2006 Chrysler Crossfire Roadster

REAR BACK GLASS FALLING APART FROM CONVERTIBLE TOP WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE

THIS 2006 CROSSFIRE ROADSTER IS GARAGE KEPT. THE CAR WAS PARKED, WHEN THE GLASS SEPARATED ON THREE SIDES FROM THE CLOTH CONVERTIBLE TOP. FAILURE OF THE REAR WINDOW GLASS APPEARS TO BE DUE TO LACK OF ATTACHMENT, OTHER THAN ADHESIVE GLUE. THE CLOTH CONVERTIBLE TOP IS IN GOOD CONDITION. THIS POSES A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC, CONSIDERING THE VEHICLE IS RATED AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 150 MPH. IT APPEARS THAT CHRYSLER HAS RECALLED SOME 2005 MODELS WHICH HAVE THE SAME TYPE CONVERTIBLE TOPS AND GLASS WINDOWS, MADE BY KARMANN. AS THE SAFETY ISSUES CONTINUE I WOULD HOPE THAT CHRYSLER WOULD RECALL ALL OF THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS BEFORE THE PUBLIC IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. I AWAIT AN URGENT RESPONSE FROM CHRYSLER TO FIX THIS HAZARDOUS PROBLEM ME. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH YOUR BEST EFFORTS TO MAKE THIS RIGHT AND KEEP EVERYONE SAFE. 2-13-18 DISAPPOINTED DRIVER IN EAST TENNESSEE

REAR GLASS OF THE CONVERTIBLE TOP FALLING OUT, ONLY BEING HELD BY THE WINDOW DEFROSTER WIRES. THE ADHESIVE IN MANUFACTURING GAVE WAY. THE CAR IS ALWAYS GARAGED AND JUST OVER 15K MILES

REAR GLASS FELL OFF TOP WHILE DRIVING. COMPLETELY SEPARATED. ONLY 55,000 MILES ON CAR AND HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT.

REAR GLASS IN CONVERTIBLE TOP HAS SEPARATED FROM THE FABRIC. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 30,000 MILES AND IS GARAGE KEPT. VEHICLE IS NOT ABUSED AND TOP HAS ONLY BEEN RETRACTED A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 15 TIMES SO IT CAN NOT EVEN BE ATTRIBUTED TO "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR". THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.

BACK GLASS IN CONVERTIBLE TOP FALLING OUT

REAR 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

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR WITH THE TOP UP MY REAR WINDOW BECAME DETACHED. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT EVEN THOUGH THE 2005 CROSSFIRE ROADSTER WAS COVERED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THEY WERE NOT COVERING THE 2006. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER DIRECTLY IN JULY OF 2014 THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING. I THEN HAD TO MAKE A TEMPORARY REPAIR FOR $ 150 AND IN SEPTEMBER 2014 HAD TO REPLACE THE TOP FOR $ 2,457.62 AT A SHOP RECOMMENDED BY THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. SO I AM OUT OF POCKET $ 2,607. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AGAIN LAST WEEK 5 23 2015 AND THEY REPLIED THAT SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS NOT BUILT IN 2005 THEY WERE STILL NOT COVERING IT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM EXPERIENCED BY NUMEROUS DRIVERS. IF THIS WINDOW WERE TO COME OUT WHILE DRIVING IT COULD SERIOUSLY INJURE OR KILL A PEDESTRIAN OR OTHER DRIVER. CHRYSLER HAS COVERED THE 2005 FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT LATER MODELS. YOU WILL SEE OVER 20 COMPLAINTS ON THE SAFECAR.GOV SITE FROM OTHER DRIVERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT SAME MODEL AND YEAR. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE WEB ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. I GUESS CHRYSLER AND THE GOVERNMENT WANTS TO WAIT UNTIL PEOPLE ARE KILLED BEFORE ACTING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE ROADSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDSHIELD HUNG DOWN INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ADHESIVE WAS FAULTY AND THE ROOF NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS DOWN WHEN I HEARD A LOUD CLAPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE 3RD WINDOW (CONVERTIBLE WINDOW). THE WINDOW GLUE HAS BEGUN UNSTICKING AND THE UPHOLSTERY AND GLASS WERE COMING APART. IF NOT FOR IMMEDIATE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS THE WINDOW COULD HAVE FLOWN AWAY AND INTO OTHER CARS BEHIND ME. *TR

REAR WINDOW HAS DETACHED AS COMMON WITH THE 2005 MODELS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WITH THE TOP UP THE REAR WINDOW FELL LOOSE FROM FAILED ADHESIVE. CHRYSLER HAS MADE REPAIRS TO 2005 MODELS WITH THE SAME FAILURE AND REFUSED TO FIX 2006. SAME DESIGN SAME PART SAME DEFECT. *TR

THE GLASS REAR WINDOW TO THE CONVERTIBLE BECAME DISENGAGED ON THREE SIDES AND STARTED FLAPPING INSIDE THE CAR. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD ME THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AND IT CANNOT BE FIXED. A NEW TOP WITH A FACTORY INSTALLED GLASS MUST BE PURCHASED AND INSTALLED. CHRYSLER AND THE DEALER REFUSE TO EXCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY, AND WANT $2800 FOR REPAIR. IT APPEARS THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED ROUTINELY WITH THIS VEHICLE AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ORDERED. IF I DRIVE THE CAR THE WINDOW WILL EVENTUALLY DISENGAGE COMPLETELY AND POSSIBLY BECOME A MISSILE ON THE HIGHWAY. IT APPEARS THE GLUE THAT HOLDS THE GLASS TO THE CANVAS TOP IS DEFECTIVE AND WILL NOT HOLD. I WOULD WELCOME CONTACT FROM CHRYSLER WITH SOME ASSISTANCE IN THE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT COST. *TR

THE GLASS REAR WINDOW TO THE CONVERTIBLE BECAME DISENGAGED ON THREE SIDES AND STARTED FLAPPING INSIDE THE CAR. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD ME THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AND IT CANNOT BE FIXED. A NEW TOP WITH A FACTORY INSTALLED GLASS MUST BE PURCHASED AND INSTALLED. CHRYSLER AND THE DEALER REFUSE TO EXCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY, AND WANT $2800 FOR REPAIR. IT APPEARS THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED ROUTINELY WITH THIS VEHICLE AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ORDERED. IF I DRIVE THE CAR THE WINDOW WILL EVENTUALLY DISENGAGE COMPLETELY AND POSSIBLY BECOME A MISSILE ON THE HIGHWAY. IT APPEARS THE GLUE THAT HOLDS THE GLASS TO THE CANVAS TOP IS DEFECTIVE AND WILL NOT HOLD. I WOULD WELCOME CONTACT FROM CHRYSLER WITH SOME ASSISTANCE IN THE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT COST. *TR

REAR WINDOW IS COMING APART FROM THE TOP. GLUE JOINT IS FAILING, WINDOW FALLING OUT FOR NO REASON THAT I CAN SEE. CHRYSLER DOES NOT WANT TO OWN THE PROBLEM, IN ALL OF THE YEARS, 2004 THRU 2008 FOR THE CROSSFIRE CONV. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CROSSFIRE CONV. *TR

THE REAR GLASS WINDOW ON MY CONVERTIBLE TOP BECAME DETACHED FROM THE SURROUNDING MATERIAL. APPARENTLY THE GLUE HOLDING THE WINDOW ON FAILED. I PULLED OVER AND SECURED IT BEFORE IT FLEW OFF AND POTENTIALLY HIT ANOTHER CAR OR PEDESTRIAN. THIS IS A PREVIOUSLY KNOW PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL FOR THE 2004 AND 2005 MODEL YEARS. CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM IN CERTAIN SOUTHERN STATES OF WHICH I LIVE IN ONE TEXAS. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER TODAY AND THEY INDICATED MY AREA WAS COVERED BUT NOT MY MODEL YEAR. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS OCCURRING IN OTHER 2006 MODELS. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE AN EXTREME HAZARD TO OTHER AUTOS AND PEDESTRIANS. *TR

BACK WINDOW IN MY 2005 CROSSFIRE CAME OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE ROADSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE REAR WINDSHIELD DETACHED FROM THE CANVAS TOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

AT 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 THAN TIME.

WHILE MY CROSSFIRE WAS PARKED, THE REAR WINDSHIELD BECAME DETACHED FROM THE CONVERTIBLE TOP OF THE VEHICLE. *TR