Alarm Module: Service and Repair

REMOVAL

WARNING: ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIRBAGS, REFER TO AIRBAGS BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY STEERING WHEEL, STEERING COLUMN, OR INSTRUMENT PANEL COMPONENT DIAGNOSIS OR SERVICE. FAILURE TO TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTAL AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND POSSIBLE PERSONAL INJURY.

1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Remove the knee blocker from the instrument panel. See Knee Blocker in Instrument Panel, Gauges and Warning Indicators/Instrument Panel Systems for the procedures.
3. Insert the key in the ignition lock cylinder and turn the ignition switch to the On position.

Steering Column Shrouds Remove/Install:

4. Insert a small screwdriver or pin punch through the access hole in the lower steering column shroud and depress the ignition lock cylinder retaining tumbler.
5. While holding the retaining tumbler depressed, pull the ignition lock cylinder and key out of the ignition lock housing.
6. Remove the three screws that secure the lower steering column shroud to the upper shroud.
7. If the vehicle is so equipped, move the tilt steering column to the fully lowered position.
8. If the vehicle is so equipped, loosen the two nuts that secure the non-tilt steering column upper mounting bracket to the dash panel steering column support bracket studs. Lower the column far enough to remove the upper steering column shroud.
9. Remove both the upper and lower shrouds from the steering column.

Smart Key Immobilizer Module Remove/Install:

10. Disengage the steering column wire harness retainer from the tab on the top of the Smart Key Immobilizer Module (SKIM) mounting bracket.
11. Unplug the wire harness connector from the SKIM receptacle.
12. The SKIM mounting bracket features a clip formation that secures the SKIM to the inboard lower flange of the steering column jacket. Pull downward on the connector end of the SKIM mounting bracket to release this clip from the steering column jacket.
13. Rotate the SKIM and its mounting bracket downwards and then to the side away from the steering column to slide the SKIM antenna ring from around the ignition switch lock cylinder housing.
14. Remove the SKIM from the vehicle.
15. Reverse the removal procedures to install. Tighten the non-tilt steering column mounting nuts to 22 N.m (200 in. lbs.) and the steering column shroud mounting screws to 2 N.m (18 in. lbs.).
16. If the SKIM is replaced with a new unit, a DRB scan tool and the proper Diagnostic Procedures MUST be used to initialize the new SKIM and to program at least two Smart Key transponders.