Chrysler Repair: Alarm system - Cant deactivate - Locking up my starter, chyrsler sebring, key cylinder


Question
I have a 2000 Chyrsler Sebring Convertible.  It appears that my alarm system is activated, causing my starter to be disabled.  In reading my owners manual, it says, "if the light comes on but does not flash, the sytem is still armed, but there is a problem in the trunk key cylinder circuit.  Then it says afftr 15 seconds th light will continue to flash slowly.

In my car, the light does come on just like the manual says, so I would conclude there is a problem with my trunk key cylinder. However, after 15 seconds, the light contines to stay on, unlike what the manual says it will do.

Question......Do you think I can remove some wires from the "trunk key cylinder", thus deactiving the alarm so I can drive my  car?

I have tried to deactivate the alarm by unlocking the doors as I usually do, but that is not working.

Please help me.....
Thanks,
Sandy

Answer
Hi Sandy,
First question:are the interior lights working when you open the door. If not, that may be the cause because the fuse for those lights is also needed for the theft disarming action. So let me know that.
Second question: does the car have a "smart key immobilizer" as well?
Third question: do you have a remote fob and have you tried to open the doors using that?
I would not mess with the trunk lock as it probably not involved.
Unless one of your responses is relevant, my thinking is:

I suspect that the wire from the door lock to the body control module has brokem on both doors. It is possible to fake out the body control module by means of a resistor of a specific ohmmage jumped between a local voltage supply at the body control module and the pin at one of the plugs that is where the door wire attaches to so as to simulate unlocking the door. I need to find my reference as to what size resistor to buy at an electronics supply store and then I can tell you how to attach the resistor to get the desired disarming action.
I don't know of any other way to solve the problem other than to try and repair the wires which are located inside the doors and which bend back and forth in a harness at the door hinge, which is probably why they finally break. But let me study this a bit more and get back to you this evening with more details. Are you "up" for getting under the dash and doing some modest disassembly?
Roland
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