I have owned my lovely xfire for a little less than a year now and have had the following maintenance issues. I wanted to find out what others have had with their cars and what we may be able to anticipate in the future...

Now don’t get me wrong. I love my ride and enjoy even some of its little shortcomings but thought that I would share my list and hear others. Fortunately for me she is still under warranty and all repairs below were covered!

Here is the list:
- Steering wheel replaced (leather peeling)
- Top windshield strip replaced (silver portion)
- Door and edge plates where the retractable roof weather strip runs water down the door edge. There are two pieces per side one on the car and the other at the top inside portion of the door. They began to rust
- Valve cover gaskets replaced
- Steering stabilizer replaced (that thing was over $600 and covered under warranty)


BTW - my car only has 19k now and before changing the steering stabilizer the car would get pulled all over the road! They said that mine was leaking. Kind of surprised that these parts are only $40 on Amazon (dealer $615), and it looks as if they go pretty frequently.
Thanks

Nate

 

After talking to a few people at Carlisle, I officially think I have the worst luck with my maintenance. Both driver and pass seat heaters broke, tranny o-ring leak, replaced steering column, replaced radio, deal broke cup holder (refused to fix), dealer scratched my leather seat (fixed), fog light lens came off (replaced)

 

Were any of yours covered under warranty or did you have to pay for these out of pocket?

 

Items serviced under warranty:

- driver's side valve cover leaking
- hard starting when warm - replaced fuel pump
- driver's seat heater not working

Items I repaired:

- replaced steering stabilizer - $30 for parts and shipping
- headlights started to fog - used $20 3M kit to sand and polish

Other than these minor things, it's been the most reliable car I've had.

 

I've been driving our '05 roadster for about three months now. I've had the O-ring on the transmission replaced under warranty (it's where a wiring harness connects) and it's going in this week for a leak on the driver's side valve cover (warranty as well).

The headlights were only a bit pitted, so 2 goes with PlastX were good enough to make them clear for me.

The Driver's Side chrome handle is peeling at the back and feels quite sharp. That'll probably be a repair I pay for, or get some good tape to cover it.

I'll be doing the steering stabilizer within a month.

Everything else is strong and feels fine.

 

all under warranty except the fog light. my warranty said it was "plastic trim"

 

i got my 05 roadster in the shop right now for acouple of things, i live in fort worth texas, if there is any one out there that could help me out and knows alot about the car and would like to meet or just call and share some
knowledge please call me thanks 817-673-1873 Luis

 

The dealer replaced:

New engine cover, one of the clips broke
New wheel center caps, twice, dealer broke two on trying to install
New wing, massive rust
New door handle
BCM, the only thing it affected was my driver window would not go down
New cup holder
Waiting on my new headlights, both have fogged up
New plate light
Three sets of wipers
All this and I have only 15,000 miles



Melspank
SRT-6

 

all tps replaced, both headlight units replaced, radio replaced, 3 of the 4 wheels replaced, 4 of the wheel caps replaced[ wheels and caps replaced because of clearcoat peeling off], driver side valve cover and gasket replaced, passenger side inside door handle replaced, rear plate bulb replaced, driver side window button replaced [ sticking ], wiper blades replaced, new air intake cover replaced [ tech crack it, removing it] i think that about wraps it up for now, who knows what tomorrow has instore for her.
all of this did not cost me one red cent.[warranty] my warranty will be up in ten days. today my tps light is on. but you know what? when you're in love ,you're in love. shes given me just as much happiness as she has given me sadness , and i would not give her up for the world . oh, and the same goes for my wife too!!

 

I love it. Guess thats why your user name is Caught in a Xfire! LOL!

 

2005 Roadster w/33k miles: cooling fan under warranty, window track loose under warranty. Backside of driver's seat has pulled out of seat back (2" from bottom), not fixed.

2005 SRT6 w/14k miles - cooling fan under warranty, supercharger intercooler and sensor under warranty. Currently have problem with possible blown gasket - going to an indie shop this month for repair since it is out of warranty.

2007 Coupe w/12k miles - no problems.

 

05 Limited roadster. About 33,600 miles, bought with just under 9800 back in Oct 07. Seat heaters replaced that's it.

 

04 Limited Roadster. 37k
Seat Heaters.
Control Module Relay

 

We have a 2007 Roadster with 2,700 miles and NOTHING!!!!!!! And she's a pure joy to drive... But, after watching the top retract and extend, we added a lifetime warranty!

 

2006 roadster. No problems ever.

 

Under warranty I had the windshield trim replaced due to oxidation and was going to have the chip guard tape but they decided to heat gun it it get the wrinkle out; as that didn't work, they just replaced the tape today and called in a contractor to do it because the last time the body shop guy was too afraid.

Well, the top wouldn't go down after they worked on it and we managed to get it down due to a sensor problem....good thing, because their sub had left all kinds of surface scratches as well as dirt under the tape. Now the service manager is personally taking care of it and will make sure it is done right.

 

[quote=Erzer]Under warranty I had the windshield trim replaced due to oxidation and was going to have the chip guard tape but they decided to heat gun it it get the wrinkle out; as that didn't work, they just replaced the tape today and called in a contractor to do it because the last time the body shop guy was too afraid.
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Is the chip guard the rear tape where the bottom of the top rests?

I hope they got it right for you.

It is tough to find a good tech at the dealers nowdays given the fact that our cars are getting more rare on the streets.

 

I thought the lifetime warrenty only included powertrain items and does not include non powertrain items such as the top mechanism.

 

[quote=nate_man][quote=Erzer]Under warranty I had the windshield trim replaced due to oxidation and was going to have the chip guard tape but they decided to heat gun it it get the wrinkle out; as that didn't work, they just replaced the tape today and called in a contractor to do it because the last time the body shop guy was too afraid.


Yes, the half circle black strip. The answer is no, they didn't get it right, they have to order the part and then they'll have to make the paint right then put it on. Not only the technicians, but as the one parts guy told me when I asked them about sponsoring our CrossFires Across America next year, he told me the marketing guy was never so happy as when the last one pulled off the lot.

Not to change the subject too much, but considering they never really marketed the car in the first place, just how much work did he really have?

I'll update when the car is done...if i remember.

 

Hangman,
This is the Chrysler "additional" bumper to bumper, life time warranty.