My niece is by herself 1100 miles away so I am trying to help her by cell phone.

On a model year 2000 Chrysler Town and Country 3.3L minivan,
my niece has found the ABS trouble light lit on the top of the dashboard.

Can the trick with the ignition key
....on-off-on-off-leave on...
be used to get a trouble code for ABS,
or does that only show any
OBD-II codes in the PCM's memory?

I just tried this on a nearby 2003 3.3L Town and Country minivan,
and in the odometer digital readout
'donE' came up on the display.

On a model year 2000 3.3L Town and Country minivan will the code also show up in the digital odometer display,
or will the Engine Trouble light blink out the code?

This minivan has about 74,000 miles on the odometer.
Brakes seem to be working fine with no fade.

Is it possible that the ABS light is on simply because it is time for a brake fluid change, or some other routine maintenance requirement?

To the best of my knowledge, this vehicle was last at a Chrysler dealership about 1500 miles ago to have the driver's side power window fixed, and about 5,000 miles prior to that it had a transmission service where they recorded the Clutch Volume Indexes out of the PCM memory for me to put in the record.

Any help appreciated.

I think the indicator trick only works for powertrain faults

Only PCM codes. Could be a wheel speed sensor to anything more expensive. Good luck.

Thanks for the responses.

Found out that Advance Auto parts stores offer of reading OBD-II codes
unfortunately does not apply to Chrysler ABS codes.

Anyone know if Autozone,
or another parts store franchise
will read ABS codes as part of customer assistance?

Hi 360,, Last week I went to my local Advance auto to get them to check out a ABS light on a 97 GMC truck.

They told me that they won't check ABS trouble codes because it had to do with the brake system and if someone would get hurt or killed and that wouldn't want a lawsuit.

Just letting you know what i found out, not sure about auto zone, good luck.

You can reset the code by disconnecting the battery for five minutes then reconnect and turn the key to the on position for a minute or so before starting, to reset the computer parameters.
Typically,
the wheel sensor or speed sensor will git you trouble.