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2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser air bags problems

20 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
20 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
61,000 miles 19 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
14 and 2
Injuries and deaths
16 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 61,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 61,000 miles
Based on 19 complaints that include mileage. 47% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 19 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 61,000 miles, and 47% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 14 crashes, 2 fires, 16 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl*the contact owned a 2003 chrysler pt cruiser. While driving approximately 60-65 MPH, he remembered changing lanes and there was shaking in the steering wheel. The vehicle accelerated off of the ground per a witness since the contact doesn't recall the details of what occurred. He does remember that the engine was smoking and that the air bags never deployed. One passenger sustained head and hip injures. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The approximate failure mileage was 61,000.

Reported at 61,000 miles, November 2010 CrashFireInjury

My 2003 chrysler pt cruiser, gt model, has had problems since I have had it. First, the engine light came on and they replaced a hose, then it came on again, and they said they didn't know what was wrong with, and they would have to wait until it went completely out. It did, at 28,000 miles, it was the turbo charger. Secondly, the airbag malfunctioned, they had to replace the seat, took three times to get the right seat.

Reported at 59,712 miles, October 2005

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