Bulldog RS82-I Do It Yourself Remote Starter

Comment: This is my wife's logon name. The bulldog remote start system came with a 2001 ford ranger that I bought but the previous owner had to replace the battery in the truck. That should have given my a clue. The remote had lost it's program so i went to the website for some troubleshooting. I followed the steps to the T and got remote reprogrammed. It worked like a charm. A few hours later i used the remote and the truck started just perfectly. Three or four minutes later I went to get inside and head to McDonalds but the truck had already shut off. I thought that was odd because i have heard of other starters letting the vehicle run for at least 15 minutes. Oh well though I figured I'd just start it with my key and head out. With a turn of the key...nothing, just a click. So i pulled my wife's HUMMER up beside my ranger and tried to jump it off. Nothing but clicks. So i hooked up my battery charger and jumped in my van and went for dinner. Got back home and check the guage on my charger and the battery was fully charged so i tried to start the truck and nothing but clicks. Either the starter is fried or the silinoid is fried. I check all the wires and hook-ups and everything is hooked up correctly. I'm not even going to attempt to contact the company unless they want to come help me unhook it and drop it in the trash can where it belongs. The next time I get a remote starter it won't cost $50 or $60. I'll pay for the best to stay away from the headaches of CRAP merchandise like this one. Thanks a lot Bulldog now i have to take my starter off tomorrow, buy another one, and then put it back on. You could repay me the money for the cost but you could never repay me for the time that i will have to waste tomorrow fixing your mistakes.

Joe

Comment: this item need a bypass unless if you drive a 12 year old car, the do it yourself is hard on smarter cars like an minivan, and you will not find an installer who would want to do it without charging you a couple of hundred $$, so do the math

Comment: I've tried 2 different remote starters by Bulldog Security. To me they were easy to install with the "T" harness. But they just don't work worth a darn. One of mine had a stated range of over 1,000 feet. It would not work more than 10 feet fom the car. It would not start the car in the driveway while I was standing at the back door of my house or while standing at a window about 30 feet from the car. And it was supposed to have a range of 1,000 feet ? Yeah right ! And like almost everyone says, it's like going through hell and high water to ever get a live person on the phone. And then they act like they don't give a rat's a_ _. They are definitely not customer oriented. Very inferior product and company. I will never think about purchasing one of their products again. STAY AWAY from these people and their products ! I gave it only one star because I had to give it a rating to post. It actually does not deserve even one star.

Comment: I was given this product as a gift, and after looking into reviews I wasn't overly excited to get started working on it. I realized I needed a security bypass, which was not currently available online. I tried to call them, no one answered. I proceeded to call 4-5 times a day. I then tried to call other departments, sales, tech support, customer service, even accounting, accounts payable, receivable. Not one human ever answered the phone, or called me back.

It then became a sport, I was determined to get a human on the phone. Embarrassingly I probably called a total of 35 times. 3 days later, I realized I probably could spend my time better by just writing bad reviews online. So do yourself a favor, don't buy this product, and support a sham company.

Comment: I am a certified technician with over 25 years of professional automotive experience. I recently purchased a Bulldog RS82 remote starter unit along with the 791 Bypass for the Passlock-II security system for a 2003 Olds Bravada. I finally got the unit working, but it took upwards of 10 hours to install and another 10 hours of troubleshooting to get it working. I did not purchase the T-adapter for the wire harness, and spliced all of the wires as shown in the DVD. The T-adapter would most likely have saved installation time. There were no installation instructions for the 791 Bypass in the enclosed information. The installation video is OK for the RS82 install, but is incomplete for the 791 Bypass. The DVD only describes 4 wires that need to be connected for the 791. You actually need to connect 2 more ! Upon calling tech support, I was put on hold for 45 minutes and got cut off. Was on hold for another hour and finally hung up. The best way to contact Bulldog is via E-mail. Got a response the next day and a direct dial line to a support person. This person seemed to be very knowledgeable. After several phone calls and various testing suggestions, we finally determined that not all of the wires on the 791 had been connected due to lack of installation instructions and an inaccurate video. I would not recommend this product unless you are very determined and have alot of automotive savy.