AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT WORK. HAVE HAD CAR WORKED ON SEVERAL TIMES. NEW COMPUTER INSTALLED. AM TOLD IT IS THE TIPM. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THROWING CAR INTO LIMPING MODE. WILL NOT GO ABOVE 45 MPH. ONLY HAS 58,000 MILES ON IT. HAVENT HAD WRECK YET
2006 Chrysler Pt Cruiser
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2006 Chrysler Pt Cruiser do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 202.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
306 reports with mileage · 43 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Electrical System. Review the 138 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine. Review the 55 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Visibility. Review the 37 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
What owners actually said
349 reportsTHE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND REAR TURN SIGNALS QUIT WORKING. THE BULBS HAVE BEEN CHANGED AND THE CAR HAS BEEN TESTED. IT IS THE LIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM THAT IS FAULTY AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WILL NOT WORK AND THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. I SEE THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE/R…
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THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND REAR TURN SIGNALS QUIT WORKING. THE BULBS HAVE BEEN CHANGED AND THE CAR HAS BEEN TESTED. IT IS THE LIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM THAT IS FAULTY AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WILL NOT WORK AND THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. I SEE THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE/RECALL WITH OTHER MODEL YEARS.
ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON RANDOMLY. IDLE SPEEDS INCONSISTENT. WINDSHIELD CRACKED STRAIGHT ACROSS
TAKATA PROBLEM CAR GAUGES GOES UP AND DOWN WHILE DRIVING THEN CAR LOSSES POWER AND SHUTS NEVER KNOW WHEN IT MAY HAPPEN AND MECHANICS CAN'T SEEMS TOO FIND THE PROBLEM SCARED TO DRIVE BUT ALL I HAVE
WHILE DRIVING, THE MOTOR SHUT OFF AND THEN STARTED AGAIN WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED WHEN TURNING A CORNER. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND AN ABNORMAL WHINING AND GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE CONTA…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND AN ABNORMAL WHINING AND GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE FAILURE ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE DUE TO THE HIGH PRESSURE HOSE RUBBING AGAINST THE TRANSAXLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 131,000.
WE ARE BEING TREATED IN A VERY UNCARING, RACIST, DISCRIMINATORY WAY BY THE GENERAL MANAGER DAN HAMRICK 702-432-2401, AT #LASVEGAS CHAPMAN DODGE #CHRYSLER' @VEGASDCJ 3175 EAST SAHARA LAS VEGAS NV 89104. HE HAS CONSISTENTLY REFUSED TO SEE US. HE HAS NEVER RETURNED OUR CALLS. I WAS EVEN THREATENED WITH GREAT BODILY HARM BY THE SER…
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WE ARE BEING TREATED IN A VERY UNCARING, RACIST, DISCRIMINATORY WAY BY THE GENERAL MANAGER DAN HAMRICK 702-432-2401, AT #LASVEGAS CHAPMAN DODGE #CHRYSLER' @VEGASDCJ 3175 EAST SAHARA LAS VEGAS NV 89104. HE HAS CONSISTENTLY REFUSED TO SEE US. HE HAS NEVER RETURNED OUR CALLS. I WAS EVEN THREATENED WITH GREAT BODILY HARM BY THE SERVICE MANAGER MIKE NICOSIA. I MADE A POLICE REPORT. WE TOOK OUR BEAUTIFUL PT CRUISER INTO LAS VEGAS #CHAPMAN DODGE CHRYSLER ON 10-13-17 BECAUSE THE #ENGINE LIGHT WAS STAYING ON. THEY INSTALLED AN EXPENSIVE 'DEFECTIVE' CHRYSLER #MOPAR TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) AND AN EXPENSIVE 'DEFECTIVE' MOPAR CHRYSLER POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM). BETWEEN 10-13-17 TO 11-21-17 (APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH) I HAD TO RETURN MY CHRYSLER FOR REPAIRS FIVE (5) TIMES & THEY INSTALLED THREE (3) PCMS & TWO (2) TIPMS WHICH WERE NO GOOD!!! MY CAR'S ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN ON 12-11-17 AND MY CAR ACCELERATED BY ITSELF, AND WE CRASHED!!! THIS WAS ONLY NINETEEN (19) DAYS AFTER MY CAR'S VERY LAST VISIT TO LAS VEGAS CHAPMAN #DODGE CHRYSLER ON 11-21-17. OUR CAR SUSTAINED GREAT BODY DAMAGE. IT CANNOT BE DRIVEN. THANK FATHER GOD NO ONE WAS KILLED!!! WE HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED UNTIL WE READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT CHRYSLER'S DEFECTIVE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULES PROBLEMS TITLED 'CHRYSLER TIPMS CAUSING POWER PROBLEMS - UPDATED OCTOBER 15, 2016' CHRYSLERPROBLEMS.COM/TRENDS/TIPM/. AMAZING!!! THAT ARTICLE LED US TO SIMILAR ARTICLES. THESE ARE THE RECEIPT ORDERS (WORK ORDERS) IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER: #6463649-1, #6464576-1, #6465489-1, #6467298-1, #6467796-1. THE PROBLEMS WERE NEVER REPAIRED AND MY CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN. I AM CHARGED A TOTAL OF $5,836.75 FOR ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!! PEASE HELP ME. THANK YOU.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE ENGINE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE RODE ROUGHLY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE OIL, WATER PUMP, AND FUEL PUMP LEAKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. TH…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE ENGINE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE RODE ROUGHLY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE OIL, WATER PUMP, AND FUEL PUMP LEAKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,385. *TT *TR
THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD GO HAYWIRE, GIVING FALSE READINGS. THE GAS TANK IS FULL, BUT THE FALSE ALARM SAYS EMPTY - AND THE CAR STALLS. I HAD TO PAY $1221 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF ELECRONIC CLUSTER, LATER ON $660 FOR ANOTHER ELECTRONIC PART. THIS DIDN'T HELP AND THE CAR KEPT GIVING FALSE ALARMS. THE CAR WOULD STALL ON HI…
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THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD GO HAYWIRE, GIVING FALSE READINGS. THE GAS TANK IS FULL, BUT THE FALSE ALARM SAYS EMPTY - AND THE CAR STALLS. I HAD TO PAY $1221 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF ELECRONIC CLUSTER, LATER ON $660 FOR ANOTHER ELECTRONIC PART. THIS DIDN'T HELP AND THE CAR KEPT GIVING FALSE ALARMS. THE CAR WOULD STALL ON HIGHWAY.
SEAT BELT COMES UNFASTEN WHILE DRIVING. HAPPENS EVERTIME I DRIVE THE CAR. DRIVERS SIDE BELT IS THE ONLY ONE EFFECTED. HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION.
Official recalls
107V149000 · Visibility:glass, Side/rear
Apr 4, 2007
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE REAR QUARTER GLASS ATTACHING FASTENERS MAY PULL THROUGH THEIR MOUNTS AND ALLOW THE GLASS TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THE GLASS SEPARATES WHILE DRIVING, IT COULD STRIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE OR INJURE A PEDESTRIAN.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR QUARTER GLASS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 30, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
2EA07004 · Rear Quarter Panel Glass Separation
Opened Feb 16, 2007 · Closed Apr 5, 2007
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility:glass, Side/rear
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION (DCC) WILL RECALL MODEL YEAR 2005 AND 2006 PT CRUISER VEHICLES PRODUCED FROM 5/17/05 THROUGH 9/1/05 TO CORRECT A POTENTIAL DEFECT IN THE REAR QUARTER PANEL GLASS THAT MAY SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.DCC WILL INSPECT THE REAR QUARTER PANEL GLASS AND REPLACE IF NECESSARY.DCC WILL BEGIN NOTIFYING OWNERS IN MAY 2007. VEHICLES PRODUCED PRIOR TO AND AFTER THE ABOVE BUILD DATES ARE NOT AFFECTED.A CHANGE MADE BY THE ASSEMBLY PLANT IN MAY 2005 THAT MODIFIED THE GLASS ATTACHMENT LED TO THE POTENTIAL FOR GLASS SEPARATION.IN SEPTEMBER 2005, SUBSEQUENT CHANGES TO THE PROCESS WERE MADE TO CORRECT THIS.THIS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS IS CLOSED.SEE RECALL 07V149 FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
PE06046 · Rear Quarter Panel Glass Separation
Opened Oct 20, 2006 · Closed Feb 16, 2007
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility:glass, Side/rear
ODI HAS RECEIVED REPORTS THAT THE EITHER THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL GLASS FALLS OFF THE VEHICLE.SOME REPORTS INDICATE THAT THE GLASS FELL OFF THE VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION AND STRUCK A FOLLOWING VEHICLE.IN SOME CASES DAMAGE TO THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE WAS REPORTED.THE COMPLAINT AND WARRANTY DATA ARE CONCENTRATED WITHIN A PARTICULAR BUILD DATE RANGE FROM MAY TO JUN OF 2005 FOR MY 2005 VEHICLES AND JULY TO SEP OF 2005 FOR MY 2006 VEHICLES.THIS PRELIMINARY EVALUATION (PE) IS UPGRADED TO EA07-004.
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