VIPER 550 ESP problem

Try this first.... look at the fuses under the dash and in the engine compartment for any burned fuses. Then go under the driver dash ( if you can not see any burned fuses ) and look for the remote starter unit and find the inline fuse for the system. There will always be two fuses ( about 30 amps each and they are green in color ). Check these fuses...... go to the next step as last resort

• Try to look under the driver dash area and find the installer remote starter and unplug the harness that is plugged into it. There will be about 3 or 4 on the Viper. I will assume that the starter disable is installed too, so if you do this you may not be able to start the car at all.

Hey suayan1,

From what you describe, you didn't do anything that would normally damage the remote starter nor the car.  It really sounds like an ACC fuse would have blown under the hood. . . but the question is WHY?   The only possible reason would be a current spike whereas the car would have had to feed over the limit of the fuse.  What other accessories do you have?  Do you have a cell phone adapter that plugs into the lighter socket?  I've noticed on some cars that these adapters short out the socket.  I'm really curious as to what might have happened...keep us posted.

Hey cpgoose,

Don't get confused between the fuses that feed the coils of the relays and the fuses that feed the circuits in the car. 

Hey Jeff,

BTW it can't be the fuses on the r-starter cause there's acc power with the r-starter but not with the key.

Quote: Originally posted by Big Dog on August 14, 2002

So what should the correct fuses be?  On the 4-relay satellite, there's 2 red power

Hey cpgoose,

To be honest...no it's not what's usually there.  The Big Red wires that have the inline fuseholders normally have 30 amp fuses and the small red has 3 amps.  Why they're all 10 amps I don't know.  It doesn't mean that it won't work, it just means that one might blow if the heater is turned up full blast or if the starter motor draws heavily as it ages.  If I were you I'd change it before running into trouble,  and to be on the safe side, change the small red fuse to 3 or 5 amps max. 

syayan1:

1.  I apologize for sort-of taking over your post with my own question...I didn't

2.  I think you blew a fuse, too.  Did you check your fuses like VELOCITY MOTORS said?

But like BIG DOG said, there has to be a reason WHY you blew a fuse (if in fact you did).

The other day I blew a fuse and I couldn't tell which one.  My radio, air conditioning,

It's a bigger fuse like this (I couldn't find a picture (or name), but it looks like this from the side):

When I replaced it, everything worked again.  That could be your problem.  But again, there

PS- Not sure how to check the fuses?  Go here: