Remote start issues

[jrmansfield807]

Hello all,
My wife bought a 2015 ltz sonic with the 1.4 L turbo engine. We bought it to move across the country and was is a great running car. it came with remote start. Unfortunately, it has never worked. I lock the doors twice so that it beeps. Then I hold the remote start button and it doesn't start. I notice that the turn signal lights flash but it doesn't start. Any suggestions on what it could be?

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[Teege]

I have a 2014 and with mine you press the lock button only once, then hold down the middle button to remote start.

 

[jrmansfield807]

Hey, I looked up in the owners manual and it did say only once. I tried that it does the same thing. The doors are closed, no check engine lights. Disconnected the battery and still nothing.

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[Fairwayray]

Hello all,
My wife bought a 2015 ltz sonic with the 1.4 L turbo engine. We bought it to move across the country and was is a great running car. it came with remote start. Unfortunately, it has never worked. I lock the doors twice so that it beeps. Then I hold the remote start button and it doesn't start. I notice that the turn signal lights flash but it doesn't start. Any suggestions on what it could be?

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Make sure the 12volt car battery is fully charged. My Sonic and Nissian truck both had the same problem.. If the battery is getting weak the remote start will not work. Try charging your battery before buying a new one. If that works you know the battery is on its last leg.

 

[ovalwonder]

One quirk I ran into is that apparently on hatchbacks (or at least my 2013 LT hatchback), the remote start button is the first button on the second row, regardless of how that button is marked. I have both an OEM and an aftermarket replacement key where the 5-button key that has a trunk open button as the first button and the remote start as the second button in that row was used instead of the standard 4-button key, and on both of them, the remote start works normally, but when you hold down the trunk button instead of remote start. When you try to use the remote start button, it flashes to acknowledge it received the command, but doesn't actually do anything. On the 4-button keys I have, it works normally. I have no idea what would happen if you tried to use a sedan 4-button key with only a trunk button, or the hatchback 4-button key with remote start only with a sedan.