Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||||
| 0800107 | 02/07/2007 | 10021599 | Passenger air bag deactivation. *kb | 06/11/2007 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 02/18/2013 | 85000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler pt cruiser. the contact stated that while driving 15-20 mph, he crashed into the rear of a vehicle that had abruptly stopped. the contact was secured in his seat belt however, the air bags failed to deploy. the contact sustained injuries to the chest and back. the contact did not call the manufacturer to report the failure. the failure mileage was 85,000. | |||
| 02/18/2013 | 85000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 chrysler pt cruiser. the contact stated that while driving 15-20 mph, he crashed into the rear of a vehicle that had abruptly stopped. the contact was secured in his seat belt however, the air bags failed to deploy. the contact sustained injuries to the chest and back. the contact did not call the manufacturer to report the failure. the failure mileage was 85,000. kmj | |||
| 01/13/2013 | |||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 chrysler pt cruiser. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds during inclement weather, the vehicle hydroplaned, veered into a ditch, then crashed into a wall. upon impact, the air bags did not deploy. the contact received injuries to his neck, back and rear end muscles. the police were contacted and a report was filed. the vehicle was later towed pending an investigation. the manufacturer was also contacted pending an investigation. the failure and current mileages were unavailable. mah | |||
| 01/13/2013 | |||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 chrysler pt cruiser. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds during inclement weather, the vehicle hydro planed and went off into a ditch. the vehicle crashed into a wall. upon impact the air bags did not deploy. the contact received injuries to his neck, back and rear end muscles. the police were contacted and a report was available. the vehicle was later towed pending an investigation. the manufacturer was contacted and was also pending an investigation. the failure and current mileages were unavailable. tb | |||
| 10/17/2012 | 37900 | ||
| Tl the contact owns a 2006 chrysler pt cruiser. the contact stated that he was secured in the seat belt but the seat belt warning light remained illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they advised that the seat belt sensor needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the failure mileage was 37,900. kmj | |||
| 10/17/2012 | 37900 | ||
| Tl the contact owns a 2006 chrysler pt cruiser. the contact stated that he had his seat belt on but the light stayed illuminated on the instrument panel . the vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and they stated that the seat belt sensor needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 37,900. ap | |||
| 09/10/2012 | 53000 | 1 | |
| 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. the vehicle has a history of intermittent air bag warning light activation, and has undergone replacement of several key components of the control system (i.e. srs module, clockspring in steering column, and wiring harness under front passenger seat). the vehicle speed at the time of the accident is unknown, but estimated at less than 40mph. weather was clear, sunny. traffic was none to light conditions. road conditions were excellent. driver suffered minor whiplash neck injury and was treated/released for the hospital emergency department. should the air bags have deployed in this type of accident? did the prior issues and repairs of the air bag control system have any effect on the air bags not deploying? did the vehicle frontal crush zone and the impact attenuation of the guard rail system affect the deceleration of the vehicle to the point where the air bags did not need to deploy? internet research of the air bag warning light issue (unconfirmed blog-type entries) indicates that other vehicles of this make, model and year (including 1 - 2 prior model years) have been involved in front end collisions where the air bags did not deploy. *tr | |||
| 09/10/2012 | 53000 | ||
| 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. the vehicle has a history of intermittent air bag warning light activation, and has undergone replacement of serveral key components of the control system (i.e. srs module, clockspring in sterring column, and wiring harness under front passenger seat). the vehicle speed at the time of the accident is unknown, but estimated at less than 40mph. weather was clear, sunny. traffic was none to light conditions. road conditions were excellent. driver suffered minor whiplash neck injury and was treated/released for the hospital emergency department. should the air bags have deployed in this type of accident? did the prior issues and repairs of the air bag control system have any effect on the air bags not deploying? did the vehicle frontal crush zone and the impact attenuation of the gurad rail system affect the decelleration of the vehicle to the point where the air bags did not need to deploy? internet research of the air bag warning light issue (unconfirmed blog-type entries) indicates that other vehicles of this make, model and year (including 1 - 2 prior model years) have been involved in front end collisions where the air bags did not deploy. | |||
| 07/08/2011 | 58000 | ||
| Tl. the contact owns a 2006 chrysler pt cruiser. the contact stated while driving 45 mph the contact crashed into the rear-end of another vehicle. the driver suffered injuries to the shoulder and wrist and the contact suffered injuries to the ribs, left knee, shoulder and neck. the contact and driver were not taken to the hospital. during the crash the air bags did not deploy. the contact stated the air bag should have deployed while driving at a high speed. it has not been determine if the vehicle was destroyed or not. the failure mileage was 58,000. jo | |||
| 08/15/2010 | 83000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 chrysler pt cruiser. whenever the contact would drive the vehicle he noticed that the airbag light had appeared on the dashboard and that the vehicle had began to make a chime noise. the vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact had the airbag module replaced, however the contact is still experiencing the failure. there were no prior warnings. the current and failure mileages were 83000. bml | |||
| 09/01/2009 | 43000 | 1 | |
| Horn failure, airbag light on all of the time dealer says there is no recall on this car. *tr | |||
| 10/15/2009 | 21000 | 1 | |
| Daughter was stopped in traffic waiting for traffic light to change. box truck behind her did not stop and rear ended the pt cruiser, pushing it into the back of a dump truck in front of her. airbags did not deploy. if airbags did deploy she may not have suffered whiplash injury. *tr | |||
| 05/12/2008 | 28000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chrysler pt cruiser. the contact stated that the passenger side air bag indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. in addition, the clockspring was bent and needed to be replaced. approximately four months later, she began to hear a knocking noise coming from the passenger side of the vehicle during cold starts. the vehicle was taken to a dealer and they stated that the lower support, radiator, and transmission were damaged due to some sort of crash. the current and failure mileages were 28,000. | |||
| 08/08/2008 | 34500 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chrysler pt cruiser. when the contact removed the center control, he noticed that the air bag module was inserted backwards. he took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that the air bag module was labeled incorrectly, but was inserted properly in the vehicle. the manufacturer refused to acknowledge that there may be a potential defective. they also refused to write a certified letter stating that the air bag system would function properly in the event of a crash. as of august 13, 2008, the dealer has possession of the vehicle. the vin was unavailable. the failure and current mileages were 34,500. | |||
| 05/05/2008 | 34000 | 1 | |
| 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. *tr | |||
| 01/06/2008 | 23900 | 2 | |
| Air bags in a 2006 chrysler pt cruiser did not deploy in a substantial accident. second vehicle i have owned that bags did not deploy. believe they were engineered for only severe accidents intentionally, seems to be a lot of them around. chrysler refuses to replace the air bags. *tr | |||
| 12/09/2007 | 14810 | 1 | 06/07/2006 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chrysler pt cruiser. while driving approximately 65 mph, the contact crashed into another vehicle on the front driver side. the entire front side of the vehicle was destroyed and none of the air bags deployed. she did not see any warning lights prior to the crash. she called the dealer to have them inspect her vehicle, but they have not yet responded. the contact filed a formal complaint with the manufacturer. the current and failure mileages were 14,810. | |||
| 05/18/2007 | 37000 | 2 | 02/20/2006 |
| While driving down the freeway the door locks started clicking like they do when hitting the wireless remote. at the same time the flashers would go on. this continued intermittently all the way to work on city streets as well. i have not contacted the dealer at this time. my passenger airbag light went on, sometimes when i was driving. i took the car in to my mechanic in january for a complete brake job. the rotors needed replacing. i had less than 10000 when the car would shimmy violently when the brakes were applied. i took it back to my mechanic, and he informed me that the rotors were not of a material made to with stand much heat. he advised a beefier rotor. there was now a heavy duty rotor available on the after-market. i did not take this problem to the dealer because they most likely will tell me i was too hard on the brakes. if that were the case the honda, which had 107000 miles on it would have been in for brakes several times by now, it was on the first set and finally needed pads. . another car did not see me coming and pulled out in front of me. when i went to hit the horn it would not honk. i had to reposition my hand several times to find the right spot and then push very hard. i planned to get rid of this car and never purchase another american car again. i have always had nothing but trouble with them. * ak | |||
| 01/15/2007 | 3950 | 1 | 12/16/2005 |
| Tl* - the contact owns a 2006 pt cruiser. the department of consumer affairs advised the contact to call nhtsa to file a complaint. the contact was in a car crash while driving 50 mph , another vehicle caused the crash. the front driver side fender and the axle were damaged. the contact was injured, and none of the air bags deployed during the crash. the mechanic stated that the air bag sensor was attached to the frame, and he was unable to determine why they didn't deploy. the dealer expected her to drive the vehicle after repairing it,but the contact didn't feel that the vehicle was safe. daimler chrysler engineers have taken pictures of the vehicle , and stated they would contact the driver within 72 hours. there was notification via mail which stated that someone would contact her in 12 business days. *ak | |||
| 06/17/2006 | 10599 | 1 | |
| 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. *jb | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 07/23/2010 | 91000 | ||
| 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. i have a neck injury from the whiplash and the flipping of the car and not sure at this point if it will ever get better. it has been 7 mths. i believe chrysler should be made liable for the airbags not deploying with such an impact as we had. | |||
| 08/20/2008 | 91624 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chrysler pt cruiser. while driving 55 mph, the contact was run off the road by another vehicle. the vehicle spun around, struck a guard rail, and landed in a ditch. the air bags failed to deploy. the front driver's side of the vehicle was damaged and the contact was injured. the vehicle was unable to be driven and was towed to the shop for repair. there were no other passengers in the vehicle and the contact was wearing his seat belt at the time of the crash. the air bags have not been serviced. a police report was filed. the failure mileage was 91,624. | |||
| 03/29/2008 | 1 | ||
| 2006 chrysler pt cruiser with several safety issues. consumer states that the vehicle was involved in and accident with everything in the vehicle locked including the brakes the vehicle kept moving and only driver side airbags deployed. *kb prior to the accident the consumer had other problems with the vehicle such as: the engine stalling, the engine light illuminated, the rear glass blew out. the instrument panel lights would go after. *jb | |||
| 10/19/2007 | 1 | 04/17/2007 | |
| On oct. 19,2007,i was involved in a head-on collision at a speed of 30mph. i struck the steering wheel which caused me neck and shoulder pain along with some bruising. the air bags never deployed. the car is a total loss with over $10,000 in damages and the air bags did not deploy. that does not sit well with me. *tr | |||
| 02/24/2007 | 21000 | 1 | 01/18/2007 |
| 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. i now have a hematoma with a black eye, severe head aches, severe neck and shoulder pain, and some dizziness throughout the day, i am also suffering from painful body aches including but not limited to my lower back and knees, towing and paramedics were confused as to why my air bag did not deploy, also the sensor has been activated and i was told that i could be driving and without notice these bags can deploy if the car if fixable, i am afraid, i have 2 children who rides with me in this car. how my times has this happen and are there any complaints about this from other owner of this type of car????? *nm | |||