Originally Posted by
Jdabs
I bought a 2005 roadster, manual, 74k miles, the trunk was all messed around with so I have no idea what was played with and or removed......
im having 2 big issues
#1 the spoiler- my spoiler is stuck up, however when I hit about 30 mph the spoiler goes down, comes back up, and then the light blinks in the button and won’t work, just stays stuck up. if I start the car and put it down (which it does let me do) it’ll pop right back up after a couple secs. However if I put it down and shut the car off, when I turn the car back on it stays down until I hit 30 mph again and does the same thing...
#2 my top won’t go down- when I release the latch the windows do go down, but then the button blinks. When I press it, it beeps, and won’t move, when I put it down manually it doesn’t either come back up (unless I do it manually)
I am missing the trunk divider board holder and sensor (not sure if it was rewired or not, don’t know what it’s supposed to look like)
can someone help me! Ideas??!!! Thank you!
I think you've got a lot of things going on. You'll have to tackle them one at a time. Don't worry, you'll figure it out.
I would start with your spoiler issue. Do some google searches to quickly find some forum threads on the spoiler. Type into google the following:
www.crossfireforum.org: spoiler up
Or type into google:
www.crossfireforum.org: spoiler problems
By typing into google "www.crossfireforum.org: " and then the item you're looking for...you will force google to return hits only within the forum.
If I remember right, most folks suggest you start with the battery. Is it new? A weak or marginal battery causes all kinds of problems in the Crossfire.
Next, dig down to the bottom of your trunk to look for signs of water or corrosion.
Report back what you've found.
With regards to the top, it sounds like you know how to manually raise and lower the top. I had to do that for a year before I figured out what needed to be done to make it work automatically.
There are some photos of the trunk divider parts at:
Trunk divider
I just put the trunk divider down on my 2005 Roadster. When I unlatch the top, the windows go down but that's as far as you can go. The button light stays red and beeps.
There is a switch in the convertible top above the passenger's head and the trunk divider switch. They both have to work in order for the top to function.
You could wire the trunk divider safety switch together to bypass that switch but you had better be sure that nothing is ever in the trunk. That's what the divider is for.
Also, while you're in the trunk, look behind the driver's side trunk liner and look at the hydraulic cylinder reservoir. Use a flashlight to see if there's any hydraulic fluid in that reservoir.