| Visibility/Wiper | 1714.0%ODI 10466738 · 100,000 miREAR WINDOW IN CONVERTIBLE TOP UNGLUED ON TOP AND BOTH SIDES AND FELL INTO CAR WHILE PARKED. AIR TEMPERATURE WAS ABOVE 100F. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH WINDOW LEAKAGE OR SIGN OF IMPENDING FAILURE. BELIEVE THIS IS PART OF SB 23035-11 REV A BUT LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER UNABLE TO AUTHORIZE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND OPENED CASE NUMBER [XXX] AND AM AWAITING RESOLUTION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR Look up ODI 10466738 at NHTSA ↗ | 1236.4%ODI 10460799 · 25,120 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE ROADSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR WINDSHIELD WAS UNRAVELING AND DETACHING FROM THE CONVERTIBLE TOP. THE CONTACT STUFFED A TOWEL BETWEEN THE CONVERTIBLE TOP AND THE BODY TO SERVE AS A MAKE-SHIFT REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,120. Look up ODI 10460799 at NHTSA ↗ | 857.1%ODI 10461493 · 95,002 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE ROADSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REAR WINDSHIELD DETACHED FROM THE CONVERTIBLE TOP. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GLUE WHICH HELD THE WINDSHIELD IN PLACE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,002. Look up ODI 10461493 at NHTSA ↗ | 866.7%ODI 10512807 · 19,775 miADHESIVE ON REAR WINDOW ASSEMBLY IN THE CONVERTIBLE TOP FAILED CAUSING WINDOW ASSEMBLY TO FALL OUT. INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER PARKING VEHICLE IN GARAGE - OWNER WATCHED WINDOW ASSEMBLY FALL AWAY AS HE WENT TO CLOSE THE GARAGE DOOR...VEHICLE IS LOW MILES, ALWAYS GARAGED OR COVERED, ALWAYS HANDWASHED - NOT POWERWASHED. THIS APPEARS TO BE SAME PROBLEM CHRYSLER HAS HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE THE 2005 MODEL YEAR WHEN LARGE NUMBERS OF THESE FAILURES WERE REPORTED. MUCH FEWER ARE REPORTED FOR 2006, 2007 OR 2008 AS MANY FEWER WERE BUILT AND EVEN FEWER… Look up ODI 10512807 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Visibility | 3428.1%ODI 10232068I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO INFORM YOU OF WHAT I HAVE BEEN THROUGH WITH THE 2005 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE CONVERTIBLE I PURCHASED 3/21/08 FROM EXOTIC MOTORS IN TARPON SPRINGS,FL ON 6/14/08 I WENT TO GET INTO THE CAR AND NOTICED THE BACK WINDOW CAME OUT/UNGLUED. I CALLED GEICO AND THAT'S WHERE IT ALL STARTED THEY SAID I HAD A $500.00 DEDUCTIBLE. I THOUGHT I COULD JUST GO TO FIRKINS CHRYSLER AND HAVE IT GLUED BACK IN FOR LESS. WENT THERE AND THEY SAID IT WAS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT BUT SENT ME TO THERE GLASS PERSON MANATEE AUTO TRIM INC. HE LOOKED AT IT … Look up ODI 10232068 at NHTSA ↗ | 721.2%ODI 10336469 · 38,522 miREAR WINDOW FELL OUT OF 2006 CHRYSLER CONVERTIBLE. CHRYSLER SAYS IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. BY SEARCHING A SOLUTION TO REPAIR FOUND SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS WHOM THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. *TR Look up ODI 10336469 at NHTSA ↗ | 214.3%ODI 10610811 · 21,000 miI PURCHASED A 2007 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE ROADSTER CONVERTIBLE USED 14.500 MILES IN 2//2014 THIS WAS MY DREAM CAR, ON 7/7/2014 ME AND MY WIFE WHERE HEADING OUT FOR DINNER, AS WE APPROACH THE CAR SOMETHING DID NOT SEEM THE RIGHT AS WE FURTHER INSPECTED THE CAR THE BACK WINDOW WAS LAYING BEHIND THE TWO SEATS, WE LOOKED AT EACH OTHER THINKING SOMEBODY MUST OF BROKE INTO CAR, AT THIS POINT I FURTHER INSPECTED CAR IT WAS OBVIOUSLY THE SEAL LET LOOSE SO WE DECIDED TO DINE IN, AFTER DINNER I DECIDED TO GOOGLE THE ISSUE, TO MY SURPRISE, THIS WAS A VERY C… Look up ODI 10610811 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Structure | 2823.1%ODI 10232068I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO INFORM YOU OF WHAT I HAVE BEEN THROUGH WITH THE 2005 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE CONVERTIBLE I PURCHASED 3/21/08 FROM EXOTIC MOTORS IN TARPON SPRINGS,FL ON 6/14/08 I WENT TO GET INTO THE CAR AND NOTICED THE BACK WINDOW CAME OUT/UNGLUED. I CALLED GEICO AND THAT'S WHERE IT ALL STARTED THEY SAID I HAD A $500.00 DEDUCTIBLE. I THOUGHT I COULD JUST GO TO FIRKINS CHRYSLER AND HAVE IT GLUED BACK IN FOR LESS. WENT THERE AND THEY SAID IT WAS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT BUT SENT ME TO THERE GLASS PERSON MANATEE AUTO TRIM INC. HE LOOKED AT IT … Look up ODI 10232068 at NHTSA ↗ | 618.2%ODI 10479916 · 24,000 miADHESIVE HOLDING REAR WINDOW IN PLACE BEGAN TO SEPARATE FROM CONVERTIBLE TOP. OTHER CROSSFIRE OWNERS HAVE REPORTED TOTAL FAILURE. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE IF/WHEN THE REAR WINDOW COMPLETELY SEPARATES AND DETACHES FROM THE VEHICLE AND POSES A HAZARD TO OTHERS I.E., PEDESTRIAN, MOTORCYCLE RIDERS, ETC. ALL THE TOPS WERE PRODUCED BY THE SAME MANUFACTURER (KARMANN) ALTHOUGH CHRYSLER IS ONLY WILLING TO REPLACE CERTAIN 2005 MODELS BASED ON THE STATE THEY WERE ORIGINALLY SOLD. THIS MAKES NO SENSE, CHRYSLER AND THE NHTSA SHOULD RECALL ALL TOPS… Look up ODI 10479916 at NHTSA ↗ | 214.3%ODI 10653452 · 54,100 miI OWN A 2007 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE ROADSTER (CONVERTIBLE). THE GLASS IN THE REAR WINDOW IS SEPARATING FROM THE CANVAS TOP. THE TOP HAS NO SIGNS OF DAMAGE IN ANY OTHER AREA. THE DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT IT NOW NEEDS A NEW TOP AT A COST IN EXCESS OF $2,000. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE ADHESIVE USED TO CONNECT THE TWO PIECES. THERE WERE APPARENTLY MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2005 VERSION OF THIS CAR, SO CHRYSLER HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES...A… Look up ODI 10653452 at NHTSA ↗ | 325.0%ODI 10512807 · 19,775 miADHESIVE ON REAR WINDOW ASSEMBLY IN THE CONVERTIBLE TOP FAILED CAUSING WINDOW ASSEMBLY TO FALL OUT. INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER PARKING VEHICLE IN GARAGE - OWNER WATCHED WINDOW ASSEMBLY FALL AWAY AS HE WENT TO CLOSE THE GARAGE DOOR...VEHICLE IS LOW MILES, ALWAYS GARAGED OR COVERED, ALWAYS HANDWASHED - NOT POWERWASHED. THIS APPEARS TO BE SAME PROBLEM CHRYSLER HAS HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE THE 2005 MODEL YEAR WHEN LARGE NUMBERS OF THESE FAILURES WERE REPORTED. MUCH FEWER ARE REPORTED FOR 2006, 2007 OR 2008 AS MANY FEWER WERE BUILT AND EVEN FEWER… Look up ODI 10512807 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Structure:Body | 2319.0%ODI 10286600 · 54,000 miMY 2005 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE ROADSTER THE REAR WINDOW IS FALLING OUT OF THE TOP, I TOOK IT TO DAYTONA DODGE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TOP COULD NOT BE FIXED IT HAD TO BE REPLACED AND IT WAS A 2800.00 REPAIR. THE WINDOW IS COMING UNGLUED FROM THE TOP. I HAVE SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A ONGOING PROBLEM THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR Look up ODI 10286600 at NHTSA ↗ | 618.2%ODI 10568283 · 28,000 miAT 28,000 MILES I NOTICED THE BACK WINDOW IS COMING LOOSE. THREE SIDES COMPLETELY SEPARATED. WENT TO AN UPHOLSTERER WHO ADVISED THE ENTIRE TOP NEEDS REPLACING. MANUFACTURER DEFECT CAUSES THE FABRIC TO SHRINK IN WARM TEMPERATURES PUSHING OUT BACK WINDOW. IT HAS BEEN RE-GLUED. THEY DID A FINE JOB AND ADVISED IT WOULD NOT HOLD AND THEY WERE RIGHT, IT IS NOW FLOPPING AROUND WITH ONLY ONE SIDE HOLDING IT IN PLACE. THIS IS DANGEROUS. THE 2005 WAS RECALLED FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. SAME PROBLEM, SAME CAR, SAME MANUFACTURING DEFECT. IT IS MORE TH… Look up ODI 10568283 at NHTSA ↗ | 428.6%ODI 10717071 · 44,172 miWHILE PARKED, THE REAR CONVERTIBLE TOP GLASS WINDOW SEPARATED FROM THE FROM THE FABRIC AND IS HANGING DOWN-- OBSTRUCTING REAR VISION, PREVENTING TOP OPERATION, AND MAKING THE CAR NOT WEATHER TIGHT. Look up ODI 10717071 at NHTSA ↗ | 325.0%ODI 10705408 · 33,000 miWHEN I OPENED MY VEHICLE TO GET IN, I HEARD SOMETHING LOUD HITTING THE BACK PANEL. I THEN NOTICED MY REAR WINDOW HAD FELL 3/4 OF THE WAY OUT AND HIT THE BACK PANEL OF MY CAR. THE ADHESIVE ON THE REAR WINDOW ASSEMBLY FAILED CAUSING THE WINDOW ASSEMBLY TO PARTIALLY FALL OUT. I IMMEDIATELY LEFT THE CAR IN PARK AND WILL NOT DRIVE IT AS THE REMAINING PORTIONS OF THE WINDOW STRUCTURE COULD COME OUT CAUSING AN UNSAFE HAZARD TO MYSELF AND OTHERS AS THE WINDOW MAY HIT THE DRIVER OR OTHERS ON THE ROAD WHEN IT FULLY COMES OUT. I ONLY HAVE 33,000 MILES ON … Look up ODI 10705408 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Unknown Or Other | 1714.0%ODI 10295200 · 18,000 miVANDALISM TO CONVERTIBLE TOP, SLASHED. CONVERTIBLE TOP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, REPLACING TOP BY MANUFACTURE WILL TAKE UNTIL AT LEAST JANUARY 29, 2010 FROM OCTOBER. THIS IS HAZARDOUS DUE TO DRIVING WITH A SLASHED TOP CREATES A MAJOR NOISE DISTRACTION AS WELL AS INCLEMENT WEATHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS SNOW AND RAIN DISTRACTS DRIVER AND MAY SOMEWHAT IMPAIR VISION ETC. *TR Look up ODI 10295200 at NHTSA ↗ | 26.1%ODI 10730493 · 68,609 miREAR GLASS WINDOW FALLING OUT OF 2006 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE CONVERTABLE. THE CORNERS OF THE REAR WINDOW STARTED TO SEPARATE FROM THE ROOF MATERIAL. AFTER PUTTING THE TOP DOWN AND PUTTING IT BACK UP, MOST OF THE TOP AND CORNERS OF THE REAR WINDOW WERE LOOSE FROM THE ROOF FABRIC, I CALLED THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT HOW IT COULD BE REPAIRED. THEY TOLD ME THAT A NEW CONVERTIBLE TOP WOULD BE NEEDED. IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. CHRYSLER DEALER QUOTED $1,650 FOR THE TOP AND $1,000 FOR LABOR Look up ODI 10730493 at NHTSA ↗ | 321.4%ODI 10712555 · 88,000 miONE DAY, WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED, I NOTICED THE REAR WINDOW GLASS WAS FALLING OFF OF THE CONVERTIBLE TOP.THE GLUE THAT HELD THE GLASS WINDOW IN PLACE HAD COMPLETELY FAILED. *TR Look up ODI 10712555 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Visibility:Glass, Side/Rear | 1613.2%ODI 10318467 · 35,000 miBACK WINDOW FELL OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD, IN MY CONVERTIBLE CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE 2005. CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS NO HELP TO ME. SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE TOP. SO I REPAIRED MYSELF AND NOW THE TOP LEAKS AND DID DAMAGE TO THE WIRING HARNESS. MY AUTO INSURANCE PAID FOR THE WATER DAMAGE BUT WILL NOT FIX THE TOP. MY EXTEND WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THE TOP EITHER. I FILL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD MAN UP AND TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR Look up ODI 10318467 at NHTSA ↗ | 26.1%ODI 10610546BACK WINDOW IN MY 2005 CROSSFIRE CAME OUT. *TR Look up ODI 10610546 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Electrical System | 1310.7%ODI 102104742005 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE LIMITED, 13, 800 MILES. STOPS RUNNING WHILE DRIVING/WON'T START UP AFTER STOPPING. THIS HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 6 TIMES. 1ST TIME VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER 20 MIN. DEALER REPAIR SERVICE SAID WAIT TO SEE IF HAPPENS AGAIN, MAYBE THE THEFT MODE KICKED IN FOR SOME REASON. 2ND TIME I STOPPED FOR GAS, CAR WOULDN'T START. LIKE YOU WEREN'T PUSHING IN CLUTCH BUT YOU WERE. TOWED TO DEALER. REPLACED CLUTCH SWITCH. 3RD TIME DRIVING AT 50 MPH, CAR JUST SHUT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. ENGINE AND ALL. FELT LIKE HITTING A BRICK WALL. ALMOST HI… Look up ODI 10210474 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Air Bags | 32.5%ODI 10281191 · 34,232 miI HAD AN ACCIDENT RECENTLY HITTING A TREE AVOIDING A CHILD RUNNING INTO MY STREET. I HAVE INJURED MYSELF HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL HARD. I THINK MY NOSE WAS BROKEN AND A WEEK LATER IS STILL BOTHERING ME, 2 BLACK EYES. HERE IS THE ISSUE: I BOUGHT THIS 2005 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE LTD ROADSTER ONLINE FROM MAC HAIK CDJ IN AUSTIN AND TOOK PHYSICAL DELIVERY AT THEIR MAC HAIK CHEVROLET HERE IN HOUSTON. MY INJURY IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK. AT THIS SPEED, @ 20 MPH, THE BELT WOULD HAVE SECURED ME FROM INJ… Look up ODI 10281191 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 216.7%ODI 10972305TAKATA RECALL-- I PLACED A CALL TO MY AREA DEALER ; RON CARTER IN ALVIN AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE A CROSSFIRE MECHANIC.MY PAST EXPERIENCES DICTATE A TYPICAL RESPONSE FROM THIS DEALER FOR ISSUES THEY DO NOT WANT TO DEAL WITH. Look up ODI 10972305 at NHTSA ↗ |
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