1999 gmc with a arctic start rt 4200 remote starter is not responding ,i installed it a year ago worked good .now i have nothing ,no park lite flashes ,cant flash hood pin,it will lock and unlock doors ,but the park lites dont flash when this happens ,unit is getting power on both reds and fuses are good ,ground is good all connections were soldered and seem to be good ,antena lead is good ,i removed the brain and it seem good (nothing burnt).clicked ignition 5 times to make sure it is not in valet ,hood pin seems ok. I have installed a few of these with no problem, this one has me stumped and it is my own truck....freindly manitoba
Seems obvious to me.
If everything else checks out as you say, and you can verify the brain is not defective...you have either
A) a bad remote control or weak/dead battery,
B) the remote lost it's programming (it happens)
C) I am not familiar with that brand but I know on the dei if the antenna is unplugged or faulty it won't respond to squat. Might want to check that.
good luck and keep us posted.
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remotes are good, i have tried to reprogram ,no park lite response , even if the antenna was bad i should still get some response from park lites when flashing hood pin , unit wont flash or respond in any way. i opened the brain and did not see any burnt components, ther does not seem to be any way to test the brain.
Somebody with experience with arctic start will probably be of better help. I can only give "general" advice.
I will say that the newer dei units will not work AT ALL, no matter how close you place the remote to the brain unless the antenna is plugged in and functional. (I have seen a tiny break in one of the antenna wires cause this sympyom.)
As far as the brain being defective you can not tell by looking. Sure if you found a burned trace/componet you would have a starting point. But all electronic components can go bad for reasons unknown and show no visible signs of damage whatsoever.
When I have a case like you have, and I am POSITIVE all my main power/ground connections check out, the next logical step is substitution.
Try to find another brain and plug it up. It it works you found the problem. The same with the antenna if thats the case. If still no response it is something in the installation.
Keep in mind that some systems will give similar sympton if the hood shutdown switch is "seeing" ground. A longshot, but I find often the most simple things are overlooked.
But all signs point to remote/recieve problems with the info I have at hand.
If you discover any other symptom that can verify the remote, antenna and brain are properly functioning, give a yell and we can take it from there.
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On the remoet control, press the LOCK and TRUNK button for 1/2 second. See if the parking lights flash or sit in the vehicle to count how many clicks you hear. If you hear two, then it was in VALET mode. If you hear one, then it's in VALET mode and you will need to repeat that sequence to get out of VALET mode.
When you toggle the ignition 5 times, do you hear a click from the CPU or is it dead ?
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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Jeff is right track. You should be able to hear the parking light relay clicking inside the module if it has any life in it. Check both red main power wires for power with the main harness unplugged. The two red wires feed each other 12 volts through the module even if one of the 30 amp fuses is blown. Unplug the harness and then check the reds for 12 volts. Check that the unit has a good ground. Check the brake circuit. Unplug all the plugs to re-set the unit. Leave all but the antenna, 5 pin and 6 pin plugs out and see if unit will respond to hood pin. Check that hood pin wire isn't shorted to ground all the time.
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sparky