I have a new-to-me 2009 RTL with 310,000 km's on it. It came with just one key with integrated fob and a grey "valet" key. A few days ago the fob quit working, and I thought it might be the battery in it, so I put in a new CR 1616, which made no difference (yes, the red led glows brightly). Then I read on here it could be the truck battery, which was getting dodgy, so I put in a new 27F but that didn't help with the fob issue either.
So I figured maybe I need to re-program the fob... I found the instructions for that, printed them off, and worked through them about 6 times, being very particular about the switching of the key on-off timing etc. But no joy; after working through the sequence I still couldn't get the fob to accept programming. Then I realized maybe it wouldn't program the fob if I was using the valet key in the ignition for the switching on-off part of the process.
So to work around the (possible) valet key issue, I ordered online a couple of new spare (uncut yet) keys with new batteries installed. They arrived yesterday, so now I'm able to use the original key in the ignition to attempt programming the new ones, but still no joy!
I've tried over and over again with the instructions, all doors, trunk lid, and tailgate are properly closed, they all work just fine by using the key in the door, or by using the individual door buttons, just no response from the fob! I've even tried the panic button on the original fob, still nothing.
I've checked in the fuse boxes under the hood and in the cab by the drivers' left foot, but I found no obvious problems there., so now I'm stumped! BTW, the fuse boxes, connectors etc all look pristine, as if the truck has had an easy life and garage-kept...
Could I have screwed up the remote control receiver (wherever that is!) by initially trying to use the valet key in the ignition for my first attempts at re-programming the original key? ... If so, is there a workaround?
TIA!
So I figured maybe I need to re-program the fob... I found the instructions for that, printed them off, and worked through them about 6 times, being very particular about the switching of the key on-off timing etc. But no joy; after working through the sequence I still couldn't get the fob to accept programming. Then I realized maybe it wouldn't program the fob if I was using the valet key in the ignition for the switching on-off part of the process.
So to work around the (possible) valet key issue, I ordered online a couple of new spare (uncut yet) keys with new batteries installed. They arrived yesterday, so now I'm able to use the original key in the ignition to attempt programming the new ones, but still no joy!
I've tried over and over again with the instructions, all doors, trunk lid, and tailgate are properly closed, they all work just fine by using the key in the door, or by using the individual door buttons, just no response from the fob! I've even tried the panic button on the original fob, still nothing.
I've checked in the fuse boxes under the hood and in the cab by the drivers' left foot, but I found no obvious problems there., so now I'm stumped! BTW, the fuse boxes, connectors etc all look pristine, as if the truck has had an easy life and garage-kept...
Could I have screwed up the remote control receiver (wherever that is!) by initially trying to use the valet key in the ignition for my first attempts at re-programming the original key? ... If so, is there a workaround?
TIA!