Vehicle
Chrysler PT Cruiser
The retro-bodied compact, and mechanically a Neon underneath — the same platform and the 2.4 EDZ four, so Neon information covers much of it. Two faults define its traffic. The 2.4 turbo's cylinder head and head gasket are a known weakness when the car has been run hot or modified, and the crankshaft position sensor fails in a way that produces an intermittent stall with no stored code until it finally dies. Sold in Europe with a VM Motori 2.2 CRD that shares nothing with the petrols.
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Generations
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First generation 2000–2010
A Neon underneath; the crank position sensor failing intermittently without storing a code is its classic stall complaint.
- Body styles
- Hatchback · Convertible
- Platform
- Chrysler PL
- Engines
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- 1.6 petrol — petrol
- 2.0 petrol — petrol
- 2.4 EDZ — petrol
- 2.4 turbo — petrol · GT
- 2.2 CRD — diesel · 89–110 kW (119–148 hp) · VM Motori, Europe
- 2.1 turbo — OM646 · diesel
- Transmissions
- 4-speed Ultradrive 40TE automatic · 4-speed Ultradrive 41TE automatic · 5-speed Getrag 288 manual
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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