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Chrysler Crossfire reliability: problems and recalls.
Owners filed 708 complaints about the 2004 to 2008 Chrysler Crossfire with the government, most about body structure.
No Lemon Index score yet: too few were sold in the U.S. for a fair per-car score, so here's what YouTube owners say, next to the raw complaint counts.
YouTube rank and complaints, by model year
YouTube rank: we read 198 YouTube videos about the Chrysler Crossfire and ranked each year with 10 or more videos by how much they praise it vs. how much they talk about problems. It measures tone, not failure rates. Complaints are the raw number owners filed with NHTSA: popular years draw more partly because more were sold, and without usable sales figures we can't turn them into a per-car score.
What owners say on YouTube
2004–2008 Crossfire · 197 most-watched videos
Owners praise
Owners complain about
Nothing stands out.
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Praise and complaints: the share of each generation's most-watched videos that mention a topic with a praise or trouble word next to it, in the title or what's said. YouTube rank: how positive owners and reviewers sound, compared with every car of the same model year. It measures tone, not failure rates. Videos belong to their creators; we link to them.
Complaints and recalls by model year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 109 | 0 |
| 2005 | 434 | 0 |
| 2006 | 74 | 0 |
| 2007 | 52 | 1 |
| 2008 | 39 | 1 |
Popular years draw more complaints partly because more were sold. We don't have usable sales for this model, so these are counts, not a score.
What owners complain about
| System | Share of complaints |
|---|---|
| Body structure | 27% |
| Visibility | 21% |
| Wipers & visibility | 16% |
| Electrical | 13% |
| Airbags | 7% |
| Engine | 3% |
When problems show up
Half of the owners who gave a mileage reported the problem between 29,000 and 68,609 miles. The middle report was at 46,000 miles, from 605 complaints.
How serious
| Crashes | Fires | Injury reports | Death reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
As reported by owners to NHTSA. Not verified.
In owners' words
While driving in inclement weather, the vehicle stopped. The driver was not able to get the vehicle to move into any gear. The vehicle was towed to his home.
2005 Chrysler Crossfire owner · NHTSA complaint 10113142
The 6 speed transmission pops out of first gear on an intermitent basis when starting off. This problem has been ongoing since we purchased the car new.
2004 Chrysler Crossfire owner · NHTSA complaint 10122131
2006 Chrysler Crossfire has a problem with the windshield wiper mechanism.
2006 Chrysler Crossfire owner · NHTSA complaint 10244851
Recalls 1
16V081000 Feb 2016 Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. (MBUSA) is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 ML320 BlueTec 4Matic, GL320 BlueTec 4Matic and R320 CDI 4Matic, 2011 E350 Cabriolet and E550 Cabriolet, 2009-2011 ML350, ML350 4Matic, ML550 4Matic, ML63 AMG, and C63 AMG, 2010-2011 ML450 4Matic Hybrid, E350 Coupe, E350 4Matic, E550 Coupe, E550 4Matic, and E63 AMG, 2011-2012 GL350 BlueTec 4Matic and R350 BlueTec 4Matic, 2009-2012 GL450 4Matic, GL550 4Matic and R350 4Matic, 2007-2008 SLK280, SLK350, and SLK55 AMG, 2011-2014 SLS AMG Coupe, 2012 SLS AMG Cabriolet, 2013-2014 SLS AMG GT and SLS AMG GT Cabriolet, 2005 C230 Ko
Fix. MBUSA will their notify owners, and Fiat Chrysler will notify the affected Chrysler owners. Dealers for the respective brands will replace the driver's frontal air bag module, free of charge. This recall began November 2016. Mercedes-Benz owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372 and Chrysler owners may contact Fiat Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403.
Recall repairs are free at any dealer. Check the exact car's VIN for open recalls.
Quick answers
What are the most common Chrysler Crossfire problems?
In owner complaints to the government, the top areas are body structure, visibility, wipers & visibility.
How many recalls does the Chrysler Crossfire have?
1 safety recall on record for the 2004 to 2008 models.
Source: NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, YouTube videos (titles and channels link to them). We don't give this model a Lemon Index: too few were sold in the U.S. for a fair per-car score (6 of the 6 years we have sales for were under 20,000, sales source). Complaints are owner reports, not proof of a defect.
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