Brother_Dave Posted May 11, 2021 Report Share Posted May 11, 2021 Last week I lost the fob to my 2013 Journey. I have a friend at the used car lot where I bought it and he had another fob for my vehicle that didn’t have the emergency key. With that fob I could lock and unlock the doors, but that’s it. No passive entry, no push button starting. I ordered a replacement fob online and it came today. Locksmith came out and programmed the fob. Now passive entry works and the car will start, but ONLY if I push the start button WITH the fob. Furthermore if I open a door and close it, the “key has left the vehicle” alarm goes off and won’t stop unless I turn off the vehicle. I changed the battery and tried the “methods” I found on YouTube like pushing unlock then lock, or putting the car in “run” with the fob and then setting it in the door handle (that one didn’t make sense but I found two different guys on YouTube doing it so I thought it was worth a try). Any suggestions as to what else I can try short of a new fob and/or locksmith? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John/Horace Posted May 12, 2021 Report Share Posted May 12, 2021 Call the guy who programmed the first one, he should have some suggestions. Mention it s not working correctly. Aftermarket can look identical but there is always a risk of compatibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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