Enform Remote Start Problems and Questions
10-28-17, 03:14 AM
#61
I opted for another year for the remote start/Enform. Could be a waste but I dumped the fluff and went the $160 route. You do not need to pay the $240 if you don't want all the little bells and whistles. The key fob remote start has terrible range and other apps require a subscription anyway. I can simply hit the remote start on my phone from the office on a hot or cold day (after making sure I have it set up the way I want before leaving it in the first place) and finish a call or an email them leave for the day knowing the GX will be ready and waiting
What I do have a slight sad face for is I was ready to commit to a multi-year agreement and in my business a multi-year usually gets awarded a discount because you are agreeing to a longer term commitment. I was told "no" because if I sell or trade-in or destroy the car they then would refund me the balance of the money spent. Makes sense if you are dealing with crooked people but still was a bit disappointing
What I do have a slight sad face for is I was ready to commit to a multi-year agreement and in my business a multi-year usually gets awarded a discount because you are agreeing to a longer term commitment. I was told "no" because if I sell or trade-in or destroy the car they then would refund me the balance of the money spent. Makes sense if you are dealing with crooked people but still was a bit disappointing
10-28-17, 12:25 PM
#62
Near the end of the former pricing structure ($165, 250 & 350/year) there were apparently
multiyear discounts up to the maximum of 5 years that they would register.
With the new 52% off the Safety & Service Connect and roughly 35% off the Remote Starter
and/or Destination Assist packages they must think that should suffice.
multiyear discounts up to the maximum of 5 years that they would register.
With the new 52% off the Safety & Service Connect and roughly 35% off the Remote Starter
and/or Destination Assist packages they must think that should suffice.
12-12-17, 12:30 PM
#63
remote start stopped working
The remote start use to work with the lock button. But once the trial enform subscription ended the remote start using the remote stopped working. I don't know if its related or not.
Do I have to have the enform subscription to use the remote start?
Do I have to have the enform subscription to use the remote start?
12-12-17, 12:35 PM
#64
12-12-17, 12:48 PM
#66
Not that I know of. We had a member that had a Viper system installed that used an app.
12-12-17, 02:51 PM
#68
Your dealer can install the option called Remote Engine Start "RES" for $500 that
will use the original key fobs you already have. There will be no additional subscription
and you can use the fob just like you did for the trial period of the Lexus Enform Remote
"LER" but you will not have the phone app features.
Lexus did reduce the subscription fees last month. When you bought the GX the annual
fee for Safety Connect and the Remote Start was $250/year. It is now $160. The e-mail
you got reminding you to subscribe encouraged you to spend an extra $100 (now $80) to
keep the Destination Assist live operator for your Navigation but it is not required for the
Remote Start.
Your choice now is to either press the overhead "SOS" button and speak to an operator
to continue your Phone and Fob service @ $160/year or visit your Dealer and pay the
one time $500 for the Fob only, no subscription remote. Alternatively you can visit an
aftermarket shop and have one of many different systems installed that use a separate
small fob but can be cheaper and have greater range than the factory key fob.
will use the original key fobs you already have. There will be no additional subscription
and you can use the fob just like you did for the trial period of the Lexus Enform Remote
"LER" but you will not have the phone app features.
Lexus did reduce the subscription fees last month. When you bought the GX the annual
fee for Safety Connect and the Remote Start was $250/year. It is now $160. The e-mail
you got reminding you to subscribe encouraged you to spend an extra $100 (now $80) to
keep the Destination Assist live operator for your Navigation but it is not required for the
Remote Start.
Your choice now is to either press the overhead "SOS" button and speak to an operator
to continue your Phone and Fob service @ $160/year or visit your Dealer and pay the
one time $500 for the Fob only, no subscription remote. Alternatively you can visit an
aftermarket shop and have one of many different systems installed that use a separate
small fob but can be cheaper and have greater range than the factory key fob.
12-13-17, 04:28 AM
#69
Your dealer can install the option called Remote Engine Start "RES" for $500 that
will use the original key fobs you already have. There will be no additional subscription
and you can use the fob just like you did for the trial period of the Lexus Enform Remote
"LER" but you will not have the phone app features.
Lexus did reduce the subscription fees last month. When you bought the GX the annual
fee for Safety Connect and the Remote Start was $250/year. It is now $160. The e-mail
you got reminding you to subscribe encouraged you to spend an extra $100 (now $80) to
keep the Destination Assist live operator for your Navigation but it is not required for the
Remote Start.
Your choice now is to either press the overhead "SOS" button and speak to an operator
to continue your Phone and Fob service @ $160/year or visit your Dealer and pay the
one time $500 for the Fob only, no subscription remote. Alternatively you can visit an
aftermarket shop and have one of many different systems installed that use a separate
small fob but can be cheaper and have greater range than the factory key fob.
will use the original key fobs you already have. There will be no additional subscription
and you can use the fob just like you did for the trial period of the Lexus Enform Remote
"LER" but you will not have the phone app features.
Lexus did reduce the subscription fees last month. When you bought the GX the annual
fee for Safety Connect and the Remote Start was $250/year. It is now $160. The e-mail
you got reminding you to subscribe encouraged you to spend an extra $100 (now $80) to
keep the Destination Assist live operator for your Navigation but it is not required for the
Remote Start.
Your choice now is to either press the overhead "SOS" button and speak to an operator
to continue your Phone and Fob service @ $160/year or visit your Dealer and pay the
one time $500 for the Fob only, no subscription remote. Alternatively you can visit an
aftermarket shop and have one of many different systems installed that use a separate
small fob but can be cheaper and have greater range than the factory key fob.
12-13-17, 07:55 AM
#70
I do not use the enform app and I just bought my 2011 GX used.
I hit the lock button three times and hold on the 3rd time. The hazard lights start flashing the the truck starts. Is the aftermarket or stock for the GX? What I'm reading here does not mesh.
I hit the lock button three times and hold on the 3rd time. The hazard lights start flashing the the truck starts. Is the aftermarket or stock for the GX? What I'm reading here does not mesh.
12-13-17, 08:24 AM
#71
Oh and my car (2015 GX460) I hit the remote lock button 3 times and hold and it starts up. Never had the Lexus enform app. I bought it used and it had the remote start already installed.
Last edited by Statman; 12-13-17 at 08:28 AM.
12-13-17, 04:30 PM
#73
12-14-17, 09:14 AM
#74
Yes there are aftermarket options to add Remote Start to your existing factory Key Fob. I had one installed on my GS at Tint World in San Antonio for about $400. It worked great and I think it came with a 3 or 4 year warranty. But Lexus does have a safety feature that kills the car when you open the door after starting it with the remote, the guys at Tint World told me they couldn’t bypass this.
12-14-17, 05:44 PM
#75
Yes there are aftermarket options to add Remote Start to your existing factory Key Fob. I had one installed on my GS at Tint World in San Antonio for about $400. It worked great and I think it came with a 3 or 4 year warranty. But Lexus does have a safety feature that kills the car when you open the door after starting it with the remote, the guys at Tint World told me they couldn’t bypass this.