Under a Service Bulletin issued yesterday (09/08/11) Chrysler is replacing tops of 2005 roadsters due to window adhesive failure. Extended the full replacement warranty up to 10 years or 100,000 miles!

Also note the tops are a new part number and are available immediately. No back order! See your local stealership for details.

YAHOO!!

 

Do you happen to have the bulletin number ?

And do think there would be ANY chance that a MB dealer could do the work ?

There are no Chrysler Crossfire trained personnel anywhere close to me.

I get this from the Chrysler recall site ( Chrysler - Contact Us )

Here are your results
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1C3AN65L9 5X059708Vehicle Description:
CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE CONVERTIBLE TWO DOOR ROADSTERModel Year:
2005No Incomplete Recalls or Customer Satisfaction Notifications Exist

 

Kane, could you reference your source? Thanks!

 

Do you know if this would apply to 06, 07 as well? thanks

 

And, of course, it is not retroactive. Right?

Thanks to all those who did make this happen for the XFers with future top issues.

 

Will this apply to ALL 05's regardless of mileage and change of ownership?

 

Gentlemen,

This is all the real deal, but includes model year 2005, only (why? ... I don't know) but it is inclusive of all 2005's up to 100,000 miles regardless of ownership history. Installation would be performed a local qualified rag-top installer.

And it gets better.

If you have already replaced or even repaired your top due to adhesive failure, you can request reimbursement of your costs with adequate proof of payment. Send all of your original receipts, VIN and letter of request to:

 

My local dealership is a ****. I will need the actual bulletin and I will probably need to speak to someone at Chrysler to get my dealer to do any work. I had the problem before my extended warranty expiried. I put a little 3M seal on it to get by and they rejected my claim because they said I tried to fix it myself. I told them it was just a temporary fix so water wouldn't get in and so it would't fall out - endangering other vehicles. They told me they would not pay. The Gahh top is the best - www.gahh.com. I hope they replace it with something like this.

 

So does your back window have to be failing already or can you do this as a preemptive thing?

 

Excellent Kane. Only and sadly the '05

Now, what about the folding defect for the rest of us?

 

Dang it -- I already got a brand new top from the dealership!!! Grrrrrr!!!

 

This is going to get interesting.

 

Just checking the date here, is it April 1?

 

Yeah, really. Ya ain't yankin' our chain are ya Kane?

 

Nope.

Even the parts manager had to go "up stairs" to check it out and make sure it was legit. My new top is ordered and will be here next Tuesday. And since this is a 'new' part number, it would seem that Chrysler has been planning this rollout for some time.

Once I see the thing, I'll report back as to quality and workmanship.




PS: You can thank the many people responding under the "Convertible Top Problem Solved" thread. Apparently so many people have been bltching to Chrysler that Chrysler finally conceded the problem and essentially made it a defective product recall.

 

Can someone provide a TSB or RECALL number?
Thanks

 

I would also be interested in the answer to this question.

 

Are you kidding me? Just "preemptively" do something to your window.

By the way, have you also heard that Chrysler is coming out model year 2013 with a retractable hard top for the Crossfire?

 

Good enough for me. Keep us in the loop as I know you will. I would assume many of us, that Chrysler can track down, should be getting correspondence in the mail, at some point, concerning this.

 

KimPossible, if it is an '05, you should be able to get reimbursed for the cost. See post #6.