2005 Chrysler Crossfire Convertible

No clear pattern

0% of complaints about the 2005 Chrysler Crossfire Convertible arrived in its first year of service. That is an unusual figure for a 2005 vehicle, but with only 166 complaints on record the sample is too small to call it a pattern — the margin of error covers the range where ordinary vehicles sit. The figures below are reported without a verdict. The most-reported system is structure (47 complaints), typically at 8.8 yr or about 45,107 miles.

Complaints: 166
Median age at failure: 9.9 yr
Median mileage: 47,921 n=162
Crash / fire / tow: 1.2% of reports
Safety recalls: 0

In owners’ own words

Structure 35,400 mi 7.5 yr in service

WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, THE REAR GLASS SEPARATED FROM THE CONVERTIBLE TOP ON THE LEFT, RIGHT AND BOTTOM. THE GLUE USED TO BIND THE TWO TOGETHER SEEMS TO HAVE FAILED. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM TO THIS MODEL/YEAR CAR. *TR

Structure 40,400 mi 7.5 yr in service

THE REAR WINDOW GLASS ON THE ROADSTER HAS SEPARATED FROM THE ROOF LINING. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT CAN NOT BE REPAIRED ONLY REPLACED. THIS PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN THE ADHESIVE FAILS COMPLETELY AND THE GLASS FALLS OUT ON A ROADWAY OR TURNS INTO A PROJECTILE INSIDE THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. VERY COSTLY TO THE CONSUMER TO REPAIR SHOULD BE RECALLED AS IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Structure 43,650 mi 7.8 yr in service

REAR WINDOW IN CONVERTIBLE TOP IS SEPARATING FROM THE FABRIC. CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND THEY HAVE BEEN OF NO HELP AT ALL. THEY ARE REFUSING TO FIX IT AND TELL ME IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED SERVICE CONTRACT. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS YEAR CAR FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL STRONGLY THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, IF WINDOW FALLS OUT WHILE I'M DRIVING IT COULD CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT OR WINDOW COULD HIT SOMEONE BEHIND ME. WILL CROSS MY FINGERS THAT THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN! *TR

Visibility 35,400 mi 7.5 yr in service

WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, THE REAR GLASS SEPARATED FROM THE CONVERTIBLE TOP ON THE LEFT, RIGHT AND BOTTOM. THE GLUE USED TO BIND THE TWO TOGETHER SEEMS TO HAVE FAILED. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM TO THIS MODEL/YEAR CAR. *TR

How to read this

This is what owners reported, not a reliability rating. People file with NHTSA about alarming failures, not routine ones, and complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold.
Failure ages come from the incident date on each complaint, populated on about 83% of records. Mileage is shown where reported — NHTSA’s 2021 system change cut mileage capture to roughly 15%, so it thins out sharply after MY2020.
Every rank compares this vehicle only against others of the same model year. A 2025 car has not had time to accumulate five-year failures, so comparing early-failure share across years is meaningless.
Fourteen make-months distorted by media storms and mass recalls — Toyota in February 2010 ran 11× normal volume across 33 models — are excluded.
Recalls are manufacturer actions and authoritative; complaints are not. A recall listed here may already have been performed on any individual car. Check a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2005 Chrysler Crossfire Convertible

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

In owners’ own words

How to read this