One problem related to crankshaft position sensor has been reported for the 2006 Chrysler Pt Cruiser. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Chrysler Pt Cruiser based on all problems reported for the 2006 Pt Cruiser.
2006 with less than 60,000 miles on it started hard time cranking, jerking, skipping and losing power down to about 25 mph. Replaced plugs, wires, battery and crank sensor nothing seemed to fix it. I went online to see if this was a regular problem with the Pt Cruiser and on several websites found it was a continual problem here is the result of one of the searches: I ran into that problem with a customer's Pt Cruiser the same year as yours. What I found by accident during diagnosis was the connectors terminals that plug into the front control module lose terminal tension causing intermittent electrical concerns. The way I found it was by wiggling the wiring harnesses that go up underneath the module which caused the problem to show up. I had to dissemble the connectors and re tension the terminals. The terminals are kind of dinky on those and it wouldn't take many plugging and un-plugging of the connectors to cause the terminal to lose tension. No fix is listed on the Chrysler website or anywhere yet there a numerous complaints. I bought this car for my 16yr old (now 17) never had a problem with it until now. When going down the interstate it went from 65 to 25 and she was scared sensless. This could have been a tragic accident. Now the car does it we push the plugs back in runs fine then when the car is ran for any length of time it does it again. Push the plugs back in runs fine so I do know it is this part I hope for a fix before someone gets really hurt from the loss of power so abruptly. Websites I referred carjunkie. Com, ask. Com, Chrysler. Com, google. Com sear for 2006 Chrysler Pt Cruiser.