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I own 2 convertible crossfires, both of which have a few issues I'd like to get sorted out. Any help/guidance would be appreciated!
Blue SRT6: The interior lights don't come on when I open the doors, but do work when I manually turn them on. Also, when I was manually opening the top, there was a snapping sound and the cable that holds the little convertible flaps is way loose on one side and can be easily pulled longer and longer. Do I need the cable itself or some kind of reel replaced?
Red NA: The convertible top does nothing when I push the button - no lights, no beep, nothing. All the other switches in the console seem to work, like the heated seats, the spoiler, etc. When I open the latch for the top, the windows roll down, but nothing happens when I push the button. Ideas?
Oh yeah, and the red car's engine fan blows like a hurricane. I can easily hear it from inside the car. My blue car doesn't do this. I assume this is a problem?
Picture of SRT6 Cable being loose:
Last edited by bemacaroni; Mar 9, 2021 at 02:06 PM.
Blue SRT6: 1) The interior lights don't come on when I open the doors, but do work when I manually turn them on. Also, when I was manually opening the top, there was a snapping sound and the cable that holds the little convertible flaps is way loose on one side and can be easily pulled longer and longer. Do I need the cable itself or some kind of reel replaced?
1) This can be, and probably is, a bad or stuck door ajar switch. That' about all the help I can give you, get started looking things over.
2) All three roadsters Iv'e owned SNAP loudly when the bow latch releases, I don't see this as a problem.
3) This is a common issue, you have got to get in there and look over the linkage, sounds to me like it has come apart.
Red NA: The convertible top does nothing when I push the button - no lights, no beep, nothing. All the other switches in the console seem to work, like the heated seats, the spoiler, etc. When I open the latch for the top, the windows roll down, but nothing happens when I push the button.
The fact the windows go down tells us: The TCM is OK, the latch retainer switch is OK and the CAN BUS between the TCM and BCM is working fine. I'd try resyncing the top. To resync the top, put the top down manually then back up manually three times. Follow the procedures in my video below, be sure you have the top tool and a hex key wrench. Do the procedure COMPLETELY, as described, three times. Engine must be running when you do this. THen try the button, this clears the TCM's confusion quite often.
Oh yeah, and the red car's engine fan blows like a hurricane. I can easily hear it from inside the car. My blue car doesn't do this. I assume this is a problem?
It is. If the fan runs all the time at high speed, there are two causes to choose from:
1) The Fan Control Module (FCM) is bad.
2) Communications between the ECU and FCM have broken down and the FCM is in "Emergency Mode" to protect your engine. The little "radiator light" on the left end of the instrument panel will be on in this case.
Either the bidirectional data wire from FCM to ECU has broken or a connection has opened, the FCM is bad or the ECU is bad. I'd replace the FCM first.
Is the RCM to fix the super-fast fan or the convertible top that doesn't light up/do anything?
In cases where your car won't engage the starter at all AND the engine fan warps up to high speed, it is usually a case of a failed "Engine Control Relay" output from the RCM.
In cases where the car runs fine, but the fan runs very fast, the RCM is not implicated at all. I must disagree with the advice about changing the RCM.
ONE MORE NOTE:
Putting so many issues from more than one car in one thread will not get you help as well as creating two threads: One for each car.
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