Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2006 Chrysler Pt Cruiser.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | See attached document for complaint. |
| 2022-09-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Air bag warning light on |
| 2022-04-26 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | I heard a strange noise, so I looked under the front end of the car. Saw all that missing. This has happened in the l… |
| 2021-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | all of the dash board instrument cluster lights turn on breifly,car speed starts to drop, lights on dash turn back off,… |
| 2021-01-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL ODOR IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT INVESTIGATED AND FUEL LEAK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS FOUND. THE LEAK IS AT THE C… |
| 2020-06-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE CAR HAS BEEN OVERHEATING AT IDLE. WHEN DRIVING, IT MAINTAINS THE CORRECT TEMPERATURE AND RETURNS TO IT EVEN IF IT H… |
| 2020-05-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A SHARP LEFT TURN INTO HER GARAGE, THE… |
| 2020-03-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | I HAVE A PROBLEM WHIT MY STEERING WHEEL PUMP ON MY 06 PT. CRUISER AND FOR WHAT I HAVE. READ ON THE INTERNET THERE'S IS … |
| 2019-10-27 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | DRIVER REAR QUARTER WINDOW COMING LOOSE FROM CAR. |
| 2019-08-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | QUICK CONNECT FITTING ON THE PLASTIC FUEL LINE AT FIREWALL LEAKS FUEL, WHICH IS A FIRE HAZARD. THE PLASTIC FUEL LINE FR… |
| 2019-07-29 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR 3 DAYS AGO. THE MAIN FUEL LINE STARTED TO LEAK TODAY NEAR THE REAR ENGINE FIREWALL, WHERE THERE… |
| 2019-05-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON 12/21/2018 I TOOK MY CAR TO THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TO HAVE IT INSPECTED SO I COULD GET MY NE… |
| 2019-04-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CAR OVER HEATING ISSUES |
| 2019-03-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CAR IS HANGING UP IN A LOWER GEAR MAY GEAR 2 AND THE ENGINE IS RAISING. THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. IT HAS DONE THIS A… |
| 2019-02-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS SAME TIMP AND FAILED FUEL PUMP RELAY OF RECALL UNITS FROM MANUFACTURER AFFECTING 2007-2014, JEEP, DURANGO, … |
| 2019-01-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT WORK. HAVE HAD CAR WORKED ON SEVERAL TIMES. NEW COMPUTER INSTALLED. AM TOLD IT IS THE… |
| 2018-12-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR AND … |
| 2018-11-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND REAR TURN SIGNALS QUIT WORKING. THE BULBS HAVE BEEN CHANGED AND THE CAR HAS BEEN TESTED. IT… |
| 2018-07-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE MOTOR SHUT OFF AND THEN STARTED AGAIN WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED WHEN TURNING A C… |
| 2018-06-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANE… |
| 2018-02-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE ENGINE INDICATOR REM… |
| 2018-01-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | SEAT BELT COMES UNFASTEN WHILE DRIVING. HAPPENS EVERTIME I DRIVE THE CAR. DRIVERS SIDE BELT IS THE ONLY ONE EFFECTED. H… |
| 2018-01-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED TO SE… |
| 2017-12-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | WE ARE BEING TREATED IN A VERY UNCARING, RACIST, DISCRIMINATORY WAY BY THE GENERAL MANAGER DAN HAMRICK 702-432-2401, AT… |
| 2017-10-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE ACCELERATION WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. WHILE DRIVING ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. I… |
| 2017-09-30 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING WENT OUT AND BOUGHT NEW HEADLIGHTS AND THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM, AND ALSO BLINKERS TO NO… |
| 2017-09-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN ABOUT OCTOBER 2014 AND WE HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED WITHIN A WEEK OF BUYI… |
| 2017-09-01 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL- THE CAR WILL AT RANDOM TIMES NOT CHANGE OUT OF FIRST GEAR. I CAN PULL OVER SOMETIMES AND RESTART IT MULT… |
| 2017-08-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE REAR HATCH KEEPS OPENING BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR IS RUNNING AND MOVING DOWN THE STREET AND YOU HEAR THE LA… |
| 2017-07-16 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | WHILST DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY REAR DRIVER'S SIDE VISIBILITY WINDOW FLEW OFF OF MY CAR AND NEARLY HIT THE VEHICLE DRI… |
| 2017-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | NO HEADLIGHT, HIGH BEAM OR LOW BEAM OR TURN SIGNAL RIGHT SIDE. THIS BEGAN ABOUT 6/2017 WHEN REPLACING BULBS DID NOT WO… |
| 2017-05-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD GO HAYWIRE, GIVING FALSE READINGS. THE GAS TANK IS FULL, BUT THE FALSE ALARM SAYS E… |
| 2017-04-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE INDICATOR LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL START FLASHING. THE GAS GAUGE, THE SPEEDOMETER, THE SEAT BE… |
| 2017-03-17 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2006 CONVERTIBLE PT CRUISER TURBO LITE (TURBO TUNED TO TAKE REGULAR GAS) - AND HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THI… |
| 2017-02-17 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL WIRING SHORTING OUT. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE ELECTRICAL WIRING WILL SHORT OUT CAUSING ALL THE DASHBOARD GA… |
| 2017-02-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE THE STEERING CAPABILITY OCCASIONALLY SEIZES AND VEHICLE CANNOT BE TURNED FOR A FEW MOMENTS. THIS I… |
| 2016-12-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FOR ALL YOU CHRYSLER PT CRUISER LOVERS! PROBLEM SOLVED TODAY! DASHBOARD LIGHTS REPEATEDLY GO ON AND OFF, ENGINE STALL… |
| 2016-10-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE ENGINE RPM REVS UP BUT THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT GO INTO THE HIGHER… |
| 2016-09-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY CAR WAS IDLING AND THAN I DROVE IT HOME ON A CITY STREET IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. ABOUT 4 MINUTES AWAY FROM MY HOUSE. DL… |
| 2016-09-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVING AT LOW SPEED, INTERMITTENT DASH LIGHTS FLICKER, DASH WARNING ICONS FLASH ON AND OFF, AND CAR 'STUMBLES' AND DIE… |
| 2016-09-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW,MY CAR'S DASH LIGHTS WILL ALL ILLIMINATE ON AND OFF IRRATICALLY AND GAUGUES FLUCTUATING UP AND DOW… |
| 2016-08-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TAKATA PROBLEM CAR GAUGES GOES UP AND DOWN WHILE DRIVING THEN CAR LOSSES POWER AND SHUTS NEVER KNOW WHEN IT MAY HAPPEN … |
| 2016-07-26 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 1 | IT WAS MY NEPHEW CAR, DRIVING MY MOTHER. MY MOTHER WAS INJURED WITH INTERNAL BLEEDING, FRACTURES, AND 1/3-1/2 OF HER B… |
| 2016-07-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLUCT… |
| 2016-07-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY INOPERATIVE. NO HIGH BEAM, LOW BEAM, OR TURN SIGNAL / FLASHER FUNCTION. REPLACED BULBS … |
| 2016-07-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AFTER 5 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP, I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING RECURRENT PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER STOPPING WHIL… |
| 2016-06-16 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | CAN NOT GO OVER 45-50 MPH WITHOUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. UNABLE TO STAY IN CRUISE CONTROL ON HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH M… |
| 2016-06-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ON 6/15 IT WAS NECESSARY FOR ME TO TAKE THIS VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER SINCE IT'S ISSUES HAVE BEE… |
| 2016-06-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | UPON STARTING THE CAR, THE GAUGE LIGHTS FLASH AND BELLS DING, AND THE GAS GAUGE FLUCTUATED WILDLY. HAS DONE THIS SEVERA… |
| 2016-06-12 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | IDLING IN PARK; SEATBELT LIGHT KEPT DINGING ON; SPEEDOMETER KEPT JUMPING BACK AND FORTH FROM 0-100; IDLING AT TRAFFIC S… |