Drove SRT yesterday, cooled down for about 6 hours, got in to start it and it turned over then died, tried it again, same thing, then attempted third start wouldn't turn over. All lights, horn, etc. worked fine. Tried to start it today, nothing. Sounded like an RCM issue so I pulled the RCM unit from my N/A. Plugged it in to SRT, cranked three times, then nothing (lights, etc. worked). Plugged SRT rcm unit into N/A, started right up. Put N/A rcm back into N/A, started right up. Put SRT rcm back into SRT, cranked three times, nothing.


Any suggestions where I go next will be much appreciated. Suggestions where to get parts needed would also be appreciated. Thanks in advance!!

 

3 times makes it sound like a SKREEM issue.
Pretty sure the SKREM is VIN encoded, so swapping out with the NA wouldn't work, even if you held the NA key next to the key ring antenna .
If someone knows otherwise, feel free to correct me

Could be something simple like the key ring antenna became disconnected ?

 

The Skreem was replaced shortly before I bought the car from a forum member that I trust. Could the Skreem be faulty? Will look for key ring antenna info on the forum. Car mechanics isn't my strong point

 

Ala_Xfire is on the right track. If you disconnect the battery an get 3 more , no starts , that's the classic SKREEM symptoms. Like he said, check the ring wire , to make sure its connected. I would call the company that provided the module. Just thinking warranty. Keep us up, on the route your working towards. If all else fails, " Needswings.com, $229" @ checkout use "forum member" for 5% off.

 

Tried starting, nothing. Disconnected the battery then hooked it right back up. Nothing. Disconnected battery, waited 5 minutes, hooked the battery back up. Three cranks, then nothing. Looks like I dive into the antenna tomorrow. Will keep you posted.

Thanks for the discount info at Needswings. Wish I'd have known a fuel filter, air filter, and a few other parts ago....but that's ok.

 

Got it all apart. Everything was plugged in correctly, but just in case, I unplugged everything, plugged it back in, started the car, and same ol' non-start. The seller provided with me receipt info and I contacted Rob at Needswings. No warranty since it wasn't installed by a Chrysler dealer so looks like I'll be ordering another one. Will take a while to get in. Hopefully, I can remember how it all goes back together.

Anything else I should do in there whilst I have the dash all torn apart?

Thanks for your help gents!!!

 

have you done the "Sticky Key Fix" ?

 

I was thinking about it and since you suggested it, I'll do it for sure, if it hasn't been already done.

 

Were you able to get the beast back on the road? Anymore issues with the skreem module? I'd really like to think I had the car fairly well sorted before handing it over.

 

Yeah, got it running last Friday, took a couple of hours. Felt good to have it back. The car is well sorted, haven't had any problems other than the skreem. With 2 skreems in 3 months, makes me wonder if there's something that could be causing them to short out or something....or maybe the one Chrysler sent you was bad. I'll just keep my fingers crossed.

How's the SLK coming?