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I just found out that the problem on our 1998 windstar was the chime
switch attached to the ignition switch. This chime switch when
dislodged will short and act as if the keys are still on when the door
is open ( thus sounding off the alarm). I had a hunch that the problem
was close to the steering wheel because the alarm would stop if I
change the angle of the steering wheel a couple of notches up or down. I
guess when i did that the chime switch that i'm pertaining to get reset
to the right position and stops the alarm. when i opened up the
steering wheel housing around the ignition , the chime switch fell, it
had a blk wire I think, and I saw that the clips on it were kind of
melted thus not sticking to its right position. I just had to remove the
ignition switch for a while and replaced the chime switch with the help
of a zip tie wrapped around it. then I placed every part back together
and no chimes... also I did this all while the battery was disconnected
because i needed the ignition switch to be in the on position to get it
off the steering wheel. Good luck guys!
Look for the plunger coming out of the frame where the door hinge is. Is it broken? When you open the door the plunger is released (comes out) and grounds sending the signal to chime, however this should only happen if your lights are on or key is in. The chime controller may have failed and that's why it also could stay on. Does it happen when the key is in, while driving, or even always stays on? Need more info.
Sounds like the contact for the key chime in the steering column is shorted to ground. The only way to get the contact is to buy the clockspring. If you can live with it leave it alone. The clockspring is labor intense. You have to remove the airbag,steering wheel, and trim around column. If you ar mechanically inclined you could just disconnect it by cutting the wire going to the chime. It is under the key tumbler. I hope this helps.
I would just disconnect or remove the ringer from the car. Under the dashboard. Listen until you locate it and remove it. They have a timing sensor that is suppose to turn off the ringer after a few seconds. It seems this timer has gone bad. if you replace the whole ringer circuit it may work. But if you have a fairly good memory to take out the key, you can just disconnect the ringer. But it is up to you.
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