Sounds similar to what just happened with me on my Mountaineer. Had to replace the fuel pump (it would shut-off if the truck went up or down a hill) and drove it away from the garage, where it then would no longer start, giving the theft warning.2000 explorer. Truck was working fine but I had to replace the intake manifold gasket so I did it but when I was done with it I went to start it and I noticed the antitheft light rapidly flashing and till this point it won't start.
Ok, got this sorted out. Turned out that condensation on the front windshield was shorting out the under-dash unit. This morning we had frost, I tried and it started right up.Sounds similar to what just happened with me on my Mountaineer. Had to replace the fuel pump (it would shut-off if the truck went up or down a hill) and drove it away from the garage, where it then would no longer start, giving the theft warning.
Ok, got this sorted out. Turned out that condensation on the front windshield was shorting out the under-dash unit. This morning we had frost, I tried and it started right up.
What under-dash unit?
Thanks for the help, I don't have a remote start and it stays in my garage and don't think the door ajar is on but have a door ajar alert flicker while driving but not lately, I've sprayed the tar out of the door latches over the last 2 weeks, it seems strange that it does it after being locked for several hours
I'm thinking the wiring might be suspect, the rear driver side door doesn't lock sometimes without manually doing it, it unlocks every time though, if you lock and unlock bunch of times it stops locking until it sets about 10 minutes, weird right?
Came in really late in this thread (just joined the group), but I just purchased a '98 Explorer, and have both original keys. I'd like to get at least 2 more, per the "2 keys to program a 3rd" rule. Is e-Bay the only source for these keys?
And other than the transponder, it it a standard key cut? IOW, can I get the key cut at the Lowe's where I work? Or is it some special cut that a locksmith has to do?
TIA,
Addendum: Lowe's says they won't touch these blanks, says even the machine can sense them and will not work. Locksmith?