Has anyone installed a remote start on the 2007 G35S six speed manual model?
I just had one installed (not by the dealer) and it sometimes work sometimes doesn't. The shop that installed it seems to be running out of ideas. Any help would be appreciated.

 

What kind of problem are you having?

Security related?

Remote start related?

Neutral safety switch related?

 

Here is the sequence of events:
1-The car is running.
2-I put it in neutral and pull on the hand brake.
3-I press on the button (remote start key pad) to set for remote start.
At this point the dash lights should flash once.
4-I get off the car.
5-After about 10 seconds I press on a second button (remote start key pad) to turn off the car. Then the car is ready for remote start.

For some reason, it will work only 1 out of 4 times (approx.).

I noticed that at step #3 that if the dash lights flash quickly 3 times instead of one time only, then the car will not turn off at step 5 and preparation for remote start as failed.

 

I would ditch the remote start designed for a manual tranny and use the car's OEM PNP switch that will prevent the car from starting in gear. The tranny has a switch that goes to ground only when the tranny is in the Neutral gear.

It sounds like you are having issues with the remote start recognizing that the car is running, thus it won't allow itself to be left in the 'ready' state. How are you getting the tach signal to the remote start? Are you using a CAN module or a fuel injector? If using hte CAN module I would ditch it for RPM and find a good RPM signal at the ECU.

 

I'm sorry I am not as technical as you might think I am.
How is the tach signal relevant?
What is the CAN module?

 

Basically what you are doing is remote starting the car while it is already running. This is how you enable the remote start sequence. If you try to remote start it and it doesn't detect that it is running then it will not allow you to remote start it later. So, the remote start unit must see a valid tach signal in order for the start sequence to work.

The CAN module simplifies the installation by providing most of the signals the alarm needs through the in-vehicle electronic network (CAN-bus) that connects all the different electronic modules. You can use this module to derive the tach signal, but I have read about people having issues with this method of tach sensing in about 80% of installations.

You may just want to run some of these things by your installer and see what he/she says. If they can't answer these questions then its probably a good idea to take the car to an installer who knows what they are doing.

 

I will check into this.
Thanks for the help.