The engine doesn't have to run to get codes. That's the whole idea of codes. They're supposed to tell you why it won't run.
Theft mode will displayed as "Fuel: allowed" or "Fuel: off".
The crank sensor will be displayed as "CRK: yes" or "CRK: no".
The cam sensor will be "CPS: yes" or CPS: no". Both of those sensors can be viewed while cranking the engine. Some scanners display "present" instead of "yes" when pulses are being received.
Normally I would suggest that Chrysler has extremely little trouble with Engine Computers, especially compared to GM, but starting with the '96 model year, the engineers really screwed up a lot of stuff on the minivans. Chrysler copied a lot of stupid things GM and Ford were doing and they developed all the same problems. Problems with Engine and Body Computers are real common since that year.
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Monday, January 10th, 2011 AT 8:39 PM