- Reaction score
- 69
- Thunderbird Year
- 2003
So, my '03 arrive last Wednesday (8/23) with just one key and fob. Order 2 keys and 4 fobs via eBay after reading owner's manual on programming. Keys & Fobs arrive Tuesday 8/29. Go to dealer Wednesday 8/30 to cut two, program one key @ $135. One hour later in the garage with 3 keys, two programmed, to program third key and four fobs via manual instructions. All goes just as prescribed! UNBELIEVABLE! As one would expect, after testing all 3 keys, I move as far away as space permits to test 4 fobs. ALL is well! The fun part comes tomorrow.
It's Thursday, 8/31, and wife and I decide to go to a movie. It will be her first drive of the bird. As the car starts, the "drivers door ajar" icon is on and the drivers seat heater controls are flashing! I, as you might expect, blame wife since bird was operating PERFECTLY until she assumed command. After slamming all doors several times without success we departed for movieland icons flashing but car running fine. Return home without any change. I'm thinking . . . tomorrow I'll try battery reset, if that doesn't work, it will be the dreaded dealer visit.
It is now about 9pm when I think - why not try a forum search? I enter "door ajar icon won't reset." I think I got 5 hits, four of which were irrelevant. BUT, number 5 recounted a similar experience caused by, wait for it, TRUNK NOT CLOSED! I said to wife as we got into bed that we'll investigate that possibility in the A.M. Naturally, as I lay pondering the day's events, tomorrow wasn't coming soon enuf. I was retracing my steps in the calibration test process and thought - did I test the trunk button of the fobs? OF COURSE I DID!
I ran to the garage door, fob in hand, like a kid on Christmas morning to the tree. I turned on the light, and like that kid, I could hardly contain my joy as I could see a gap in the trunk side seam. It wasn't closed! Problem solved! I know you all have experienced the same anxiety as I when confronted with dreaded dealer visit possibility. I also know you can imagine my relief. THANK YOU SEARCH!
It's Thursday, 8/31, and wife and I decide to go to a movie. It will be her first drive of the bird. As the car starts, the "drivers door ajar" icon is on and the drivers seat heater controls are flashing! I, as you might expect, blame wife since bird was operating PERFECTLY until she assumed command. After slamming all doors several times without success we departed for movieland icons flashing but car running fine. Return home without any change. I'm thinking . . . tomorrow I'll try battery reset, if that doesn't work, it will be the dreaded dealer visit.
It is now about 9pm when I think - why not try a forum search? I enter "door ajar icon won't reset." I think I got 5 hits, four of which were irrelevant. BUT, number 5 recounted a similar experience caused by, wait for it, TRUNK NOT CLOSED! I said to wife as we got into bed that we'll investigate that possibility in the A.M. Naturally, as I lay pondering the day's events, tomorrow wasn't coming soon enuf. I was retracing my steps in the calibration test process and thought - did I test the trunk button of the fobs? OF COURSE I DID!
I ran to the garage door, fob in hand, like a kid on Christmas morning to the tree. I turned on the light, and like that kid, I could hardly contain my joy as I could see a gap in the trunk side seam. It wasn't closed! Problem solved! I know you all have experienced the same anxiety as I when confronted with dreaded dealer visit possibility. I also know you can imagine my relief. THANK YOU SEARCH!
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