Hello everyone and thanks for taking the time to read this and offer suggestions to help. I bought this '05 roadster 4 months ago for my girlfriend as a reward for quitting smoking. She is still smoke free!

I have read a lot of the threads on here regarding top issues and spoiler issues and let me just say, I have only become more confused so let me start from the beginning.


Shortly after purchasing the 66k mile 2 owner convertible, we started having issues with the tow away alarm (lights only) going off for no apparent reason. we thought we had that solved by turning off the tow alarm when we parked the car. This was an intermittent issue and returns at times if we forget to turn it off.

Next, we found a leak on the main lift cylinders. I ordered and replaced all 7 cylinders (Top Hydraulics). When trying to bleed the air out of the system, the top would not go all the way up and the tank was depleting the fluid with each cycle. That is when I discovered the pump assembly was now leaking and had filled the void in the quarter panel. I ordered a pump assembly from Klaus and installed it. Just as I thought we would be ready to cruise with the top down I discovered the light in the top switch was blinking rapidly(owners manual states general top control module fault). Knowing that nothing had changed other than a pump assembly being swapped, I plugged the original pump back in. The fault remained(cargo divider is up and switch is made) so I plugged new pump back in. Fault is still there.

I decided to try and disconnect the battery and see if that would do anything. I found the negative clamp to be slightly loose and unable to tighten any more. I installed a new clamp, charged the battery and then reconnected the cables. When I got the cables on, the tow away alarm activated. I had to start the car to get the lights to stop flashing. The top fault is still there and when I started the car, the spoiler came up and will not go back down. So now I don't think I can manually lower the top with the spoiler up.

I have checked all the fuses under the hood and all are good. The light on the top switch is still flashing rapidly and when you unlatch the top and push it up to the first stop, the windows do not come down. The trunk will open however and you can hear the doors lock and unlock when the button is pushed.

I'm new to this forum stuff and easily get lost and sidetracked so I have not found a recent thread with anyone recommending a reasonably priced scan tool that will read the BCM and Top Control Module. Talk about getting sidetracked, trying to research scanners is another frustrating task, along with the whole stellantis secure gateway must buy a subscription bull!

Thanks again for any help you can provide.