2004 Chrysler Crossfire

IGNITION ON MY 2004 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE HAS STOPPED WORKING AND THE KEY WILL NOT TURN. THIS DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO START MY CAR. BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY LUBED THE IGNITION AND WORKED FINE FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS. NOW MY CAR IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $800!!! THE CAR IS AN 2004 I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2006 WITH 2,080 MILES AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 24,000 ON IT NOW AND I HAVEN'T HAD ANY OTHER PROBLEMS EXCEPT FOR PARTS ON THE CAR!! THIS IS SOOO FRUSTRATING BECAUSE I AM CONSTANTLY HAVING TO TAKE OFF TIME FROM WORK AGAIN COSTING ME MORE MONEY TO HAVE THIS FIXED. NOT TO MENTION HOW THE CAR COMPANIES WANT THE TAX PAYERS MONEY TO BAIL THEM OUT WITH THE FINANCIAL CRISIS. THEN THEY SHOULD STARTING BUILDING BETTER CARS EXCEPT FOR FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE IT IS PROBABLY FINE BECAUSE THAT MEANS THEY WILL HAVE MORE CARS SALES WHICH IS MORE MONEY IN THEIR POCKETS. WHEN ARE WE GOING TO START TAKING CARE OF THE TAX PAYERS?? *TR

DESIGN OF VEHICLE DID NOT ALLOW FOR CAMBER ADJUSTMENT TO FRONT TIRES UNLESS A WELD IS CUT AND A NEW PIECE IS INSTALLED. THEREFORE, OVER TIME THE CAMBER OF THE TIRES CAN BECAME SUCH THAT THE FRONT TIRES WEAR ON THE INSIDE EDGE THAT CANNOT BE SEEN BY THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE DURING A NORMAL WALK AROUND INSPECTION. THIS PLACES THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE IN A POSITION THAT A TIRE WHICH APPEARS TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION WHEN INSPECTED, MAY BLOW OUT WITHOUT NOTICE WHEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT WOULD SEEM THAT A MANUFACTURER'S DESIGN THAT REQUIRES A WELD TO BE CUT AND A NEW PART INSTALLED AT A LATER DATE TO ALLOW FOR A SIMPLE TIRE ALIGNMENT ADJUSTMENT AND MAY LEAD TO A POTENTIAL TIRE FAILURE UNTIL DISCOVERED BY THE OWNER, IS NOT A VEHICLE DESIGN WHICH INCORPORATES A HIGH DEGREE OF SAFETY ENGINEERING. *TR

THE WRAPPING OF THE INTERIOR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR GRIP APPEARS TO HAVE BEGUN TO SEPARATE ON THE INSIDE AND IS PEALING. A SHARP EDGE OF THE METAL IS BEING EXPOSED AND AS A RESULT, I HAVE CUT MY LEFT HAND FINGERS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN CLOSING THE DOOR. THE PASSENGER SIDE IS ALSO BEGINNING TO EXHIBIT SIMILAR PROBLEMS FOR THE DOOR GRIP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND WAS RESTARTED. THE FAILURE STOPPED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,150. UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR. ONCE IT WAS REPLACED, THE PROBLEM STOPPED.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT AT 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED, BUT THE WHEELS CONTINUED FORWARD. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL FOR APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN SECONDS AND THEN STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 44,120. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST TOWED TO DEALER WAS ALSO UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEYS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS RELEASED ON THE SEPTEMBER 21, 2007 AND DRIVEN NO LESS THAN 25 MILES AND THE MALFUNCTION HAPPENED YET AGAIN. UPDATED 10/10/07 *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2004 CROSSFIRE 8/15/2007 (YESTERDAY) AT 47K, GREAT CONDITION. RIGHT OFF THE BACK, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN AND REALLY HARD TO GET THE CAR STARTED. I DROVE HOME, BECAUSE THE DEALER GUY STARTED THE CAR FOR ME, RIGHT THEN I SHOULD HAVE QUESTIONED THE SITUATION. LATER THAT NIGHT I TOOK THE CAR OUT AND WAS STUCK IN A PARKING LOT FOR 2 HOURS. HAD TO GET A CAB HOME, GET MY FIANCE TO COME HELP ME TURN THE KEY. HE COULDN'T DO IT EITHER. WE FINALLY SEEKED HELP FROM 2 GUYS AND ONE WAS ABLE TO FINALLY TURN THE KEY. GOT HOME, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN IT AGAIN. I FEAR THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WILL ALWAYS DO THIS AND WHAT IF IT LOCKS WHILE DRIVING, LIKE THE OTHER COMPLAINT I READ. THE DEALER SAID THEY WILL PICK UP THE CAR TODAY AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT. *JB

I OWN A 2004 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE. AS I WAS DRIVING THROUGH THE CITY YESTERDAY 07/30/07 I MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN ONTO A CROSS STREET AND SUDDENLY MY STEERING LOCKED. I WAS ABLE TO STOP JUST INCHES FROM A PARKED CAR. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ONLY MOVE SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT. I EXERTED SOME FORCE TO THE WHEEL IN THE LEFT HAND DIRECTION AND SUDDENLY IT BROKE LOOSE AND BECAME FREE AGAIN, AT THE SAME TIME THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON. I CAREFULLY DROVE THE CAR TO A DEALER WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLOCKSPRING HAD BROKEN AND JAMMED THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN A CLOCKSPRING BREAK ON THIS TYPE OF CAR. THE CAR IS TO BE REPAIRED 08/01/07, AT A COST TO ME OF $350.00, AND I HAVE REQUESTED THAT THEY GIVE ME THE OLD PARTS. THIS CAR IS ONE OF VERY FEW PRODUCED AND IT ONLY HAS ABOUT 22,000 MILES ON IT. IT SCARES ME TO THINK WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED HAD THIS OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN, OR IF IT HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE. WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S GEARS ARE SLIPPING INTO FIRST AND SECOND GEAR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT MUST RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR THE GEARS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE CHRYSLER DEALER REFERENCED SERVICE BULLETIN # 2100505. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 10,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.