Chrysler Crossfire Complaints (2005)

434 consumer complaints on file.

#10563012February 5, 2014
POWER TRAIN, STRUCTURE
I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR. THE CUP HOLDER IS STUCK IN THE VERTICAL POSITION RIGHT WHERE MY ELBOW GOES WHEN CONTROLLING THE SHIFTER THUS MAKING IT DIFFICULT AND POSSIBLY DANGEROUS TO DO SO. I WENT ON THE INTERNET TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM CROSSFIRE OWNERS OF ALL YEARS ABOUT THIS VERY THING. CHRYSLER WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT INCLUDING JUST DISCONNECTING THE SPRING ON THE CUP HOLDER SO THAT IT WILL STAY DOWN. THE FIX IS OVER $300 IF YOU GET CHRYSLER TO DO IT, AND THEY INSTALL THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART AGAIN. NOT A GOOD FIX. I THINK IT IS DANGEROUS, VERY DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561494January 26, 2014
STRUCTURE
MY BACK WINDOW IS STARTING TO PEEL AWAY FROM THE GLUE WHICH HOLDING IT IN, AND I HEARD. IT'S BEEN RECALLED TO REPLACE THE TOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559638January 13, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
AS I WAS DRIVING ACROSS A BRIDGE ON THE INTER COASTAL WATERWAY IN MELBOURNE FLORIDA, THE TOP PIECE OF THE METAL WINDSHIELD MOLDING WAS BLOWN LOOSE FROM THE VEHICLE AND SLAMMED AGAINST THE TOP. IF THE TOP HAD BEEN DOWN, PASSENGERS COULD HAVE POSSIBLE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. DAMAGE TO OTHER VEHICLES COULD HAVE OCCURRED AND/OR INJURY TO PEDESTRIANS WAS POSSIBLE. I WAS NOT ABLE TO LOCATE THE METAL MOLDING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557174December 24, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
REAR WINDOW FAILURE -- ADHESIVE FAILS & REAR WINDOW FALLS OUT. THE FAILURE OF ANY WINDOW IS NOT NORMAL "WEAR AND TEAR." MANY OF THESE CARS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE OVER THE YEARS. CHRYSLER FINALLY -- AFTER YEARS OF COMPLAINTS -- ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN #23-03511REVA IN 2011 THAT, ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER, COVERS ONLY VEHICLES DELIVERED IN NINE SOUTHEASTERN STATES. IT EXTENDS WARRANTY COVERAGE TO TEN YEARS (WHICH MEANS CHRYSLER WILL REPLACE THE CONVERTIBLE TOPS UNDER WARRANTY). ALL THESE CARS WERE BUILT IN BELGIUM. CHRYSLER HAD TROUBLE SELLING THESE VEHICLES SO IT AUCTIONED SOME VEHICLES INTERNALLY TO ITS DEALER NETWORK, WHO WERE THEN PERMITTED TO GET WHATEVER THEY COULD FOR BRAND NEW "USED" CARS. MINE WENT TO A DODGE DEALER IN FARMVILLE VA AND WAS SOLD TO ME (VIA EBAY) WITH 3 MILES ON THE ODOMETER IN MID-2007 OR SO. 33 MOS. OF "NEW CAR WARRANTY" REMAINED WHEN I REC'D IT HERE IN HAWAII. WHEN THAT WARRANTY EXPIRED I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED "PLATINUM" WARRANTY. THE REAR WINDOW FELL OUT OF THE CONVERTIBLE TOP THREE MONTHS AFTER THE INITIAL 36 MONTH WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, THE EXTENDED "PLATINUM" WARRANTY WOULDN'T COVER REPAIRS. THE CAR HAD APPROX. 8000 MILES ON IT. AS NOTED BEFORE, CHRYSLER ISSUED THE SERVICE BULLETIN MENTIONED ABOVE IN 2011 BUT ARBITRARILY EXCLUDED SOME VEHICLES DESPITE THE PROBLEM OCCURRING IN CARS ALL OVER THE NATION. I GUESS THAT THEY THOUGHT THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD HAPPEN ONLY IN CERTAIN CLIMES -- BUT THERE ARE MORE THAN NINE U.S. STATES THAT GET HOT WEATHER, E.G., HAWAII EXPERIENCES HOT SUN YEAR-ROUND. AND MINE FELL OUT DESPITE VERY LOW MILEAGE AND THE CAR BEING GARAGED WHEN NOT IN USE. I REQUEST NHTSA DEMAND THAT CHRYSLER EXTEND COVERAGE TO ALL VEHICLES THAT FIT THE CRITERIA, NOT JUST THOSE "DELIVERED" IN NINE OF FIFTY STATES. THE FAILURE OF ANY WINDOW IS NOT NORMAL "WEAR AND TEAR" NO MATTER WHERE IT HAPPENS. THANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556393December 17, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING ON STREET IN MY HOME TOWN ABOUT 30 MPH AND ENGINE DIES AND DOES NOT START. I WALK TO A STORE CAME BACK IN 15 -20 MINUTES CARE STARTED BACK AGAIN. DROVE ABUT 6 MILE VERY CLOSE TO MY HOUSE CAR DIED ON STREET AGAIN. I CHECKED ON CROSS FIRE FORUM OTHER CROSSFIRE OWNER HAS SAME ISSUE. CRANK SHAFT SENSOR AND SENSOR CONNECTOR WIRE IS NOT CONNECTED PROPERLY TO THE COMPUTER BOARD. WHEN ENGINE GETS HOT CONNECTOR WIRE GETS LOOSE AND SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN IT HAPPENED THREE TIME IN LAST TWO WEEKS I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT DIES ALL THE SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING NOW IT IS SEATING IN MY GARAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553110November 20, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE
RECALL LAMINATE ISSUE, CONVERTIBLE TOP FAILURE LEADING TO ELECTRICAL DAMAGE CAUSING TOP TO STAY OPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546526October 2, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
MY REAR WINDOW HAS STARTED TO SEPARATE FROM THE CONVERTIBLE TOP MY CAR WAS PARKED AND HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN SUDDENLY I LOOKED AT MY CAR AND I NOTICED MY REAR WINDOW HAS STARTED TO SEPARATE FROM MY CONVERTIBLE, I'VE CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO WAS VERY VERY RUDE AND NOT HELPFUL I'VE CALLED CARMAX AUSTIN, CARMAX HOUSTON, TEAM DODGE CHRYSLER HUNTSVILLE AND THEY ALL TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIX MY CAR I WAS REFERRED TO A [XXX] WITH CHRYSLER CORPORATION HE HAS NOT RETURNED MY PHONE CALL NOR EMAILS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT SHOULD BE FIXED!! CHRYSLER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE MY CAR IS A 2005 CONVERTIBLE AND THEY ARE TELLING ME STILL I'M IN TEXAS THAT'S RIDICULOUS THAT THEY CANNOT FIX MY CAR THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION! CHRYSLER NEEDS TO STEP UP TO PLATE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546359October 1, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE REAR WINDOW SEAL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544853September 22, 2013
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE REAR WINDOW DELAMINATED FROM THE CONVERTIBLE TOP AND IS FALLING OUT. CHRYSLER IS WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAS ADMITTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ADHESIVE. THEY HAVE FAILED TO RECALL THE TOPS OF THIS CAR AND IT A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THEY ARE HAND PICKING WHO GETS REPLACEMENT ROOFS. THE COST OF THE ROOF IS 2,000 CHRYSLER HAS AN X31 EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT COVERS THIS ISSUE BUT NOT EVERYONE QUALIFIES. THE CAR NEEDS A RECALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SHAME ON CHRYSLER AND THEY'RE VERY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542814September 10, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER, STRUCTURE
ADHESIVE ON REAR GLASS WINDOW COMING LOOSE, HAS BEEN FOR MONTHS NOW. WINDOW IS NOW BARELY HELD IN BY TOP STRIP OF GLUE & COULD FALL OUT AT ANY MOMENT. ISSUE IS COVERED UNDER A SERVICE BULLETIN FROM CHRYSLER BUT THEY ARE DENYING MY CLAIM BECAUSE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN A DIFFERENT STATE. IF THE WINDOW FALLS OUT IT COULD HURT A PASSENGER OR EVEN FLY OUT FROM THE CAR AND HARM SOMEONE ELSE ON THE ROAD. THIS ISSUE HAPPENS TO ALL 2005 CROSSFIRE CONVERTIBLES DUE TO A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542837September 10, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
REAR WINDOW CAME LOOSE FROM CONVERTIBLE TOP. CHRYSLER IS ONLY REPAIRING CARS THAT WERE DELIVERED TO SOUTHERN STATES WHEN NEW. MY MOM BOUGHT THIS CAR IN PA AND DROVE IT TO FLA WHEN SHE RETIRED...CAR HAS BEEN THERE SINCE 2008 OR 2009. DOESN'T SEEM FAIR TO ME...ONLY 27,893 MILES! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542479September 8, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE REAR WINDOW OF MY 2005 CROSSFIRE LIMITED CONVERTIBLE HAS ALMOST COMPLETELY BECOME DETACHED IN THE OKLAHOMA SUMMER HEAT AT 52,000 MILES. AFTER NOTICING THE TSB AND THE FACT THAT CHRYSLER DID IN FACT STATE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE GLUE ON CERTAIN MODELS, I CALLED CHRYSLER TO INQUIRE ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE A) THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY AND B) I WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER. I PURCHASED THE VERY WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE IN JUNE, 2013 WITH ONLY 49,000 MILES. CHRYSLER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE FACT THAT IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT WITH THESE MODELS....IT ONLY SEEMS REASONABLE THAT THEY CHRYSLER AT LEAST REPLACE THE "DEFECTIVE PART."
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542030September 5, 2013
STRUCTURE, VISIBILITY
ON AUGUST 22, 2013, I DISCOVERED THE BACK WINDOW OF MY CROSSFIRE CONVERTIBLE WAS DETACHED FROM THE CONVERTIBLE TOP. I THOUGHT MY VEHICLE WAS VANDALIZED. I CONTACTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE POLICE. THE POLICE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CONCLUDED THAT IT APPEARS SOMEONE TRIED TO PUSH THE GLASS OUT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY ON 9-3-13 AND REVIEWING THE WEBSITE ON 2005 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE COMPLAINTS, THE ADJUSTER CONCLUDED THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURED DEFECT AND DENIED MY CLAIM. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AN TEAR AND NOT COVERED FOR REPAIRS BY CHRYSLER. THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY DRIVEN FOR 28,277 MILES. I HAVE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN THAT THERE ARE OVER 25 SERIOUS COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO THE BACK WINDOWS OF THE 2005 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE AND NOT ONE RECALL FROM CHRYSLER OR THE HIGHWAY PATROL. I AM ASKING CHRYSLER TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OF THE BACK WINDOW ON MY 2005 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE LIMITED EDITION. FEEL FREE TO ADD MY COMPLAINT TO THE OTHERS LISTED AND I WILL BE SEEKING A RESPONSE FROM CHRYSLER. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED DURING THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 28, 277 MILES, SO THIS CANNOT BE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. UNHAPPY CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE CUSTOMER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538413September 2, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
REAR WINDOW IS COMING LOOSE - ONE SIDE HAS COMPLETELY DELAMINATED. SOUNDS LIKE IT IS GOING TO FALL OR BREAK. I HAVE SEEN AND HEARD THAT CHRYSLER WILL STAND BEHIND IT UP TO 10 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. I TOOK MY CAR TO A GARAGE AND HE TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD CONTACT CHRYSLER. IF THE TOP IS UP, I CANNOT DRIVE FASTER THAN 45 MPH WITHOUT IT VIBRATING. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. CAN YOU HELP ME? 12/26/2013 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537291August 26, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT CONVERTIBLE REAR WINDOW SEAL FAILED AND CAUSED THE WINDOW TO SEPARATE WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536782August 22, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
CAME OUT OF A STORE TO FIND THE REAR WINDOW OF MY WIFE'S 2005 CROSSFIRE CONVERTIBLE HAD BECOME UNGLUED ALONG BOTH SIDES, THE BOTTOM & ALL BUT THE MIDDLE EDGE OF THE TOP. WE FOUND WHERE CHRYSLER HAD A RECALL ON THE 2005 ROADSTER (WHICH I AM WILLING TO BET USES THE SAME ADHESIVE) BUT THE DEALER SAID IT IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. CONFIRMED THIS CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536563August 21, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE ROADSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE REAR WINDOW BECAME DETACHED FROM THE CONVERTIBLE TOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536583August 21, 2013
STRUCTURE
NOTICED WATER LEAKING THROUGH REAR GLASS IN CONVERTIBLE TOP AFTER WASHING CAR UPON INSPECTION ASCERTAINED REAR WINDOW GLASS IS SEPARATING FROM TOP DUE TO FAILURE OF ADHESIVE. NO RESOLUTION YET FROM DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536321August 20, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN KEY IN THE IGNITION TO START THE CR. PROBLEM BECAME ACUTE IN A WEEK. COULD NOT START THE CAR. TOWED TO DEALER. $1,200 REPAIR QUOTE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536374August 20, 2013
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR, STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE REAR WINDOW DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THE WINDOW WAS A FACTORY DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEFECT WAS THE ADHESIVE THAT HELD THE REAR GLASS TO THE CONVERTIBLE TOP. THE TOP WAS CONSTRUCTED OF EXCELLENT QUALITY GERMAN CANVASS. THE GLASS DETACHED AND WAS TETHERED TO THE TOP SOLELY BY THE WIRE CONNECTING THE REAR GLASS DEFROSTER, AND THERE WAS NOTHING HOLDING THE GLASS TO THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 10/31/13
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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