I have studied hours and hours of discussion on skreem replacement and the two most common reasons why skreems fail as noted in this forum which is security siren battery fail and water damage to pneumatic pump. I also have contacted what I believe are probably the only two companies which seem to repair skreems........ needswings and ecuteam.com. I guess here is my issue and also some sort of survey of the two mentioned repair companies or more if they are there. I bought the 2004 crossfire in Denver that recently was listed for sale in this forum. The previous owner was very honest. He owned the car for 5 years and lost the original screem soon after purchase. He lost 2 more brand new screems in the next 4 years. One purchased from Chrysler and one from needswings. I checked the security alarm by hitting the panic button and wow does it work. I also took the trunk apart and found no evidence of water ever being there. So here are my questions
1.Are there other issues that might make the skreem go bad and what testing can I do to find that problem before I send the skreem off to get it repaired and reinstall it only to fail
2. What specifically is every ones experience with needswings and ecuteam.com. (or other companies that currently repair skreems) It is interesting that ecuteam.com says they are the only ones who can repair skreems and that they are the source that hundreds of Chrysler dealers use. They are pricier than needswings and their warranty is only one year vs 3 years at needswings .Rob seems to be a great guy on the phone

I am thinking that multiple responses to these questions might help other owners make a better decision as to how to proceed to correct the issue. It seems that through the years, there are multiple methods to repair or replace the skreem, so I am hopeful to get the most up to date info at this point in time

Thanks
old fart