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whitetruck

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Posted: October 22, 2008 at 12:19 PM / IP Logged

Hello I'm new here...

I have a 2000 Ford Expedition with the Viper 5900.

The car is fine and the alarm works reasonably well. I bought the car like this and did not do the install nor do I know who did.

Last winter everything worked fine-including the remote start. Recently after disconnecting the battery a few times for other maintenance, I didscovered that the remote start doesn't work.

At first it would just crank but not start. Now it will not even crank.

I can place the key in the ignition in the "OFF" position and press the remote start and the remote start will work.

Current guidance tells me that the antenna ring is out of alignment. I'm not sure if thi is true or where I can find this ring. I've been told that it sits along the ignition.

Can anyone guide me a bit so that I can figure this out? It's getting cold out and I'd really like to have this working soon.

TIA

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Posted: October 22, 2008 at 12:34 PM / IP Logged

they may have used a data module and you disconnecting the battery a few times may have wiped it... you may have to find out what style of bypass was used and if it is a data module it may simply need to be re-learned....

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whitetruck

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Posted: October 22, 2008 at 2:50 PM / IP Logged

How do I find the style of bypass? ( I neglected to state that I am limited in my electronics abilities- usually limited to low-voltage in-home A/V installs and super basic car audio)

I purchased this car about 11 months ago with all of the equipment already installed.

If I can find out the style of bypass, is there a guide to re-learning the codes?

notchback5.0

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Posted: October 22, 2008 at 4:42 PM / IP Logged

You will need to find your alarm brain, along with the immobilizer bypass brain. Most likely, it will be smaller than the brain for the alarm. The imobilizer brain usually has about 6 or less wires, and the remote start brain will have typically 15+ wires. Once you have found the bypass module, find a model number such as 556uw ect...

whitetruck

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Posted: October 22, 2008 at 6:25 PM / IP Logged

Where is this brain typically located? I assume somewhere under the dash but I don't want to start pulling random panels if I can get a head start by trying the typical location first. Once I locate the bypass module model number what is the next step? I'll need to check it out tomorrow as it's gotten dark and it's getting a little chilly.

notchback5.0

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Posted: October 22, 2008 at 7:48 PM / IP Logged

Every vehicle is different. Typically it can be found ziptied somewhere under the dash, but may be under the kick pannel, under the center console ect. I honestly could not tell you for sure. In my car, it is under the center console where it can not be accessed without taking half the car apart.

whitetruck

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Posted: October 25, 2008 at 7:06 PM / IP Logged

I looked under the dash on the driver's side and the passenger side and even on top of the dash where one of the sensors sits.

I really don't want to dismantle half the car to find this module... Is ther any other way to fix this remote start? I mean it WAS working last winter with zero issues until I disconnected the battery. And will still work with the key in the ignition...

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Posted: October 25, 2008 at 7:39 PM / IP Logged

well, here's a thought, if you don't wanna dismantle half the car to find the module take it to the pros they'll do it for ya. viper 5900 remote start -- posted image.

viper 5900 remote start -- posted image.

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whitetruck

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Posted: October 26, 2008 at 8:40 AM / IP Logged

I suppose I could do that but I know that this unit is not broken-it just needsa re-set or something. I did not want to dismantle the interior because it's a hassle - unfortunately, for me, I am hesitant to let anyone touch any of my cars. I've had a few bad experiences with bad installs where techs did not use proper care when working on the cars and they came back with damage that wasn't there. Thus, I swore to do as much as I could on my own cars...

Anyway, back on topic...Once I find this module, and locate the model number, where do I go from there?

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Posted: October 26, 2008 at 10:57 AM / IP Logged

Find the module....download the manual yourself and read how to reprogram it. Or, let us know what module you have and we can help. We are not going to post up solutions for every bypass module out there because you are too lazy to find out what module you have first.

Hopefully you have 2 keys for the truck. You will probably need 2 to reprogram the unit.

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