I have an 06 cruiser limited edition, I bought the car 3 years ago with 40k on her and she now has 109k. Since purchasing the car I have had no issue, done my oil changes tires rotations just like I should, kept her nice and clean (except interior, have a 6 yr old). Recently my husband has had to drive my car to and from work, he is not as OCD about the car as I am, we took a trip from Alabam to TN and upon arriving in TN the oil light came on, well of course I freaked and he said " oh, yea it's BEEN doing that" . I'm sure if you (the reader) are married, you know the argument that immediately followed his statement. I went to my nearest autozone and was told, don't freak out PT Cruisers are known for this and it's just a sensor, the guy assured me that we would be fine. I purchased the part when we returned home and contacted me local shadetree so that I could get her fixed. He told me he was way backed up but would get to me ASAP, and was assured again that this was NOT a pressing issue. My husband drive her like this for another couple of weeks, the light doesn't stay on all the time only when you come to a stop or slow down, well last week I had to drive the car and after being stopped by the local law who CLAIMS I was speeding (NOT), I never speed, in fact my family teases me about how slow I drive, after the officer left I attempted to start the car and she would not start. She made the RRR RRR RRR sound but would not start....so there I sat on thr side of the road, crying and upset because now my poor beautiful car was dead. She is now with the mechanic who still has yet to work on her because he is still so backed up, he tells me these cars are "known for their oiling problems" and that I may want to consider "dumping her" ugh, this is my car, I LOVE this car, she is so pretty to me and drives so great!
So I would love so feedback on this, anyone experienced this before? Are they known for their oiling problems? how much $$$ am I looking at here?