Originally Posted by
old fart
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.
Wrong. Neither of these issues are a threat to the SKREEM.
It is reported, by those who claim to know, that the SKREEM "runs out of codes" - that means, they fail due to too many 'starts'. I reject this explanation flatly, but that is what some claim.
I DO know that ALL the modules in the car are threatened by overvoltage. I've lost one seatbelt module and one EBS module to voltage spikes - both times, I had old batteries in the car (this was two different cars).
If you want to protect all modules, including teh SKREEM, keep a new battery in the car - under four years old, that is. Also, do one of these mods to provide a better ground return for the starter, block and alternator:
https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...le-engine.html
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
See my response above.
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
Needswings and SOS both have rescued a LOT of Crossfires. ECUteam's claims are obviously false, they are NOT the only ones - as to the rest of their claims, well.......you can believe any outright marketing bullshit you wish to. It is OBVIOUS that "hundreds of Chrysler dealers" DO NOT use them, they use NO ONE. Just ask anyone who has taken their car to a damn dealer.
Those who are repairing (or bypassing) SKREEMS are tight-lipped about the cause of the failures - this is understandable, they are protecting their business interests; do not expect anyone to be very forthcoming. Just be happy we FINALLY have two companies that are supporting our cars. You will find that, if you read Viper's thread on the SKREEMULATOR, you can learn a lot about the 'backstory' of SKREEM failures. Viper is the ONLY one who is talking publicly about what he is doing and finding. Don't expect this to change.