Van starts, dies several times then is completely dead for about 3 hours.

1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER
126,000 MILES
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M.HOUSE
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When I bought my van in May the alarm system went haywire going off all the time for no reason. The car lot's mechanic put a new switch in the door but it still went crazy so he took out the memory fuse and the van worked fine for a month or so. Now it has started doing the same thing it was doing when the memory fuse was in place and nobody can tell me what is going on or what to do to fix this problem. Hopefully you will be able to tell me how to fix it, I need my van running.
Thank you,
Sep 28, 2011 at 11:44 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Is this a factory alarm system?
Sep 28, 2011 at 12:20 PM
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M.HOUSE
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Yes it is a factory installed alarm. We tried putting the fuse back in but the alarm goes off constantly then the message ALARM SET appears and van will do nothing.
Sep 28, 2011 at 12:25 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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I hate to say it, but you need to take it to a dealer. They will have the proper test equipment to identify where the problem is coming from. From here, I would be guessing. Chances are the sensor in the steering wheel isn't recognizing the key, but again, that is a guess with no trouble codes.
Sep 28, 2011 at 12:27 PM
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M.HOUSE
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Thank you for the quick response.
Sep 28, 2011 at 12:31 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Glad to help. I wish I had a better answer, but that is the point you are at.
Sep 28, 2011 at 12:43 PM