if anyone has any ?s on remote starts and alarms give me a shout

I'm Melanie from Las Vegas..
I bought my 06 G6 GTP in Dec. 07. I had a dead battery twice this week and someone told me that using the remote start is not good for your car and will cause battery problems. Is this true ? Or has my battery just had it's life, and it's over? I have 38, 000 mi. on the car. Maintenance free battery, so I can't even check the fluid in it..Everything ..lights and stuff go out automatically so it isn't because I've left anything on...Help:confused:

using a remote starter is not going to cause problems for the battery. the power that a remote start system draws is to small to affect it. it draws about the same or less then the radio uses to store your preset stations

go get your battery tested. if the battery checks out then check the charging system in the car too.

oh by the way i use my remote start every day in my car and in every other car i have owned and have never had a problem

Thanks for your help...I LOVE the remote start. Just trying to figure out why my battery went dead...It's back working fine. All volts are good...alt. is "amping" right...guess it was a fluke.:eek:

i have been hearing that the stock batteries in these cars are not very strong but if your car is all stock as far as accesories or amps and stereo equipment go than they are fine

hey i want to put my alarm/ remote start i had in my old grand prix in my 07 G6 what kind of bypass should i get?

I guess the battery went dead in my remote for the car...so I have to lock and unlock in manually, but everytime I unlock the door and open it, the alarm goes off! I live in a really crowded area, and have to leave early, I can't have everyone waking up every morning because of my car :-( I've already gotten complaints...
How can I disable the alarm?
I already tried putting a new battery in the remote itself...but it still doesn't work. I can't afford to get a whole new thing right now, so I need a temporary way to disable the alarm...or something?!

I would like to put an alarm in my car, I have factory remote start. Is there a way to install an alarm but keep the same remote?

Hey GTHOTChick87...You can disable your alarm in the DIC if Im not mistaken.
Do you still have your manual? If not I will look it up for you.

What year is your car Jreays?

Every time I try to use my remote start all it does is beep at me 3 times. the check engine light is not on...i checked to make sure that the remote start was enabled but have had no luck getting it started...any ideas??

Thanks for the reply :-)
What is the DIC?
I did look in the manual, but everything that it said to do required the remote, and did not work for me. I may have not done something right, who knows. But I don't believe it said anything about how to disable the alarm without the remote itself. If I wasn't broke I would just go get a new remote from a dealer, but I need a temporary fix for now...

Jaime - check out

http://www.ikeyless.com/vehicle_search

I just bought a 2nd key and a 2nd remote. I have yet to take them to GM to get them programed, but I spent like $56 or there abouts' for (both items) vs. buying elsewhere!

You can program the key yourself. Remote needs a dealer.

The DIC is your computer. Its in your radio. You dont need the remote to disable the alarm in the DIC.

Thank you to Daygon and Eyad!! I finally just took my car to the dealer and it turned out that my remotes were faulty so they replaced both of them and reprogrammed everything! Luckily it was all under warranty. So again thank you especially since the weather here in chicago is getting into the 20's!!

hey guys I am looking for some help with my alarm. Any time my car is locked my alarm will not go off regardless of what you do. But if I open my doors using my key, or leave my car for about 10 minutes unlocked, and then try to open it my alarm goes off. I can not program anything through my DIC because I have an after market stereo. Is there any way that I can find my alarm wire and disconnect it or something. I would rather have no alarm than the alarm I have now.

i am having a similar problem, my remote is not working for one reason or another and so every time i manually unlock my car with the key the alarm goes off. is there a way to by pass this? or is the only way to open/unlock by using the remote?

My 2007 G6 was broken into last night and my alarm never went off. Is there even a stock alarm on the damned thing?

The alarm is an option. Like the sunroof. Some have em and some dont.

My remote start stopped working.

I have not used it since winter and today I tried it on a whim.

I did the same thing I always do, Hit lock button on remote twice, then hold down start button.

The turn signal lights flash once and nothing happens.

Other possibly relevant info.

2005 G6 GT
Had Six Disk Monsoon until this summer, replaced with Metra kit and Pioneer HD radio receiver. Also added unit to enable steering wheel controls. All the stereo stuff and the DIC works for everything as it should.
The alarm still works as it should.

There is a recent development a check engine light. The dealer diagnosed it as needing an Evap Purge Solenoid. Could that be causing a problem?

Its still summer, but winter days are coming and I really want the thing to work.

i think i remember reading that it wont work if there's a check engine light on.:confused:

this is from the owners manual

The remote vehicle start feature will not operate if
any of the follow occur:
• The remote start system is disabled through
the DIC.
• The vehicle’s key is in the ignition.
• The vehicle’s hood is open.
• The hazard warning flashers are on.
• The check engine light is on. See Malfunction
Indicator Lamp on page 204.
• The engine coolant temperature is too high.
• The oil pressure is low.
• Two remote vehicle starts have already been
used for that ignition cycle.

Sorry to bump an old thread, but I have a problem with my FOB. Everything works just fine except the LOCK button. It seems whatever coating they put on the underside of the rubber pad to compete the circuit has worn mostly off.

Does anyone know what this coating is, and if I can buy some and put it on myself? If not does anyone know where I can get JUST the rubber pad to replace myself?

If this isn't clear I can take pics, but you can just pop your FOB open and look for yourself.

Thanks

PS When I had it apart I used the back of the UNLOCK button on the LOCK circuit, and the car locked fine, so the circuit is still good.

Just found this after signing up on another Pontiac forum. Looks like its what I need.

http://www.keylessfix.com/

For the past couple days ive been having problems with my car not starting. I had my aftermarket remote start removed the other day becaused i planned on trading my car in soon. And since then i think that my security system is preventing my car from starting. Yesterday i finally got it to start by using the remote to unlock the door and then opened the hood and then used the remote to lock the car from inside and it started just fine. Now this morning when i tried to start it, it wouldnt do it again!! Except this time instead of the telltale light flashing 2x every second, it is solid on and the check engine light was on (but it was like that the first time). I know its not the battery because that was just replaced in June. Getting so tired of problems with this car. Does anyone know how to maybe overide the security system or fix the problem?

Thanks!!! :)