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. So I tried to reprogram it myself (button 1 & 2, repeat, button 4) but it wouldnt get to the right option even though I kept tapping button 4 it wasnt registering to get to the right option. Stacy, unfortunately, we are not familiar with that brand. It will start when its warmer. Thanks in advance. The doors lock and lights blink, but no start. [Amazon.ca] Any suggestions on what I could try, or where to find resetting instructions online? Yesterday I went to a store n I came out n tried to start my car with the key n it wouldnt start. When i showd it to the dealer he asked me to taken a appointment. Last month my battery died for reasons unknown, took a charge and has held it for a month, however the remote start has not worked since the battery was disconnected. SuperSaiks said: I inserted the key in the alarm reset iginition in the glove box of the viper turning left and right and then restarted the viper and now the viper starts right up. If it was purchased elsewhere, we would still be able to help but there would be a fee for our time. I have replaced the batteries in both remotes still nothing . I dont have an idea what make or model of the remote is. Thanks. What could be the problem and how can I fix it. push start on remote lights go on car starts then dies. It will start, however when I go out start it manually. It was set up to operate with the OEM FOB. makes click noises under glove box. This is annoying because, after using remote Bm we then need to use remote A to stop car A and car B will continue to run. the half second timing to get out of valet mode is fairly critical. I would go back to the shop that installed it and asked them to take a look. Much appreciated. starts and than dies. Another tough one I suspect that you have an ignition switch issue Or a defective anti grid / starter kill circuit. There is a lot going on there and it is likely a programming issue but no way to tell for sure. Many times, this is an optional hookup and many not have been wired in during installation. When I try to start it with the key, it doesnt even attempt to start. Even the door lock button on the remote wont work. I read that it may be necessary to take the car back to the place of install, however was trying to avoid that because this dealership, I wont mention any names, Bill Luke, has ripped me off, swirled the car and performed below average work on the vehicle in the past. Well As is my usual disclaimer Its hard to diagnose something like this in this way. they had to remove the engine from the car for a couple days while they worked on it. I have a ridiculous issue. Any pointers? We will not be able to help you fix this without having the vehicle at our shop, but I can tell you that, when a quality remote starter is installed properly in your vehicle, you should have absolutely no issues. Try doing the button press procedure without starting the car. I followed your guide and found it was in valet mode. Hi Mitch I have a 4 channel pusuit series remote starter on my 2006 Nissan titan. Another question my fathers car is an 07 chevy malibu would i be able to use the same kit in my 06 chevy colorado since he doesnt care to use it? Is that correct? I had a compustart remote start/keyless entry system installed back in march and it has worked great since then. I wish I could be of more help, but this is beyond the scope of a quick email or comment. I wish I had a better answer. I have a KONTAK remote start on my 06 TITAN. 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. The little box on the windshield has a little green light that use to blind, it stopped blinding and is now red. I tried to contact the place that installed it but I think they thought I was nuts. Thank you so much! Any help will be appreciated. Usually no batteries in the receiver, but the receiver could be partially unplugged or out of alignment. It worked flawlessly until about a year and a half ago. How can i fix this. Any good remote car starter should have some form of valet mode. Command start malfunction. We have not had any service done on the car. Which means. Why cant the factory key fobs be used to open the doors. I spoke with the installers (over the phone) and they did not tell me your great 1/2 second rule. Now, my car is hot in the winter morning (like 35 degree below)!! The remote was in both Valet and Passive mode when all came back on. lol Google something like program remote for Compustar XXXX with XXXX of course being the model number of the remote package that you have. I went to remove any stickers or debris from the windshield itself and removed the antenna for a remote starter. Any suggestions? I dont know what #2 button people are writing about; I dont have two buttons, I only have one. So of course the remote starter stopped working. 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. Ive tried to find a solution in the owners manual, but unfortunatly, its french and although I can read it and write, there is nothing in there that seems to have anything to do with the remote starter. Hello, What is wrong ?? Also, how can I test if the hood pin is broken? its winter already here in Michigan. I cant seem to figure out how to reprogram the fob for autostart to work again. Any suggestion? There is not an easy answer to that and we would need to look at the vehicle to determine anything. If you or any of your readers know anything that could help I would really appreciate it. Thanks, marin. Thanks for your post, it helped me solve my remote start issue. my daughters Prostart 6 purchased and installed by Canadian Tire last year on her 08 Honda civic has recently started acting funny. If I am understanding you correctly, I would recommend that you use one of the remote to fill up all 4 spots on one car and the use the other remote to fill up the 4 spots on the other car. Our team is [Learn More]. Unfortunately, without having the vehicle here at our facility, it will be difficult for us to troubleshoot. I dont know if you will be able to help but I figured Id ask. I have a 2007 chevy impala with a artic start 2 way remote start,when I press my remote to start the vehicle I get a steady red led flashing on the remote,it wont allow me to unlock or lock the doors either,any suggestions?thanks! Within a week, the auto locks stopped working and 3 days later, the drivers side window stopped working. Thanks so much for your time!! Best of Luck. The remote car starter can be put into this mode to prevent the vehicle from starting remotely while allowing keyless entry and certain other functions to work. Since you did work under the hood, the first thing tI would check is to make sure that the tach sense wire is still connected. Any thoughts? Pushing the brake without the key in the ignition doesnt kill the truck. I cant do anything it just flashes no signal. Hi Mitch, i have a 2002 dodge 1500 ram truck with a compustar cm3000. 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. This is definitely something that you would want to take to a professional, particularly one that installs that brand Best of Luck. I have a Compustar RF-2WG5-SH-S the 2 way remote I have was showing red when I press any of the buttons. Eventually I must have hit something right for it to turn off but the alarm went off for about four-five minutes. Reciever is replaced. Everything works fine but the trunk does not unlock. didnt even know it was autostart equipped! I recently bought a pre-owned 2010 Chrysler Town & Country that has a factory installed remote start. Jones, I wish I could help you but this would be tough to do without seeing it, esp since it is a manual transmission. Hi, bought a used car with Nustart remote starter. It is not a battery problem. Sirs, I am at a dead end. I would suspect that it is a tach or transponder issue. Its hard to say what your issue would be without more information. THANKS! The fob wont unlock the door and I would have to unlock the door with the key and hit the brake to get the cluster gauges to unfreeze and the parking lights to turn off. interesting one here2way compustar remote. no lights no nothing. The red light on fob flashes none stop . Good Luck! It had previously worked fine, but the car start stopped working after having the car battery replaced. Looking for a credit card? Ive installed a few auto starters in my day. Ive tried changing the batteries in the remotes as well as reprogramming, but nothing helps. the remote starter informs me system is OK by a single audible beep inside the cab. I have 98 Silverado with a Valet 551R that was installed in 99. When I push the start button the car starts. Hey Mitch Assuming a low or dying battery I took the battery out. However, the remote still lock/unlock the car with hazard lights flashing. very useful information and easy to understand. The starter is mounted under your dash and it should have a name or model on it. My compustar remote is a 2WG9R-SP. Please help, i have an ultra car starter and it was working fine. Usually it's on the thicker wires coming from the unit. i have a valet 551 remote in my 01 dodge ram truck , worked great ! An Xtreme EX-2300 TW was installed on my Toyota corolla 8 years ago. Worked fine the first day on Monday. They should be able to determine if the remote starter is causing any type of current draw on your system. Glad it worked out for you! My car used to say started for 15 minutes but now it only stays on for about one minute (I believe I noticed the change after I got a new remote start controller). The door lock/unlock still works fine. I have researched this issue and found that means the unit is in manual mode, however I have an automatic transmission. I will go to the dealer and see what they say and will let you know; (just for the heck of the matter). This is something that might incur a fee depending on the situation. Any infomation will be helpfull. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am at a loss as the place who installed the remote starter it is no longer there. You should take it back to your installer and have them check it out That is a tough one to diagnose without seeing it.. Mitch: Figure out your potential monthly payments and more with our mortgage calculator. Is it the throttle set too low ir air sensor? It is winter and really cold where I live and not happy about going outside in the cold to start my truck. Could be some type of diesel mode, but 4-5 minutes is quite long. And all they will do is short out again unless the wire is correctly installed. I believe it went into Valet mode but all the reset instructions do not work (because its a Diesel?) The parking lights come on for two seconds, then turn off, then flash for three times slowly. When trying to start the car the engine only turns for a very quick duration, but doesnt seem to be long enough to start the car, so the car electronics turn on, but the car does not start. Mitch is right, i was having the same problem but the trick is to only hit the lock and trunk buttons for half a second,i kept holding them and got no results.Thanks Mitch. Different installers will chose different locations. When I remote start the truck it starts, one minute after it stops and re starts again, stops one minute later and remains stopped. Ive changed the battery and its not that. Absolutely. Not much you are going to do to fix that if I am correct. the security light flashes when i try to start the car with the key. starterto it I had a problem with the battery and had to reset it my self. What buttons on the key fob should I hit to remote start the car? However, if I go out and use the key it starts the first and every time. The auto start works fine. I can lock and start my vehicle. A few days after I noticed the radio acting funny. When i press the lock then start it sounds like its going to start but then doesnt. This is not a brand we offer. Over the past few months, when I press to start, the engine turns over(starter engages), but does not start. my 2001 compustar automatic start in not working. Problem is, no one but a viper dealer would know and not one dealer has been helpful once they found out the problem! I get home and try to lock the doors and I have no signal on the remote. Once at my destination i had shut off vehicle and twenty minutes later i returned to start it and drive away only to discover that it would not start with either the key or the remote. It should tell you on the brain what brand it is. Then the other day I went to use it and it would not start. I can still hear sound it just doesnt have a display. This will make positive connection and protect the electrical integrity of the terminals. When I remote start my car the doors automatically lock after about 15 minutes. The primary remote for the first car does not control the 2nd vehicle. hi Mitch, I have compustar one way four button remote starter in 08 highlander and it was working fine and all of sudden crank the engine but didnt get started. Question on an Avital 4103 that stopped starting the car (2008 Honda Accord). I would consult with the dealer and find out why. I went home grabbed my spare FOB and that did not unlock/disarm the alarm. 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. Put it back in park and take the key out and my truck is still running. the starter will start the car again, and it shuts off. It could be any of a number of things. Chris, Im sorry but I have never heard of this brand. Id suspect that your issue is a related to the transponder. I had my car serviced in April and just noticed that my remote starter is not working. Mitch, I have a 1995 Ford Bronco and a remote starter was recently installed in it. click, click. I recently bought a car with a prestige aps620 and the light on the keyfob will not stop blinking. The truck will crank but no start. Yes, I saw online how to repair the actuators myself , taking a day per door! Own a 1997 Suzuki sidekick sport 4 door, 44. Somehow I screwed up the automatic door locks because now they dont lock when I drive or unlock when I shut the car off. Great web site, to bad I live over 2000 miles away or I would visit your shop. The hood pin we cannot find. Have you ever heard of this before? 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 would stop using the remote starter until you can get this to a professional for service. I decided it must be my old battery so I purchased a new one. He/she will likely need to get back in there and do some work. I think the remote starter in my car is killing my battery when the car is off. Was rewired and works like a charm now. I have autostart model AS-1755 installed on my 2008 Nissan Versa. Sometimes the car starts on the first attempt. Awesome to see this thread alive after so long. Because the Saturn Ion has so many problems starting in the winter I would love to have it working again. Yesterday he was messing with it after he parked the truck for the day and today he went to start the truck and it wont start with the key fob or the key. When i push the unlock button it unlocks all the doors instead. https://www.compustar.com/find-a-dealer/. Installed it myself. It could also be a bypass programming issue. can you tell what i need to do to fix this. Rosalia, You really are going to need to take this to a professional. I had a hand-me-down 1999 Toyota Camry LE that i totaled last year in the snow. When this happens, simply call the store that installed it for you. Type of unit, etc. i have a compustar car starter and when i go to start my car it will turn the car on multipul times but will not start. So how is it that 2 other auto parts stores and my dealership got the same reading but the people whose product Im having a problem with machine gives a totally different reading. Why? Hi Mitch, I came across your topic and it helped me last time when my remote starter went into valet mode. When I try to start the car, it beeps once which after a few seconds should start but then it beeps again 4 times and done. Im having some trouble with my Compustar remote starter and Im hoping you can help. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Is it possible to have this starter to only start the car? If you pushed the button a few times it would finally activate to start and the same with the door locks you would hit the button like ten times then it would work. This is done very simply using the following steps: Start your vehicle's engine (Use your Key or Push-to-Start button) Press and hold the foot brake down for about 10 seconds. Nothing shows up on the screen at all. Hi- My remote starter is CM-800 (brain). Not sure the model number. My car starter works again thanks to this article!! It only runs for about 1 minute and shuts off. It is filled with over 25 pages of great advice to ensure that your buying experience is a great one! 09 Accord Compustar, doors lock and unlock. Thanks!! So I ended up paying for a brand new starter that I didnt need to use until recently. Thanks. I also checked under the hood. It now will start the car using the remote and all the lights blink on the car as they are suppose to, and the horn chirps once when I hit lock. I have an intermittent problem with a ProStart CT-5472TW command start. Thanks for posting. On the control Box I see 3 green flashs then 12 red/yellow alternating flashs, then green flashing light after that. Remote start failed after three attempts. Not too sure of what he could have done, but it sounds like the transponder has locked out. Sounds like your unit is in valet mode. Give your installer or the manufacturer a call and see what the procedure is to put it in or out of Valet mode. Good luck. Just for future reference: Starting with key in ignition is perfectly fine. There is no owners manual in the vehicle but from what I can tell it is a Valet 562T model with a 474T remote (looks like this: http://images10.newegg.com/ProductImageCompressAll300/82-752-006-02.jpg). Tell him/her to try remote starting it then when it fails to watch the break lights. Ive got a remote starter by auotstar model AS-1725 SH. 1) When I press the trunk button. I want to help but I really cant take the vehicle to the installer that worked on it originally.. they should be able to fix it if indeed, the problem is with the starter.. Bought a 2011 Honda CRV. The argument has been is it the dealer or the remote start wiring is not correct. At this time of the year, rarely a week goes by that we dont get a call from someone saying that their remote car starter stopped working. When you press the remote you can hear a click but it wont start.

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