KiaTia

Like the title says i am having an issue trying to remote start my car. I can go out to the garage lock the car and it will start but if I am in a parking lot it is about a 50/50 chance it will start on the first time. I can go through the process and it might start on the third or forth time. Not sure if others have had this issue?

Thanks

BIG Dave

Do you have your fob inside a cover? Some fob covers cut down on the range of the fob.

KiaTia

No cover on the remote.

Avanti

Just be glad it starts when it really needs to.

Red Mist Rulz

I've only used remote start half a dozen times, and maybe half of those outside, but never had an issue.

Have you tried both fobs? Maybe the battery in one is weak.

robob

So the answers so far assume you are using the fob, not the app. Does it remote start with the My Chevrolet app?

Hope you find the issue,
Robert

CaryBob

Mine starts with the fob every time in parking lots when about 100-150 feet distant. Never tried it further away than that. I only tried remote start via the app once at long distance when about 500 feet away (to locate in a crowded lot) and it worked just fine. But in every case it was line of sight or nearly so with no intervening structures or walls.

I agree with the suggestion to try the app when it doesn’t start with the fob as a way of diagnosing the issue.

JDSC8VETTE

I’ve started mine a few times without issue. What I do notice that’s different from my other Chevy’s is I don’t have to lock it to start it. The car can be sitting unlocked and I just press the start button and it starts. My 22 Traverse has to be locked before it will remote start and so has all my previous vehicles including a Honda.

CaryBob

Just an off the wall possibility…

pressing the start button twice starts the car but pressing it a third time cancels the remote start.

Andybump

Yes. I did not realize that until you pointed it out here. And I just tested it on my 2021. According to the 2021 manual, the doors will lock when you do the remote start, and that is what mine does. With the car unlocked, I can activate remote start with the fob without hitting the lock button first. The car locks and starts. I notice that the wording is different for remote start for the 2023. The statement about the doors being locked during remote start was deleted. I don't know if it works differently, or its just an omission in the manual. Here are the two statements:

From the 2021 Manual it says doors will be locked during remote start - and that is what happens on my 2021:



And from the 2023 Manual, the statement about the doors being locked during remote start is missing:

NextOne

I've inadvertently remote started my 2020 at least three times. I say "at least" because that's how many times I've just happened to hear a low-frequency rumble from my detached garage and found the car running. Too easy to remote start for my liking.

Andybump

Yeah. Same here. Accidental remote start with fob in my pocket. And I hear the rumble in my detached garage. Sort of makes that loud bark at start up a safety feature that alerts you that the engine has started.

ZR1Bob

Sorry to hear you're having problems with the remote start. I still only have a C7, but its remote start works fine. I first have to press the lock button once, then press and hold the start button until the parking lights flash, then almost immediately after they flash I hear it start. Has never started inadvertently--I am surprised to hear that a couple of C8 owners have this problem--I, too, would be worried about that. Maybe the C8 no longer requires that the lock button be pushed for a start to occur, but my C7 seems to require it even if the car is already locked. You might try that sequence when starting it. And by the way I do have covers on my remotes and they do not seem to impede any actions of the remote. Good luck with a solution. --Bob

hdrider1

Same here. I'm thinking of opening the fob and seeing I can put tape over the contact to disable the remote start feature. It's dangerous when it inadvertently starts up in an attached garage.