FiST update

"CB" (jrcb) 01/18/2019 at 18:43 • Filed to: Is it time for a truck yet?

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It's failed to start three times today. Locking and unlocking, then starting it seems to work. Calling the dealer tomorrow. I can't have my car be this unreliable.

Svend > CB 01/18/2019 at 18:52

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When you say failed to start, is it turning over but no ignition or is there a few clicks or a single click?

Locking and unlocking and then starting s ounds like something to do with your immobiliser than anything mechanical.

Have you changed the batteries in your keyfob? It mayb e the keyfob or the receiver in the steering column.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > CB 01/18/2019 at 18:55

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Maybe it's the cold weather messing with it?

Chariotoflove > CB 01/18/2019 at 19:00

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That’s weird.  I too am wondering if it turns over at all.

AestheticsInMotion > Svend 01/18/2019 at 19:01

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Those exact symptoms happen to me when I somehow trip my alarm. Doesn't turn over, have to lock and unlock the doors. 

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > CB 01/18/2019 at 19:02

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Fob battery. Super common. 

Maxima Speed > CB 01/18/2019 at 19:22

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Sounds  like you need a Tercel.

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > CB 01/18/2019 at 19:50

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I second what Svend said. Definitely sounds PATS (or whatever ford uses now) related. Does it have a proximity key or a regular chip key?

CB > Svend 01/18/2019 at 19:56

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Not starting when I press the button. I'll try changing the fob battery.

CB > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 01/18/2019 at 19:56

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I'll change the battery.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > CB 01/18/2019 at 19:59

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Not a guarantee, but it’s a solid guess, a nd a cheap fix if that's it. 

CB > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind 01/18/2019 at 20:03

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Proximity key.

CB > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 01/18/2019 at 20:04

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Doesn’t seem like it.

CB > Chariotoflove 01/18/2019 at 20:04

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It turns over once it decides to start. But I can hit the start button, nothing happens, lock and unlock, it starts.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > CB 01/18/2019 at 20:36

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If it’s your fob battery there is a spot either on the steering column or in the center console to put the key to start the car. The fobs have something like an RFID chip in them as backup that the car can read if the fob is placed in the appropriate location. 

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > CB 01/18/2019 at 20:48

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Change the battery before you take it in, might save you the $100 diag fee

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > CB 01/18/2019 at 21:03

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It's funny. None of my 25+year-old Jeeps do that, ever. 

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > CB 01/18/2019 at 21:06

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Have you heard about our new Lord and Master, the Honda Fit?

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Maxima Speed 01/18/2019 at 21:07

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Hah!

Oh.....

CB > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind 01/18/2019 at 23:01

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I have plenty of other issues to add to the list, so I'll give it a shot.

CB > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/18/2019 at 23:02

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All hail!