Q: My remote won't turn car alarm on

asked by on March 20, 2018

My remote will lock and unlock the car however it will not turn the alarm on. The gentleman who installed my car stereo fixed it temporarily but it's back to not turning the alarm on again

My car has 142000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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