2001 Highlander, Compustar 1W900FM-S Cold Weather Problem

Hi,

My original topic has been closed so I can't reply to it, but you can see it here:

https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=86542&KW=2001+highlander

I forgot to follow up on it in a timely fashion, but here it finally is -- Belated thanks go out to xtremej, Velocity Motors, and Chris Luongo for getting me on the right track with our 2001 Highlander no remote start when cold issue. Right after I got the advice to reposition the transponder amplifier antenna loop, the weather here got insanely warm for weeks. Then I forgot about it, then got too busy. A couple months ago I got the chance to fix the problem and verified the result over a few sub-freezing days.

The antenna loop had a clear spiral plasic sheath over it, so it was really easy to remove. I just pulled off the steering shroud, unwound/removed the plastic around the braided copper loop, and then tightly wound the bare wire loop around the key cylinder, but right on the face of it up above it's shoulder. Now if you look carefully through the key cylinder cutout in the shroud, you can see the copper wire, but it's a small price to pay for trouble-free operation.

Thanks again, guys!

Tony