# Another problem with an aftermarket Remote Start System **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [December 12, 2019, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-problem-with-an-aftermarket-remote-start-system/154571 "2019-12-12T22:08:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-problem-with-an-aftermarket-remote-start-system/154571/1 "2019-12-12T22:08:55Z")
… and a fatal one, at that. 😧 > **[N.J. man dies after being pinned by remotely started car parked on NYC street](https://www.nj.com/middlesex/2019/12/nj-man-dies-after-being-pinned-by-remotely-started-car-parked-on-nyc-street.html)** > > Police said the investigation was continuing. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2019, 3:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-problem-with-an-aftermarket-remote-start-system/154571/2 "2019-12-13T03:20:42Z")
That’s concerning. ---
**Author:** ![kurtwm1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/13edae/32.png) [@kurtwm1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kurtwm1)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2019, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-problem-with-an-aftermarket-remote-start-system/154571/3 "2019-12-13T14:36:10Z")
How did the car get into gear? ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2019, 2:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-problem-with-an-aftermarket-remote-start-system/154571/4 "2019-12-13T14:47:59Z")
Who knows? With an aftermarket system, it is possible that the remote starter could be activated even if the trans wasn’t in Park or Neutral. All you need is a clueless car owner + a wonky aftermarket system to produce havoc. ---
**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2019, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-problem-with-an-aftermarket-remote-start-system/154571/5 "2019-12-13T16:02:58Z")
I feel fortunate that all the problems that I faced with aftermarket remote starter systems were stripped out starter and flywheel gears. Dead batteries and burned wires were less so but still expensive to repair. I never used them myself but many customers, friends and family did. I hated them from the first day that I ever worked on one. ---
**Author:** ![ledhed75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@ledhed75](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ledhed75)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2019, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-problem-with-an-aftermarket-remote-start-system/154571/6 "2019-12-13T17:38:02Z")
Aside from (maybe) warming up the car on a cold morning… I’ve long felt that remote start systems were a solution in search of a problem. Or a means to “impress” strangers with your fancy car features. ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2019, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-problem-with-an-aftermarket-remote-start-system/154571/7 "2019-12-13T18:17:50Z")
Like having your car sit in flood water, they provide many opportunities for problems to happen in the future.