2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser brakes problems
17 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 17 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 13 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles, and 46% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 4 crashes.
What owners wrote
I had bought a used 2006 pt cruiser. I had the car for 6 months when the front caliper broke, which caused my brakes to go out. I had an accident as a result of this. A few weeks after the accident I had problems with my car overheating, running out of oil and not having heat. When I took my car into the chrysler dealership to have this fixed, they told me that since my car had been in an accident that the warranty wouldn't cover my repairs and it would cost over 1000.00 to fix.
Driving along when power brakes failed suddenly and unexpectedly, dramatically increasing stopping distance and effort to apply brakes. Cap for brake vacuum power boost missing - cap replaced. Cap must have dislodged or fell off while driving, since power brakes worked on same trip prior to incident at intersection. Fortunately there were no other vehicles waiting at intersection or else an accident would have been likely.
Other problems reported for the 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser
- Electrical system 144 complaints
- Engine 86 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 50 complaints
- Air bags 35 complaints
- Lighting 24 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 23 complaints
- Steering 18 complaints
- Stability control 15 complaints