHEEL SENSOR /AIR VALVE BLEW OUT OF WHEEL ITSELF ON THE INTERSTATE 79 @ 70 MPH ; OBVIOUSLY LOST ALL AIR SUDDENLY ; HAVE HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM FROM ANOTHER PT CRUISE OWNER ; THESE ARE FACTORY INSTALLED WHEEL SENSOR/AIR VALVES
10463240 TPMS FAILURES. 3 OUT OF HAVE FAILED SO FAR. THE FIRST OCCURED WHEN I FILLED THE THE TIRE WITH AIR
10377137 FAILURE OF ALUMINUM VALVE STEMS ON TPMS SENSORS RESULTING IN RAPID LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE
Front suspension control arm bushing wearSUSPENSION4 complaints2011-01 → 2015-10pt-cruiser-2009-suspension-bushing-wear
10787013 PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW IN MARCH 2009. IN AUGUST 2012 HAD TO HAVE BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS REPLACED - WITH ONLY 3 YEARS AND 9,000 MILES
10379522 CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS ARE BAD. NOW THE CONTROL ARM HITS THE SUBFRAME WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR WOBBLES AT ALL SPEEDS AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT, ONLY 48,000 MILES
10501452 THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD NOISE
10563807 PROBLEMS WITH HARD CLUTCH WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND THE CLOCKSPRING WHICH BOTH ARE KNOWN ISSUES WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE
10461317 2009 PT CRUISER WITH 53,000 MILES WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT HYDRAULIC CLUTCH ASSEMBLY IS NOT RELEASING CAUSING HARD SHIFTING
10402114 THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE CLUTCH WAS ENGAGED, THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT IN AND OUT OF GEAR
Driver seat switch and adjustment mechanism failureSEATS4 complaints2011-01 → 2024-11pt-cruiser-2009-seat-switch-failure
11623583 The contact stated while driving approximately 20 MPH, the front driver's side seat erroneously rolled backwards, and the driver was unable to reach the brake pedal
10865311 WHEN THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SEAT SWITCH BEZEL FRACTURED AND RESULTED IN EXPOSED WIRING
10376869 FOR 2009 PT CRUISER I CALLED THE CHRYSLER STORE REQUIRING ABOUT RECALLS ON THE SIDE PLASTIC PIECE WERE YOUR AUTOMATIC SEAT ADJUSTMENTS ARE
Seat belt buckle and webbing failureSEAT BELTS3 complaints2014-11 → 2017-08pt-cruiser-2009-seat-belt-failure
11015569 THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT IS TORN. THE STITCHING UNRAVELED FROM THE BELT PART WHICH GOES ACROSS THE CHEST
10864615 THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SEAT BELTS WERE FRACTURED
10660159 SEAT BELT WOULDN'T UNLOCK COULDN'T GET OUT OF CAR. I WAS LOCKED IN. SOMEONE HAD TO OPEN DOOR FROM OUTSIDE
Electrical stall with warning light and gauge malfunctionELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE58 complaints2011-04 → 2020-12pt-cruiser-2009-electrical-stall
10807543 AFTER STARTING AND RUNNING NORMALLY FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO EXHIBIT ELECTRICAL ISSUES
10617339 WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WILL JUST STOP, THE GAUGES WILL FLICKER ON AND OFF AND THE GAS GAUGE WILL DROP TO EMPTY
10959949 WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THE GAUGE READINGS FLUCTUATED, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED
Airbag warning light and non-deployment malfunctionAIR BAGS6 complaints2010-07 → 2018-02pt-cruiser-2009-airbag-warning-nondeploy
10845564 THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION AT 35 MPH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY
10836922 "TAKATA RECALL" AFTER STARTING THE CAR THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT
10384522 THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN SHE DROVE OVER ICE AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE
Cruise control unintended accelerationVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL4 complaints2010-03 → 2013-06pt-cruiser-2009-unintended-acceleration
10408408 2009 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURPASS THE SET SPEED, BY 2-3 MPH
10343248 THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SITTING IDLE, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED
10318041 I HAVE A 2009 PT CRUISER, I HAVE ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, ENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL, TO FIND THAT IT HAS SURGED AND CAUSED THE CAR TO SPEED UP WITH OUT WARNING
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2009 Chrysler PT Cruiser vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2009/chrysler/pt-cruiser
@misc{wrenchpro_2009_chrysler_pt_cruiser_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2009 Chrysler PT Cruiser},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2009/chrysler/pt-cruiser}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
