406 Has Arrived, but won't fly...

[2faston3]

Hello Fellow Spyder Owners:

I picked up 406 on Saturday, drove it home about 8 miles in the rain, sleet and hail. Parked it in the garage and went inside to celebrate.

Had to work Sunday so I didn't get home until 3 and gave it it's first bath! Went to start it no go.

Lots of juice, turn the key no run through of the electronics. Tried and tried. Different keys I tried. To no avail.

Got P***ed off went in house. Tried every half hour. Nada. Friends dropped by to check it out. Boy was I embarrassed!!!! :redfaced:

My buddy tries it, I try it still wouldn't start. Then he is flicking the kill switch back and forth while I hold the starter down. It starts? ??? Shut it down try again and it starts?

Any opinions. It has 12 km on it, and I am red faced....

Strange but true.

2faston3

[jeuchler]

Any opinions. It has 12 km on it, and I am red faced....

There are others more tech-savvy than me, but, if it isn't a killswitch issue, maybe 12 km wasn't enough to charge up the batt--maybe dealer didn't fully charge it prior to PDI.

Others have written about the flakiness of not having a fully charged batt.

Other problem I thought of was a stucky or otherwise problematic M button.

Hang in there and don't let it spoil your excitement...

[Lamonster]

I was thinking the Mode button too but I'm sure that you would have mentioned that if it was acting up.

[2faston3]

Well, it's at the dealers. And hopefully they will be able to solve it...

Funny it started right away after (8 hrs)... I had it running in the morning. But after 12 or so it acted up.

Hmm I will keep you all posted of the outcome.

No mode button worked ok.

2faston3

[Lamonster]

With all the computers on this thing it could have a virus.
Hope they get it fixed quick.