1998 GC Power Locks lock when key put in ignition: Feature or Problem?

This is not a factory feature. This has to be an aftermarket accessory. Look up under the dash for a module that doesn't appear to be from the factory. Let me know what you find (under the dash)

revealed a repossession. Sorry for the dropped edit.

Thanks for the thought, Bill. I spent two weekends digging around with the underside of the van, I downloaded wiring diagrams from the internet using our Library's sources, called three radio "car talk" - type shows and came up with squat.

Finally, I broke down and took it to the dealer. Kenny from Eastgate Chrysler in Indianapolis is just about as close as you can come to being a God as you can get when it comes to Daimler-Chrysler products.

He told me that my passenger door lock switch was broken and that's what caused it. I hadn't noticed that before. It was stuck in the "lock" position, and when a key was inserted, the system could "see" a

Finally, after a $34 door lock switch and almost one hour labor, my van does every thing that it should when it should. I'm very pleased with it.

Bill, thanks for your thoughts and I hope that somewhere somehow this message thread helps someone solve this problem, too.

Cheers, Michael Perry snipped-for-privacy@NOSPAMoneringsales.com

That would certainly do it. Glad you got it fixed.

Bill