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2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser air bags problems

35 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
35 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
45,000 miles 30 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
21 and 0
Injuries and deaths
20 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 45,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 9 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 7 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 6 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 45,000 miles
Based on 30 complaints that include mileage. 63% 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 miles9
40k to 60k miles7
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles6
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 30 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 45,000 miles, and 63% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 21 crashes, 20 injuries.

What owners wrote

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.

Reported at 91,000 miles, July 2010 CrashInjury

Driver suffered a diabetic hypoglycemic incident and ran off the road and collided with a guard rail. The accident was a frontal impact that resulted in significant damage to the front bumper, fenders, engine compartment, suspension, and frame. The accident damaged approximately 40' of guard rail, including the end section. During the accident, the air bags did not deploy.

Reported at 53,000 miles, September 2012 CrashInjury

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