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- Alabama
- Vehicle Year
- 2001
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Engine Type
- 3.0 V6
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
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- Do unto others as you would have others do unto you!
I bought a 2001 Ford Ranger from a friend and before I even put 30 miles on it the security system locked it out.
It is titled, registered and Insured in my name.
Starter does work/crank but PATS still has fuel pump or injectors disabled or something.
I only have one key and the key fob is broke so I went ahead and broke the pin preventing me from being able to turn the ignition switch and then tried several procedures I found online t turn off the theft mode but all of them were unsuccessfull.
I went ahead and bought a used immobilizer-transceiver-antenna or whatever you may prefer to call it off ebay that detects the transponder in the key and installed it but there was no change.
Do any of you know what to try next to disable the PATS Antitheft Mode?
Is there a relay in the engine compartment that could be bad and needs replacing?
Is there anything else that may need replacing?
I do have a second key but misplaced it after trying it as well prior to recently buying the used transceiver so have to find it but am currently down to one key and no working key fob to try some of the disable methods. The drivers door lock was swapped by a previous owner that the ignition key does not unlock so I can only unlock the passenger door with the ley as so can not try the using the key in the door method either as is required in one of the supposed ways to disable the theft mode.
I was completely disgusted and have just let it set up for half a year but now my van died and I have no transportation so need to figure this out.
Thanks in advance for any guidance/help you can provide.
Sincerely,
Ronald L. Blake
SFC USARR / Disabled
It is titled, registered and Insured in my name.
Starter does work/crank but PATS still has fuel pump or injectors disabled or something.
I only have one key and the key fob is broke so I went ahead and broke the pin preventing me from being able to turn the ignition switch and then tried several procedures I found online t turn off the theft mode but all of them were unsuccessfull.
I went ahead and bought a used immobilizer-transceiver-antenna or whatever you may prefer to call it off ebay that detects the transponder in the key and installed it but there was no change.
Do any of you know what to try next to disable the PATS Antitheft Mode?
Is there a relay in the engine compartment that could be bad and needs replacing?
Is there anything else that may need replacing?
I do have a second key but misplaced it after trying it as well prior to recently buying the used transceiver so have to find it but am currently down to one key and no working key fob to try some of the disable methods. The drivers door lock was swapped by a previous owner that the ignition key does not unlock so I can only unlock the passenger door with the ley as so can not try the using the key in the door method either as is required in one of the supposed ways to disable the theft mode.
I was completely disgusted and have just let it set up for half a year but now my van died and I have no transportation so need to figure this out.
Thanks in advance for any guidance/help you can provide.
Sincerely,
Ronald L. Blake
SFC USARR / Disabled
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