Originally Posted by
lionelman
Pizzaguy you seem very knowledgable. I have a 2004 coupe w/28000 miles. today I got into my car turned on the key....and nothing ( no cranking )
I thought...dead battery but I heard a fan running and I turned on my lights and they were well lit. I remember when I parked it last night I saw a red lit warning light
near the check engine light. Before I start tinkering ( RCM ?) or?? please help
as always your input is always appreciated. Also anybody else with ideas please weigh in.
"A fan running" does not tell me what I want to know, if it is the engine fan (which, after 30 seconds, if it is so loud you can hear it 250 feet from the car, it's the engine fan), this is a sign the RCM's engine control output is bad.
This is almost 100% certainly the relay itself or the connections on the RCM board. THis is VERY common. Order a new RCM ($130 or so) or just contact DJ and send it to him for reworking.
The warning light bothers me, ya gotta identify which light it was. IT may or may not tell us something.