1994 intrepid alarm removal

If you have to ask this question you are probably not qualified to do this but here is the procedure.

Drop the underdash panel and follow the wires tapped into the ignition harness to the systems module. If the system was put in by a hack the module will probably smack you in the head when you drop the dash but if done correctly you will have to seek it out and cut some wire ties to drop it.

Once you locate the module (or "brain") simply follow the wires to where they are connected...cut and insulate until the brain can be removed with all wiring harnesses. Some connectors such as valet switch...LED...sensors..antenna may be plug in so don't cut those unless you plan to scrap the system. Once the siren wire is disconnected from the brain take the screws out and remove it as well.

The wire to be most concerned with is the starter kill..if it was done that will be the wire that is cut at the ignition harness.....reconnect that well so you don't ever get stuck. Make sure you insulate all the cut wires well since it can cause all kinds of havoc if wires short out and touch each other.

Reassemble the dash and you are done..Would take any pro installer 10 minutes to do this (and probably a 100 dollar charge) but you can do this yourself..take your time and be careful.

Oh BTW....don't just grab wires and cut them all at once...do one wire at a time...then insulate...if you cut wires together they will short out and potentially damage stuff..at the very least blow a fuse somewhere.

Good luck with it.

Well you are concerned about the starter kill since that will prevent the car from starting. But there should be an override switch in the event a remote gets lost..goes bad...gets wet...gets run over...without override switches I would be in the towing business as you can see remotes are very prone to problems. It also doesn't hurt to have a spare as well.

Anyhow you are a certified mechanic so if theres a problem with cranking just reconnect the start wire. If the siren can't be turned off same thing..override or cut it.

But if you consider keeping this system in the car locate the override switch...should be under the drivers side dash somewhere. If you post the brand and model of the alarm system I can most likely get the override procedure for you if you don't have a manual. There are some hacks out there that don't install the override switches...for whatever excuse they make..it is sheer laziness. some installers hide them very well so that too may take some hunting.

From what I can gather that model is a dealer installed "factory" security system that is added onto and controlled the the factory keyless entry system. If you wish to remove it..which now knowing what it is... I highly reccomend, is basically the same procedure...except it might be easier...that EVS module plugs in for the most part...but you still need to locate it.

The "good" news is that since it is dealer installed it is most likely installed very poorly...which means you will find the module(s) with little difficulty...I would be surprised if it is not already hanging down by your feet and/or banging around under the drivers side dash area. It is highly unlikely that the dealer went through any extra effort to hide the security module well..trust me on that one.

I can't advise you with any great degree of accuracy on that particular unit..it seems to be like a "hush, hush" issue since it is a mopar unit and not available to retailers and expeditors such as myself.

Since you are a certified mechanic you may be able to get some info on this unit..ask your mopar sources. There must be a suppliment for the FSM or something similar since this appears to be a factory made unit.

I will post some info I found about this unit...it is quoted from an unknown source...

"ok...so i tore into my car again today and i found some intersting stuff. there is a Mopar EVS module installed on my car. From what i understand, the EVS is installed by the dealer, not the manufacturer. Also, it would make sense if it was a different system than factory for a few different reasons. First off, it would explain why my car was able to lock the doors when the alarm disables and the key is in the ignition (since the factory alarm isn't supposed to do that). Also, it would explain why there is no light green or GREEN/ blue wire connected to the ETACS. And finally, it would explain why the EVS was half-ass installed....with alot of the wires zip-tied, tucked, and taped wherever they would fit....including the alarm's horn i found dangling from one screw behind the driver's side headlight, tucked under an a/c hose (and apparently someone cut the negative wire to the horn...hmmm, i wonder why! :splat ). I found a pic of the EVS module and this other little EVS unit that was tucked behind the fuse box. The pic was actually used by someone on ebay to sell a few EVS parts, so I circled the ones that are identical to the ones in my car. The number off of the Mopar EVS module is 4636155. So please PLEASE someone tell me that they can help me. The best option would be to just completely remove the whole EVS system. I tried to figure that out while i was crammed under the driver-side dash but I got kinda lost when the wires started running in all different directions to things that I don't know anything about "

Once again I wish you luck and will try to help anyway possible.

Found some more info.......

"well, after a week of working on my car whenever i could (probably twenty-something hours total) i finally got my car up and running again. I basically just had to track where the EVS wires went and remove them, then reconnect the OEM wires. It started to get difficult when i ran into some brown wires that ran to a relay behind the fuse block. The wires they were replaced with were two different blue ones, so I pretty much guessed on which one went where and I was actually right ;)  The only problem that I have now is that the dome light and trunk light don't work. I guess I'll have to find the fuse or relay for them and see if I blew it from removing and reconnecting of the negative battery cable so much.