A little rant... probably pointless so ignore... it's for my therapy...

I think the Crossfire had a huge potential of being a wonderful car. Unlike others I have fortune of owning one without tranny or engine problems. However, I have quite a few body problems (including one that all crossfires seem to have). However, it seems that as soon as I get one fixed (when the dealer finally listens) then another pops up.

Many have complained about the performance not equaling the looks, I have been satisfied. Sure a little more is nice but that won’t make me want to sell the car.

My problems have stemmed from body/chassis problems. This car is a GT. This is the first GT that I feel so frustrated with driving on the road. I had a driver side door latch problem which caused rattle, my trunk latch... again causing rattle, now I have a rattle coming from where the sear belts come out of the side... I have read about that problem but the dealer doesn’t hear anything... there is another noise coming from the trunk area now... too much bass in the door speakers caused the whole door to rattle (the filters helped) and the DAMN BLASTED WIND NOISE!!!

FREAKING HONDA CIVICS MAKE LESS NOISE THAN THIS CAR AND THEY ARE NOT GTs!!! WTF?!?!?! THIS CAR IS SO FRUSTRATING!!! I CANT ENJOY A SUNDAY DRIVE BECAUSE TOO MUCH CRAP IS DISTRACTING ME!!!

My rant is finished... didn’t want to pay $200 for an appointment and I can't punch my girlfriend.

 

You know we hear about the people have problems with the Xfire.
How about us who have no problems at all with the car?
I have owned my Xfire since April 2005. Other than having the radio replaced because you could not see the readout in the daylight. NO PROBLEMS.
Yes I would like to have a SRT-6 in the same car, but I do really, really, really like my Xfire.

 

I've had my '04 coupe for 3 years, 18,000 miles now and have had no problems, 0, zero. It’s a 6 speed and I love it. Must have been built on a Tues. Sorry to hear about others problems.

 

I feel your pain bud. I have a few rattles here and there, but oddly, none of them are persistent, and I've fixed at least one (rear hatch) myself. I have constant wind leakage/noise on the driver side window, but not always in the same place. Roll down, roll up and it usually stops, or changes place. But it's not making me crazy.

I'm assuming you've taken the XF to the dealer to have them look at your issues? Describe the problems more clearly and I'm sure someone here will be able to give some advice/suggestions.

Odo, I understand what you are saying, but this site is for people to freely bring up their opinions and concerns. Perhaps someone with similar issues may help those with "frustrations". Don't let those bother you. Like you I enjoy this car immensely and have had very few things to concern me. I'd say the vast majority are in this camp.

 

OK,
I believe I have this whole wind noise problems solved (for me at least). There was a post a while back where someone mentioned using weather stripping to fix the noise problem but didn't provide a whole lot of details. Well I had some weather stripping and a free hour yesterday so I decided to find out.

If you open the door and look at the molding around the roof, you will notice that there is a large area between the top and bottom sections of the molding. It's large enough for an average person to be able to slip an index finger into.

The whole gist of this fix is to shove something into that area that will cause the bottom portion of the molding to "squish" and bow outward, making better contact with the window when it is closed.

First thing I did was make some "shims" out of 1/4" thick weather stripping that were about 2 inches long. I then peeled the sticky paper off the back of some and made four stacks of two pieces of stripping. Each is two inches long and 1/2 inch high.

I shoved each of the stacks into the molding at even intervals and then went for a drive. The wind noise was greatly reduced! After readjusting these stacks a bit I have been able to almost completely eliminate the noise.

Once I get things adjusted the way I want I'll make a longer stack and use the stick tape to install it permanently. I used black weather stripping so it’s not noticeable unless you look for it. Best of all I don't have to submit my car to the whims of the ham-fisted wrench turner at my local dealer.

 

I've had a '04 coupe on lease for 30 months, it is getting ready to hit 29K and it's under a 36 month lease. I've not had any problems with the car other than the drivers side headlight has a little foggy look to it toward the top of it. I just love the car and will hate to see it go back in July. I bought a new '05 SRT6 in October and I've hardly driven it at all, it just rolled over 1,000 miles last time I had it out. I know it's a lot faster than the coupe, but I think the coupe rides a lot better, part of that could be the tires. The coupe has all season continentals on it and the SRT6 has Michelin PS2's, I know the conti's wear fast but I think they ride better and have better traction. I just hope the SRT6 is as problem free as the coupe has been.

 

Three years, 15,000 miles, no problems. Well, unless you count the two new catalytic converters six months into my ownership. But those only took a day and didn't have any effect on driving the car.

And unless you count the day I broke my leg walking to the subway in the snow because I didn't want to get the car out. . .