Mystery Module

[asescobedo]

Hi there!
We just bought a used 2008 cx-9 GT and was looking over the car and came across this module. It looks like something aftermarket, but i have no idea what it does. Its located near the coin drawer and hood release...does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks.

 

[ceric]

Security module (not alarm) installed by dealer.
One of cars I used to own had one.
Dealer wanted to charge me a couple hundreds for it. I declined.
They sealed it up.

 

[asescobedo]

Thank You!!!!! (I was getting rather obsessed with it)

 

[asescobedo]

just thought of something...what was it supposed to secure?

 

[jk240sx]

the vehicle? usually they are immobilizing devices, not car alarms. You have a key fob and if it's not in proximity of the module, the car won't start. My other thought was it was a remote start module. Undo the 2 screws and look on the back to see if it says anything.

 

[ceric]

In my case, it was an immobilizer.
You insert a key to start the engine.

 

[jk240sx]

Modern cars have keys? What? Next thing you'll tell me is phones have dials. lol.

 

[ceric]

The "key" was actually a small printed circuit board.
Once inserted, it completed the connection and enabled the ignition.
After I refused to pay the $200 they asked for it, they inserted the "key" and sealed it up with glue.

 

[table5511]

When I worked a "CAT" or catastrophe 3 week shift in Louisville, Kentucky for hail damage last spring, all these cars had aftermarket immobilizers, basically a small piece of plastic on their keyring, that had to be touched to a module similar to the picture posted at the beginning of this thread. Just a tap from surface to surface allowed the ignition to work.

I guess cars in the ghetto have to have this kind of stuff. (rollseyes)