NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser Recalls
The 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 4, 2007.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 187
- Crashes reported
- 11
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
12 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser
Visibility: glass, side/rear
- Campaign
- 07V149000
- Reported
- April 4, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 38,447
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2006 PT Cruiser
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
- Campaign
- 04V481000
- Reported
- October 8, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 115
- Same campaign
- only the 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser
Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections
- Campaign
- 04V268000
- Reported
- June 3, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 438,391
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004 PT Cruiser
Suspension
- Campaign
- 08E033000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004 PT Cruiser, 4 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004 PT Cruiser, 57 other models
2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser complaints by year
NHTSA has received 187 owner complaints about the 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser, the newest on February 20, 2026. Of these, 11 describe a crash (6%) and 12 a fire; owners reported 18 injuries.
In complaints about the 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser, the component group named most often is the electrical system (14%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (13%) and the steering (10%).
1 of the 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser's 5 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser owners gave the mileage (158 complaints), the median was 57,823 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System27
- Engine And Engine Cooling24
- Steering18
- Suspension18
- Exterior Lighting17
- Visibility17
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13 | |
| 2006 | 16 | |
| 2007 | 16 | |
| 2008 | 16 | |
| 2009 | 16 | |
| 2010 | 17 | |
| 2011 | 13 | |
| 2012 | 14 | |
| 2013 | 8 | |
| 2014 | 19 | |
| 2015 | 9 | |
| 2016 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 19. 34% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Chrysler PT Cruiser year in the same window: 6th highest of the 10 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
The 187 complaints about the 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chrysler PT Cruiser by model year
Other 2005 Chrysler models
Newest record on this page: February 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted