2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser Convertible problems
NHTSA has received 93 complaints about the 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser Convertible, and 22% of them involve electrical system. After that come suspension (18%) and engine (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 93 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 22% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 11 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 50,000 miles 75 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 8 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 16 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 20 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 10 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 16 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 75 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 50,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 50,000 miles (17 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 11 injuries reported.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owned a 2005 chrysler pt cruiser convertible. While driving at various speeds, the contact's vehicle was rear ended by a commercial vehicle. As a result, the contact lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle did a nose dive and flipped several times before coming to a stop. Some of the vehicle's occupants were ejected and others were stuck in the vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact and two other occupants sustained injuries that required medical attention.
My daughter was driving a 2005 pt cruiser convertible and was involved in a frontal crash at freeway speed. She was restrained by her seatbelt, yet her airbag did not deploy. I am the owner of the car and I am very concerned since she was injured and the car totaled and yet no airbag. I am concerned as to why the bag did not deploy.
Car stop at red light hit from behind by 2016 car driven by girl just got liscense car was driven into a ulitey truck air bag never engaged was hit with enough force to send truck forward about 2 feet
Took 2005 pt convertible for oil change, mechanic informed me I was very low on power steering fluid, he refilled it. Gradually began noticing whining/groaning sound when turning, the tighter the turn the worse the sound. Sound increasingly became more frequent. Returned to mechanic (a different one) and he said I was out of steering fluid. I informed him that it had been filled about a month ago. Going from memory here...he checked for leak and found none, and refilled.
The problem I have been having with the air bag light of my 2005 pt convertible cruiser has been going on for 7 years and 6 attempts to fix it. Chrysler customer care service has authorized the napleton dealership in lake park, florida, to fix the problem with the air bag light twice: once in september 2012, and most recently in may 2014.
Other model years of the PT Cruiser Convertible
- 2008
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