Antitheft system in T&C

I have a 1997 Chrysler Town & Country.....last week the van would start for
about 1-2 seconds and then just shut off. I know the engine was getting fuel
(able to rev and could hear the fuel pump kick on). After much headache, I
called the Chrysler dealership....he asked me to lock my vehicle using the
remote and then unlock it with the key manually and try to start - low and
behold, it started right up! This morning it did the exact same thing again,
but this time, I can not get it out of alarm set mode - even after following
the directions in the manual several times....I tried for 20 minutes. I
called the dealership again and said that there must be something in the
computer/sensor or something that is causing it to stay stuck. The
dealership said it could possibly be the body control module, but he was not
sure. He said that really all I could do was have it towed into them, hooked
up to their computer and have it diagnosed. I asked if they could do a
service call; of course the answer was no. You see, my father is a mechanic
and I was hoping to purchase the part and just have him install it. Of
course, the dealership does not want me to do that. My question is, is there
any other part other than the body control module that would cause this to
happen?

"Dawn L via CarKB.com" > wrote in message
...
> I have a 1997 Chrysler Town & Country.....last week the van would start
for
> about 1-2 seconds and then just shut off. I know the engine was getting
fuel
> (able to rev and could hear the fuel pump kick on). After much headache,
I
> called the Chrysler dealership....he asked me to lock my vehicle using the
> remote and then unlock it with the key manually and try to start - low and
> behold, it started right up! This morning it did the exact same thing
again,
> but this time, I can not get it out of alarm set mode - even after
following
> the directions in the manual several times....I tried for 20 minutes. I
> called the dealership again and said that there must be something in the
> computer/sensor or something that is causing it to stay stuck. The
> dealership said it could possibly be the body control module, but he was
not
> sure. He said that really all I could do was have it towed into them,
hooked
> up to their computer and have it diagnosed. I asked if they could do a
> service call; of course the answer was no. You see, my father is a
mechanic
> and I was hoping to purchase the part and just have him install it. Of
> course, the dealership does not want me to do that. My question is, is
there
> any other part other than the body control module that would cause this to
> happen?

Yes there are several things that could be wrong, has the battery been
replaced?
I would have some diagnosis done by a competent mechanic.

"Dawn L via CarKB.com" > wrote in message
...
> I have a 1997 Chrysler Town & Country.....last week the van would start
for
> about 1-2 seconds and then just shut off. I know the engine was getting
fuel
> (able to rev and could hear the fuel pump kick on). After much headache,
I
> called the Chrysler dealership....he asked me to lock my vehicle using the
> remote and then unlock it with the key manually and try to start - low and
> behold, it started right up! This morning it did the exact same thing
again,
> but this time, I can not get it out of alarm set mode - even after
following
> the directions in the manual several times....I tried for 20 minutes. I
> called the dealership again and said that there must be something in the
> computer/sensor or something that is causing it to stay stuck. The
> dealership said it could possibly be the body control module, but he was
not
> sure. He said that really all I could do was have it towed into them,
hooked
> up to their computer and have it diagnosed. I asked if they could do a
> service call; of course the answer was no. You see, my father is a
mechanic
> and I was hoping to purchase the part and just have him install it. Of
> course, the dealership does not want me to do that. My question is, is
there
> any other part other than the body control module that would cause this to
> happen?

The next time it happens go to the passenger side door and lock and unlock
the door with the key, If the vehicle starts now, Have Dad replace the
arm/disarm switch in the drivers side door.

Glenn Beasley
Chrysler Tech

yes it could be a failed coded key, a bad bcm or front control module,
a pcm lockout due to a skim fault code or a skim module thats failing

"Dawn L via CarKB.com" wrote:

> I have a 1997 Chrysler Town & Country.....last week the van would start for
> about 1-2 seconds and then just shut off. I know the engine was getting fuel
> (able to rev and could hear the fuel pump kick on). After much headache, I
> called the Chrysler dealership....he asked me to lock my vehicle using the
> remote and then unlock it with the key manually and try to start - low and
> behold, it started right up! This morning it did the exact same thing again,
> but this time, I can not get it out of alarm set mode - even after following
> the directions in the manual several times....I tried for 20 minutes. I
> called the dealership again and said that there must be something in the
> computer/sensor or something that is causing it to stay stuck. The
> dealership said it could possibly be the body control module, but he was not
> sure. He said that really all I could do was have it towed into them, hooked
> up to their computer and have it diagnosed. I asked if they could do a
> service call; of course the answer was no. You see, my father is a mechanic
> and I was hoping to purchase the part and just have him install it. Of
> course, the dealership does not want me to do that. My question is, is there
> any other part other than the body control module that would cause this to
> happen?

"tim bur" > wrote in message
...
> yes it could be a failed coded key, a bad bcm or front control module,
> a pcm lockout due to a skim fault code or a skim module thats failing
>
> "Dawn L via CarKB.com" wrote:
>
> > I have a 1997 Chrysler Town & Country.....last week the van would start
for
> > about 1-2 seconds and then just shut off. I know the engine was getting
fuel
> > (able to rev and could hear the fuel pump kick on). After much
headache, I
> > called the Chrysler dealership....he asked me to lock my vehicle using
the
> > remote and then unlock it with the key manually and try to start - low
and
> > behold, it started right up! This morning it did the exact same thing
again,
> > but this time, I can not get it out of alarm set mode - even after
following
> > the directions in the manual several times....I tried for 20 minutes. I
> > called the dealership again and said that there must be something in the
> > computer/sensor or something that is causing it to stay stuck. The
> > dealership said it could possibly be the body control module, but he was
not
> > sure. He said that really all I could do was have it towed into them,
hooked
> > up to their computer and have it diagnosed. I asked if they could do a
> > service call; of course the answer was no. You see, my father is a
mechanic
> > and I was hoping to purchase the part and just have him install it. Of
> > course, the dealership does not want me to do that. My question is, is
there
> > any other part other than the body control module that would cause this
to
> > happen?
>

There is no front control module or skim key (coded key) for that year
vehicle

"Dawn L via CarKB.com" > wrote in message
...
> I have a 1997 Chrysler Town & Country.....last week the van would start
for


> sure. He said that really all I could do was have it towed into them,
hooked
> up to their computer and have it diagnosed. I asked if they could do a
> service call; of course the answer was no. You see, my father is a
mechanic
> and I was hoping to purchase the part and just have him install it. Of
> course, the dealership does not want me to do that.

The dealership could care less about that. They don't come out and do
house calls for the simple reason that it is cheaper for the customer to
call
AAA and have their car towed to the garage, than for the customer to pay
travel time for a mechanic to come all the way out, and go all
the way back.

Ted

i stand corrected

maxpower wrote:

> "tim bur" > wrote in message
> ...
> > yes it could be a failed coded key, a bad bcm or front control module,
> > a pcm lockout due to a skim fault code or a skim module thats failing
> >
> > "Dawn L via CarKB.com" wrote:
> >
> > > I have a 1997 Chrysler Town & Country.....last week the van would start
> for
> > > about 1-2 seconds and then just shut off. I know the engine was getting
> fuel
> > > (able to rev and could hear the fuel pump kick on). After much
> headache, I
> > > called the Chrysler dealership....he asked me to lock my vehicle using
> the
> > > remote and then unlock it with the key manually and try to start - low
> and
> > > behold, it started right up! This morning it did the exact same thing
> again,
> > > but this time, I can not get it out of alarm set mode - even after
> following
> > > the directions in the manual several times....I tried for 20 minutes. I
> > > called the dealership again and said that there must be something in the
> > > computer/sensor or something that is causing it to stay stuck. The
> > > dealership said it could possibly be the body control module, but he was
> not
> > > sure. He said that really all I could do was have it towed into them,
> hooked
> > > up to their computer and have it diagnosed. I asked if they could do a
> > > service call; of course the answer was no. You see, my father is a
> mechanic
> > > and I was hoping to purchase the part and just have him install it. Of
> > > course, the dealership does not want me to do that. My question is, is
> there
> > > any other part other than the body control module that would cause this
> to
> > > happen?
> >
>
> There is no front control module or skim key (coded key) for that year
> vehicle

we do it all the time

Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:

> "Dawn L via CarKB.com" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I have a 1997 Chrysler Town & Country.....last week the van would start
> for
>
> > sure. He said that really all I could do was have it towed into them,
> hooked
> > up to their computer and have it diagnosed. I asked if they could do a
> > service call; of course the answer was no. You see, my father is a
> mechanic
> > and I was hoping to purchase the part and just have him install it. Of
> > course, the dealership does not want me to do that.
>
> The dealership could care less about that. They don't come out and do
> house calls for the simple reason that it is cheaper for the customer to
> call
> AAA and have their car towed to the garage, than for the customer to pay
> travel time for a mechanic to come all the way out, and go all
> the way back.
>
> Ted

"tim bur" > wrote in message
...
> we do it all the time
>

And you -don't- charge extra for the travel time for the mechanic? I find
that
hard to believe - unless your mechanics have agreed to work without pay for
the
time that they are driving from your shop to the customer's house, and back.

Ted