It might have to do with the factory security or transponder Leaning toward the secuirty.I would call your installer. Hi Mitch My batteries went totally dead on my 2008 Ford F250 Diesel and since then my AST 2way Fm remote start wont function. Hi Mitch, John, that could be any of a number of things, many of which would not be a major issue (Though a few could be) I would recommend that you go to Compustar.com and use their dealer locator to find your nearest dealer. What I think is my hood on switch wire got broke off somehow and now the led light on the receiver in the car doesnt blink like it usually does but when I press the button it lights up so it has power. Other thank that, it would need to be looked at. I cant seem to figure out how to reprogram the fob for autostart to work again. Im not sure if the remote starter could cause some of my lights not to work but when i use my remote starter the lights i cant get to work flash the whole time until i drive the vehicle Could those wires got crossed with the remote starter? Do to any reputable installer and they should be able to repair this for you for a very reasonable price. I have a 2010 Chevy Impala LT My problem is, when I use the remote starter to start the car it fleshes but wont start. Any suggestions on what I could try, or where to find resetting instructions online? Both batteries are good so I dont know what the problem could be. The remotes both have stopped. Last year I bought a car with a compustar remote start that uses a R1600 one way remote, this has been working without problem other than randomly when pressing the unlock button the alarm will go off . Don't have an account? I have a 2006 Dodge Avenger with remote start. The little transponder beacon that sits above the rear view mirror no longer flashes, and the wide body plastic fuse attached to the remote start unit hasnt blown. I got Pontiac G 5 2007 with factory remote starter installed. I have to pull the fuel pump fuse to kill the truck. The truck will start and then cut off within the second and the security light will come on and the cluster gauges will just freeze and the lights would remain on as if the truck is running. and still the same. like to buy the remote starter guide, but cannot order it. It is likely that this is just a programming issue. I cant even lock/unlock vehicle with the buttons from inside the vehicle so Im assuming that the locks are activated by remote control only which is probably why this function isnt working at all. Find out what model you have and then Google how you put it in and out of valet mode. Any ideas why this is happening and what I can do to correct it? I have already brought my car back once to the installer and they popped the hood and did something and everything worked againwell 2 weeks later and the same problems are happening againdoes this have something to do with the hood pin shown above? What is the problem? Now you can control your vehicle's locks, security system, remote start system, and trunk release with your cell phone. My lock and unlock buttons works fine but without flash light which means that yes car is in valet mode. Even though I have only 50,000 miles on the vehicle and it worked perfectly the day before. Plug key into ignition, turn it on, press (car start button) chirps 7 times means: manual transmission setting is . starter worked today and my wife brought it home and now it dosnt work i checked the hood pin and the kill swith no lite come on when i push buttons on remote doors wont unlock and ideas? Sorry about that. Because the Saturn Ion has so many problems starting in the winter I would love to have it working again. Hey Mitch Last winter, it stopped working and I have not been able to get it to work since. It is winter and really cold where I live and not happy about going outside in the cold to start my truck. Im happy to seek out so many helpful info right here in the publish, wed Lately I tried to auto start my car with remote and it keeps giving me an error 01 on the display. So i am having trouble trying to get my remote start to work. The lights would flash once but never crank. Find the best mortgage rates and see whats available on the market now. It likely has lost programming. I decided it must be my old battery so I purchased a new one. Any ideas would be great! To my surprise it works too well because now this remote is controlling both cars at the same time, as in if I press the remote start button both vehicles will start. I took it in to a remote car starter installer to have a look at and they were able to stop the car alarm portion from going off, but they now tell me my remotes for the starter dont work they dont think they are factory but after market. Ive sat in the car with everything off and tried the autostart. The last owner has installed auto-start in it and was working fine. A couple of thoughts. I have no idea what to do, If it is an aftermarket alarm that is sounding, you should check for the override switch and follow the procedure to override the security system. my 2001 compustar automatic start in not working. any assistance is appreciated !!!! Thoughts? Hi I have a 2012 nissan rogue with a compustar remote start in it. I have a 2008 Toyota Highlander with the Protx6 fccid: elvatdb remote starter. It should tell you on the brain what brand it is. It works pretty good during the day but would not work early morning (when I need it most). Im getting crank fails. It only starts in that mode and I dont know why. I wont continue with the next two stories however, they were basically the exact same response. Just to add on, the issue has been diagnosed as a blown fusible link with the ignition, electronic brake and radiator fan fuses. Sometimes the car starts on the first attempt. Likely not a big issue. Thanks for the guide, most useful tool you put together to help out folks! I found 3 inline fuses and they all looked good. Question on an Avital 4103 that stopped starting the car (2008 Honda Accord). Weve disabled the alarm speaker so I cant hear it but its still going off and my park lights blink and my car clicks every 5 seconds. I have a 06 F150 with an autostart as2501. Got an Astrostart auto starter. The tilt switch had a corroded wire. If not, I would make sure that it is not in valet mode This is set differently with different Makes of remote starters so you would have to check your owners manual If that does not solve the issue, I would contact the place that installed it and see what they have to say about it I doubt that it is anything major. The brake pedal will not shut down the truck, the hood opening will though. Remote installers are adamant it is not the autostart and Ive had it into Toyota 3 times for electrical evaluation and 2 new batteries and the problem still exists! Over the past few months, when I press to start, the engine turns over(starter engages), but does not start. Yay!!!!!! Symptoms: Pressing any button on the remote results in no response from vehicle. We thought it might have to reactivate it through the remote by pressing button 1 & 4 for half a second but it doesnt register, no lights flash. When I press the auto start button, the car turn on the panel in 2 sec., but start the engine after 100 sec. Which made no difference to the situation at hand. I put a brand new battery in it. Somehow I screwed up the automatic door locks because now they dont lock when I drive or unlock when I shut the car off. I have a Prestige APS 998, when I remote start it the blower motor does not come on until I put the key in the ignition ans turn to run. Any suggestion? If it's idatastart or compustar usually it's just 3 fuses all are clustered together and they all branch off from the main unit. It can be anintermittentissue in the starter or another part of the vehicle and that will be verydifficultto nail down.. Furthermore when I go to start the car all it does is turning the radio, fan..on but nothing else. Frustrating when Keyless Remote sometimes fail What steps can I take to troubleshoot this issue? Other times it starts just fine. I would recommend that you contact the manufacturer of the remote starter and find out about replacing the remotes. Remote is fully functional but when I tried to remote start, Lights blink once and the car does not start. Also, when I use the remote to lock or unlock the dorrs, it does do that on the car, but no tail lights flash in response, and horn does not honk once, like it used to. I checked the fuses and they are fine and the module is getting power. Eventually I must have hit something right for it to turn off but the alarm went off for about four-five minutes. Hi, I got a compustar 2 way remote start. My car wont start with the remote nor will it start with the key. That is not a brand that we offer. Yesterday my vehicles battery went dead & since then my remote start fob wont do anything, ex- start car, lock/unlock doors including trunk. .. and its colder than a B and I have been running out to start it and praying no one steals it. John, I am sorry to hear about your situation. no start. If equipped, Lock and Unlock still function. If I get in the car and start the car with the key it works just fine but if I start the car with the remote stater and then turn the key to the run position when I hit the break I get a message in my dash that says intelligent key system error any idean what that could be thanks alot. Is maybe an issue with the installation?? Nothing shows up on the display and everything works fine but just a bit annoying thanks! I guess it was the alarm all along. My remote starter started my car today, within a few minutes-after I pressed the unlock button to get in- the car just stopped running. When I try to lock my truck..the FOB indicates armed then it beeps and tells me that a door is open. (I know you dont deal in autostart remote starters, but still). So its transmitting a signal. Thanks for any input. Two months ago we bought a 2013 Nissan Sentra. Simply read your owners manual or call your installer for directions on how to revert the remoteback to car #1. My Best, John. ????? the dealer that installed it is no longer in business. If it is aftermarket, it is likely that the accessory circuit is not tied in properly. However you said that it is like the dead battery scenario. my daughters Prostart 6 purchased and installed by Canadian Tire last year on her 08 Honda civic has recently started acting funny. I have an intermittent problem with a ProStart CT-5472TW command start. The remote flashes but the truck does not acknowledge. YOU NOW SHOULD HAVE CONTINUOUS CONNECTION & RELIABILITY I might add that the car needs a starter because when I try and start it sometimes I only get a click when using the ignition switch. I had to call for a boost. Lift out the Antenna from its connector No hazard light flashes when the start button is pressed but the green light on the remote starter flashes when start button is pressed. I have to pull the ignition fuse to stop the engine. The option for automatic door locks was off so he set to the right option to use the brake instead of the tach rpms. Thank you so much! You issue sound like it could be something as simple as a blown fuse It is also possible that the remote control has lost programming.. I have an AST Ultra XR remote car starter. HOW TO FIND SOMEONE IN MY AREA TO PROGRAM REMOTE (OTHER THAN HIGH $$ FROM DEALER)? What I had done while changing the battery, was leave the key in the On position. There is a compustar receiver fastened inside the windshield behind the rear view window. The remote was flashing so i just unlocked the car with my key and the alarm started going off and the car wont start. I would recommend that you locate the local Viper dealer in your market and see if they can help you. I just had the battery replaced in the car, and now the remote does not start the car. All that starting the car does is warm the engine. Ive installed a few auto starters in my day. The do-it-urself videos on you tube are great if you have four hands and a tool box to die for. That was in the summer and I didnt mess with it since. The lights on the car do not go on or flash or blink we when press the auto start button. Short of that, I think that you should contact Compustar directly. I have a push button start button that starts my car. i had a mechanic work on the heater core, pullled down the steering column and dashboard. I had a Viper LED 2-Way Remote Start system installed on a 2000 GS300 Lexus. https://www.mobileedgeonline.com/wp-content/2008/10/remote-starter-tip-of-the-week/ I recently bought a used truck last week that had valet remote start on it. Ive been trying to work on this by myself but there seems to be no real, valuable help. Theresa, this is likely a programming issue. I wish I could have been of better help. 5901 won't start vehicle; gives an error. I went outside to manually start it and the car would not turn over but my lights and radio would turn on. On the back of the remote it says FCC ID: Q6WBT4123. It will do everything else but not unlock my doors. Bruce were you able to determine the problem for this? Can you give me some advice. This will make positive connection and protect the electrical integrity of the terminals. I am not sure what buttons I should be pushing to remote start the car. Will, it is possible that there is some interaction with the factory security system. Katherine R McCall, I changed the battery in my car and now the remote wont work I tried the trunk and lock buttons the blue light is not on at the antana can somebody give me some advice. I tried again three more times and nothing. Everything is working lock, unlock, start, stop, trunk and timer, just not the automatic door locks. Wish we could help but we are not a dealer for Cool Start. Well As is my usual disclaimer Its hard to diagnose something like this in this way. Ill bet its a simple fix. I have a 2006 Nissan Sentra and I have had a Python 890 car starter installed since I bought the car. that should give you a few area facilities that you can contact to get your vehicle in for diagnosis. Hi: I have a Auto Mate remote start fob that has just one button to start the car. And all they will do is short out again unless the wire is correctly installed. Which by the way cost around 400 per door to repair! Looking for a credit card? Great web site, to bad I live over 2000 miles away or I would visit your shop. It starts and then dies after a second. I have a Auto Security CompuStar SuperHet(5P) remote. the remote start will crank but not start. Do you have any idea where the hood pin is located on a 2006 impala? The panel lights come on and all the accessories work, I hear a solenoid cycle but the car does not even attempt to crank. Not likely a big issue to fix. I had it installed by future shop nov 2013. I think something needed to be reset, and when I opened and closed all the doors, it reset. However, because it was installed by a non Lexus dealer and was not a Lexus part, they could not repair it. I tried switching valet mode on/off no change. Interesting! And immediately the starter drained my battery and Ive had to get several jumps because of it. and try the remote start, SOMETIMES it doesnt work. please help. When they added the Viper, they disabled the factory key fob remotes for the doors. I bought the vehicle as used from a dealer. I start the car with the remote and the vehicle starts no problem, however there is no power to anything inside the vehicle. They unlocks the doors but when its I the iggnition it wont turn over at all. My acura mdx 2002 remote led not coming up after replacing dead battery,the car can start with the key but with laud alarm. again but when you push brake pedal all lights shut down and if you try to drive seems like running on 2 cylinders, all lights flash and vehicle will shut down. I went home grabbed my spare FOB and that did not unlock/disarm the alarm. Look on the back of your remote for the proper buttons to press to enter and exit valet mode (Usually Lock+Trunk). between when it was working and now thye battery has been disconnected and thcar has had another factory regular key fob programmed to it any ideas? Tough to say without more information.. High mitch, went to start my 1998 monty carlo with an after market remote startthat came with the car when I bought it & it didnt start do to the fact it was -30 below and the battery was to low on power. I no longer live in the province in which the starter was installed so I cant go back to the installer. I would check the manual or contact your installer. Is it possible they had to disable the master switch in order to install the autostart. Thanks for posting. The unit will go through the sequence to start, crank the engine for 0.5 seconds and stop. Which means. Hi Mitch. Many remote starters have a run-time setting. I have to press the remote start button once than vehicle starts this happens on the first start of the day and when its cold out. Thats why I am wondering if something in the car got unhooked, or has a battery problem. Can you please suggest any diagnostic or solutions. So it makes sense that your factory remote is not working when you remote start it. I have had it for three years and it has always worked fine. Thank you, my 2011 ford escape the remote starter will lock the doors and and then just beeps 3 times please help bin fighting with it for weeks, I have a crimestopper remote starter on my Chrysler 300 M when temperature gets down to 10 degrees it will not start and keep running my car.Have replaced battery and had starter and alternator checked.The car starts fine with the key,only not using the starter.I have taken it back to dealer who installed numerous times they always blame it on car??? Hi ,I have a valet 474t remote ,still works but have to press the bottoms really hard tomake it work and be at close range ,is thtis normal with time and get a replacement remote unit would do or anything else I can do to make it work better? My first thought is to replace the batteries in the remote. I cant read a name or number on the starter but it looks like it might be Crimestoppers. I have a 2004 avalanche that has a viper remote start I dont know the model but I had to disconnect my battery and when I re-connected it the remote start and door locks stopped working. I had problems with my battery going dead about 5 times this year, then I ended up replacing the battery in my ford 2003 excursion 6.8liter v-10 gas and when I hit the remote start it will act like it wants to start but all it does is turn the starter but doesnt actually start the engine but when I start it with the key it works just fine, could it be I just need to reset the remote start- its a ford factory alarm that came with the vehicle. Yesterday I went to a store n I came out n tried to start my car with the key n it wouldnt start. The guy at the install shop said that the lights flashing 15 time is a code, Is this true. can i test this by wiring the switch out of the loop? Im assuming you cant fix Clifford alarms. When you press these buttons, the parking lights should flash two times. The big thing is, it only cranks for 0.5 seconds(When it fails). post on battery no help. I looked around the web at different blogs, and found a similar problem. One to another Lexus dealer and the other to a different Viper dealer. Hello Mitch, wait 2 minutesthen its fine. I told them the car was setting for two years. If it was purchased elsewhere, we would still be able to help but there would be a fee for our time. Very tough to diagnose that without taking a look at the vehicle. continuous mode works, the parking lights come on to signify its activation. The car starter remote died but the car alarm that came with the remote start wont stop. When I held the two down together for only a 1/2 second, it worked. Unfortunately, we do not sell that brand. Any ideas on how stop this from happening. I then used the remote to keep the truck running then came back and inserted the key again then drove again. If I use the key it starts fine. Good luck! If you press the lock button 3 times the trucks parking light would come on and the truck would stop. Have a compustar remote start doors unlock and lock but when I hit remote start does nothing. This is definitely something that you would want to take to a professional, particularly one that installs that brand Best of Luck. If the change in current draw is not within acceptable limits, that will show that the problem lies in the remote starter or install The technicians need to be trained on the use of simple diagnostic equipment to do this test. I bought this truck and they never gave me a remote can I get one or take the box out so I can start .y truck? I recentky bought a 2001 chrysler sebring sedan LX, and it has an AstroStart remote starter in it. I have a Clifford (Arrow 5) alarm with compustar starter. I recently bought a pre-owned 2010 Chrysler Town & Country that has a factory installed remote start. Its installed in my 96 4Runner about 3 years now, the guy that installed it is not in business anymore and I have no way of contacting him. help what wrong. It would do the same with the remote until recently. When I went to unlock my doors with the new remote, the panic alarm set off and WOULD NOT turn of, I couldnt even start my car it would not let me. My guess is that if he lets it sit for a while (hour?) The door lock/unlock works but if I press the remote start the car starter kicks in and right back out, the key will not start the car and the Passlock (car/lock) light flashes. However, it also tells me it is armed?? I have Pontiac Grand Prix 99 bought a year ago. Why? HI, so after my battery died I managed to get the alarm to work but everything seems to be out of whack. I noticed one more thing, there is one small valet switch installed on the front window just near the reae mirror and usually it flashes blue light but this time its doing nothing. Thanks. Not too sure of what he could have done, but it sounds like the transponder has locked out. Hope this helps. Thanks for the kind words! Thanks for the excellent post. Check to be sure your hood pin is in working order if equipped. Best of luck! Having trouble for some time so removed batteries from starter fob. any help would be appreciated.Thanks. I tried replacing the batteries in my transmitter, but its the same story. Hi Mitch. My local remote place was busy so the guy took a quick look and told me it probably was my remote that was on the fritz, but I doubt that now that I can make it work by tinkering with the switch. not sure of make of unit. Even if Ive been driving the car for an hour and try and auto start it it still fails. On putting back the battery, the remote wouldnt work fine again. Why? How can I fix this problem? Good luck. I dont think you have anything to worry about. I looked at the literature for my remote starter and they said one of the security features is that people used to smash out the tail lights and short out the broken light to defeat the system. battery almost dead. I have an autostart remote starter and my remote stopped working last saturday, no lights, no reaction whatsoever. 09-05-2015 (for example) The parking lights should light and go out but nothing. I have a 2004 avalanche pickup with a Valet 562T Remote start. Completely at a loss why its not communicating any longer. I somehow missed this when responding to comments. But I feel these people have been screwing me over all this time instead of admitting its just not working in hopes of keeping a good reputation. The starter is programmed in virtual tach mode not battery. Probably nothing major. I hopee you can Help me whit so little info. No flashing headlights, no attempts at engaging the starter, nothing. I only have one button and it is separate from my door/trunk/alarm device. Any help would be great. Any remote starter must have a method of preventing the vehicle from starting when the hood is open. This only happens after the car has been sitting for a few hours.
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