A buddy recently picked up a car, as per the thread title, and is having some issues with the factory alarm. Why Chrysler saw it necessary to fit an alarm in a glorified K Car is for another thread.
In any case, he is relatively familiar with these vehicles. When the battery dies or is removed and replaced, the alarm is supposed to kick on, and can be reset by using the key to unlock the driver's side door. Apparently, there is a switch of some sort in there. He picked this vehicle up a couple weeks back and immediately replaced the battery. Upon doing so, the alarm went off and he followed the above procedure, and it worked perfectly.
Fast forward to yesterday - he gets home, and the alarm is going off. He does the key thing, with no luck. He disconnects the battery for a time and reconnects it. The alarm goes off again. He follows the procedure; again, no luck.
Do any Chrysler gurus here know a way to disconnect or disable the factory alarm? The fuse won't work, since it's also for the horn and several other things. A Google search shows that others have had the problem, but no solutions other than the already tried and failed procedure appear.
The manual apparently says very little about the alarm. I couldn't find a factory service manual online (except for $135 plus shipping). The Allpar forum is a nightmare to search unless one registers, and the Chrysler forum had examples of the problem, but with no solutions.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Sarcasm won't be necessary, since I already told him that he picked it up from the wrecker and that it was dumped there for a reason, and that few examples of these cars are left on the road for a similar reason.
In any case, he is relatively familiar with these vehicles. When the battery dies or is removed and replaced, the alarm is supposed to kick on, and can be reset by using the key to unlock the driver's side door. Apparently, there is a switch of some sort in there. He picked this vehicle up a couple weeks back and immediately replaced the battery. Upon doing so, the alarm went off and he followed the above procedure, and it worked perfectly.
Fast forward to yesterday - he gets home, and the alarm is going off. He does the key thing, with no luck. He disconnects the battery for a time and reconnects it. The alarm goes off again. He follows the procedure; again, no luck.
Do any Chrysler gurus here know a way to disconnect or disable the factory alarm? The fuse won't work, since it's also for the horn and several other things. A Google search shows that others have had the problem, but no solutions other than the already tried and failed procedure appear.
The manual apparently says very little about the alarm. I couldn't find a factory service manual online (except for $135 plus shipping). The Allpar forum is a nightmare to search unless one registers, and the Chrysler forum had examples of the problem, but with no solutions.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Sarcasm won't be necessary, since I already told him that he picked it up from the wrecker and that it was dumped there for a reason, and that few examples of these cars are left on the road for a similar reason.