{"id":52218,"date":"2017-06-10T10:16:36","date_gmt":"2017-06-10T15:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/?p=52218"},"modified":"2024-02-11T08:58:54","modified_gmt":"2024-02-11T16:58:54","slug":"2003-chrysler-pt-cruiser-shutting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2017\/06\/2003-chrysler-pt-cruiser-shutting","title":{"rendered":"2003 Chrysler pt cruiser shutting down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36164\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2003-chrysler-pt-cruiser.jpg\" alt=\"2003 Chrysler Pt Cruiser\" width=\"600\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2003-chrysler-pt-cruiser.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2003-chrysler-pt-cruiser-300x145.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>The car will just shut down while I&#8217;m driving. A few weeks my mechanic replaced the transmission sensor. Now it&#8217;s just shutting down ever thing cuts off. After a few minutes it usually will start up again. I am not driving it now<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Car Shutting Down<\/h4>\n<p>Intermittent problems can be frustrating and time consuming. When the car is running fine and starting fine all tests performed will usually come back as showing no errors with anything.\u00a0 Knowing that, all diagnostic testing will need to be carried out while the problem is present. So only diagnosing when the vehicle will not start will lead us the cause of the problem.<\/p>\n<p>This may require leaving the vehicle with a mechanic for a long stay.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/nostart.html\">No Start Diagnostics<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The car will just shut down while I&#8217;m driving. A few weeks my mechanic replaced the transmission sensor. Now it&#8217;s just shutting down ever thing cuts off. After a few minutes it usually will start up again. I am not driving it now Car Shutting Down Intermittent problems can be frustrating and time consuming. 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