Originally Posted by
CMart
Good afternoon. New member as of today to try and learn more about this neat little car. I’ve inherited a 05 Crossfire Base convertible in the Blaze Red color. It has 83K miles on it. It’s a very clean little car. Well, now it is. It had been sitting for two years.
I’m still trying to decide on keeping the car or putting it up for sale.
The convertible top does not retract with the push of the button and the rear spoiler doesn’t engage either with the button. I know they both once worked. I’ve looked at everything to see about corrosion or chewing of wires. I see no issues. I don’t hear the tops motor trying to engage at all. These two issues have me thinking it may not be worth the trouble.
So, I’m here to learn about what could be the issues and go from there. I will be searching and reading a lot.
Thanks for letting me into your club.
Welcome to the forum!
I'm sorry for your loss, and that is a beautiful roadster.
The first thing I would do is make sure the trunk divider is closed properly. This is the partition in the trunk. It hooks into to S looking slots. If it's not in place the top will not go down.
Then make sure the battery is good. Have a load test done on it. Also check the engine fuse box and replace the fuses associated with the convertible top and the wing motor. I think they're fuses 5 and 16.
If you have to troubleshoot the top pizzaguy did a great write up, here's the link:
Convertible top sensors trouble shooting.
Best of luck to you!