Astro remote start thinks hood open

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Topic: Astro remote start thinks hood open

Posted By: kola
Subject: Astro remote start thinks hood open
Date Posted: December 07, 2004 at 8:47 PM

Hi:

My Astro remote start won't start the vehicle. The control module LED blinks five times, indicating that hood is open. When the remote start was installed, a hood pin was not used. A short hood pin wire comes out of the module so it can be grounded (trick the module into thinking hood is open) when programming needs to take place. The hood must be open (the module at least must think the hood is open) to program.

I grounded the hood pin wire and entered the module's "add additional transmitter" mode. The module learned the new remote's code. I then ungrounded the hood pin wire. The new remote locks and unlocks the doors but won't start the vehicle. The module LED blinks five times, indicating hood is open. I have ensured the hood pin wire is not grounded (grounding indicates to module that hood is open).

Any one know what I may be doing wrong?

Thanks

Replies:

Posted By: Teamrf
Date Posted: December 07, 2004 at 9:01 PM

Make sure that there isn't additional program to get the second remote to program. On dei remotes I always program each function seperately. I would try that.

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Posted By: Hymer
Date Posted: December 07, 2004 at 9:02 PM

Your transmitter might be the wrong freq. this happened a couple of weeks ago to me. I'm not super framiliar with these, but the 2 way paging type needs a blue LED on the TXr not a green... anyhow they need to be the same color LEDs on the TXr's... If not call tech support for them...

PS anybody got an answer on that 04 Econoline van lock question I posted earlier???

Hymer

Posted By: kola
Date Posted: December 10, 2004 at 5:24 PM

Thanks for the replies.

I finally gave up and took the vehicle to Astro dealer. He too cannot figure it out. He believes the module's hood-pin pin is malfunctioning. I'd like to just replace the module; that would save a tremendous amount of time over installing a completely new unit. I'd just have to plug in the wiring harnesses. No splicing wires. Unfortunately, it is rather old model (2006), and I doubt Astro still offers them.

I got five years out of the unit, so I guess I can't complain.

Thanks

Posted By: jrilla
Date Posted: December 11, 2004 at 8:10 AM

You should be able to change the programming of the hood input from normally open to normally closed. That might disable the hood pin feature, but it should get the car to remote start.

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J Rilla

Owner/Installer

Posted By: jrilla
Date Posted: December 11, 2004 at 8:20 AM

I just looked at the manuals and the 2006a and 2006b have a programmable option for the hood pin but the plain 2006 does not have that option.

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J Rilla

Owner/Installer

Posted By: kola
Date Posted: December 11, 2004 at 8:46 AM

Thanks for the replies.

I'm curious as to what the differences are among the 2006, 2006a, and 2006b. Just curious.

Peace