Viper Remote Start Not Locking Doors

Replacing it may require removing the car door panel.

Viper remote start not locking doors.

Here are the five things you ll want to check first when your remote stops locking or unlocking your car doors. Take the key fob apart and check for broken contacts or misaligned buttons. Step 1place your key in your car s ignition and turn the key to the on position. Again if one door doesn t work but others do the problem could be with the door lock solenoid.

Add the convenience of keyless entry to virtually any vehicle even vehicles without power door locks. If not you can begin re pairing your remote. Step 3press any button on your car remote while you are holding the program switch and release both buttons. Step 2press and hold the program switch on your car s alarm transmitter.

Most likely that viper alarm system especially the module if the locks are working with the switches not with the viper system. The solenoid is bad. We already know the remote is fine when you said the remote starter. Verify that the remote is actually bad by using a backup remote.

Viper is the industry leader in keyless entry systems. Viper remote start systems come with a toggle switch that gives you the ability to disable the remote start system at any time. If it works sometimes you probably have a broken wire. Try the solutions above on how to rest or program your viper alarm remote or download the viper manual on repairing.

You have a broken wire. Career help jobs. If you had your remote start system professionally installed the installer should have let you know where they mounted the switch. Check and replace the key fob battery as needed.

My husband has a remote start the dealership put in and if you re not close to the vehicle to hear the horn beep you re out of luck. The toggle switch will only disable the remote start feature of your system. If the lock isn t getting power hold the lock switch either up or down and then open and close the door repeatedly to see if the lock will work. To solve this you will need to start by replacing the batteries with a new one and see if it works.

This may not be a fix but hopefully you can get closer to diagnosing the problem.