2004 PT Cruiser dies while driving

1. Disconnect battery and reconnect, this reboots the car's computer. 2. Replace battery. Charge it after replacement, you can do this in the car. Charge the battery every few months if not driving the car much or driving only on short trips. 3. Examine fog light switch, ensure battery not draining without your knowledge. 4. Examine air filter and also the small filter in same box called an oil catch filter, replace the oc filter with a foam filter from ebay like https://www.ebay.com/itm/263606641099? ul_noapp=true 5.If this does not solve, consider replacing the fuel pump, do this not at a dealer and use highly rated Amazon part.

1. Already done 2. The battery is less than a year old. Even if it was a weak/low battery, why wouldn't it slow-crank when trying to restart it? 3. Not applicable. There are no fog lights. 4.Air and PCV filter were replaced at the last oil change. 5. If it were the fuel pump, why wouldn't it crank but not catch when trying to restart it? The car hasn't shut off since I get it back from the mechanic. I'm still at a loss as to why, if it was the fuse, did it start and run after the first incident.

Try putting your battery on the charger, though. Even if one year old. On most chargers there is a green area and a red area. If it starts charging and is close to the red area then moves after a couple of hours to mid green, that says something. You might not be driving it enough to keep it charged or it might be the alternator not providing a good charge or good current to the system. The computers check the current available and might prevent cranking when they don't see what they want.

Could be ground wire