NHTSA Complaint #10532177 — 2008 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE ROADSTER

THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AT A RATE OF SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND DETECTED AN UNUSUALLY LOUD RATTLING NOISE FROM BEHIND. AFTER APPROACHING AND STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE OWNER/DRIVER TURNED AND LOOKED TO DISCOVER THAT APPROXIMATELY 1/4TH OF THE ENTIRE REAR WINDOW ASSEMBLY HAD DETACHED FROM THE CONVERTIBLE TOP. THE ADHESIVE THAT ATTACHES THE SOFT-TOP CANVAS MATERIAL TO THE REAR WINDOW HAS FAILED. THE OWNER IS CONCERNED THAT THE REMAINING ADHESIVE WILL ALSO FAIL RESULTING IN THE ENTIRE WINDOW FALLING OUT AND POTENTIALLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. OWNER DEEMS THE VEHICLE AS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. A PRIOR COMPLAINT OF A SIMILAR INCIDENT (ALSO WITH THE 2008 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE ROADSTER) WITH THIS SAME ISSUE WAS RECENTLY FILED ON MAY 20TH, 2013(NHTSA-ID-NUMBER: 10412807 & VIN# [XXX]). THIS PRIOR INCIDENT OCCURRED ON MAY 4TH, 2013. CHRYSLER HANDLED THIS COMPLAINT WITH A FULL REPLACEMENT OF THE CONVERTIBLE TOP ASSEMBLY. THE MAY 20TH, 2013 COMPLAINT REPORT ALSO CITES THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM CHRYSLER HAS HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE THE 2005 MODEL YEAR WHEN LARGE NUMBERS OF THESE FAILURES WERE REPORTED. CHRYSLER FINALLY ISSUED A RECALL IN SEPTEMBER OF 2011 FOR THE 2005 VEHICLES BUT LIMITED THE RECALL TO ONLY VEHICLES IN JUST EIGHT STATES FOR A REASON THEY DID NOT DISCLOSE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR