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2005 Chrysler Crossfire visibility/wiper problems
83 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2005 Chrysler Crossfire cite visibility/wiper, 19% of all 434 complaints for this model year.
Complaints
83
19% of all complaints
Crashes
0
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
0
Reported by owners
What owners say about the visibility/wiper
Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“ALL OF A SUDDEN MY REAR WINDOW IN MY CROSSFIRE CONVERTABLE CAME OUT. I CANNOT PUT MY TOP DOWN OR DRIVE AS RAIN WILL COME IN. I WAS TOLD THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH CAR. HOW DO I GET IT FIXED NOW ? CRYSTLER DEARLSHIPS SAY THEY DO NOT SERVICE THIS MODEL ANYMORE. SO WHAT CAN I DO AND CAN YOU HELP?”
“THE ENTIRE RIGHT HALF OF THE REAR WINDOW DETTACHED FROM THE CONVERTIBLE TOP WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, AND STARTED BANGING AGAINST THE TOP. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN STORED INDOORS AND NOT EXPOSED TO RAIN OR SNOW.”
“THE REAR WINDOW IS GLASS AND THE GLUE BOND TO THE CONVERTIBLE TOP FAILS. I CALLED CHRYSLER IN AUGUST OF 2016 WHEN OUR WINDOW FELL LOOSE AND I LEARNED OF AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WAS NEVER OFFERED TO US. THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE CAR BUT MY VIN DID NOT QUALIFY AND IT WAS ONLY FOR 10 YEARS. WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 2/6/2005 IN PLANO TEXAS. FROM ALL THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SHOULD HAVE BEEN FOR ALL CARS SOLD IN TEXAS. WE NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE. AS I CONTINUE TO RESEARCH, THIS PROBLEM IS FAR GREATER THAN CARS SOLD IN A FEW SOUTHERN STATES AND CHRYSLER SHOULD BE COVERING OUR REPAIR. I'VE ATTEMPTED TO RESOLVE THIS WITH CHRYSLER MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE PAST 2 YEARS WITH NO SUCCESS.”
“CAR WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY AND BACK GLASS FELL OUT AND BROKE WE HAD REPLACED THIS TOP ONCE WITH OUR MONEY AS CHRYSLER AND NHTSA WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT THIS CAR HAS HAD RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM OF THE GLASS FALLING OUT AND THE GLUE FAILURES BUT IT SEEMS ONLY CERTAIN CARS ARE REPAIRED THIS CAR HAS BEEN KEPT IN A GARAGE SINCE THE NEW TOP WAS INSTALLED AND WE TOOK IT OUT FOR A FEW DAYS AND THE GLUE LET LOOSE WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET CHRYSLER OR NHTSA TO FIX THIS”
“REAR WINDSHIELD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM TOP IN LATE (OCT)2010. IT WAS REPLACED AND HAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED AGAIN. I AM SO UPSET. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND COSTLY. I ALSO HAVE ISSUES WITH CAR ALARM GOING OFF WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED CRYSLER AND HAVE NOT BEEN OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE.”
“THE WAS CAR PARKED AND I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE CAR FROM THE PARKING LOT AND THE REAR GLASS FELL OUT OF THE CONVERTIBLE TOP. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ONLINE AND FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAFETY PROBLEM.”
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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Oct 30, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.