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| '98 Town and Country Lxi--New keys made, no start | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Mar 7 2012, 07:57 PM (808 Views) | |
| dayle1960 | Mar 7 2012, 07:57 PM Post #1 |
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So as always, hehe, Mrs.dayle1960 is not happy with the state of affairs with her T & C. The ignition key will not turn the cylinder unless the head of the key is beaten into the cylinder. Then the key will turn easily. So I took the cylinder down to the local trustworthy locksmith in Fayetteville so he could make two new keys. $45 later I had two shiney new keys in my hand and the ignition cylinder turns like it is brand new. (Mrs.dayle1960 should be elated, at least I am) Now comes the problem. I put the cylinder into the steering column and right away I hear clickings from the starting relays without turning the key to the "on" position. The door chime also chimes away even with the key removed from the cylinder. The headlights will not work with the key in the "on" or "acc" positions. This has me scratching my head. Nothing associated with the electrical systems work. I wonder if my locksmith dissasembled my ignition switch to get to the tumblers. I do not know what he did to the switch since he was not present when I picked up my switch. Is there a microchip imbedded in the switch which he might have thrown away? Any other ideas? To be honest I first thought the battery was dead because the symptoms aforementioned seemed to me that the battery was dieing or dead. I took out my handy dandy DVOM and checked for volts across the terminals of the battery. 12+ volts. I even tried jumping my van with my metro. That did not help at all. The locksmith told me that my keys which would not turn in the cylinder were a walmart brand. His new keys are: ilco P1795 Y159 Could he have given me the incorrect keys? I did try the old key to no avail. It gives me the same results. I need some ideas, guys. Help me before Mrs.dayle1960 breaks my leg. Terry |
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| 00Metro | Mar 7 2012, 08:11 PM Post #2 |
 
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Grey head or black head on keys? Grey has chip needs to be programmed...black are chipless should work fine. If you use black when need grey ignition will possibly lock out any keys. Just a thought |
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| dayle1960 | Mar 7 2012, 08:14 PM Post #3 |
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No gray heads. The ones I got with the van when I bought it were black heads from wally world. The new ones from the locksmith (ipco) are clean shaven heads. No plastic on it, just one hunk of shiney metal. |
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| Horn | Mar 7 2012, 09:25 PM Post #4 |
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I have no idea dayle......have you disconnected the battery for a little while? Also turn the key on and off 3 times quickly. ending in the on position. I know that checks codes, I have no idea if it would help with this. I'd recommend try to find a T&C/Caravan forum. |
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| cnr_dogs | Mar 7 2012, 09:32 PM Post #5 |
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first disconnect battery and allow system to reset then put old key in turn on and off without starting then do the new key on off without starting, flip the key over and do it again same with any other keys you had made it should reset the security system and you should be good to go. just had the same issue with my sons saturn wagon factory key wore out had 2 made at dealer from the vin # they made it clear to do this to prevent security system issues. hope it helps |
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