Hi guys, same thing happened on me now...

Im new to this forum. And I just bought a 05 SRT6 for a month. This car amazes me well until today.

Several days before, its quite warm here, but today everything frozen.

When I want to get the car in my lot. No response to remote. And I thought it might be the fuse issue of central lock. So i unlock the door in the old school way. It opened, no alarm came on, but car wont start, even no crank at all. no dash light came up. Totally NOTHING!

Then i opened the hood, and checked the fuse box. I pulled out the several fuses to check if they were dead. But nothing wrong with them, so I put them back in the right position. Because i have to work then, so i locked the door using the key. But when i tried to unlock the door after my work, the key stuck in the door. I cannot turn it at all! Now it is impossible for me to open the hood. How can i know if the battery is dead or not? BTW, before the frozen night, it rained heavily all day long, and my car was parking in a outdoor parking lot.

Anybody help out? Any help would be def APPRECIATED!!!

Tian

 

My first thought on this would be that you have water in your trunk area. SRTs are notorious for leaking around the rear spoiler and that water runs down into a well where your locking mechanism is located (in the trunk area). Once you can unlock the doors again, open your rear hatch and lift up the floor carpet and see if there is water on the foam blocks. If there is, you can bet there is water in the well around the locking mechanism. It is pretty hard to just "see" the water since the blocks will be in your way.

Here is a thread that has some links to what I am talking about:

https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...densation.html

Also, once you are able to get into your car and look under the hood, check the battery. If it is a white Varta, it is the original and needs to be replaced. These cars are very picky about their electronics and a new battery will solve a lot of problems.

Sorry, but I don't have a good solution on how to get into your car at this point. You might have to gain access to the drain plugs for that well and drain the water to expedite the drying process.

Good luck!!

RL

 

Thanks a lot RL!

At least i know the heavy rain on that day might be the reason. The only thing for me is that i cannot open the door...I really should not have touched the fuse box...

 

If you haven't seen it already.. there is a video out of opening the door with a Tennis ball.. drill a hole in it..line that hole up on they key slot.. push tennis ball to force air in.. Pop goes that weasel ..!

 

 

Ahhww... couldn't you have taken the time to find the one showing the crossfire being opened?

 

That was a Crossfire, wasn't it?

 

MY bad.. Looked like a van from here.. LOL..

 

I didn't notice either of them, as I was busy checking out the cutie.

 

The 04 Crossfire we just got, the lights flash..But the key fobs wont lock or unlock the doors inside... Anyone know what that might be?

 

When you push the fob button and you are standing close to the open hatch door, do you hear any sounds from the air pump in the trunk under the foam?
Do you hear a hiss?
Do you hear anything at all?

 

I dont remember hearing any sounds from that area, But I will have to check.. I just took the RCM out the other night to send it, to one of the guys on here for repair.. So Next week when I get the car back together I will have to dig into it.. Hoping its something easyly fixed.

 

Nope, I dont hear anything.. I can hear the hatch lock when The car is running and I push the lock button... But when car is off doors are closed, I dont hear anything..Just the Flasher's blink (twice I think)

 

Bump any other thoughts on this? I dont hear any other sounds, except for the flashers blinking twice when I hit the Lock button..!

 

My siren has been weak for years no on my 04. Yesterday the fob wouldn't open the car. Opened with the key and the alarm lights started. It didn't stop with the fob or inserting the key. When it stopped I started the car but it quickly died. Then it would not turn the starter at all. Saw in another post to remove fuse #9 to disable the domelight, horn and alarm. The light went off, but the horn and the alarm both still worked. Replaced the fob batteries, no help. Had no tools at work so I called a tow truck. He tried to jump it to no avail. At home I found this post and decided to take the 10mm to the negative and disconnected and reconnected the battery. I would not start now since the battery was low. Put on the charger for a few minutes and it started .Drove 38 mi to work where it restarted fine. Did not lock the car. 10 hours later it started and drove home fine. I am going to try replacing the siren next. So glad all of you are there to help figure out these issues. The local dealer quoted $8-900 to replace the SKREEM but it seems the siren is the problem from what I have read here in the forum.

 

Dave,
Many thanks to your solution. I tried it and it works. I'm new to the site and it has helped me out greatly. Luv ya much....


MissG

 

skreem module is in your future. Nothing ever fixes itself. They are smart cars, but not that smart. Check the voltage output on your current battery as well.

 

I will take it in to be checked. Time for servicing.
thks much in advance.