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2. The car has cable linkage instead ofmetal rods. The latch mechanism

seems to be almost completely sealedfrom car opening tools. The weather-

stripping is nice and tight and it doesn’tseem like an over and under tool (caddykiller) could even get in there. I openedthe car with one of those “Jack” (JiffyJack, Ultra Jack, Super Jack, etc...)

tools every car opening company seems to have now. I just used an airwedge and the long metal rod that comes with one of those “Jack” tools.

This is a frameless door and take care with the glass. There is a littleledge that is on top of where the door glass sits in when the door is

closed. I had to wiggle the glass out of the ledge to get the air wedge in.It wasn’t a pretty sight but it did work without damage. There may be

others ways to open this car out soon after this article, whatever worksthe best for you.

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The 2001 Dodge Stratusby Michael Hyde

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1. This time out we are taking apart a 2001 Dodge Stratus R/T, 2-doorhardtop. The 2-door hard top Stratus and the 2-door Chrysler Sebringhardtop both use Mitsubishi locks and electronics. All models have the

transponder system. The keyway is the MIT6/X263 type with a chip. Strattecmakes the locks and keys for this car, use Strattec keying kit # 704605.

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3. The ignition lockhas a transpondercoil around it andthe lock cylinder isthe active retainertype.

Ignition

4. To service the lock you will need to remove the 2-piece plastic shroud onthe steering column. There are four screws on the underside and there is 1

screw next to the ignition lock face.

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5. The face of the ignitionlock has a transponder coilthat can be unsnapped and

moved to the side.

6. This is an active retainerignition. The retainer is atthe 9 o’clock position. You

must have a working key inthe “On” position. Depress

the retainer and release. Ifyou do not have a working

key you can alwaysimpression the lock or drill

the cylinder and replace.


7. The ignition lock cylinderlooks pretty much like otherlate model Mitsubishiignition locks and verysimilar to Toyota ignitionlocks.

8. You will need toremove the tru-arcring on the back ofthe lock cylinder.

9. The lock cylinder plug has one ofthose buzzer detents that can fall outand onto the floor before you evennotice what happened to it.


10. The cylinder plugcontains all 8 tumblers fora complete key. There is

also a tumbler for the“Push-to-Lock” part of thelock; it does not interfere

with picking the lock.

Door

11. The door lock is part of theoutside handle. To service the lockcylinder you must first remove theinside door panel.


12. On the rear edge ofthe panel is a screw thatmust be removed.

13. Inside the trim for the locking button is ascrew fastener that has to removed along withthe one on the front of the panel.


13. The door lock andwindow control panel needsto be lifted up anddisconnected.

14. Lift the control panel upfrom the rear section whereit is held with a tension clip.


15. The front section of the control panel does notcome out first because of a molded plastic hook. Ihappened to lift it up from the front and broke the

plastic hook as seen in the photo. (There’s 30 bucks I’llnever see again.)

16. The inside handle door pull has a 10mm bolt and ascrew fastener hidden behind it’s trim on the top and

bottom sections.

17. The rest of the panelis held on with thestandard push-in styleplastic fasteners.

18. Once the panel is removed you can seethe plastic liner. Take care in pulling back

the liner as to not rip or stretch it.

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19. Here’s a look at the door lock cylinderlooking up at it. As with most Japanese stylelocks it is held in with a metal ring that fits ina groove in the outside door handle.

20. Disconnect the linkage rod and then move themetal ring enough to slide the lock out. When you getthe lock out of the handle you will have more room toget the switch off the back of the lock cylinder. Makesure you mark it so you can reassemble it correctly.

21. It may be helpful to unsnap part ofthe rubber door weather-stripping toget a better view of the door lock whentrying to remove.


22. The door lock is disassembled pretty easy. There is a “C” clip holding the tailpiece on and the face cap is reusable.

23.The doorlock contains allthe tumblers fora complete key

24. Sometimes it can be a real pain toremove some of these “reusable” facecaps. I removed this one by prying upon a ledge where the cap meets thelock cylinder housing and then workingthe small screwdriver over to one ofthe dinged parts of the cap. Thismethod will sometime tear the cap alittle bit, but is easily fixed with a smallhammer after you put the cap back on.Besides the side of the cap is not seenanyways.


Trunk

25. If you havenoticed the rearsection of thisredesigned Stratusnow looks like therear section of anIntrepid also. Thetrunk lock islocated on thepassenger (right)side of the lid.

26. The trunk lockcylinder is held inplace by a metalhorseshoe styleclip. This clip isvery sharp too!


27. On the bottomof the lock cylinderis a large openingfor the drain holewhich you can readthe tumblersthrough.

28. The trunk lock is disassembled pretty easy. There is a “C” clip holding the tailpiece on.The face cap is not reusable and there is currently not a specific Strattec part number for it yet. I

found an ASP Toyota cap that worked great, it is part # P-30-217, a very popular cap.


Glovebox

30. The glove boxlock cylinder isalso the latchassembly for theglove box.

31. Remove the 2 screws on the inside of the glove box that holds the lock assembly in place.


32. This is another one of thosefamous Strattec glove box locks.

This one you have to rake thetumblers to pick while applying

counter-clockwise turning torque atthe 12 o’clock position, then depress

the very front tumbler (near thekeyway entrance) and rotate aquarter turn and slide out the

cylinder plug. There is an opening inthe top rear of the cylinder housing

allowing a small access cavity to thecombination tumblers and retainer


33. Here is a look at the glove box cylinder plug. Thereare four combination tumblers and a retainer tumbler.

34. The factory key for this car is the Strattec 599450.This key has a transponder chip in it with a MIT6/X263style keyway. A Strattec 598992 may be substituted; ithas the same keyway and transponder chip, but has a

Mitsubishi bow on it.

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Programming

35. There is no on-board programming for this carwithout the use of a MUT2 tester. It doesn’t matter

how many factory original keys they have, there is noon-board programming. The MUT2 tester is available

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36. To program the new keys using the MUT2 tester,you must first connect the cable to the car’s OBD2

connector port and turn On the tester.

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37. From the Main Menu, select “System Select” andpress the “Yes” button.

38. Use the up and down arrow keys to select“Immobilizer” and press the “Yes” button.

39. Make sure you have your key in the ignition and turned to the “Run” position.


40. Use the up and down arrow keys to select “Specialfunc.” and press the “Yes” button.

41. Select “Key ID registr” and press the “Yes” button.

42. Use the arrow keys to enter the pin for this car andpress the “Yes” button.

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