If this part fails, it needs to be replaced in order for the car to remote start. This is to protect someone who is working under the hood of your vehicle. Broken or failed hood pin switch – Any reputable remote car starter facility should be utilizing a switch that disables the car from being remote started if the good is up. If you have moved you can also contact the manufacturer of the remote car starter and see if they can refer you to a local dealer.ĥ. Call the store that did your installation and most of the time they should be able to get you a replacement remote. Remote is broken – This one is pretty self-explanatory. They should be able to help you through this.Ĥ. The first thing to do here is to speak to the facility that installed your remote starter. This means the remote starter does not recognize the commands from the remote. Remote lost programming – On rare occasions a remote control may lose programming. Any reputable car audio retailer or jeweler, or even Radio Shack should be able to help you with this.ģ. If the LED fils to light or is dim, you may just need some new batteries for your remote. If your remote has an LED that illuminates when you push a button. Batteries are dead in the remote – This is another common problem when your remote starter has stopped working. If you have a brand other than Compustar you should look for a small toggle switch and see if it accidentally got flipped.Ģ. Many remote starter systems will use a switch to put the system in valet mode. To get the system out of valet mode, try pressing the lock and trunk buttons at the same time for 1/2 a second. If you own a Compustar system and it will still lock and unlock the doors, but it does not flash the parking lights and the remote starter stopped working, this may be the culprit. We have seen this happen accidentally when the remote is in a purse or pocket. Valet mode is entered by pressing 2 buttons on the remote simultaneously. System is in valet mode – Our biggest selling brand is Compustar and they have a feature called “Valet Mode.” Valet mode temporarily eliminates the ability to start the vehicle remotely and is used primarily when the vehicle is being serviced to protect a mechanic. Let’s walk through the possible causes and their solutions.ġ. RELAX! In most cases it is something very normal and simple to correct.

Many people do not use the systems as much in the summer, so when that first cool fall day arrives, they hit the magical button on their remote….

As the weather gets colder, we get a lot of phone calls from our remote car starter clients (There are over 3000 of them!).

Excalibur remote start battery guard