I have an 05 crossfire convertible. Some 10 days ago while trying to lower the top, after unlatching the roof at the windshield (windows went down) and pushing the top up some 8 inches or so as I I usually do , I then depressed the top down side of the control switch. I then heard the usual sound I hear as the process begins ie the hydraulic pump starting the rear window up sequence. The rear window unlatched and then the process stopped. The sound of the hydraulic pump stopped. I tried to reverse the process ie start the close top sequence. The rear window latched but would not lock. I was able to get the car to the dealer who was able to lock the rear window. It was Sat. and so I arranged to bring the car back the following Monday. At that time, the dealer ushered me into the shop area and the mechanic showed me that by depressing the top down button, he could unlatch the rear window but had to help raise it manually to get it to where the next sequence of events would start ie to raise the hard boot cover. When that sequence started, the hard cover began to raise but not smoothly. The hydraulic pump was laboring and the operation was stopped. I was advised that the estimated cost to fix the problem would be X $ or about one third the value of the car. He said it needed a new hydraulic pump. Since that time I have been researching the matter on the Crossfire Forum and have visited several repair facilities including Mercedes Benz. I found one garage where the owner took the time to check in the boot (found an odor of hydraulic fluid) and under the car by the rear wheel on the passenger side where he found "wetness" that he thought was hydraulic fluid. My request to other Crossfire Forum users is if they can shed any light on what might be my problem here and how to fix it. Also, although the garage that found the leaking fluid is now working to fix the problem, from what they have told me so far, I am losing confidence they will be able to do so. As such, can anyone recommend a repair garage in the Sarasota Florida area that could handle this problem? Many thanks Glenn Peterson