Just purchased my first Crossfire. I absolutely love the looks of the car. It is a 31K, one fussy owner car. It is in mint shape But it has the same problems that some of you have had and I am looking for a best guess solution. As an automatic, it will not shift out of 1st. It lurches hard going from P to D or R. The tire monitor on the dash is lit along w the check engine, the ABS, the parking brake, the BAS ESP and the wing is up and wont retrack. the scn tool also indicated 3 of the 4 With my Mac Mentor I pull up PO600 and PO720 and 2310 controller area network comm w traction system malfunction. Those that I think I clear come back as soon as I try to start. The last I read of guys with the exact same problems indicated they thought the ABS controller was bad. Any new ideas? Are there companies that restore these ABC units? The previous owner also said his scan tool picked up that 3 of the 4 wheel speed sensors , 1140 steering angle, 1141 electronic stability brake press and that trans pressure in park was 7 lbs, in drive it jumped to 112. . I am looking for suggestions.
Thank you

 

Well, the first thing to do is to yank the battery out of the car and take it to Autozone and get a replacement, and buy one of those battery post wire brush thingys.
When you get home, clean up the battery cable clamps and put the new battery in.

NOW, start the car and see what you have. I'd ALMOST bet you will have everything good, cept the BAS light will still be on.
Do the steering angle alignment thing and see if that takes care of it.

Do this:
(I would do this on grass or dirt, not pavement)
If the power supply was interrupted (battery disconnected or discharged), the BAS/ESP malfunction indicator light may be illuminated with the engine running. To re-synchronize the ESP, and cancel the malfunction indicator light, the steering angle sensor will need to be recalibrated.

1. Turn the ignition switch to the ON/RUN position.
2. Rotate the steering wheel to the center position.
3. Rotate the steering wheel completely to the left, and then rotate the steering wheel completely to the right.
4. Bring the steering wheel back to the center position.
5. The BAS/ESP malfunction indicator light will go out.

If the BAS/ESP malfunction indicator light is still illuminated, the vehicle should be serviced at an authorized
dealer check back with us! (If you take the car to the dealer for any reason, you are banned from Crossfireforum for life. )

 

BUT BUT BUT - They have the only good alignment guy and equipment in town and charge just $69.
They also balance tires for $6 per wheel.
PLEASE may I have an exception ?

 

Of course, if the car sat in a horse barn for a year before you bought it, then the wiring harness has been chewed up.
In that case, sell the car for parts.

 

I thought I banned YOU for criticizing Avril Lavinge.

 

Well, I'm still here

 

This car is like new, never driven on gravel, stored in a heated garage, covered, and even padded during storage. The ist owner replaced the battery when it happened last fall wo change but I plan to check or replace the battery and battery cables tomorrow morning for myself. He also had the fuse/relay panel replaced with the updated soldered version thinking that was giving him problems, no change.
I am a high school auto instructor so a dealership is the last place this car will be going to. Your stuck w me. The best help comes from the DIY ers. Im working on finding a good schematic now and just thought those who have been there, done that could get me going in the right direction. Thanks

 

Oh, so this has been going on for a long time? Or does this "come and go"?

We are all looking for "a good schematic".

Download the service manual.
It isn't much, but its all any of us have.

Try here:
https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...ollection.html

I ordered the "Wiring Diagrams" book from Chrysler. Yea, it's nice having it all printed out - but it's just the wiring chapter from the Service Manual. Almost a waste of $70.

 

What I was told was last fall it would not shift/light/ect. He replaced the battery, he would start and let it run for 5 minutes, shut it off and then it would work fine/clear itself. He told me it slowly got to be a longer before it would clear itself. They put it away last fall and late this spring he couldnt get it to clear itself, it stayed in 1st and all the lights stayed. He didnt mess with it this summer and just decided to sell it. Thats when I bought it and I am just starting to diagnose it.I Thought I would start with this site, the guys who have been there, done that. So as far as I know its been less than a yr but he really never tryed to dig into it.

 

Could be as simple as very low transmission fluid but :
my gut feeling is a transmission conductor plate, and if that don't do it a TCM module ( check for water in the amplifier and TCM in the passenger floorboard )

 

I swapped in an almost new battery last night, cleaned the posts real well, cleaned what grounds I could get to and nothing changed. I am just getting to know this car and so far doing it wo a manual. Thanks pizzaguy, Im using your manual site. I read somewhere before dropping the trans pan I should get a trans dipstick, remove some plug and mark fluid level. Can someone explain? Is this trans level usually checked by pulling a plug on the side? If this isnt the fix , does the TCM need to be programmed or comes programmed? Are there places that rebuild these?

 

I just did some reading up on the TCU. Im pulling mine this afternoon and checking connections. The TCU will set off that many dash lights, traction control, and prevent it from shifting out of 1st? If they are good, are you suggesting buying one used? Finding one w matching numbers will still require reprogramming? Would you suggest replacing the conductor plate first?

 

The trans level can be checked with the aftermarket dip stick, or :
when I change my fluid, I do it at room temp and suck it out with a vacuum sucker.
I mark the high level of the fluid on the sucker tank, remove the pan and change the filter ( and conductor plate at this point )
put the pan back on and fill the vacuum device with the same amount of new fluid, then pour into transmission.
bada bing - bada boom

 

Does anyone know what the part number or where I can find the correct conductor plate? All I can find is plates for '06 to '08 , I think I found one for '05, but nothing for '04. Can a person use the '04 MB SKL 320 if I can find one?

 

any for a 722.6 tranny will do.

 

I shop ebay and have contacted approx 10 companys selling mercedes 722.6 conductor plates, even listed for for mercedes slk320 and they say their plates do not work for the crossfire. I want to do this once and would prefer using MB parts to aftermarket. Is there something I am missing or ???? If not a MB made item, will aftermarket work?

 

They are WRONG, the 722.6 5 speed in the Crossfire is the same as in a Mercedes.

 

Thank you so much for that tip! I guessed that you would know better than a guy who sells millions of parts and goes by numbers only. I am off to order one now.

 

Here's a complete kit with lifetime warranty :
https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/mer...on-service-kit

 

Could this be the car that had the battery connected backwards? Seems that owner spent a ton of time but don't recall it ever getting fixed.

CAN bus has an easy check, find any module with it and measure the resistance between the pins. Battery disconnected of course. 60 ohms will have continuity to both terminating resistors. Anything else you will have to find the wiring or module with terminating resistor problem. If I recall correctly the SKREEM module had one of the 120 ohm resistors.