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Check the light on the remote fob. Does it light up when you press the button? It will light for only a part of a second.
Sometimes the transmitter stops working for no reason and there is no repair, you have to buy a new remote fob, or in the case of some vehicles, you have to buy a new key and have the agents activate the key, then you can activate the remote with a special procedure.
These are items which you replace, not repair. You choice is buy new, or exchange yours for rebuilt or remanufactured units, or buy used. New expect to pay well over $100, rebuilt over $50, and of course you can buy working used ones from junkyards for about $20. You get what you pay for, I never buy a wear item used. Fenders and windows OK, but not anything like this. Look on youtube.com and you can find videos of folks changing these. Important to electrically isolate the battery from the car, before you begin.
Ok help me understand this. When you say "remote starter" are you refering to the Keyless Entry remote. Assuming your car is equipped with remote start from the factory, if you check engine light is on the remote start is disabled. Is your check engine light on? Do you have multiple Keyless Entry remotes? See if the other one works if you do? It is possible that perticular button on that remote is not working while others are working. You will need to replace it at a dealership.
I am working on my mother-in-law's 2002 4Runner right now. The problem is a common one for Toyota starters and is likely due to worn contacts in the starter itself. When you engage the starter by turning the key, the worn contacts are preventing enough current from getting to the starter bendix (this is the rod that engages the flywheel and makes the engine turn over. you can hear the starter spinning, but the gear on the starter bendix is not engaged with the flywheel. If you can remove the starter, it is likely you can buy new contacts from Toyota, or your local parts store. Or you can buy a new/refurbished starter from your parts store for less than $200 and you will get money back for giving them your old starter. The tricky part is getting the starter out, which is what I am working on right now.
Keyless remote kits, just as starters are available at most automotive stores as well as locations like some Best Buys. AutoZone, PepBoys might be a good place to start. You can also buy and get installed at many auto accessory aftermarket supply locations.
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The clicking sound could be the sound of the silenoid trying to activate a bad starter. See the bendix moves in and out pushing the gear into the flywheel. The starter itself turns the flywheel. So they are a working combo. You sound like you may need a new starter. Here is a tip. Buy original equiptment or get the same one rebuilt buy a shop. Many alternator and starter shops (even tractor repair shop) can handle this type of work in less than a day.
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