2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 341 complaints · 1 recalls
Most-reported system: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (87 complaints · 25.5%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 34
  • Fires 5
  • Injuries 22
  • Deaths 1
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution ELECTRICAL SYSTEM appears in 87 of 341 owner complaints (25.5%) in this vehicle snapshot. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 87 complaints, 25.5% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 87 · 25.5% · 1 crash reports ENGINE: 64 complaints, 18.8% of reports ENGINE 64 · 18.8% · 2 crash reports 1 fire reports VISIBILITY: 39 complaints, 11.4% of reports VISIBILITY 39 · 11.4% · 1 crash reports 1 fire reports POWER TRAIN: 25 complaints, 7.3% of reports POWER TRAIN 25 · 7.3% · 5 crash reports AIR BAGS: 24 complaints, 7.0% of reports AIR BAGS 24 · 7.0% · 14 crash reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING: 14 complaints, 4.1% of reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING 14 · 4.1% STEERING: 14 complaints, 4.1% of reports STEERING 14 · 4.1% · 2 crash reports 1 fire reports SERVICE BRAKES: 12 complaints, 3.5% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 12 · 3.5% · 2 crash reports FUEL SYSTEM: 9 complaints, 2.6% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 9 · 2.6% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 96 complaints, 28.2% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 96 · 28.2% · 13 crash reports 3 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 87 25.5% 1 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 64 18.8% 2 crashes · 1 fires
VISIBILITY 39 11.4% 1 crashes · 1 fires
POWER TRAIN 25 7.3% 5 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 24 7.0% 14 crashes · 0 fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 14 4.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STEERING 14 4.1% 2 crashes · 1 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 12 3.5% 2 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 9 2.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 96 28.2% 13 crashes · 3 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Oct 2005; the first recall shown was reported in Apr 2007. 2005-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2006-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2006-Q3: 8 owner reports 8 2006-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q1: 7 owner reports 7 2007-Q2: 7 owner reports 7 2007-Q3: 11 owner reports 11 2007-Q4: 9 owner reports 9 2008-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q2: 10 owner reports 10 2008-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2008-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2009-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2009-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2009-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2009-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2010-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2010-Q2: 9 owner reports 9 2010-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2010-Q4: 8 owner reports 8 2011-Q1: 12 owner reports 12 2011-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2011-Q3: 8 owner reports 8 2012-Q1: 7 owner reports 7 2012-Q2: 8 owner reports 8 2012-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2012-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2013-Q1: 7 owner reports 7 2013-Q2: 9 owner reports 9 2013-Q3: 12 owner reports 12 2013-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2014-Q2: 13 owner reports 13 2014-Q3: 16 owner reports 16 2014-Q4: 9 owner reports 9 2015-Q1: 7 owner reports 7 2015-Q2: 7 owner reports 7 2015-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 2015-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2016-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 2016-Q2: 16 owner reports 16 2016-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 2016-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2017-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2017-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q3: 8 owner reports 8 2017-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2018-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2018-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2018-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2018-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2019-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2019-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2019-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2020-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2020-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2020-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2022-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2025-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Oct 2005 Apr 2025 Recall campaign 07V149000 ◆ Recall campaign 07V149000 Investigation PE06046 ● Investigation PE06046 Investigation EA07004 ● Investigation EA07004
  • Campaign 07V149000 was reported 330 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2005-Q4 Owner reports 1
2006-Q1 Owner reports 3
2006-Q2 Owner reports 5
2006-Q3 Owner reports 8
2006-Q4 Owner reports 2
2007-Q1 Owner reports 7
2007-Q2 Owner reports 7
2007-Q3 Owner reports 11
2007-Q4 Owner reports 9
2008-Q1 Owner reports 2
2008-Q2 Owner reports 10
2008-Q3 Owner reports 5
2008-Q4 Owner reports 4
2009-Q1 Owner reports 3
2009-Q2 Owner reports 6
2009-Q3 Owner reports 4
2009-Q4 Owner reports 5
2010-Q1 Owner reports 4
2010-Q2 Owner reports 9
2010-Q3 Owner reports 5
2010-Q4 Owner reports 8
2011-Q1 Owner reports 12
2011-Q2 Owner reports 6
2011-Q3 Owner reports 8
2012-Q1 Owner reports 7
2012-Q2 Owner reports 8
2012-Q3 Owner reports 3
2012-Q4 Owner reports 6
2013-Q1 Owner reports 7
2013-Q2 Owner reports 9
2013-Q3 Owner reports 12
2013-Q4 Owner reports 2
2014-Q1 Owner reports 3
2014-Q2 Owner reports 13
2014-Q3 Owner reports 16
2014-Q4 Owner reports 9
2015-Q1 Owner reports 7
2015-Q2 Owner reports 7
2015-Q3 Owner reports 6
2015-Q4 Owner reports 5
2016-Q1 Owner reports 8
2016-Q2 Owner reports 16
2016-Q3 Owner reports 7
2016-Q4 Owner reports 3
2017-Q1 Owner reports 2
2017-Q2 Owner reports 1
2017-Q3 Owner reports 8
2017-Q4 Owner reports 3
2018-Q1 Owner reports 3
2018-Q2 Owner reports 2
2018-Q3 Owner reports 2
2018-Q4 Owner reports 1
2019-Q1 Owner reports 3
2019-Q2 Owner reports 4
2019-Q3 Owner reports 3
2019-Q4 Owner reports 2
2020-Q1 Owner reports 2
2020-Q2 Owner reports 2
2020-Q4 Owner reports 1
2021-Q1 Owner reports 1
2021-Q3 Owner reports 1
2022-Q4 Owner reports 1
2025-Q2 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 07V149000
Defect investigation 1 PE06046
Defect investigation 1 EA07004
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Safety Recalls (1)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 07V149000

    Report date
    Component:
    VISIBILITY
    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.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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