There are 5 owner-reported body & structure complaints for the 2004 Chrysler Crossfirein NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
The thin foil film used on interior of car is flaking on inside of drivers door handle, of which I was unaware. Cut my left ring finger while I was driving at speed on a 2 lane country road. So startled me I went left of center before I could regain control and would have cause a head on crash had someone been coming the other way!!! Very painful deep laceration!
THE PROBLEM IS SAME AS BELOW. HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 91,202 MY 2002-2003 HYUNDAI SONATA VEHICLES. REPEATED USE OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE MAY CAUSE WEAR OF THE CHROME PLATE. IF THE TOP EDGE OF THE HANDLE HAS VERY THIN CHROME PLATING, THAT PORTION OF THE PLATING MAY WEAR AWAY MORE EASILY THAN MORE THICKLY PLATED AREAS AS THE DOOR HANDLE IS USED. THE WORN CHROME PLATING ON THE UPPER EDGE OF THE HANDLE MAY RESULT IN A CRACK OR SEPARATION BETWEEN THE CHROME PLATING ON THE INBOARD AND OUTBOARD SURFACES OF THE HANDLE, WHICH MAY FORM A SHARP EDGE. 2004 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE. *TR
THE WRAPPING OF THE INTERIOR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR GRIP APPEARS TO HAVE BEGUN TO SEPARATE ON THE INSIDE AND IS PEALING. A SHARP EDGE OF THE METAL IS BEING EXPOSED AND AS A RESULT, I HAVE CUT MY LEFT HAND FINGERS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN CLOSING THE DOOR. THE PASSENGER SIDE IS ALSO BEGINNING TO EXHIBIT SIMILAR PROBLEMS FOR THE DOOR GRIP. *TR
THE METAL WRAPPING OF THE INTERIOR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR GRIP HAS SEPARATED ON THE INSIDE AND IS PEALING, EXPOSING THE SHARP EDGE OF THE METAL. AS A RESULT, I CUT THREE (3) OF MY FINGERS, WHICH REQUIRED NINE (9) STITCHES, THREE (3) IN EACH FINGER. THE PASSENGER SIDE IS ALSO BEGINNING TO SEPARATE AND PEAL. *JB
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A CHROME PIECE AS THE HANDLE IN THE PASSENGER INSIDE DOOR PANEL THAT WAS PEELING. A PASSENGER SLICED THE INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND WHEN CLOSING THE RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR. THE PASSENGER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026