I was heading out this evening when the key fob stopped working on my roadster. No lock, no unlock, nothing. Figured it was the batteries, and replaced them, but the fob still didn't work. Pressing the buttons, I see the red light flash. Thinking that maybe the key needed to be reset, I used the key to manually unlock the driver side door. Immediately, the siren went off and the lights started flashing. I put the key in the ignition, pressed the lock button on the fob twice and turned the key to the on position but the alarm did not stop. Tried starting the car and it turned over, then immediately died. 3 more times and then it stopped turning over at all.

Logged on here to see what I could find and it is starting to sound like the SKREEM. Based on some other posts, I disconnected the battery, hit the break a few times to discharge any residual charge in the system, pulled fuse 9 then reconnected the battery. The lights came back on flashing again. I went through the reset button presses on the fob and turned on the ignition. This time it fired up. The fob has been working for the past 30 minutes or so.

Is this an indication that the SKREEM is failing and should be replaced? I am worried that I will be left stranded if this happens again when the car is not in my driveway. Looking to get some advice from the experts here. Is this a momentary hiccup and I will be fine for the foreseeable future? Should I look at getting a replacement SKREEM? Some other area I should be looking for a cause?