compustar rf p1wg4 900 on 2006 civic

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Topic: compustar rf p1wg4 900 on 2006 civic

Posted By: kshah2k9
Subject: compustar rf p1wg4 900 on 2006 civic
Date Posted: January 03, 2011 at 5:27 PM

Hi All,

Last week I got a compustar rf-p1wg4-900 remote starter installed on my civic and it worked great for 1 day, the next day however nothing worked. I took it back to the shop that did the install and they fixed it. The tech working on the car said all he had to do was unplug a big wiring harness from the "brain" of the starter and plug it back in.

This worked for another day, and happened again, so i unplugged the harness and plugged it back it and it worked again for a day and then the problem returns. The shop is about an hour away and i was hoping someone here could tell me why this is happening and maybe have a fix for me to save me the hour drive.

in case it matters, i have a 2006 honda civic lx 4dr with automatic transmission

thanks

Replies:

Posted By: tonanzith
Date Posted: January 03, 2011 at 7:22 PM

If it fully works and then stops and all you are doing is cutting the power "resetting it" then you should have the alarm brain replaced.

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Gary Sather

Posted By: tedmond
Date Posted: January 03, 2011 at 7:53 PM

where did you get it installed ? you have a weak/poor ground. this causes the unit to cut out

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Ted
2nd Year Tier 1 Medical School
Still installing as a hobby...pays for groceries
Compustar Expert

Posted By: kshah2k9
Date Posted: January 03, 2011 at 8:47 PM

tonanzith wrote:

If it fully works and then stops and all you are doing is cutting the power "resetting it" then you should have the alarm brain replaced.

That's exactly what i'm doing. Should i contact Compustar or go back to the shop that did the install? The install was done at Extreme Auto Care in Orleans Ontario Canada.

Posted By: kshah2k9
Date Posted: January 03, 2011 at 8:47 PM

tedmond wrote:

where did you get it installed ? you have a weak/poor ground. this causes the unit to cut out

If i wanted to check/fix that myself, what would i do?

Posted By: tedmond
Date Posted: January 03, 2011 at 10:01 PM

dont mess with it if you had it installed by a shop, it will void your warrenty...UNLESS you carefully look at how it was put together.

just off the main large gauge harness there is a black wire, that is the ground. Make sure its connected to a chassis ground.

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Ted
2nd Year Tier 1 Medical School
Still installing as a hobby...pays for groceries
Compustar Expert

Posted By: TooDark
Date Posted: January 03, 2011 at 10:02 PM

There will be a solid black wire connected to metal of the car. Make sure wire this is connected it is make a solid ground to the car and any paint has been removed.

Posted By: tonanzith
Date Posted: January 03, 2011 at 10:53 PM

If you purchased it and had it installed at a shop DONT touch it. Take it back or your warranty is indeed VOID. THEY should swap out the brain for you.

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Gary Sather