Re: 15 weeks problem shooting and no repair
Wow this whole event seems to be a **** show. I find it nauseating that Chrysler cannot fix" your car, but not real surprising. No One should ever take their car to a Chrysler dealer if they don't have a Benz ( crosssfire certified) mechanic on staff. These Cars really are not that complicated. I'm only a Fair Wrench, and with the help of this site I have been able to DIY my issues. Independant German car mechanics have no problems working on these cars. The Mercedes stealership was just jerking You off.
So since your not real good at answering the questions posed I would like to hear about this short.
1) did the car run fine before you took the old head unit out?
2) did you have to cut wires to make the new one fit?
3) after installing the new Head unit did it power up?
4) after installing the new head unit did the car start and drive?
5) How many times?
6) When and how did you learn you had a short in the system?
7) which fuse did you change when the head unit didn't work?
There are tons of good info and I am sure the answer to the cars problem is already mentioned here, But clearly Your problems with the dealership are taking up your time and energy right now, as well it should. Hey did you ever get the TV station involved? Here in Seattle if I called "Jesse Jones" the Stealership would have flatbedded my car to where ever I wanted at no cost to me just to not make the primetime news!
When Your ready and IF you decide to get this car back on the road (I know it looks pretty daunting right now) I think a short in the Stereo system probably has 0 to do with your issues, and lean toward the SKREEM as do many others here, but if You start at the beginning, we can probably figure out how to fix it.