Passive Keyless Entry
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Passive Keyless Entry
Bought by 93 several years ago & it did not have a PKE transmitter. Bought an OEM & trying to program it--following directions--tune ignition on, press trip/odo twice, with in 5 sec. push & hold fuel/info button until pke light comes on and stays on. turn ignition to off & leave key in ignition. pke light will come on and begin flashing. this does not happen ( transmitter has been about 15' away during this process). tried this several times & nothing happen, so decided to reach out. Funny thing happen--when I closed the driver side door, both doors locked & horn honked!!! Any ideas???
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The PKEs have a mind of its own. It will only work when it wants to, no ands, ifs, or buts. I have had my 93 Ruby since new and my PKE has been doing that since day one. For awhile, I disabled it but, I didn't like the idiot light on all the time so I've kept it enabled. For the past two weeks it is working like it should. I'm sure in a few days it will go into hibernation until it wants to come out of hibernation.
It is one of those things.
It is one of those things.
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There is a simple process to turn the PKE On and Off. (not sure but I believe it is by holding the lock button for three seconds) What happens is that when people try to program the unit, they end up programing & turning it off. In the Off setting, it wont work and they believe it is still broken.
I had the same experience on my 94, but I eventually found out it was a bad receiver. The receiver was located in a position that meant I had to completely remove the dash to get to and replace it. After I replaced it and put everything back together I tried the new FOB and receiver. I didn't work, out of frustration I walked away before I smashed it with a hammer.
Six months later I tried again after reading an article about turning the FOB ON and OFF. I has worked great ever since. So before you go to far out on a limb, just try to turn it on.
I had the same experience on my 94, but I eventually found out it was a bad receiver. The receiver was located in a position that meant I had to completely remove the dash to get to and replace it. After I replaced it and put everything back together I tried the new FOB and receiver. I didn't work, out of frustration I walked away before I smashed it with a hammer.
Six months later I tried again after reading an article about turning the FOB ON and OFF. I has worked great ever since. So before you go to far out on a limb, just try to turn it on.
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Bought by 93 several years ago & it did not have a PKE transmitter. Bought an OEM & trying to program it--following directions--tune ignition on, press trip/odo twice, with in 5 sec. push & hold fuel/info button until pke light comes on and stays on. turn ignition to off & leave key in ignition. pke light will come on and begin flashing. this does not happen ( transmitter has been about 15' away during this process). tried this several times & nothing happen, so decided to reach out. Funny thing happen--when I closed the driver side door, both doors locked & horn honked!!! Any ideas???
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A few thoughts to start with. Check fuses 26, 40 and 42. Try the programming procedure with the door closed from the beginning (you might have to lean in the window, or get someone to help). Does the PKE light ever come on, or is it possible the bulb is just burned out? Do you hear the door open warning with the key in but off and the door open? If not you might have a worn ignition cylinder, try the procedure but when you turn the key off make sure you keep it pushed all the way in.
Also, do the TRIP and FUEL buttons work like they should in general?
Last edited by markKlein; Jul 30, 2017 at 09:17 AM.
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That would be a fair statement. Mine has never worked more than 10' away and you needed to be near the driver's door handle most of the time. It has never worked on the passenger side or near the rear.
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Try a new battery in remote mine went after 20 plus years worked fine before that all of the time
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Mark--you were right on. When the PKE light comes on & I turn the ignition to off & hold the key in tight the PKE light does start to flash. However, when I bring the transmitter into range, it does not program--the PKE light continues to flash until the cycle runs out. Should I look into a new battery for the transmitter? Bought transmitter off ebay, so don't know how long it has been sitting on the self--it's an OEM transmitter.
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Mark--you were right on. When the PKE light comes on & I turn the ignition to off & hold the key in tight the PKE light does start to flash. However, when I bring the transmitter into range, it does not program--the PKE light continues to flash until the cycle runs out. Should I look into a new battery for the transmitter? Bought transmitter off ebay, so don't know how long it has been sitting on the self--it's an OEM transmitter.
