Random Remote Start?
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Random Remote Start?
Like the title says i am having an issue trying to remote start my car. I can go out to the garage lock the car and it will start but if I am in a parking lot it is about a 50/50 chance it will start on the first time. I can go through the process and it might start on the third or forth time. Not sure if others have had this issue?
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Pro
Joined: Mar 2022
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From: Houston, TX
Like the title says i am having an issue trying to remote start my car. I can go out to the garage lock the car and it will start but if I am in a parking lot it is about a 50/50 chance it will start on the first time. I can go through the process and it might start on the third or forth time. Not sure if others have had this issue?
Thanks
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Hope you find the issue,
Robert
Safety Car
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From: Cary NC
Mine starts with the fob every time in parking lots when about 100-150 feet distant. Never tried it further away than that. I only tried remote start via the app once at long distance when about 500 feet away (to locate in a crowded lot) and it worked just fine. But in every case it was line of sight or nearly so with no intervening structures or walls.
I agree with the suggestion to try the app when it doesn’t start with the fob as a way of diagnosing the issue.
I agree with the suggestion to try the app when it doesn’t start with the fob as a way of diagnosing the issue.
Melting Slicks
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I’ve started mine a few times without issue. What I do notice that’s different from my other Chevy’s is I don’t have to lock it to start it. The car can be sitting unlocked and I just press the start button and it starts. My 22 Traverse has to be locked before it will remote start and so has all my previous vehicles including a Honda.
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From the 2021 Manual it says doors will be locked during remote start - and that is what happens on my 2021:
And from the 2023 Manual, the statement about the doors being locked during remote start is missing:
Melting Slicks
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I've inadvertently remote started my 2020 at least three times. I say "at least" because that's how many times I've just happened to hear a low-frequency rumble from my detached garage and found the car running. Too easy to remote start for my liking.
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Yeah. Same here. Accidental remote start with fob in my pocket. And I hear the rumble in my detached garage. Sort of makes that loud bark at start up a safety feature that alerts you that the engine has started.
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Lake Bluff IL
Sorry to hear you're having problems with the remote start. I still only have a C7, but its remote start works fine. I first have to press the lock button once, then press and hold the start button until the parking lights flash, then almost immediately after they flash I hear it start. Has never started inadvertently--I am surprised to hear that a couple of C8 owners have this problem--I, too, would be worried about that. Maybe the C8 no longer requires that the lock button be pushed for a start to occur, but my C7 seems to require it even if the car is already locked. You might try that sequence when starting it. And by the way I do have covers on my remotes and they do not seem to impede any actions of the remote. Good luck with a solution. --Bob
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