skymast
SILVER Star
I had a water intrusion issue that completely disabled my 2011 LX. The passenger footwell was very wet, pulled the lower panel trim, and had standing water in the rocker. Obviously, Not Good.
The vehicle would start but immediately shut down. Apparently, the immobilizer was the problem and was causing the fuel pump to shut down. After trying to start the vehicle multiple times, I drained the battery and sent the electronic system into a tailspin.
Cleaned/dried all of the visible wiring harness connections I could find in the footwell but still didn't solve the problem. The immobilizer is tucked under the glove box so once that was cleaned up everything went back to normal. That was a close call.
The immobilizer can be bypassed with a wiring change. Has anyone done this? If so, I would like to know how to do this.
I still haven't figured out if the water came from the sunroof drain (the headliner and a pillar were dry) or a bad seal on the windshield (it has been replaced in the past) but I am glad it's back to normal.
The vehicle would start but immediately shut down. Apparently, the immobilizer was the problem and was causing the fuel pump to shut down. After trying to start the vehicle multiple times, I drained the battery and sent the electronic system into a tailspin.
Cleaned/dried all of the visible wiring harness connections I could find in the footwell but still didn't solve the problem. The immobilizer is tucked under the glove box so once that was cleaned up everything went back to normal. That was a close call.
The immobilizer can be bypassed with a wiring change. Has anyone done this? If so, I would like to know how to do this.
I still haven't figured out if the water came from the sunroof drain (the headliner and a pillar were dry) or a bad seal on the windshield (it has been replaced in the past) but I am glad it's back to normal.
