2008 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE ROADSTER Visibilitywiper Problems

ON JULY 10 WHEN I LEFT THE OFFICE, I WAS DRIVING THE CAR TO GO HOME IN THE AFTERNOON AND I NOTICED A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN THE RED TRAFFIC LIGHT STOP I INSPECTED THE REAR GLASS AND I REALIZED IT IS DETACHED ALMOST 70%, MAINLY THE BOTTOM PORTION, JUST THE UPPER SIDE WAS ATTACHED. I DROVE CAREFULLY ABOUT 5 MILES TO GET HOME AND I WAS WORRIED BECAUSE THE GLASS CAN FALL OFF FROM THE CAR AND HAVE AN INCIDENT WHILE DRIVING IN THE RUSH HOUR IN THE AVENUE I ALWAYS TAKE (45 MILES/HR). I CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR IN THIS CONDITION. I INVESTIGATED AND I SEE SIMILAR REPORTS ABOUT THIS REAR GLASS COMING OFF.

REAR WINDOW BECAME DETACHED FROM CONVERTIBLE TOP, WHICH MEANT THE CAR COULD NOT BE SAFELY DRIVEN. ACCORDING TO DEALER, UNABLE TO REATTACH WINDOW - ENTIRE TOP HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONVERTIBLE TOP WAS REPLACED SO CAR COULD BE DRIVEN SAFELY. THERE WERE ONLY 960 OF THESE CARS MANUFACTURED IN 2008, SO THE PERCENTAGE OF CARS WITH THIS ISSUE MIGHT BE HIGHER THAN WOULD FIRST BE APPARENT.

SUMMARY: THE REAR WINDOW GLASS SEPARATED FROM CONVERTIBLE FABRIC TOP WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. DETAILS: ON 8/13/2016, AT ABOUT NOON, NEAR BERTRAM, TEXAS, ON A HOT CLEAR DAY, I PARKED THE SUBJECT VEHICLE ALONG THE SIDE OF A RESIDENTIAL ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS IN SIGHT THE WHOLE TIME. NOTHING STRUCK OR TOUCHED THE VEHICLE WHILE I TALKED TO NEIGHBORS FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. WHEN I RETURNED, THE REAR WINDOW HAD SEPARATED FROM THE CANVAS ON THE BOTTOM AND SIDES, AND THE LOWER PORTION OF THE WINDOW WAS RESTING ON THE REAR DECK INSIDE THE CAR. THE WINDOW WAS STILL PRECARIOUSLY ATTACHED ALONG THE TOP. THE WIRES CONNECTING TO THE WINDOW GLASS DEFOGGING ELEMENTS WERE STILL ATTACHED AT THE SIDES. IT APPEARED THE BEAD OF GLUE AROUND THE EDGES HAD FAILED, PERHAPS DUE TO HEAT. IT HAD DETACHED FROM THE FABRIC SIDE OF THE GLUE JOINT. I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE...

WHEN I OPENED MY VEHICLE TO GET IN, I HEARD SOMETHING LOUD HITTING THE BACK PANEL. I THEN NOTICED MY REAR WINDOW HAD FELL 3/4 OF THE WAY OUT AND HIT THE BACK PANEL OF MY CAR. THE ADHESIVE ON THE REAR WINDOW ASSEMBLY FAILED CAUSING THE WINDOW ASSEMBLY TO PARTIALLY FALL OUT. I IMMEDIATELY LEFT THE CAR IN PARK AND WILL NOT DRIVE IT AS THE REMAINING PORTIONS OF THE WINDOW STRUCTURE COULD COME OUT CAUSING AN UNSAFE HAZARD TO MYSELF AND OTHERS AS THE WINDOW MAY HIT THE DRIVER OR OTHERS ON THE ROAD WHEN IT FULLY COMES OUT. I ONLY HAVE 33,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND HAVE HAD THIS CAR IN MY GARAGE SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED IT. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2005, AT WHICH TIME CHRYSLER ISSUED AN 'EXTENDED WARRANTY' WHICH INCLUDED THE COST TO FIX THIS DEFECT TO...

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH THE REAR WINDOW DETACHED FROM THE CONVERTIBLE TOP AND CRASHED INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE SEALANT/ADHESIVE FAILED AND THE REAR WINDOW BUT IT COULD NOT BE RE-ATTACHED. THE CHRYSLER DEALER ORDERED A NEW TOP WITH WINDOW. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES FOR THIS REPAIR. THE DEALER CHARGED $2,605.00 TO REPLACE THE CONVERTIBLE TOP. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE AS THE REAR WINDOW COULD HAVE INJURED THE OCCUPANTS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE ROADSTER THAT I BOUGHT IN TAMPA, FL. ON SEPTEMBER 22ND 2014 WHEN I NOTICED A WIND SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. I NOTICED A SEPARATION IN THE REAR WINDOW GLASS FROM THE CONVERTIBLE TOP. BY THE TIME I ARRIVED HOME THE GLASS HAS SEPARATED MORE THAN HALF WAY FROM THE CONVERTIBLE TOP. I WILL NOT DRIVE THIS CROSSFIRE ANYMORE AS I BELIEVE THIS SEPARATION MENTIONED ABOVE TO BE UNSAFE AND COULD POSSIBLY FAIL COMPLETELY AND CAUSE A HAZARD TO MYSELF AND OTHERS OR CRASH DURING DRIVING. I LIVE IN SACRAMENTO, CA. *TR

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....

ADHESIVE ON REAR WINDOW ASSEMBLY IN THE CONVERTIBLE TOP FAILED CAUSING WINDOW ASSEMBLY TO FALL OUT. INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER PARKING VEHICLE IN GARAGE - OWNER WATCHED WINDOW ASSEMBLY FALL AWAY AS HE WENT TO CLOSE THE GARAGE DOOR...VEHICLE IS LOW MILES, ALWAYS GARAGED OR COVERED, ALWAYS HANDWASHED - NOT POWERWASHED. THIS APPEARS TO BE SAME PROBLEM CHRYSLER HAS HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE THE 2005 MODEL YEAR WHEN LARGE NUMBERS OF THESE FAILURES WERE REPORTED. MUCH FEWER ARE REPORTED FOR 2006, 2007 OR 2008 AS MANY FEWER WERE BUILT AND EVEN FEWER OF THOSE WERE IMPORTED TO THE US. THIS 2008 IS THE ONLY ONE I HAVE FOUND REPORTS OF WINDOW ASSEMBLY FAILURE ON TO DATE, BUT THEN ONLY 2,000 WERE BUILT AND MOST OF THEM DID NOT COME TO THE US. CHRYSLER, AFTER MUCH NOISE AT THE CONSUMER LEVEL, FINALLY ISSUED A RECALL IN SEPTEMBER 2011 FOR THE 2005...