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Its a beautiful day here in Georgia just washed the car put down the top jumped in the car pushed the red button and nothing.
The battery is full any suggestion to look for.

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Doesn't even turn over? Not trying to be silly here, but make usre the key in the "on" position, and clutch is all the way in. Then check fuses, starter solenoid, clutch switch to start.

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Its a beautiful day here in Georgia just washed the car put down the top jumped in the car pushed the red button and nothing.
The battery is full any suggestion to look for.

Thanks Shawn
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Windows go up and down radio works. Clutch is in and the only sound I here (click) is coming from a relay. When I tried too start it this morning it wanted to crank and then nothing.
 
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It started!!!!!!!!!!! All I did was move the clutch in and out a few times. Thanks guys Time for a run to Helen GA for a beer and the football game.:)
 
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Not so fast. I just drove around the block and it was sputtering bad. I parked and the check engine light was on. I removed the battery terminal waited 10 minutes and tried to restart and nothing. THIS *****!!!!!!!
 
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All connections tight (battery)? How old is the fuel? Do you have a code scanner? Mine wouldn't start last week and it's a camshaft sensor failure CEL.

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Not so fast. I just drove around the block and it was sputtering bad. I parked and the check engine light was on. I removed the battery terminal waited 10 minutes and tried to restart and nothing. THIS *****!!!!!!!
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I'm still under the 7/70 thank god its a 04. They will be towing the Viper to Cherokee Dodge in Canton GA. I hope its under warranty and they have a Viper tech.
 
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I'm still under the 7/70 thank god its a 04. They will be towing the Viper to Cherokee Dodge in Canton GA. I hope its under warranty and they have a Viper tech.
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Take some photos before it's towed of the inside & outside-odometer too.

Write down some of the phone numbers of the Viper techs who are here on the boards too. Keep them in your wallet or in the Viper glove box.
Might come in handy if this dealership doesn't know what's going on.
Mark Jorgensen, Tom Sessions, Chuck Tator.

Good luck.
 
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The dealer now has the car and yes it started for them. They were not able to take it for a test run as it was raining all day here in Georgia.
 
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The dealer now has the car and yes it started for them. They were not able to take it for a test run as it was raining all day here in Georgia.
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You might want to suggest that you take them for a test drive.....
Safer this way.
 
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Got the call from the dealer today (they have had the car since Monday) they said they need to change the main computer and won't have that until Tuesday. And yes its under warranty. got to love the 7/70.
 
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Got the call from the dealer today (they have had the car since Monday) they said they need to change the main computer and won't have that until Tuesday. And yes its under warranty. got to love the 7/70.
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Seems I'm having this same problem too!
 
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Change the main computer? that's crazy-talk!

The clutch pedal switch is often the culprit. If you get on your hands and look closely under the clutch, you'll see a slider on the rod underneath the pedal. It is green on a gen2. not sure on a gen3. anyway, if that sensor doesn't show that the clutch is all the way down, you can't start the car. many people just ground this out so that the computer thinks the clutch is always pressed in... but then if you press START with the car in gear and there happens to be a wall in front of you... OOPS. So don't do that. But check out the switch and maybe replace it.

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My car is ready. The dealer replaced the PCM there was a ground fault in the computer. The battery tested full strength at the back but weak at the front of the car. I had them change the fluids and will pick up the car this week as I am now in Florida.
Thanks for all the help.
 
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what did it end up costing to get the pcm replaced and reflashed?
 
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