Remote Start/Dead Battery
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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=43436
Printed Date: July 07, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Topic: Remote Start/Dead Battery
Posted By: BIkER1
Subject: Remote Start/Dead Battery
Date Posted: November 20, 2004 at 11:38 PM
Friday they installed(store specialist) a remote start -anti start-and unlock/lock doors.went home .This morning the truck did not start dead battery.Boost the truck go back to see them ,they check and told me it must be you battery.,boost the truck go home park the truck and try 4-5 times the truck start.3 hours later try the truck start,wait 3 hours the truck won't start.put a very good battery the truck start wait 3 hours try again not enought juice again to start the truck.put the battery back the battery the one who was in the truck before (it was full charge) try the truck it start but after 3-4 hours not enought juice to start, Battery-good,alternator good,no lights was still on,startor new,Need help The $%^&* store is close until monday, Thank You ------------- LIVE TO RIDE
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Posted By: gcorrea
Date Posted: November 21, 2004 at 12:22 AM
remove fuse on remote start and check for dead battery. ------------- gcorrea
Posted By: Hymer
Date Posted: November 21, 2004 at 12:27 AM
Pulling the fuses will isolate the remote start from the picture for the weekend, what kind of truck and what kind of remote starter was installed??
Hymer
Posted By: BIkER1
Date Posted: November 21, 2004 at 12:40 AM
Is a F150 1997 V6
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Posted By: BIkER1
Date Posted: November 21, 2004 at 12:44 AM
The remote is VIZION VZ1WAM-R
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Posted By: Hymer
Date Posted: November 21, 2004 at 12:53 AM
There isn't much of a reason for the starter to be pulling any kind of draw (espesially that fast) unless there is an install issue or just a tits up remote starter. You can see if the remote starter is pulling a draw with an amp meter. It should pull very little if any when it isn't engaged. unless your willing to try to dig around under the dash, I would just pull the fuses and head over to the shop monday and beat the installer (or sales guy make him pay too)
Good luck
Hymer
Posted By: BIkER1
Date Posted: November 21, 2004 at 8:15 AM
Where is the fuse for the remote star.is it in the fuses box
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Posted By: BIkER1
Date Posted: November 21, 2004 at 8:33 AM
One more thing,when I put the toaster on the battery to check the volt.The reading is jumping up and down I don't have a steady reading
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Posted By: jrilla
Date Posted: November 21, 2004 at 9:15 AM
You likely have a bad install or a bad starter kill relay. Or both.
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J Rilla
Owner/Installer
Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: November 21, 2004 at 9:29 AM
That or else they used the starter disable wire to activate the PATS bypass module. I've seen this alot in the past from other installer's and this causes alot of electrical grief for customer's.
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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: November 21, 2004 at 9:47 AM
BIkER1 wrote:
One more thing,when I put the toaster on the battery to check the volt.The reading is jumping up and down I don't have a steady reading
There's the problem guys !!! remove the toaster from the engine bay and make sure there's no bread in there as well  Sorry, I had to do it. ------------- Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: BIkER1
Date Posted: November 21, 2004 at 4:55 PM
?????????
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Posted By: Hymer
Date Posted: November 21, 2004 at 5:15 PM
The remote starter fuses will be under the dash somewhere, there is usually 2 of them, pull them both and go to your installer monday. all the above opinions definitly hold true..
Hymer
Posted By: BIkER1
Date Posted: November 21, 2004 at 10:05 PM
I pull the fuses and still dead battery,they told me they checked the alternator but?I put an another battery and drove around my alternetor gage reading said it charging I stop the truck and 3 hours later I tried to started it but dead battery could it the alternator???
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Posted By: Hymer
Date Posted: November 21, 2004 at 10:34 PM
Well you definitly have a big draw somewhere, On older vehicls you could start the car and pull the Pos. battery post, if the car stayed running the alternator is ok, if it stalled the alt. is shot . You can try it, but I don't know if it holds true. or get into your main fuse panel with an amp meter and find what ckt. it pulling a draw. I know you will find it that way...
Posted By: BIkER1
Date Posted: November 21, 2004 at 11:27 PM
They put a flashing led too the model you have 5 flashing style
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Posted By: gcorrea
Date Posted: November 22, 2004 at 8:40 PM
the leds wont draw that much current, i have four blue super brights and they dont kill my battery. has to be something else.
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gcorrea
Posted By: BIkER1
Date Posted: November 25, 2004 at 11:35 PM
The problem was the led.The way it was pluged he was pulling 4 amps
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Posted By: Ravendarat
Date Posted: November 25, 2004 at 11:43 PM
Did the installer tell you that, because if he did I think he is full of sh*t. He probally did a poor job on something else and didnt want to tell you the real reason. Reason why I say this is because even if he some how "plugged it in wrong" I sont see how he possibly plugged it in so It was pulling 4 amps, and even so if it was pulling 4 amps that shouldnt kill the battery in 3 hours. There had to be something else
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Posted By: gcorrea
Date Posted: November 26, 2004 at 7:26 PM
thats sad, having to lie on a poor job done.
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gcorrea
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