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2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser Recalls, Ratings & Complaints

The 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser has 1 NHTSA recall campaign and 349 owner complaints on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Chrysler dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser, plus NCAP crash-test ratings. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

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2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser owner complaints

Owners have filed 349 complaints with NHTSA about the 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser, describing incidents dated November 25, 2005 to December 18, 2024.

Most-cited components

  • Electrical System 138 complaints
  • Engine 91 complaints
  • Visibility/Wiper 47 complaints
  • Air Bags 35 complaints
  • Power Train 28 complaints
  • Exterior Lighting 21 complaints

Of the 349 complaints on file, 35 report a crash and 5 a fire; across all 349 complaints, owners report 25 injuries and 1 death (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).

Newest complaints

  • ODI #11655145 · Filed

    See attached document for complaint.

  • ODI #11492421 · Filed

    Air bag warning light on

  • ODI #11467435 · Filed

    I heard a strange noise, so I looked under the front end of the car. Saw all that missing. This has happened in the last two weeks. I do not drive in bad weather.

Read all 349 complaints

Owner-reported

2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser mileage at failure

301 of the 349 complaints on file for the 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser give the vehicle's mileage when the problem happened.

Mileage at failure by component, from owners' complaints to NHTSA
Electrical SystemMedian 60,000 milesMiddle half 35,000–90,000 milesBased on 119 complaints
EngineMedian 65,000 milesMiddle half 40,000–85,000 milesBased on 77 complaints
Visibility/WiperMedian 50,000 milesMiddle half 25,000–85,000 milesBased on 41 complaints
Air BagsMedian 45,000 milesMiddle half 30,000–85,000 milesBased on 30 complaints

A component's median is its 50th percentile, and its middle half runs from its 25th to its 75th percentile.

Owners give the mileage themselves, often as a round number, and NHTSA doesn't check it. A complaint that names several components counts under each one, and mileages that can't be right, such as 999,999, or 50 miles on a five-year-old car, are left out.

These figures describe the complaints owners filed. They don't predict when a particular vehicle will have a problem, and vehicles that never had one aren't counted.

Mileage from NHTSA's complaints file of October 31, 2026. How these figures are worked out

NHTSA defect investigations

NHTSA's investigations file lists the 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser in 2 investigations. A listed model year means only that an investigation names it; it says nothing about any particular vehicle. An open investigation is not a finding that a safety defect exists, and NHTSA can close one without a recall.

Open and recently closed NHTSA defect investigations

REAR QUARTER GLASS FASTENERS

NHTSA #07V149000 · Visibility — Glass, Side/Rear · NHTSA notice

Reported April 4, 2007 · DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION

Potentially affected: 38,447 vehicles

Manufacturer campaign G01 · Owners notified April 30, 2007 · Vehicles built May 17, 2005 – September 1, 2005 (per NHTSA) · Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

Defect description

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE REAR QUARTER GLASS ATTACHING FASTENERS MAY PULL THROUGH THEIR MOUNTS AND ALLOW THE GLASS TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.

Safety consequence

IF THE GLASS SEPARATES WHILE DRIVING, IT COULD STRIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE OR INJURE A PEDESTRIAN.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR QUARTER GLASS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 30, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

Notes

DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. G01.CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Other Chrysler PT Cruiser model years

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