Hello all,
We are the new owners of a 2004 PT Cruiser touring edition (non-turbo) with a standard transmission. The day after purchasing this vehicle we ran into an issue as follows:
The instrument cluster dies soon after starting (may be able to drive fine for up to 15 minutes). Then the vehicle dies within seconds. It does restart and we have been able to limp home.
I have read several different forums regarding this issue and they have suggested the following, with none of the answers being consistent.
A. Replace battery cables as the originals may be undersized and weak (did this no change, problem still occurs)
B. Replace ignition switch (have not done this yet)
C. Replace instrument cluster (have not done this yet)
D. Trace all wiring to make sure there isnt a short or grounding out somewhere. (have not done yet)
E. Replace the PCM (have not done this yet).
My wife is really excited about this vehicle and would love the chance to enjoy it. I will be spending tomorrow trouble shooting this as I want to put her on the road in it ASAP.
Anyone have thoughts or experience as to what this may be?
Any insight would be greatly appreciated as we are enthusiastic new PT owners.
When the car restarts we have checked and seen several codes displayed, but it varies each time the codes are cleared. The codes are as follows:
P0032
P0038 these two seem to display 80% of the time on restart after codes are cleared.
U0155
U0168
U110c
P0203
P0300 these five seem to display 10% of the time after codes are cleared.
The vehicle runs great until the instrument cluster dies, then it runs like a hurt dog.
We are the new owners of a 2004 PT Cruiser touring edition (non-turbo) with a standard transmission. The day after purchasing this vehicle we ran into an issue as follows:
The instrument cluster dies soon after starting (may be able to drive fine for up to 15 minutes). Then the vehicle dies within seconds. It does restart and we have been able to limp home.
I have read several different forums regarding this issue and they have suggested the following, with none of the answers being consistent.
A. Replace battery cables as the originals may be undersized and weak (did this no change, problem still occurs)
B. Replace ignition switch (have not done this yet)
C. Replace instrument cluster (have not done this yet)
D. Trace all wiring to make sure there isnt a short or grounding out somewhere. (have not done yet)
E. Replace the PCM (have not done this yet).
My wife is really excited about this vehicle and would love the chance to enjoy it. I will be spending tomorrow trouble shooting this as I want to put her on the road in it ASAP.
Anyone have thoughts or experience as to what this may be?
Any insight would be greatly appreciated as we are enthusiastic new PT owners.
When the car restarts we have checked and seen several codes displayed, but it varies each time the codes are cleared. The codes are as follows:
P0032
P0038 these two seem to display 80% of the time on restart after codes are cleared.
U0155
U0168
U110c
P0203
P0300 these five seem to display 10% of the time after codes are cleared.
The vehicle runs great until the instrument cluster dies, then it runs like a hurt dog.