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Thanks so much, Ian- I currently have it on a battery tender- am following one of your previous posts regarding the battery replacement- yes, I drive it daily, but it just dawned on me that I'm only driving 5-7 minutes up and back, so not enough time to keep it charged. I will definitely be...

If anyone can offer advice on restarting my XLR after reinstalling my battery, I would be super grateful! Had car towed in Feb/March to dealership after I came out of store to dead car Replaced the battery with Optima Red Top but still not luck starting Dealership diagnosed XLR w/ bad starter-...

I am following this thread also. I just had my car die and towed back in February/March, had lots of helpful advice, unfortunately nothing worked. I did replace the battery with an Optima red top, but that still didn't start it. I sucked it up and had it towed to dealership, told it was a bad...

Update on car- Brake lights are flashing - indicative of theft system perhaps? I think this is Good News ? Thanks for the tip, Ian!!!

Thanks, Ian!! Going to try that right now!!!

Sun today- as well as both college SONS home, so I will once again attempt some more troubleshooting! Quick question, on another forum (OLD post from 2010) there was the same problem that was fixed with a new battery, eventually. Even though I have a new Optima red top just put in (AFTER the...

Thanks, Ian...yes...well, it was on the way to my house. The dealer is backed up for 2 weeks so I thought I'd try some more suggestions from this forum! I have to say though, after helping push and steer the car onto the flatbed, I can not MOVE today!:laugh:I have basically scoured the entire...

Thanks so much!! Getting ready to head out now to try all these suggestions...Such a sad sight for XLR owners-but at least I was able to somehow generate enough juice to shift car into neutral to push onto tow truck-which, at 50 and 5 feet tall, makes for an incredibly sore body today!!!:ugh:

Having car towed back to house now as Dealer is backed up for 2 weeks. That being said, I am going to "attempt" at checking these 3 ground cables to see if they are indeed tight. Am I safe to do this without further messing anything else up? Thanks!!

Thanks, I am hoping that is what the problem is! It "acts" like it's a loose connection, like there's not enough or the right power to generate a crank. Lights, radio, etc all work, after I release the start button, which is a problem one of the other posts mentioned. Changed the battery in the...

Not sure if my reply will get buried, but I am having the same problem with my 04. Came out of store to non-starting car. Makes the “click” but not the repetitive clicking a bad starter does? I’m just a 50 yo nurse, no mechanic, but have worked on “some” issues with mine and my kids cars-so...

I have tried most of the suggested "possible" fixes on this forum before taking my car to the dealership and getting expensive and untrustworthy repair estimates for the top. Do you possibly have a reference link to follow so that I can try this on my car before purchasing the FTCM? There does...

Ok, so just so I'm clear, the "SERVICE RIDE CONTROL" is not related to top failure? I had the dreaded failed flooded trunk over the summer and thought the service ride control message was gone, but came back on again now that weather is cold-and still haven't fixed the top issue as the FTCM was...

Hello, I am in Virginia, and thought I had purchased the FTCM, but I also got an email stating the part was backordered and cancelled. I def need one and the dealership is trying to gouge me and I am super skeptical after my encounter with them regarding fixing the top. If you have any mechanics...

Unfortunately, I discovered this forum too late :mad: and encountered the fateful top failure!! At least after googling my issues, I came across this site and was able to drain the trunk hole which was indeed clogged with a rock and full of water. Anyway, took my car to a dealership and was told...

This is great, Thanks so much-super helpful!!:thumbsup