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thickey892
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From: lemoore, California
Unhappy Starts only on second try but has more issues

What's up guys!!!!!
Normally I never post or even have to cause every problem iv ever had with my Crossfire has already been answered on here, but I've got a weird thing going on and I want to pick your brains an see what you think. Its a case of a jealous car is what im going with.

SO.... I was headed to the Bay area at night (about a 3 hour drive up the I-5) and an hour into the drive I hit a pothole from hell on Cali's shitty *** roads so hard it snapped my rear NEEDSWINGS camber arm sending my car into a death shake @ 80MPH **** ME. Luckily was able to get it to the median without crashing and there were no cars around me to hit so thankful, but she was hurt pretty good. I had it towed back to where im stationed cause I knew was going to be awhile to get the new parts for the new camber arm. Also had to replace rear strut and new rear tires as they were about due. Took about 2 weeks to get the camber arms so the car sat for about 3 weeks in total. In that time I bought a new car 2017 MB C300 but planned on driving the Xfire back and forth to base and around town so I was so excited to get her back. BUT…. FIRST thing I noticed as I picked the car up was it died on the first start she ran for a second then died. try again fired up fine and runs fine. SECOND thing I noticed the RAD fan went strait to 99% and wont go off until I turn the car off. THIRD thing is no A/C and iv never had an issue with my ice cold A/C the central valley is steady 100F+ right now so that's a no go. Talk to my mechanic and we ran a few tests found out one of the coolant temp sensors was reading -600C but my temp gauge is working fine.... said there has to be two sensors and one is bad??? can only find one sensor. I ordered new coolant temp sensor and a used Fan control Module. Just got the FCM today swapped it and went to start...….DEAD BATTERY but it only sat 2 days???? swapped battery to a known good one and again starts fine for a second then dies... start the second time fires up and runs, Fan goes strait to 99%. NOT THE FCM...… then I noticed the key fob wont lock my doors did a fob reset works first try after reset then wont work again till I reset the fob again and repeats with same outcome. Go to lock the doors from the drivers side door as it should lock all the doors.... NO longer works only locks drivers door. Try to unlock all doors by turned to unlock twice.....NOTHING.

Going to pull the RCM tomorrow and see if the relays are worn, all the fuses check good. I have a feeling the shop jumped my car and it caused a short and my biggest worry is the ECU my be damaged but I have NO CODES NO LIGHTS no stored codes on the ECU either and the car fires good and sounds fine besides these problems. I don't know what is draining the battery either. I know about the SKREEM module but its not showing exact symptoms it starts second try every time I go to start but if I turn it off and go to start again fires first try. IM STUMMPED. Shop is good shop owned by close friend so I trust him but Xfire are tricky. What do you guys think???? I feel like she's jealous of the MB and that's why she's mad at me but I still want her!!!! lol

2007 Crossfire coupe base model 150,000 Miles
Thanks everyone!!!



 
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