PKE programming help.
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From: san diego ca
PKE programming help.
I just got a new transmitter for a 93 Corvette. Did the Trip/ODO twice and then pressed and held the fuel/info button while the transmitter was about 20 feet away. The problem is that when i turn the car to the off position the PKE light goes out and does not blink. I pulled the fuse and turned the key to the on position then removed the key and still the same thing. I bought the car used and never had a transmitter before. Any ideas?
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Chime? What chime? The door open chime? Nothing will go well on a C4 if the battery is low. Make sure it is charged well and go through the procedure with the door closed. Might not matter, but you can start there.
Or do you mean the key-in-ignition chime? You might try holding the key firmly in the slot so it is not easing out of the slot enough to maybe show it as not present anymore.
Oh, check all related fuses, should be 26, 40 and 42, if I remember right.
Or do you mean the key-in-ignition chime? You might try holding the key firmly in the slot so it is not easing out of the slot enough to maybe show it as not present anymore.
Oh, check all related fuses, should be 26, 40 and 42, if I remember right.
Last edited by markKlein; Jul 9, 2011 at 05:09 PM.
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The chimes do go bad and is not related. I would have to ask if the main battery in the car has a good charge on it and is in good shape. Does the car start OK?
If you pull a fuse out all bets are off and advice is non-valid. When you turn the key to the OFF position the PKE light should start to flash. The only problem I am familiar with is that there is a contact in the lock cylinder for the PKE. If that contact is bad then I don’t think you will be able to program it.
Other than that the PKE module could be bad. But before you go there I would check those other items.
If you pull a fuse out all bets are off and advice is non-valid. When you turn the key to the OFF position the PKE light should start to flash. The only problem I am familiar with is that there is a contact in the lock cylinder for the PKE. If that contact is bad then I don’t think you will be able to program it.
Other than that the PKE module could be bad. But before you go there I would check those other items.
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No i leave the key in on the off position. The horn does beeb and the drivers door locks when i walk away so i think the system works, even with the PKE fuse pulled out. The car starts fast but has sat for a week i will check the other fuses and take it for a ride. I just cant get it to blink in the off position. hmm
Last edited by 93sandiego; Jul 9, 2011 at 08:25 PM.
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Melting Slicks
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No i leave the key in on the off position. The horn does beeb and the drivers door locks when i walk away so i think the system works, even with the PKE fuse pulled out. The car starts fast but has sat for a week i will check the other fuses and take it for a ride. I just cant get it to blink in the off position. hmm
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93sandiego - Not sure if you actually understand how the key FOB system works. Under normal circumstances as you walk up to the car, the doors (or door) unlocks automatically. And when walking away it locks automatically. Unlike other key FOB systems, YOU DO NOT PUSH A BUTTON TO UNLOCK (or lock) THE DOOR.
It sounds like it may already be programmed. It is a possibility you got it programmed but did not realize it. (This is what is confusing Mark).
It sounds like it may already be programmed. It is a possibility you got it programmed but did not realize it. (This is what is confusing Mark).
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93sandiego - Not sure if you actually understand how the key FOB system works. Under normal circumstances as you walk up to the car, the doors (or door) unlocks automatically. And when walking away it locks automatically. Unlike other key FOB systems, YOU DO NOT PUSH A BUTTON TO UNLOCK (or lock) THE DOOR.
It sounds like it may already be programmed. It is a possibility you got it programmed but did not realize it. (This is what is confusing Mark).
It sounds like it may already be programmed. It is a possibility you got it programmed but did not realize it. (This is what is confusing Mark).
Confusing me too. I am far from an expert at troubleshooting these things.
But if the door is locking and you hear the horn beep as you walk away, then the FOB has to already be programmed.
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"Ya im confused also becouse i have not put the FOB on the key ring yet and it was doing this when i was out in town and the FOB was at home."
First things first, Pcolt and Rolla are right, make sure you read the owners manual and understand how it is supposed to work.
If it is doing this with the fob nowhere in the area then something really wierd is going on. I'm short on ideas, if I were you I would be searching the car for a hidden fob. Come to think of it, that could be why the light doesn't blink, maybe it won't if it detects an active fob in range. I'm not sure how long you have had your 93, in a 95 there is a storage area behind the pass. seat, and a hidden compartment under the elbow rest of each door. Check under the seats, everywhere. That is the only thing I can think of that might explain what you are describing.
First things first, Pcolt and Rolla are right, make sure you read the owners manual and understand how it is supposed to work.
If it is doing this with the fob nowhere in the area then something really wierd is going on. I'm short on ideas, if I were you I would be searching the car for a hidden fob. Come to think of it, that could be why the light doesn't blink, maybe it won't if it detects an active fob in range. I'm not sure how long you have had your 93, in a 95 there is a storage area behind the pass. seat, and a hidden compartment under the elbow rest of each door. Check under the seats, everywhere. That is the only thing I can think of that might explain what you are describing.
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PKE article in Sept. issue of Vette mag.
Pick up a copy of the September issue of Vette magazine (I just got my copy in the mail, should be on news stands this week). Starting on page 16 there is a 3 page write up on the C4 PKE system on how to program it. Very good article. Good luckJ
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Owners manual for a 96 but is good for all years PKE operation.
Starts at page 2-4.
http://www.gmpartshouse.com/download...96corvette.pdf
Starts at page 2-4.
http://www.gmpartshouse.com/download...96corvette.pdf
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sorry out of town until friday. I did search the car except for under the arm rest didnt see that part. enen if a fob was hidden in the car wouldnt it need to move away from the car to activate?
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That is the best explanation I can come up with for why the car would lock itself when you turn the key off and the fob is nowhere around. If there is no hidden fob, and your new one is not near the car, then the only thought I have is some sort of (electrical Gremlin) malfunction in the PKE receiver. Those are expensive and not easy to remove and replace. Sorry I couldn't help more, maybe someone else has some better ideas.
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On the very first page of the article is says that the C4 PKE system can be switched from passive to manual mode and that when in the manual mode the system allows you to "unlock the doors as you would with any other key fob."That information is WRONG, the PKE system in our cars will NOT function in manual mode.
Believe the balance of the article at your own risk, something tells me the writer failed to do his research.
