Hey guys I just bought my first Crossfire! In fact its my first car. I'm looking forward to talking to the members of this community

 

No, you can't just post you have a Crossfire, ya gotta tell us: Coupe/Roadster, manual or auto, base/limited/SRT, color and mileage along with about five photos (which also tell us all those things).



I mean, at the very least.....
The occasional five paragraph dissertation on how you stumbled onto it days before you WERE going to buy that Harley is acceptable as well. But that's MY story............

 

Welcome , you're at the right place for help and info but PizzaGuy is right the more info you post about your car will make it easier for the members to give advice.

 

06, manual, coupe, limited, 160k miles and it is black. It's definitely got some issues that need fixing and all advice is welcome and appreciated!

 

What issues are you having ?

 

More pics to come soon

 

So the previous owner did not take very good care of her the main problems are with the electrical aspects of the car, heated/power seats don't work, dash gauge back lights are out and my biggest concern is with the blower fan, I just got a power module by the blower for it and installed it today (previous owner said that it was blown). After installing it the fans came on and the heat worked fine, then it just decided to shut off, while it was running the dial wouldn't change the speed of the fans. After about 5 minutes the fans turned off and stayed off. It's very frustrating

 

Looks like you'll need a right hand headlight assembly . Prices are terrible , the only thing available is used. If your interested they're asking $300 Abco Auto Parts USA-TX(Hearne) 979-279-6001 / 979-279-6000

You have a cabin filter under the glove box that usually hasn't been changed in years there's a video on youtube . I found this in the how to section : go to top left corner of home page, then forums/ technical /TSBs and how to also look at trouble shooting, technical & modifications for most answers to problems.

Climate Control Fan Speed Fix Hi, I've been reading this forum for a while but this is my first post. I hope other forum members find it useful because I'm sure this is a common problem (and a simple fix).

One of the niggling issues I've had with my Crossfire is the erratic fan speed control for the climate control. Fist up I replaced the resistor unit on the fan, that didn't change anything (a waste of time). I've replace the climate controller twice now without much success, as they both eventually failed. I purchased another unit from the wreckers last week, I went to install it today and it was faulty as well. So I finally made the effort to try and work out what was failing.

I've pulled a unit apart before and couldn't identify any obvious faults (dry joints, failed components etc), but today when I pulled another one apart I noticed something entirely different. This time when I removed the front of the unit, the rear (horizontal) circuit board came out still attached to the front (vertical) circuit board with the controls on it.

The main issue I identified was the very poor contact provided by the 18 pin header and socket that attach the two boards electrically. When mounted in its case, the two circuit boards attach very loosely. When the unit is new, the contact is probably ok, but after you start to use the controls and drive the car around I bet the contact deteriorates over time and gets erratic. I've taken some pictures that show the issues, there are two main ones:

1. The front RHS of the rear circuit board hits part of the plastic souround of the front board mounting, stopping it from fully pushing into the header socket. Fix - file some of the plastic away. Push the rear circuit board all the way into the header and apply some epoxy glue to hold it there.

2. There's a small locating pin at the rear of the external housing that locates the circuit board. Fix - cut it off with a Stanley knife, as it pulls the rear circuit board away from the front board when you mount it in the housing. You could also apply some more epoxy here once you put it all back together.

If you fix both the issues above you will get much better electrical contact between the front and rear circuit boards through the header and pins. I modified all three of my faulty units today, they now all work like new. I guess the wreckers won't be selling me any more climate control units.

PS. I wonder if this has also been the cause of my intermittent rear demister issue as it's also controlled through this header?

I hope this helps someone.
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Power seat failure quite common (replace module under dash/steering column), bottom part of our driver side heated seat not working, also somewhat common, blower fan erratic also, replaced resistor(?) but likely aforementioned poor contacts.
A few other common, but simple failures; crankshaft position sensor, "relay control module"/circuit board, & for some; water intrusion in the trunk "basement", damaging the central locking pump/circuit board.
Some new parts available online (Parts Geek, Needswings & Rock Auto etc), I avoid Chrysler dealer$ at all costs.
Much info can be found here on just about everything Crossfire.

 

My new headlight assembly finally arrived and I installed it! Turns out the dash light problem was because the previous wired some sort of switch onto the fuse board inside the dash. God only knows why. But I took it out and replaced the fuse and they lit right up! Now just to fix the fans and she'll be good as new!