Bulldog RS82-I Do It Yourself Remote Starter

Comment: So I brought this item for my husband fpr Christmas. He really wanted a remote starter so I thought I'd save a few bucks and buy one online. I received it and started calling around to find prices for installation since my husband doesnt know much about cars. Come to find out no place will install it once I told then it was a Bulldog. They said it will destroy my electrical system and it is a very bad ides. So I wasted my money and had to get my husband something different way after Christmas. DO NOT BUY IF YOU VALUE YOUR CAR AND CAN DO IT YOUSELF....(which I told takes hours even if you know what you are doing).

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.