Impreza remote starter

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!!bogus

I have an impreza 2004 with an remote starter/immobilizer. I took the car to
the dealer many times than I can count for different reasons. I had the
system replaced 2 times and now, when the engine is cold, if I try to start
it with the remote, it would turn off a few seconds after start. Last time
the dealer reprogrammed it for me, but now I am concerned of having any
dealer touch the car (apart from the required maintenance required by the
warranty). They cause more damage than good. I would rather do it myself.

Can someone tell me how the reprogramming is done? I am not sure what kind
of system it is, but the remote has a little door with a useless blue button
on the side.
 
!!bogus said:
I have an impreza 2004 with an remote starter/immobilizer. I took the car
Can someone tell me how the reprogramming is done? I am not sure what
kind of system it is, but the remote has a little door with a useless
blue button on the side.

You are kidding right? You want to cram several years of computer & electronic
programming into a paragraph on a newsgroup message board ...

Seriously, take the car to an aftermarket shop & have them rip out the
factory crap box and install a real (secure) system. Doesn't cost much for
a quality alarm system with built in remote start. Around $350

~~Phil~~
 
May be you misunderstood me wrong. What I need to do is adjust the system so
it works properly. I am not trying to invent a new system. The problem is
when the car is cold, it cannot be started with the remote... it shutsdown
immediately.
 
!!bogus said:
May be you misunderstood me wrong. What I need to do is adjust the system
so it works properly. I am not trying to invent a new system. The problem
is when the car is cold, it cannot be started with the remote... it
shutsdown immediately.

I understood you fine. But you don't seem to get it. Reprogramming the
brains of the computer inside of your remote start/alarm switch is not a
simple matter of flipping a 'switch'. Is that what you thought??!

You would require specialized electronic equipment, a computer, access to
flash programming equipment, and KNOWLEDGE about how to write computer
program.

I'll say it again - factory alarm systems are CRAP. Thieves love them. Once
they know how one is set up (and they share this info) it makes it much
simpler for them to steal your ride because they are all set up the same
way.

~~Phil~~
 
!!bogus said:
I have an impreza 2004 with an remote starter/immobilizer. I took the car to
the dealer many times than I can count for different reasons. I had the
system replaced 2 times and now, when the engine is cold, if I try to start
it with the remote, it would turn off a few seconds after start. Last time
the dealer reprogrammed it for me, but now I am concerned of having any
dealer touch the car (apart from the required maintenance required by the
warranty). They cause more damage than good. I would rather do it myself.

Can someone tell me how the reprogramming is done? I am not sure what kind
of system it is, but the remote has a little door with a useless blue button
on the side.


Assuming you're in the US, your state's lemon law might come into
effect.
I wonder if something else besides the remote starter is causing the
problem. For example do you push the accelerator down if you're
starting it from inside the car?

Dean
 
I have an impreza 2004 with an remote starter/immobilizer. I took the car to
the dealer many times than I can count for different reasons. I had the
system replaced 2 times and now, when the engine is cold, if I try to start
it with the remote, it would turn off a few seconds after start. Last time
the dealer reprogrammed it for me, but now I am concerned of having any
dealer touch the car (apart from the required maintenance required by the
warranty). They cause more damage than good. I would rather do it myself.

Can someone tell me how the reprogramming is done? I am not sure what kind
of system it is, but the remote has a little door with a useless blue button
on the side.

There is no such thing as an OEM Subaru alarm with a remote start, so
this has to be an aftermarket system. Did the dealer install it, or
was it done at an alarm shop? Whoever installed it should be able to
fix/program it. To get more accurate information here, or perhaps at a
a car electronics/security forum, you need to post the exact brand and
model of the system.
 
There is no such thing as an OEM Subaru alarm with a remote start, so
this has to be an aftermarket system. Did the dealer install it, or
was it done at an alarm shop? Whoever installed it should be able to
fix/program it. To get more accurate information here, or perhaps at a
a car electronics/security forum, you need to post the exact brand and
model of the system.

I agree with what was said above. If you want to play with it a bit, you
might need to check and see if it is set up to use the tach wire as a
reference for motor start or if it is referencing voltage. If its
referencing voltage the problem MIGHT be that when its cold it will turn
over for its programmed crank time, in which the car seems to start but then
dies when the cranking stops because it is not seeing a large enough
increase in voltage. You might have to find out what wire on the remote
start is used for tach sensing and attach it to the Green wire at the tach
gauge (it also can be found by the ECM).
http://designtech-intl.com/wire.asp?make=49&model=Impreza. It would be good
to have the owners/install manual when you are doing this as well as there
may be some programming required to make it operate with a tach reference
(if it can be set to read tach at all)
 
!!bogus said:
I have an impreza 2004 with an remote starter/immobilizer. I took the car to
the dealer many times than I can count for different reasons. I had the
system replaced 2 times and now, when the engine is cold, if I try to start
it with the remote, it would turn off a few seconds after start. Last time
the dealer reprogrammed it for me, but now I am concerned of having any
dealer touch the car (apart from the required maintenance required by the
warranty). They cause more damage than good. I would rather do it myself.

Did someone tell you that you'd void the
warranty if scheduled maintenance wasn't
done by a dealer?
 
I am in Canada.

No. When starting it manually, I just start the ignition even before
entering the car.
 
The dealer installed it. The only thing I can say for sure is that the
remote is subaru. I don't know where the actual system is. For sure it is
not an alarm. Just an immobilizer. Although before (they replaced it last
couple of visits), the horn used to go off when I would try to start the car
with the key before pressing the unlock button (the remote buttons were
defective)... now it doesn't do that any more.

I have to say. I am really unhappy with the car and the dealer. I had so
many problems with this car. I sent a complaint to Subaru Canada just in
case they care.

It seems my car didn't pass through any kind of QA (forget about the sticker
on the window)
 
Did someone tell you that you'd void the
warranty if scheduled maintenance wasn't
done by a dealer?

Isn't that true? If I have the option, I can do the simple maintenance
myself. I don't need to go pay $50 to have an oil change.
 

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