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2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser Air bags Problems

Complaints
35about this part
Share
10%of 349 total for the year
Median mileage
45,436miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 35 complaints about the air bags of the 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser, 10% of the 349 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 45,436 miles. 21 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“On my 2006 Chrysler Pt Cruiser, the brakes and wheels locked up when I had to stop to avoid hitting a truck who had slowed to make a left turn. Air bags did not deploy either, even though I hit the truck at approximately 50 MPH and had major damage to front of my vehicle.”

NHTSA complaint #10226778, filed 2008-05, 34,000 miles

“I was in an accident on 2/24/07 in which a lady ran a red light and hit the front end of my 2006 Pt Cruiser at maybe 30 MPH. I hit my head forcefully against the driver panel near the windshield in which my air bag did not deploy and I sustain head injury with loss of consciousness. …”

NHTSA complaint #10183937, filed 2007-03, 21,000 miles

“I was involved in a collision with a greyhound bus and a Pt Cruiser. At an underpass in tucson I hit the steering wheel while taking a left off interstate 10. The greyhound bus was making a left than a quick right. When his back end went out my cruiser was hit on the front right side, causing significant property damage to the car and landed me in the emergency room with face injuries. The airbags did not deploy.”

NHTSA complaint #10161089, filed 2006-06, 10,599 miles

“We were rear ended while on vacation. The car was drivable and it was put in the shop for repairs. The other person was at fault. When we got the car back we noticed that the airbag light would stay on for a minute or two and then go off. This continues to happen. The car repair shop checked seat belts and such. The air bags did not deploy as this was a rear end collision. I feel like this is a safety hazard. The repair shop has had to repair work that was not done right. Could they have messed up the codes as the temp does not work right.? Were the airbags damaged ? …”

NHTSA complaint #10515301, filed 2013-06, 28,755 miles

“I was driving my 2006 Pt Cruiser and a girl driving a grand cherokee jeep ran a stop sign and hit me in the driver side front fender and driver door. My three children were in the car with me. The impact flipped my car 3 or more times landing us on the drivers side. Neither of airbags deployed from the impact. I was driving at approximately 45 MPH and she was coming down a hill to the stop sign but showed no sign of slowing down. Her speed was probably around 50 MPH. The point of contact was at the drivers door and fender and it was crushed. The car was a total loss. …”

NHTSA complaint #10384383, filed 2011-02, 91,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2010314%
200977%
20082421%
20072819%
20063510%
2005105%
2004126%
2003208%
2002449%
2001437%

Other parts of the 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser

Electrical system
138 complaintsEngine
55 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
47 complaintsEngine cooling
36 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
28 complaintsExterior lighting
21 complaintsSteering
18 complaintsBrakes
15 complaintsElectronic stability control
15 complaintsBody and structure
15 complaintsFuel system
14 complaintsOther or unknown
13 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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