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Old Feb 2, 2015 | 01:59 PM
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I have a weird issue where almost every time I come out in the morning and use my remote start, the car alarm sounds. So I turn it off and once I get into the car and start it, It really stutters for a second and then my HUD is reset as well as my trunk popped.

I am always careful not to hit the buttons on the FOB but this is a dailey occurence. Once the car is on and I drive somewhere though, it is fine the entire day if I get in it again.

It has also reached -20 celcius here some nights so the stutter on start up is expected.

Does this sound like dying battery problems?
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Old Feb 2, 2015 | 04:57 PM
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I had a similar problem with my 02 gtp it ended up being the maf sensor on that car in the morning it would sputter around for like 20 min or so then be fine all day not sure if this is your problem just sharing maybe u could check it and also I didnt throw any codes but as far as ur trunk popping im not sure
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Old Feb 2, 2015 | 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by gilroy222
I have a weird issue where almost every time I come out in the morning and use my remote start, the car alarm sounds. So I turn it off and once I get into the car and start it, It really stutters for a second and then my HUD is reset as well as my trunk popped. I am always careful not to hit the buttons on the FOB but this is a dailey occurence. Once the car is on and I drive somewhere though, it is fine the entire day if I get in it again. It has also reached -20 celcius here some nights so the stutter on start up is expected. Does this sound like dying battery problems?
I know from experience from when I was testing my parasitic drain on my battery if you disconnect and reconnect the negative cable to the battery enough it will cause the alarm to go off subsequently it also pops the trunk. So you could have a lose ground or terminal somewhere. Might also wanna check the voltage on your battery.
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Old Feb 4, 2015 | 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by lVloses
I know from experience from when I was testing my parasitic drain on my battery if you disconnect and reconnect the negative cable to the battery enough it will cause the alarm to go off subsequently it also pops the trunk. So you could have a lose ground or terminal somewhere. Might also wanna check the voltage on your battery.
Thanks I'll check it out. Likely the terminals coroding. They have looked pretty messy for a while now. I checked the capacity of the battery this past summer and I think it was at 90%. It must have fallen a lot since then. Might be time to replace.
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Old Feb 22, 2015 | 05:36 PM
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Just for future reference of someone reading this, replaced the battery and it now starts flawlessly and no more weird electrical issues.
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