What is this?

[Twizzy228]

I recently bought a 2012 R/T and don't know what this is underneath my steering wheel. Any ideas?

 

[Etroze86]

I think someone else posted this asking what it was awhile ago. It was the only difference his pickup and his brothers. His brother kept beating him.

 

[PCA4208]

We figured out it was some sort of dealer alarm. Just unscrew it and stash it under the dash if you want. It does nothing.

 

[Twizzy228]

Flux capacitor it is!

 

[Divi]

Thats a dealer item? looks like ****. Id be pissed and tell them they need to replace the trim and mount that hunk of ugly doo-doo elsewhere out of sight.

 

[Twizzy228]

It's hardly noticeable, really. Enough that it took me this long to finally try and figure out what it is.

 

[BlackedOutHemi]

Where did you buy it from? A big or little dealer?

 

[Etroze86]

So is that a low jack modual?

 

[White Beauty]

So is that a low jack modual?

I believe you are probably correct, I've seen something similar on a buddys car he had financed through a small private dealer.

 

[HolyRamBatman]

Lo/Jack doesn't mount there. And you are not suppose to know that it is in the vehicle.

 

[Twizzy228]

Where did you buy it from? A big or little dealer?

I bought it from a small dealer that only sells used cars.

The Carfax showed it at a few different dealerships in Arizona when it was new.

 

[TheSatinPumpkin]

Sounds like a az thing. My wifes 2011 f150 has one.

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[Bombdigitty]

press the button and see what happens

 

[BlackedOutHemi]

A lot of small dealers add in a device that, if you miss your payment, shuts down the vehicle completely. Which is why I asked. It's possible that's what it is.

 

[Corbin]

I've seen something similar to that before. It was a indicator for rear proximity sensors. But I could be way off.... haha. Time to start following the wires to see where they go...

 

[12TrueSport]

That is a dealer installed Alarm. If you get under the dash you will be able to see the wire they routed through the firewall to the little horn under the hood.

I was working on my dual battery this weekend and got under there to look for an ignition hot wire and found the worst wiring I have ever seen!!!! I think the guy who installed my alarm (which I didn't pay for so it's not active) was blind or something because it's horrible. I'll edit this later with a pic. I will be spending a good portion of next weekend fixing it.

 

[Gunner Actual]

Is it like Men In Black when he presses the red button?

 

[Cruizer]

I can't stand things like this. Drill holes in the dash of a $30k truck to do something like that. Surely they could put it somewhere else.

 

[Ceace]

If it is a dealer installed mechanism they should have disclosed that information to you. The dealer i bought mine from informed me off a GPS module installed on mine. They do that just in case they have to locate the vehicle for non payment and the buyer tries to hide it. I have no problem with that because i intend to make every payment, and if someone steals it, it can be located. I don't think dealers are allowed to install mechanisms to shut down vehicles anymore. That has proven to be dangerous for the buyer.

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[Redtruck-VA]

That's strange, if it was on my truck I would damn well know what it did.