Ignition problems of the 2004 Chrysler Crossfire

Ignition completely locked when key put in cannot turn at all. Dealer said the only solution is to completely replace the ignition with housing unit totaling right around $1500. Also having problems with alarm going off randomly and cannot diagnose that until ignition is fixed and car can be turned on. Very expensive just to find out what is wrong with the car. Seen this problem reported all over the place and seems to be inevitable with this car but still no recall.

The contact owns a 2004 Chrysler Crossfire. The contact stated the ignition key failed to turn while in the ignition. After numerous attempts, over a period of two hours the key was turned. The failure occurred four times. Previously when turning the key in the ignition it became extremely difficult and required force. The failure was not diagnosed nor was the vehicle repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000.

Ignition on my 2004 Chrysler Crossfire has stopped working and the key will not turn. This does not allow me to start my car. Brought my car to the dealership and they lubed the ignition and worked fine for the last three months. Now my car is having the same problem and the dealership says that my warranty has expired and they want to charge me $800!!! the car is an 2004 I bought the car in 2006 with 2,080 miles and the car only has 24,000 on it now and I haven't had any other problems except for parts on the car!! this is sooo frustrating because I am constantly having to take off time from work again costing me more money to have this fixed. Not to mention how the car companies want the tax payers money to bail them out with the financial crisis. Then they should starting building better cars except for from their perspective it is probably fine because that means they will have more cars sales which is more money in their pockets. When are we going to start taking care of the tax payers??.

The contact owns a 2004 Chrysler Crossfire. While attempting to turn left at 15 mph, the steering wheel turned, but the wheels continued forward. The contact attempted to turn the steering wheel for approximately fifteen seconds and then stopped the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 44,120. The consumer stated when the vehicle was first towed to dealer was also unable to start the vehicle with the keys. The consumer stated the vehicle was released on the September 21, 2007 and driven no less than 25 miles and the malfunction happened yet again. Updated 10/10/07.

I purchased a used 2004 Crossfire 8/15/2007 (yesterday) at 47k, great condition. Right off the back, it was difficult to turn the key in the ignition. The wheel was hard to turn and really hard to get the car started. I drove home, because the dealer guy started the car for me, right then I should have questioned the situation. Later that night I took the car out and was stuck in a parking lot for 2 hours. Had to get a cab home, get my fiance to come help me turn the key. He couldn't do it either. We finally seeked help from 2 guys and one was able to finally turn the key. Got home, and was not able to turn it again. I fear that the steering wheel will always do this and what if it locks while driving, like the other complaint I read. The dealer said they will pick up the car today and take a look at it.