OK. My new FOB has arrived. The instructions say:

1) Push Trip/ODO twice
2) Push and hold Fuel Info until the PKE light stays on.

No PKE light showed at all. Does that mean the PKE has been disabled?

When it's on, does it say "PKE"?

Thanks.

 

Hold the button on the FOB down for about ten seconds. It should cycle the locks. If not the FULL procedure is in the small owners manual

 

No luck. Held the door lock button down for 10 seconds and they did not cycle. Tried it with key in, key out, and ignition on. Could not find an owner's manual instruction beyond this.

Any ideas? The FOB was matched to the VIN #.

 

Your transmitter is new, is the battery new? These things are on shelves for years, ensure the battery is good.

To check that the system is off, turn on the ignition. The
PASSIVE KEYLESS ENTRY light on the Driver
Information Center should not come onI.f the light does
come on for a secondo r two, then the PKE systemis
still on.

You can also check whether the system is on oro ff by
closing the dooar nd moving away from the vehicle
with the keys and transmitter. If the doors lock, the


Matching Transmitter(s) To Your Vehicle


Each key chain transmitter is coded to prevent another
transmitter from unlocking your vehicle. If a transmitter
is lost ors tolen, a replacement can be purchased through
your dealer. Remember to bring any remaining
transmitters with you when you go to your dealer. When
the dealer matches the replacement transmitter to your
vehicle, any remaining transmitters must also be
matched. Once the new transmitter is coded, the lost
transmitter will not unlock your vehicle. Each vehicle
can have only three transmitters matched to it.

To match transmitters to your vehicle:

1. Move all transmitters out of range.
2. Turn the ignition key on.
3. Push TRIP OD0 on the Driver Information Center
twice.
4. Within five seconds, press and hold FUEL INFO
until the PASSIVE KEYLESS ENTRY light
comes on.
5. Turn the ignition off, but leave the key in the
ignition. The PASSIVE KEYLESS ENTRY light
should begin to flash to show the system is in
programming mode.
6. Bring one transmitter into range. The light will stop
flashing and stay on to show that the codeis stored.
7. Move the transmitter out of range. The light should
start flashing again.
8. Repeat Steps 6 and 7 with each additional transmitter.


The programming mode will shut off if

-You don’t program any transmitters for two minutes.

-You take the key out of the ignition or turn the
ignition on.

-You have programmed three transmitters.


If all those instructions don't work, trouble shoot the PKE system (You will need the Field Service Manual). If the troubleshooting passes and all antennas work, this would be your next step:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-g...tallation.html

 

1) Not to sound stupid but how do you check the battery?

2) I notice the FOB has a tiny rattle. Is that to activate the battery or is that rattle not supposed to be there?

 

If I could ask where did you buy your fob?

 

Open the FOB (carefully) and put a meter on the battery. Should read 3 volts.

The rattle is normal. It's (in simple terms) the way the FOB transmits the signal to the PKE receiver. Not always a good idea to walk around all day with your FOB in your pocket. As you do walk away, if the vehicle fails to lock (doors/horn) walk back to vehicle and jingle the FOB to where you hear the rattle.

 

The same way we check the 9V batteries.

 

I'd put a new battery to be 100% sure. They're only a couple dollars. When I got my new key fob last year, the programming instructions above worked perfectly for me on the first try.

 

Battery is at full charge. I got the FOB through a Chevy dealer after giving him the VIN #.

 

One last hope, check the fuse.

 

Will do tomorrow. Good idea. It could be burned out or missing (Somebody may have used it as a replacement for another.).

Double checked the Vin # I gave Chevy and it's right.

 

Fuse is good.

 

Just to be sure im reading this right. You removed the battery and tested it or either replaced it? SO you know its good Or.....

I bought a new FOB from GM and the battery should be good?

 

There are three fuses to check. If tke pke light does not cpme on it is not a fob problem. You must follow the full procedure to make a new fob work. Could the pke light bulb be burned out? Do your fuel anx gauge buttons work normally? Does your chime come on when you leave the key in the ignition and open the door?

 

The chime comes on with the key in the "On" position but will not chime in any other key position.

If the PKE light was burned out, the doors would still unlock.

Don't know about the fuel auxillary guages. I haven't owned the car long enough to note how they work.

 

PKE module fuse is good as is power door locks fuse.

 

I should have said trip and fuel buttons. If they don't work normally you can't use them to program the pke. If the pke bulb is burned out of course the pke light does not come on. I think the fuses are 26 40 and 42, but don.t have access to a manual right now. We normally suggest you make sure the pke receiver seems to be working before you spend the money on a fob. Your problem has nothing to do with a fob battery, the system being turned off, the power locks not working or anything to do with the fob. If the light does not come on you cannot program your fob to fhe car.

 

The new FOB I bought was tested by the local Chevy dealership and it is inoperable, sending no signal.

 

A new transmitter inoperable, Did they give you new one?