Electronic stability controlPart report

2008 Chrysler PT Cruiser Electronic stability control Problems

Complaints: 2about this part
Share: 2%of 115 total for the year
Median mileage: 70,204miles
Trend: Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2008 Chrysler PT Cruiser, 2% of the 115 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 70,204 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“At 9 o'clock a.m. I was driving to the hospital to pick my girlfriend up everything was working fine but when I was leaving the hospital with her the gauges were going crazy so my girlfriend told me to go to auto advance to have my car checked out. On my way to auto advance the gage were going crazy again and the car shut thank god the car started up again. The a guy at auto advance checked the battery and the posts. He said that the battery and the posts are fine. So he ran a test on my car and said no codes are showing up. I don't know what's going on.”

NHTSA complaint #10682632, filed 2015-02, 88,409 miles

“In april 2012 my air conditioner started turning to warm air while waiting at a traffic light and acting as if it wanted to cut off. I took it to the dealer they couldn't find anything wrong. On august 6, 2012 I returned to the dealer with same problem, I was told there was a leak in the line, and if more problems bring it back. On august 8th the air conditioner not only turned warm the car cut off. As long as I'm running steady on the highway it works fine.I actually have to turn the air off at traffic lights or not run it at all around the city,I returned again to the dealer to no avail. …”

NHTSA complaint #10471398, filed 2012-08, 52,000 miles

Electronic stability control: other model years

Year	Complaints	Share of year
2009	5	5%
2008	2	2%
2007	3	2%
2006	15	4%
2005	2	1%
2004	1	0%
2003	2	1%
2002	3	1%

Other parts of the 2008 Chrysler PT Cruiser

Electrical system
45 complaints Air bags
24 complaints Engine
15 complaints Transmission and drivetrain
10 complaints Brakes
8 complaints Exterior lighting
7 complaints Seat belts
7 complaints Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
7 complaints Other or unknown
6 complaints Vehicle speed control
6 complaints Engine cooling
5 complaints Steering
5 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2008 Chrysler PT Cruiser

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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