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Old 08-31-2006, 10:01 AM
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Default Re: Keyless Entry problem

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Originally Posted by cohort
Well I use to grab the driver side door handle and the door would unlock but now I can't. The thing is it allows me to do this on the passenger side but not the driver side. I must have done something wrong; I looked in the book but must be over looking this option. How can I set it back up?
Sounds like a malfunction to me, either with the driver's door antenna, or the handle sensor that tells when you've placed your hand on the handle.

Quick test, at night or dark garage with the TCH locked up, approach the driver's door with key. If the interior lights come on as you approach, the door antenna is fine but the handle sensor is not detecting your grip. I'm not sure how the door handle sensor works... Maybe heat as the manual says wearing gloves may cause the activitation to take a couple of seconds.

Anyway, if the interior lights do not come on (assuming the light is in "Auto" position) then it sounds like the antenna is the issue, not the door handle sensor.

In any case, I don't think it's a programming option, just a good ole malfunction.

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