2005 Chrysler Crossfire Convertible

BOUGHT A 2005 CROSSFIRE CONVERTIBLE IN 2006. WAS "NEW" BUT DEALERSHIP PUT 3,000 MILES ON IT. SECURITY SYSTEM NEVER WORKED PROPERLY (CAR NOT RESPONDING TO PANIC BUTTON, SIREN DID NOT WORK). WAS TOLD BY DEALER SERVICE SECURITY DISABLES THE IGNITION, AND PANIC BUTTON NOT WORKING JUST WEAK BATTERY IN REMOTE (WHICH I DID NOT BELIEVE). JANUARY 2013, CAR IN GARAGE,15,000 MILES AND LOCKS WOULD NOT RESPOND TO REMOTE. UNLOCKED CAR WITH KEY. CAR WOULD NOT START, AND WAS DISABLED. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER. HAD $900 REPAIR FOR NEW ELECTRONIC ENTRY PART UNDER DASHBOARD. END OF SEPTEMBER 2014, CAR 17,000 MILES, LOCKS DID NOT RESPOND TO REMOTE. OPENED DOOR WITH KEY. SIREN WENT ON, AND IGNITION WAS DISABLED. CAR WOULD NOT START. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP OCTOBER 7, 2014. CAR STILL AT DEALERSHIP. THEY BELIEVE IT IS ELECTRONIC PART IN TRUNK, CANNOT OPEN TRUNK. WILL COST $350 TO DISASSEMBLE ENOUGH TO GET INTO TRUNK TO CONFIRM THAT IS THE FAULTY PART. ALSO, TOLD ME THERE WAS WATER IN THE DASH BOARD, AND OTHER CROSSFIRE CONVERTIBLE'S LEAK WATER INTO DASH AND INTO TRUNK CAUSING ELECTRONIC FAILURES. CAR WAS TOWED YESTERDAY AND WAS IN DEALERS LOT LAST NIGHT STRANDED FOR SEVERAL HOURS LAST NIGHT. I HAVE KEPT THE CAR IN GARAGE SINCE I BOUGHT IT, AND ONLY DROVE IT IN NICE WEATHER. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE FINAL COST WILL BE, BUT PROBLEM OF ELECTRICAL FAILURE SEEMS COMMON WITH 2005 CROSSFIRES FROM WHAT I HAVE READ. I NO LONGER TRUST THE CAR. I NEVER KNOW WHERE OR WHEN IT WILL STRAND ME. I PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS CAR. I HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF THE CAR. IT IS A POOR DESIGN LEADING TO THESE COSTLY REPAIRS AND SAFETY CONCERNS (CAR CAN LOCK YOU OUT AND STRAND YOU AT ANY TIME AND PLACE). THIS CAN LEAVE ONE AT RISK IN MANY AREAS AND SITUATIONS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OR CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. THE OWNERS PAID A LOT OF MONEY IN GOOD FAITH AND DESERVE TO HAVE A RELIABLE PRODUCT IN RETURN. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SKREEM MODULE WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES, AND THE CENTRAL TIMING MODULE WAS REPLACED. ALSO, WHEN THE CONSUMER WENT TO OPEN THE DOOR,

I WAS STOPPED FOR TRAFFIC AND THE CAR JUST STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I HAD TO PUSH IT TO THE SIDE OF THE RODE AND WAIT 5-7 MINUTES BEFORE THE CAR WOULD START. I WENT TO THE CROSSFIREFORUM.ORG WEBSITE AND WITH FURTHER RESEARCH FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON DEFAULT WITH THIS CAR/ENGINE. THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR APPARENTLY BECOMES DEFECTIVE, AFTER AWHILE, AND RANDOMLY MALFUNCTIONS CAUSING THE CAR ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN AT ANYTIME UNTIL IT RESETS ALLOWING THE ENGINE TO RE-START. I PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT SENSOR FROM AUTOZONE FOR $55.00, IT IS AN DURALAST #SU4740. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN DECEMBER OF 2008 WITH 28,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS SENSOR HAS MALFUNCTIONED. *TR

LITERALLY THE DAY AFTER THE RETURN PERIOD ON OUR 2005 CROSSFIRE CONVERTIBLE WAS UP, WE FOUND OUT THAT THIS CAR HAS A MAJOR DEFECT WHERE THE BACK WINDOW FALLS OUT DUE TO FAILURE OF THE ADHESIVE. THIS ISSUE IS WIDESPREAD AND IS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD. APPARENTLY THE ENTIRE TOP TYPICALLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IF THIS HAPPENS, NOT JUST A RE-GLUE JOB. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 17,000 MILES AND I'VE DRIVEN IT PROBABLY LESS THAN 50 MILES SINCE BUYING, YET NOW I AM FACED WITH A BIG REPAIR BILL TO MAKE THE CAR SAFE. CHRYSLER SHOULD COVER THIS TOP IN *ANY* CASE WHERE IT OCCURS (NOT JUST IN THE FEW SOUTHERN STATES THEY HAVE DEEMED APPLICABLE FOR COVERAGE). I AM IN VA, AND THAT'S WHERE THE CAR WAS ORIGINALLY DELIVERED. ANYBODY WHO SAYS VA DOESN'T HAVE HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY IS CRAZY. WE ARE JUST 75 MILES FROM NC, A COVERED STATE. THIS IS TERRIBLY UNFAIR AND I FEEL LIKE A SCHMUCK. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL ALL OF THESE TOPS, NOT PICK AND CHOOSE! HOW CAN A WINDOW FALLING OUT OF THE CAR NOT BE CONSIDERED A MAJOR VIOLATION BY CHRYSLER? CAN THE NTSB DO ANYTHING TO HELP? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR GLASS WINDOW SEPARATED FROM THE CONVERTIBLE TOP, WHICH COULD EVENTUALLY DETACH COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2005 CHRYSLER CONVERTIBLE TOP RECALL. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. THE REAR GLASS WINDOW HAD SEPARATED FROM THE CONVERTIBLE TOP. I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT. I BOUGHT THIS CAR JUST TWO SHORT YEARS AGO WITH ONLY 12,000 MILES ON IT. A NEIGHBOR OF MINE HAS THE SAME VEHICLE AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THESE I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT. CHRYSLER HAD A RECALL ON THIS TOP AND THEY REPLACED HIS TOP FOR FREE AND GAVE HIM A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON IT. WHEN I CALLED THE CHRYSLER RECALL DEPARTMENT THEY SAID MY VIN# DID NOT QUALIFY FOR REPLACEMENT BECAUSE MY CAR WAS SHIPPED TO VIRGINIA AND NOT A SOUTHERN STATE. THAT IS PURE JUNK. A DEFECT IS A DEFECT NO MATTER WHERE THE CAR WAS ORIGINALLY SHIPPED TO. IF I HAD A BIRTH DEFECT WOULD IT MATTER WHAT STATE I WAS BORN IN WHERE THE DEFECT ORIGINATED? NO, SOMEONE OUT THERE WOULD CARE AND NOT DISCRIMINATE. GIVE ME A BREAK CHRYSLER. GIVE GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND DO THE RIGHT THING. I SENT A FEDEX LETTER TO TWO OF CHRYSLER'S ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS A WEEK AGO AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. I AM NOW GOING TO A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER WHO IS GOING TO REPLACE IT WITH A DEALER TOP FOR $2500 WITH A VERY LIMITED WARRANTY. I CAN'T WAIT ANY LONGER TO REPLACE THIS TOP. THE DEALER IS BEING KIND AND GIVING ME A DISCOUNT BECAUSE THEY KNOW IT IS WRONG THAT THEIR COMPANY IS NOT REPLACING THIS DEFECTIVE TOP. THIS IS SO BAD. SUCH A BEAUTIFUL CAR. *JS