A1 Auto Solutions

DO NOT get remote start installed by these guys. You’ll probably be sorry.
I had remote start installed on a car in 1997 by Best Buy. I consider Best Buy the stupidest of the stupid. The system definitely had to be modified again a few years later.
But at least it worked right after installing.
These guys installed my $ 68 remote starter for about $ 150 or so.
(Plus another $ 25 later to make the remote start door unlocker unlock our doors.)
With these guys — The first time I drove my car to my job, I tried pressing a button on my remote start device. The car clicked a bunch — a bad click, like when your alternator is dying. I verified that it could still start, and went in to work. it was dead when I tried to drive home. The battery was un-​jumpable. In fact, the battery had to be completely replaced.
They came to my work — FOUR days later, if I recall correctly — to check it out. They said this was an existing problem, but the battery was still on 6 month warranty!
So I got it towed and a new battery.
Tried driving it again — still problems! The brake light was stuck on! Remote start involves something in the brake — a sensor to detect when the brake is pushed, so that the car’s engine can be turned off if there is no key in the ignition. So nobody can steal your already-​started car.
Is that what happened before — killing my battery? I’ll never know, but it’s a guess.
So my wife takes it in for them to fix. They ‘fix’ it. Counting the installation, this is the 3^rd time A1 Auto Solutions was dealing with my car. She drives it home. The light gets stuck on again. I drive it to work for a week — the light gets stuck on repeatedly. Major hassle.
So we call them, and complain, and they basically ignore us. They refuse to pay for a new brake sensor … So my wife goes to Advance Auto and buys the part herself. It’s $ 14.
She takes the car back to Woodbridge for them to work on it AGAIN. This is the FOURTH time they’ve had the car in their presence.
Finally, it’s right. But it was a major hassle. Way worse than with Best Buy — and I hate Best Buy! They were not particularly responsive… And I had to use a spare car for two weeks of commuting.
Remote start is awesome, but look for someone qualified to do it right in one try. By my experience, these guys are not it.