RS killing Alternator?
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Forum Name: Car Security and Convenience
Forum Discription: Car Alarms, Keyless Entries, Remote Starters, Immobilizer Bypasses, Sensors, Door Locks, Window Modules, Heated Mirrors, Heated Seats, etc.
URL: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=15778
Printed Date: June 12, 2024 at 4:11 AM
Topic: RS killing Alternator?
Posted By: Jimbob
Subject: RS killing Alternator?
Date Posted: July 02, 2003 at 8:16 AM
I installed a remote starter in my wifes Grandmas 99 Cavalier about a year and a half ago. She just called my wife and told her she wanted me to pull it out because her mechanic said that the remote starter is killing the alternator. I dont know any details about her conversation with the mechanic or why she even brought her car in, but I thought I would check here to see if anyone knows if this could be true that the RS is killing the alternator. Thanks
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Posted By: rudbwoy69camaro
Date Posted: July 02, 2003 at 8:19 AM
Yeah right killing the alternator, that mechanic needs to check and see if he's got screws loose. I know my 700IQ kills the battery when I just let the car sit and don't drive it for weeks. Alternator-NO.
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Posted By: mr12volt
Date Posted: July 02, 2003 at 8:04 PM
%$@#$#% That is what the mechanics always say. If there is a problem it will be blamed on the alarm. The Remote start kills the alternator just as much as a radar detector slows down a car. Doesnt Happen.
Posted By: Jimbob
Date Posted: July 02, 2003 at 8:34 PM
That is exactly what I thought, I mean the remote starter just does the same thing as the key does. But for posterity's sake, I have to ask if the RS could cause damage to the alternator if the RS was installed wrong, for example If an ignition wire was missed? I know I grabbed 2 Ignition wires and an accessory wire, which is all I can see is needed. I actually think that this is just a case of the mechanic thinking he knows all and just slipped a line in that those RS things are bad for your alternator and then my wifes grandma believed him and likely will be too stubborn to believe me when I tell her the mechanic was full of it. Thanks guys.
Posted By: ezridr
Date Posted: July 02, 2003 at 8:49 PM
@%$#$#$** mechanics is right, ESPECIALLY the ones at dealerships, they are too busy scratching their @sses, and being f-ing LAZY, if they actually took the time to investigate the problem THOROUGHLY rather than blame the problem on any aftermarket car audio/alarm product they could make more $$ because 90% of the time if they remove the product the vehicle STILL has problems, DR. I believe this is another case of LAZINESS/I don't want to mess with that car--ITIS
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My mechanic told me, "I couldn't fix your brakes, so I made your horn louder"
Posted By: ezridr
Date Posted: July 02, 2003 at 8:52 PM
OH yeah one other thing, IF that component were going do damage the alternator it would have done it a lot sooner than a year and a half, tell your wife's grandma to find a mechanic with some freaking brains  ------------- My mechanic told me, "I couldn't fix your brakes, so I made your horn louder"
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