Thanks for your reply. I'm not sure what you mean by "IME", but as far as a dead fob / black think on your ring of keys that I press to initiate the remote starter, when pressed it lights a small red light on the fob / black thing.
I have scanned the pcm for engine codes and found nothing. However I've noticed that various electronic sensors that feed info to the pcm don't always report on themselves when they are broken.