We own a 2007 Nissan Altima that came with an aftermarket Automate alarm installed. It has been nothing but a headache since we got it. Usually it takes 4-5x to get the car started. You push the start button in the car but it just makes a clicking sound…ultimately it will start. Now it is to the point where my wife is stranded with the baby about 4.5 hours away and the car won’t start period. I’m trying to help her over the phone but to no avail.
She has tried replacing the remote batteries, and I’ve looked over probably a dozen manuals online but can’t find any sequence to start the car. Normally you just go through a crazy sequence of locking and unlocking the doors via the aftermarket remote and finally the car would start. Now, she says the aftermarket remote lights up when you click unlock but it does nothing otherwise. She says the alarm is also randomly chirping as she is trying to restart it.
Someone where she is at is helping her put in a new car battery but I’m doubting that is the problem. Any ideas? I’ve looked under the dash before, it is a wiring nightmare!
Check all the functions of your car after your install, even parts you didn’t touch. I didn’t make a video on it but be sure to reset your airbag light as well after unplugging the harnesses from the BCM.
Programming the brain itself (push the push to start button twice with foot off the brake, press the button once more with foot off the brake, LED on the blade with be solid blue for 2 seconds, then LED will turn off). Programming the remote (press the push-to-start button very quickly 11x to go from acc to ignition 5 times then within 2 seconds press the button on the remote for .5 seconds and your remote will be programmed to your module). Check engine light on because I forgot to replug in the mass air flow sensor before remote starting the vehicle. I clear it later with an OBD-II scanner in a later video. If you forget something similar and the car throws a check engine code you can go to advanced auto parts or auto zone and request them to clear your codes for free. Going over the takeover procedure (remote start the car, enter the car, close all the doors, foot on brake, release foot from brake, wait for the push-button to say “on”, drive away). Also note that if you unplug the wires from the BCM your airbag light will blink, I did not make a video on how to clear this, but you turn your car on to ignition (don’t start the car) with the push button, wait for the air bag light to stop blinking, then press the push-button so the car turns off, repeat this process 2 more times and the airbag light will clear.
Grounding the hood pin to the battery, Taking out the mass air flow assembly, fishing the wires through the firewall…note the siren location, it’s a good location and is tilted downward so as not to collect moisture. Remember that if you remove the air box assembly to replug in the mass air flow sensor (the connector plugged into the flex part of the air box assembly) or your engine will throw a code…sort of like mine did because I forgot to plug it in .
Installing a hood pin (note that since it is mounted on plastic you will have to ground the hood pin to the negative terminal on the battery or it won’t shoot out ground to the module and therefore will not function).
I have 03 nissan maxima and i need to put in an alarm a.s.a.p. I would like to put in an alarm with remote start but the thing is that my car is not automatic, its manual stick shift. Can i just put in any alarm or is there a especific one that i need to get? Are there any especial installations needed?
Running wires through the firewall…It’s tight down there and the joot covering the grommet needs to be moved or some of it cut out to get to the rubber tennis ball shaped grommet…CAREFULLY cut an “x” in the grommet, there are wires in there so be careful.
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