Ignition thingy

Hello all I have had my 04 Outlander for a year now and no one can tell me what this is. It is a small disc that is velcro d to the dash right next to the ignition. It is about the size of a quarter. It has a wire from it to somewhere under the dash. I've asked the dealer and called the 800 Mit number but no one seems to know what this thing is. Please help

It might be one of those ignition kill units that require some type of transponder keychain to be passed over it before it allows the vehicle to start. Don't know why the dealership sales department would sell you one considering the Outlander already has the engine immobilizer. That's just my educated guess as to what it is.

Joel, CA

Well I was not charged for anything extra. I thought maybe it had something to do with the special keys Mit uses. I saw the same thing on another car but it was in adifferent place. It was under the dash more. Kind of where the tilt wheel is. ??? I'm puzzled.

Sounds like a dealer instaled security- they use them on their used cars and try to sell you the "key" for it for a few hundred dollars. Did you buy the car new or used? My 04 Outlander does not have this, but on previous used cars I ran into this. If this is the case, it's not hurting anything being there.

I bought my Outie new in Dec. 04. I am located in St. Louis Missouri. I didn't pay anything extra for security keys or anything like that. ??

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I bought my Outie new in Dec. 04. I am located in St. Louis Missouri. I didn't pay anything extra for security keys or anything like that. ??

dealer installed??

That doesn't seem right......did somebody have this car before and put this in?

might be part of the security system.

With Velcro and all that?

i checked mine, but aint got nothing underneath the dash...except for fuse housing and that security system.

If it looks like a headphone jack with a light inside it's an ignition kill switch. There's an annoying little "probe' that gets inserted and turned and it allows the ignition system to work. They are rather annoying and a POS. In any case, I would leave it there since it is inconspicuous.

lolz...talking about pro-lock systems??