key fob question

[H3PAC]

I love to give you Canadians a hard time. Yes, It sounds like you may have to take the ride back to your dealer. But I thought there was some sort of secret, cryptic way to program the remote to the vehicle (or the vehicle to the remote). Something like twisting the headlight switch 4 times, facing the east, turning the ignition key with your left hand and holding your tallywacker with the right .....well something like that. Seriously though, I read something about this somewhere, on a forum or something. Maybe the experts on this forum can help out.

By the way, what country is Canada in anyway?

[-=Mac=-]

Originally Posted by H3PAC

By the way, what country is Canada in anyway?

Nunavut!

I was hoping there was a way to deal with it myself. Oh well.

-Mac

[mountainbiker]

Mac, I haven't tried with my H3, but in my Explorer with the Viper if I have my cell phone in there on it will interrupt my fob from locking/unlocking and remote starting it. Take it out and all is normal.

[f5fstop]

In addition, to the cell phone, some places fobs just won't work. There are two locations around here where factory fobs fail to operate. One is a Home Depot (if I parked close to the store), the other is a hospital. Some type of electrical interference is causing the failure. My new fobs with the Viper work!

I do know that automotive fobs are the lowest animal on the FCC list for operating interference. In other words, a fob cannot interfere with anything, but all others may interfere with the fob.

So, if a fob works all the time, but in one or two locations, it most likely is due to the FCC.

[Viet Nam Vette]

Originally Posted by f5fstop

In addition, to the cell phone, some places fobs just won't work. There are two locations around here where factory fobs fail to operate. One is a Home Depot (if I parked close to the store), the other is a hospital. Some type of electrical interference is causing the failure. My new fobs with the Viper work!

I do know that automotive fobs are the lowest animal on the FCC list for operating interference. In other words, a fob cannot interfere with anything, but all others may interfere with the fob.

So, if a fob works all the time, but in one or two locations, it most likely is due to the FCC.

I say...FOB IT..!!!

[-=Mac=-]

Originally Posted by f5fstop

One is a Home Depot (if I parked close to the store), the other is a hospital. Some type of electrical interference is causing the failure.

Some places (especially hospitals and funeral homes) are buying cellular signal jammers so that might be what's causing your failure. There's only a couple of licenced jammers on the market. Most are unlicenced and therefore not tested for range etc. but you can find & purchase them on the internet, usually cheaper than the licenced ones.

In my case, my cell works and, according to the service guy, my remotes are transmitting... so it's a question of the coding. I'll drop in and have them recode them. At the same time, I'll have them check out why my DIC tells me that I have a tire pressure sensor failure intermittently.

-Mac

[f5fstop]

No hospitals around here using jammers; I know that for a fact.

[H3PAC]

Originally Posted by -=Mac=-

At the same time, I'll have them check out why my DIC tells me that I have a tire pressure sensor failure intermittently.

-Mac

Having problems with your tyres?

[-=Mac=-]

Originally Posted by H3PAC

Having problems with your tyres?

Not that I can see but the DIC gave the "unhappy sensor" message a couple of times. I've checked under the bonnet and in the boot and everything appears to be in order...

-Mac