Electra
Wishin No More
I had the SKREEM module replaced Dec 08 after a few months of playing with waiting time and fuses to move the van. It just wouldn't reset itself after thanksgiving.
Well, here I sit again, dead in the driveway. The battery is fine. But it's the same old story for me with the SKREEM not working. I can't even get a reset with time. I have tried all the chipped keys I own, 3 of them. I have waited a day between each try.
I put the key in, the orange portion where the time and mileage is displayed blinks and comes alive and then nothing, no dash lights. I have no power locks or over head lights either, zero power to anything. I had the instrument lights come on 2 days ago, I turned the key and that was it, click, click and nothing. Now, I don't even get that. Right now, I can't even turn the key to release the transmission from park.
I have pulled all fuses under the seat and steering column to look for a bad connection, silly, I know. Could the aux battery have anything to do with this? Doubtful, but I'll through it out there. It has not been checked.
The SKREEM module part replaced is under warranty, but the rest of the vehicle is no longer.
Is there anyway to just by pass this foolish item? It's more trouble than it is worth to me and makes me scared to take my van anywhere b/c I could just as easily be stuck at a rest stop on the highway with 4 kids.
2006 10 passenger Sprinter...
adding.... I had the little engine light on the lower right of the dash come on days before this happened. I did run "low" on fuel, but I didn't run out. I put 24 gallons in, I think. The low fuel light and this engine shaped came on one after the other and the low fuel was not sure of itself. It came on and went off a few times before I got to the one diesel station in town.
I'm fairly confident one has nothing to do with the other. But I'll mention it, incase there is a bigger picture of electrical issues going on.
Well, here I sit again, dead in the driveway. The battery is fine. But it's the same old story for me with the SKREEM not working. I can't even get a reset with time. I have tried all the chipped keys I own, 3 of them. I have waited a day between each try.
I put the key in, the orange portion where the time and mileage is displayed blinks and comes alive and then nothing, no dash lights. I have no power locks or over head lights either, zero power to anything. I had the instrument lights come on 2 days ago, I turned the key and that was it, click, click and nothing. Now, I don't even get that. Right now, I can't even turn the key to release the transmission from park.
I have pulled all fuses under the seat and steering column to look for a bad connection, silly, I know. Could the aux battery have anything to do with this? Doubtful, but I'll through it out there. It has not been checked.
The SKREEM module part replaced is under warranty, but the rest of the vehicle is no longer.
Is there anyway to just by pass this foolish item? It's more trouble than it is worth to me and makes me scared to take my van anywhere b/c I could just as easily be stuck at a rest stop on the highway with 4 kids.
2006 10 passenger Sprinter...
adding.... I had the little engine light on the lower right of the dash come on days before this happened. I did run "low" on fuel, but I didn't run out. I put 24 gallons in, I think. The low fuel light and this engine shaped came on one after the other and the low fuel was not sure of itself. It came on and went off a few times before I got to the one diesel station in town.
I'm fairly confident one has nothing to do with the other. But I'll mention it, incase there is a bigger picture of electrical issues going on.
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