Originally Posted by
lt8919
Hi guys, same thing happened on me now...
Im new to this forum. And I just bought a 05 SRT6 for a month. This car amazes me well until today.
Several days before, its quite warm here, but today everything frozen.
When I want to get the car in my lot. No response to remote. And I thought it might be the fuse issue of central lock. So i unlock the door in the old school way. It opened, no alarm came on, but car wont start, even no crank at all. no dash light came up. Totally NOTHING!
Then i opened the hood, and checked the fuse box. I pulled out the several fuses to check if they were dead. But nothing wrong with them, so I put them back in the right position. Because i have to work then, so i locked the door using the key. But when i tried to unlock the door after my work, the key stuck in the door. I cannot turn it at all! Now it is impossible for me to open the hood. How can i know if the battery is dead or not? BTW, before the frozen night, it rained heavily all day long, and my car was parking in a outdoor parking lot.
Anybody help out? Any help would be def APPRECIATED!!!
Tian
My first thought on this would be that you have water in your trunk area. SRTs are notorious for leaking around the rear spoiler and that water runs down into a well where your locking mechanism is located (in the trunk area). Once you can unlock the doors again, open your rear hatch and lift up the floor carpet and see if there is water on the foam blocks. If there is, you can bet there is water in the well around the locking mechanism. It is pretty hard to just "see" the water since the blocks will be in your way.
Here is a thread that has some links to what I am talking about
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https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...densation.html
Also, once you are able to get into your car and look under the hood, check the battery. If it is a white Varta, it is the original and needs to be replaced. These cars are very picky about their electronics and a new battery will solve a lot of problems.
Sorry, but I don't have a good solution on how to get into your car at this point. You might have to gain access to the drain plugs for that well and drain the water to expedite the drying process.
Good luck!!
RL