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Hey guys. Maybe someone can help me with this. Went to leave for work this morning. Tried to remote start my truck from inside the house. Heard it beep but then didn't hear it crank. Came downstairs to do it again. Only beeped once and again wouldn't try to start. So I went outside to see what was going on. There was a message on the display that said, remote start disabled, start vehicle to reset. So I put key in the ignition to start it and all she does is crank, and crank and crank. Will not fire off. Any ideas?
 

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Hey guys. Maybe someone can help me with this. Went to leave for work this morning. Tried to remote start my truck from inside the house. Heard it beep but then didn't hear it crank. Came downstairs to do it again. Only beeped once and again wouldn't try to start. So I went outside to see what was going on. There was a message on the display that said, remote start disabled, start vehicle to reset. So I put key in the ignition to start it and all she does is crank, and crank and crank. Will not fire off. Any ideas?

Is the check engine light on?

Can you scan it for stored codes?
 

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I would guess it has nothing to do with the remote start function. There is likely some other issue that happened that is preventing it from starting, and maybe throwing an engine code. This other issue and code are the reason the remote start is not working, not that the remote start function is causing it not to start now.
 
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Yeah. Thats what I figure. It was 2am and I had to leave for work. Luckily one of my guys live close enough so he swung by and picked me up. But the minute or two I spent in it, I didn't notice a check engine light. Am on my way home now to check it out. What is strange that it would attempt to auto start for one cycle but after cranking for 5 seconds or so, then the message would come up like there is something in the computer that disables that system if it cranks for too long without firing. What is strange is that it would crank in the first place because I always thought that if there was a light, similar to an open door, key left in the ignition, etc, it wouldn't allow it to crank at all. My gut is telling me it has something to do with the Edge Pulsar piggyback tuner that's on it. It is in between the engine cables and the factory PCU. If that unit went bad, would it prevent the truck from starting? Would make sense there are no lights because I doubt the engine computer would read a fault from that unit. It just wouldn't fire. I'm going to remove it and see what happens. At least that's the plan.
 

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Yeah. Thats what I figure. It was 2am and I had to leave for work. Luckily one of my guys live close enough so he swung by and picked me up. But the minute or two I spent in it, I didn't notice a check engine light. Am on my way home now to check it out. What is strange that it would attempt to auto start for one cycle but after cranking for 5 seconds or so, then the message would come up like there is something in the computer that disables that system if it cranks for too long without firing. What is strange is that it would crank in the first place because I always thought that if there was a light, similar to an open door, key left in the ignition, etc, it wouldn't allow it to crank at all. My gut is telling me it has something to do with the Edge Pulsar piggyback tuner that's on it. It is in between the engine cables and the factory PCU. If that unit went bad, would it prevent the truck from starting? Would make sense there are no lights because I doubt the engine computer would read a fault from that unit. It just wouldn't fire. I'm going to remove it and see what happens. At least that's the plan.
That would be where I would start!
 
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Truck almost ended up on a flatbed heading to the dealer. It wasn't the Pulsar Edge. To make a very very long story short, I detailed my truck yesterday, inside and out. I pressure washed the husky liners because they were full of salt and sand from this damn winter. Anyway, it was getting late, the NASCAR race was on, and in my haste to clean up and get inside, I inadvertently put the floor mat back on top of the gas pedal. It's a very heavy, stiff mat, so it pegged it to the floor. That's why the engine would crank and crank, but never start. It was protecting itself from starting at wide open throttle. Once the mat was removed and the pedal release, it fired up immediately.

So, if this ever happens to any of you, remember this, and check your floor mats. Lol

Btw, wife is NEVER gonna let me live this one down.
 

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That's why the engine would crank and crank, but never start. It was protecting itself from starting at wide open throttle.

Just an FYI, in case you didn't already know.

Cranking the engine with the throttle pegged to the floor is the flood clearing procedure.

If I recall correctly, the PCM cuts off the spark and fuel, and the throttle body opens the blade all the way to get as much air through as possible to help clear a flooded engine.

Alot of guys use that procedure to pump oil through the engine before the first startup, after and engine rebuild.
 

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Just an FYI, in case you didn't already know.

Cranking the engine with the throttle pegged to the floor is the flood clearing procedure.

If I recall correctly, the PCM cuts off the spark and fuel, and the throttle body opens the blade all the way to get as much air through as possible to help clear a flooded engine.

Alot of guys use that procedure to pump oil through the engine before the first startup, after and engine rebuild.
Yep, was just going to say the same. Not all vehicles are set up like this, but fairly common in the industry that if you put the accelerator pedal to the floor prior to cranking it will perform the "clear flood" mode which turns off the fuel.
Glad you got it figured out and turned out to be something simple. It makes for a good chuckle and a little embarrassing, but most people (including myself) have done something like that.
 
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