My 2005 Crossfire Limited left me stranded. I drove to the store and noticed my spoiler was up even tho I never hit 60mph. Came out and car wouldn't start, and the ABS brake light was on. Finally got it to start but wouldn't get out of park. Disconnected the battery then reconnected it. Got me the 1/2 mile home but now same thing. Had a code reader put on by a mechanic friend but it didn't recognize the Crossfire. What's going on?

 

Probably a bad battery or ground connection?

 

I've been sweating the small stuff since I bought this car. Bought it with the heart and not the head since I know NOTHING about cars. Does anyone know anyone in the Lowcountry..Savannah Hilton Head area that works on Crossfires?

 

Tell mechanic to scan for a 2004 Mercedes SLK320 LHD 16 pin.

 

replace your rcm and send old one to tighed1 https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...-no-start.html
read the next 3 to 4 days read it all https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...irs-forum.html

 

The problem is the Crossfire is a wonderful car to look at and drive (if you are under 5'10") but few understand how it works. Car is 80% Mercedes Benz SLK320 and made in Germany but Mercedes mechanics are not interested and Chrysler mechanics have not a clue.

This site has a wonderful documentation collection. Download everything pertaining to you car - owner's manual, service manual, parts manual. And put on a thimb drive for someone you really, really trust to work on your car.

Please do not give anyone not a member this URL.
https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...ection-15.html

 

Your best bet, if you cannot check it yourself, is an Independent Import Shop that works on Mercedese. If they are not familiar with a Crossfire tell them the running gear and electronics are 2003 Mercedese SLK320.

 

NO ONE can tell you what is going on with the car, but I can say that there are several possibles here:

1) Unstable/low system voltage due to a failing battery and/or alternator. This explains the wing acting funny and no starts but only possibly explains not getting out of park.
2) Traction control relay output is failing, this is an RCM failure. This explains the wing and not getting out of park but not so much the no start.
3) Lousy ground connection between the battery and chassis OR between the block and chassis OR really cruddy connections at the battery.

Why can't anyone tell you what is going on? Because...........
Telling us "it would not start" is a sure way to waste your time and ours. That is an ambiguous statement. What we want to know is this:
Did the car's starter engage but the engine refused to start, or started and died?
or...........
Did the starter not even engage?

Above are two VERY different failures and which one you had, combined with your other information, tells us a lot.

 

BTW Amazon has a number of cigarette lighter voltmeters. I chose because is short and has a type-C outlet.

 

 

Thank you everyone for the very helpful information and your time. This forum saved my sanity. It is an unbelievable wealth of information that I had not tapped before being new to the Crossfire family but now have a go to, to research questions I might have. I have taken the time to read the new members 'don't be an idiot'. Looking forward to being a more active member.

 

Now send your rcm to thided1 buy a new one or wait 3 days and he will send yours back repaired but still get a spare and take it with you always.. their have been many members repair their rcm put it back it the car and say it was not that well then they and you should send yours to him, because his experience pays off. don'tthink just send it jim

 

I had the car towed to Import Motors. The owner said I needed an ESP module??? Something to do with the traction control system. Is this part easily obtainable?

 

Ask him what an ESP Module is and does.

 

I had a steady BAS/ESP light. Autel scanner looked into the module and said was Brake Pressure Sensor #1. $20 part. Replaced and is fixed. Was lucky.