Originally Posted by
Rmbigdog
Ok so this is my first post. I recently purchased a 2005 Roadster and the top will not function. The spoiler light is flashing and will not function manually. It does however go up and down at speed and works fine that way. There is no light on the convertible switch and the windows do NOT go down when I turn the D ring and lift the top. From reading in this forum we have tried a few different fixes and made sure that the divider is in place and that switch is working. I have looked into the trunk latch and disconnected the two plugs that I could see there. It did get the spoiler light to go out but then it would not function at all and nothing different on the top? I am thinking we disconnected the spoiler instead of the trunk latch sensor. I have an idea that it might be the fact that the door locks (and Trunk) do not work because the air pump is disconnected or not working at all. My question is if the Air pump that works the locks is not working would that effect the spoiler manual operation and prevent the Top from working? Any input would be appreciated.
2005 Crossfire Limited Roadster.
Everything that I read above makes me first want to suggest that you take all the trim out of the trunk so that you expose what is in the wheel wells. Look for water or water intrusion in the wheel wells. On the passenger side of the trunk, remove the styrofoam filler you will find and look under it - there will be a module wrapped in insulation - that is your pump for the door locks. I suspect it may be sitting in water. IF it is, the top's pump and controller (in the driver side wheel well) are likely wet as well.
If no water damage is found, look at the reservoir for the top hydraulics - verify that it's level is between the marks.
Usually, if you turn the D ring and the windows do not go down, I blame the sensor in the windshield frame. HOWEVER, just this weekend, I found that if the top module is indicating an error, the windows wo'nt go down. I personally witnessed this with a car that had leaked virtually ALL of it's fluid out into the wheel well.
So, the quickest thing to do is to take out ALL of the trim from the trunk and have a look. REmoving the trim is done with one of these:
Panel Clip Removal Pliers
YOu can also use small diagonal cutters or a flat blade screwdriver to pull the center pin of the inserts out, then the insert itself will come out quite easily. But that cool tool REALLY works!
Im on vacation visiting my kids in Chicago - I will not be on here a LOT till Sunday but I will try to check in from time to time.