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Joe - 20 Apr 2005 23:35 GMT

My sister has a 1995 Pontiac Grand Prix.
If she uses the remote starter, the radiator fans quit working.
This has happened twice.
The first time she took it to the dealer and they charged her $195.00 to fix it.
It has happened again and she hasn't fixed it yet.
Any suggestions......I know.......don't use the remote.

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Paradox - 21 Apr 2005 04:20 GMT

As in it quits working even after she has had the key in and is driving normally?

I don't think one of the ACC wires is getting power, check the relays for the remote start.

My sister has a 1995 Pontiac Grand Prix.
If she uses the remote starter, the radiator fans quit working.
This has happened twice.
The first time she took it to the dealer and they charged her $195.00 to fix it.
It has happened again and she hasn't fixed it yet.
Any suggestions......I know.......don't use the remote.
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JerryD(upstateNY)

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nospam.clare.nce@sny.der.on.ca - 21 Apr 2005 04:52 GMT

>As in it quits working even after she has had the key in and is driving normally?
>
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> JerryD(upstateNY)

Any remote start I have installed or worked on provides power in
parallel with the ignition switch, so if the relay goes bad it just
doesn't work - and has no effect on operation with the ignition
switch. Now, if it has an immobilizer module installed, it's a
different story - the immobilizer relay can fail intermittently open.
Thing is, generally the immobilizer only opens the ignition circuit,
not the accessory or auxilliary power circuit, so it still does not
make sense.

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Joe - 21 Apr 2005 15:54 GMT

As in it quits working even after she has had the key in and is driving
normally ?
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Yes, it just stops working.
It must burn out something.
She is looking for the last repair slip so I can see exactly what they did
to fix it last time.

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Masterson - 21 Apr 2005 18:41 GMT

Joe...

The remote start has nothing to do with the fan not working.

The remote start is not connected to the fan. When the car
remote starts, the 'remote start brain' activates relays that
energize the cars wiring at the key cylinder. Its the same
as you putting in your key and turning it, only remotely.

Stop blaming something you don't understand.
Take it back to the shop and have them replace the defective
part they installed.

> As in it quits working even after she has had the key in and is driving
> normally ?
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> She is looking for the last repair slip so I can see exactly what they did
> to fix it last time.

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Paradox - 22 Apr 2005 04:42 GMT

> Joe...
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> Take it back to the shop and have them replace the defective
> part they installed.

They could have completely cut one of the ACC power wires, thats why I was
asking.

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Masterson - 22 Apr 2005 10:01 GMT

If they had completely cut one of the ACC power wires, the
car would have multiple failures. One ACC wire has several
power accessories connected to it. Not just one fan motor.

>>> They could have completely cut one of the ACC power wires,

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nospam.clare.nce@sny.der.on.ca - 26 Apr 2005 03:06 GMT

>If they had completely cut one of the ACC power wires, the
>car would have multiple failures. One ACC wire has several
>power accessories connected to it. Not just one fan motor.
>
>>>> They could have completely cut one of the ACC power wires,

Some installers like to look smarter than they really are, and make a
complicated installation when a simple one is better. Some remote
start units have several extra relay control circuits, and these
"rocket scientists" think they have to use them. They'll put a N.O.
relay into a circuit that gets energized by the remote starter, as
well as by the ignition switch. This setup is SUPPOSED to be used as
an immobilizer -but try to tell that to some of these hotshots.

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