My Passive Keyless Entry doesnt work
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From: Rockville MD
My Passive Keyless Entry doesnt work
I got the car that way.
I changed the battery in the transmitter thinking that was the problem but still doesnt work.
I tried to reprogram it as the manual says, and still nothing
the PKE light does NOT flash when i start the car as it should.
what is the problem??
anyone experience anything like this
I changed the battery in the transmitter thinking that was the problem but still doesnt work.
I tried to reprogram it as the manual says, and still nothing
the PKE light does NOT flash when i start the car as it should.
what is the problem??
anyone experience anything like this
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From: LaGrange Highlands IL
I got the car that way.
I changed the battery in the transmitter thinking that was the problem but still doesnt work.
I tried to reprogram it as the manual says, and still nothing
the PKE light does NOT flash when i start the car as it should.
what is the problem??
anyone experience anything like this
I changed the battery in the transmitter thinking that was the problem but still doesnt work.
I tried to reprogram it as the manual says, and still nothing
the PKE light does NOT flash when i start the car as it should.
what is the problem??
anyone experience anything like this
Joe
Last edited by cal55; May 11, 2010 at 09:59 AM.
Melting Slicks
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From: Longmont Co
Do not spend money on a new fob yet. The real question is, what exactly happens when you try to reprogram it? List everything you did, every button you pushed, every light that came on, etc. That might give us enough info to suggest a fix. You may have a reciever problem rather than a fob problem. Also, have you checked all the fuses, I think there are actually three fuses that are used by the PKE system. Are your interior lights, key chime etc. all working properly?
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From: Winston Ga.
I just bought my 96 a few weeks ago. the oo said the PKE did not work.
I went through the programming steps and it indeed did not want to program.
I putzed with it a while and tried again. It worked but the manual says to hold it for 2 secs. It took at least 10-20 secs of holding the button to get it to reprogram. Now Bobs your uncle.
Just FYI.
I went through the programming steps and it indeed did not want to program.
I putzed with it a while and tried again. It worked but the manual says to hold it for 2 secs. It took at least 10-20 secs of holding the button to get it to reprogram. Now Bobs your uncle.
Just FYI.
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From: Rockville MD
Do not spend money on a new fob yet. The real question is, what exactly happens when you try to reprogram it? List everything you did, every button you pushed, every light that came on, etc. That might give us enough info to suggest a fix. You may have a reciever problem rather than a fob problem. Also, have you checked all the fuses, I think there are actually three fuses that are used by the PKE system. Are your interior lights, key chime etc. all working properly?
i did check all 3 fuses and they are good.
the main problem seems to be that the PKE light never lights up or blinks.
I just bought my 96 a few weeks ago. the oo said the PKE did not work.
I went through the programming steps and it indeed did not want to program.
I putzed with it a while and tried again. It worked but the manual says to hold it for 2 secs. It took at least 10-20 secs of holding the button to get it to reprogram. Now Bobs your uncle.
Just FYI.
I went through the programming steps and it indeed did not want to program.
I putzed with it a while and tried again. It worked but the manual says to hold it for 2 secs. It took at least 10-20 secs of holding the button to get it to reprogram. Now Bobs your uncle.
Just FYI.
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From: LaGrange Highlands IL
Maybe the PKE light is burnt out, I'm assuming it's a bulb. You need to check for codes too through the DLC connector, it may be a bad receiver under the dash. I would check the codes first. Do a search on DLC codes and a lot of information comes up. You can check them using a paper clip to jump the terminals.
Joe
Joe
Last edited by cal55; May 12, 2010 at 10:13 AM.
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From: Raleigh NC
It's possible that the PKE is disabled. Mine was when I bought mine and once I got it to work I just disabled it again. I personally didn't really care for it. But if the PKE is disabled the PKE light won't light up...ever. It has to be enabled to light up.
Try this:
Sit in the car and hold the door button and see if the door locks cycle. This is how you enable/disable the PKE.
If the locks cycle then you just enabled the PKE.
If nothing happens and you've already tried a new battery and programming you may need a new PKE receiver.
Try this:
Sit in the car and hold the door button and see if the door locks cycle. This is how you enable/disable the PKE.
If the locks cycle then you just enabled the PKE.
If nothing happens and you've already tried a new battery and programming you may need a new PKE receiver.
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From: Longmont Co
It's possible that the PKE is disabled. Mine was when I bought mine and once I got it to work I just disabled it again. I personally didn't really care for it. But if the PKE is disabled the PKE light won't light up...ever. It has to be enabled to light up.
Try this:
Sit in the car and hold the door button and see if the door locks cycle. This is how you enable/disable the PKE.
If the locks cycle then you just enabled the PKE.
If nothing happens and you've already tried a new battery and programming you may need a new PKE receiver.
Try this:
Sit in the car and hold the door button and see if the door locks cycle. This is how you enable/disable the PKE.
If the locks cycle then you just enabled the PKE.
If nothing happens and you've already tried a new battery and programming you may need a new PKE receiver.
It does not matter if it is disabled or not, you should be able to go through the programming steps in the car. If you are following the steps and holding the button in and the light never cones on, it could be the bulb is burned out, or probably the reciever needs to be replaced. What about interior lights and key chime?
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From: Rockville MD
I just want to be able to unlock the car with the FOB. i really dont care for the PKE anyways.
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You don't use the FOB buttons to lock or unlock the doors, like you do on other keyless entry systems.
Pushing the door button on the FOB will never unlock the drivers door. It was never designed to operate that way.
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From: Rockville MD
Are you aware of exactly how the C4 PKE system works?
You don't use the FOB buttons to lock or unlock the doors, like you do on other keyless entry systems.
Pushing the door button on the FOB will never unlock the drivers door. It was never designed to operate that way.
You don't use the FOB buttons to lock or unlock the doors, like you do on other keyless entry systems.
Pushing the door button on the FOB will never unlock the drivers door. It was never designed to operate that way.
what about the "hatch" button?
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From: Pendleton OR
Below is a link (hopefully, they'll work) to a thread on PKE I started several months ago. Below that is a link to a remote similar to what on put on my wife's '95 after about one month of her hating the PKE. Took about 2 hours to install, though I did have access to a factory wiring diagram & it works from at least 100' and likely farther. I just pulled the 5 amp PKE fuse. She didn't like it locking automatically when she'd walk away from the car, as in running grocery bags into the house. I don't use the car so it didn't matter to me but, it was definitely cheaper than replacing PKE parts AND, she's happy.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-t...-question.html
http://www.jcwhitney.com/model-6rt-r.../p2001393.jcwx
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-t...-question.html
http://www.jcwhitney.com/model-6rt-r.../p2001393.jcwx
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The hatch button will pop the hatch.
Everything is explained in the owners manual.
If you don't have one, here is a link to where you can download a pdf version.
http://www.gmpartshouse.com/download...96corvette.pdf
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From: Rockville MD
The door button is for unlocking the passenger door, if you have the PKE system set in single door mode.
The hatch button will pop the hatch.
Everything is explained in the owners manual.
If you don't have one, here is a link to where you can download a pdf version.
http://www.gmpartshouse.com/download...96corvette.pdf
The hatch button will pop the hatch.
Everything is explained in the owners manual.
If you don't have one, here is a link to where you can download a pdf version.
http://www.gmpartshouse.com/download...96corvette.pdf
Melting Slicks
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