# Alarm problems with 2001 chrysler town & country van **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** chrysler, alarm\ **Created:** [January 22, 2011, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/alarm-problems-with-2001-chrysler-town-country-van/60317 "2011-01-22T20:40:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jeffreyellenson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ab097/32.png) [@jeffreyellenson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jeffreyellenson)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/alarm-problems-with-2001-chrysler-town-country-van/60317/1 "2011-01-22T20:40:22Z")
Alarm went off when my wife started the car. Horn and lights started going on & off. My wife disconnected the fuse to the horn & then the battery was disconnected. That stopped the alarm; we hooked the battery back up & the horn fuse was reinstalled. We tried to start the car, but it only turns over. It won’t run. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/alarm-problems-with-2001-chrysler-town-country-van/60317/2 "2011-01-22T21:18:34Z")
Disconnecting the battery on modern vehicles can cause all sorts of problems. One being it may cause the anti-theft system to not allow the engine to start because it believes the vehicle is being stolen. You can read about the problems that can arise here. [http://www.aa1car.com/library/battery\_disconnect\_problems.htm](http://www.aa1car.com/library/battery_disconnect_problems.htm) Tester ---
**Author:** ![Cougar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cougar/32/21348_2.png) [@Cougar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cougar)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 11:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/alarm-problems-with-2001-chrysler-town-country-van/60317/3 "2011-01-22T23:55:08Z")
She may have been able to stop the alarm by simply pressing the key fob, I’m not sure of that though. I would first try to reprogram the remote to see if that helps solve the issue. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 1:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/alarm-problems-with-2001-chrysler-town-country-van/60317/4 "2011-01-23T01:09:29Z")
stick the key in the drivers door and turn.