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Keyless Entry Problem


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Alright, I have a 1998 Ford Ranger, I recently(4 days ago) received my new keyless entry remote. It worked for the past few days after doing to sync process, but today when I left work my remote wouldn't unlock my truck. The key unlock worked fine so I figured it has de-synced or that it had a short battery life. When I got home I tried a new battery and re-syncing to no avail. When I do the sync process the locks still lock/unlock.
Any ideas if what could be wrong? Answers ASAP would be great, thank you.
 


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Do you have another vehicle that you could use to test the remote?
 

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I don't. I thought trying it on a 1997 would work but that has a different programming entry. I checked fuses, tried the old remote, which is severely damaged, and still no work. Probably due to the damage. Any possible problem with the truck? Other than fuses?
 

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You could have a faulty GEM or keyless module.

What did you pay for a factory remote?
 

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$8 in total. I'm just going to send the remote back and say that it went faulty in a couple of days, and they should send another one out.
 

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