Originally Posted by
DJ Black
Needing help!!
Just bought a 2004 crossfire coupe with automatic transmission and 93k miles on it. Have not even driven it 200 miles and yesterday the transmission started shifting hard and by the time i could stop the transmission poured the transmission fluid out and the engine stalled the engune was not running hot, but the check engine light came on. The car can be shifted into neutral or drive or any ither selection and can be pyshed or towed unless in park of course. The engine will not turn over to crank but but the battery does have a charge. When switching the car on to crank it up the rear spoiler deploys and you haft to put it back down by using the switch.
Is the car a loss or am I needing to get the transmission rebuilt or replaced.
Im really worried since the engine doesn't want to turn over much less fire up.
Edited for easier reading.... Pizza
PLease do not post "The check engine light came on" without telling us what codes are present. The "Check engine" light is meaningless without the codes, WITH the codes, we will know a LOT about what is up with the car. ANY of the cheaper code readers will give you this information and
are easy to use; there is no need to be a 'mechanic' in order to make effective use of one. I like the BOSCH1100 (for around $85) but even the cheap $40 readers will do. I like the BOSH and CP123 because you can pull live data with them, which is the next step in troubleshooting. Read the car and give us the code(s) and we will go from there.
The wing coming up is almost meaningless - it's common for ANY voltage sag in the system to cause this to happen. Also, a battery below about 10.8 volts will not crank the car but will light all the lights and deploy the wing. Kinda sounds like a weak battery or dying alternator, in addition to the transmission issue.
As to the transmission, owners of automatics have a MYRIAD of issues with them and almost NEVER does it mean the transmission is ruined. Just
STOP DRIVING THE CAR until you get the transmission issue resolved. I will leave you in the hands of those who understand the automatic transmission issues - I won't own a vehicle with an automatic and damn surely not a Crossfire with an automatic. (The Crossfire is a sports car, sports cars have manual transmissions. Now that I have insulted 1/2 the membership, I will crawl back into my cave...................
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