Hi all. Having a major issue with my Remote Starter, and wondering if anyone had any ideas for me to look at.. Basically, I have a 2005 Mazda 6s (Auto) and got a remote start installed at a 3rd-party shop, with the CompuStar 1WAMR-G2 remote. I had this installed at the beginning of '05. All has worked pretty well since. However, just recently, I have been having a major issue.. I started my car from my office one day, and jumped in the car.. Went shopping. Leaving the store, I hit the start again, and it started, idled very high, and then killed the engine. Tried again, with the same results. Since then, I cannot use my remote starter to start the car, the same starting and stopping tries 4 times, and then stops trying. The shop that installed this is unfortunately no longer in business, so I'm on my own here.
I've done some research, and there is no Hood Pin for this starter, so a loose or stuck hood pin isn't the issue. I have read something about a tach wire, that knows when the engine is started. Or if it is Voltage Sensing, perhaps the cold could be throwing it off. Another interesting behavior, which kinda scares me, and not sure if it's related. But basically, at one point I trie to remote start, and it starts and then stops as usual. After the first try, I put my key in started the car.. All of a sudden, the remote start tried to fire off the 2nd attempt and the horrible grinding sound of the starter ensued. I needed to hold down the remote start button again to stop it. Shouldn't there be some type of anti-grind feature? That won't start the car if it's running? Maybe this has to do with the tach wire/voltage sensing issue, not thinking the car is running?
Sorry for the novel, but any information would be greatly appreciated!
I've done some research, and there is no Hood Pin for this starter, so a loose or stuck hood pin isn't the issue. I have read something about a tach wire, that knows when the engine is started. Or if it is Voltage Sensing, perhaps the cold could be throwing it off. Another interesting behavior, which kinda scares me, and not sure if it's related. But basically, at one point I trie to remote start, and it starts and then stops as usual. After the first try, I put my key in started the car.. All of a sudden, the remote start tried to fire off the 2nd attempt and the horrible grinding sound of the starter ensued. I needed to hold down the remote start button again to stop it. Shouldn't there be some type of anti-grind feature? That won't start the car if it's running? Maybe this has to do with the tach wire/voltage sensing issue, not thinking the car is running?
Sorry for the novel, but any information would be greatly appreciated!
