Remote car starter and neutral safety switch

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JSwamper

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Ontario,Canada

• Dec 28, 2011

• #1

98, auto, 4.0

My remote starter stopped working almost 2 years ago and now I want to fix it again because of cold winters.

I bypassed my NSS. I was wondering if I needed the Neutral Safety Switch in order for the Remote car starter to work???

I'm guessing it stopped working when the nss was starting to go.

But if they are not relevant, then I know i can have my remote starter back.

 

scoobyxj

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NAXJA Member

Location

Coshocton, OH

• Dec 29, 2011

• #2

More than likely yes, but if that is what was wrong with it it should have started working again when you by passed the switch.

 

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clean4drxj

NAXJA Forum User

Location

CT.

• Dec 29, 2011

• #3

I'm pretty sure they work with one another, so you can either get another NSS or clean yours(70% that fixes it).

 

XJLI

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Long Island, NY

• Dec 30, 2011

• #4

bypass the NSS and the remote starter will still work. its wired into the dash, not the main harness that the NSS uses.

 

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clean4drxj

NAXJA Forum User

Location

CT.

• Dec 30, 2011

• #5

XJLI said:

bypass the NSS and the remote starter will still work. its wired into the dash, not the main harness that the NSS uses.

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now that I think about this, you're 100% accurate with this..

 

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Corprin

NAXJA Forum User

Location

MLPS

• Dec 31, 2011

• #6

Just going through this now.

The NSS is only "required" for manual transmission installs for safety reasons. In the auto, just ground that wire out to the chassis.

 

Talyn

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Radford, Communistwealth of Virginia

• Dec 31, 2011

• #7

You might need a wire going to the brake light as well for the remote start.