The key to my 1998 Chrysler Concorde lxi broke in half. I haven't been locking the doors & i am able to start it as long as I don't turn the ignition all the way back. Somehow the anti-theft system has been triggered & won't allow me to start it. How do I disable it without having to use my key? I plan to have another key made tomorrow afternoon but I have sons who need to be driven around before that. What can I do that isn't very. expensive as my funds are very limited.

SOURCE: car alarm preventing car from starting

1999 CONCORDE: check the battery terminals probably they are not tight enough...something like that happened to me just the lights turned on and the car seemed to be dead, the battery is still ok since then. I just needed to buy new terminals.

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• Posted on Jan 31, 2009

SOURCE: Anti-theft system stuck triggered

Doing roadside assistance I have ran into this problem several times and if you look in your owners manual it will tell you how to reset it. Some of the cars you have to wait up to 10 min. with the key in the ignition and try again. The light will go out. READ carefully our owners manual.
Hope this helped....Kevin

SOURCE: 1997 ES 300 How to reset anti-theft system when car won't start

With the doors shut, insert the key into the drivers door lock. Lock and unlock the door 5 times. This should reset the system. If that doesn't work you should contact a qualified repair shop.

SOURCE: chrysler anti theft system 2000 300m

Sounds like the tumblers were messed up. The key shouldn't come out while the ignition is on. If I am right, this has one of those very expensive "Chip" keys? Buying a new key could be more expensive then a lock cylinder. It will probably be cheaper to keep those keys then buy new ones on top of whatever it takes to repair the damage to the lock. You may be better off calling a "Locksmith". Even a new lock cylinder will have to be coded to something. You should be able to find a locksmith that will make a service call.
Let me know how that goes?

SOURCE: Chrysler Concorde LXI 4 door - 2004 The car starts up and seconds after, the RPM drops and the car shuts off. The code P0513 comes up on the computer.

That is a code for an invalid skim key. If you have another skim key try it. If it does the same thing then the skim module may be bad.