Volvo S40 immobilizer

ROBERT TRYON

MEMBER
2005 VOLVO S40
4 CYL
FWD
AUTOMATIC
140,000 MILES

I have a 2005 s40 2.4i with the immobilizer light coming on & the car won't start. There is no problem with this issue prior to yesterday! What can I do to clear the problem?

Sunday, March 20th, 2011 AT 3:30 PM

1 Reply

JIS001

MECHANIC
3,408 POSTS

You will need to take it in to the dealership or a Volvo specialist with the proper equipment to scan and download software since your problem could most likely be a bad steering column lock? But it is hard to say for sure without having the Central Electronic Module fault codes at hand to get an idea as to what is going on? Only thing I can offer is with the key removed, does the steering wheel lock? If the wheel is locked, when the key is inserted does it unlock the wheel? If it does not then the column lock is faulty. To replace it software would need to be downloaded.