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I have a 94 Cougar remote started  this AM shut off sooner than programmed time now it wont start even with key was installed about 1 and a half years ago by a pro PLEASE HELP

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shinobi

Sounds like it has nothing to do with the remote starter.

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J Rilla

Owner/Installer

Do you have powers on the Ignitions when you turn the Key on? If you don't have power turning the Ignition switch over than you might have battery problem. Check the battery with a Meter and see if the batter shows 12.5 volts than is good. If the battery shows less than 12 volts or more than 12.7 volts than your battery has problems. You will need to replace the battery. It has a bad cell and doesn't hold any charge.

Can you arm and disarm the alarm system? Can you turn on the head light? If you can arm and disarm the alarm system or head light turns on than you might have alarm and starter problem.

Good luck

Does your radio or anything on the ignition circuit power up with the key?

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Hey thanks for the input quickly i might add  the normal stuff comes on radio etc  has full juice what if the ignition switch just happen to call it quits? What do u think?

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shinobi

If it was just the switch, then the remote starter should still work. Does it try to turn over?

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J Rilla

Owner/Installer

a couple of questions:

1) Can you still remote start the vehicle? ie. does the Starter Motor crank?

2) If so, and you're not able to start the vehicle with your key, check your Starter Kill Relay. It's possible that the crimp/connection from key side of the Starter wire to the relay has failed or disconnected.

let us know the exact diagnosis...

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kabuto wrote:

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I have a 94 Cougar remote started  this AM shut off sooner than programmed time now it wont start even with key was installed about 1 and a half years ago by a pro PLEASE HELP

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Check the fuses on the car, on the rs, and I would also check the connection of the starter kill. Something may have shorted out and blown a fuse going to the starter or on the rs harness. If you can pull the dash and take a meter or a test light and test the starter wire and see if it has voltage when you crank.

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Certified Security Specialist
Always check info with a digital multimeter.
I promise to be good.
Tell Darwin I sent you.

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No cannot RS either the locks go when i turn  the key and a click ing noise fro under the column it snowed since this happened so i will go out in AM to check power and fuses...Again thanks

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shinobi

auex]C wrote:

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eck the fuses on the car, on the rs, and I would also check the connection of the starter kill. Something may have shorted out and blown a fuse going to the starter or on the rs harness. If you can pull the dash and take a meter or a test light and test the starter wire and see if it has voltage when you crank.

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     The car shut off prematurely(set for say 24 min only ran 10) shut down and wouldnt even try to start or crank or click nothing but normal interior lights just no starting

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shinobi

Make sure the car's all the way in Park. Just for the hell of it, put it in Neutral and wiggle the shifter around a bit.

Also, are the headlights bright? Are they still bright when you turn the key to the Start position?

just went out switched the 30 A in the rs harness had the key in the run position and after 5 mins.the rs started it without using remote or under dash switch memory from yesterday?

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shinobi

NOTHING WORKS REMOTELY UNLESS THE KEY IS IN RUN POSITION STILL WONT START WITH JUST TURNING KEY

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shinobi

Thats is confusing, you replaced a fuse or a relay, and then 5 minutes later it just started up on its own?

And nothing works remotely unless the key is in the run psition? ARe you saying that when the key is in the run position that all of a sudden your transmitters will start to work again and allow you to lock and unlock your doors and start the engine too?

I have a few ideas of what may be causing the problem, but we need more details.

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J Rilla

Owner/Installer

YES i REPLACED A 30 AMP FUSE IT WILL NOT START UNLESS THE KEY IS IN THE RUN POSITION OR OTHER FUNCTION LIKE LOCK UNLOCK UNLESS THE KEY IS ON WILL NOT DO ANYTHING WITHOUT KEY IN  OR STILL WILL NOT START WITH KEY ALONE

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shinobi

Does the starter crank when you try to start with the key? Does your fan and accessories turn on? Does your Ignition turn on, which would be the dash lights, like check engine light and oil pressure light etc.?

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J Rilla

Owner/Installer

no cranking but everything else

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shinobi

Ok so the next thing to check is your relays in the remote starter harness. It sounds like you may have a couple of bad relays. This would all make sense if you had a bad relay or two: The one for your Ignition and possibly the one for your starter. I am saying this because When you use the key, the starter doesnt crank which means one of two things: 1, that your starter kill is working properly and the alarm is still armed; or 2, that the starter kill relay is normally open (not likely).   And since the remote starter does not start the car unless the key is in the run position, it sounds like that relay must be bad.

I still find it wierd that the keyless entry does not work unless the key is in the run position. I am still working on that one

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J Rilla

Owner/Installer

IT WAS A FUSIBLE LINK UNDER THE HOOD THANKS FOR ALL THE INPUT!!!!!!

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shinobi