I found a SRT6 for sale and test drove it. It drove as I expected and everything seemed in order. The price is also right, so I'm strongly considering it even though it has a minor, I think, problem.

The ABS and ESP lights are on. I searched the forum and found little information about this in the SRT6 section, but threads in the coupe section tell me it's potentially a range of issues, and all of them seem easy to fix.

It could be a bad battery. The maintenance records show that the original battery was replaced under warranty with another factory battery. The car has about 25,000 miles on it since this change.

It could also be a wheel speed sensor, but it's unclear if I can determine this myself without taking the car to a dealer. Is there a way to pull any trouble codes from the computer? On other Chryslers, you can hold the trip button down while starting the car and it will show codes. On other Chyslers you can hold the trip button down while turning the key 3 times from off to on (but not starting the car) and that will also show codes. I couldn't find anything on the forums to show this was possible on a Crossfire though.

It can also need a yaw control (?) re-set and that procedure is found in the owner's manual.

Am I missing anything? Am I crazy for considering the car at a good price with this potential issue? For what it's worth, I do almost all work on my cars. I'm confident I could replace any part that might be bad. But I read on the forum that it's not always possible to determine what's wrong without some "special" equipment (but then there's never a description of what that equipment is).

Any help is appreciated.

 

go back start the car and turn the wheel lock to lock then back to the center. if the light goes out its fine if not you have other issues

 

^^^^ good advice. Do this first.

 

I had this problem when the car was in long term storage. Went out after the battery charged up.

Disconnect battery, charge, then reconnect. You may then get a Check engine light for about ten miles.

roadster with a stick

 

Just an FYI, if you remove the ESP fuse (like fuse 17 or 18 I believe) to disable ESP completely, it illuminates the ESP and abs dash light.

Just check that, could be simple, let's hope!

 

My hunch is a battery issue from the car sitting most of the time. I assume there would be some driveability issue if it was from another cause.

But the seller is taking it to have it looked at tomorrow and paying for a professional opinion.

 

Hopefully so. Use it to pressure the seller no matter the outcome. But what is unlikely , if it drove fine, would be that there is a real mechanical issue.


Hope it works out for you Shakey. I know you are anxious to have one of your own.


franc

 

I've had the light on and a simple drive of a few yards was all it took to get the light out. I did not turn the wheel from lock to lock, maybe halfway to lock on one side only and it was out.