Auto Starter Not Shutting Down
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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.
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Printed Date: November 11, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Topic: Auto Starter Not Shutting Down
Posted By: moparfreak77
Subject: Auto Starter Not Shutting Down
Date Posted: January 19, 2004 at 6:19 PM
I installed an auto starter on my moms jeep a year ago and now sometimes she has to shut the jeep off by the remote. It is like the timer isnt working. Any ideas? thanks
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Posted By: desh187
Date Posted: January 19, 2004 at 7:20 PM
malfunction in auto start module.
Posted By: Alpine Guy
Date Posted: January 19, 2004 at 9:43 PM
could be that the brake trigger wire broke or came loose.
Posted By: Teamrf
Date Posted: January 19, 2004 at 9:44 PM
What is the programmed timer on the alarm. It usually takes about 15 minutes to shut down an remote start.
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Posted By: moparfreak77
Date Posted: January 19, 2004 at 9:48 PM
it is programed to shut down after 15 min. It has worked for a year. if the brake wire broke should the timer still not shut it off after 15 min?
Posted By: iskidoo
Date Posted: January 19, 2004 at 11:55 PM
What brand of starter is it? How long have you let it run before manually shutting it down? Some starters like Bulldog can be inadvertantly changed by the remote by holding the stop button while the vehicle is not running. Up to 25 minutes on some units.
Posted By: prdjr165
Date Posted: January 20, 2004 at 4:41 AM
I would try to reprogram the unit,Most units run time can be programed for different time intervals.
Posted By: moparfreak77
Date Posted: January 21, 2004 at 11:01 PM
It is a Prostart. Not sure what model, the basic one. It has run for 45 minutes before we had to shut it off with the remote. And it doesnt do it all the time. I may try to reprogram it if I can find the manual. thanks guys
Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: January 22, 2004 at 2:37 AM
Replace the CPU. I just had one ( Autostart ) and it did the same thing. I had to disconnect the power to the RS before the vehicle would even shut off. Replaced the unit and everything was good again.
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Jeff
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Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: gus1
Date Posted: January 22, 2004 at 3:20 PM
Hey Jeff... Was it a new Autostart?? 1500 series? If so, there is a recall/ tech bulletin out about it. All of the units produced so far this year (forget the Software/Hardware Ver. #) If you use the positive parking light output, the unit will latch, and cannot be shut down.... brake, hood, remote are no good. You have to pull the main fuses for the unit. Thing is, they don't do it right away... might be 10 min out of shop, might be a week. The only solution is using the neg out, driving a relay, or, using a diode from the parklight + output to ground, band towards the parklight wire on module. Keeps things from latching. Personally, I do the relay mehod. Kinda freaky when it happens, only happened once to me, couple times to the other shop in town. Gus ------------- Wherever I go, that is where I end up......
Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: January 23, 2004 at 1:53 AM
It's the SH1725 unit that I had problems with. We purchased a bunch of new remote starter's in November and the tech bulletin was sent out in October, so I hope they would have fixed the problems with the units prior to shipping them out ( if they already knew there was a problem on the instock ones they had ) . Thanks for the heads up on that, just didn't think of it at the time.
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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
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