Has anyone else had an electrical problem after having Lojack installed?

After they installed on Thursday, my top wouldn't go down. Apparently, the
Lojack "technician" put the device under the panel near my gear box. Don't
know for sure, b/c the tool wouldn't let me watch.

Both Lojack and Honda have surmised that he either blew a fuse or failed to
reattached the wire harness from the conv. top motor to the button. Both
Honda and Lojack were not surprised that I had an electrical problem, and
both readily admitted that electrical problems after a Lojack install are
not uncommon. Neither was as sad as I was to spend several gorgeous SoCal
fall days with the top up.

So caveat emptor -- if you're having Lojack installed, check all your
electrical systems before you let the "technician" drive away.

I'll update y'all when they fix it.

 

That sucks dude. Good luck on getting it fix. Maybe that Tech jacked it up somehow...

 

I had LoJack installed with zero problems. It's not surprising they won't let you watch where they install the unit......the whole point is that it's supposed to be hidden somewhere secret. My only complaint is that they tell you that after doing any electrical work (stereos, etc.), you should pay them $50 to re-test your LoJack operation.

Jeff

 

If he installed it under the console, you may want to pop it open yourself. Check your caution blinkers....if those don't work, he merely forgot to hook up the wire harness under the console cover. Pop it open, plug it back in, and away you go!

 

Thanks, MacGyver. They actually came out and fixed it yesterday. All is well and the top is down.

 

This just happened to me so I searched it here and found this thread.

How did they fix it?
Is it something I can do myself?
Was it the Lojack tech that fixed it or your dealer?

 

I had LoJack installed on my last car and have ordered it for the S2000 though they haven't arranged for it to be installed yet.

On the last car, they also would not let me watch their install. They claim that it's so that I won't know where it is and won't know what the unit looks like so I can't tell anyone and therefore theives can't find out enough information to effectively find and disable the LoJack units.

I think it's because they don't want you to see how little effort the installers go through in order to install the unit. On my Integra, while I was removing interior panels for a different project, I happened to find the LoJack unit stuck to the back of the first panel I removed using double-sided foam tape. After I peeled it loose, I removed all the remaining interior panels, cleaned up the years of dirt and grime and completed the other project, then hid the LoJack unit somewhere far more devious, someplace not even apparent when looking around the *stripped* interior.

*That's* what the install should have been like, and whoever inherits my old car can rest knowing that the LoJack installation likely can't even be found by its original installer.

I'd be a little less vague, but I want to try to preserve some of the spirit of the "don't tell the internet all the juicy details about LoJack" commandment even if I break one or two rules.

I strongly suggest you hunt down the LoJack unit in your car to see how well hidden it is and if it needs to be relocated to someplace a little more secure. I didn't need to move the power wires for it in order to relocate mine, and I'm not sure I suggest disconnecting it and reconnecting it elsewhere anyway.

If you haven't already installed your LoJack, you might just talk to the installer and recommend that he not just slap it on the back side of an interior panel, but hide the guts of it deeper inside the car's metalwork so it's not apparent even if the car is stripped.

 

You also may want to reconsider that move. By placing the unit into the interior metalwork, you are seriously reducing it's ability to communicate with the outside world. When simply hidden behind a plastic panel, only one or two faces of the unit are blocked by metal. By placing it deeper into the interior portion, you are effectively creating a metal cage around the transmitter. If you ever need to turn it on, you'll have less of a chance of finding the car.