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kshah2k9 
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Hi All,

Last week I got a compustar rf-p1wg4-900 remote starter installed on my civic and it worked great for 1 day, the next day however nothing worked. I took it back to the shop that did the install and they fixed it. The tech working on the car said all he had to do was unplug a big wiring harness from the "brain" of the starter and plug it back in.

This worked for another day, and happened again, so i unplugged the harness and plugged it back it and it worked again for a day and then the problem returns. The shop is about an hour away and i was hoping someone here could tell me why this is happening and maybe have a fix for me to save me the hour drive.

in case it matters, i have a 2006 honda civic lx 4dr with automatic transmission

thanks

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If it fully works and then stops and all you are doing is cutting the power "resetting it" then you should have the alarm brain replaced.
Gary Sather
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where did you get it installed ? you have a weak/poor ground. this causes the unit to cut out
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kshah2k9 
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tonanzith wrote:
If it fully works and then stops and all you are doing is cutting the power "resetting it" then you should have the alarm brain replaced.

That's exactly what i'm doing. Should i contact Compustar or go back to the shop that did the install? The install was done at Extreme Auto Care in Orleans Ontario Canada.

kshah2k9 
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tedmond wrote:
where did you get it installed ? you have a weak/poor ground. this causes the unit to cut out

If i wanted to check/fix that myself, what would i do?

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dont mess with it if you had it installed by a shop, it will void your warrenty...UNLESS you carefully look at how it was put together.

just off the main large gauge harness there is a black wire, that is the ground. Make sure its connected to a chassis ground.

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There will be a solid black wire connected to metal of the car. Make sure wire this is connected it is make a solid ground to the car and any paint has been removed.
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If you purchased it and had it installed at a shop DONT touch it. Take it back or your warranty is indeed VOID. THEY should swap out the brain for you.
Gary Sather

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