[30 Ounce]

I noticed today that pressing the lock button did not lock the rear doors. In trying to figure it out I press the buttons to unlock & lock several times and finally it quit working. Any ideas why?

 

[promasterplumber]

It sounds like the door was not closed all the way. I found out that you really have to close side door hard sometimes.

 

[30 Ounce]

Might have been the problem earlier but now it doesn't do anything.

 

[sandymetaldot]

Also had to shut cargo door w 2 hands a lot for fob to work.

 

[dodger413]

fob not working

not to state the obvious, BUT......there must be a battery in the FOB, right?

could it be dead ?

 

[30 Ounce]

Anything is possible but it's only 10 days old.

 

[Ram3500']

not to state the obvious, BUT......there must be a battery in the FOB, right?

could it be dead ?

haha good point, a lot of people forget this or just dont think about it. it would be the best place to start.

 

[30 Ounce]

At the dealership now...hope it's something simple:

 

[carryon]

hopefully its just a dud battery

 

[30 Ounce]

They said the FOB was not transmitting. Ordered a new one.

 

[alarmguy]

Could be worse. Sprinter fobs are nearly useless when they do work, and any radio interference whatsoever cuts their range to about 3 inches. I'm NOT exaggerating. Park under the wrong power line or whatever and they cease to function.

 

[30 Ounce]

Took the van in today to have the new key FOB "programmed", which they said would be about 20 minutes, and 6 hours later they figured out the "power distribution block" was locked and they didn't know how to unlock it. They called technical support and got it figured out. I lost a day of work and now have to play catch up!

 

[sundeck1]

Key FOBs stopped working

I have over 10,000 miles on my truck after 6 months and both key FOBs stopped working at the same time. I used one predominantly and had a spare. When the used one quit I tried the spare and it wouldn't work either. I replaced the battery in the used one but that did not solve the problem. I am taking it into the dealer on Monday June 2. I'll post results.

 

[30 Ounce]

I think these have a lockout of some sort if you repeatedly press the button in a short amount of time.

 

[sundeck1]

I have 2 key FOBs and they both stopped working at the same time. Took it to the dealer today and they couldn't fix it. They will call me back in when they here from STAR.

 

[30 Ounce]

My key fob quit working again!! After several months of working fine it just quit. Back to the dealer...

 

[30 Ounce]

Before I got to the dealer today it magically started working! Go figure...

 

[sundeck1]

I noticed today that pressing the lock button did not lock the rear doors. In trying to figure it out I press the buttons to unlock & lock several times and finally it quit working. Any ideas why?

I had the same problem a few months ago with both of my key fobs at the same time. If your doors are not shut tightly the key fob wont work. It also seems that if you press the key too many times in succession they quit working altogether. I had to have mine both reprogrammed at the dealer. They couldn't fix it the first time and I had to return after they received more info from headquarters. I lost the use of my van for a day due to a key problem. Sometimes technology just makes everything more complicated.

 

[GuyT]

Question for the ones who bought at PM without the extra key option.

How many keys did you get? 1 FOB, 1 valet or more?

I'll tell you after why I am asking this question.

 

[Dave65721]

One fob, one valet...now tell me why. Did they short me like they shorted me my passenger arm rest for my bucket seats?