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Old Jun 27, 2023 | 06:56 PM
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Default 2005 Roadster battery issue

This winter my battery got charged incorrectly with positive cable on negative post and negative cable on postive post. Trickle charger all winter.
The battery ended up being bad so replaced with new battery.. Now when I turn the key dash warning lights come on but nothing happens when I
turn the key no click no nothing. Any advice nearest repair facility is 80 miles away. From reading this post you can tell I'm not much of mechanic.

Thank you
Ed Coller


 
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Old Jun 27, 2023 | 07:56 PM
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Default Re: 2005 Roadster battery issue

Originally Posted by edc01
This winter my battery got charged incorrectly with positive cable on negative post and negative cable on postive post. Trickle charger all winter.
The battery ended up being bad so replaced with new battery.. Now when I turn the key dash warning lights come on but nothing happens when I
turn the key no click no nothing. Any advice nearest repair facility is 80 miles away. From reading this post you can tell I'm not much of mechanic.

Thank you
Ed Coller
Maybe this thread will help. There are some places you can contact in the thread for help.
Here's the link to a similar problem:

2006 Crossfire Dead
 
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Old Jun 27, 2023 | 10:23 PM
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Default Re: 2005 Roadster battery issue

Originally Posted by edc01
This winter my battery got charged incorrectly with positive cable on negative post and negative cable on postive post. Trickle charger all winter.
The battery ended up being bad so replaced with new battery.. Now when I turn the key dash warning lights come on but nothing happens when I
turn the key no click no nothing. Any advice nearest repair facility is 80 miles away. From reading this post you can tell I'm not much of mechanic.

Thank you
Ed Coller
Now, wait. Was the charger connected to the battery? Or was the charger connected to the battery AND the car?

YOu ruined the battery, buy you know that. If you left the charger on and zapped the battery like that connnected to the car, then eventually, you ended up with reverse voltage on the entire wiring harness - not a good thing, cause a few items are connected to power even with the key off.

Having said the above, try this:

FIRST:
With a good, strong battery, put key in, turn to ON.
Wait 45 seconds.
Does engine fan come up to high speed? If so, the RCM is likely bad, it is not powering the ECU but the key IS powering the fan module, this is a common failure of RCMs and is easy to fix.

If the fan does NOT come up to high speed, then we have more work to do.

SECOND:
When you turn the key ON, do you hear the Throttle body (back of engine on top) go click-click, whirrrrr, clickty-click?
You CERTAINLY SHOULD hear that.
 

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Old Jun 28, 2023 | 12:32 PM
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Default Re: 2005 Roadster battery issue

Posted this yesterday but somehow I deleted it. Charged incorrect positive and negative all with trickle charger to answer questions posted to me yesterday.
turn key on group of lights come on the dash. Top works, headlights work, fan works, windows work, radio works. if I turn key to start nothing happens when I let key go back it locks there and will not go back to start position. after about 15-20 seconds seems like do I hear fan running.



"Seems like" is not helpful. Pop the hood, try to start the car, if the starter does not engage, leave the key at "ON" and wait 45 seconds. Is the engine cooling fan running or not?
This tells us a LOT about what is going on. Considering Im in Texas and you are in Michigan, this is probably the most information you can give me as to what is going on, but "Seems like" is not helpful at all.

And ONE MORE TIME, was the charger connected to the battery apart from the car or was the car's wiring also attached to the 'backwards connected" charger? Im' getting the idea you may have harmed the PTCM/ECU.
 
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