Originally Posted by
johnat4mc@aol.com
I have a 2005 Crossfire SRT6. I had been having some brake issues, seemed spongy, and took it to the only place in the local area (Little Rock, AR) that will work on them and they replaced the master cylinder and bled the brakes. They had a great deal of trouble finding the part. Within a month or so the problem had returned. I had gotten use to the brakes and the way they felt but some members of the family, thinking I was going to get killed, insisted on taking it back to the mechanic. Took it back last week and they said that the ABS system "brain" was faulty. The car has brakes but the brain was confused and they felt funny. The tech said he had tried everything to find a replacement part and could not. Yesterday, driving home from the mechanic, there is obviously a major software problem. The car will not shift out of first gear, the odometer and speedometer do not work, and every trouble light on the console is lit up. I am pretty sure that if I call the mechanic, he is going to tell me that there is no way he can find any parts. I would appreciate any suggestions anyone would have.
Thanks, John Lewis
WRONG, this is not software. This is a lack of 12 volt power to the ABS module. Your Traction Control relay output has failed. The ABS system is dead because it as no power. The ABS system drives the speedo and odometer as well as sends data to the TCM to operate the transmission and the IC drives those lights on the panel based on status of the ABS module.
A new RCM will fix this, if the RCM is the problem. (That is, if its not in the connectors between ECU/RCM/ABS/TCM because your "mechanic" fouled the car up.) Yank the RCM and make sure all fuses are good. If they are, I'd pop a new RCM in at a cost of about $180. YOu can change the RCM yourself WITHOUT TOOLS, it plugs in, simple as that.
https://www.partsgeek.com/catalog/20...rol_relay.html
