November 30, 2009
2001 chrysler sebring security system/anti theft?
Joshua S asked:
i have a 2001 chrysler sebring that the BCM went bad… so I went to the auto salvage and they replaced my BCM… thing is, when i got home i locked up my car as usual… then later i wanted to go to the store, so i attempted to get back in my car when the horn kept beeping and parking lights flashing… i'm assuming the BCM was original to the 2001 sebring with some anti theft. when i bought the car used from a private person he only gave me a key, no remote or anything, just a key. well turns out that the BCM in there that got fried was the wrong BCM for that car to begin with, thus the BCM frying on me, so anyway… now that the right one is there i need to know how to bypass the system so my horn will stop beeping and i can start my car because my car will start but die immediately i think is due to the anti theft… so how can i get my car at least to the dealership so i can have the remote lock/unlock programmed? any advice? please.
Atlanta Salvage Yards
i have a 2001 chrysler sebring that the BCM went bad… so I went to the auto salvage and they replaced my BCM… thing is, when i got home i locked up my car as usual… then later i wanted to go to the store, so i attempted to get back in my car when the horn kept beeping and parking lights flashing… i'm assuming the BCM was original to the 2001 sebring with some anti theft. when i bought the car used from a private person he only gave me a key, no remote or anything, just a key. well turns out that the BCM in there that got fried was the wrong BCM for that car to begin with, thus the BCM frying on me, so anyway… now that the right one is there i need to know how to bypass the system so my horn will stop beeping and i can start my car because my car will start but die immediately i think is due to the anti theft… so how can i get my car at least to the dealership so i can have the remote lock/unlock programmed? any advice? please.
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8:36 pm
Atlanta Salvage Yards
This is your potential problem. If the bcm the junkyard installed has an active VTSS (vehicle theft security system) it has a code which it transfers to the pcm. The system looks for a signal from the skim module which is attached to the steering column. The key has a small coded transmitter (grey programmable key) which is linked to the skim module. If your Sebring did not have the optional skim sytem originally, you will now have to throw out the bcm and the corrupted pcm. If your Sebring came with a slim black key, you'll now need a bcm and pcm. Sorry.