Thread: Remote start activating car alarm.

Originally Posted by michaelbm

If your remote start is factory and it starts the panic alarm when you hit the start button it's a faulty remote.

If you hold the lock button and while holding lock push and hold the panic button for about two seconds until the car starts, this key combination works even when the remote has this problem.

If the car starts when you do this the remote is at fault.

So can I re-program the remote?

I agree with Michaelbm. I replaced my remote and the problem went away.