Choppysmash
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- December 31, 2016
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- City, State
- Denver, CO
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1998 Ford Explorer XLT
Hi all,
I have kind of a weird one here. I just went out and bought a remote for my 1998 Explorer XLT V8. I got it at AutoZone (It's made by Dorman) and I was able to program it to my truck by cycling the key 8 times and then hitting a button on the remote. That part went fine and the truck cycled its locks twice to confirm that the remote had been paired. But now if I try to use the remote to lock or unlock the truck it just sets the alarm off. It performs the desired function of locking or unlocking, its just accompanied by the horn. However I am able to then silence the alarm by pushing the panic button on the remote.
The buttons on the drivers door work normally to lock/unlock the car, and the alarm itself works normally because a few times I have locked it with the keypad and the weak door lock actuator on the drivers door doesn't lock the door so when I open it it thinks its supposed to be locked and it sets off the alarm. Putting the key in the ignition or the door lock cylinder shuts the alarm off as it should.
Do I have a faulty remote? I verified it is compatible with my year and model, and other methods of locking/unlocking work correctly.
I have kind of a weird one here. I just went out and bought a remote for my 1998 Explorer XLT V8. I got it at AutoZone (It's made by Dorman) and I was able to program it to my truck by cycling the key 8 times and then hitting a button on the remote. That part went fine and the truck cycled its locks twice to confirm that the remote had been paired. But now if I try to use the remote to lock or unlock the truck it just sets the alarm off. It performs the desired function of locking or unlocking, its just accompanied by the horn. However I am able to then silence the alarm by pushing the panic button on the remote.
The buttons on the drivers door work normally to lock/unlock the car, and the alarm itself works normally because a few times I have locked it with the keypad and the weak door lock actuator on the drivers door doesn't lock the door so when I open it it thinks its supposed to be locked and it sets off the alarm. Putting the key in the ignition or the door lock cylinder shuts the alarm off as it should.
Do I have a faulty remote? I verified it is compatible with my year and model, and other methods of locking/unlocking work correctly.