There are 6 owner-reported powertrain & transmission complaints for the 2005 Chrysler Crossfirein NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
ON MY WAY TO WORK HAVING JUST PASSED SEVERAL CARS, TRAVELING @70+ MILES/HR. ON THE INTERSTATE, I NOTICED WOBBLING & THE LOSS OF CONTROL & IMMEDIATELY MOVED TO THE RIGHT LANE & STEERED TOWARDS THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY, THANKING GOD FOR NO ACCIDENT. I PUT THE GEAR IN~PARK~TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF & CHECKED THE EXTERIOR TO NOTICE MY NEWLY PURCHASED REAR PASSENGER TIRE WAS PREMATURELY BLOWN(RECENTLY PURCHASED TIRES). I CALLED A TOW TRUCK(2ND TIME THIS MARCH MONTH BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T CRANK IN MY DRIVEWAY): UPON THEIR INTERSTATE ARRIVAL, I LEARNED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM/ENGINE HAD SHUTDOWN WITH AN 'INABILITY TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL GEAR OR ANY GEAR IN ORDER FOR THEM TO TOW IT. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THE ENGINE HAS LOCKED LIKE THIS. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 8(EIGHT) MONTHS NOW SINCE MARCH 23, 2015 & THE CHRYSLER MECHANICS ARE IN 'AWE' AS IT SEEMS TO BE IRREPAIRABLE. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION SINCE MARCH, 2015. CHRYSLER COMPANY, PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM: I & OTHERS COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED ON THE INTERSTATE & I HAVE BEEN TOWED THREE TIMES BECAUSE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY SHUTDOWN, BUT THIS HAS BEEN THE LONGEST & WORST. IN THE PAST, I HAVE HAD THE HOOD-CEILING, IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED & BEFORE THIS, I WAS ABOUT TO HAVE THE SILVER OUTSIDE WINDOW BORDERS REPLACED. THERE HAS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS ELECTRONIC SYSTEM JUST SHUTTING DOWN WHILE I AM IN THE MIDST OF DRIVING AS THIS BEING THE 3RD TIME SHUTTING DOWN & I DO HAVE A NEW BATTERY, THEREFORE THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM. HELP! HELP! HELP! [NOTE: CROSSFIRE IN SHOP 8+ MONTHS/ I AM WITHOUT MY CAR! PLEASE LET ME HEAR FROM YOU CONCERNING THIS SERIOUS & DANGEROUS MATTER! IT IS THE MERCY OF GOD THAT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT DURING THE RUSH/WORK MORNING TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE, MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2015. HELP! PLEASE!
I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR. THE CUP HOLDER IS STUCK IN THE VERTICAL POSITION RIGHT WHERE MY ELBOW GOES WHEN CONTROLLING THE SHIFTER THUS MAKING IT DIFFICULT AND POSSIBLY DANGEROUS TO DO SO. I WENT ON THE INTERNET TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM CROSSFIRE OWNERS OF ALL YEARS ABOUT THIS VERY THING. CHRYSLER WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT INCLUDING JUST DISCONNECTING THE SPRING ON THE CUP HOLDER SO THAT IT WILL STAY DOWN. THE FIX IS OVER $300 IF YOU GET CHRYSLER TO DO IT, AND THEY INSTALL THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART AGAIN. NOT A GOOD FIX. I THINK IT IS DANGEROUS, VERY DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND ALL OF THE POWER TRAIN POSITION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COULD ALSO FEEL A VIBRATION IN THE SHIFT HANDLE. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE RESPONDED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. AFTER SOME TIME, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE LOWER GEARS WHILE IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT NO CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE COULD BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF GEAR ON DOWNSHIFT. WILL NOT GO BACK INTO GEAR UNTIL CAR SLOWS TO MINIMAL SPEED OR STOPS. SITUATION HAS LEFT ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AS I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CROSS TRAFFIC. BEGINNING THIRD WEEK A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TRYING TO REPAIR. MULTIPLE ELECTRONIC AND MECHANICAL PARTS REPLACED BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *TR
ON THIS DATE A SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS IN PROGRESS WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY INTO GEAR. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED ON A TRIP TO SEE A RELATIVE IN POOR HEALTH AND ALONG WITH DEFECTIVE WHEEL BOLTS THAT CAUSED THE PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL TO BECOME SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE, LEFT ME STRANDED. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN GIVING ME TROUBLES AND HAS FAILED ALONG WITH NUMEROUS LARGE LEAKS NOTED ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REPAIR UNDER THE OEM WARRANTY. *JB
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. *AK *SC *JB
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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