Avital 4115L in a 2000 Dodge Dakota 4.7

2000 Dodge Dakota Quad Cab with 4.7.

I installed an Avital 4115L. All settings are factory default. When I hit the button to start the RS does not crank and continuously and rapidly flashes the parking lights until I press the brake pedal. I let it go like this for a few minutes to see if it stopped on it's own but it didnt. This isn't my first remote start install but this has me stumped. The wiring connections I made are as follows:

RS             Vehicle

Heavy gauge harness
Red            Pink/Black - constant
Red            Red - constant
Pink           Blue - ignition
Pink/White     Black/White - ignition 2
Orange        Black/Orange - accessory
Purple        Yellow - starter

9 pin primary harness:
Black          Ground
White          Black/Yellow - parking lights
No other connection used for this harness.

5 pin remote start harness:
Brown          White/Tan - brake switch
Gray           Hood pin
Black/White    Ground
Violet/White   Black/Gray - ignition coil
(This unit has virtual tach, I made the connection in case I needed to switch to a hardwired connection.)
No other connections used on this harness.

I didnt use any of the other harnesses. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Did you verify function of each wire using a DMM before attaching to them?
I see starter as dark blue/yellow but you have yellow listed.
I see ignition 2 as green/red but you have black/white listed.
Do you need to disarm factory alarm? Is your horn currently working? Maybe the flashing lights is the alarm going off.

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Steve G

If you start with the key and then activate the remote start, are you able to turn off the key and keep the vehicle running?

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Steve G

iskidoo wrote:

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Did you verify function of each wire using a DMM before attaching to them?
I see starter as dark blue/yellow but you have yellow listed.
I see ignition 2 as green/red but you have black/white listed.
Do you need to disarm factory alarm? Is your horn currently working? Maybe the flashing lights is the alarm going off.

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The truck doesnt have an alarm system. The RS module clicks along with the lights which leads me to believe the issue is originating there. The colors you referenced arent correct. I've seen them listed before on Bulldog but I know from experience that they are off. I did check all the connections with a meter to confirm they were correct.

iskidoo wrote:

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If you start with the key and then activate the remote start, are you able to turn off the key and keep the vehicle running?

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I did try something similar by starting the engine while the lights were flashing but it did not stay on when the key was turned off. I'll try starting the engine first and see if it makes a difference.

hj426] wrote:

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'll try starting the engine first and see if it makes a difference.

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Did it run?

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Steve G

iskidoo wrote:

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hj426] wrote:

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'll try starting the engine first and see if it makes a difference.

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Did it run?

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It didn't. I checked the ignition and accessory wires on the 6 pin harness after trying to start with the RS and there is no power except for the red wires.

I’d double check that you are connected to a good solid chassis ground.

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Steve G

just some advice, just because bulldog web site say its the right wire doenst mean it is. I find wrong wires on that site all the time. Even i (30 years tech) test every wire and know not to trust web site wire colors. Never use virtual tach, very unreliable. did you put the RS in automatic transmission mode? does it have the toggle switch that need to be plugged in?

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33 years as a installer now just a retired old guy. Favorite thing to install/topic are remote starts/car alarms. Stop using test lights!!!

Just an update. I pulled the module out of another vehicle of mine with the same model and put it in the Dakota. Fired right up. Looks like I got a bad module. Thanks for all the suggestions.