Fob ghost
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Melting Slicks
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From: Pittsburgh PA
Fob ghost
I replaced the battery in my key fob and now the passive entry nightmare is in full swing. The on/off slide control on the '99 fob has no effect. I hang the key on the wall next to the car and every time anyone walks between the car and the key, the doors lock or unlock. I've had to move the keys to the second story of my house. Can this function be shut off at the DIC?
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From: Waldorf MD
Did you try the on-off switch more than once? Make sure that the fob cover has caught the on-off rod from the fob circuit board.
You can only select "drivers side only" or "both doors" from the DIC, you can only turn the passive system on and off at the fob switch.
Make sure to fully slide the switch to either side when
turning the key fob transmitter on and off. You should
feel a double click when sliding the switch back
and forth.
You can only select "drivers side only" or "both doors" from the DIC, you can only turn the passive system on and off at the fob switch.
Make sure to fully slide the switch to either side when
turning the key fob transmitter on and off. You should
feel a double click when sliding the switch back
and forth.
Last edited by Oldvetter; Jan 9, 2010 at 09:08 AM.
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Good luck with this. Issues like this was a good reason to do away with the passive function on the fob in '00.
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Yeah, pocket dust will contaminate the switch and turn it on regardless if you want it or not. Well, that seems to be the cause. Sliding the switch back and forth several times, cleaning it as you did and so on, is usually the fix.
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Fob issues
I experienced a dead fob @ Thanksgiving.
I replaced it with a new battery and pressed both buttons with my car honking at me after 5 seconds or so.
Problem is: After some time elapse, when I leave the car and return to unlock it, the fob does not work. I have been told to "remate" the fob and car and will do so when the weather warms up. Otherwise, I have been instructed by other members on this forum to suck it up and buy a new one.
I replaced it with a new battery and pressed both buttons with my car honking at me after 5 seconds or so.
Problem is: After some time elapse, when I leave the car and return to unlock it, the fob does not work. I have been told to "remate" the fob and car and will do so when the weather warms up. Otherwise, I have been instructed by other members on this forum to suck it up and buy a new one.
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Wounded Warrior Escort '11
I experienced a dead fob @ Thanksgiving.
I replaced it with a new battery and pressed both buttons with my car honking at me after 5 seconds or so.
Problem is: After some time elapse, when I leave the car and return to unlock it, the fob does not work. I have been told to "remate" the fob and car and will do so when the weather warms up. Otherwise, I have been instructed by other members on this forum to suck it up and buy a new one.
I replaced it with a new battery and pressed both buttons with my car honking at me after 5 seconds or so.
Problem is: After some time elapse, when I leave the car and return to unlock it, the fob does not work. I have been told to "remate" the fob and car and will do so when the weather warms up. Otherwise, I have been instructed by other members on this forum to suck it up and buy a new one.
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Yes, but I like the passive fob. As a matter of fact, it was one reason i wanted a 99. Did not want to miss this feature. It seems they have made it more reliable with the c6 as it is back.
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The C-6 Fob works quite a bit differently. It doesn't automatically unlock the door as the 97-99's fobs do. The C-6, the owner touches the button on the door which then turns on the receiver which and if the codes match what's stored in the systems, the door will open. Same goes for the starting of the car. If the fob is not present inside of the car, it will not start.
Also, the C-6 fob, they greatly decreased the range. You have to be fairly close for things to work. My '99 C-5, I could unlock the car from a couple of hundred feet away but the C-6 you need to be within an average 20-30 feet at the most. Now I have not done a specific range study so some people may have different results.
Also, the C-6 fob, they greatly decreased the range. You have to be fairly close for things to work. My '99 C-5, I could unlock the car from a couple of hundred feet away but the C-6 you need to be within an average 20-30 feet at the most. Now I have not done a specific range study so some people may have different results.
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Melting Slicks
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What do you do when you wash the car or work on the car? Isn't the car continually locking and unlocking as you get close, in, out, near, etc.? Do you put the fob in the house?
I'm not a fan of machines guessing at what I'm trying to accomplish, especially something as simple as opening and closing a door. Sounds like they got it right with the C6.
