2007 Chrysler Crossfire Roadster Visibility Problems

WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A BANG IN THE BACK AND SUDDEN CHANGE OF AIR IN THE CABIN - REAR WINDOW IN MY 2007 ROADSTER SEPARATED FROM THE TOP AND FELL INSIDE - THE ONLY THING THAT PREVENTED IT FROM HITTING ME IN THE HEAD WAS THE ELECTRIC WIRE (DEFROSTER) THAT WINDOW IS ATTACHED TO. I HAD TO GO BELOW SPEED LIMIT TO MAKE IT HOME SAFELY. CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AND IT WOULD COST OVER $1,500 TO GET IT REPLACED, BUT TOPS ARE ON BACK ORDER RIGHT NOW AND IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS TO GET IT IN. AFTER RESEARCH - SEEMS UNFAIR THAT A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT ALL OWNERS OF THIS CAR FACE WAS NOT ADDRESSED BY THE COMPANY.

NHTSA ID

10905631

Incident

Jun 15, 2016

Mileage

98,000 mi

I HAVE A 2007 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE CONVERTABLE. I WALKED OUT TODAY IN MY DRIVEWAY TO FIND MY REAR GLASS WINDOW ON MY CAR HAS DETACHED FROM THE TOP. HAD THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING IM SURE I COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I CALLED CHRYSLER AT 800-247-9753 AND GAVE THEM MY VIN NUMBER AFTER GOING ONLINE AND SEEING MANY PEOPLE WITH 2005 THRU 2008 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRES REAR WINDOW DETACHED. THEY EXPLAINED TO ME THAT TH 10 YEAR 100,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR REAR GLASS ON CHRYSLER CONVERTABLES DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VIN NUMBER. THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE THEY ARE AWARE OF MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY OBVIOUSLY KNOW THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT. ARE THEY WAITING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHERE THERE IS LOSS OF LIFE? PLEASE HELP

NHTSA ID

10885383

Incident

Jul 17, 2016

GLUE FAILED ON REAR WINDOW GLUED TO CONVERTIBLE CANVAS TOP. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.

NHTSA ID

10884191

Incident

Jul 8, 2016

Mileage

54,000 mi

WHILE PARKED IN MY GARAGE THE REAR WINDOW ON MY 2007 CONVERTIBLE CROSSFIRE BEGAN TO SEPARATE FROM THE TOP. CHRYSLER TOLD ME I HAD TO TAKE IT TO AN UPHOLSTERY SHOP WITH WOULD COST ME $750 - $1400 FOR A NEW TOP. I USED 3M WINDOW WELD AND IT HELD FOR A WHILE BUT THEN BEGAN TO SEPARATE AGAIN. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IT HAS STARTED TO SEPARATE. I WAS TOLD THAT A NEW TOP WOULD LAST 1-2 YEARS FOR OF COURSE $1400. I STILL SEE NO RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT. THE PROBLEM STARTED IN 2012.

NHTSA ID

10836848

Incident

Nov 15, 2012

Mileage

36,576 mi

THE REAR WINDOW IS SLOWLY BUT SURELY SEPARATING FROM THE CONVERTIBLE TOP.

NHTSA ID

10726985

Incident

Jun 22, 2015

Mileage

4,940 mi

WHILE 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.

NHTSA ID

10717071

Incident

May 16, 2015

Mileage

44,172 mi

I'M "COPYING/PASTING" SOMEONE ELSE'S WORDS AS THEY HAVE DESCRIBED EXACTLY WHAT I'M EXPERIENCING! I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER, 2013 AND HAVE JUST NOW EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM. I'VE ALSO DONE AN ONLINE SEARCH & CAME ACROSS THIS SITE W/OTHER COMPLAINTS FILED! I WILL KEEP LOOKING FOR OTHER SITES TO FILE THE SAME COMPLAINT UNTIL SOMETHING IS DONE! "I 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...AND COVERED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TOPS ON THOSE CARS. FOR SOME REASON THEY ARE REFUSING TO DO SO ON THE 2007 MODEL. I CAN SEE ONLINE THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR BUT PERHAPS ENOUGH COMPLAINTS HAVE NOT BEEN FILED. PLEASE DOCUMENT MY CLAIM IN THE HOPES THAT CHRYSLER WILL STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT AND REPAIR THIS DEFECTIVE ROOF. THE CAR IS IN OTHERWISE PERFECT SHAPE AND IS DILIGENTLY TAKEN CARE OF....IS GARAGED KEPT." *TR

NHTSA ID

10659915

Incident

Nov 12, 2014

Mileage

51,953 mi

I 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...AND COVERED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TOPS ON THOSE CARS. FOR SOME REASON THEY ARE REFUSING TO DO SO ON THE 2007 MODEL. I CAN SEE ONLINE THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR BUT PERHAPS ENOUGH COMPLAINTS HAVE NOT BEEN FILED. PLEASE DOCUMENT MY CLAIM IN THE HOPES THAT CHRYSLER WILL STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT AND REPAIR THIS DEFECTIVE ROOF. THE CAR IS IN OTHERWISE PERFECT SHAPE AND IS DILIGENTLY TAKEN CARE OF....IS GARAGED AT NIGHT AND DURING THE BUSINESS DAY. HELP! *TR

NHTSA ID

10653452

Incident

Oct 16, 2013

Mileage

54,100 mi

I 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 COMMON PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE THEY STARTED BUILDING THE CROSSFIRE. I WAS EVEN MORE SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THAT CHRYSLER DID NOT ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. THEN I THOUGHT IT MUST BE A FACTORY RECALL FOR A SAFETY PROBLEM, AND WE DIDN'T RECEIVE IT YET SEEING WE JUST PURCHASED THE CAR. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN EATING AT ME SO I CALLED CHRYSLER TO VOICE MY CONCERNS THEY EXPRESS THAT THIS WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. I'M GLAD THAT MY WIFE WAS NOT DRIVING WITH OUR GRANDBABY SEEING THAT CHILD SEATS FACE BACK . I WAS PROUD THAT THE GOVERNMENT BAILED OUT CHRYSLER. BUT THIS EXPERIENCE IS THE REASON THEY WENT BELLY UP AND BANKRUPT IN THE PAST KEEP YOUR EYES ON HOUSTON TEXAS CRAIGSLIST, BECAUSE I REFUSE TO OWN A CAR THAT ENDANGERS MY FAMILY. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10610811

Incident

Jul 7, 2014

Mileage

21,000 mi

TL* 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.

NHTSA ID

10461493

Incident

Jun 1, 2012

Mileage

95,002 mi