Remote Start Troubleshooting

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coz3z3

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Hello, sorry I do not have an answer or any help to this. But have a quick question regarding the Tech2. Is it able to program codes into the BCM? Long story short, my dad's 07 sierra has all the antennas, RPO codes and what not needed for remote start, but it didn't come with the code in the BCM, therefore, no remote start. I can purchase the code from GM, but nobody knows how to really get it into the BCM. Even the dealer is not positive. I am curious if I got a Tech2 if I could go in there and program that code into it to "unlock" the remote start feature. Thank you.

I hope you find the answer to this. I have remote start on my 13 Denali and I use it religiously. I will be turning to this thread if something ever happens to it. Great info here.
 

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Hello, sorry I do not have an answer or any help to this. But have a quick question regarding the Tech2. Is it able to program codes into the BCM? Long story short, my dad's 07 sierra has all the antennas, RPO codes and what not needed for remote start, but it didn't come with the code in the BCM, therefore, no remote start. I can purchase the code from GM, but nobody knows how to really get it into the BCM. Even the dealer is not positive. I am curious if I got a Tech2 if I could go in there and program that code into it to "unlock" the remote start feature. Thank you.

I hope you find the answer to this. I have remote start on my 13 Denali and I use it religiously. I will be turning to this thread if something ever happens to it. Great info here.
you "should" be able to add it, you would have to pay for the $45 techline connect sps programming, have a windows 10 pc/laptop and a mdi, not sure if the tech2 are still supported for programming via sps but maybe. but once you are able to program it you can reach out to techline support and request a "calibration file" to add auto-start.
that file will be specifically for your vin. that's the only way to get it. Otherwise chris at whites automotive could most likely do it as well.
 

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you "should" be able to add it, you would have to pay for the $45 techline connect sps programming, have a windows 10 pc/laptop and a mdi, not sure if the tech2 are still supported for programming via sps but maybe. but once you are able to program it you can reach out to techline support and request a "calibration file" to add auto-start.
that file will be specifically for your vin. that's the only way to get it. Otherwise chris at whites automotive could most likely do it as well.

Thank you so, so much. I really appreciate that! I have been researching the answers for a long time now. I COMPLETELY forgot about White's! That is probably going to be the route to go with it. It seems it is $199.99 to have one programmed. While I would love to do it myself. The cost of the code is from $100-$200. Then talking about getting a tech2, techline programming, mdi. That is definitely more than White's. I cannot thank you enough!
 
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Thank you for posting these, Wes. I've read through most of it, will start doing some more troubleshooting next week.

A few more things to look at and try, but am now wondering if the dealership would be able to troubleshoot the ECM crank abort? That or maybe I should just go with an aftermarket module. There are a few in this thread that seem pretty workable. Or would those be subject to the same ECM problem?
 

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Thank you for posting these, Wes. I've read through most of it, will start doing some more troubleshooting next week.

A few more things to look at and try, but am now wondering if the dealership would be able to troubleshoot the ECM crank abort? That or maybe I should just go with an aftermarket module. There are a few in this thread that seem pretty workable. Or would those be subject to the same ECM problem?
no idea, there has to be something making it abort any one of those in the list's could be it
I have a viper system it bypasses all of the gm bs for the most part
 

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