04 Camry Transponder Ring

Just Installed a r/s in a 04 camry today, went to learn tach, and the car wouldn't start. Had to get it towed to the dealer. They said I blew up the transponder ring. I only used a key and ring bypass, so i didn't go into the factory pats wiring. Has anyone heard of this? Oh ya and the car was really new...10/03, freakin paint was still wet. 

The dealer is telling me 2 weeks for a new ring, so two weeks worth of car rental for this customer...lovely.

Thanks

The bypass I used (autotran) doesn't have a key sense disconnect. I typically only use them on pk3, which will set a bcm code if the customer leaves a key in too long. As far as the camry goes, I didn't even have the autotran plugging in when I was testing tach(it was still on the bench).

Ya, I thought it was wierd, no i didn't cut any wires. The only thing I did out of the ordinary was i hooked up my tach wire to the black wire at the obdII connector. We have some camrys come back when it gets cold, so i don't go to the injector or coil wires. On guy at the shop says he get tach for matrixs and some other toyotas there, so i had that hooked up when i went to start it. But i don't think that even a pos ultrastart should feed-back on the tach wire. The dealer says that i blew up the transponder ring, so we might have one of our tech guys going to the shop to check it out. I guess i'll know more then.

Just one of those things i guess

it sucks for sure, oh well. As far as getting screwed i don't have anything to loose except for a 2% bonus for damages off my labour. But my employer and reputation is getting the once over. And of course the dealership that sold the lady her camry told her not to put a r/s in it, as usual. I'll you people posted.

are you sure you didn't knock the keys out of the system.  I have seen this happen on certain Toyotas.  I have been doing remote stars for one of the toyota dealers here in Edmonton for 2 years now and have never had anything like that happen. 

As far as tach goes I always grab the injectors on the Toyotas and never have any come backs for no starts when it is cold.

I aways use the viper 555F on the Camary.