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My 2004 Saab 9-3 has been parked for a month now. I went out one day to turn on my car and the key wouldn't turn and the display read "Steering Lock Malfunction". So over the course of a days we checked the battery, cleaned the ISM, changed the ISM, and checked all the fuses. We decided to purchase a tech 2 to decide what specifically was wrong. Once it got here we went ahead and plugged it into the car and this picture showed up.
After seeing these codes I knew I needed to replace the CIM. Instead of finding another CIM with a matching key, I found this company that repairs computer modules and they mentioned no reprogramming needed. This being because it would be the same CIM but repaired. So I went ahead and sent my CIM to them so they can find the problem and fix it up. Then when it came time for me to get it back they mentioned that something was in fact wrong with the CIM. They said there was no need to open the CIM up but to flash it which I assume is to reset it. Something made the CIM fail according to them. So then they sent it back to me and once I got it back I went ahead and put it back in the car. Then I tried to start the car and the key wouldn't turn again. So we plugged in the tech 2 to see what was wrong this time and this showed up.
The codes below had dissapeared but this still shows up. Now that the codes dissapeared I'm assuming that the CIM is ok now but I'm not 100% sure. Does anyone have any idea what this picture above means? Any help would be really appreciated. Thanks
After seeing these codes I knew I needed to replace the CIM. Instead of finding another CIM with a matching key, I found this company that repairs computer modules and they mentioned no reprogramming needed. This being because it would be the same CIM but repaired. So I went ahead and sent my CIM to them so they can find the problem and fix it up. Then when it came time for me to get it back they mentioned that something was in fact wrong with the CIM. They said there was no need to open the CIM up but to flash it which I assume is to reset it. Something made the CIM fail according to them. So then they sent it back to me and once I got it back I went ahead and put it back in the car. Then I tried to start the car and the key wouldn't turn again. So we plugged in the tech 2 to see what was wrong this time and this showed up.
The codes below had dissapeared but this still shows up. Now that the codes dissapeared I'm assuming that the CIM is ok now but I'm not 100% sure. Does anyone have any idea what this picture above means? Any help would be really appreciated. Thanks