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moparfreak77

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Posted: January 19, 2004 at 6:19 PM / IP Logged

I installed an auto starter on my moms jeep a year ago and now sometimes she has to shut the jeep off by the remote. It is like the timer isnt working. Any ideas? thanks

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Posted: January 19, 2004 at 7:20 PM / IP Logged

malfunction in auto start module.

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Posted: January 19, 2004 at 9:43 PM / IP Logged

could be that the brake trigger wire broke or came loose.

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What is the programmed timer on the alarm. It usually takes about 15 minutes to shut down an remote start.

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moparfreak77

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Posted: January 19, 2004 at 9:48 PM / IP Logged

it is programed to shut down after 15 min. It has worked for a year. if the brake wire broke should the timer still not shut it off after 15 min?

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Posted: January 19, 2004 at 11:55 PM / IP Logged

What brand of starter is it? How long have you let it run before manually shutting it down? Some starters like Bulldog can be inadvertantly changed by the remote by holding the stop button while the vehicle is not running. Up to 25 minutes on some units.

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Posted: January 20, 2004 at 4:41 AM / IP Logged

I would try to reprogram the unit,Most units run time can be programed for different time intervals.

moparfreak77

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Posted: January 21, 2004 at 11:01 PM / IP Logged

It is a Prostart. Not sure what model, the basic one. It has run for 45 minutes before we had to shut it off with the remote. And it doesnt do it all the time. I may try to reprogram it if I can find the manual. thanks guys

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Posted: January 22, 2004 at 2:37 AM / IP Logged

Replace the CPU. I just had one ( Autostart ) and it did the same thing. I had to disconnect the power to the RS before the vehicle would even shut off. Replaced the unit and everything was good again.

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Posted: January 22, 2004 at 3:20 PM / IP Logged

Hey Jeff...

Was it a new Autostart?? 1500 series? If so, there is a recall/ tech bulletin out about it. All of the units produced so far this year (forget the Software/Hardware Ver. #) If you use the positive parking light output, the unit will latch, and cannot be shut down.... brake, hood, remote are no good. You have to pull the main fuses for the unit. Thing is, they don't do it right away... might be 10 min out of shop, might be a week. The only solution is using the neg out, driving a relay, or, using a diode from the parklight + output to ground, band towards the parklight wire on module. Keeps things from latching. Personally, I do the relay mehod. Kinda freaky when it happens, only happened once to me, couple times to the other shop in town.

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