Okay, this is an odd one. I have an '05 Mazda 6 (purchased Oct '05). The car has an automatic transmission. I have a dealer installed Mazda Remote Start.
It all began for me about 6 months ago when I used my remote start from in the house, and went out to find my car on (heat and all electronics), but the engine not running and the check engine and oil lights were on.
Here are the symptoms: Periodically, I go to start my car and it doesn't start. No engine crank at all. All electronics will come on, along with several warning lights (engine, oil, etc). Sometimes if I turn the key back to accessory, leave in on there for serveral seconds, then attempt to start again, it will crank and turn on. But if it doesn't turn on after that second attempt, I give it time and it starts back up after a hour or so.
It's been to the dealer three times for this, and each time they told me they couldn't find a problem and couldn't recreate the symptoms. The most recent time it acted up, I had tried unsuccessfully to start my car several times, then got out and shut the door and the Alarm System starting going off.
I think this is some big computer problem (maybe connected to the remote start and alarm system), but I can't seem to get any answers. Is it possible that the car's alarm system is not allowing an engine crank because it thinks it is armed? Other possibilities????
It all began for me about 6 months ago when I used my remote start from in the house, and went out to find my car on (heat and all electronics), but the engine not running and the check engine and oil lights were on.
Here are the symptoms: Periodically, I go to start my car and it doesn't start. No engine crank at all. All electronics will come on, along with several warning lights (engine, oil, etc). Sometimes if I turn the key back to accessory, leave in on there for serveral seconds, then attempt to start again, it will crank and turn on. But if it doesn't turn on after that second attempt, I give it time and it starts back up after a hour or so.
It's been to the dealer three times for this, and each time they told me they couldn't find a problem and couldn't recreate the symptoms. The most recent time it acted up, I had tried unsuccessfully to start my car several times, then got out and shut the door and the Alarm System starting going off.
I think this is some big computer problem (maybe connected to the remote start and alarm system), but I can't seem to get any answers. Is it possible that the car's alarm system is not allowing an engine crank because it thinks it is armed? Other possibilities????