It is a good clue, isn't it?

Unfortunately, the fine folks at my local Chrysler dealer don't think as you do.

Instead, their solution was:

0) Ignore my note about the fact that a door/hatch switch is probably faulty.

1) Remove the aftermarket alarm sounder.

2) Remove the Sprint Booster.

3) Realize they shouldn't have removed the Sprint Booster and reinstall it (breaking the throttle in the process.)

4) Reset the throttle (but forget to clear the P codes)

5) Declare the problem fixed now that the sounder is disengaged (although still installed.)

6) Charge me $200.

Sadly, steps 1-6 simply resulted in a car that still trips its alarm randomly but now does so silently -- so if it goes off at night I won't notice until I go out and find that the battery's dead from the lights flashing all night.

Awesome. Gotta love that classic Chrysler attention to detail.

So I'm taking it back later this week to explain to them in no uncertain terms that the problem is still there and that "the alarm doesn't sound anymore" is not the same as "we fixed the problem".