2009 Ram Remote Start--Starts by itself
2009 Dodge RAM Big Horn remote start added by dealer- have key fob with the remote start ....
Now get out use the remote to lock the truck--it locks horn beeps...start to walk away and the horn beep and truck starts!!! push remote start button it goes off...walk away look out the window--it runnning!!! -So I just pull the hood latch--(kill switch in hood)
This is all while out of town...get home Sunday evening nothing everything fine...
Today get home from work walk toward house it starts---so I said ok let's see how long it will run---15 min turns off --- starts again!!!
What to check?
Help?
Now get out use the remote to lock the truck--it locks horn beeps...start to walk away and the horn beep and truck starts!!! push remote start button it goes off...walk away look out the window--it runnning!!! -So I just pull the hood latch--(kill switch in hood)
This is all while out of town...get home Sunday evening nothing everything fine...
Today get home from work walk toward house it starts---so I said ok let's see how long it will run---15 min turns off --- starts again!!!
What to check?
Help?
Dealer installed (was it just installed recently?), let "them" figure it out.
Could be: (?)
Bad remote
Bad controller
Bad install job
Sometimes its pretty hard to diagnois over the internet.
Pull the battery out of both your key fob`s, see if its still happening. (if it does, controller likely the problem)
I`ve heard of people storing their extra key fob in their house somewhere only to find something sitting on the remote causing it to start the vehicle whenever they were at home. The clue was, it only happened at home, never an issue away from home... its worth lookin into anyway.
I believe you`ll have to re-install the battery back into the key fob if you want to use your truck.
Could be: (?)
Bad remote
Bad controller
Bad install job
Sometimes its pretty hard to diagnois over the internet.
Pull the battery out of both your key fob`s, see if its still happening. (if it does, controller likely the problem)
I`ve heard of people storing their extra key fob in their house somewhere only to find something sitting on the remote causing it to start the vehicle whenever they were at home. The clue was, it only happened at home, never an issue away from home... its worth lookin into anyway.
I believe you`ll have to re-install the battery back into the key fob if you want to use your truck.
Last edited by LU229; Sep 17, 2013 at 08:16 PM.
Dealer installed
remote Has lost programming about a year ago and had to be reprogrammed.
Changed the battery in remote last night. This started out of town but we did check 2nd remote still hanging on key nail - have removed that battery just to make sure.
Twice again today--however truck would not crack this morning battery almost dead battery dead--- checked at advance auto was bad! replaced...
has done it once after battery change...
now right headlight out- bump lens and it comes on!
Sounds like short???
remote Has lost programming about a year ago and had to be reprogrammed.
Changed the battery in remote last night. This started out of town but we did check 2nd remote still hanging on key nail - have removed that battery just to make sure.
Twice again today--however truck would not crack this morning battery almost dead battery dead--- checked at advance auto was bad! replaced...
has done it once after battery change...
now right headlight out- bump lens and it comes on!
Sounds like short???
Dealer installed
remote Has lost programming about a year ago and had to be reprogrammed.
Changed the battery in remote last night. This started out of town but we did check 2nd remote still hanging on key nail - have removed that battery just to make sure.
Twice again today--however truck would not crack this morning battery almost dead battery dead--- checked at advance auto was bad! replaced...
has done it once after battery change...
now right headlight out- bump lens and it comes on!
Sounds like short???
remote Has lost programming about a year ago and had to be reprogrammed.
Changed the battery in remote last night. This started out of town but we did check 2nd remote still hanging on key nail - have removed that battery just to make sure.
Twice again today--however truck would not crack this morning battery almost dead battery dead--- checked at advance auto was bad! replaced...
has done it once after battery change...
now right headlight out- bump lens and it comes on!
Sounds like short???




