Remote Start Resolution

Yesterday I got rid of a problem that has been the source of so much frustration for me. I finally got some resolution in the matter of the remote start system. I can't remember if I've done a post about this or not, so here's a little background.

A year ago February, I took my car to a local car stereo shop to have them install a keyless entry/remote start system. It was more expensive to go there rather than best buy, or something like that, but I was less concerned with price than I was quality of work. They put it in, and it worked really well for about 6 months.

One day last summer I went out to my car to go somewhere. I started the car and put it in gear, then it just died. I tried to start it back up, and it did, and promptly died. At this point I noticed a flashing idiot light that read 'THEFT SYSTEM'. I came to understand that I couldn't start the car when the light was blinking. Sometimes it would come on after trying to start the car and would stay on for 10-15 minutes - which made me late for lots of things.

I took the car back to the shop to have it fixed several times. Each time it would work for a week to a month, then I would have to disable it because it would mess with the 'THEFT SYSTEM'. When it did it to me Monday night, for the first time in a couple months, it was the last straw. It had made me miss tennis and I felt like I wanted to shoot somebody.

What did I do? I called upon the services of my lovely and gracious sister LauraKCMO to assist me with my dilemma. Not only did she help me drop my car off, pick me up, and let me borrow her car the next day, but she talked to the mechanics for me too. Get this - she got them to take the system out for free and write me a refund check for the full purchase price. Thank you Laura! You're the best at what you do!