P-32
Installation Guide
Troubleshooting Q&A
The following are some common installation related issues.
A problem or symptom is given and then possible solutions and/or suggestions as to areas to verify are
enumerated.
1.
I cannot program the remote control.
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Do the parking lights come on when you open the hood? (Does the hood pin work?)
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Is the antenna plugged in?
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Does the light on the remote control turn on when you press the button?
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Is the Ignition wire connected properly?
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Are you waiting too long between programming steps?
After flashing the hood pin turn the key to ON, wait 2 seconds.
Turn the key OFF, ON, OFF then keep pressing the LOCK button repeatedly until you get 5
light flashes from the module.
The entire process should take less than 20 seconds.
2.
The car won't start by remote.
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Does the light on the remote light up when you press the button?
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Is the starter in valet mode?
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Does the vehicle have passive antitheft security (PATS, VATS, PASSLOCK, TRANSPONDER)?
3.
The starter motor cranks for 8 seconds but the car won't start.
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Are you on the correct ignition wire?
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Does the car have more than 1 ignition?
4.
The car cranks briefly then quits.
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Have you bypassed the passive security (PASSLOCK, PASSKEY III, PATS...)?
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Have you adjusted tach?
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Is the vehicle's battery weak?
5.
The park lights come on for 8 seconds but the starter motor will not crank.
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Does the car have an aftermarket starter disable?
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Have you bypassed the VATS or Passlock II?
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Is the start wire hooked up correctly?
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Has the clutch been bypassed properly (for standard transmissions)?
6.
The car starts but starter stays engaged.
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Make sure ignition and crank are not common with the key out (connected at rest). May have to
add relay (i.e. Tercel, Altima)
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Did you make an auto tach adjustment?
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Weak tach signal?
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Bad ground?
7.
The car starts by remote but then the starter re-engages.
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Check ground wire
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Is tach programmed?
8.
The car starts on its own.
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Is the module in cold weather mode?
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Program remote 4 times. (another remote may be programmed to your module)
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Is external trigger shorting out to ground?
9.
The factory alarm goes off when I start by remote.
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Did you hook the disarm wire?
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Do you have the correct OEM disarm wire?
10.
The ABS and the CHECK ENGINE light come on in the dash.
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Are you missing a second ignition or accessory?
11.
The car starts and runs but the heater blower motor doesn't work.
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Incorrect accessory wire
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Does it have more than one accessory?
