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Review on 🚘 Enhanced 7254V Viper Remote - Advanced 2 Way LED Remote with 1/2 Mile Range for Cars by Brady Shayotovich

Revainrating 4 out of 5

LONG RANGE BUT SEEMS TO BE PROGRAMMED FAILURES

PURCHASED 7/2013 WITH VIPER 4204V REMOTE. IT CAN BE USED BEFORE YOU CAN SEE YOUR CAR IN THE BIGGEST CAR PARK. SORRY THIS IS NOT THE BEST QUALITY. ALTHOUGH I STORE MINE IN A LEATHER POCKET FROM A THIRD PARTY PRODUCT ON A KEY FOB, THIS REMOTE HAS STARTED GIVING ME STRANGE CONFIRMATION FEEDBACK (LIGHT, SIGNAL AND TCHIRTS) THAT DOESN'T CORRESPOND TO ACTUAL ACTIONS. IT DOES CONSTANTLY, NOT INTERMITTENTLY. ALTHOUGH THIS 7254V REMOTE STILL STARTED, LOCKED AND UNLOCKED MY CAR, IN FEBRUARY 2015 I DECIDED TO BUY A NEW REMOTE AS A BACKUP DEVICE BECAUSE I SIMPLY DON'T TRUST IT. FROM 4/2015 I STILL USE IT. NEW IS STORE IN THE GLOVE WHEN THE TIME COMES. UPDATE 7/13/2016 - I WILL USE MY SECOND 7254V. MY FIRST 7245V WILL FINALLY DIE AROUND THE END OF 2015 (THIS IS ABOUT 1.5 YEARS OF USE). THE REMOTE STARTER IN MY COROLL STILL WORKS GREAT. I USE THIS FOR SEVERAL DAYS TO PRE-START MY MACHINE. UPDATE 4/20/18. THESE 7254V REMOTE CONTROLS HAVE PROBLEMS IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE 3rd OR 4TH BATTERY CHANGE. JUST LIKE MY 1ST 7254V, MY 2ND 7254V NOW STARTS DOING STRANGE THINGS LIKE THE CAR INSTEAD OF STARTING, WHEN I PRESS THE START BUTTON IT STARTS A SONG WITH A LIGHT SHOW. LIKE MY FIRST REMOTE FAILURE, IT COMES AND GOES, WORKS GREAT, THEN NOT. THIS STRANGE BEHAVIOR STARTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER CHANGING THE BATTERY (MY BATTERIES ARE REPLACED PERFECTLY AND I ONLY USE GOOD SONY LITHIUM 2032 BATTERIES). I WILL KEEP YOU UP TO DATE ON THE RESULT. UPDATE 01/27/21 - NOW I AM SURE. These Viper 7245V remotes are programmed to fail after 4 battery changes. I had another 7245V failure after the 4th battery change. I have a friend's electronics lab looking for the chip fault instruction that is causing this. Upon discovery, we will notify the BBB and spread the word wherever it can be heard.

Pros
  • Replacement Viper 2-way remote with rechargeable battery
Cons
  • I'll keep quiet