Recently, we have received questions from several people about remote start keyfobs. Apparently, there is a common misconception that all you need to do to gain remote start on a vehicle is to buy a remote transmitter with a remote start button. This is rarely true.
We believe there are a few models that have remote start capability installed on all vehicles at the factory such that the feature can easily be switched on by a dealership. However, buying a keyfob with a remote start button will not activate this functionality.
So, if a vehicle did not originally have remote start capability, it will likely take more than buying a remote start keyfob to make this happen.