2006 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE ROADSTER Problems & Recalls
Detailed safety information and owner complaints
Problem Breakdown
Compare to Other Years
Common Problems
REAR BACK GLASS FALLING APART FROM CONVERTIBLE TOP WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE
Mileage: 92,000
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 ...
Mileage: 57,138
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
Mileage: 15,000
REAR GLASS FELL OFF TOP WHILE DRIVING. COMPLETELY SEPARATED. ONLY 55,000 MILES ON CAR AND HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT.
Mileage: 53,000
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 VEHICLE IS NOT ABUSED AND TOP HAS ONLY BEEN RETRACTED A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 15 TIMES SO IT CAN NOT EVEN BE ATTRIBUTED TO "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR".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 MANUFACTU...
Mileage: 29,000
BACK GLASS IN CONVERTIBLE TOP FALLING OUT
Mileage: 126,000
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 DE...
Mileage: 68,609
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 DE...
Mileage: 68,609
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...
Mileage: 30,000
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 ...
Mileage: 90,000
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 CO...
Mileage: 99,500
REAR WINDOW HAS DETACHED AS COMMON WITH THE 2005 MODELS. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
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
Mileage: 61,000
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 REFU...
Mileage: 74,000
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 REFU...
Mileage: 74,000
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 REFU...
Mileage: 74,000
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 REFU...
Mileage: 74,000
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
Mileage: 54,200
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
Mileage: 54,200
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 200...
Mileage: 50,000
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 200...
Mileage: 50,000
BACK WINDOW IN MY 2005 CROSSFIRE CAME OUT. *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 W...
Mileage: 16,000
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...
Mileage: 28,000
WHILE MY CROSSFIRE WAS PARKED, THE REAR WINDSHIELD BECAME DETACHED FROM THE CONVERTIBLE TOP OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 55,000
WHILE MY CROSSFIRE WAS PARKED, THE REAR WINDSHIELD BECAME DETACHED FROM THE CONVERTIBLE TOP OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 55,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CROSSFIRE ROADSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR WINDOW BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. *TR
Mileage: 72,000
AT 70 MPH DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE REAR WINDOW SEPARATED FROM THE CONVERTIBLE TOP. SCARED ME TO DEATH AND NOT KNOWING WHAT HAPPENED I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP AND ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY THE CAR BEHIND ME. AFTER A SHORT ONLINE RESEARCH I FOUND THE SERVICE BULLETIN TSB 23-035-11 THAT EXTE...
Mileage: 45,000
THE REAR WINDOW ON MY 2006 CROSSFIRE CAME UNGLUED AND FELL OUT. HAVE TALKED WITH CHRYSLER AND THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN ON THE 2005 CROSSFIRES AND CHRYSLER HAS EXTENDED THE CONVERTIBLE TOP WARRANTY TO 10 YEAR/100,000 MILES. THE 2006 MODELS ARE NOT COVERED BUT STILL SUFFER THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CONVER...
Mileage: 19,758
ADHESIVE 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 RI...
Mileage: 24,000
ADHESIVE 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 RI...
Mileage: 24,000
I RECEIVED A LACERATION ON MY LEFT HAND INDEX FINGER WHILE GRASPING THE DRIVER SIDE CHROME COVERED DOOR HANDLE. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THE METALLIC CHROME COVERING HAS A SEAM ON THE INSIDE OF THE HANDLE WHICH BECOMES RAZOR SHARP. I HAVE USED A LAYER OF CLEAR PACKING TAPE OVER THE SEAM TO KEEP FROM R...
Mileage: 33,211
OVERNIGHT THE REAR WINDOW HAS DETACHED FROM THE CONVERTIBLE TOP CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE. SOME 2005 MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE, BUT NOT 2006 MODES. I FIND ONLINE THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD AND ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. *TR
Mileage: 123,000
TL* 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...
Mileage: 25,120
GLASS FALLING OUT OF CONVERTIBLE TOP. DEALERSHIP ADMITS TO PROBLEMS WITH 2005 MODEL BUT NOT THE 2006 MODEL. NO WARRANTY FOR REPAIRING THE TOP ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP. EXTENDED WARRANTY PURCHASED WITH CAR BUT IT DOES NOT COVER THE TOP EITHER. *TR
Mileage: 53,000
THE REAR GLASS WINDOW HAS FALLEN OFF FROM THE CONVERTIBLE TOP POSING A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS CAR AS CHRYSLER RECALLED 2005S FOR THE SAME ISSUE BUT NOT THE 2006. I HAVE FOUND ONLINE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR
Mileage: 40,000
REAR WINDOW FELL OFF OF CONVERTIBLE TOP WHILE DRIVING. CHRYSLER SAYS THAT WHILE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THIS MODEL IN THE PAST THEY DON'T COVER THIS IN THE WARRANTY. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM! *KB
REAR 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
Mileage: 38,522
THIS WAS A AUTO ACCIDENT INVOLVING A CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE. THE CAS WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND FORCED INTO A BRIDGE CONCRET RAILING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE THE PASSENAGE AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT THE DRIVERS DID NOT.
I WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AND SMELL FUMES AFTER ABOUT 1 MILE PULLED OVER AND OPENED MY HOOD AND THE CAR BURST INTO FLAMES FROM UNDER HOOD CALLED 911 AND FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT OUT FIRE AND CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR
Mileage: 27,000