Remote Start on my car.... Car just started itself

[aphex]

Im sitting upstairs, reading, and suddenly, i hear my car outside my window starts up....

Interesting.

I had a remote start system installed 2-3 months ago, the keys are downstairs hanging up on a key holder (the buttons couldnt have depressed on accident)

Any ideas?

 

[NutBucket]

I'd disable it ASAP to be safe. Then start diagnosing.

 

[Brainonska511]

Call the ghostbusters

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: NutBucket
I'd disable it ASAP to be safe. Then start diagnosing.

Well, it does automatically turn off if someone steps on the brake... And the alarm is still armed.

Just dont terribly like the idea of my car starting itself now

 

[Xyclone]

Was anyone else in the house?

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: Xyclone
Was anyone else in the house?

Fiancee & Dog, both sleeping next to me upstairs

 

[ViperVin2]

Does a neighbor have a similar alarm system? If they pressed a button on their remote, it may have accidently triggered your alarm. Just few days ago, my car alarm went off (from the thunder) and few seconds later, the alarm just shut off and headlights flashed, but I never touched my remote to turn it off. My neighbor has the same system as me and I think they thought it was their car that went off.

 

[MazerRackham]

Gremlins of course!

 

[OrganizedChaos]

Originally posted by: ViperVin2
Does a neighbor have a similar alarm system? If they pressed a button on their remote, it may have accidently triggered your alarm. Just few days ago, my car alarm went off (from the thunder) and few seconds later, the alarm just shut off and headlights flashed, but I never touched my remote to turn it off. My neighbor has the same system as me and I think they thought it was their car that went off.

supposedly rollong codes are supose to make that impossible.

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: ViperVin2
Does a neighbor have a similar alarm system? If they pressed a button on their remote, it may have accidently triggered your alarm. Just few days ago, my car alarm went off (from the thunder) and few seconds later, the alarm just shut off and headlights flashed, but I never touched my remote to turn it off. My neighbor has the same system as me and I think they thought it was their car that went off.

Doubt it... Were all in fairly close confines here in my development (townhouses), and i've never heard an alarm chirp like mine.

Also, to remote start the car, i have to press the lock button once, then press and hold both lock and unlock for ~ 2 seconds.

 

[talyn00]

don't suppose it could be something as simple as the button being stuck on the remote?

 

[bonkers325]

you're in the twilight zone.

get out of here, aphex!
get out of here, aphex!
get out of here, aphex!

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: talyn00
don't suppose it could be something as simple as the button being stuck on the remote?

afaik, they look unstuck to me....

 

[everman]

It shares that radio frequency with tons of stuff, probably just random interference that happened to set it off.

 

[intogamer]

watching too much bourne surpremency?

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: intogamer
watching too much bourne surpremency?

havent seen that movie in awhile...

on another note, the freaking gators behind my house wont shut up and now i cant fall asleep.

 

[OrganizedChaos]

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: intogamer
watching too much bourne surpremency?

havent seen that movie in awhile...

on another note, the freaking gators behind my house wont shut up and now i cant fall asleep.

what noise do gators make? i thought they just kinda sat and chilled in one spot until they see something they can eat or hump?

 

[huberm]

some have a feature that will start it up for a few minutes every hour or so, maybe you selected this?

 

[Leper Messiah]

hm. i have a PC that will randomly start up any time I connect to a FTP site.

 

[ATLien247]

Sounds like you need to replace the battery in your remote...

 

[dug777]

Originally posted by: Leper Messiah
hm. i have a PC that will randomly start up any time I connect to a FTP site.

wake on lan?

 

[Phoenix86]

Originally posted by: aphex
Im sitting upstairs, reading, and suddenly, i hear my car outside my window starts up....

Interesting.

I had a remote start system installed 2-3 months ago, the keys are downstairs hanging up on a key holder (the buttons couldnt have depressed on accident)

Any ideas?

This is why I do not like all things remote control...

Ideas? Buggy remote, buggy system, hack.

I don't like the end result to any of the three problems above. Good luck.

 

[richardycc]

my old top of the line alarm/remote starter had a feature that will start the car if the outside temperature drops below certain degree...

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: richardycc
my old top of the line alarm/remote starter had a feature that will start the car if the outside temperature drops below certain degree...

Why would you need it to do that?

 

[Feldenak]

Originally posted by: Looney

Originally posted by: richardycc
my old top of the line alarm/remote starter had a feature that will start the car if the outside temperature drops below certain degree...

Why would you need it to do that?

Because it is top of the line?