SENTRY KEY IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM
WARNING: To avoid personal injury or death, on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the supplemental
restraint system before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbag, seat belt tensioner, impact
sensor, or instrument panel component diagnosis or service. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative
(ground) cable, then wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before performing further diag-
nosis or service. This is the only sure way to disable the supplemental restraint system. Failure to take the
proper precautions could result in accidental airbag deployment.
The hard wired Sentry Key Immobilizer System (SKIS) components and circuits may be diagnosed and tested using
conventional diagnostic tools and methods. Refer to the appropriate wiring information. The wiring information
includes wiring diagrams, proper wire and connector repair procedures, details of wire harness routing and retention,
connector pin-out information and location views for the various wire harness connectors, splices and grounds.
However, conventional diagnostic methods may not prove conclusive in the diagnosis of the Sentry Key Immobilizer
Module (SKIM), the ElectroMechanical Instrument Cluster (EMIC), the Powertrain Control Module (PCM), the Pro-
grammable Communications Interface (PCI) data bus, or the electronic message inputs used to provide the elec-
tronic features of the SKIS. The most reliable, efficient, and accurate means to diagnose the SKIM, the EMIC, the
PCM, the PCI data bus, and the electronic message inputs for the SKIS requires the use of a diagnostic scan tool.
Refer to the appropriate diagnostic information.
CONDITION
POSSIBLE CAUSES
CORRECTION
SECURITY INDICATOR FAILS
TO LIGHT DURING BULB
TEST
1. Light-Emitting Diode (LED)
faulty.
1. Perform the instrument cluster actuator
test. (Refer to 8 - ELECTRICAL/
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER - DIAGNOSIS
AND TESTING - ACTUATOR TEST)..
2. Fuse faulty.
2. Check the SKIM fused B(+) fuse and the
fused ignition switch output (run-start) fuse
in the Junction Block (JB). Replace fuses, if
required.
3. Ground path faulty.
3. Check for continuity to ground at the
connector for the SKIM. Repair wiring, if
required.
4. Battery feed faulty.
4. Check for battery voltage at the
connector for the SKIM. Repair wiring, if
required.
5. Ignition feed faulty.
5. Check for battery voltage at the
connector for the SKIM with the ignition
switch in the On position. Repair wiring, if
required.
SECURITY INDICATOR
FLASHES FOLLOWING BULB
TEST
1. Invalid key in ignition switch
lock cylinder.
1. Replace the key with a known valid key.
2. Key-related fault.
2. Use a diagnostic scan tool and the
appropriate diagnostic information for further
diagnosis.
SECURITY INDICATOR
LIGHTS SOLID FOLLOWING
BULB TEST
1. SKIS system malfunction/
fault detected.
1. Use a diagnostic scan tool and the
appropriate diagnostic information for further
diagnosis.
2. SKIS system inoperative.
2. Use a diagnostic scan tool and the
appropriate diagnostic information for further
diagnosis.
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VEHICLE THEFT SECURITY - SERVICE INFORMATION
DR/DH