2003 Ford Remote Starter Problem

I put an Omega Remote Start in a 2003 Ford Econoline Van. This is the second Omega I have installed, the first one I installed went flawlessly, and has worked great for over two years. Here is the situation.

First, to make it clear, I have checked my wiring and tested every wire probably 20 times. It starts fine, runs for the programmed 30 minutes and shuts off. Unlocks and locks the door locks flawlessly. Hood pin switch works, the vehicle shuts it off when the hood is opened. The parking lights flash as they are supposed to.

The one thing that has me baffled is the brake cut off, when you touch the brake its SUPPOSED to turn the vehicle off. And I do have the wire on the right side of the brake switch, the side that shows voltage only when the brake is depressed, Ive checked it 20 some times with a test light.

Now here is the kicker. When I run a test light from the connection of the brake light wire (Yellow/black wire) to a ground, it works correctly. Ill explain again, I put the needle end of the test light on the contact at the brain for the brake switch wire (or anywhere in the wire), and ground the other end of the test light and the vehicle shuts off as its supposed to when the brake pedal is pressed.

I know that a light bulb is basically a resistor. By adding a resistor (the test light bulb)into the system and making it work, does this mean a resistor or something inside the unit is bad? Is the light bulb essentially replacing a bad resistor inside the unit? I might return the unit and try a new "brain". If replacing the brain doesnt work, can I just add a resistor into the system to make it work? Or would that be the wrong thing to do?

One last thing, someone told me to check the light bulbs throughout the vehicle. They are all in perfect working order.

Its an Omega RS-7K2..........

Sorry for all the questions. Would the second ignition wire have anything to do with it? I just read on this site that it may have a second ignition wire. What exactly does the second ignition wire do?

Do you have access to another unit to test ? If not what you can do is get a relay to reverse the polarity of the brake switch to give the system a (-) as opposed to the (+) that it's suppose to be receiving. As far as the 2nd IGN, there is not one on this vehicle.

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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA

No access to another unit, unless I exchange it. Never thought to reverse the polarity. Ill have to try that monday.

bump

Problem solved....

Enlighten us with what you did .

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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA

It was just a bad plug. When I was first messing with it, it was friday evening. Saturday afternoon on a nice bright day I could clearly see the plug was bad. A little solder solved the problem.

The test light wasnt doing anything, it was just the fact that the point end of the test light was making the contact. Its usually something stupid and little like this that I overlook.