"While driving the car, the bells go off - DING DING DING DING - and suddenly, the car cuts out and just dies where it is. It WILL start up again right away."

Clean the battery cables at the battery. Remove them and scrub ithem down with water and baking soda. Use a toothbrush to reach inside the bolt holes in the battery.

After you do so, you'll have to reset the presets on the radio and it will run crappy for a few miles while the computer resets.

Bet this cures it.

I'm not sure I buy the battery cables. I don't think the warning chime would be associated with a power loss.

" I don't think the warning chime would be associated with a power loss"

I agree. But it could be associated with an intermittent power supply, and thus my reasoning.

The chime itself requires 12V. And the chime is usually indicative of a SERIOUS problem, not a simple power loss.

Get the car scanned.

Yes, it is more random than anything else. It could happen while driving down a street, or it happens while doing 65 on the highway. It just DINGS then dies.

Hubby had the car scanned about a year and a half ago and 2 codes came up:

1. OLD HISTORY CODE (which they said was "invalid")

2. ANTI-THEFT CODE (which they said was "someone might have tried to start the car with a different key).

Other than that, there were no other codes.

You definitely need a new scan. Even if it'* an old history code, I'd like to see everything the PCM is or has reported in the last 2 weeks or so.

Well, I think he'* looking in to having a scan done again very soon. Will let you know what comes of it.

THANK YOU!!!

I asked the hub about this - he says the security light does not come on.

Anywho, the Bonne'* goin' in tomorrow for the scan. I'll let yas know what the verdict is. Again, thanks for stickin' with me, I appreciate it.