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Forum Name: Car Security and Convenience
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Printed Date: March 28, 2024 at 4:30 PM


Topic: remotes not working

Posted By: elton_23
Subject: remotes not working
Date Posted: March 24, 2009 at 7:34 PM

first off i checked the battery's they read 3-3.1v it was working fine tell i installed some led dome lights and now nothing ive tried both remotes pulled the fuse reset the system it has been working just fine tell now



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Posted By: shaip99
Date Posted: March 24, 2009 at 10:33 PM
try reprograming your remotes that should help

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Posted By: elton_23
Date Posted: March 25, 2009 at 11:47 AM
i tried still nothing




Posted By: howie ll
Date Posted: March 25, 2009 at 1:27 PM
Make sure battery clips in remote are well soldered to board,  that was a constant problem with Clifford G4 remotes although these are DEI rather than Clifford And make sure you're not in valet mode,  also did you test the batteries under load in the remotes thus eliminating my first comment.




Posted By: elton_23
Date Posted: March 25, 2009 at 1:30 PM
this was brand new in the box its not even a year old was working great the remotes dont do anything i guess ill go get a new battery




Posted By: elton_23
Date Posted: March 28, 2009 at 1:45 AM
anyone else ?




Posted By: elton_23
Date Posted: April 04, 2009 at 1:58 AM
i cant get it to work this dont make any sense




Posted By: howie ll
Date Posted: April 04, 2009 at 2:02 AM
Check your CPU, do a voltage test across the pos and neg to make sure it's getting at leat 12.5 volts,  make sure all lugs are solidly in place especially the antenna.  Could you have pinched an antenna wire?  I've seen all these things.




Posted By: elton_23
Date Posted: April 04, 2009 at 3:39 AM
it has been working fine tell i went and put in the led dome light bulbs which isn't even tied into the alarm




Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: April 04, 2009 at 4:41 AM
Is there a light on the remote? Does it light up when you press a button?   When installing the LEDs, was there a moment where you thought to yourself, Ooh that can't be good? If so describe the moment.




Posted By: elton_23
Date Posted: April 04, 2009 at 4:43 AM
install was fine no light on the remote ive tried to program then i even used the spare one no luck could the battery's both be no good ?




Posted By: howie ll
Date Posted: April 04, 2009 at 5:54 AM
You said in an earlier post you measured the batteries. Well the only correct way is under load,  i.e. in the remote whilst pressing a button, ref the remotes, have you tried setting your DMM to contnuity and checking the switches?  Also check the battery holders, they tended to fall out on G4 Clifford product.  Stop worrying and perform the tests I mentioned earlier, it's the only way you can eliminate possible causes.




Posted By: pimpincavy
Date Posted: April 05, 2009 at 4:48 PM
Make sure the unit is not in valet mode. Check the batterys in remotes. Recode the remotes. Check to make sure all your wire are good and theres no blown fuses.


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Posted By: elton_23
Date Posted: April 05, 2009 at 10:49 PM
everything was working just fine and dandy i just dont understand how a brand new never used remote and battery dont work iv tried countless times to program it




Posted By: elton_23
Date Posted: April 12, 2009 at 4:05 AM
guess ill have to tear it all out and buy a new one since i cant get it to work




Posted By: elton_23
Date Posted: April 12, 2009 at 2:06 PM
i dont think a new battery would help when i unhook the battery shouldn't the valet mode come on ? cause theres no light or anything




Posted By: howie ll
Date Posted: April 12, 2009 at 4:33 PM
That tells me you should refer to my previous post where I asked you to check voltage at your unit. read it again do what I say and we can eliminate things. If the LED in your car doesn't come on I wouldn't even think about the remotes, the first thing would be to check your fuses. You did something wrong when you added the LEDs




Posted By: elton_23
Date Posted: April 12, 2009 at 5:43 PM
like ive said b4 everything was installed right then it just stopped working after i installed the led dome lights which i took out still nothing i checked the wireing and everything more than once it all looks fine fuse is good alarm response to the plain view switch it chirps and the lights blink but nothing from the remotes which check out ok




Posted By: elton_23
Date Posted: April 12, 2009 at 5:46 PM
also this is a clifford arrow 5




Posted By: howie ll
Date Posted: April 13, 2009 at 12:47 AM

There are 2 fuses, 5 and 15 but it sounds like they are OK, last thing, check antenna connections, make sure it's plugged in fully at both ends and the lead isn't broken or pinched.





Posted By: elton_23
Date Posted: April 13, 2009 at 12:48 AM
theres a 5amp fuse ????




Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: April 13, 2009 at 4:16 AM
I do not know about the fuses. But you need to check the voltage on the Red wire. It should always have power. The yellow wire should have power when the key is turned on. WHITE/ Red should have power also, but it is only for light flash.




Posted By: elton_23
Date Posted: April 13, 2009 at 4:18 AM
checked all those they seem fine




Posted By: howie ll
Date Posted: April 13, 2009 at 1:00 PM

I'm still running with the antenna as the culprit on this one, 2 fuses 5amp on the red and 15 amp on the WHITE/ red, when you test power do you do  it across the lives (WHITE/ red and red) and across to the black at the alarm unit plug?  That's the only way to do it.  Looking at a fuse doesn't mean a thing,  one should pull it and test for continuity





Posted By: elton_23
Date Posted: April 13, 2009 at 3:00 PM
im not sure i give up on it




Posted By: elton_23
Date Posted: April 20, 2009 at 9:17 PM
i was at the junk yard today and found 4 brand new battery's soo im gonna try that cause mine read 2.9V




Posted By: elton_23
Date Posted: June 05, 2009 at 4:49 AM
ok i give up i guess its dead i just dont get how it was working fine now nothing




Posted By: burns25
Date Posted: June 06, 2009 at 10:31 PM
Did you do as Howie suggested and check the antenna?  I am going to have to agree with him on this and say thats probably the problem.  Does the led on the remote light up when you hit a button on it?




Posted By: elton_23
Date Posted: June 07, 2009 at 4:09 AM
i guess i could buy a antenna and see if that helps i dont see how it will theres no leds on the remote




Posted By: elton_23
Date Posted: July 30, 2009 at 10:41 PM
feel free to push me down some stairs you guys where right it was the antenna plunged the new one in and bingo works like it use to





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